Patents by Inventor Yusuke Yamazaki

Yusuke Yamazaki 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: 9512832
    Abstract: In a swash plate type variable displacement compressor, a lug plate includes a cylinder chamber and first and second guide surfaces. Inner peripheral edges of the first and second guide surfaces are defined respectively at parts where the peripheral edge of the cylinder chamber and the guide surfaces overlap with each other. When the inclination angle of a swash plate of the compressor is maximum, first and second guided surfaces and the first and second guide surfaces, respectively are brought into line contact with each other at a first position. At this time, first and second slide contact widths are maximum. When the inclination angle of the swash plate is minimum, the first and second guided surfaces and the first and second guide surfaces, respectively are brought into line contact with each other at a second position. At this time, the first and second slide contact widths are minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Nakaima, Kengo Sakakibara, Yusuke Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9488568
    Abstract: Provided is a polarization analysis apparatus that can quickly measure the polarization properties of a sample. The polarization analysis apparatus includes a light source configured to emit light in a predetermined wavelength region, a polarizer configured to transmit the light emitted from the light source, a spatial phase modulator configured to transmit the light from the sample, an analyzer configured to transmit the light that has passed through the spatial phase modulator, and an imaging spectrometer configured to receive the light that has passed through the analyzer. The spatial phase modulator is formed of a birefringent material, and is configured to have different phase differences at respective positions in a first direction in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis. The imaging spectrometer disperses the received light in a second direction that is different from the first direction in the plane orthogonal to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Otsuka Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sugita, Yusuke Yamazaki, Haruka Otsuka
  • Patent number: 9429147
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash plate compressor is provided with a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, a piston, a conversion mechanism, an actuator, and a control mechanism. The housing includes a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, a swash plate chamber, and a cylinder bore. The actuator includes a movable body coupled to the swash plate, a fixed body fixed to the drive shaft, and a control pressure chamber defined by the movable body and the fixed body. The movable body includes a circumferential wall extending in a direction along a rotational axis and surrounding the fixed body, which includes a guide portion projecting in an axial direction along an inner surface of the circumferential wall. The movable body contacts the guide portion to restrict inclination of the movable body relative to the drive shaft that is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Masaki Ota, Shinya Yamamoto, Kazunari Honda, Kei Nishii, Yusuke Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20160237994
    Abstract: A compressor includes an actuator that is configured to change the inclination angle of a swash plate. A movable body, which is part of the actuator, has a primary acting portion and a secondary acting portion. The swash plate has a primary receiving portion and a secondary receiving portion. When the inclination angle of the swash plate is maximized, the primary acting portion contacts the primary receiving portion to push the swash plate. When the inclination angle of the swash plate is minimized, the secondary acting portion contacts the secondary receiving portion to push the swash plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kengo SAKAKIBARA, Hideharu YAMASHITA, Yusuke YAMAZAKI, Hiroyuki NAKAIMA, Shinya YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160222953
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes an actuator having a movable body and a control pressure chamber. An acting portion capable of pressing a swash plate by the pressure in the control pressure chamber is formed at the movable body, and an acted portion that abuts on and is pressed by the acting portion is formed at the swash plate. The acting portion abuts on the acted portion at an operative position, which moves in accordance with the change of an inclination angle of the swash plate. A top-dead-center corresponding portion is defined in the swash plate, and the operative position when the inclination angle is maximum is closer to the top-dead-center corresponding portion as compared to the operative position when the inclination angle is minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya YAMAMOTO, Yusuke YAMAZAKI, Takahiro SUZUKI, Kazunari HONDA, Masaki OTA, Hiroyuki NAKAIMA, Hideharu YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20160222952
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes an actuator. The actuator has a lug member, a movable body that is rotatable integrally with a swash plate and is capable of changing an inclination angle of the swash plate by moving in the direction of an driving axis, and a control pressure chamber that is defined by the lug member and the movable body and moves the movable body by changing its internal pressure by a control mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya YAMAMOTO, Yusuke YAMAZAKI, Takahiro SUZUKI, Kazunari HONDA, Masaki OTA, Hiroyuki NAKAIMA
  • Publication number: 20160186085
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble lubricating oil including a water-soluble base (A) and a corrosion inhibitor (B). The water-soluble base (A) contains at least one polyether (A1). A 0.1% by weight aqueous solution of the water-soluble lubricating oil has a surface tension of 31 mN/m or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi OKAMOTO, Yoshitaka KATSUKAWA, Yusuke YAMAZAKI, Toshiki KOJIMA, Tsuyoshi FUKUSHIMA, Mitsumasa KAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160153437
