Patents by Inventor Hideaki TAJIRI

Hideaki TAJIRI 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: 10844769
    Abstract: An exhaust device for a saddle-type vehicle having a pipe section with respect to a vehicle body and housing a catalyzer therein, and a muffler connected to a rear end of the pipe section includes an upstream oxygen sensor disposed on the pipe section and positioned upstream of the catalyzer and a downstream oxygen sensor disposed on the pipe section and positioned downstream of the catalyzer. The pipe section includes a larger-diameter portion having an increased diameter for housing the catalyzer therein. The downstream oxygen sensor is disposed in the larger-diameter portion. The upstream oxygen sensor and the downstream oxygen sensor are positioned upwardly of a central line of the larger-diameter portion with respect to the vehicle body as viewed in side elevation of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Yamashita, Toshiya Nagatsuyu, Hideaki Tajiri, Yasumasa Matsui, Yu Oishi
  • Patent number: 10137770
    Abstract: An exhaust device for a saddle-type vehicle having a pipe section with respect to a vehicle body and housing a catalyzer therein, and a muffler connected to a rear end of the pipe section includes an upstream oxygen sensor positioned upstream of the catalyzer and a downstream oxygen sensor positioned downstream of the catalyzer. The downstream oxygen sensor is disposed in either a position overlapping a main stand for supporting a motorcycle as viewed from below the vehicle body when the main stand is stored, or a position overlapping a stand receiver for abutting against the main stand as viewed from below the vehicle body when the main stand is stored. The pipe section includes a larger-diameter portion having an increased diameter for housing the catalyzer therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Yamashita, Toshiya Nagatsuyu, Hideaki Tajiri, Yasumasa Matsui, Yu Oishi
  • Publication number: 20180111474
    Abstract: An exhaust device for a saddle-type vehicle having a pipe section with respect to a vehicle body and housing a catalyzer therein, and a muffler connected to a rear end of the pipe section includes an upstream oxygen sensor positioned upstream of the catalyzer and a downstream oxygen sensor positioned downstream of the catalyzer. The downstream oxygen sensor is disposed in either a position overlapping a main stand for supporting a motorcycle as viewed from below the vehicle body when the main stand is stored, or a position overlapping a stand receiver for abutting against the main stand as viewed from below the vehicle body when the main stand is stored. The pipe section includes a larger-diameter portion having an increased diameter for housing the catalyzer therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro YAMASHITA, Toshiya NAGATSUYU, Hideaki TAJIRI, Yasumasa MATSUI, Yu OISHI
  • Publication number: 20180080364
    Abstract: An exhaust device for a saddle-type vehicle having a pipe section with respect to a vehicle body and housing a catalyzer therein, and a muffler connected to a rear end of the pipe section includes an upstream oxygen sensor disposed on the pipe section and positioned upstream of the catalyzer and a downstream oxygen sensor disposed on the pipe section and positioned downstream of the catalyzer. The pipe section includes a larger-diameter portion having an increased diameter for housing the catalyzer therein. The downstream oxygen sensor is disposed in the larger-diameter portion. The upstream oxygen sensor and the downstream oxygen sensor are positioned upwardly of a central line of the larger-diameter portion with respect to the vehicle body as viewed in side elevation of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro YAMASHITA, Toshiya NAGATSUYU, Hideaki TAJIRI, Yasumasa MATSUI, Yu OISHI
  • Patent number: 9803522
    Abstract: An exhaust structure for a straddle-type vehicle includes a muffler having an outer tube constituting an outer circumferential member of the muffler; first and second separators defining expansion chambers in the outer tube; a body end member arranged at the downstream end of the outer tube; and glass wool provided on the inner circumference of the outer tube. The muffler further includes a resonator chamber provided in the most downstream portion of the muffler. The resonator chamber is formed by the outer tube, the body end member and the second separator situated closest to the body end member. The surroundings of the resonator chamber are surrounded by the glass wool. Such exhaust structure of a straddle-type vehicle is capable of taking measures against exhaust heat and exhaust sound even with a configuration where there is only one, single resonator chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Kinoshita, Soya Uchida, Tatsuro Kato, Shingo Arai, Takatoshi Tatsumi, Takaaki Kasai, Hideaki Tajiri
  • Publication number: 20160245138
    Abstract: An exhaust structure for a straddle-type vehicle includes a muffler having an outer tube constituting an outer circumferential member of the muffler; first and second separators defining expansion chambers in the outer tube; a body end member arranged at the downstream end of the outer tube; and glass wool provided on the inner circumference of the outer tube. The muffler further includes a resonator chamber provided in the most downstream portion of the muffler. The resonator chamber is formed by the outer tube, the body end member and the second separator situated closest to the body end member. The surroundings of the resonator chamber are surrounded by the glass wool. Such exhaust structure of a straddle-type vehicle is capable of taking measures against exhaust heat and exhaust sound even with a configuration where there is only one, single resonator chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Ryosuke KINOSHITA, Soya UCHIDA, Tatsuro KATO, Shingo ARAI, Takatoshi TATSUMI, Takaaki KASAI, Hideaki TAJIRI