Patents by Inventor Seiji Itoo

Seiji Itoo 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: 9500274
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a case, a gear transmission housed in the case, an intra-shaft oil passage formed in a rotating shaft, an oil supplying passage for supplying oil to the intra-shaft oil passage, a guide plate facing an axial end surface of a gear with a predetermined distance in the axial direction of the gear, which is clipped in oil in the case; and an oil passage formed between the one end surface and the guide plate. The oil passage extends along an outer periphery of the one end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Ayumi Hamada, Taisuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20160186643
    Abstract: A cooling fan for use in a utility vehicle, wherein the cooling fan is equipped with a fan cover for covering the upper half portion of the cooling fan and is accommodated inside an engine room that is configured so as to take in the outside air from the lower side and to be accessible from the upper side, and the fan cover is fixed to an engine case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Shinichi TANAKA, Ayumi HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160187178
    Abstract: An oil level detector configured to detect a level of oil in a case includes: a guide tube inserted to the case; and an oil level gauge inserted to the guide tube to detect the level of the oil in the case. The guide tube includes a main body having a distal end portion and an insert portion inserted to the case, and a branch portion provided between the distal end portion and the insert portion and branching from the main body, and the branch portion is inserted to the case at a position higher than the insert portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Shinichi TANAKA, Ayumi HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160185202
    Abstract: A utility vehicle according to the present invention includes a chassis, a seat provided on the chassis, a cargo bed provided behind the seat, an engine provided on the chassis, and a storage box provided below the cargo bed and storing an air cleaner of the engine, a battery, and the like. The storage box stores the air cleaner, the battery, and the like, and includes a box body having an opening provided in a top surface facing the cargo bed, and a top cover covering the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Shinichi TANAKA, Ayumi HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160185218
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a diesel engine, a two-four wheel drive switcher provided on a driving power transmission path from the diesel engine and configured to switch transmission of driving power to driving wheels between a two-wheel drive mode and a four-wheel drive mode, and a vehicle control unit configured to control the two-four wheel drive switcher. The utility vehicle further includes a rollover sensor configured to detect rollover of the utility vehicle, and a fuel cutoff valve configured to cut off fuel supply to the diesel engine. The vehicle control unit determines whether or not the utility vehicle is being rolled over in accordance with detection by the rollover sensor and controls the fuel cutoff valve to cut off the fuel supply when the vehicle control unit determines that the utility vehicle is being rolled over.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Shinichi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9376944
    Abstract: An oil level detection mechanism for detecting an oil level in the inside of a case 91, comprising: an oil filler opening 92 through which oil is supplied into the case 91; and an oil level detection member 93 that is located below a lower end of the oil filler opening 92 in the inside of the case 91 and that protrudes inward from an inner wall 91a of the case 91 so that a tip part 93a thereof is located in a region visually recognizable from the outside of the oil filler opening 92.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Ayumi Hamada, Taisuke Morita
  • Patent number: 9341256
    Abstract: A speed change apparatus of a vehicle includes: a shift lever device; a gear transmission; and an operation force transmission mechanism for transmitting an operation force of the shift lever device to the gear transmission. The gear transmission includes: a shift mechanism operated by the operation force so as to switch the gear transmission between a plurality of shift positions; and a plurality of detent mechanisms for positioning and holding the shift mechanism at each shift position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Ayumi Hamada, Taisuke Morita
  • Patent number: 9341255
    Abstract: Provided is a V-belt type continuously variable transmission constructed such as to accommodate in a transmission case a transmission mechanism including: a drive shaft connected to an engine flywheel and provided with a drive pulley; a driven shaft provided with a driven pulley; and a V-belt wound around between the drive pulley and the driven pulley, the V-belt type continuously variable transmission comprising: an air intake chamber for introducing cooling air to surroundings of the drive shaft; and a flywheel cover for covering at least a periphery of the flywheel located in the air intake chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Ayumi Hamada, Taisuke Morita, Jun Takagi
  • Patent number: 9291249
    Abstract: A transmission includes: a counter low-gear with a low-gear body and a boss fit into the low-gear body so that driving force can be transmitted, and provided with dog-claws and an expanded part at one axial end and that is axially non-movably and rotatably fit around a counter shaft. A counter high-gear with a high-gear body is arranged in the one side from the low-gear body and with a cylinder including dog-claws at the one axial end thereof and is axially non-movably and rotatably fit around the boss. A shift sleeve is axially movably spline-fit around the counter shaft, and is arranged in the one side from the counter high-gear and that includes dog-claws capable of engaging with the dog-claws of the gears. The high-gear body is axially non-movably arranged between the low-gear body and the expanded part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Ayumi Hamada, Taisuke Morita
  • Patent number: 9291241
    Abstract: A vehicle-use transmission includes: an input shaft into which a driving force from an engine is inputted; a power extraction shaft for transmitting the driving force of the input shaft to front wheels; a transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the input shaft to rear wheels; and a rear-wheel intermediate shaft provided in a power transmission path between the power extraction shaft and the transmission mechanism. The rear-wheel intermediate shaft transmits the driving force through a helical gear attached to the rear-wheel intermediate shaft. Further, the rear-wheel intermediate shaft is supported by tapered roller bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Ayumi Hamada, Taisuke Morita
