Patents by Inventor Kazunari Takata
Kazunari Takata 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).
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Publication number: 20230192216Abstract: A vehicle includes an upper frame, a lower frame, a front frame, a rear frame, a pair of rear wheels, a drive motor to drive the pair of rear wheels, a battery supported by the upper frame and the lower frame to supply electric power to the drive motor, a straddled seat at a higher position than the drive motor, and a bar handle at a higher position than the straddled seat. The battery includes a battery lower portion and a battery upper portion. The battery upper portion includes a projection that overhangs in at least a horizontal direction with respect to the battery lower portion. At least a portion of the drive motor is below or directly below the projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Kensuke OSAWA, Kazunari TAKATA, Atsushi YASUDA, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Kenta HIGASHIYAMA, Kensuke KAMADA, Seiji UMEKITA, Yasuo MIYAKE
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Publication number: 20230192232Abstract: A vehicle includes upper frames, lower frames, a front frame, a rear frame, a pair of rear wheels, a drive motor to drive the pair of rear wheels, a battery to supply electric power to the drive motor, an endless power transmission to connect the drive motor with the pair of rear wheels, a pivot shaft attached to the rear frame, a swing arm supported pivotably by the pivot shaft and supporting the pair of rear wheels, a straddled seat at a higher position than the drive motor, and a bar handle provided at a higher position than the straddled seat. The drive motor is located farther forward than the swing arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Kensuke OSAWA, Kazunari TAKATA, Atsushi YASUDA, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Kenta HIGASHIYAMA, Kensuke KAMADA, Seiji UMEKITA, Yasuo MIYAKE
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Publication number: 20230192215Abstract: A vehicle includes upper frames, lower frames, a front frame, a rear frame, a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a bar handle to steer the pair of front wheels, a drive motor to drive the pair of rear wheels, a battery to supply electric power to the drive motor, and a straddled seat provided at a higher position than the drive motor. The drive motor and the battery are located in a region surrounded by the upper frames, the lower frames, the front frame, and the rear frame in a side view of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Kazunari TAKATA, Kensuke OSAWA, Atsushi YASUDA, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Kensuke KAMADA, Kenta HIGASHIYAMA, Seiji UMEKITA, Yasuo MIYAKE
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Patent number: 11400991Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a front wheel, a handle, a pair of left and right first front lights, and a pair of left and right second front lights. The front wheel is supported by the vehicle body frame. The handle is located farther to the rear than a rotation axis of the front wheel, and is operated by an occupant to turn the front wheel. The pair of left and right first front lights extend linearly in the left-right direction, and are located farther to the rear than a front end of the front wheel and farther to the front than the handle. The pair of left and right second front lights are provided separately from the first front lights.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazunari Takata
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Patent number: 11072234Abstract: A straddled vehicle includes a vehicle body frame supporting a front wheel and a rear wheel, a seat fixed to the vehicle body frame, an engine, a fuel tank, and a canister to adsorb vaporized gas generated by evaporation of a fuel inside the fuel tank. The engine includes a crankshaft that rotates around a crank axis extending in the left-right direction and located lower than the seat. The fuel tank is located farther forward than the seat and higher than the engine. The canister is connected to the fuel tank through a gas pipe. The canister is located farther forward than the crank axis and lower than the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazunari Takata, Yasuo Miyake
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Patent number: 10538276Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle includes a vehicle body frame; a power unit supported by the vehicle body frame; a seat mounted at a position higher than the power unit; a handle bar mounted at a position more forward than the seat; a pair of front wheels spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction; a pair of suspensions spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction and connecting the pair of front wheels to the vehicle frame; and a vehicle body vibration control damper including end portions connected to a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion, respectively, mounted on the vehicle body frame so as to be spaced apart from each other in a vehicle front-back direction, and mounted so as to extend in the vehicle front-back direction with at least a portion thereof located between the pair of suspensions.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazunari Takata, Keijiro Ota, Chisei Asami, Koji Kobayashi, Seiji Sawai
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Publication number: 20190389525Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a front wheel, a handle, a pair of left and right first front lights, and a pair of left and right second front lights. The front wheel is supported by the vehicle body frame. The handle is located farther to the rear than a rotation axis of the front wheel, and is operated by an occupant to turn the front wheel. The pair of left and right first front lights extend linearly in the left-right direction, and are located farther to the rear than a front end of the front wheel and farther to the front than the handle. The pair of left and right second front lights are provided separately from the first front lights.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventor: Kazunari TAKATA
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Publication number: 20190329647Abstract: A straddled vehicle includes a vehicle body frame supporting a front wheel and a rear wheel, a seat fixed to the vehicle body frame, an engine, a fuel tank, and a canister to adsorb vaporized gas generated by evaporation of a fuel inside the fuel tank. The engine includes a crankshaft that rotates around a crank axis extending in the left-right direction and located lower than the seat. The fuel tank is located farther forward than the seat and higher than the engine. The canister is connected to the fuel tank through a gas pipe. The canister is located farther forward than the crank axis and lower than the fuel tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Kazunari TAKATA, Yasuo MIYAKE
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Patent number: 10363816Abstract: A pedal unit includes an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, a first bracket, a second bracket, and a connector. The first bracket includes a first plate including a first surface and a second surface that rotatably supports the accelerator pedal disposed adjacent to the first surface and the brake pedal disposed adjacent to the second surface. The second bracket includes a second plate including a third surface that rotatably supports the brake pedal disposed adjacent to the third surface of the second plate. The connector connects the first bracket, the brake pedal, and the second bracket in a state in which the brake pedal is disposed between the second surface and the third surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazunari Takata
