Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kasahara

Kazuhiro Kasahara 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: 4928641
    Abstract: A lubricant supplying system for a DOHC type multicylinder internal combustion engine comprising a plurality of cylinders arranged in series in a cylinder block, a pair of cam shafts parallel to each other and rotatably supported by a cylinder head and cam holders fixed to the cylinder head at opposite sides of the respective cylinders along the cylinder arranging direction, a plurality of cams including low speed cams corresponding to intake and exhaust valves of the respective cylinders and fixed to the cam shafts, a plurality of rocker arms in slidable contact with the respective cams corresponding to the intake and exhaust valves of the respective cylinders, and a connection switching mechanism for switching connection and disconnection of the rocker arms in response to a hydraulic pressure to vary the operating states of the valves responsive to the operating state of the engine, wherein a hydraulic pressure supply passage independent from an oil supply passage for supplying a hydraulic pressure to the c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomonori Niizato, Tsuneo Tanai, Kazuhiro Kasahara, Tsutomu Saka, Toshihiro Oikawa