Patents Assigned to Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
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Patent number: 12280851Abstract: Provided is an off-road vehicle including: a travel mechanism that includes a travel motor, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, and a power transmission mechanism transmitting rotation from the travel motor to the wheels, the power transmission mechanism including a CVT belt and a transfer box switchable between a front and rear wheel drive mode and a rear wheel drive mode; a sensor that detects a travel condition caused by the travel mechanism; and processing circuitry that determines whether the travel condition caused by the travel mechanism has become a predetermined belt check request condition based on an output of the sensor, and performs, when determining that the travel condition has become the belt check request condition, travel function limitation processing of limiting a travel function performed by the travel mechanism more than that before determination.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventor: Taisuke Morita
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Patent number: 12214842Abstract: A leaning vehicle includes a vehicle body, a left front wheel, a right front wheel, a steering rod, suspension, a first steering part, second steering part, a pantograph mechanism. The first steering part is disposed a vehicle body side respect to the suspension and transmits rotational a steering force by a driver. The second steering part is disposed the front wheel side respect to the suspension and transmits the rotational steering force to the steering rod. The pantograph mechanism is disposed separately from the suspension, transmits the rotational steering force from the first steering part to the second steering part, and maintains state of transmission of the rotational steering force by deforming in accordance with changes in relative positions of the first steering part and the second steering part.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Nakajima, Hiroshi Ishii, Taro Iwamoto, Kazuya Nagasaka, Taichi Inaba
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Patent number: 12187401Abstract: A small planing watercraft includes: a body; a seat located above the body; a steering handle located above the body and forward of the seat; and an additional part holding mount secured to the handle and disposed forward of a rear surface of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Araki, Yuu Shibuta, Marika Satake
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Patent number: 12139008Abstract: A fuel tank cap includes: a cap body which opens and closes a fuel supply port of a fuel tank; a ring member which is disposed around the fuel supply port and is shaped so as to surround the cap body; and a hinge member which is coupled to the ring member to support the cap body in a turnable manner between a closed position and an open position. A first peripheral part of the ring member, which is opposed to an outer periphery of the cap body, has a larger dimension in a circumferential direction than a dimension of a second peripheral part of the hinge member, which is opposed to the outer periphery of the cap body. The ring member and the hinge member are made of mutually different materials.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignees: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd., Sankyo Kinzoku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Takahashi, Daisuke Saeki, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Keiichi Araki
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Publication number: 20240217287Abstract: A suspension 4 includes a suspension arm 41 that couples a knuckle 3 to a vehicle body frame 1 and swings relative to the vehicle body frame 1. The suspension arm 41 has a curve 8 to avoid contact with other components. The curve 8 is positioned closer to the vehicle body frame 1 with respect to the center of the suspension arm 41 in a longitudinal direction thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya HATANAKA, Takashi HISAMURA
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Publication number: 20240182004Abstract: A brake lever support structure includes: a brake lever movable between a working position at which a parking brake of an off-road vehicle works and a cancel position at which the parking brake is cancelled; and an interior panel defining an inner surface of a cabin of the off-road vehicle. The brake lever extends from inside of the cabin to outside of the cabin through the interior panel. The interior panel includes a stopper that contacts the brake lever at the cancel position to restrict movement of the brake lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventor: Naoto NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20240124109Abstract: An operation assistance system for a small watercraft includes: a position specification unit that specifies an abnormality occurrence position, which is a position where an abnormality has occurred, when the abnormality has occurred in a small watercraft; a transmission unit that transmits information on the abnormality occurrence position specified by the position specification unit; and a processing circuit, in which the processing circuit includes a storage unit that stores information on the abnormality occurrence position transmitted from the transmission unit, and an information provision unit that creates predetermined operation assistance information based on information on the abnormality occurrence position stored in the storage unit and transmits the created operation assistance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Toshio ARAKI, Kazumasa HISADA, Daisuke KAWAI, Shohei TERAI, Takuya SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20240124115Abstract: A personal watercraft includes: a watercraft body; an operation unit operated by a driver aboard the watercraft body; a turning attitude detection unit that detects a turning attitude that is an attitude of the watercraft body when the driver performs operation of turning the watercraft body; a behavior adjustment actuator that adjusts behavior of the watercraft body; and a control unit that controls the behavior adjustment actuator based on the turning attitude detected by the turning attitude detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiyuki KUROYANAGI
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Publication number: 20240124072Abstract: At a floor drain, a groove extending in an up-down direction is located at a peripheral edge of a drain opening, and a cap has a circular columnar body extending in the up-down direction, a flange disposed at an outer peripheral surface of the body and mounted on the peripheral edge, and a claw disposed lower than the flange at the outer peripheral surface of the body and having an upper surface inclined upward toward one side in a circumferential direction of the body. The upper surface of the claw and a lower surface of the peripheral edge contact each other to close the drain opening in such a manner that the body is rotated to the other side in the circumferential direction with the claw inserted downward into the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventor: Takuya ITO
