Patents by Inventor Hideaki Nakagawa

Hideaki Nakagawa 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: 8936129
    Abstract: Provided is an electric vehicle that realizes a light electric straddled vehicle using a motor with a small size, and optimizes the left and right weight balances in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle body centerline. The electric motor (250) is disposed inside a swing arm (124) of a cantilever type at a position overlapping a projection area of a rear wheel WR when seen from the side portion of the vehicle body. The motor driver (216) is disposed inside the swing arm (124) so that the vehicle body centerline (C) passing through at the front side of the vehicle body in the rear wheel (WR). The position (G2) of the center of gravity of the motor driver (216) is disposed to be offset in the direction opposite to the offset direction of the electric motor (250) with respect to the vehicle body centerline (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Honda, Hideaki Nakagawa, Masahide Mimura, Hiroshi Iwakami, Kazuo Sato, Keiichiro Niizuma
  • Publication number: 20140133021
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for enhancing the brightness characteristics of a three-dimensional (3-D) image viewing apparatus. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a 3-D image viewing apparatus may comprise a frame, a first lens disposed within the frame and a second lens disposed within the frame. The first lens may transmit light within a blue spectrum, a green spectrum, and a red spectrum at a first pre-determined intensity. The second lens may transmit light within an amber spectrum and an offset spectrum at a second pre-determined intensity. In certain embodiments, the offset spectrum may comprise a violet spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakagawa, Monte Ramstad, Kazuhisa Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140132745
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for reducing ghosting in a three-dimensional (3-D) image system. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a 3-D image generation system may comprise a first pixel disposed on a semiconductor element that emits light in a first color spectrum and a second pixel disposed on a semiconductor element that emits light in a second color spectrum. A controller may be coupled to the first pixel and the second pixel. The controller may cause the 3-D image generation system to display a first stereoscopic image using the first color spectrum and a second stereoscopic image using the second color spectrum. A filter may be coupled to at least one of the first pixel and the second pixel, and alter at least one of the first color spectrum and the second color spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakagawa, Monte Ramstad, Kazuhisa Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8662232
    Abstract: In an electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor for generating power to drive a rear wheel; a battery for supplying electric power to the electric motor; a rider seat on which a rider seats; a housing box disposed below the rider seat; and a side cover covering the housing box below the rider seat, the electric two-wheeled motor vehicle configured to allow charging of the battery, an opening (118) covered with an openable and closeable lid member (120) is provided in the side cover (48), and a power-receiving-side connector (67) to which a power-supplying-side connector leading to an external power source can be inserted and connected is fixed and disposed between an outer surface of the side cover (48) and the housing box to face the opening (118). Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the requirement for a rider seat to be opened in charging of a battery and thereby facilitate the charging work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motors Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nakamura, Ryo Sato, Takasumi Yamanaka, Hideaki Nakagawa, Tatsuya Minagawa, Tetsuro Hosoda
  • Patent number: 8636304
    Abstract: Provided are a webbing-threading member and a seatbelt device that can prevent deviation of webbing (a so-called jamming phenomenon) by preventing rotation of the webbing-threading member. A webbing-threading member 1 of the present invention includes a body 2 rotatably mounted on the side of a vehicle, a threading hole 3 formed in the body 2 for guiding the webbing W, and a guide piece 4 placed on a surface of the threading hole 3 and forming a sliding surface 41 over which the webbing W slides. The guide piece 4 has, on the sliding surface 41, engaging grooves 42 that cause a pressing force to act in such a direction as to rotate the body 2 toward a vehicle front side at the time of withdrawing the webbing W, and that cause a pressing force to act in such a direction as to rotate the body 2 toward a vehicle rear side at the time of retracting the webbing W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuki Tabata, Hideaki Nakagawa, Ryoichi Imai
  • Patent number: 8419036
