Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Gomi

Hiroshi Gomi 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: 11993345
    Abstract: Drive disks are configured to rotate a main wheel by applying a frictional force thereto. Each of the drive disks includes a base and a plurality of rollers. The base includes a first sheet metal member and a second sheet metal member. The first sheet metal member includes a first central part and a plurality of first arm parts. The second sheet metal member includes a second central part and a plurality of second arm parts. Each of the rollers has a first end and a second end. Each of the first arm parts includes a first supporting part and a second supporting part. Each of the second arm parts includes a third supporting part and a fourth supporting part. The first supporting part and the second supporting part are inclined to each other. The third supporting part and the fourth supporting part are inclined to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru Yada, Hiroshi Gomi, Norio Deguchi
  • Patent number: 11945545
    Abstract: Drive disks are configured to rotate a main wheel by applying a frictional force thereto. Each of the drive disks includes a base and a plurality of rollers. The base includes a first sheet metal member and a second sheet metal member. The first sheet metal member includes a first central part and a plurality of first arm parts. The second sheet metal member includes a second central part and a plurality of second arm parts. Each of the rollers has a first end and a second end in an axial direction thereof. Each of the first arm parts and each of the second arm parts support the first end of one of two rollers adjacent to each other and the second end of the other of the two rollers adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru Yada, Ritsuya Oshima, Hiroshi Gomi
  • Patent number: 11813890
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for a drive disk includes: an upper member and a lower member each including a base and protrusions. Each protrusion is defined by a plurality of surfaces including a first side surface inclined with respect to opposed surfaces of the drive disk and a second side surface parallel to the opposed surfaces. The first side surface of the protrusion of the upper member and the first side surface of the protrusion of the lower member are parallel to each other and face away from each other. The second side surface of the protrusion of the upper member and the second side surface of the protrusion of the lower member face away from each other. The first side surface of the protrusion of the upper member and the first side surface of the protrusion of the lower member come into contact with each other to form the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ritsuya Oshima, Wataru Yada, Hiroshi Gomi
  • Patent number: 11793693
    Abstract: Provided is a steering mechanism (8) including a swing bar (81a) which swings in response to input from a rider, a cam guide (83c) slidable on a peripheral surface of a column section (5a), a ball joint (82a) which slides the cam guide (83c) in response to the swinging of the swing bar (81a), a cam follower (83b) vertically provided on the peripheral surface of the column section (5a) to rotate the column section (5a) in response to the sliding of the cam guide (83c), and a coil spring (83e) which returns the cam guide (83c) to a predetermined rotation angle. The cam follower (83b) comes in contact with a cam surface (83c4) of the cam guide (83c) which has a recess surface shape, at two positions on the peripheral surface, in a state where the column section (5a) is located at a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Takado, Hiroshi Gomi, Yasushi Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20230303142
    Abstract: An operation device 5 includes: a base 40; an operation part 45, extending in a left-right direction; and a pair of left and right first connection parts 50, provided between the base and the operation part, and disposed apart from each other in the left-right direction. Each first connection part includes: a first end 56, connected to the base; a second end 55, connected to the operation part; a first elastic member 63, connecting the second end with respect to the first end to be displaceable in a front-rear direction; and a first distance sensor 65A, 65B, measuring a relative distance of the second end with respect to the first end in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Inada, Ritsuya Oshima, Hiroshi Iwakami, Hiroshi Gomi, Shinichiro Kobashi, Makoto Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20230029719
    Abstract: A cart includes a vehicle body, at least one omnidirectional wheel provided at the vehicle body and configured to move the vehicle body in all directions along a floor, a drive unit configured to drive the omnidirectional wheel, a handle provided at the vehicle body and configured to accept an operation by a user, at least one sensor configured to detect loads in a width direction and a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body applied to the handle, and a control unit configured to control the drive unit based on the loads detected by the sensor, wherein the handle includes a first portion extending in the width direction and at least one second portion extending in a front-and-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ritsuya OSHIMA, Hiroshi IWAKAMI, Makoto HASEGAWA, Hiroshi GOMI, Noriyuki ISHIDA, Shinichiro KOBASHI