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Publication number: 20240109629Abstract: A personal watercraft includes: a watercraft body including a boarding section on which a driver boards and a sub-boarding section on which a mounted object other than the driver is mounted; a mounted object overboard detection unit that detects that the mounted object has fallen overboard from the watercraft body; and a notification unit that performs notification control to notify the driver of the falling overboard through a specific control target when the mounted object overboard detection unit detects that the mounted object has fallen overboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Toshio ARAKI, Hiroshi YAGII, Tetsuya IWATA
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Publication number: 20240075808Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a seat located adjacent to an entrance in a vehicle compartment, and a storage located below the seat and having a housing space therein. The storage has an access opening opened to the entrance such that the housing space is accessible from the entrance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Yumi MIYAKE
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Patent number: 11897304Abstract: A stabilizer bar support structure of an off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body frame having a seat base frame that supports a seat and a support frame that supports the seat base frame, a stabilizer bar that couples right and left suspensions to each other and is supported on the support frame, and a bracket attached to the support frame. The stabilizer bar is attached to the support frame through the bracket. The bracket receives the load of the seat base frame through the support frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Hisamura, Yusuke Nakashima
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Publication number: 20240034449Abstract: A jet-propelled boat includes a power unit that applies a propulsive force to a ship body by injecting water taken in from a water inlet while pressurizing the water, a position detection unit that detects a position of the ship body, a determination unit that determines whether or not an operation mode is a fixed position mode, and a power control unit that controls the power unit based on detection information by the position detection unit so that a position of the ship body falls within a target range including a specific anchor position in a case where the determination unit determines that the operation mode is the fixed position mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihito UCHINO, Satoru WATABE
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Publication number: 20240034438Abstract: A personal watercraft includes a ship body, a luggage compartment provided in the ship body and provided with an opening for taking in and out luggage, a hatch attached to the ship body and capable of opening and closing the opening, and a lock mechanism for fixing the hatch to the ship body in a state where the opening is closed. The lock mechanism includes a plurality of lock portions that engage the hatch and the ship body with each other, one operation lever that causes the plurality of lock portions to unlock the engagement in an interlocking manner, and a transmission member that transmits an operation action of the operation lever to at least one of the plurality of lock portions to unlock the engagement of the lock portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventor: Masaaki MIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20240009602Abstract: A personal watercraft includes a ship body and a recovery water passage. The ship body includes a deck and a hull. The recovery water passage is provided in the hull, and includes a water intake opening through which water can be taken in when the ship body plains on a water surface, and a discharge opening through which the taken water is discharged. The recovery water passage is formed with a filter accommodation space that accommodates a filter that traps minute foreign matters contained in water flowing through the recovery water passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Toshio ARAKI, Yuki NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20230415659Abstract: A storage 3 of a utility vehicle 100 includes a storage body 4 in a vehicle body 10, the storage body 4 including a housing space 40; a lid 5 opening or closing the housing space 40; a supporter 6 supporting the lid 5 such that the lid 5 is rotatable relative to the storage body 4; and a spring 7 biasing the lid in a direction in which the lid 5 closes the housing space 40.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventor: Kenta TAKADA
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Publication number: 20230415551Abstract: A vehicle full door includes a door body having a first door panel and a second door panel formed separately from the first door panel and connected to an upper end of the first door panel; a window provided at the second door panel; an outer knob, an inner knob, and a latch provided at the first door panel; and a hinge provided at the first door panel to turnably support the door body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Sota TSURUMI, Teruaki YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 11845518Abstract: A small planing watercraft includes: a body including a storage box and a lid, the storage box including an opening, the lid releasably closing the opening; an opening and closing sensor detecting opening and closing of the lid; and processing circuitry determining whether the lid is open based on a result of detection of the opening and closing sensor, and, when determining that the lid is open, outputting a signal indicating that the lid is open.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinobu Uozumi, Hideaki Ebisui, Kazuki Ueda
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Publication number: 20230399073Abstract: Provided is an off-road vehicle including: a travel mechanism that includes a travel motor, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, and a power transmission mechanism transmitting rotation from the travel motor to the wheels, the power transmission mechanism including a CVT belt and a transfer box switchable between a front and rear wheel drive mode and a rear wheel drive mode; a sensor that detects a travel condition caused by the travel mechanism; and processing circuitry that determines whether the travel condition caused by the travel mechanism has become a predetermined belt check request condition based on an output of the sensor, and performs, when determining that the travel condition has become the belt check request condition, travel function limitation processing of limiting a travel function performed by the travel mechanism more than that before determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventor: Taisuke MORITA
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Patent number: D1046694Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Nishihara, Yumi Murayama