Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Nakai

Toshiaki Nakai 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: 7575124
    Abstract: A fuel cap includes a cap member, a screw member having a cylindrical body, a thread and a rib, and a gasket. The rib has at least one recess in the vicinity of the end part of the thread on the screw member in such manner that the space is provided that allows the screw member to be screwed tightly without causing interference between the rib and the filler neck thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nakai, Syouichi Hokazono
  • Patent number: 7509949
    Abstract: A vaporized fuel processing device attached to a fuel tank, includes a casing for forming an outer shell of the vaporized fuel processing device, a diaphragm valve unit opened at the time of increasing the pressure in the fuel tank, and a vent passage communicating with atmospheric air. In the vaporized fuel processing device, the diaphragm valve unit is disposed in a space formed in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignees: Kyosan Denki Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuharu Muto, Hiroya Tagami, Hideki Matsumoto, Naomasa Kaneko, Tadahisa Nakamura, Shinya Murabayashi, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai
  • Publication number: 20070062841
    Abstract: A portion of the plastic container T where an opening 7 is provided has a flange portion 7a, and provided are a recess provided annularly along a peripheral edge of the opening 7 at an outside of the plastic container body 2, with an annular member being embedded integrally in the recess, a cover 1 resting against the flange portion to close the opening 7, a seal 14 provided between the flange portion 7a and the cover 1 to prevent a leak, and an annular retainer 9 fastened to the annular member 8 while resting against an external surface of the cover 1. This allows the opening 7 provided in the plastic container T and the cover 1 to be fastened together firmly with excellent and stable hermetical sealing performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Shoji Sato, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Yuji Yoshizawa, Shinya Murabayashi, Hideki Matsumoto, Tadahisa Nakamura, Naomasa Kaneko, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai, Taiki Yanase
  • Patent number: 7082964
    Abstract: In order to solve the problem of a conventional attachment structure of a fuel tank made of resin, the present invention is an attachment structure of a component of a fuel tank made of resin where a connection portion with a tank main body made of resin is formed of a thermally depositable material, and which tank comprises a joint portion connected with the tank main body by a thermal deposition and an inner tubular member supported by the joint portion and housed in the tank main body, wherein a movement regulation mechanism for regulating a movement in an axial direction of the inner tubular member for the joint portion is provided at least at one of the joint portion and the inner tubular member, and the joint portion and the inner tubular member are formed by an integral molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignees: Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisya, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., NIFCO Inc.
    Inventors: Yuuji Yoshizawa, Tohru Matuzaki, Shinya Murabayashi, Naomasa Kaneko, Akira Isayama, Tadahisa Nakamura, Toshiaki Nakai, Junichi Koseki, Shohei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7040298
    Abstract: A grounding structure of a fuel tank equipped with a lid body closing an opening of the fuel tank made of resin is characterized by being equipped with a ring-shaped member made of metal fixed on the periphery of the opening, and a retainer made of metal fixing the lid body on the ring-shaped member, wherein an electrically grounded member in the vicinity of the lid body is electrically connected to at least one of the ring-shaped member and retainer, and grounding is performed through at least one of the ring-shaped member and retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignees: Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Shinya Murabayashi, Hideki Matsumoto, Tadahisa Nakamura, Naomasa Kaneko, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai
  • Publication number: 20060006179
    Abstract: A fuel cap includes a cap member, a screw member having a cylindrical body, a thread and a rib, and a gasket. The rib has at least one recess in the vicinity of the end part of the thread on the screw member in such manner that the space is provided that allows the screw member to be screwed tightly without causing interference between the rib and the filler neck thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nakai, Syouichi Hokazono
  • Publication number: 20040231730
    Abstract: An earthing structure of a fuel tank equipped with a lid body closing an opening of the fuel tank made of resin is characterized by being equipped with a ring-shaped member made of metal fixed on the periphery of the opening, and a retainer made of metal fixing the lid body on the ring-shaped member, wherein an electrically earthed member in the vicinity of the lid body is electrically connected to at least one of the ring-shaped member and retainer, and earthing is performed through at least one of the ring-shaped member and retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Shinya Murabayashi, Hideki Matsumoto, Tadahisa Nakamura, Naomasa Kaneko, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai
  • Publication number: 20040163718
    Abstract: A vaporized fuel processing device attached to a fuel tank, includes a casing for forming an outer shell of the vaporized fuel processing device, adiaphragm valve unit opened at the time of increasing the pressure in the fuel tank, and a vent passage communicating with atmospheric air. In the vaporized fuel processing device, the diaphragm valve unit is disposed in a space formed in the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicants: KYOSAN DENKI CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuharu Muto, Hiroya Tagami, Hideki Matsumoto, Naomasa Kaneko, Tadahisa Nakamura, Shinya Murabayashi, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai