Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Eda

Katsuhiro Eda 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).

  • Apparatus for preventing reverse rotation of an engine
    Patent number: 4991551
    Abstract: An engine reverse rotation prevention apparatus provided in an engine having valve opening and closing means which is in slidable contact with a cam provided on a camshaft. The valve opening and closing means is interconnected with a valve. The engine reverse rotation prevention apparatus comprises a release cam of a reverse rotation prevention release lever supported on the camshaft, which is in contact with a cam base of a cam provided on the camshaft. The release cam is provided with a cam lobe that protrudes from the profile of the cam base and rotates in the opposite direction to that of the camshaft when the engine rotates in a reverse direction. Thus, the reverse rotation of the engine is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Terai, Yasuyo Hisano, Katsuhiro Eda, Kazuto Shimada