Patents by Inventor Takashi HISAMURA
Takashi HISAMURA 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: 20190299734Abstract: Provided is a supporting structure for a shock absorber of a suspension device of a utility vehicle. The supporting structure for a shock absorber includes a shock absorber and a vehicle body frame. The shock absorber is supported on a support portion of the vehicle body frame from below the vehicle body frame, and a rollover protective structure (ROPS) is connected to the support portion from above the vehicle body frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Takashi HISAMURA, Yusuke NAKASHIMA
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Publication number: 20190300064Abstract: Provided is a supporting structure for a shock absorber of a suspension device of a utility vehicle. The supporting structure for a shock absorber includes a pair of right and left shock absorbers and a transverse frame extending in a vehicle width direction. The both shock absorbers are supported on the transverse frame by way of one bracket from below the transverse frame, and the transverse frame extends from both sides of the bracket toward the outside in the vehicle width direction in an upwardly inclined manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Takashi HISAMURA, Yusuke NAKASHIMA
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Publication number: 20190299736Abstract: An attaching structure for a stabilizer of a utility vehicle includes: a pair of right and left independent-suspension-type suspension devices; a stabilizer which connects both suspension devices to each other; and a support member which is raised from a main frame and supports a load from above. A through hole is formed in the support member such that the through hole penetrates the support member in a vehicle width direction, and the stabilizer passes through the through hole and is supported on the support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Takashi HISAMURA, Yusuke NAKASHIMA
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Publication number: 20190241111Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a passenger grip including a handle grip having an arm part extending from a dashboard toward the passenger seat, and a grip part at the arm part and gripped by the crew seated on the passenger seat, a holder outserted to the arm part of the handle grip and holding the arm part movably forward and backward in an extending direction of the arm part, and a single-action lock mechanism at the holder and fixing the handle grip to the holder. The single-action lock mechanism includes a lock pin having a distal end penetrating a through hole at the holder and engaged with an engagement hole at the arm part, a spring biasing the lock pin toward the arm part, a housing fixed to the holder and accommodating the lock pin and the spring, and a knob outside the housing and connected to the lock pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Itsuo TAKEGAMI, Kazuhiro MAEDA, Takashi HISAMURA, Kazumasa HISADA
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Publication number: 20190232910Abstract: A utility vehicle of the present invention comprises a chassis; and a R.O.P.S. provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin, wherein the R.O.P.S. includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body, the R.O.P.S. has a connecting portion connecting a rear end of the side beam, a side end of the rear beam and an upper end of the rear pillar, and between the connecting portion and a rear portion of the chassis, a rear support for supporting the R.O.P.S. from a rear side is disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Takashi HISAMURA, Kazumasa HISADA, Masato KINOSHITA
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Publication number: 20190232911Abstract: A utility vehicle of the present invention comprises a chassis; and a R.O.P.S. provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin, wherein the R.O.P.S. includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body, a rear support supporting the R.O.P.S. from a rear is connected to a rear portion of the chassis, and a rear end of the side beam, a side end of the rear beam, an upper end of the rear pillar, and a front end of the rear support are connected by a connecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Takashi HISAMURA, Kazumasa HISADA, Masato KINOSHITA
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Patent number: 10202151Abstract: A cargo carrier having a depressed loading space includes a base carrier member, and a pair of right and left side carrier members disposed on right and left sides, respectively, of the base carrier member, and fastened to the pair of right and left rear frame members, respectively, from above. The base carrier member includes a bottom wall portion forming a bottom surface of the loading space, a front wall portion protruding upward from a front end of the bottom wall portion, and a pair of right and left side wall portions protruding upward from a right end and a left end, respectively, of the bottom wall portion. The pair of right and left side wall portions of the base carrier member are removably mountable on the pair of right and left side carrier members, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenta Nakamura, Takashi Hisamura, Itsuo Takegami
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Patent number: 9925902Abstract: A utility vehicle is provided with a seat frame disposed below a seat for a crew and supporting the seat, the utility vehicle includes: a seatbelt apparatus configured to hold the crew sitting on the seat; in which the seat frame includes a projection projecting outward in a vehicle width direction from the seat and covering a top of a fuel tank, the seatbelt apparatus includes a retractor supporting an end of webbing so as to freely wind the webbing, and the retractor is attached to the projection.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takashi Hisamura
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Patent number: 9919643Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a headlamp including a first connector, a headlamp housing accommodating the headlamp, and a harness including a second connector configured to be connected with the first connector, in which the headlamp housing includes a connector holding portion holding the first and second connectors connected with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takashi Hisamura, Chad Enger
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Patent number: 9896134Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a main frame, a front grille, and right and left headlight assemblies each provided between the front grille and a portion of the main frame facing the front grille in an anteroposterior direction of the utility vehicle, and including a front end attached to a rear side of the front grille and a rear end attached to the portion of the main frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takashi Hisamura, Chad Enger
