Takamasa Niimi

Title: Takamasa Niimi: Inventor of an Emergency Cut-Off Device Clutch Driver

Introduction

Takamasa Niimi is an inventor associated with Kobe, Japan, and Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha. His recorded patent work concerns a clutch driver designed for an emergency cut-off device.

Latest Patents

Niimi’s listed patent is “Clutch driver of emergency cut-off device.” The invention drives a clutch with an engaged body that rotates with a first shaft and an engaging body that rotates with a second shaft. The engaging body has a screw thread on its outer surface and disengages from the engaged body when displaced along the second shaft’s axis.

The clutch driver includes a base, puller, pushing spring, outside shaft, inside shaft, and positioner. As the driver moves from standby to operation, the positioner maintains the outside shaft’s front-to-rear position relative to the base. Niimi is credited with 1 patent in the provided information.

Career Highlights

The available information associates Niimi with Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha and identifies his work on an emergency cut-off device clutch driver. No further career details were provided.

Collaborations

Kenichiro Tanaka and Takuya Matsumoto are identified as Niimi’s coworkers. The provided information does not specify their roles in the patent or invention.

Conclusion

Takamasa Niimi’s recorded invention focuses on a clutch driver that supports the operation of an emergency cut-off device by controlling shaft positioning during the transition from standby to operation.