Patents by Inventor Tadakatsu HOSOKAWA

Tadakatsu HOSOKAWA 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: 9587719
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cam chain chamber accommodating a cam chain and a chain guide guiding the cam chain. The engine also includes a chain tensioner including a case main body, a plunger sliding in the case main body, a coil spring biasing the chain guide against the cam chain via the plunger, interlocking teeth located on a surface of the plunger, and an engaging portion engaged with the interlocking teeth and configured to inhibit the plunger from moving in a direction away from the chain guide. The engine also includes oil supply passages in an inner wall of the cylinder head and an inner wall of the cylinder body and configured to supply oil to the chain tensioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takehiko Shiraoya, Kyohei Fujikura, Tadakatsu Hosokawa, Nobuyuki Miyoshi
  • Publication number: 20150007785
    Abstract: An engine includes a piston and a casing including a cylinder. The cylinder and the piston define a combustion chamber. The casing includes an intake port, a plurality of exhaust ports, a spark plug hole, a drainage hole, and a water jacket. The spark plug hole extends to the combustion chamber. A spark plug is housed in the spark plug hole. The drainage hole extends from the spark plug hole. The water jacket includes a central passage and an inter-port passage. The central passage is located near the spark plug hole. The inter-port passage extends to the central passage. The inter-port passage is arranged between the plurality of exhaust ports. The inter-port passage is located between the drainage hole and the cylinder in a central axis direction of the spark plug hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Tadakatsu HOSOKAWA, Kazuyuki MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20140349795
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cam chain chamber accommodating a cam chain and a chain guide guiding the cam chain. The engine also includes a chain tensioner including a case main body, a plunger sliding in the case main body, a coil spring biasing the chain guide against the cam chain via the plunger, interlocking teeth located on a surface of the plunger, and an engaging portion engaged with the interlocking teeth and configured to inhibit the plunger from moving in a direction away from the chain guide. The engine also includes oil supply passages in an inner wall of the cylinder head and an inner wall of the cylinder body and configured to supply oil to the chain tensioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takehiko SHIRAOYA, Kyohei FUJIKURA, Tadakatsu HOSOKAWA, Nobuyuki MIYOSHI