Patents by Inventor Hodaka MUKOHARA
Hodaka MUKOHARA 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).
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Publication number: 20240177605Abstract: Provided is a position information output method of causing a computer to acquire position information, which is information indicating a position of the moving body, indicating a position which is measured by a position measurement device mounted on a moving body at a first timing via a network from the moving body including at least one of a vehicle and a terminal device owned by an occupant of the vehicle, and output information, which indicates that the moving body is present at a position indicated by the position information, from an output part after a second timing when a predetermined parameter indicating a change from a state at the first timing has satisfied a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Kohei Noguchi, Hodaka Mukohara
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Publication number: 20230316889Abstract: A monitoring system includes an identification unit configured to identify a person to be monitored, a first position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information about the person to be monitored, a notification unit configured to detect that the person to be monitored enters a predetermined range and notify a terminal of a monitor person of the person to be monitored entering the predetermined range, a data storage section configured to store an image of the person to be monitored captured within the predetermined range with the terminal by the monitor person who receives the notification so as to be capable of providing to an identifying person who identifies the person to be monitored, and a processing unit capable of providing an image of the person to be monitored to the identifying person who identifies the person to be monitored.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventor: Hodaka Mukohara
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Publication number: 20220172185Abstract: An information processing server manages periodic payment of a plurality of users belonging to a group. The server sets a predetermined personal amount to be paid on a predetermined due date by each of the plurality of users and acquires information indicating payment amounts respectively designated by the plurality of users for each predetermined due date. The server determines, in a case where the information includes a first payment amount of a first user exceeding the predetermined personal amount and a second payment amount of a second user not satisfying the predetermined personal amount, deemed payment amounts of the first user and the second user such that the second payment amount is complemented by a part of the first payment amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hodaka Mukohara, Shumpei Suzuki, Kobue Nose
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Publication number: 20220148351Abstract: An information processing server sets a target evaluation value which is an evaluation value necessary for a user to receive provision of a specific product or a specific service, and sets one or more tasks to be processed by the user and a task evaluation value which is an evaluation value obtained by processing of each task. The information processing server imparts the task evaluation value to the user according to a processing status of a task by the user, calculates an achievement degree of an accumulated value of the task evaluation values imparted to the user with respect to the target evaluation value, and provides information regarding the achievement degree to a communication device used by the user or a service provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hodaka Mukohara, Shumpei Suzuki, Kobue Nose
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Publication number: 20220012758Abstract: An information processing method includes acquiring, from an external device, evaluation information for evaluating a driver who drives a vehicle and calculating reliability of the driver based on the evaluation information. The method further includes converting the calculated reliability into an amount and granting the converted amount to the driver, the amount being in a transaction unit that can be used for rental payment for the vehicle. The evaluation information includes status of the rental payment of the driver and at least one of efficiency of labor, an amount of labor and regularity of labor of the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hodaka Mukohara, Kobue Nose, Keiko Kataoka
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Patent number: 10626831Abstract: To provide a running gear structure of an internal combustion engine capable of reducing the size of the internal combustion engine. In a running gear structure of an internal combustion engine including a supercharger and a supercharger driving mechanism transmitting power to the supercharger and driving the supercharger, the supercharger driving mechanism is provided with driving force transmission members (a third intermediate gear and a fourth intermediate gear) disposed on a side opposite to cylinders of the internal combustion engine across valve trains driving a valve gear using, as a power supply, driving force of the crankshaft rotated by explosion in the cylinders. The valve train is disposed closer to an inner side of the internal combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hodaka Mukohara, Yamato Nakamizo
