Patents by Inventor Daijiro Mashita

Daijiro Mashita 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: 11754126
    Abstract: A drive transmission apparatus includes a dog clutch including a dog gear assembly and a dog ring, which are configured for rotation and relative axial adjustment between an engaged condition in which torque can be transmitted and a disengaged condition. The dog gear assembly includes a dog gear, a retractable dog assembly configured for movement relative to the dog gear between an extended position and a retracted position, and a control element that controls movement of the retractable dog assembly. The dog ring includes a plurality of first dogs and the dog gear assembly includes a plurality of second dogs that engage the first dogs in the engaged condition, and that are disengaged from the first dogs in the disengaged condition. The second dogs include a plurality of fixed dogs that are mounted on the dog gear and a plurality of retractable dogs of the retractable dog assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Xtrac Limited, Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Torsten O'Brien, Daijiro Mashita, Jon Marsh, Paul Pomfret, Richard Gostick, Jamie Rusbridge
  • Publication number: 20220106989
    Abstract: A drive transmission apparatus includes a dog clutch including a dog gear assembly and a dog ring, which are configured for rotation about a rotational axis and relative axial adjustment between an engaged condition in which torque can be transmitted between the dog gear assembly and the dog ring, and a disengaged condition in which torque cannot be transmitted. The dog gear assembly includes a dog gear, a retractable dog assembly configured for movement relative to the dog gear between an extended position and a retracted position, and a control element that controls movement of the retractable dog assembly. The dog ring includes a plurality of first dogs and the dog gear assembly includes a plurality of second dogs that engage the first dogs in the engaged condition, and that are disengaged from the first dogs in the disengaged condition. The second dogs include a plurality of fixed dogs that are mounted on the dog gear and a plurality of retractable dogs of the retractable dog assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicants: Xtrac Limited, Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Torsten O'Brien, Daijiro Mashita, Jon Marsh, Paul Pomfret, Richard Gostick, Jamie Rusbridge
  • Patent number: 8869780
    Abstract: The inside in an engine case is sucked to turn a pressure in the engine case into a negative pressure. A breather chamber is disposed above a vacuum pump. An intake port of a blow-by gas is disposed in an upper portion of the vacuum pump. A discharge port of the blow-by gas is disposed in a lower portion of the vacuum pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventor: Daijiro Mashita
  • Publication number: 20120145135
    Abstract: The inside in an engine case is sucked to turn a pressure in the engine case into a negative pressure. A breather chamber is disposed above a vacuum pump. An intake port of a blow-by gas is disposed in an upper portion of the vacuum pump. A discharge port of the blow-by gas is disposed in a lower portion of the vacuum pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daijiro Mashita
  • Patent number: 7562597
    Abstract: An engine for a motorcycle includes an engine case, a crankshaft rotatably supported within the engine case and extending laterally, an intermediate shaft being substantially parallel to the crankshaft and being rotated by the crankshaft at the same speed via a primary drive gear and a primary driven gear, a transmission input shaft being substantially parallel to the intermediate shaft and being rotated by the intermediate shaft at reduced speed via a secondary drive gear and a secondary driven gear, a transmission output shaft being substantially parallel to the transmission input shaft and being rotated by the transmission input shaft at changed speed via any combination of a plurality of transmission drive gears and transmission driven gears, and a clutch unit disposed on the intermediate shaft and capable of transmitting and interrupting rotation of the intermediate shaft to the transmission input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Daijiro Mashita
  • Publication number: 20070062319
    Abstract: An engine for a motorcycle includes an engine case, a crankshaft rotatably supported within the engine case and extending laterally, an intermediate shaft being substantially parallel to the crankshaft and being rotated by the crankshaft at the same speed via a primary drive gear and a primary driven gear, a transmission input shaft being substantially parallel to the intermediate shaft and being rotated by the intermediate shaft at reduced speed via a secondary drive gear and a secondary driven gear, a transmission output shaft being substantially parallel to the transmission input shaft and being rotated by the transmission input shaft at changed speed via any combination of a plurality of transmission drive gears and transmission driven gears, and a clutch unit disposed on the intermediate shaft and capable of transmitting and interrupting rotation of the intermediate shaft to the transmission input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Daijiro Mashita