    Abstract: A non-uniform load is prevented from acting on a cross member to reduce the weight of the cross member in a saddled vehicle. In the saddled vehicle has a vehicle body frame 11 for suspending an engine 12, a swing arm 14 for suspending a rear wheel WR freely swingably, pivot portions 29 which are formed as a right-and-left pair, constitute a part of the vehicle body frame 11 and pivotably support the swing arm 14, a lower cross member 28 for joining the pivot portions 29, a rear cushion 32 for applying elastic force to the swing arm 14, a link mechanism 31 for joining the lower end 32A of the rear cushion 32, the swing arm 14 and the pivot portions 29, a link joint stay 70 which is formed at the rear side of the lower cross member 28 and joins the link mechanism 31, and a lower hunger 48 that is formed at the front side of the lower cross member 28 and fixes the engine 12, the link joint stay 70 and the lower hunger 48 are formed at the same position with respect to the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Fujiyama, Hideaki Nakagawa, Satoru Ikami
  • Publication number: 20120199409
    Abstract: In an electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor for generating power to drive a rear wheel; a battery for supplying electric power to the electric motor; a rider seat on which a rider seats; a housing box disposed below the rider seat; and a side cover covering the housing box below the rider seat, the electric two-wheeled motor vehicle configured to allow charging of the battery, an opening (118) covered with an openable and closeable lid member (120) is provided in the side cover (48), and a power-receiving-side connector (67) to which a power-supplying-side connector leading to an external power source can be inserted and connected is fixed and disposed between an outer surface of the side cover (48) and the housing box to face the opening (118). Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the requirement for a rider seat to be opened in charging of a battery and thereby facilitate the charging work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Nakamura, Ryo Sato, Takasumi Yamanaka, Hideaki Nakagawa, Tatsuya Minagawa, Tetsuro Hosoda
  • Publication number: 20120175181
    Abstract: A non-uniform load is prevented from acting on a cross member to reduce the weight of the cross member in a saddled vehicle. In the saddled vehicle has a vehicle body frame 11 for suspending an engine 12, a swing arm 14 for suspending a rear wheel WR freely swingably, pivot portions 29 which are formed as a right-and-left pair, constitute a part of the vehicle body frame 11 and pivotably support the swing arm 14, a lower cross member 28 for joining the pivot portions 29, a rear cushion 32 for applying elastic force to the swing arm 14, a link mechanism 31 for joining the lower end 32A of the rear cushion 32, the swing arm 14 and the pivot portions 29, a link joint stay 70 which is formed at the rear side of the lower cross member 28 and joins the link mechanism 31, and a lower hunger 48 that is formed at the front side of the lower cross member 28 and fixes the engine 12, the link joint stay 70 and the lower hunger 48 are formed at the same position with respect to the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Kotaro Fujiyama, Hideaki Nakagawa, Satoru Ikami
  • Publication number: 20120169143
    Abstract: In an electric vehicle in which a high voltage battery supplying electric power to an electric motor generating power to drive a drive wheel and a low voltage battery supplying electric power to an accessory are mounted in a vehicle body, a breaker (62) is provided in a circuit (74) of a high power system linked to the high voltage battery (36); manual connection-disconnection means (71) for allowing switching between connection and disconnection of a circuit (75) of a low power system linked to the low voltage battery (40) to be performed by a manual operation is provided in the circuit (75) of the low power system; a relay switch (63, 64) which is capable of performing switching between connection and disconnection of the circuit (74) of the high power system by being supplied with electric power from the circuit (75) of the low power system, and which interrupts the circuit (74) of the high power system when the circuit (75) of the low power system is interrupted is provided on the circuit (74) of the high
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakagawa, Isao Shokaku, Kenji Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20120091781
    Abstract: Provided are a webbing-threading member and a seatbelt device that can prevent deviation of webbing (a so-called jamming phenomenon) by preventing rotation of the webbing-threading member. A webbing-threading member 1 of the present invention includes a body 2 rotatably mounted on the side of a vehicle, a threading hole 3 formed in the body 2 for guiding the webbing W, and a guide piece 4 placed on a surface of the threading hole 3 and forming a sliding surface 41 over which the webbing W slides. The guide piece 4 has, on the sliding surface 41, engaging grooves 42 that cause a pressing force to act in such a direction as to rotate the body 2 toward a vehicle front side at the time of withdrawing the webbing W, and that cause a pressing force to act in such a direction as to rotate the body 2 toward a vehicle rear side at the time of retracting the webbing W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuki Tabata, Hideaki Nakagawa, Ryoichi Imai
