Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki
Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki 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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Patent number: 11945526Abstract: An electric vehicle that comprises a vehicle main body, a driving apparatus that includes a motor unit which includes a motor and a reduction gear which is attached to the motor unit, and a travel unit configured to drive by a driving force of the driving apparatus. The travel unit includes a plurality of wheels that at least includes a front wheel arranged on the side of a front end portion of the vehicle main body and a rear wheel arranged on the side of a rear end portion of the vehicle main body, and a crawler belt wound around the front wheel and the rear wheel.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenta Kohigashi, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Naoki Matsunaga
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Patent number: 11773814Abstract: An air intake passage structure includes an outer cover forming an outer wall of an outboard motor, an inner cover disposed inside the outer cover, a first intake port formed in the outer cover, a second intake port formed in the inner cover, an air introduction chamber formed between the outer cover and the inner cover; and an air passage formed inside the outer cover. The air passage includes a first passage part on an upper side of the air introduction chamber, and a second passage part extending downward from the first passage part. The air introduction chamber includes a side portion communicating with the first intake port, and a top portion communicating with the first passage part through an opening formed in the partition wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Harada, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Yuki Hase, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Shogo Yoneyama, Ayaka Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20230271688Abstract: An outboard motor, includes: an engine; and an accommodation cover forming an accommodation space accommodating the engine. The accommodation cover includes: a lower cover configured to accommodate a lower part of the engine; an upper cover attached to the lower cover and configured to accommodate an upper part of the engine; and a plurality of lock portions provided in a connection part between the lower cover and the upper cover facing the accommodation space and configured to fix the upper cover to the lower cover. A part of the plurality of lock portions includes an interlocking mechanism configured to lock or unlock the part of the plurality of lock portions simultaneously in response to a single operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Yoshihiro Harada, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Shigekazu Sakata, Mao Horiguchi, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Ryo Kawahata
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Publication number: 20220275777Abstract: An air intake passage structure includes an outer cover forming an outer wall of an outboard motor, an inner cover disposed inside the outer cover, a first intake port formed in the outer cover, a second intake port formed in the inner cover, an air introduction chamber formed between the outer cover and the inner cover; and an air passage formed inside the outer cover. The air passage includes a first passage part on an upper side of the air introduction chamber, and a second passage part extending downward from the first passage part. The air introduction chamber includes a side portion communicating with the first intake port, and a top portion communicating with the first passage part through an opening formed in the partition wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Harada, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Yuki Hase, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Shogo Yoneyama, Ayaka Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11371583Abstract: A speed reduction mechanism comprises an output shaft and a plurality of gears. The output shaft is arranged on the same axis as an input shaft. The plurality of gears transmit a driving force input to the input shaft to the output shaft. The plurality of gears include an input gear provided on the input shaft, an output gear provided on the output shaft, and a plurality of transmission gears arranged side by side in a circumferential direction of the input shaft.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Kenta Kohigashi, Naoki Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20220194539Abstract: An outboard motor comprises an engine and a cover that covers the periphery of the engine. The cover includes an outer cover that defines an outer appearance and an inner cover that covers the engine inside the outer cover. The outer cover comprises an outer side division structure that can be divided into a plurality of parts, and the inner cover has a structural part providing access to the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Yoshihiro Harada, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yuki Hase
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Patent number: 11326563Abstract: An outboard engine cover structure that covers an outboard engine and includes an inner cover on an inside and an outer cover on an outside. The structure includes a flow space for air formed between the inner and outer covers, an intake formed in a lower portion of the outer cover and configured to take in outer air to the flow space, a communication port formed in the inner cover in a position above the intake, and configured to cause an inner space of the inner cover accommodating the outboard engine to communicate with the flow space, first ribs arranged between the intake and the communication port in the flow space; and second ribs arranged between the intake and the communication port and positioned closer to the communication port than the first ribs in the flow space.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Yoshihiro Harada, Yuki Hase
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Patent number: 11306791Abstract: A driving apparatus 100 includes a motor 20 that generates drive power and power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 that transmit drive power of the motor 20 to an output shaft 60. The power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 include a clutch mechanism 30 that switches between a state where the motor 20 and the output shaft 60 are connected and a state where the motor 20 and the output shaft 60 are disconnected, and a brake mechanism 40 that brakes rotation of the output shaft 60, and the clutch mechanism 30 is arranged so as to overlap the brake mechanism 40 in a radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Matsunaga, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Kenta Kohigashi
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Patent number: 11268585Abstract: A driving apparatus 100 includes a motor 20 that generates drive power and power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 that transmit drive power of the motor 20 to an output shaft 60. The power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 include at least one of a clutch mechanism 30 that switches between a state where the motor 20 and the output shaft 60 are connected and a state where the motor 20 and the output shall 60 are disconnected, in accordance with movement of an operation rod 32, and a brake mechanism 40 that brakes rotation of the output shaft 60 in accordance with movement of an operation rod 43.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Matsunaga, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Kenta Kohigashi