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Publication number: 20170334488Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle includes a vehicle body frame; a power unit supported by the vehicle body frame; a seat mounted at a position higher than the power unit; a handle bar mounted at a position more forward than the seat; a pair of front wheels spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction; a pair of suspensions spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction and connecting the pair of front wheels to the vehicle frame; and a vehicle body vibration control damper including end portions connected to a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion, respectively, mounted on the vehicle body frame so as to be spaced apart from each other in a vehicle front-back direction, and mounted so as to extend in the vehicle front-back direction with at least a portion thereof located between the pair of suspensions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Kazunari TAKATA, Keijiro OTA, Chisei ASAMI, Koji KOBAYASHI, Seiji SAWAI
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Patent number: 9815346Abstract: A recreational off-highway vehicle ROV includes a first connection subframe connected to a first rear subframe and a main frame, and an arm connector disposed rightward of a left upper arm and leftward of a right upper arm and supporting the right and left upper arms. A distance between first and second upper connections connecting the first rear subframe and the first connection subframe is longer than a distance between first and second lower connections connecting the main frame and the first connection subframe. A first upper end portion of a left shock absorber and a second upper end portion of a right shock absorber are disposed between the first and second upper connections in a rear view of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Kubo, Kazunari Takata
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Publication number: 20170015196Abstract: A pedal unit includes an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, a first bracket, a second bracket, and a connector. The first bracket includes a first plate including a first surface and a second surface that rotatably supports the accelerator pedal disposed adjacent to the first surface and the brake pedal disposed adjacent to the second surface. The second bracket includes a second plate including a third surface that rotatably supports the brake pedal disposed adjacent to the third surface of the second plate. The connector connects the first bracket, the brake pedal, and the second bracket in a state in which the brake pedal is disposed between the second surface and the third surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: Kazunari TAKATA
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Publication number: 20160185390Abstract: A recreational off-highway vehicle ROV includes a first connection subframe connected to a first rear subframe and a main frame, and an arm connector disposed rightward of a left upper arm and leftward of a right upper arm and supporting the right and left upper arms. A distance between first and second upper connections connecting the first rear subframe and the first connection subframe is longer than a distance between first and second lower connections connecting the main frame and the first connection subframe. A first upper end portion of a left shock absorber and a second upper end portion of a right shock absorber are disposed between the first and second upper connections in a rear view of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masayuki KUBO, Kazunari TAKATA
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Patent number: 9056637Abstract: A cargo bed includes a main body portion made of a material including a metal, and a pair of rear fenders made of a material including a resin and fixed to the main body portion. The main body portion includes a front wall portion extending in an up-down direction and a left-right direction, a bottom portion extending rearward from a lower edge region of the front wall portion, and a pair of side wall portions extending upward from two edge regions in the left-right direction of the bottom portion, and connected to two edge regions in the left-right direction of the front wall portion. The pair of rear fenders are fixed to the pair of side wall portions, respectively. Each of the pair of side wall portions includes a main side wall extending upward from the bottom portion, a first flange portion extending in the left-right direction, from an upper edge of the main side wall to an outside of the main body portion, and a second flange portion extending downward from an outside edge of the first flange portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kazunari Takata
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Publication number: 20140225395Abstract: A cargo bed includes a main body portion made of a material including a metal, and a pair of rear fenders made of a material including a resin and fixed to the main body portion. The main body portion includes a front wall portion extending in an up-down direction and a left-right direction, a bottom portion extending rearward from a lower edge region of the front wall portion, and a pair of side wall portions extending upward from two edge regions in the left-right direction of the bottom portion, and connected to two edge regions in the left-right direction of the front wall portion. The pair of rear fenders are fixed to the pair of side wall portions, respectively. Each of the pair of side wall portions includes a main side wall extending upward from the bottom portion, a first flange portion extending in the left-right direction, from an upper edge of the main side wall to an outside of the main body portion, and a second flange portion extending downward from an outside edge of the first flange portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazunari TAKATA
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Patent number: 8240417Abstract: A snowmobile includes a body, a steering mechanism provided in the body, a steering shaft connected with the steering mechanism for associated operation with the steering mechanism, a power steering device provided in the steering shaft, a pair of skis, and a connecting section arranged to connect the skis with the body. Each of the skis includes, in its lower surface, a straight portion extending straightly; an approach portion ahead of the straight portion and curving upward; and a keel portion protruding downward to a lower position than the straight portion and the approach portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kazunari Takata
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Publication number: 20110186375Abstract: A snowmobile includes a body, a steering mechanism provided in the body, a steering shaft connected with the steering mechanism for associated operation with the steering mechanism, a power steering device provided in the steering shaft, a pair of skis, and a connecting section arranged to connect the skis with the body and supporting the skis for pivotal movement in a horizontal direction about a first pivot axis in association with the steering shaft as well as for pivotal movement in the vertical direction about a second pivot axis which extends in a widthwise direction of the body. The first pivot axis is located at a more forward position than the second pivot axis in a horizontal plane which includes the second pivot axis. Each of the skis includes, in its lower surface, a straight portion extending straightly; an approach portion ahead of the straight portion and curving upward; and a keel portion protruding downward to a lower position than the straight portion and the approach portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazunari TAKATA