Patents by Inventor Junji Hiranuma

Junji Hiranuma 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).

  • Publication number: 20200398205
    Abstract: An enclosure air intake structure includes louver-shaped air intake ports provided on an enclosure, a filter that is disposed in a vicinity of the air intake ports inside the enclosure and absorbs a liquid that has entered the enclosure through the air intake ports while preventing dust from entering the enclosure through the air intake ports, a filter holder that retains the filter inside the enclosure, discharge ports through which the liquid absorbed by the filter is discharged to the exterior, a separation mechanism that separates the liquid and the dust, and a retaining mechanism that retains the dust that has been separated by the separation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Junji Hiranuma
  • Patent number: 10260456
    Abstract: An engine-driven working machine capable of suppressing vibration, and further securing output power of an engine is provided. An engine-driven working machine 10 is a generator in which an outer case 12 is formed to be substantially rectangular in plan view that extends in a longitudinal direction, and an engine 15 is housed in an inside 13 of the outer case 12. In the generator 10, a crankshaft 41 is disposed to intersect the longitudinal direction of the outer case 12. Further, an intake port 44 and an exhaust port 45 are disposed in the longitudinal direction of the outer case 12. Furthermore, a carburetor 61 is disposed at a side of the intake port 44, and a muffler 67 is disposed at a side of the exhaust port 45.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junji Hiranuma, Masashi Kai
  • Publication number: 20170268458
    Abstract: An engine-driven working machine capable of suppressing vibration, and further securing output power of an engine is provided. An engine-driven working machine 10 is a generator in which an outer case 12 is formed to be substantially rectangular in plan view that extends in a longitudinal direction, and an engine 15 is housed in an inside 13 of the outer case 12. In the generator 10, a crankshaft 41 is disposed to intersect the longitudinal direction of the outer case 12. Further, an intake port 44 and an exhaust port 45 are disposed in the longitudinal direction of the outer case 12. Furthermore, a carburetor 61 is disposed at a side of the intake port 44, and a muffler 67 is disposed at a side of the exhaust port 45.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Junji Hiranuma, Masashi Kai
  • Patent number: 8922032
    Abstract: The present invention provides an air cooling means forcibly cools inside of an operation box of controlling an engine generator by using engine cooling air. An engine generator has a generator driven by an engine and an operation box housing a controller for the generator. The engine is cooled by a fan. The operation box has an upper opening for taking outside air and a lower opening for exhausting air to the outside from the operation box. The lower opening is disposed so as to be oriented to the cooling air flow generated by the fan. A bottom plate of the operation box is disposed obliquely to an air intake port for taking air to the engine by the cooling fan for the engine, and the lower opening is opened in the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Hiranuma, Teruhiko Otsuki
  • Patent number: 8183702
    Abstract: An engine generator accommodating an engine and a generator inside a case. A first stationary handle that extends in the width direction is mounted in the rear section of the case. A second stationary handle is mounted on the upper front part of the case. A draw handle is provided so as to swing in the vertical direction in relation to the second stationary handle. The second stationary handle is manually grasped and the engine generator is moved. The first and second stationary handles are grasped and the engine generator is lifted. The draw handle is pulled to move the engine generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Hiranuma, Masanori Shin, Hitoshi Yuki, Ryosuke Shibata
  • Patent number: 8178985
    Abstract: An engine generator having a high-rigidity rigid skeletal member. A bottom cover supports the engine/generator unit. A wall-shaped vertical frame is disposed transversely of the engine generator in a front section of the bottom cover and rising from the bottom cover front section. A T-shaped center frame extends between a rear section of the bottom cover and the vertical frame. The skeletal member includes the bottom cover, the vertical frame and the center frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadafumi Hirose, Junji Hiranuma, Masanori Shin, Hitoshi Yuki, Masashi Kai
  • Publication number: 20090322097
    Abstract: An engine generator having a high-rigidity rigid skeletal member. A bottom cover supports the engine/generator unit. A wall-shaped vertical frame is disposed transversely of the engine generator in a front section of the bottom cover and rising from the bottom cover front section. A T-shaped center frame extends between a rear section of the bottom cover and the vertical frame. The skeletal member includes the bottom cover, the vertical frame and the center frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadafumi Hirose, Junji Hiranuma, Masanori Shin, Hitoshi Yuki, Masashi Kai
  • Publication number: 20090322100
    Abstract: An engine generator accommodating an engine and a generator inside a case. A first stationary handle that extends in the width direction is mounted in the rear section of the case. A second stationary handle is mounted on the upper front part of the case. A draw handle is provided so as to swing in the vertical direction in relation to the second stationary handle. The second stationary handle is manually grasped and the engine generator is moved. The first and second stationary handles are grasped and the engine generator is lifted. The draw handle is pulled to move the engine generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junji Hiranuma, Masanori Shin, Hitoshi Yuki, Ryosuke Shibata
  • Patent number: 6378469
    Abstract: In an engine generating machine, a power-generating unit constructed by integration of the an engine and a generator, is housed in a case including an undercover and a pair of left and right side covers. A pair of reinforcing frames are coupled at their lower ends to the undercover and extend upwards along inner surfaces of the left and right side covers. The reinforcing frames have upper ends coupled to each other and are commonly fastened to a carrying handle. A fuel tank is supported inside the reinforcing frames, and a fuel pump and a fuel cock are mounted on the reinforcing frames. Thus, the maintenance of a fuel supply system for the engine can be facilitated, and the fuel tank can be protected while avoiding an increase in weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junji Hiranuma, Minoru Tamura