Patents by Inventor Junpei KANETA

Junpei KANETA 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: 12320426
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes, in a case: a drive pulley and a driven pulley each including a fixed-side pulley half and a movable-side pulley half configured to move axially relative to the fixed-side pulley half; a belt including a plurality of elements and a plurality of rings wound around the drive pulley and the driven pulley; a parking gear provided to the fixed-side pulley half of the driven pulley; a parking pawl configured to be fitted to the parking gear; a parking rod configured to swing the parking pawl; and a guide member configured to guide the parking rod, the continuously variable transmission transmitting a driving force a wheel while changing a transmission ratio by changing groove widths of the drive pulley and the driven pulley, wherein the case includes an auxiliary rib having a gap from the drive pulley equal to or smaller than a predetermined width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei Kobayashi, Koichiro Inukai, Yukihiro Hayakawa, Junpei Kaneta, Jun Takahashi, Masao Takiguchi, Takahiro Hatano, Tokuma Kaiho
  • Patent number: 12247659
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes, in a case: a drive pulley and a driven pulley each including a fixed-side pulley half and a movable-side pulley half configured to move to the fixed-side pulley half; a belt including a plurality of elements and a plurality of rings wound around the drive pulley and the driven pulley; a parking gear provided to the fixed-side pulley half of the driven pulley; and a parking pawl configured to be fitted to the parking gear, the continuously variable transmission transmitting a driving force to a wheel while changing a transmission ratio by changing groove widths of the drive pulley and the driven pulley, wherein the case includes an annular rib integrally molded with the case in a manner surrounding an outer periphery of the parking gear except for a position intersecting a swing trajectory of the parking pawl and a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei Kobayashi, Jun Takahashi, Takahiro Hatano, Yukihiro Hayakawa, Tokuma Kaiho, Masao Takiguchi, Koichiro Inukai, Junpei Kaneta
  • Publication number: 20240288053
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes, in a case: a drive pulley and a driven pulley each including a fixed-side pulley half and a movable-side pulley half configured to move to the fixed-side pulley half; a belt including a plurality of elements and a plurality of rings wound around the drive pulley and the driven pulley; a parking gear provided to the fixed-side pulley half of the driven pulley; and a parking pawl configured to be fitted to the parking gear, the continuously variable transmission transmitting a driving force to a wheel while changing a transmission ratio by changing groove widths of the drive pulley and the driven pulley, wherein the case includes an annular rib integrally molded with the case in a manner surrounding an outer periphery of the parking gear except for a position intersecting a swing trajectory of the parking pawl and a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei KOBAYASHI, Jun Takahashi, Takahiro Hatano, Yukihiro Hayakawa, Tokuma Kaiho, Masao Takiguchi, Koichiro Inukai, Junpei Kaneta
  • Publication number: 20240288052
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes, in a case: a drive pulley and a driven pulley each including a fixed-side pulley half and a movable-side pulley half configured to move axially relative to the fixed-side pulley half; a belt including a plurality of elements and a plurality of rings wound around the drive pulley and the driven pulley; a parking gear provided to the fixed-side pulley half of the driven pulley; a parking pawl configured to be fitted to the parking gear; a parking rod configured to swing the parking pawl; and a guide member configured to guide the parking rod, the continuously variable transmission transmitting a driving force a wheel while changing a transmission ratio by changing groove widths of the drive pulley and the driven pulley, wherein the case includes an auxiliary rib having a gap from the drive pulley equal to or smaller than a predetermined width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei KOBAYASHI, Koichiro INUKAI, Yukihiro HAYAKAWA, Junpei KANETA, Jun TAKAHASHI, Masao TAKIGUCHI, Takahiro HATANO, Tokuma KAIHO