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Publication number: 20170327049Abstract: A utility vehicle has a riding space surrounded with a ROPS, a bonnet, and a windshield. The utility vehicle includes a storage box disposed in a bonnet chamber covered with the bonnet. The storage box includes a box body having an opened upper end, and a detachable box cover disposed substantially flush with the bonnet and covering, from above, the box body. The box cover has a front edge positioned behind a lower end of the windshield.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Yoshinori TSUMIYAMA, Takashi HISAMURA
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Publication number: 20170327018Abstract: A utility vehicle is provided with a seat frame disposed below a seat for a crew and supporting the seat, the utility vehicle includes: a seatbelt apparatus configured to hold the crew sitting on the seat; in which the seat frame includes a projection projecting outward in a vehicle width direction from the seat and covering a top of a fuel tank, the seatbelt apparatus includes a retractor supporting an end of webbing so as to freely wind the webbing, and the retractor is attached to the projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Yoshinori TSUMIYAMA, Takashi HISAMURA
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Publication number: 20170327029Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a headlamp including a first connector, a headlamp housing accommodating the headlamp, and a harness including a second connector configured to be connected with the first connector, in which the headlamp housing includes a connector holding portion holding the first and second connectors connected with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Yoshinori TSUMIYAMA, Takashi HISAMURA, Chad ENGER
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Publication number: 20170327156Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a main frame, a front grille, and right and left headlight assemblies each provided between the front grille and a portion of the main frame facing the front grille in an anteroposterior direction of the utility vehicle, and including a front end attached to a rear side of the front grille and a rear end attached to the portion of the main frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Yoshinori TSUMIYAMA, Takashi HISAMURA, Chad ENGER
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Patent number: 9815412Abstract: A utility vehicle has a riding space surrounded with a ROPS, a bonnet, and a windshield. The utility vehicle includes a storage box disposed in a bonnet chamber covered with the bonnet. The storage box includes a box body having an opened upper end, and a detachable box cover disposed substantially flush with the bonnet and covering, from above, the box body. The box cover has a front edge positioned behind a lower end of the windshield.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takashi Hisamura
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Patent number: 9744939Abstract: A utility vehicle is provided with a hip guard member disposed adjacent to a seat for a crew member and guarding the crew member sitting on the seat from outside in a vehicle width direction. The utility vehicle includes: a seat frame provided below the seat and supporting the seat; and a seatbelt apparatus configured to hold the crew member sitting on the seat. The seatbelt apparatus includes a retractor supporting an end of webbing so as to freely wind the webbing. The retractor is attached to the seat frame, and the retractor projects outward in the vehicle width direction from the hip guard member.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takashi Hisamura
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Patent number: 9731775Abstract: A cargo bed for a utility vehicle includes a bottom plate, and a pair of right and left side walls extending upward from right and left ends of the bottom plate. The side walls each include a front pillar extending vertically at a front end, a rear pillar extending vertically at a rear end, a side panel extending between the front pillar and the rear pillar in an anteroposterior direction and having a rib extending in the anteroposterior direction, and a bed rail positioned above the side panel with a space being provided therebetween, and extending between the front pillar and the rear pillar in the anteroposterior direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Inventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takashi Hisamura
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Patent number: 8833837Abstract: A utility vehicle according to the present invention includes a chassis, one or more seat rows arranged on the chassis, a cargo bed arranged behind the seat row(s), the cargo bed turnably supported at a pivot of the chassis so as to be changeable between a normal position in which a front portion of the cargo bed is not raised and a dumping position in which the front portion of the cargo bed is raised, and cargo bed locking mechanisms capable of locking the cargo bed in the normal position to the chassis, the cargo bed locking mechanisms each having a grip of a locking operating lever arranged at a front of the cargo bed.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Kaku, Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Tyler Furman, Takashi Hisamura
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Patent number: 8827357Abstract: In a utility vehicle according to the present invention, a ROPS (rollover protective structure) surrounding a riding space includes right and left side frame units, and a plurality of cross members. Each of the side frame units includes a front pipe portion extending upward from near a dashboard, an upper pipe portion extending rearward from the upper end of the front pipe portion, a rear pipe portion extending downward from the rear end of the upper pipe portion, and an intermediate pipe portion extending downward from the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the upper pipe portion. The front pipe portion, the upper pipe portion, and the rear pipe portion are integrally formed by bending.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Kaku, Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Tyler Furman, Takashi Hisamura
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Publication number: 20140183903Abstract: A utility vehicle according to the present invention includes a chassis, one or more seat rows arranged on the chassis, a cargo bed arranged behind the seat row(s), the cargo bed turnably supported at a pivot of the chassis so as to be changeable between a normal position in which a front portion of the cargo bed is not raised and a dumping position in which the front portion of the cargo bed is raised, and cargo bed locking mechanisms capable of locking the cargo bed in the normal position to the chassis, the cargo bed locking mechanisms each having a grip of a locking operating lever arranged at a front of the cargo bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetoshi KAKU, Yoshinori TSUMIYAMA, Tyler FURMAN, Takashi HISAMURA