Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Kainuma

Katsuhiko Kainuma 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: 11480080
    Abstract: Provided is a muffler that can reduce sound pressure of a standing wave in an outlet pipe and, at the same time, can inhibit generation of flow noise. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the muffler includes a housing, an outlet pipe, a cover that covers the outlet pipe. The outlet pipe includes an outlet end and at least one communication hole. The outlet end opens into the housing. The at least one communication hole is formed in an outer circumferential surface of the outlet pipe. The cover includes a wall portion and an opening. The wall portion is disposed to overlap with the at least one communication hole in a radial direction of the outlet pipe. The opening communicates the at least one communication hole and an internal space of the housing with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Kondo, Shinnosuke Toichi, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Patent number: 11377990
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe with a double pipe structure that can reduce generation of a turbulent flow of exhaust gases is provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the exhaust pipe includes a double pipe and a retention member. The double pipe includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe. The retention member is disposed in a gap provided between an outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and an inner circumferential surface of the outer pipe. The retention member is disposed at at least one end of the double pipe. At the end of the double pipe where the retention member is disposed, a radial clearance between the outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and the inner circumferential surface of the outer pipe at an opening of the inner pipe is smaller than the radial clearance in an arrangement area where the retention member is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Toichi, Takeshi Osanai, Yoshiaki Kataoka, Hayato Tawada, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Patent number: 11377988
    Abstract: Provided is a tail pipe in which a silencing effect at a discharge port is obtained. One aspect of the present disclosure is a tail pipe including: an inner tube including a discharge port configured such that an exhaust gas is discharged therefrom; an outer tube arranged so as to form a space between the outer tube and the inner tube by surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the inner tube, an upstream end of the outer tube in a flow direction of the exhaust gas being closed; and at least one communication hole allowing communication between an interior of the inner tube and the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Noumi, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Patent number: 11261768
    Abstract: A muffler including a double-pipe structure to muffle sounds in two or more frequencies is provided. The muffler includes an inner and outer pipes with a clearance therebetween. The inner pipe includes a first and second outer surfaces, and, at one end, an opening communicating with the outer pipe. The clearance communicates with an exhaust passage via the opening. The second outer surface forms the opening and is situated closer to the center of the inner pipe than the first outer surface is. A space between the inner and outer pipes is closed due to a contact between the first outer surface and an inner-circumferential surface of the outer pipe. A part of the clearance is formed between the first outer surface and the inner-circumferential surface. The outer-circumferential surfaces of the inner pipe include at least one communication hole that communicates the inner pipe with the clearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato Tawada, Shinnosuke Toichi, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Patent number: 10961895
    Abstract: A muffler includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe which, along with the inner pipe, forms a double-wall pipe. A cavity is provided between the inner and outer pipes. A first end of the double-wall pipe is closed between the inner and outer pipes, and a second end of the double-wall pipe has an opening between the inner and outer pipes. The cavity communicates with an exhaust channel via the opening. The cavity is formed as a result of the inner pipe being shaped in a manner such that a portion of an outer-circumferential surface of the inner pipe is positioned on an inner-circumferential side relative to a reference, the reference being a position of an outer-circumferential surface of the outer pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Higashino, Katsuhiko Kainuma, Takehiro Miura, Shinnosuke Toichi, Hayato Tawada
  • Publication number: 20200248598
    Abstract: Provided is a tail pipe in which a silencing effect at a discharge port is obtained. One aspect of the present disclosure is a tail pipe including: an inner tube including a discharge port configured such that an exhaust gas is discharged therefrom; an outer tube arranged so as to form a space between the outer tube and the inner tube by surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the inner tube, an upstream end of the outer tube in a flow direction of the exhaust gas being closed; and at least one communication hole allowing communication between an interior of the inner tube and the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yuki Noumi, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Publication number: 20200240300