  • Publication number: 20120000720
    Abstract: Provided is an electric vehicle that realizes a light electric straddled vehicle using a motor with a small size, and optimizes the left and right weight balances in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle body centerline. The electric motor (250) is disposed inside a swing arm (124) of a cantilever type at a position overlapping a projection area of a rear wheel WR when seen from the side portion of the vehicle body. The motor driver (216) is disposed inside the swing arm (124) so that the vehicle body centerline (C) passing through at the front side of the vehicle body in the rear wheel (WR). The position (G2) of the center of gravity of the motor driver (216) is disposed to be offset in the direction opposite to the offset direction of the electric motor (250) with respect to the vehicle body centerline (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Koichiro Honda, Hideaki Nakagawa, Masahide Mimura, Hiroshi Iwakami, Kazuo Sato, Keiichiro Niizuma
  • Patent number: 8042643
    Abstract: A saddle-ride type vehicle with a swing arm swingably supported on a body frame. A shock absorber is connected to the body frame and the swing arm for applying a damping force. A shock absorber support member is suspended to the body frame in a vehicle width direction for supporting an upper end of the shock absorber. The shock absorber is supported on a central portion in the vehicle width direction of the shock absorber support member. The central portion in the vehicle width direction of the shock absorber support member is formed in a U-shape that is open at a lower side in a cross section taken along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An upper surface and a lower surface of the shock absorber support member are curved wherein a central portion lies above the end portion in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakagawa, Kotaro Fujiyama, Daisuke Kuramochi, Junichi Sakamoto, Satoru Ikami
  • Publication number: 20100207345
    Abstract: A saddle-ride type vehicle with a swing arm swingably supported on a body frame. A shock absorber is connected to the body frame and the swing arm for applying a damping force. A shock absorber support member is suspended to the body frame in a vehicle width direction for supporting an upper end of the shock absorber. The shock absorber is supported on a central portion in the vehicle width direction of the shock absorber support member. The central portion in the vehicle width direction of the shock absorber support member is formed in a U-shape that is open at a lower side in a cross section taken along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An upper surface and a lower surface of the shock absorber support member are curved wherein a central portion lies above the end portion in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakagawa, Kotaro Fujiyama, Daisuke Kuramochi, Junichi Sakamoto, Satoru Ikami
  • Patent number: 6313816
    Abstract: Light emission data is supplied to an RDATA latch 13R, a GDATA latch 13G, and a BDATA latch 13B and latched as R, G, and B data for every pixel. In an arithmetic operation processing unit 14, an arithmetic operation is performed using the latched R, G, and B data and a chromaticity correction coefficient Cij written in a chromaticity correction coefficient register 16. An arithmetic operation result of the arithmetic operation processing unit 14 is supplied as correction light emission data into a data memory 15 and stored. In a luminance correction data memory 20, luminance correction data is supplied to a constant current driver 18 in accordance with a supplied control signal. The constant current driver 18 drives an LED display 19 in accordance with the correction light emission data and the luminance correction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihisa Kojima, Eizo Okamoto, Hideaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 6263692
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a most preferred power-source covering device for an outdoor unit of an separate-type air conditioning systems, which is adapted to reduce vibration during the operation of the air conditioning system and heat conduction to a power cord from a pipe and a pipe connection valve. A power-source cover 6 is disposed to cover a terminal plate 3 for electrical interconnection between an indoor unit and an outdoor unit 1 via a power cord 2, and a pipe connection valve 5 interconnecting the indoor unit and the outdoor unit 1 via a pipe 4 thereby forming a refrigerant circuit. The power-source cover 6 includes an opening 10 which is located above the pipe connection valve 5 and through which the power cord 2 connected to the terminal plate 3 is led out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Nakanuma, Hideaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 6154362