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Patent number: 10570838Abstract: To provide sensing system layout structure of an internal combustion engine that enables increasing a degree of freedom in laying out a sensing system. In sensing system layout structure of an internal combustion engine provided with a sensing system for sensing rotation of a camshaft, the internal combustion engine is provided with a driving shaft rotated in synchronization with the camshaft, the sensing system is provided with a driving shaft rotation detecting sensor arranged opposite to a rotated portion on a side of the driving shaft, and rotation of the driving shaft is sensed by the driving shaft rotation detecting sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Miyamura, Hodaka Mukohara, Tomokazu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10344640Abstract: An oil strainer support structure for an internal combustion engine capable of improving the maintainability of an oil strainer is provided. In an oil strainer support structure for an internal combustion engine having an oil strainer, the oil strainer is supported by a drain bolt provided in the internal combustion engine. The oil strainer can be detached by removing the drain bolt to improve maintainability.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Miyamura, Hodaka Mukohara, Tomokazu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10197131Abstract: In a vehicle power unit having an internal combustion engine, a pair of power transmission gears for transmitting rotation of a crank shaft to a balancer shaft is arranged between a crankcase and a crankcase cover, and a fluid pump is provided on a power transmission gear shaft supporting a power transmission gear, by which the backlash between the crank shaft and the balancer shaft is reduced and the friction and the noise of the gears are restrained while achieving downsizing of the gears of the crank shaft and the balancer, weight reduction and downsizing of the power unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hodaka Mukohara
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Patent number: 10190530Abstract: An engine power unit includes a crankcase, a cylinder body, and a cylinder head sequentially stacked and fastened with each other. A cam shaft holder is fastened to the cylinder head to rotatably support a cam shaft of an engine valve operating mechanism. A cylinder head cover covers the cylinder head and the cam shaft holder. Fastening bolts penetrate the cylinder head cover and the cam shaft holder to be screwed into the cylinder head. Pressing surfaces are formed on the inner surface of the cylinder head cover. The pressing surfaces are abutted against and press the cam shaft holder to the cylinder head. Thus, rigidity around the cylinder head is enhanced, and a weight reduction of the power unit is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hodaka Mukohara
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Patent number: 10167753Abstract: An engine power unit for a vehicle has a crankcase made up of tow left and right crankcase members, and a lubricant feed pump disposed in one crankcase member in such a fashion that one side surface of pump rotors of the feed pump lies on the mating surface of the crankcase members. The feed pump is mounted on one end of the shaft of the feed pump while a drive gear for rotating the shaft is disposed on the opposite end of the shaft. A lubricant oil filter to which oil is delivered from the feed pump is disposed on the other crankcase member. Thus, the structure for supplying lubricating oil is simplified, and the power unit is reduced in size in its entirety.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hodaka Mukohara, Ryuji Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 10151238Abstract: An internal combustion engine for a motorcycle includes a rear cylinder head, the rear cylinder head being provided with a camshaft, an exhaust rocker arm rocked by the camshaft, an engine valve closed/opened by being push-pressed by the exhaust rocker arm, and a rocker arm shaft swingably supporting the exhaust rocker arm. In the internal combustion engine for the motorcycle, the rear cylinder head is provided separately from a holder member, the holder member being provided adjacently to the rear cylinder head, the camshaft is rotatably supported by the holder member, and the holder member is provided with right and left rear side walls and internal combustion engine supporting portions, the right and left rear side walls supporting the rocker arm shaft, the internal combustion engine supporting portion being supported by a vehicle body frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hodaka Mukohara
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Publication number: 20180283328Abstract: To provide a running gear structure of an internal combustion engine capable of reducing the size of the internal combustion engine. In a running gear structure of an internal combustion engine including a supercharger and a supercharger driving mechanism transmitting power to the supercharger and driving the supercharger, the supercharger driving mechanism is provided with driving force transmission members (a third intermediate gear and a fourth intermediate gear) disposed on a side opposite to cylinders of the internal combustion engine across valve trains driving a valve gear using, as a power supply, driving force of the crankshaft rotated by explosion in the cylinders. The valve train is disposed closer to an inner side of the internal combustion engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Hodaka Mukohara, Yamato Nakamizo
