Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu INOHARA

Hiroyasu INOHARA 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).

  • Shift device
    Patent number: 11692620
    Abstract: There is provided a shift device for a straddle-type vehicle that is configured to cause a transmission device to perform a shift change in accordance with rotation of a shift shaft. The shift device includes: a shift lever provided with an operation portion that is configured to receive a shift operation; a shift sensor provided on the shift shaft so as to be integrally rotatable with the shift shaft; and a shift rod that couples the shift lever and the shift sensor. The shift sensor is configured to detect the shift operation on the shift lever in accordance with a movement of the shift rod. The operation portion and the shift sensor are positioned at the same side in a manner of sandwiching the shift rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Kato, Takatoshi Maemori, Tatsushi Uchiyama, Hiroyasu Inohara
  • Shift device
    Patent number: 11673625
    Abstract: There is provided a shift device for a straddle-type vehicle that is configured to cause a transmission device to perform a shift change in accordance with rotation of a shift shaft. The shift device includes: a shift lever provided with an operation portion that is configured to receive a shift operation; a shift sensor provided on the shift shaft so as to be integrally rotatable with the shift shaft; and a shift rod that couples the shift lever and the shift sensor. The shift sensor is configured to detect the shift operation on the shift lever in accordance with a movement of the shift rod. The operation portion and the shift sensor are positioned at the same side in a manner of sandwiching the shift rod in a vehicle side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Kato, Takatoshi Maemori, Tatsushi Uchiyama, Hiroyasu Inohara
  • SHIFT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220275862
    Abstract: There is provided a shift device for a straddle-type vehicle that is configured to cause a transmission device to perform a shift change in accordance with rotation of a shift shaft. The shift device includes: a shift lever provided with an operation portion that is configured to receive a shift operation; a shift sensor provided on the shift shaft so as to be integrally rotatable with the shift shaft; and a shift rod that couples the shift lever and the shift sensor. The shift sensor is configured to detect the shift operation on the shift lever in accordance with a movement of the shift rod. The operation portion and the shift sensor are positioned at the same side in a manner of sandwiching the shift rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei KATO, Takatoshi MAEMORI, Tatsushi UCHIYAMA, Hiroyasu INOHARA
  • SHIFT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220274672
    Abstract: There is provided a shift device for a straddle-type vehicle that is configured to cause a transmission device to perform a shift change in accordance with rotation of a shift shaft. The shift device includes: a shift lever provided with an operation portion that is configured to receive a shift operation; a shift sensor provided on the shift shaft so as to be integrally rotatable with the shift shaft; and a shift rod that couples the shift lever and the shift sensor. The shift sensor is configured to detect the shift operation on the shift lever in accordance with a movement of the shift rod. The operation portion and the shift sensor are positioned at the same side in a manner of sandwiching the shift rod in a vehicle side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei KATO, Takatoshi MAEMORI, Tatsushi UCHIYAMA, Hiroyasu INOHARA