    Abstract: A display apparatus provided with display cells wherein LEDs are arranged in dot-like array within a case and molded by a mold portion within the case, and a unit portion accommodating therein a cell substrate on which the display cells are mounted. Further, there are provided ventilation holes formed so as to penetrate the display cells at prescribed positions in a direction from rear to front, a fan which is provided in an upper part of a rear surface of the unit portion can send cooling air into the unit portion and an opening portion formed at a bottom surface of the unit portion, thereby making it possible to discharge the cooling air sent by the fan to outside from the ventilation holes through the opening portion. Further, a penthouse unit is provided in front of the display cells and the cooling air discharged from the ventilation holes is caused to be returned to a side of the LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takahashi, Toshihisa Kojima, Kimizo Igarashi, Hideaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 5124193
    Abstract: An injection-molded product comprising: component A: 45 to 70% by weight of a propylene polymer 2.16 kg) of 10 to 100 g/10 min and an ethylene content of 0 to 15% by weight; and component B: 30 to 55% by weight of an ethylene/propylene copolymer-based rubber having a melt flow rate (at 230.degree. C. under a load of 5 kg) of 0.5 to 20 g/10 min and a propylene content of 20 to 40% by weight; the ratio MFR.sub.A /MFR.sub.B of the melt flow rate (MFR.sub.A) of component A to the melt flow rate (MFR.sub.B) of component B being 0.5 to 50, and the molded product having such physical properties as expressed in terms of a modulus in flexure of 2,000 to 5,000 kg/cm.sup.2, as determined according to JIS-K7203 and a coefficient of linear expansion of 10 .times.10.sup.-5 /.degree. C. or below, as determined according to ASTM-D696, and having an average thickness of 2 to 7 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Limited, Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo
    Inventors: Hironari Sano, Hideaki Nakagawa, Kenichi Tange, Yoshinori Yamamori
  • Patent number: 5045974
    Abstract: A display tube assembly is provided, in which plug pins are mounted on a printed circuit board, this printed circuit board having the plug pins soldered thereto is attached to a display tube and the display tube is accommodated in a case thereby being made watertight. According to this arrangement, the plug pins, the printed circuit board and the display tube are coupled together in the outside of the case so that a working property in the assembly process can be improved considerably. Further, since a window portion is not provided at the rear surface of the case, the reliability in the watertight process in the display tube can be improved considerably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Ohkoshi, Hideaki Nakagawa, Koji Tsuruta, Hiroshi Kato
  • Patent number: 4857800
    Abstract: An electron beam indicator, for example, for a large-screen display which has a two-dimensional arrangement of a plurality of electron beam indicators. The electron beam indicator tube comprises fluorescent trios each of which have a plurality of fluorescent layers which function as picture elements, and a plurality of linear cathodes which are disposed respectively opposite to the fluorescent layers of the fluorescent trios. A common accelerating electrode is disposed between the fluorescent trios and control electrodes, and a separator structure is disposed so as to shield the fluorescent layers of each fluorescent trio. The common accelerating electrode is curved in the direction which the linear cathodes extend in a convex shape which bulged outwardly toward the fluorescent layers, and is formed so that the width of the electron beam transmission apertures decreases from the central portion toward the opposite ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Ohkoshi, Hideaki Nakagawa, Koji Tsuruta, Yasuyoshi Sugii, Haruaki Wada
  • Patent number: 4775102
    Abstract: In a motorcar space heating system of the type having a heat pipe comprising a heat absorbing element for receiving heat from the exhaust gas of the motorcar engine and a heat discharging element for heating air flowing into a car interior space to be heated, the heat pipe is separated, at an intermediate heat exchanger installed in a working fluid passage connecting the heat absorbing and discharging elements, into a heat absorbing section and a heat discharging section. The working fluids within these two sections are therefore not intermingled with each other. A pipe extends from the intermediate heat exchanger so as to be communicative at one end thereof with the heat absorbing section. The other end of the pipe extends into a working fluid reservoir tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: Sanoh Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Negishi, Toshiaki Nagashima, Hideaki Nakagawa