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Publication number: 20180283245Abstract: An oil strainer support structure for an internal combustion engine capable of improving the maintainability of an oil strainer is provided. In an oil strainer support structure for an internal combustion engine having an oil strainer, the oil strainer is supported by a drain bolt provided in the internal combustion engine. The oil strainer can be detached by removing the drain bolt to improve maintainability.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Takuya Miyamura, Hodaka Mukohara, Tomokazu Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20180283300Abstract: To provide sensing system layout structure of an internal combustion engine that enables increasing a degree of freedom in laying out a sensing system. In sensing system layout structure of an internal combustion engine provided with a sensing system for sensing rotation of a camshaft, the internal combustion engine is provided with a driving shaft rotated in synchronization with the camshaft, the sensing system is provided with a driving shaft rotation detecting sensor arranged opposite to a rotated portion on a side of the driving shaft, and rotation of the driving shaft is sensed by the driving shaft rotation detecting sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Takuya Miyamura, Hodaka Mukohara, Tomokazu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9964011Abstract: A power unit including an internal combustion engine has an electric power generator mounted on an end of a crankshaft, a power transmitting member mounted on the other end of the crankshaft, and a lubricant oil filter. The oil filter partly overlaps the electric power generator as viewed in the direction of a crankshaft axis, and is positioned between the electric power generator and a crank weight on the crankshaft with respect to the direction of the crankshaft axis. The oil filter has a filter mount axis forming an acute angle to the crankshaft axis. The engine crankcase is thus prevented from bulging outwardly, and the power unit is reduced in size in its entirety.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hodaka Mukohara
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Publication number: 20170284288Abstract: An internal combustion engine for a motorcycle includes a rear cylinder head, the rear cylinder head being provided with a camshaft, an exhaust rocker arm rocked by the camshaft, an engine valve closed/opened by being push-pressed by the exhaust rocker arm, and a rocker arm shaft swingably supporting the exhaust rocker arm. In the internal combustion engine for the motorcycle, the rear cylinder head is provided separately from a holder member, the holder member being provided adjacently to the rear cylinder head, the camshaft is rotatably supported by the holder member, and the holder member is provided with right and left rear side walls and internal combustion engine supporting portions, the right and left rear side walls supporting the rocker arm shaft, the internal combustion engine supporting portion being supported by a vehicle body frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hodaka MUKOHARA
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Publication number: 20170276212Abstract: In a vehicle power unit having an internal combustion engine, a pair of power transmission gears for transmitting rotation of a crank shaft to a balancer shaft is arranged between a crankcase and a crankcase cover, and a fluid pump is provided on a power transmission gear shaft supporting a power transmission gear, by which the backlash between the crank shaft and the balancer shaft is reduced and the friction and the noise of the gears are restrained while achieving downsizing of the gears of the crank shaft and the balancer, weight reduction and downsizing of the power unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventor: Hodaka MUKOHARA
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Publication number: 20170276036Abstract: An engine power unit for a vehicle has a crankcase made up of tow left and right crankcase members, and a lubricant feed pump disposed in one crankcase member in such a fashion that one side surface of pump rotors of the feed pump lies on the mating surface of the crankcase members. The feed pump is mounted on one end of the shaft of the feed pump while a drive gear for rotating the shaft is disposed on the opposite end of the shaft. A lubricant oil filter to which oil is delivered from the feed pump is disposed on the other crankcase member. Thus, the structure for supplying lubricating oil is simplified, and the power unit is reduced in size in its entirety.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Hodaka MUKOHARA, Ryuji TSUCHIYA
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Publication number: 20170276089Abstract: An engine power unit includes a crankcase, a cylinder body, and a cylinder head sequentially stacked and fastened with each other. A cam shaft holder is fastened to the cylinder head to rotatably support a cam shaft of an engine valve operating mechanism. A cylinder head cover covers the cylinder head and the cam shaft holder. Fastening bolts penetrate the cylinder head cover and the cam shaft holder to be screwed into the cylinder head. Pressing surfaces are formed on the inner surface of the cylinder head cover. The pressing surfaces are abutted against and press the cam shaft holder to the cylinder head. Thus, rigidity around the cylinder head is enhanced, and a weight reduction of the power unit is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventor: Hodaka MUKOHARA