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash-plate compressor includes an actuator that changes the inclination angle of a swash plate. The actuator includes a movable body that moves along a drive shaft axis. The movable body includes an acting portion that pushes the swash plate. The swash plate includes a receiving portion that contacts and is pushed by the acting portion. The acting portion and the receiving portion contact each other at an acting position. A bottom dead center associated part for positioning the piston at a bottom dead center is defined on the swash plate. When the drive shaft and the acting position are viewed from a direction that is perpendicular to a top dead center plane containing the top dead center associated part and the drive shaft axis, the acting position is defined at a position overlapping with the drive shaft regardless of the inclination angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKAIMA, Kengo SAKAKIBARA, Yusuke YAMAZAKI, Hideharu YAMASHITA, Shinya YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160153438
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash-plate compressor includes an actuator that is configured to change the inclination angle of a swash plate. The actuator includes a movable body that moves along a drive shaft axis. The movable body includes an acting portion that is configured to push the swash plate with the pressure in a control pressure chamber. The swash plate includes a receiving portion that contacts and is pushed by the acting portion. The acting portion and the receiving portion contact each other at an acting position. A drive-shaft-parallel line segment is defined that contains the acting position and connects a proximal end of the acting portion and a proximal end of the receiving portion to each other, while extending in parallel with the drive shaft axis. The drive-shaft-parallel line segment is shorter when the inclination angle of the swash plate is maximized than when the inclination angle is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKAIMA, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Hideharu YAMASHITA, Kengo SAKAKIBARA, Yusuke YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160153435
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash-plate compressor includes an actuator that is configured to change the inclination angle of a swash plate. The actuator includes a movable body that moves along a drive shaft axis. The movable body includes an acting portion that is configured to push the swash plate with the pressure in a control pressure chamber. The swash plate includes a receiving portion that contacts and is pushed by the acting portion. The acting portion and the receiving portion contact each other at an acting position. A bottom dead center associated part for positioning the piston at a bottom dead center is defined on the swash plate. When the inclination angle is minimized, the acting position is located at a position closer to the bottom dead center associated part than the drive shaft axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKAIMA, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Hideharu YAMASHITA, Kengo SAKAKIBARA, Yusuke YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9316217
    Abstract: In a compressor according to the present invention, an actuator is arranged in a swash plate chamber in a manner rotatable integrally with a drive shaft. The actuator includes a rotation body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. A control mechanism includes a bleed passage, a supply passage, and a control valve. The control mechanism is capable of changing the pressure in the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. When the pressure in the control pressure chamber exceeds the pressure in the swash plate chamber, the inclination angle of the swash plate with respect to the rotation axis of the drive shaft increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya Yamamoto, Takahiro Suzuki, Kazunari Honda, Kei Nishii, Yusuke Yamazaki, Masaki Ota
  • Patent number: 9309874
    Abstract: In a compressor according to the present invention, an actuator is arranged in a swash plate chamber in a manner rotatable integrally with a drive shaft. The actuator includes a rotation body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. A control mechanism includes a bleed passage, a supply passage, and a control valve. The control mechanism is capable of changing the pressure in the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. The movable body opposes the lug arm with a swash plate arranged between the movable body and the lug arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya Yamamoto, Takahiro Suzuki, Kazunari Honda, Kei Nishii, Yusuke Yamazaki, Masaki Ota
  • Patent number: 9309875
    Abstract: A compressor includes an actuator. The actuator is arranged in a swash plate chamber, while being rotational integrally with a drive shaft. The actuator includes a rotation body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. A control mechanism is provided that changes the pressure in the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. The movable body is arranged such that, when the pressure in the control pressure chamber is raised, the movable body pulls the swash plate to increase the inclination angle of the swash plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya Yamamoto, Takahiro Suzuki, Kazunari Honda, Kei Nishii, Yusuke Yamazaki, Masaki Ota
  • Patent number: 9284954
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash plate type compressor having high controllability and capable of exhibiting high mounting performance and securing sufficient compression capacity is provided. The compressor of the present invention comprises a first cylinder block and a second cylinder block, and an actuator. The actuator includes an actuator main body and a control pressure chamber. A first cylinder bore and a first storage chamber are formed in the first cylinder block. A second cylinder bore and a second storage chamber are formed in the second cylinder block. The first cylinder bore is formed to have a diameter smaller than the diameter of the second cylinder bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya Yamamoto, Takahiro Suzuki, Kazunari Honda, Kei Nishii, Yusuke Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20160069334
