Patents Assigned to Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
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Patent number: 11698126Abstract: A driving source assembly includes: a prime mover including a driving shaft; a continuously variable transmission including a CVT case; a first gear that is between the prime mover and the CVT case and rotates together with the driving shaft; a second gear that is meshable with the first gear; an energy converter including a rotating shaft that rotates in association with the second gear; and a plate which is fixed to the prime mover and to which the energy converter is fixed. The first gear is between the plate and the CVT case. The CVT case includes a recess that defines an auxiliary accommodating space accommodating the first gear. The seal is between the recess and the plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventor: Ayumi Hamada
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Patent number: 11685364Abstract: A vehicle controller for a vehicle including a drive source including an electric motor includes: a sense-of-beating producer configured to acquire a total required torque which is a required torque of the entire vehicle and configured to derive a total target torque corresponding to the total required torque as applied to a predetermined engine combustion cycle; and a target motor torque deriver configured to, based on the total target torque, derive a target motor torque for torque control of the electric motor. The vehicle controller controls the electric motor based on the target motor torque.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Kyotaro Nakayama, Daisuke Yanase, Daisuke Kawai, Tomoki Tada
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Publication number: 20230182501Abstract: A vehicle wheel includes a wheel substrate made of metal and a colored coating layer located on a surface of the wheel substrate. An outer side surface of the wheel includes a first region, a second region, and a groove located between the first and second regions. The colored coating layer covering the wheel substrate is located over the groove. A color of the surface of the wheel substrate is visible at least in the first or second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Koji KUWAHARA, Norikazu MATSUMURA
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Patent number: 11669936Abstract: A vehicle-related output program causes a computer to execute: a first receiving step of receiving a vehicle identification information piece transmitted from a vehicle; a second receiving step of receiving a vehicle state information piece transmitted from the vehicle; a calculating step of generating, as an output information piece, a result of predetermined calculation performed based on the vehicle state information piece, the predetermined calculation changing depending on a type indicated by the vehicle identification information piece; and an outputting step of outputting the output information piece.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Hisato Tokunaga, Hirotoshi Shimura, Hisanosuke Kawada, Toshiyuki Tsubone, Masanori Kinuhata
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Publication number: 20230150611Abstract: A small planing watercraft includes: a body including a storage box and a lid, the storage box including an opening, the lid releasably closing the opening; an opening and closing sensor detecting opening and closing of the lid; and processing circuitry determining whether the lid is open based on a result of detection of the opening and closing sensor, and, when determining that the lid is open, outputting a signal indicating that the lid is open.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinobu UOZUMI, Hideaki EBISUI, Kazuki UEDA
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Patent number: 11649005Abstract: A straddle vehicle includes a headlight and a first wind-receiving surface. The headlight emits light forward. The first wind-receiving surface is disposed below and adjacent to the headlight and provided so that it is positioned higher as it approaches rearward.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Tomo Yamamoto, Kohei Akita
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Patent number: 11643175Abstract: A personal watercraft includes a watercraft body including a deck. The deck includes a side-opening storage recessed inward to accommodate items. The side-opening storage has an opening facing outward in a width direction of the watercraft body.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Toshio Araki, Yu Shibuta, Kazunori Yamada
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Patent number: 11644094Abstract: A power unit includes a prime mover and a belt continuously variable transmission. The belt continuously variable transmission includes a drive pulley, a driven pulley, a belt wound around the drive pulley and the driven pulley, and a housing forming an accommodation space in which the belt is disposed. The belt continuously variable transmission changes a speed of rotation produced by drive power output from the prime mover. The power unit further includes a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the belt or a temperature corresponding to the temperature of the belt.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Ayumi Hamada, Nobuyuki Nishiguchi
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Patent number: 11643174Abstract: A small planing watercraft with an imaging device includes: the imaging device incorporated in the small planing watercraft, and capturing an image of surroundings of the small planing watercraft; and a display device incorporated in the small planing watercraft at a location where the display device is recognizable by an operator of the small planing watercraft, and displaying the image of surroundings captured by the imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Kato, Toshio Araki, Hiroaki Maeda, Yoshinobu Uozumi
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Publication number: 20230134048Abstract: An exhaust structure for an engine includes: a catalyst converter configured to purify exhaust gas of the engine; a catalyst pipe in which the catalyst converter is accommodated; and a lead-out pipe configured to lead the exhaust gas to the catalyst pipe. The lead-out pipe is closed at a downstream end thereof, and has a plurality of discharge holes formed in a peripheral wall thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Kunal Shamsundar KOYANDE, Hisatoyo ARIMA, Kozo SUZUKI, Yasuhiko KANATAKE, Hiroshi KATO, Akio FUJIKI, Tomoyuki TAKESHITA, Kazuki AIZAWA
