Patents by Inventor Jirou Obinata

Jirou Obinata 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: 8863618
    Abstract: A driving force transmission device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a motor which drives a rotation shaft, and a connection/disconnection switching device which switches between connection and disconnection of driving force for driving wheels, the driving force being transmitted from an engine. The driving force transmission device is also provided with the auxiliary device driving mechanism, which includes one or more auxiliary device driving shafts for transmitting driving force to the in-vehicle accessory devices, one or more rotation transmission sections which transmit at least either engine's driving force or motor's driving force to one or more accessory device driving shafts via the rotation shaft, and a plurality of one-way clutches provided between the one or more rotation transmission sections and the one or more accessory device driving shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Kubo, Jirou Obinata, Shinji Fujimoto, Masaaki Tsuruoka
  • Publication number: 20120277060
    Abstract: A driving force transmission device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a motor which drives a rotation shaft, and a connection/disconnection switching device which switches between connection and disconnection of driving force for driving wheels, the driving force being transmitted from an engine. The driving force transmission device is also provided with the auxiliary device driving mechanism, which includes one or more auxiliary device driving shafts for transmitting driving force to the in-vehicle accessory devices, one or more rotation transmission sections which transmit at least either engine's driving force or motor's driving force to one or more accessory device driving shafts via the rotation shaft, and a plurality of one-way clutches provided between the one or more rotation transmission sections and the one or more accessory device driving shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Kubo, Jirou Obinata, Shinji Fujimoto, Masaaki Tsuruoka
  • Patent number: 7181989
    Abstract: A double shaft supporting construction for an automatic transmission includes an outer shaft having a plurality of gears and an inner shaft having a first gear fixed to the vicinity of a first end and a large-diameter portion integrally formed on the vicinity of a second end thereof, wherein a first bearing is interposed between the end of the inner shaft and a case of an automatic transmission, a second bearing is interposed between the large-diameter portion of the inner shaft and the case, a third bearing is interposed between the first end of the outer shaft and the first gear and a fourth bearing is interposed between the other end of the outer shaft and the large-diameter portion of the inner shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jirou Obinata
  • Publication number: 20050044978
    Abstract: A double shaft supporting construction for an automatic transmission includes an outer shaft having a plurality of gears and an inner shaft having a first gear fixed to the vicinity of a first end and a large-diameter portion integrally formed on the vicinity of a second end thereof, wherein a first bearing is interposed between the end of the inner shaft and a case of an automatic transmission, a second bearing is interposed between the large-diameter portion of the inner shaft and the case, a third bearing is interposed between the first end of the outer shaft and the first gear and a fourth bearing is interposed between the other end of the outer shaft and the large-diameter portion of the inner shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jirou Obinata