Patents by Inventor Akira Tokito

Akira Tokito 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: 11897577
    Abstract: This saddle-riding type vehicle includes: a transmission that includes a clutch operated by an operation of a slave cylinder; an oil pressure actuator that includes a master cylinder which generates an oil pressure on an operation oil; an oil pressure valve unit that controls transmission of the oil pressure generated by the master cylinder to the slave cylinder; a master-side connection pipe arrangement that connects the master cylinder to the oil pressure valve unit; and a slave-side connection pipe arrangement that connects the oil pressure valve unit to the slave cylinder, wherein the slave cylinder and the oil pressure valve unit are arranged on one side part in a vehicle width direction of the saddle-riding type vehicle, and the oil pressure actuator is arranged on another side part in the vehicle width direction of the saddle-riding type vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Kuniaki Wakamatsu, Eisuke Kajihara, Junya Ono, Go Morita
  • Patent number: 11585649
    Abstract: A shift drum angle detecting device includes: a first angle sensor configured to output a first sensor output value corresponding to a shaft rotational angle of a first sensor shaft integrally rotating with a shift drum; and a second angle sensor configured to output a second sensor output value corresponding to a shaft rotational angle of a second sensor shaft rotating at an increased speed as a result of a speed increasing mechanism increasing the rotation of the first sensor shaft. A first sensor switching angle where the maximum value and the minimum value of the first sensor output value are switched and a second sensor switching angle where the maximum value and the minimum value of the second sensor output value are switched are set to be different from each other in rotational angle of the shift drum. Such device precisely detects any rotational angle of the shift drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Adachi, Hiroyuki Kojima, Akira Tokito, Yoshikazu Furusawa
  • Patent number: 11512748
    Abstract: This clutch control apparatus includes: a clutch device that connects and disconnects a power transmission between an engine and a drive wheel; a clutch actuator that drives the clutch device and changes a clutch capacity; a driven mechanism that is arranged between the clutch actuator and the clutch device, is operated by a drive of the clutch actuator, and operates the clutch device; a control part that calculates a control target value of the clutch capacity; and a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the driven mechanism, wherein the control part corrects the control target value based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Akira Tokito, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Kohei Matsuura
  • Patent number: 11512746
    Abstract: A clutch locking mechanism is a clutch locking mechanism (80) mounted in a saddle type vehicle (1) and includes a clutch (26) which enters an engaged state where power can be transmitted when an actuator (28) is operated and returns to a disengaged state where power cannot be transmitted when the actuator (28) is not operated, and a locking mechanism (100) having an operator (101) which is able to bring the clutch (26) into the engaged state separately from an operation of the actuator (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Junya Ono, Masahiro Shimizu, Kunihiro Notsu, Go Morita
  • Patent number: 11414155
    Abstract: A reactive force generation device (130) of clutch-by-wire system is a reactive force generation device which generates a reactive force on a clutch lever (51), and includes a piston structure in which an air bleeding hole (139) is provided, and a contact member (133) which is in contact with the clutch lever (51) and in which the air bleeding hole 139 is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Kuniaki Wakamatsu, Yoshinobu Shiomi, Akira Tokito, Go Morita, Junya Ono
  • Publication number: 20220178409
    Abstract: This clutch control apparatus includes: a clutch device that connects and disconnects a power transmission between an engine and a drive wheel; a clutch actuator that drives the clutch device and changes a clutch capacity; a driven mechanism that is arranged between the clutch actuator and the clutch device, is operated by a drive of the clutch actuator, and operates the clutch device; a control part that calculates a control target value of the clutch capacity; and a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the driven mechanism, wherein the control part corrects the control target value based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Akira Tokito, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Kohei Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20220135181
    Abstract: This saddle-riding type vehicle includes: a transmission that includes a clutch operated by an operation of a slave cylinder; an oil pressure actuator that includes a master cylinder which generates an oil pressure on an operation oil; an oil pressure valve unit that controls transmission of the oil pressure generated by the master cylinder to the slave cylinder; a master-side connection pipe arrangement that connects the master cylinder to the oil pressure valve unit; and a slave-side connection pipe arrangement that connects the oil pressure valve unit to the slave cylinder, wherein the slave cylinder and the oil pressure valve unit are arranged on one side part in a vehicle width direction of the saddle-riding type vehicle, and the oil pressure actuator is arranged on another side part in the vehicle width direction of the saddle-riding type vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Kuniaki Wakamatsu, Eisuke Kajihara, Junya Ono, Go Morita
