Patents by Inventor Akihito Fukui
Akihito Fukui 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: 12228099Abstract: There is provided an air cleaner configured to be disposed inside a vehicle body frame, the air cleaner including: an air cleaner case in which an intake chamber is formed; an air filter disposed in the intake chamber; an inlet tube configured to take in air to the intake chamber; and an outlet tube configured to send out the air from the intake chamber. The inlet tube extends in a front-rear direction. The inlet tube has a bottom wall curved downward in a side view to form a concave curved portion below a discharge port of the inlet tube. The concave curved portion is formed with a drain hole.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Akihito Fukui, Shintaro Yagi
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Publication number: 20250050963Abstract: In an installation structure of an accelerator position sensor connected to an accelerator grip via an accelerator cable in a straddle-type vehicle, a seat is supported from a lower side of the straddle-type vehicle by a pair of seat rails, an air cleaner case is installed below the pair of seat rails, an outlet tube extends forward from the air cleaner case, an upper surface of the outlet tube is lower than an upper surface of the air cleaner case, and the accelerator position sensor is installed above the outlet tube between the pair of seat rails.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi YAMADA, Yusuke OHATA, Akihito FUKUI
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Publication number: 20250018738Abstract: An image formation device includes a head and a cooling portion. The head is configured to discharge ink. The cooling portion is configured to cool a pre-treatment agent. The pre-treatment agent contains a volatile component having volatility, and reacting with the ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Yugo FUKUI, Akihito KOBAYASHI, Noriyuki KAWAMATA
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Patent number: 11857906Abstract: There is provided an air cleaner configured to be disposed inside a vehicle body frame, the air cleaner including: an air cleaner case in which an intake chamber is formed; an intake air temperature sensor configured to detect an intake air temperature in the intake chamber; an inlet tube configured to take in air to the intake chamber; and an outlet tube configured to send out air from the intake chamber. The outlet tube has an upstream portion protruding into the intake chamber, and the upstream portion of the outlet tube has a peripheral wall formed with a through hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Akihito Fukui, Makoto Kaneko
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Patent number: 11840302Abstract: There is provided an air cleaner configured to be disposed behind an engine and inside a vehicle body frame. The air cleaner includes: an air cleaner case in which an intake chamber is formed; an air filter that divides the intake chamber into a dirty side and a clean side; an inlet tube configured to take in air from a vehicle rear side to the dirty side; and an outlet tube configured to send air from the clean side to the engine. The inlet tube and the outlet tube are attached to an upper side of the air cleaner case, and an expansion portion is formed on a lower side of the air cleaner case, the expansion portion being formed by expanding the clean side further downward than the dirty side.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Akihito Fukui, Shintaro Yagi
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Patent number: 11703019Abstract: There is provided an intake device, in which an air cleaner is disposed behind an engine and which is configured such that air is introduced from the air cleaner to the engine through an intake passage. The intake device includes: a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure in the intake passage; a throttle body that forms an upstream side of the intake passage; and an intake pipe that forms a downstream side of the intake passage. An attachment portion to which the pressure sensor is attached is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the intake pipe.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Akihito Fukui
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Publication number: 20230149845Abstract: There is provided an air cleaner configured to be disposed inside a vehicle body frame, the air cleaner including: an air cleaner case in which an intake chamber is formed; an intake air temperature sensor configured to detect an intake air temperature in the intake chamber; an inlet tube configured to take in air to the intake chamber; and an outlet tube configured to send out air from the intake chamber. The outlet tube has an upstream portion protruding into the intake chamber, and the upstream portion of the outlet tube has a peripheral wall formed with a through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Akihito FUKUI, Makoto KANEKO
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Publication number: 20230151785Abstract: There is provided an air cleaner configured to be disposed inside a vehicle body frame, the air cleaner including: an air cleaner case in which an intake chamber is formed; an air filter disposed in the intake chamber; an inlet tube configured to take in air to the intake chamber; and an outlet tube configured to send out the air from the intake chamber. The inlet tube extends in a front-rear direction. The inlet tube has a bottom wall curved downward in a side view to form a concave curved portion below a discharge port of the inlet tube. The concave curved portion is formed with a drain hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Akihito FUKUI, Shintaro YAGI
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Publication number: 20230036301Abstract: There is provided an air cleaner configured to be disposed behind an engine and inside a vehicle body frame. The air cleaner includes: an air cleaner case in which an intake chamber is formed; an air filter that divides the intake chamber into a dirty side and a clean side; an inlet tube configured to take in air from a vehicle rear side to the dirty side; and an outlet tube configured to send air from the clean side to the engine. The inlet tube and the outlet tube are attached to an upper side of the air cleaner case, and an expansion portion is formed on a lower side of the air cleaner case, the expansion portion being formed by expanding the clean side further downward than the dirty side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Akihito FUKUI, Shintaro YAGI
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Publication number: 20230025823Abstract: There is provided an intake device, in which an air cleaner is disposed behind an engine and which is configured such that air is introduced from the air cleaner to the engine through an intake passage. The intake device includes: a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure in the intake passage; a throttle body that forms an upstream side of the intake passage; and an intake pipe that forms a downstream side of the intake passage. An attachment portion to which the pressure sensor is attached is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the intake pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Akihito FUKUI
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Publication number: 20190085799Abstract: To provide an intake system of an internal combustion engine that can improve rigidity of a throttle body by strengthening a connection between plural components having an intake passage and further stabilize the opening degree of the throttle body. An intake system of an internal combustion engine includes: a plurality of throttle body members, each having at least one intake passage; and a plurality of structural connectors that are provided on respective throttle body members and connect adjacent the throttle body members with each other. The plurality of structural connectors includes a pair of structural connectors that are connected with each other in directions different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventor: Akihito FUKUI
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Patent number: D510300Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kengo Matsumoto, Koichi Suga, Akihito Fukui, Satoru Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Hatake
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Patent number: D526072Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Fujimoto, Kengo Matsumoto, Akihito Fukui
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Patent number: D576794Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2006Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Setsuo Yoshida, Akihito Fukui, Kiyoshi Takamura, Shinji Goto
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Patent number: D689398Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihito Fukui, Manabu Hirokawa