Patents by Inventor Kihoko Kaita
Kihoko Kaita 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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Patent number: 11897566Abstract: A straddle type vehicle 1 having at least one reflecting portion 30 for reflecting a radar wave transmitted from a radar equipment. The reflecting portion 30 is provided on a cap member 40 mounted on a rear end portion 9b of an exhaust pipe 9, and the reflecting portion 30 is arranged below left and right tail lights 19 when viewed from a rear side of a vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kihoko Kaita, Masashi Hagimoto, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hiroshi Maeda
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Patent number: 11505273Abstract: A straddle type vehicle characterized by comprising: an air guiding plate arranged on a front side of the straddle type vehicle; and a display control unit configured to display information concerning automatic traveling control of the straddle type vehicle, wherein the display control unit displays the information concerning the automatic traveling control on the air guiding plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kihoko Kaita, Masashi Hagimoto, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hiroshi Maeda
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Patent number: 11242052Abstract: An object detection system for a saddle-type vehicle is provided. The system comprises an object detection unit configured to detect an object, wherein the object detection unit is provided on a handlebar which is rotatable to a body of the vehicle; an inclination detection unit configured to detect an inclination of a saddle-type vehicle; a steering angle detection unit configured to detect a steering angle of the handlebar to the body; and a position specification unit configure to specify a position of the object detected by the object detection unit, and correcting the position so that the inclination detected by the inclination detection unit is upright and the steering angle of the handlebar detected by the steering angle detection unit is directed straight.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTDInventors: Kihoko Kaita, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hiroshi Maeda, Masashi Hagimoto
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Publication number: 20210001845Abstract: An object detection system for a saddle-type vehicle is provided. The system comprises an object detection unit configured to detect an object, wherein the object detection unit is provided on a handlebar which is rotatable to a body of the vehicle; an inclination detection unit configured to detect an inclination of a saddle-type vehicle; a steering angle detection unit configured to detect a steering angle of the handlebar to the body; and a position specification unit configure to specify a position of the object detected by the object detection unit, and correcting the position so that the inclination detected by the inclination detection unit is upright and the steering angle of the handlebar detected by the steering angle detection unit is directed straight.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Kihoko KAITA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Masashi HAGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20200407000Abstract: A straddle type vehicle characterized by comprising: an air guiding plate arranged on a front side of the straddle type vehicle; and a display control unit configured to display information concerning automatic traveling control of the straddle type vehicle, wherein the display control unit displays the information concerning the automatic traveling control on the air guiding plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Kihoko KAITA, Masashi HAGIMOTO, Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Hiroshi MAEDA
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Publication number: 20200398919Abstract: A straddle type vehicle 1 having at least one reflecting portion 30 for reflecting a radar wave transmitted from a radar equipment. The reflecting portion 30 is provided on a cap member 40 mounted on a rear end portion 9b of an exhaust pipe 9, and the reflecting portion 30 is arranged below left and right tail lights 19 when viewed from a rear side of a vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Kihoko KAITA, Masashi HAGIMOTO, Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Hiroshi MAEDA
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Patent number: 9878756Abstract: A front structure of a motorcycle where a larger amount of air can be directed to the inside without increasing the size of the vehicle. A front structure of a motorcycle includes a front fork steerably mounted on a front portion of a vehicle body frame and supporting a front wheel thereon. A front fender is provided for protection from mud being splashed by the front wheel. A duct, through which air flows, is formed on a side surface of the front fender. An air intake opening, for taking in the flow of air, is formed on a front end of the duct with an air discharge opening directed inwardly in the vehicle width direction being formed on a rear end of the duct. The rear end of the duct opens to an inside of an inner surface of the front fork.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobutaka Wakita, Kenji Tako, Yasuhiro Sato, Masato Nagata, Hiroyuki Iwasaki, Tomohiro Sone, Kihoko Kaita
