Patents by Inventor Heiji Maruyama

Heiji Maruyama 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: 9479851
    Abstract: A vehicle sound generation apparatus 20 is constituted by a first pressure sensor 21a, a second pressure sensor 21b, a signal processing section 24 which performs processing of changing pressure signals output from the first pressure sensor 21a and the second pressure sensor 21b in accordance with the operation state of an automobile 10, and speakers 28a, 28b which output, as an intake sound of an engine 12, a sound pressure signal processed by the signal processing section 24. The first pressure sensor 21a is provided on an intake duct 15 connecting an air cleaner 16 and a throttle body 17 at a position between the air cleaner 16 and the center of the intake duct 15, and the second pressure sensor 21b is provided between the engine 12 and the throttle body 17.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Osawa, Heiji Maruyama, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Kuno, Hirofumi Onitsuka, Yoshikazu Honji
  • Patent number: 9327644
    Abstract: Provided is a sound generating device (20) for a vehicle, including: a plurality of pressure sensors (21a to 21d) for detecting air pressures of an air intake sound of an engine (12) and outputting the air pressures as sound pressure signals; a signal processing unit (24) for performing processing of changing the sound pressure signals in accordance with a driving condition of a vehicle (10); and loudspeakers (28a and 28b) for outputting the sound pressure signals as the air intake sound of the engine (12). Then, the plurality of pressure sensors (21a to 21d) are provided at an interval in a circumferential direction of an outer periphery of an air intake duct (15) at positions in a vicinity of an air flow meter (18) on an air cleaner (16) side with respect to a center of the air intake duct (15), the air intake duct (15) connecting the air cleaner (16) to a throttle body (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Osawa, Heiji Maruyama, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Kuno, Hirofumi Onitsuka, Yoshikazu Honji
  • Publication number: 20150092957
    Abstract: A vehicle sound generation apparatus 20 is constituted by a first pressure sensor 21a, a second pressure sensor 21b, a signal processing section 24 which performs processing of changing pressure signals output from the first pressure sensor 21a and the second pressure sensor 21b in accordance with the operation state of an automobile 10, and speakers 28a, 28b which output, as an intake sound of an engine 12, a sound pressure signal processed by the signal processing section 24. The first pressure sensor 21a is provided on an intake duct 15 connecting an air cleaner 16 and a throttle body 17 at a position between the air cleaner 16 and the center of the intake duct 15, and the second pressure sensor 21b is provided between the engine 12 and the throttle body 17.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Hideki Osawa, Heiji Maruyama, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Kuno, Hirofumi Onitsuka, Yoshikazu Honji
  • Publication number: 20130230185
    Abstract: Provided is a sound generating device (20) for a vehicle, including: a plurality of pressure sensors (21a to 21d) for detecting air pressures of an air intake sound of an engine (12) and outputting the air pressures as sound pressure signals; a signal processing unit (24) for performing processing of changing the sound pressure signals in accordance with a driving condition of a vehicle (10); and loudspeakers (28a and 28b) for outputting the sound pressure signals as the air intake sound of the engine (12). Then, the plurality of pressure sensors (21a to 21d) are provided at an interval in a circumferential direction of an outer periphery of an air intake duct (15) at positions in a vicinity of an air flow meter (18) on an air cleaner (16) side with respect to a center of the air intake duct (15), the air intake duct (15) connecting the air cleaner (16) to a throttle body (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: YAMAHA CORPORATION, YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Osawa, Heiji Maruyama, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Kuno, Hirofumi Onitsuka, Yoshikazu Honji