  • Publication number: 20220032683
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for a drive disk includes: an upper member and a lower member each including a base and protrusions. Each protrusion is defined by a plurality of surfaces including a first side surface inclined with respect to opposed surfaces of the drive disk and a second side surface parallel to the opposed surfaces. The first side surface of the protrusion of the upper member and the first side surface of the protrusion of the lower member are parallel to each other and face away from each other. The second side surface of the protrusion of the upper member and the second side surface of the protrusion of the lower member face away from each other. The first side surface of the protrusion of the upper member and the first side surface of the protrusion of the lower member come into contact with each other to form the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ritsuya OSHIMA, Wataru YADA, Hiroshi GOMI
  • Publication number: 20210380199
    Abstract: Drive disks are configured to rotate a main wheel by applying a frictional force thereto. Each of the drive disks includes a base and a plurality of rollers. The base includes a first sheet metal member and a second sheet metal member. The first sheet metal member includes a first central part and a plurality of first arm parts. The second sheet metal member includes a second central part and a plurality of second arm parts. Each of the rollers has a first end and a second end in an axial direction thereof. Each of the first arm parts and each of the second arm parts support the first end of one of two rollers adjacent to each other and the second end of the other of the two rollers adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Wataru YADA, Ritsuya OSHIMA, Hiroshi GOMI
  • Publication number: 20210379929
    Abstract: Drive disks are configured to rotate a main wheel by applying a frictional force thereto. Each of the drive disks includes a base and a plurality of rollers. The base includes a first sheet metal member and a second sheet metal member. The first sheet metal member includes a first central part and a plurality of first arm parts. The second sheet metal member includes a second central part and a plurality of second arm parts. Each of the rollers has a first end and a second end. Each of the first arm parts includes a first supporting part and a second supporting part. Each of the second arm parts includes a third supporting part and a fourth supporting part. The first supporting part and the second supporting part are inclined to each other. The third supporting part and the fourth supporting part are inclined to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Wataru YADA, Hiroshi GOMI, Norio DEGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210161739
    Abstract: Provided is a steering mechanism (8) including a swing bar (81a) which swings in response to input from a rider, a cam guide (83c) slidable on a peripheral surface of a column section (5a), a ball joint (82a) which slides the cam guide (83c) in response to the swinging of the swing bar (81a), a cam follower (83b) vertically provided on the peripheral surface of the column section (5a) to rotate the column section (5a) in response to the sliding of the cam guide (83c), and a coil spring (83e) which returns the cam guide (83c) to a predetermined rotation angle. The cam follower (83b) comes in contact with a cam surface (83c4) of the cam guide (83c) which has a recess surface shape, at two positions on the peripheral surface, in a state where the column section (5a) is located at a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Junji TAKADO, Hiroshi GOMI, Yasushi YONEDA
  • Patent number: 10856793
    Abstract: A wheel frame (16a) includes a cylindrical hub (16c) into which an axle (11b) is rotatably inserted, a six-axis force sensor (16e) having an insertion hole (16e1) into which the hub (16c) is inserted, and an outer flange (16f) extending radially outward from an input section (16e2) of the six-axis force sensor (16e), wherein a hand rim (17) is attached to the outer flange (16f).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Gomi, Yoshinao Sodeyama, Junji Takado, Hiroshi Uematsu, Toru Takenaka
  • Patent number: 10696326
    Abstract: The steering angles of front wheels 3f and rear wheels 3r of a vehicle 1 can be respectively controlled by a front wheel steering angle control actuator 35 and a rear wheel steering angle control actuator 44. If a steering wheel 20 is operated in a turning direction of the vehicle 1 while the vehicle 1 is traveling in a straight line, then a controller 60 changes the steering angle of the front wheels 3f to approach to a steering angle specified on the basis of an operation amount after the steering wheel 20 is operated, and also controls the front wheel steering angle control actuator 35 and the rear wheel steering angle control actuator 44 to change the steering angles of the rear wheels 3r to the opposite direction of the turning direction of the vehicle 1 immediately after the steering wheel 20 is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Yoshinao Sodeyama, Kazushi Akimoto, Osamu Kikuchi, Takashi Kudo
  • Patent number: 10548757
