Patents by Inventor Akifumi Murai

Akifumi Murai 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: 7426882
    Abstract: A gear-shifting device 50 for a manual transmission comprises a shift arm 53, which is rotatable in correspondence to the shift operation of a change-lever L, and shift pieces 41, 43 and 45, each of which shifts in correspondence to the rotation of the shift arm 53, with this shifting of the shift piece 41 achieving a gear shift. The gear-shifting device 50 further comprises a load-attenuating mechanism 90, which includes a spline groove 51b, a fitting room 91, a steel ball 92 and a coned spring 93. In the attenuating mechanism, the steel ball 92 is pushed to the spline groove 51b by the coned spring 93, allowing the shift arm 53 to rotate with respect to the shift selector shaft 51 to reduce the load acting on the change-lever L from synchro-sleeves 71, 73 and 75.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akifumi Murai, Susumu Saitou
  • Publication number: 20050005724
    Abstract: A gear-shifting device 50 for a manual transmission comprises a shift arm 53, which is rotatable in correspondence to the shift operation of a change-lever L, and shift pieces 41, 43 and 45, each of which shifts in correspondence to the rotation of the shift arm 53, with this shifting of the shift piece 41 achieving a gear shift. The gear-shifting device 50 further comprises a load-attenuating mechanism 90, which includes a spline groove 51b, a fitting room 91, a steel ball 92 and a coned spring 93. In the attenuating mechanism, the steel ball 92 is pushed to the spline groove 51b by the coned spring 93, allowing the shift arm 53 to rotate with respect to the shift selector shaft 51 to reduce the load acting on the change-lever L from synchro-sleeves 71, 73 and 75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akifumi Murai, Susumu Saitou