Patents by Inventor Yuji KANYAMA

Yuji KANYAMA 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).

  • Patent number: 10473183
    Abstract: A damper device of a starting device includes a drive member, a driven member, outer springs that transmit torque between the drive member and the driven member, first and second inner springs that are placed inward of the outer springs and that transmit torque between the drive member and the driven member, and a dynamic damper having third springs coupled to a first intermediate member as a rotary element and a turbine runner as a mass body coupled to the third springs. The third springs of the dynamic damper are disposed so as to be located next to the outer springs of the damper device in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Takikawa, Makoto Ueno, Masaki Wajima, Koichiro Ida, Kazuhiro Itou, Yuji Kanyama, Aki Ogawa, Kotaro Tsuda
  • Patent number: 10323716
    Abstract: A damper device includes first inner springs configured to transmit a torque between a drive member and an intermediate member, second inner springs configured to transmit a torque between the intermediate member and a driven member, and a rotary inertia mass damper including a sun gear serving as a mass body rotating with relative rotation of the drive member to the driven member. The rotary inertia mass damper is provided in parallel to a torque transmission path including the intermediate member, the first inner springs and the second inner springs. A damping ratio ? of the intermediate member determined based on a moment of inertia J2 of the intermediate member and rigidities k1 and k2 of the first and the second inner springs and is less than a value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takuya Yoshikawa, Aki Ogawa, Tomonori Kinoshita, Yuji Kanyama, Makoto Yamaguchi, Kazuyoshi Ito, Hiroki Nagai, Masaki Wajima, Takao Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Itou, Yoshihiro Takikawa, Yoichi Oi
  • Patent number: 10302170
    Abstract: A dynamic damper is coupled to an intermediate member of a damper device. A drive member of the damper device has additional abutment portions coupled to end portions of vibration absorption springs of the dynamic damper before both first and second inter-element stoppers operate. The second inter-element stoppers operate before the first inter-element stoppers operate and at least by the time when the additional coupling portions are coupled to end portions of the vibration absorption springs. Outer springs and the vibration absorption springs act in parallel to transfer torque after the additional coupling portions are coupled to end portions of the vibration absorption springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ito, Keizo Araki, Yuichiro Hirai, Masaki Wajima, Makoto Ueno, Yuji Kanyama, Kotaro Tsuda
  • Patent number: 10024385
    Abstract: A damper device has a dynamic damper that includes a mass body and vibration absorption springs that couple the mass body and an intermediate member to each other. The vibration absorption springs are arranged side by side with outer springs in the circumferential direction. The mass body has spring abutment portions that abut against end portions of the vibration absorption springs. The intermediate member has first outer spring abutment portions that abut against end portions of the outer springs and second outer spring abutment portions that abut against end portions of the vibration absorption springs on the radially inner side with respect to the spring abutment portions. The first outer spring abutment portions extend toward the radially outer side with respect to the second outer spring abutment portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ito, Keizo Araki, Makoto Ueno, Yuichiro Hirai, Masaki Wajima, Yuji Kanyama, Kotaro Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20170261065
    Abstract: A damper device includes first inner springs configured to transmit a torque between a drive member and an intermediate member, second inner springs configured to transmit a torque between the intermediate member and a driven member, and a rotary inertia mass damper including a sun gear serving as a mass body rotating with relative rotation of the drive member to the driven member. The rotary inertia mass damper is provided in parallel to a torque transmission path including the intermediate member, the first inner springs and the second inner springs. A damping ratio ? of the intermediate member determined based on a moment of inertia J2 of the intermediate member and rigidities k1 and k2 of the first and the second inner springs and is less than a value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicants: AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya YOSHIKAWA, Aki OGAWA, Tomonori KINOSHITA, Yuji KANYAMA, Makoto YAMAGUCHI, Kazuyoshi ITO, Hiroki NAGAI, Masaki WAJIMA, Takao SAKAMOTO, Kazuhiro ITOU, Yoshihiro TAKIKAWA, Yoichi OI
  • Publication number: 20170175849
    Abstract: A damper device has a dynamic damper that includes a mass body and vibration absorption springs that couple the mass body and an intermediate member to each other. The vibration absorption springs are arranged side by side with outer springs in the circumferential direction. The mass body has spring abutment portions that abut against end portions of the vibration absorption springs. The intermediate member has first outer spring abutment portions that abut against end portions of the outer springs and second outer spring abutment portions that abut against end portions of the vibration absorption springs on the radially inner side with respect to the spring abutment portions. The first outer spring abutment portions extend toward the radially outer side with respect to the second outer spring abutment portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi ITO, Keizo ARAKI, Makoto UENO, Yuichiro HIRAI, Masaki WAJIMA, Yuji KANYAMA, Kotaro TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20160356340
    Abstract: A dynamic damper is coupled to an intermediate member of a damper device. A drive member of the damper device has additional abutment portions coupled to end portions of vibration absorption springs of the dynamic damper before both first and second inter-element stoppers operate. The second inter-element stoppers operate before the first inter-element stoppers operate and at least by the time when the additional coupling portions are coupled to end portions of the vibration absorption springs. Outer springs and the vibration absorption springs act in parallel to transfer torque after the additional coupling portions are coupled to end portions of the vibration absorption springs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi ITO, Keizo ARAKI, Yuichiro HIRAI, Masaki WAJIMA, Makoto UENO, Yuji KANYAMA, Kotaro TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20160195157
    Abstract: A damper device of a starting device includes a drive member, a driven member, outer springs that transmit torque between the drive member and the driven member, first and second inner springs that are placed inward of the outer springs and that transmit torque between the drive member and the driven member, and a dynamic damper having third springs coupled to a first intermediate member as a rotary element and a turbine runner as a mass body coupled to the third springs. The third springs of the dynamic damper are disposed so as to be located next to the outer springs of the damper device in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TAKIKAWA, Makoto UENO, Masaki WAJIMA, Koichiro IDA, Kazuhiro ITOU, Yuji KANYAMA, Aki OGAWA, Kotaro TSUDA