    Abstract: Provided is a muffler that can reduce sound pressure of a standing wave in an outlet pipe and, at the same time, can inhibit generation of flow noise. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the muffler includes a housing, an outlet pipe, a cover that covers the outlet pipe. The outlet pipe includes an outlet end and at least one communication hole. The outlet end opens into the housing. The at least one communication hole is formed in an outer circumferential surface of the outlet pipe. The cover includes a wall portion and an opening. The wall portion is disposed to overlap with the at least one communication hole in a radial direction of the outlet pipe. The opening communicates the at least one communication hole and an internal space of the housing with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Seiji Kondo, Shinnosuke Toichi, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Publication number: 20200217231
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe with a double pipe structure that can reduce generation of a turbulent flow of exhaust gases is provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the exhaust pipe includes a double pipe and a retention member. The double pipe includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe. The retention member is disposed in a gap provided between an outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and an inner circumferential surface of the outer pipe. The retention member is disposed at at least one end of the double pipe. At the end of the double pipe where the retention member is disposed, a radial clearance between the outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and the inner circumferential surface of the outer pipe at an opening of the inner pipe is smaller than the radial clearance in an arrangement area where the retention member is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Toichi, Takeshi Osanai, Yoshiaki Kataoka, Hayato Tawada, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Patent number: 10571036
    Abstract: A link couples a support body and a valve body in a first arrangement where a first link-forming member is rotationally movably supported by the support body and in which a second link-forming member is rotationally movably supported by the valve body. The link includes: a link length that is a length of the first link-forming member, as measured between a rotation axis with respect to the support body and a rotation axis with respect to the second link-forming member; and a link length that is a length of the second link-forming member, as measured between a rotation axis with respect to the valve body and a rotation axis with respect to the first link-forming member. The link lengths differ from each other. The link is also configured to enable coupling between the support body and the valve body in a second arrangement inverted with respect to the first arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyomichi Kobori, Yoshiteru Shirai, Katsuhiko Kainuma, Munehiro Tsubosaka
  • Publication number: 20190234263
    Abstract: A muffler including a double-pipe structure to muffle sounds in two or more frequencies is provided. The muffler includes an inner and outer pipes with a clearance therebetween. The inner pipe includes a first and second outer surfaces, and, at one end, an opening communicating with the outer pipe. The clearance communicates with an exhaust passage via the opening. The second outer surface forms the opening and is situated closer to the center of the inner pipe than the first outer surface is. A space between the inner and outer pipes is closed due to a contact between the first outer surface and an inner-circumferential surface of the outer pipe. A part of the clearance is formed between the first outer surface and the inner-circumferential surface. The outer-circumferential surfaces of the inner pipe include at least one communication hole that communicates the inner pipe with the clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Hayato Tawada, Shinnosuke Toichi, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Publication number: 20180266575
    Abstract: A link couples a support body and a valve body in a first arrangement where a first link-forming member is rotationally movably supported by the support body and in which a second link-forming member is rotationally movably supported by the valve body. The link includes: a link length that is a length of the first link-forming member, as measured between a rotation axis with respect to the support body and a rotation axis with respect to the second link-forming member; and a link length that is a length of the second link-forming member, as measured between a rotation axis with respect to the valve body and a rotation axis with respect to the first link-forming member. The link lengths differ from each other. The link is also configured to enable coupling between the support body and the valve body in a second arrangement inverted with respect to the first arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kiyomichi Kobori, Yoshiteru Shirai, Katsuhiko Kainuma, Munehiro Tsubosaka
  • Publication number: 20180266301
    Abstract: A muffler includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe which, along with the inner pipe, forms a double-wall pipe. A cavity is provided between the inner and outer pipes. A first end of the double-wall pipe is closed between the inner and outer pipes, and a second end of the double-wall pipe has an opening between the inner and outer pipes. The cavity communicates with an exhaust channel via the opening. The cavity is formed as a result of the inner pipe being shaped in a manner such that a portion of an outer-circumferential surface of the inner pipe is positioned on an inner-circumferential side relative to a reference, the reference being a position of an outer-circumferential surface of the outer pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Higashino, Katsuhiko Kainuma, Takehiro Miura, Shinnosuke Toichi, Hayato Tawada
  • Patent number: 9777614
    Abstract: A disposing method for an inlet pipe in a muffler that includes an outer shell, an inlet pipe, and a separating plate, the disposing method comprising: a first step of inserting the inlet pipe into the outer shell from an opening at one end of the outer shell; a second step of disposing the inlet pipe by moving the inlet pipe within the outer shell in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of insertion of the inlet pipe; and a third step of disposing the separating plate by inserting the separating plate into the outer shell from the opening at the other end of the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Namikiri, Takamitsu Kaneko, Katsuhiko Kainuma, Masashi Sugiura, Noboru Shimizu, Masafumi Wada, Daisuke Izumikawa, Seigo Kawasue, Tetsufumi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9523304