    Abstract: A joint mechanism 4 has a zigzag structure 13 extending in a zigzag pattern between a first member 11 and a second member 12. A flexible lengthy member 16 fixed to the first member 11 extends from the first member 11 toward the second member 12 and is travelable with respect to the second member 12. A tension application unit 30 that applies a tension to the flexible lengthy member 16 is configured to be capable of changing a tension to apply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Yuichi Uebayashi, Yosuke Ikedo, Kenichi Katagiri
  • Patent number: 10524973
    Abstract: A movement assistance device is provided with thigh frames, lower leg frames, and knee joint mechanisms which are disposed on the outer side and the inner side, respectively, of each knee of a person to be assisted. Each of the thigh frames has a first main frame, which extends in the longitudinal direction of a thigh from a base disposed on one side of the hip of the person to be assisted to the outer knee joint mechanism, a second main frame, which obliquely extends on the front side of the thigh from the base to the inner knee joint mechanism, and a body support member, which is extended between the two main frames on the rear surface side of the thigh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinao Sodeyama, Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Yosuke Ikedo, Kenichi Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20190083023
    Abstract: Provided is a wheel frame capable of measuring in detail the magnitude and the direction of a driving force while suppressing increase in weight and size of a driving wheel. A wheel flame (16a) includes a cylindrical hub (16c) into which an axle (11b) is rotatably inserted, a six-axis force sensor (16e) having an insertion hole (16e1) into which the hub (16c) is inserted, and an outer flange (16f) extending radially outward from an input section (16e2) of the six-axis force sensor (16e), wherein a hand rim (17) is attached to the outer flange (16f).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Gomi, Yoshinao Sodeyama, Junji Takado, Hiroshi Uematsu, Toru Takenaka
  • Patent number: 10201436
    Abstract: A present invention provides a joint power control device. A joint interlock displacement part (52) of a power transmission movable mechanism (53), which is comprising of a moving pulley (51) and the like, is connected to a joint mechanism (5) disposed between a first member (2) and a second member (3). A flexible lengthy member (32), which is one of two flexible lengthy members (32, 32) extending from the power transmission movable mechanism (53), is connected to a control mechanism (54) that controls the movement of the flexible lengthy member (32). Further, an elastic structure (31) is engaged with the other flexible lengthy member (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Ikedo, Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Yoshinao Sodeyama, Kenichi Katagiri
  • Patent number: 10188577
    Abstract: A joint power generating device (8) has a multilayer structure constituted by alternately stacking an elastic member (41), which incorporates a hermetically sealed air chamber, and a partition plate (42) with high stiffness, an elastic structure (31), which has a through hole (43) formed therein, and a flexible lengthy member (32) inserted in the through hole (43). The joint power generating device (8) is configured to transmit a force between the lengthy member (32) and the elastic structure (31) such that the force for compressing the elastic structure (31) increases as the tension on the lengthy member (32) increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Yosuke Ikedo, Yoshinao Sodeyama, Kenichi Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20180057050
    Abstract: The steering angles of front wheels 3f and rear wheels 3r of a vehicle 1 can be respectively controlled by a front wheel steering angle control actuator 35 and a rear wheel steering angle control actuator 44. If a steering wheel 20 is operated in a turning direction of the vehicle 1 while the vehicle 1 is traveling in a straight line, then a controller 60 changes the steering angle of the front wheels 3f to approach to a steering angle specified on the basis of an operation amount after the steering wheel 20 is operated, and also controls the front wheel steering angle control actuator 35 and the rear wheel steering angle control actuator 44 to change the steering angles of the rear wheels 3r to the opposite direction of the turning direction of the vehicle 1 immediately after the steering wheel 20 is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Yoshinao Sodeyama, Kazushi Akimoto, Osamu Kikuchi, Takashi Kudo
  • Publication number: 20170360645
    Abstract: A movement assistance device is provided with thigh frames, lower leg frames, and knee joint mechanisms which are disposed on the outer side and the inner side, respectively, of each knee of a person to be assisted. Each of the thigh frames has a first main frame, which extends in the longitudinal direction of a thigh from a base disposed on one side of the hip of the person to be assisted to the outer knee joint mechanism, a second main frame, which obliquely extends on the front side of the thigh from the base to the inner knee joint mechanism, and a body support member, which is extended between the two main frames on the rear surface side of the thigh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshinao SODEYAMA, Toru TAKENAKA, Hiroshi GOMI, Yosuke IKEDO, Kenichi KATAGIRI
  • Patent number: D898700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Gomi