    Abstract: Provided is a compressor, in which the inclination angle of a swash plate is changed by an actuator, ensuring stability on a product-by-product basis while realizing reduction in size. In the compressor, when pressure in a control pressure chamber increases, a movable body moves toward a flange. At this time, the movable body pulls the opposite end side of a swash plate rearward in a swash plate chamber via first and second pulling arms. A link mechanism permits increase of the inclination angle of the swash plate until reaching a maximum value. When the pressure in the control pressure chamber reaches a required control pressure, a rear wall of the movable body which has moved rearward in the swash plate chamber abuts a front face of the flange. This makes it possible in this compressor to restrict the maximum value of the inclination angle of the swash plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takahiro SUZUKI, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Kazunari HONDA, Hiromichi OGAWA, Hideharu YAMASHITA, Masaki OTA, Kei NISHII, Yusuke YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9273679
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash plate compressor includes a housing, drive shaft, first and second radial bearings, swash plate, and actuator. The actuator includes a movable body and fixed body. The movable body includes a main portion and circumferential wall. The main portion includes an insertion hole. The housing includes an accommodation wall. A first clearance exists between the circumferential wall and fixed body. A second clearance exists between the drive shaft and wall of the insertion hole. A third clearance exists between the circumferential wall and accommodation wall. A fourth clearance exists between the drive shaft and first radial bearing. A fifth clearance exists between the drive shaft and second radial bearing. The first and second clearances differ in size. The sum of the third clearance and the smaller one of the first and second clearances is larger than the fourth and fifth clearances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Masaki Ota, Shinya Yamamoto, Kazunari Honda, Kei Nishii, Yusuke Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20160047367
    Abstract: A variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes a rotary shaft, a swash plate, and an actuator, which changes the inclination angle of the swash plate. The actuator includes a partition body and a movable body, which moves in a direction along the rotational axis of the rotary shaft. The movable body includes a guide surface, which changes the inclination angle of the swash plate, and a sliding portion, which slides on the rotary shaft or on the partition body. When viewed from a direction that is perpendicular to the direction in which the rotational axis of the rotary shaft extends and perpendicular to a first direction, the guide surface is configured such that a perpendicular line or a normal line to the guide surface intersects with the rotational axis of the rotary shaft in a zone surrounded by the sliding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takahiro SUZUKI, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Hideharu YAMASHITA, Kazunari HONDA, Kei NISHII, Masaki OTA, Yusuke YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160047366
    Abstract: A fourth pin that slides on a rotary shaft is provided to a swash plate. A guiding surface for guiding the fourth pin is provided to the rotary shaft. The fourth pin is guided by the guiding surface, the swash plate is supported by the rotary shaft via the fourth pin, and a force having a component in a direction orthogonal to the direction of movement of a movable body acting on the swash plate is thereby reduced. Accordingly, there is a reduction in the force, which has a component in a direction orthogonal to the direction of movement of the movable body, acting on a coupling section of the movable body via a third pin from the swash plate. As a result, when the inclination of the swash plate is changed, unwanted tilting of the movable body relative to the direction of movement is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya YAMAMOTO, Takahiro SUZUKI, Kazunari HONDA, Kei NISHII, Yusuke YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160032910
    Abstract: Provided is a compressor, in which discharge capacity is changed by an actuator, exhibiting high controllability while realizing reduction in size. In the compressor, a movable body includes a rear wall, a circumferential wall, and a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism includes a first arm provided with a first pulling point and a second arm provided with a second pulling point. In the compressor, when the inclination angle of a swash plate is increased, the movable body pulls the swash plate via the first and second arms. At this time, in the compressor, pulling force can be applied at two points, i.e., at the first pulling point and the second pulling point. Consequently, in the compressor, even when the size of the rear wall and the circumferential wall is increased, the rigidity of the first and second arms can be made lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya YAMAMOTO, Masaki OTA, Takahiro SUZUKI, Kazunari HONDA, Hideharu YAMASHITA, Kei NISHII, Yusuke YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9228576
    Abstract: A compressor includes an actuator. The actuator is arranged in a swash plate chamber, while being rotational integrally with a drive shaft. With reference to the swash plate, the actuator is located in a region in which a first cylinder bore is located. The actuator includes a rotation body fixed to the drive shaft, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. A link mechanism is located between the drive shaft and the swash plate. As the inclination angle of the swash plate is changed, the link mechanism moves the top dead center position of a first head by a greater amount than the top dead center position of a second head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya Yamamoto, Takahiro Suzuki, Kazunari Honda, Kei Nishii, Yusuke Yamazaki, Masaki Ota