  • Patent number: 9182031
    Abstract: In a V-belt type continuously variable transmission for utility vehicle, a transmission case assembly covering a drive pulley assembly and a driven pulley assembly is provided. The transmission case assembly includes a transmission case main body, and a transmission cover attached to a cover attachment surface of the transmission case main body. The cover attachment surface is inclined with respect to a vertical plane which is orthogonal to a crankshaft, and the transmission cover is attached to the cover attachment surface by a plurality of bolts removed and inserted in the direction orthogonal to the cover attachment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Kouma, Seiji Itoo, Taisuke Morita
  • Patent number: 9175769
    Abstract: A speed change apparatus for a vehicle includes a gear transmission, a shift lever device arranged in a zone where a driver on a driver's seat can operate the shift lever device, and an operation force transmission mechanism. The shift lever device is provided with a detent mechanism for positioning and holding the shift lever at each shift position, and an operation force transmission mechanism is constituted by a push pull cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Ayumi Hamada, Taisuke Morita, Jun Takagi
  • Publication number: 20150308309
    Abstract: An oil level detection mechanism for detecting an oil level in the inside of a case 91, comprising: an oil filler opening 92 through which oil is supplied into the case 91; and an oil level detection member 93 that is located below a lower end of the oil filler opening 92 in the inside of the case 91 and that protrudes inward from an inner wall 91a of the case 91 so that a tip part 93a thereof is located in a region visually recognizable from the outside of the oil filler opening 92.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Ayumi HAMADA, Taisuke MORITA
  • Publication number: 20150308563
    Abstract: A speed change apparatus of a vehicle according to the present invention includes: a shift lever device; a gear transmission; and an operation force transmission mechanism for transmitting an operation force of the shift lever device to the gear transmission. The gear transmission includes: a shift mechanism operated by the operation force so as to switch the gear transmission between a plurality of shift positions; and a plurality of detent mechanisms for positioning and holding the shift mechanism at each shift position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Ayumi HAMADA, Taisuke MORITA
  • Publication number: 20150308561
    Abstract: Provided is a V-belt type continuously variable transmission constructed such as to accommodate in a transmission case a transmission mechanism including: a drive shaft connected to an engine flywheel and provided with a drive pulley; a driven shaft provided with a driven pulley; and a V-belt wound around between the drive pulley and the driven pulley, the V-belt type continuously variable transmission comprising: an air intake chamber for introducing cooling air to surroundings of the drive shaft; and a flywheel cover for covering at least a periphery of the flywheel located in the air intake chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Ayumi HAMADA, Taisuke MORITA, Jun TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20150308560
    Abstract: Provided is a V-belt type continuously variable transmission provided with a transmission case attached to an engine and forming an outer shape, comprising: an air intake duct provided with an air intake port arranged on the engine side; and an air intake duct connection port arranged in a side wall on the engine side of the transmission case and connected to the air intake duct, wherein the air intake duct connection port is inclined relative to the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Ayumi HAMADA, Taisuke MORITA, Jun TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20150308572
    Abstract: A speed change apparatus for a vehicle includes a gear transmission, a shift lever device arranged in a zone where a driver on a driver's seat can operate the shift lever device, and an operation force transmission mechanism. The shift lever device is provided with a detent mechanism for positioning and holding the shift lever at each shift position, and an operation force transmission mechanism is constituted by a push pull cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Ayumi HAMADA, Taisuke MORITA, Jun TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20150308559
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus comprises a case, a gear transmission housed in the case, an intra-shaft oil passage formed in a rotating shaft, an oil supplying passage for supplying oil to the intra-shaft oil passage, a guide plate faced to one end surface of a gear with a predetermined distance in an axial direction of the gear which is dipped into the oil in the case: and an oil passage formed between the one end surface and the guide plate, and the oil passage is extended along to outer-periphery of the one end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Ayumi HAMADA, Taisuke MORITA
  • Publication number: 20150300481
    Abstract: A vehicle-use transmission 9 comprises: a transmission case 91 accommodating a transmission mechanism; and a power extraction case 92 linked to a side wall of the transmission case 91 and accommodating a gear type power extraction mechanism 902 linked to a power extraction shaft 901 of the transmission mechanism, wherein the power extraction case 92 includes: a gear accommodation chamber 92a for accommodating the gear type power extraction mechanism 902; and an intermediate transmission chamber 92b for establishing fluid communication between the gear accommodation chamber 92a and the inside of the transmission case 91, and wherein the power extraction case 92 is provided with an oil communication passage 95 for establishing fluid communication between the inside of the transmission case 91 and the gear accommodation chamber 92a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Ayumi HAMADA, Taisuke MORITA
  • Publication number: 20150300478
    Abstract: A transmission is provided that includes: a counter low-gear that is provided with a low-gear body and a boss fit into the low-gear body so that driving force can be transmitted and provided with dog-claws and an expanded part at one axial end and that is axially non-movably and rotatably fit around a counter shaft; a counter high-gear that is provided with a high-gear body arranged in the one side from the low-gear body and with a cylinder including dog-claws at the one axial end thereof and that is axially non-movably and rotatably fit around the boss; and a shift sleeve that is axially movably spline-fit around the counter shaft and is arranged in the one side from the counter high-gear and that includes dog-claws capable of engaging with the dog-claws of the gears, the high-gear body is axially non-movably arranged between the low-gear body and the expanded part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji ITOO, Ayumi HAMADA, Taisuke MORITA