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Patent number: 9834269Abstract: A traveling wind intake structure for a saddled vehicle, comprising a meter visor covering a meter from above; and a wind screen covering the meter visor from above, wherein an introduction portion for introducing a traveling wind rearward of the wind screen is formed between a lower end of the wind screen and a vehicle body, a gate-type louver member is provided between the wind screen and the meter visor, and is formed by a plate-shaped guide member for guiding rearward the traveling wind introduced through the introduction portion, and leg members extending downward from left and right end portions of the guide member in a vehicle width direction, and the leg members are each provided with a shaft portion extending along the vehicle width direction and supporting the louver member in a frontward and rearward swingable manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Hagimoto, Nobutaka Wakita, Atsushi Kusuda, Kihoko Kaita
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Publication number: 20160288854Abstract: A traveling wind intake structure for a saddled vehicle, comprising a meter visor covering a meter from above; and a wind screen covering the meter visor from above, wherein an introduction portion for introducing a traveling wind rearward of the wind screen is formed between a lower end of the wind screen and a vehicle body, a gate-type louver member is provided between the wind screen and the meter visor, and is formed by a plate-shaped guide member for guiding rearward the traveling wind introduced through the introduction portion, and leg members extending downward from left and right end portions of the guide member in a vehicle width direction, and the leg members are each provided with a shaft portion extending along the vehicle width direction and supporting the louver member in a frontward and rearward swingable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Hagimoto, Nobutaka Wakita, Atsushi Kusuda, Kihoko Kaita
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Publication number: 20160264199Abstract: A front structure of a motorcycle where a larger amount of air can be directed to the inside without increasing the size of the vehicle. In a front structure of a motorcycle includes a front fork steerably mounted on a front portion of a vehicle body frame and supporting a front wheel thereon. A front fender is provided for avoiding mud from being splashed by the front wheel. A duct, through which a flow of air flows, is formed on a side surface of the front fender. An air intake opening, for taking in the flow of air, is formed on a front end of the duct with an air discharge opening directed inwardly in the vehicle width direction being formed on a rear end of the duct. The rear end of the duct opens to an inside of an inner surface of the front fork.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobutaka WAKITA, Kenji TAKO, Yasuhiro SATO, Masato NAGATA, Hiroyuki IWASAKI, Tomohiro SONE, Kihoko KAITA
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Patent number: 9272613Abstract: An inner cowl and a radiator upper cowl surround a radiator cover. An air guide is provided inside a radiator. A first air duct sends traveling air flow to the radiator while a second air duct, spaced laterally inwardly from the radiator, bypasses the radiator and sends cool traveling air flowing toward a driver's legs via a slit provided in a rear radiator cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kihoko Kaita, Atsushi Takasaki, Yoji Suzuki
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Patent number: 9266414Abstract: A door device of a small-sized vehicle, that enables easily interlocking a door lock and a lever is provided. An openable door 70 is provided to a side of a body, a lever 92 provided inside the door 70 for opening the door 70 is swingably provided, and a rotational central axis of a lever supporting shaft 120 turned by a swing of the lever 92 and a rotational central axis of a latch for a door lock (a lever member 144) driven by a turn of the supporting shaft 120 are made the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kihoko Kaita, Kosaku Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Sato, Kazunori Kuroda, Masahiro Inoue, Yukinori Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 9156517Abstract: In a rear structure for a straddle type vehicle including a front seat, on which a rider sits, seat rails for supporting a rear seat, on which a pillion passenger sits behind the rider, grab rails, which are attached on a vehicle body on the sides of the rear seat, a backrest, detachably attached to the rear portion of the vehicle, and a space for the pillion passenger to hold the grab rail, which is formed between the grab rail and the vehicle body. The grab rail is configured such that a grip portion extends in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the backrest is disposed inside the grip portion, is supported at the front and rear of the grip portion by the grab rail and overlaps the grip portion in a side view.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kihoko Kaita, Ryoichi Miura, Hironobu Kai
