Patents by Inventor Zenzo Yamaguchi

Zenzo Yamaguchi 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: 20230111000
    Abstract: Molding accuracy of a metal member is improved in an apparatus, a mold set, and a method for producing a metal-resin composite with a set of molds. An apparatus for manufacturing a metal-resin composite by press molding a metal member and a resin material, the apparatus including a mold including an upper mold and a lower mold sandwiching the metal member and the resin material, a molding auxiliary component detachably fixed to the upper mold so as to fill at least a part of a cavity C for arranging the resin material formed by the upper mold and the lower mold, and a drive unit that moves at least one of the upper mold and the lower mold in a vertical direction. The molding auxiliary component has a first press surface for molding the metal member. The upper mold has a second press surface for integrally molding the metal member and the resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.), RAPIIT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi WATANABE, Ryohei IHARA, Zenzo YAMAGUCHI, Takuro SHIGETOMO
  • Publication number: 20220396041
    Abstract: A mold for producing a metal-resin composite by press-forming a metal member and integrally molding the metal member that is press-formed and a resin material includes an upper mold and a lower mold that sandwich the metal member and the resin material. The upper mold includes a first press surface for press-forming the metal member and a second press surface for integrally molding the metal member and the resin material. A distance between the first press surface and the lower mold is shorter than a distance between the second press surface and the lower mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Kenichi Watanabe, Ryohei Ihara, Zenzo Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20220395883
    Abstract: The apparatus includes an upper mold and a lower mold that sandwich the metal member and the resin material, and a drive unit that vertically moves an elastic member attached to a molding surface of the upper mold and at least one of the upper mold and the lower mold. A cavity for arranging the resin material is provided by the upper mold 110 and the lower mold. The elastic member is arranged so as to seal the resin material in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Ryohei IHARA, Kenichi WATANABE, Zenzo YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220395885
    Abstract: A mold is for press molding a metal plate and a resin material to produce a metal-resin composite. The mold includes an upper mold and a lower mold that sandwich the metal plate and the resin material. A cavity for arranging the resin material is provided by the upper mold and the lower mold. The upper mold has a recess into which the resin material leaking from the cavity is caused to flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Kenichi WATANABE, Ryohei IHARA, Zenzo YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11021871
    Abstract: A perforated sound-absorbing plate includes a perforated plate as a base material in which a large number of through holes are formed. A coating film is provided on an inner wall surface of the through hole, and a through-hole portion whose volume is smaller than a volume of the through hole is formed by the coating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: KOBE STEEL, LTD.
    Inventors: Zenzo Yamaguchi, Ichiro Yamagiwa
  • Patent number: 10352279
    Abstract: A construction machine includes: a partition member partitioning an accommodation space in an engine compartment into a main chamber and an intake chamber while having an inter-chamber opening; a fan disposed in the main chamber to generate cooling air flowing through an air intake opening, the intake chamber, the inter-chamber opening, and the main chamber in this order by sucking air in the engine compartment in a suction direction; a duct joined to an outer wall to enclose the air intake opening and including an inner peripheral surface enclosing a duct passage leading to the air intake opening and an outer peripheral surface. The duct extends in a duct extension direction different from the suction direction of the fan, disposed in the intake chamber to define a duct surrounding space around the outer peripheral surface of the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: Kobe Steel, Ltd., KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zenzo Yamaguchi, Satoshi Tabuchi, Kyoko Masuda, Shinichi Kinoshita, Kazuhiro Ueda
  • Publication number: 20190112805
    Abstract: A perforated sound-absorbing plate includes a perforated plate as a base material in which a large number of through holes are formed. A coating film is provided on an inner wall surface of the through hole, and a through-hole portion whose volume is smaller than a volume of the through hole is formed by the coating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Zenzo YAMAGUCHI, Ichiro YAMAGIWA
  • Patent number: 10229665