  • Publication number: 20220128101
    Abstract: A clutch locking mechanism is a clutch locking mechanism (80) mounted in a saddle type vehicle (1) and includes a clutch (26) which enters an engaged state where power can be transmitted when an actuator (28) is operated and returns to a disengaged state where power cannot be transmitted when the actuator (28) is not operated, and a locking mechanism (100) having an operator (101) which is able to bring the clutch (26) into the engaged state separately from an operation of the actuator (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Junya Ono, Masahiro Shimizu, Kunihiro Notsu, Go Morita
  • Publication number: 20210309317
    Abstract: A reactive force generation device (130) of clutch-by-wire system is a reactive force generation device which generates a reactive force on a clutch lever (51), and includes a piston structure in which an air bleeding hole (139) is provided, and a contact member (133) which is in contact with the clutch lever (51) and in which the air bleeding hole 139 is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro Shimizu, Kuniaki Wakamatsu, Yoshinobu Shiomi, Akira Tokito, Go Morita, Junya Ono
  • Patent number: 11066127
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve unit includes a main oil passage configured to bring a side of a master cylinder and a side of a slave cylinder to communicate with each other, and a bypass oil passage configured to bypass a valve mechanism of the main oil passage, wherein the main oil passage and a main section of the bypass oil passage are disposed to be arranged with respective axes aligned with each other, and the main section of the bypass oil passage is disposed at the same height as the main oil passage or at a position higher than that of the main oil passage in a state in which a valve body is attached at a predetermined attachment position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke Kajihara, Akira Tokito, Junya Ono
  • Publication number: 20210095951
    Abstract: A shift drum angle detecting device includes: a first angle sensor configured to output a first sensor output value corresponding to a shaft rotational angle of a first sensor shaft integrally rotating with a shift drum; and a second angle sensor configured to output a second sensor output value corresponding to a shaft rotational angle of a second sensor shaft rotating at an increased speed as a result of a speed increasing mechanism increasing the rotation of the first sensor shaft. A first sensor switching angle where the maximum value and the minimum value of the first sensor output value are switched and a second sensor switching angle where the maximum value and the minimum value of the second sensor output value are switched are set to be different from each other in rotational angle of the shift drum. Such device precisely detects any rotational angle of the shift drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jun ADACHI, Hiroyuki KOJIMA, Akira TOKITO, Yoshikazu FURUSAWA
  • Patent number: 10766570
    Abstract: A shifting operation detecting apparatus includes a gearbox and a shift change apparatus. The shift change apparatus includes a shifting operation unit, a shifting operation receiving section, a swing lever and a connecting member. A shift operation detector is disposed between the swing lever in an outer shaft section of the shifting operation receiving section and a gearbox case to directly detect a pivoted state of the shifting operation receiving section, and the connecting member is connected to the swing lever from the gearbox case side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Naotada Matsudaira, Eisuke Kajihara, Kazumitsu Yamamoto, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Kosuke Tsunashima, Junya Ono
  • Publication number: 20200156738
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve unit includes a main oil passage configured to bring a side of a master cylinder and a side of a slave cylinder to communicate with each other, and a bypass oil passage configured to bypass a valve mechanism of the main oil passage, wherein the main oil passage and a main section of the bypass oil passage are disposed to be arranged with respective axes aligned with each other, and the main section of the bypass oil passage is disposed at the same height as the main oil passage or at a position higher than that of the main oil passage in a state in which a valve body is attached at a predetermined attachment position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Eisuke Kajihara, Akira Tokito, Junya Ono
  • Publication number: 20200158188
    Abstract: A saddle-type vehicle includes a gearbox having a clutch operated by actuation of a slave cylinder, a hydraulic actuator having a master cylinder configured to generate a hydraulic pressure in a working fluid, a hydraulic valve unit configured to control transmission of the hydraulic pressure generated by the master cylinder to the slave cylinder, a master-side connecting pipeline, and a slave-side connecting pipeline, wherein the hydraulic valve unit Is disposed at a position closer to the slave cylinder than the hydraulic actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Eisuke Kajihara, Akira Tokito, Junya Ono
  • Patent number: 10578133