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Publication number: 20140291052Abstract: An inner cowl and a radiator upper cowl surround a radiator cover. An air guide is provided inside a radiator. A first air duct sends traveling air flow to the radiator while a second air duct, spaced laterally inwardly from the radiator, bypasses the radiator and sends cool traveling air flowing toward a driver's legs via a slit provided in a rear radiator cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kihoko Kaita, Atsushi Takasaki, Yoji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20140291961Abstract: In a rear structure for a straddle type vehicle including a front seat, on which a rider sits, seat rails for supporting a rear seat, on which a pillion passenger sits behind the rider, grab rails, which are attached on a vehicle body on the sides of the rear seat, a backrest, detachably attached to the rear portion of the vehicle, and a space for the pillion passenger to hold the grab rail, which is formed between the grab rail and the vehicle body. The grab rail is configured such that a grip portion extends in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the backrest is disposed inside the grip portion, is supported at the front and rear of the grip portion by the grab rail and overlaps the grip portion in a side view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kihoko KAITA, Ryoichi MIURA, Hironobu KAI
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Patent number: 8622470Abstract: A backrest structure for a motorcycle that is structured to be simply movable, yet made inoperative at all times except when an occupant intends to move the backrest. A backrest is disposed on a seat rail and includes operation levers for raising and lowering the backrest. The operation levers are disposed in the seat rail disposed downwardly of an occupant's seat.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kihoko Kaita, Yoshiteru Kinoshita
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Patent number: 8545586Abstract: The present invention relates to an air cleaner element holding structure for an air cleaner device for use in filtering intake air for an engine. The air cleaner device includes an air cleaner element and an element holder, provided in an air cleaner case. The air cleaner element includes at least a pair of element support plates and the element holder includes at least a pair of circular plates. The air cleaner case includes an intake duct facing an inner circumferential side of the air cleaner element for conducting air thereto. Each of the support plates has an outer diameter that is larger than that of the air cleaner element. The element support plates support the air cleaner element in such a manner that both ends, in the axial direction, of the element holder contact an inside surface, in the axial direction, of the element support plates.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Masao Takeshima, Kihoko Kaita
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Patent number: 8302726Abstract: An air cleaner is disposed on an upper side of an engine. The air cleaner and an intake port of the engine can be easily connected without enlarging the interval between a left-right pair of frames. A saddle ride type vehicle includes a longitudinally laid crankshaft type engine having a crankcase, a cylinder and a cylinder head. A left-right pair of frames support the engine. An air cleaner is disposed on the upper side relative to the engine with the frames therebetween. The air cleaner takes air in through an intake duct connected to the engine through a throttle body provided in a case. The engine is disposed so that the cylinder is inclined to one side and the one side of the cylinder head is disposed near one of the frames. The throttle body is disposed between the other frame and the other side of the cylinder head.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Takeshima, Kihoko Kaita
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Patent number: 8220862Abstract: Provide a door device of a small-sized vehicle that can secure space for occupants. An openable door 70 is provided to a side of a vehicle body to cover an opening and a convex portion 75 that gets on a footboard 62 when the door 70 is closed is provided to an inside lower part of the door 70.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kihoko Kaita, Masahiro Inoue, Yukinori Kawaguchi, Yoshiyuki Sato, Kazunori Kuroda
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Patent number: 8061467Abstract: An engine arrangement structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle includes an engine having a crankcase and a cylinder part overhung upwardly from the crankcase. An alternating current generator is provided at one end of the crankshaft with a power transmission system member being provided at the other end thereof. The alternating current generator and the power transmission system member are overhung ahead of and behind the engine relative to the engine cylinder part, respectively. A width by which the power transmission system member is overhung is larger than that by which the alternating current generator is overhung. The alternating current generator of the engine is arranged so as to be directed to the front side of the vehicle body and the power transmission system member is arranged so as to be directed to the rear side of the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Takeshima, Hitoshi Furuhashi, Kihoko Kaita