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Patent number: 11639098Abstract: A straddle vehicle includes: an on-vehicle part disposed behind an engine and including a battery; and a traveling wind passage structure disposed at a lateral side of the on-vehicle part. The battery includes a heat radiator exposed a side surface of the battery. The traveling wind passage structure includes: an inflow port into which traveling wind flows; a outflow port from which the traveling wind flows; and a side wall that is located between the inflow port and the outflow port and defines a passage between the side wall and a side surface of the on-vehicle part. The passage includes: a heat exchange region adjacently located at a lateral side of the heat radiator; and an upstream region adjacently located upstream of the heat exchange region. A passage sectional area of the heat exchange region is smaller than a passage sectional area of the upstream region.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Takeuchi
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Patent number: 11628761Abstract: An aiming mechanism 10 includes a headlight 3, a supporter 4 that supports the headlight 3 on a vehicle body 1 such that the headlight 3 is rotatable about a predetermined rotation axis X, and an adjuster 6 that adjusts the rotation angle of the headlight 3 about the rotation axis X. The adjuster 6 is located accessible from above the vehicle body 1.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Kenta Takada, Ryo Sekoguchi
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Patent number: 11628900Abstract: A straddle vehicle includes a vehicle body, a headlamp main body, and a driver circuit. The driver circuit drives the headlamp main body. The headlamp main body includes a housing that accommodates a light emission member. The driver circuit is disposed outside the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Tomo Yamamoto, Takashi Nishiyama
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Patent number: 11624427Abstract: A spider is screwed to a drive shaft, includes a first screw that advances in one direction of an axial direction of the drive shaft when the spider rotates relative to the drive shaft in one direction of a circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the first screw. A nut is screwed to the drive shaft, includes a second screw that advances in the other direction of the axial direction of the drive shaft when the nut rotates relative to the drive shaft in one direction of the circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the second screw.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Yasuhiro Kuji, Shouji Ozawa, Kaoru Oda, Ryosuke Fujino, Hisashi Takeuchi, Manabu Hidaka
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Publication number: 20230109484Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes: a motor which is a driving power source; a battery which powers the motor; a duct which supplies incoming wind to the battery; and a rear fender which is disposed above a rear wheel and houses the battery. The rear fender includes, behind the battery, a discharge hole which discharges the incoming wind supplied by the duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Shusei UENO, Shinji IKEDA, Mitsuru KOBAYASHI, Tomoya SUGIYAMA, Takumi UEMOTO, Masaya OHTA
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Publication number: 20230103828Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes: an engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel; a fuel tank disposed above the engine; a generator mounted to a crankshaft of the engine; and an inverter that supplies output of the generator to a battery. The inverter is disposed behind a head pipe, above a crankcase and below the fuel tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke OHORI, Tetsuji YAMAMOTO, Masaki NISHIYABU, Takuya NOAMI, Shusei UENO, Shinji IKEDA
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Patent number: 11618428Abstract: An electric supercharger-equipped moving machine includes: an engine; a supercharger configured to increase intake pressure of the engine; an electric motor including a motor driving shaft; a power transmitting path including a power transmitting shaft through which driving power of the engine is transmitted to a propulsive power generating body; and a switching clutch configured to be able to block power transmission from the electric motor to the power transmitting shaft. The motor driving shaft is connected to the supercharger so as to be able to drive the supercharger when the switching clutch is in a disengaged state. The motor driving shaft is connected to the power transmitting shaft so as to be able to drive the propulsive power generating body when the switching clutch is in an engaged state.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventor: Masaki Nishiyabu
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Patent number: 11608663Abstract: In a door striker attaching structure, a door striker includes a rod and a base plate, in which the base plate includes rod support portions to which the rod is connected, and a pair of fastening portions through which the base plate is fastened to a vehicle body of a utility vehicle. The vehicle body is provided with fastening holes to which the fastening portions are fastened, and each of the fastening holes is an elongated hole having two central portions. The door striker is symmetric with respect to a first center line that connects centers of the fastening portions, and by inverting the door striker along the first center line, a second center line that connects centers of the rod support portions is biased in a direction along the first center line by a distance equal to a central distance between the central portions of the fastening holes.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Hisamura, Masato Kinoshita, Akihiro Fukumoto
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Patent number: 11607945Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine including a crankshaft; an electric motor including a motor drive shaft; a power transmission shaft to which a total of drive power from the engine and drive power from the electric motor is transmitted; and a switching dog clutch located on a power transmission route from the crankshaft to the power transmission shaft, the switching dog clutch including a switching dog structure slidable to cut off the power transmission route.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventor: Yoshimoto Matsuda
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Patent number: 11611651Abstract: A calling system for a personal watercraft includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to: obtain a specific state signal indicating that the personal watercraft is in a given specific state; and wirelessly transmit a calling signal based on the specific state signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Toshiyuki Tsubone, Shuichi Miyanishi, Tokishin Nishinaka, Nobuyuki Nishiguchi