Patents by Inventor Yutaka Atagi

Yutaka Atagi 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).

  • Construction in which sensing elements for sensing a load on a vehicle are mounted
    Patent number: 5789683
    Abstract: (Purpose) A construction for mounting a load-sensing element for use with a vehicle, in which construction no measurement error is resulted even if the slide plate contacts the leaf spring at different contacting points.(Construction) The sensing element 21 is composed of opposed walls forming a substantially U-shape in both front and side views thereof and having a hollow portion therein, and a plate-like member made of a magnetic material, which plate-like member being inserted into the hollow portion and threaded by a coil to be held therein, wherein the mounting location 15f of the slide plate 15 is a groove into which said sensing element 21 is fitted; wherein the construction further includes a lid which fits over the sensing element and a wedge-like key inserted under the sensing element for fixing the sensing element. The output of the sensing elements are added together so as to output a sum of the outputs of the sensing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Naoya Takahashi, Yutaka Atagi, Yoshitaka Yasuda
  • Load measuring device for a vehicle
    Patent number: 5684254
    Abstract: A vehicle load measuring device includes a sensing element for detecting a strain to measure the load of a vehicle, in which the sensing element is formed in a pin shape, and a device for supporting a suspension of the vehicle, in which a hole is formed in the supporting device and the sensing element is fitted into the hole, wherein the load of the vehicle is measured based on the strain detected by the sensing element produced in response to the load supported by the supporting device, and a positioning groove being formed on a surface of the device for supporting a suspension, wherein when the device for supporting a suspension connects a suspension with a bracket on the vehicle the device for supporting a suspension is positioned by use of the positioning groove, thereby determining the direction of the load to be applied to the sensing element and preventing the device for supporting a suspension from moving in a predetermined direction with respect to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Yoji Nakazaki, Hideyuki Aoshima, Naoya Takahashi, Yutaka Atagi, Yoshitaka Yasuda
  • Load measuring device for a vehicle
    Patent number: 5681998
    Abstract: A vehicle load measuring device comprises a slide plate mounted on the upper surface of an axle case, a load of the vehicle applied through a leaf spring onto the slide plate, the slide plate including a setting portion at an inner surface; and a sensing member fitted into and fixed to the setting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Yoji Nakazaki, Hideyuki Aoshima, Naoya Takahashi, Yutaka Atagi, Yoshitaka Yasuda