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe that forms an exhaust flow channel includes a first flow channel member that forms part of the exhaust flow channel, and a second flow channel member connected in series with the first flow channel member, and forms part of the exhaust flow channel. A downstream-side end of the first flow channel member is inserted into an upstream-side end of the second flow channel member. A communication channel that communicates between an inside and an outside of the exhaust pipe is formed between an outer surface of an insertion part of the first flow channel member and an inner surface of an insertion-receiving part of the second flow channel member. The insertion-receiving part is arranged to face higher than a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Furuya, Toshio Yokota, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Patent number: 9388719
    Abstract: Provided is a muffler comprising: an outer shell; an outlet pipe, which is formed into a tubular shape containing a pair of open end-parts and is comprising an inlet port, wherein one of the open end-parts and the inlet port are arranged inside the outer shell; a valve body formed into a plate-like shape to cover the inlet port from the inside of the outlet pipe; an axis member that pivotally supports the valve body to the outlet pipe so that the valve body pivots inside the outlet pipe; and a biasing member that applies a biasing force in the radial direction of the outlet pipe to the valve body so as to occlude the inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kainuma, Masahiro Kajikawa
  • Publication number: 20160017787
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe that forms an exhaust flow channel includes a first flow channel member that forms part of the exhaust flow channel, and a second flow channel member connected in series with the first flow channel member, and forms part of the exhaust flow channel. A downstream-side end of the first flow channel member is inserted into an upstream-side end of the second flow channel member. A communication channel that communicates between an inside and an outside of the exhaust pipe is formed between an outer surface of an insertion part of the first flow channel member and an inner surface of an insertion-receiving part of the second flow channel member. The insertion-receiving part is arranged to face higher than a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro FURUYA, Toshio YOKOTA, Katsuhiko Kainuma
  • Publication number: 20150354433
    Abstract: A disposing method for an inlet pipe in a muffler that includes an outer shell, an inlet pipe, and a separating plate, the disposing method comprising: a first step of inserting the inlet pipe into the outer shell from an opening at one end of the outer shell; a second step of disposing the inlet pipe by moving the inlet pipe within the outer shell in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of insertion of the inlet pipe; and a third step of disposing the separating plate by inserting the separating plate into the outer shell from the opening at the other end of the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Toshikazu Namikiri, Takamitsu Kaneko, Katsuhiko Kainuma, Masashi Sugiura, Noboru Shimizu, Masafumi Wada, Daisuke Izumikawa, Seigo Kawasue, Tetsufumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20150337699
    Abstract: Provided is a muffler having a double pipe portion formed therein in which an end portion of a first tubular member is inserted into a second tubular member from an end portion thereof. A leading end portion of the second tubular member is joined to an outer periphery of the first tubular member. A portion that forms the double pipe portion of the second tubular member comprises a first portion located closer to an end of the first tubular member, and a second portion that is located closer to an end of the second tubular member and that has an enlarged diameter compared with the first portion. A resonance chamber is formed between the first tubular member and the second portion. A communication path that allows communication between an exhaust flow path and the resonance chamber is formed between the first tubular member and the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kainuma, Tomohiro Furuya
  • Publication number: 20150152760
    Abstract: Provided is a muffler comprising: an outer shell; an outlet pipe, which is formed into a tubular shape containing a pair of open end-parts and is comprising an inlet port, wherein one of the open end-parts and the inlet port are arranged inside the outer shell; a valve body formed into a plate-like shape to cover the inlet port from the inside of the outlet pipe; an axis member that pivotally supports the valve body to the outlet pipe so that the valve body pivots inside the outlet pipe; and a biasing member that applies a biasing force in the radial direction of the outlet pipe to the valve body so as to occlude the inlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kainuma, Masahiro Kajikawa
  • Patent number: 8844673
    Abstract: A muffler for an internal combustion engine includes an outer shell, an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and at least one constricted part. The at least one constricted part is provided in at least one of the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe on an open side thereof opening toward an inside of the outer shell. The at least one constricted part has a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the at least one of the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe, which is provided with the at least one constricted part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Kainuma