Patents by Inventor Yu Miyahara

Yu Miyahara has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150000999
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damping device in which a first rolling contact surface that is curved with a center of curvature at a location offset from a rotation center of a rotating body, which rotates upon receiving a torque, is formed along a circumferential direction of the rotating body at a location offset from the rotation center of the rotating body in a radial direction, and which includes the rolling element that is brought into contact with the first rolling contact surface by receiving a centrifugal force resulting from rotation with the rotating body and that rolls along the first rolling contact surface through torsional vibrations of the rotating body is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Amano, Yu Miyahara, Shingo Aijima
  • Publication number: 20140352290
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damping device that can ensure a space for allowing a mass body to make reciprocating movements and can improve the vibration damping performance is provided. A torsional vibration damping device in which a mass body is attached to a rotating body by two support pins includes two first hollow portions which are formed in the rotating body at positions corresponding to the respective support pins and into which the respective support pins are inserted, and two second hollow portions which are formed in the mass body at positions opposed to the respective first hollow portions and into which the respective support pins are inserted. Outer sides of inner peripheral edges of the respective first hollow portions in a radial direction of the rotating body serve as guide faces. Inner sides of inner peripheral edges of the respective second hollow portions in the radial direction of the rotating body serve as attachment faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuhei Horita, Yu Miyahara, Shingo Aijima
  • Patent number: 8708116
    Abstract: To provide a simply-structured vibration damping device having excellent vibration damping capacity. A vibration damping device is configured to damp torsional vibrations of a rotary member of a hydraulic transmission 1, in which the rotary member is rotated integrally with a drive side impeller 2 or with a driven side impeller 5, and in which the drive side impeller 2 and the driven side impeller 5 are connected with a lockup clutch 26 actuated by fluid pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yu Miyahara, Hiroyuki Amano, Shinichiro Suenaga, Shingo Aijima
  • Patent number: 8651965
    Abstract: A vibration damping device capable of reducing a change in an order frequency of a reciprocating motion of a pendulum resulting from eccentricity of rotational members therein. The vibration damping device comprises a pendulum damping mechanism having a mass to dampen the torsional vibrations by an oscillating motion thereof resulting from the torsional vibrations. An inertial body is arranged in the prime mover side of the rotary shaft, an elastic damping mechanism is connected with a transmission side of the inertial body in a power transmittable manner, a pendulum damping mechanism is connected with the transmission side of the elastic damping mechanism in a power transmittable manner, and a torque limiter mechanism is connected with the transmission side of the pendulum damping mechanism in a power transmittable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Amano, Yu Miyahara, Shinichiro Suenaga, Shingo Aijima
  • Publication number: 20130186724
    Abstract: To provide a simply-structured vibration damping device having excellent vibration damping capacity. A vibration damping device is configured to damp torsional vibrations of a rotary member of a hydraulic transmission 1, in which the rotary member is rotated integrally with a drive side impeller 2 or with a driven side impeller 5, and in which the drive side impeller 2 and the driven side impeller 5 are connected with a lockup clutch 26 actuated by fluid pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Miyahara, Hiroyuki Amano, Shinichiro Suenaga, Shingo Aijima
  • Publication number: 20130116054
    Abstract: A vibration damping device capable of reducing a change in an order frequency of a reciprocating motion of a pendulum resulting from eccentricity of rotational members therein. The vibration damping comprises a pendulum damping mechanism having a mass to dampen the torsional vibrations by an oscillating motion thereof resulting from the torsional vibrations. An inertial body is arranged in the prime mover side of the rotary shaft, an elastic damping mechanism is connected with a transmission side of the inertial body in a power transmittable manner, a pendulum damping mechanism is connected with the transmission side of the elastic damping mechanism in a power transmittable manner, and a torque limiter mechanism is connected with the transmission side of the pendulum damping mechanism in a power transmittable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Amano, Yu Miyahara, Shinichiro Suenaga, Shingo Aijima
  • Publication number: 20130014609
    Abstract: A dynamic damper for attenuating torsional vibration of a rotary member, in which a weighted center of a rolling member is offset from a geometric center to trace an elliptical orbit of a cycloid pendulum. The dynamic damper including, a housing having a rolling surface on its inner surface is formed in a rotary member, and a rolling member held in the housing in a manner to be rolled on the rolling surface by torque pulse exerted on the rotary member. In the dynamic damper, a curvature of the rolling surface is entirely constant, and a radius of the rolling member is smaller than that of the rolling surface. A weighted center of the rolling member is offset from a geometric center thereof. The rolling member is guided by a guiding mechanism to roll on the rolling surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fusahiro Tsukano, Hiroyuki Amano, Shinichiro Suenaga, Yu Miyahara
  • Publication number: 20120304808
    Abstract: A dynamic damper for attenuating torsional vibration of a rotary member irrespective of oscillation angle of a pendulum. The dynamic damper 1 comprises a pendulum 3 oscillated by torque pulse of the rotary member 2, and oscillation frequency of the pendulum 3 is tuned to a torque pulse frequency. In a suspending member of the pendulum, a pivot point P and an oscillation length L of the pendulum 3 are changed in accordance with an increase in an oscillation angle of the pendulum 3. Therefore, a mass of the pendulum 3 is allowed to oscillate while tracing an approximate cycloid path so that the torsional vibration of the rotary member 2 can be attenuated irrespective of oscillation angle of the pendulum 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Amano, Yu Miyahara, Shinichiro Suenaga