    Abstract: A porous sound absorbing structure according to the present invention includes an outer material 2 having a smooth curved shape, an inner material 3 having an uneven shape with a perimeter thereof combined with a perimeter of the outer material 2 to form a hollow portion S between the outer material 2 and the inner material, and a reinforcing plate material 4 having a large number of through holes 5, the reinforcing plate material being attached to a surface of the inner material 3 on the side of the hollow portion S in such a manner that an air layer is formed between the reinforcing plate material and the surface. A sound absorbing property is given to an interior of the hollow portion S by the reinforcing plate material 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Yamagiwa, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Akio Sugimoto, Yoshikazu Mukai, Hideki Ishitobi
  • Patent number: 10156059
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine capable of smooth exhaust and suppression of a leak of noise from an engine room, including an engine guard defining an engine room, a cooling fan disposed in the engine room, a projection element projecting upward beyond the engine guard, and an exhaust duct. The exhaust duct has a bent shape including a first duct section extending along an axial flow direction of the cooling fan from an upstream end portion surrounding a duct inlet to a connection portion and a second duct section extending upward from the connection portion and surrounding a duct outlet opened upward, also including an engine concealment section obstructing a direct view to an engine through the duct outlet from outside the engine room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignees: Kobe Steel, Ltd., KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tabuchi, Kyoko Masuda, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Ueda, Daisuke Noda, Yusuke Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20180156167
    Abstract: A construction machine includes: a partition member partitioning an accommodation space in an engine compartment into a main chamber and an intake chamber while having an inter-chamber opening; a fan disposed in the main chamber to generate cooling air flowing through an air intake opening, the intake chamber, the inter-chamber opening, and the main chamber in this order by sucking air in the engine compartment in a suction direction; a duct joined to an outer wall to enclose the air intake opening and including an inner peripheral surface enclosing a duct passage leading to the air intake opening and an outer peripheral surface. The duct extends in a duct extension direction different from the suction direction of the fan, disposed in the intake chamber to define a duct surrounding space around the outer peripheral surface of the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.), KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zenzo YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi TABUCHI, Kyoko MASUDA, Shinichi KINOSHITA (deceased), Kazuhiro UEDA
  • Patent number: 9744921
    Abstract: Provided is an engine hood comprising: an outer panel that constitutes an outer part of the engine hood; and an inner panel that constitutes an inner part of the engine hood and that is joined to the outer panel such that a space is formed between the inner panel and the outer panel. A porous section that comprises a plurality of through holes is provided to the inner panel. An external air intake hole that guides external air into the space is provided to the engine hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zenzo Yamaguchi, Ichiro Yamagiwa
  • Patent number: 9564118
    Abstract: This sound insulating structure (1) is provided with: a panel (2); a sound insulating material (3) laminated to the panel (2); a reinforcing material (4) provided between the panel (2) and the sound insulating material (3) and bonded to the panel (2); and an air layer (S) formed between the panel (2) and the reinforcing material (4). The reinforcing material (4) has a plurality of through-holes (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Yamagiwa, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Akio Sugimoto, Yoshikazu Mukai
  • Publication number: 20170001579
    Abstract: Provided is an engine hood comprising: an outer panel that constitutes an outer part of the engine hood; and an inner panel that constitutes an inner part of the engine hood and that is joined to the outer panel such that a space is formed between the inner panel and the outer panel. A porous section that comprises a plurality of through holes is provided to the inner panel. An external air intake hole that guides external air into the space is provided to the engine hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Zenzo YAMAGUCHI, Ichiro YAMAGIWA
  • Publication number: 20160356018
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine capable of smooth exhaust and suppression of a leak of noise from an engine room, including an engine guard defining an engine room, a cooling fan disposed in the engine room, a projection element projecting upward beyond the engine guard, and an exhaust duct. The exhaust duct has a bent shape including a first duct section extending along an axial flow direction of the cooling fan from an upstream end portion surrounding a duct inlet to a connection portion and a second duct section extending upward from the connection portion and surrounding a duct outlet opened upward, also including an engine concealment section obstructing a direct view to an engine through the duct outlet from outside the engine room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.), KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi TABUCHI, Kyoko MASUDA, Zenzo YAMAGUCHI, Kazuhiro UEDA, Daisuke NODA, Yusuke FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20160351180