    Abstract: This clutch actuator includes a hydraulic pressure generating mechanism (51) configured to operate a clutch (26) to provide a connected state or a disconnected state, a motor (52) configured to generate a rotary driving force for driving the hydraulic pressure generating mechanism (51) to a driving shaft (52a), a transmission mechanism (54) configured to transmit the rotary driving force generated in the driving shaft (52a) of the motor (52) to a driven member (54b) parallel to the driving shaft (52a) in an axial direction and disposed coaxially with a cylinder main body (51a), and a conversion mechanism (55) configured to convert the rotary driving force transmitted to the driven member (54b) into a reciprocal driving force of a piston (51b) in a stroke direction, wherein the hydraulic pressure generating mechanism (51), the motor (52), the transmission mechanism (54) and the conversion mechanism (55) are integrated as a unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke Kajihara, Akira Tokito, Kosuke Tsunashima, Junya Ono
  • Patent number: 10539195
    Abstract: An engine clutch device includes first and second alternately stacked frictional power transmitting members and a clutch pressure member for axially bringing the frictional power transmitting members into pressure contact. The clutch device includes an oil supply portion adjacent to a distal end of power transmission shaft. The clutch device has an oil supply structure including a clutch lifter member with a flange portion axially facing the distal end of power transmission shaft, to axially shift the clutch pressure member to release the pressure contact of the frictional power transmitting members. The flange portion has a bowl-shaped portion extending axially to surround the one end portion of the power transmission shaft. The bowl-shaped portion including the flange portion functions to guide oil axially inward along the power transmission shaft and serves to provide an improved oil supply effect to the frictional power transmitting members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Toshitaka Akita, Yoichiro Takahashi, Taichi Honda, Hitoshi Saito
  • Patent number: 10030769
    Abstract: A gearbox of a power unit includes a transmission, a shift drum provided with lead grooves, a shift drum feed mechanism, and a drive side-shift fork and driven side-shift forks respectively provided with engaging portions to be engaged with the lead grooves. At least one lead groove is a common lead groove with which the engaging portion of the drive side-shift fork and the engaging portion of the driven side-shift fork are engaged at an angular interval, which is a positive multiple integral of a feed angle of the shift drum, with respect to a rotation center of the shift drum. The drive side-shift fork and driven side-shift fork, whose engaging portions are engaged with the common lead groove, are guided by the same axially shifted groove portions provided in the common lead groove, and thereby establish speeds of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sugano, Akira Tokito
  • Publication number: 20180180113
    Abstract: An engine clutch device includes first and second alternately stacked frictional power transmitting members and a clutch pressure member for axially bringing the frictional power transmitting members into pressure contact. The clutch device includes an oil supply portion adjacent to a distal end of power transmission shaft. The clutch device has an oil supply structure including a clutch lifter member with a flange portion axially facing the distal end of power transmission shaft, to axially shift the clutch pressure member to release the pressure contact of the frictional power transmitting members. The flange portion has a bowl-shaped portion extending axially to surround the one end portion of the power transmission shaft. The bowl-shaped portion including the flange portion functions to guide oil axially inward along the power transmission shaft and serves to provide an improved oil supply effect to the frictional power transmitting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Toshitaka Akita, Yoichiro Takahashi, Taichi Honda, Hitoshi Saito
  • Publication number: 20180086418
    Abstract: A shifting operation detecting apparatus includes a gearbox and a shift change apparatus. The shift change apparatus includes a shifting operation unit, a shifting operation receiving section, a swing lever and a connecting member. A shift operation detector is disposed between the swing lever in an outer shaft section of the shifting operation receiving section and a gearbox case to directly detect a pivoted state of the shifting operation receiving section, and the connecting member is connected to the swing lever from the gearbox case side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Naotada Matsudaira, Eisuke Kajihara, Kazumitsu Yamamoto, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Kosuke Tsunashima, Junya Ono
  • Publication number: 20180087543
    Abstract: This clutch actuator includes a hydraulic pressure generating mechanism (51) configured to operate a clutch (26) to provide a connected state or a disconnected state, a motor (52) configured to generate a rotary driving force for driving the hydraulic pressure generating mechanism (51) to a driving shaft (52a), a transmission mechanism (54) configured to transmit the rotary driving force generated in the driving shaft (52a) of the motor (52) to a driven member (54b) parallel to the driving shaft (52a) in an axial direction and disposed coaxially with a cylinder main body (51a), and a conversion mechanism (55) configured to convert the rotary driving force transmitted to the driven member (54b) into a reciprocal driving force of a piston (51b) in a stroke direction, wherein the hydraulic pressure generating mechanism (51), the motor (52), the transmission mechanism (54) and the conversion mechanism (55) are integrated as a unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Eisuke Kajihara, Akira Tokito, Kosuke Tsunashima, Junya Ono