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Patent number: 11171540Abstract: A driving device includes a motor unit including a motor, and a speed reducer attached to the motor unit. The speed reducer includes a plurality of gears combined to decelerate an output of the motor, and a gear case configured to support the plurality of gears and attached to the motor unit. The gear case is selected from a plurality of types of gear cases. The plurality of types of gear cases are different from one another in an arrangement of the plurality of gears and a position of an output shaft relative to an input shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenta Kohigashi, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Naoki Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20210291949Abstract: A sealing structure of a cover for covering an outboard engine, the cover being formed by combining not less than three cover members, and having an intersection where combining portions of the three cover members intersect each other in the form of a T-shape, the sealing structure includes a first linear sealing member passing through the intersection, a second linear sealing member extending from the intersection, and a block-like sealing portion arranged in the intersection, having a passage portion through which the first linear sealing member passes, and having a connecting portion for connecting an end portion of the second linear sealing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Yoshihiro Harada
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Publication number: 20210293209Abstract: An outboard engine cover structure that covers an outboard engine and includes an inner cover on an inside and an outer cover on an outside. The structure includes a flow space for air formed between the inner and outer covers, an intake formed in a lower portion of the outer cover and configured to take in outer air to the flow space, a communication port formed in the inner cover in a position above the intake, and configured to cause an inner space of the inner cover accommodating the outboard engine to communicate with the flow space, first ribs arranged between the intake and the communication port in the flow space; and second ribs arranged between the intake and the communication port and positioned closer to the communication port than the first ribs in the flow space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Yoshihiro Harada, Yuki Hase
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Publication number: 20200406996Abstract: An electric vehicle that comprises a vehicle main body, a driving apparatus that includes a motor unit which includes a motor and a reduction gear which is attached to the motor unit, and a travel unit configured to drive by a driving force of the driving apparatus. The travel unit includes a plurality of wheels that at least includes a front wheel arranged on the side of a front end portion of the vehicle main body and a rear wheel arranged on the side of a rear end portion of the vehicle main body, and a crawler belt wound around the front wheel and the rear wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenta Kohigashi, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Naoki Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20200393011Abstract: A driving apparatus 100 includes a motor 20 that generates drive power and power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 that transmit drive power of the motor 20 to an output shaft 60. The power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 include at least one of a clutch mechanism 30 that switches between a state where the motor 20 and the output shaft 60 are connected and a state where the motor 20 and the output shall 60 are disconnected, in accordance with movement of an operation rod 32, and a brake mechanism 40 that brakes rotation of the output shaft 60 in accordance with movement of an operation rod 43.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Matsunaga, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Kenta Kohigashi
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Publication number: 20200393019Abstract: A driving apparatus 100 includes a motor 20 that generates drive power and power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 that transmit drive power of the motor 20 to an output shaft 60. The power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 include a brake mechanism 40 that brakes rotation of the output shaft 60 and a deceleration mechanism 50 that converts a torque of the motor 20, and transmits a resultant to the output shaft 60, and the brake mechanism 40 is arranged at a part before the deceleration mechanism 50, and the deceleration mechanism 50 is arranged at a part before the output shaft 60.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Matsunaga, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Kenta Kohigashi
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Publication number: 20200393012Abstract: A driving apparatus 100 includes a motor 20 that generates drive power and power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 that transmit drive power of the motor 20 to an output shaft 60. The power transmission units 30, 40, and 50 include a clutch mechanism 30 that switches between a state where the motor 20 and the output shaft 60 are connected and a state where the motor 20 and the output shaft 60 are disconnected, and a brake mechanism 40 that brakes rotation of the output shaft 60, and the clutch mechanism 30 is arranged so as to overlap the brake mechanism 40 in a radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Matsunaga, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Kenta Kohigashi
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Publication number: 20200355243Abstract: There is provided with a speed reduction mechanism. An output shaft is arranged on the same axis as an input shaft. A plurality of gears transmit a driving force input to the input shaft to the output shaft. The plurality of gears include an input gear provided on the input shaft, an output gear provided on the output shaft, and a plurality of transmission gears arranged side by side in a circumferential direction of the input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Kenta Kohigashi, Naoki Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20190207469Abstract: A driving device includes a motor unit including a motor, and a speed reducer attached to the motor unit. The speed reducer includes a plurality of gears combined to decelerate an output of the motor, and a gear case configured to support the plurality of gears and attached to the motor unit. The gear case is selected from a plurality of types of gear cases. The plurality of types of gear cases are different from one another in an arrangement of the plurality of gears and a position of an output shaft relative to an input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Kenta KOHIGASHI, Tsuyoshi YOSHIGASAKI, Naoki MATSUNAGA
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Patent number: 9175732Abstract: The present subject matter relates to clutch arm and release devices and methods such as for a variable speed transmission. A clutch linkage can include a control shaft pivotable about an axis, a substantially U-shaped arm connected at two points to the shaft, and a plurality of projections positioned on the arm. The arm can be moved between positions in response to rotational movement of the control shaft, and the projections can thereby engage and exert a force on a movable sleeve to move the sleeve, such as for causing a clutch bearing to move between an engaged and a disengaged position.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Christopher Kurt Zingelmann, Christopher Todd Walker, Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Brian Bender, Yasumi Fukuzumi
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Patent number: 8814618Abstract: An outboard engine unit, where a drive shaft is connected to an engine and rotatably supported in a drive shaft chamber via a bearing and where a gear mechanism for transmitting rotation of the drive shaft to a propeller shaft is accommodated in a gear chamber, includes: a lubricant circulation section for returning lubricant oil, having lubricated the bearing, back to the gear chamber; an oil storage chamber for receiving the lubricant oil having lubricated the bearing; and a return passage communicating the oil storage chamber with the gear chamber. The lubricant oil guided to the oil storage chamber is returned back to the gear chamber via the return passage.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Tsuyoshi Yoshigasaki, Tomoaki Ishikawa, Nobuchika Katagiri