    Abstract: A porous sound absorbing structure according to the present invention includes an outer material 2 having a smooth curved shape, an inner material 3 having an uneven shape with a perimeter thereof combined with a perimeter of the outer material 2 to form a hollow portion S between the outer material 2 and the inner material, and a reinforcing plate material 4 having a large number of through holes 5, the reinforcing plate material being attached to a surface of the inner material 3 on the side of the hollow portion S in such a manner that an air layer is formed between the reinforcing plate material and the surface. A sound absorbing property is given to an interior of the hollow portion S by the reinforcing plate material 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Ichiro YAMAGIWA, Zenzo YAMAGUCHI, Akio SUGIMOTO, Yoshikazu MUKAI, Hideki ISHITOBI
  • Patent number: 9453336
    Abstract: A porous sound absorbing structure according to the present invention includes an outer material 2 having a smooth curved shape, an inner material 3 having an uneven shape with a perimeter thereof combined with a perimeter of the outer material 2 to form a hollow portion S between the outer material 2 and the inner material, and a reinforcing plate material 4 having a large number of through holes 5, the reinforcing plate material being attached to a surface of the inner material 3 on the side of the hollow portion S in such a manner that an air layer is formed between the reinforcing plate material and the surface. A sound absorbing property is given to an interior of the hollow portion S by the reinforcing plate material 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Yamagiwa, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Akio Sugimoto, Yoshikazu Mukai, Hideki Ishitobi
  • Patent number: 9347202
    Abstract: A construction machine includes: an engine room provided with an intake opening and a discharge opening; a fan for sucking cooling air into the engine room through the intake opening; a duct provided in the engine room so as to communicate with the discharge opening and discharging the cooling air sucked into the engine room to an outside of the engine room through the discharge opening; and an exhaust gas pipe guiding exhaust gas discharged from the engine into the duct. A portion on a distal end side of the exhaust gas pipe is inserted into the duct, and the inserted portion of the exhaust gas pipe inserted into the duct is formed with an exhaust hole which causes the exhaust gas to be discharged in a direction different from a flowing direction of discharge wind in the duct through the exhaust hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD., Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Nakashima, Masaru Numasawa, Kazuhiro Ueda, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Yasumasa Kimura
  • Publication number: 20160012811
    Abstract: This sound insulating structure (1) is provided with: a panel (2); a sound insulating material (3) laminated to the panel (2); a reinforcing material (4) provided between the panel (2) and the sound insulating material (3) and bonded to the panel (2); and an air layer (S) formed between the panel (2) and the reinforcing material (4). The reinforcing material (4) has a plurality of through-holes (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Ichiro YAMAGIWA, Zenzo YAMAGUCHI, Akio SUGIMOTO, Yoshikazu MUKAI
  • Patent number: 9121466
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a damping structure capable of obtaining a sufficient damping effect even against vibrations of small amplitudes, by promoting movements of powder/particle materials inside a hollow body. In the damping structure of the invention, a damping member 2 is provided on a structure 1 to be damped. The damping member 2 includes a hollow body 5 which is filled with powder/particle materials 3, partially leaving a space 4. A vibration wall face part 7 which vibrates more violently than the structure 1, on receiving vibration, is formed in at least a part of wall face parts 6 of the hollow body 5. The vibration wall face part 7 is preferably formed of a material having a lower elastic modulus and/or a lower density than the other parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Tsugihashi, Akio Sugimoto, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Kyoko Masuda, Yoshio Yano
  • Publication number: 20150211226
    Abstract: A porous sound absorbing structure according to the present invention includes an outer material 2 having a smooth curved shape, an inner material 3 having an uneven shape with a perimeter thereof combined with a perimeter of the outer material 2 to form a hollow portion S between the outer material 2 and the inner material, and a reinforcing plate material 4 having a large number of through holes 5, the reinforcing plate material being attached to a surface of the inner material 3 on the side of the hollow portion S in such a manner that an air layer is formed between the reinforcing plate material and the surface. A sound absorbing property is given to an interior of the hollow portion S by the reinforcing plate material 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Ichiro Yawagiwa, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Akio Sugimoto, Yoshikazu Mukai, Hideki Ishitobi