Patents by Inventor Kimio Okamoto
Kimio Okamoto 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: 8540261Abstract: A suspension arm attachment structure provided with a cylindrical vibration-damping bush which is attached to the side of a vehicle body via a core member. The attachment structure is provided with: a suspension arm having an attachment tube part fitted with a vibration-damping bush; and a retaining member which regulates the movement of the attachment tube part in the axial longitudinal direction. The retaining member is provided with: facing walls on sides thereof which respectively face end surfaces of the vibration-damping bush; a linking part which integrally links the facing walls; and an attachment part on one end and an attachment part on the other end which respectively extend in the axial longitudinal direction of a core member from the facing surface on one side and the facing surface on the other side and which are attached to the side of a vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kimio Okamoto
-
Publication number: 20130190978Abstract: An information terminal includes: an operation assignment information storage unit that stores operation assignment information; an actuation information reception unit that receives from an in-car device actuation information; an assignment unit that, on the basis of the operation assignment information and the actuation information, assigns some among a plurality of operations in the information terminal to each of one or more actuations among a plurality of types of actuation that can be inputted with an actuation unit provided to the in-car device respectively, according to priority levels; an actuation signal reception unit that receives an actuation signal outputted from the in-car device; and a conversion unit that, on the basis of the result of assignment by the assignment unit, converts the actuation signal into an operating command that corresponds to one among the plurality of operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: CLARION CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryohei Kato, Noriyuki Abe, Norikazu Nara, Hidetaka Suzuki, Kimio Okamoto
-
Patent number: 8444160Abstract: A suspension device in which a knuckle for supporting a wheel is supported by arms and a damper is connected to the knuckle. A suspension device (10) is configured in such a manner that the intersection (73) between a line extended from an elastic kingpin axis (68) of a rear wheel (31) and a road surface (72) is located on the rear side, relative to the vehicle, of the ground contact center (74) of the rear wheel. The elastic kingpin axis is tilted forward relative to the vehicle and is disposed below the rotation center (32) of the rear wheel in the vertical direction. A lower connection section (81b) of a damper (18) is provided on a line (33) drawn in substantially the vertical direction from the rotation center of the rear wheel. A damper axis (84) is tilted inward in the width direction of the vehicle and tilted forward relative to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kimio Okamoto, Hajime Kajiwara, Masanori Watanabe, Masatoshi Mori
-
Publication number: 20130062853Abstract: A suspension arm attachment structure provided with a cylindrical vibration-damping bush which is attached to the side of a vehicle body via a core member. The attachment structure is provided with: a suspension arm having an attachment tube part fitted with a vibration-damping bush; and a retaining member which regulates the movement of the attachment tube part in the axial longitudinal direction. The retaining member is provided with: facing walls on sides thereof which respectively face end surfaces of the vibration-damping bush; a linking part which integrally links the facing walls; and an attachment part on one end and an attachment part on the other end which respectively extend in the axial longitudinal direction of a core member from the facing surface on one side and the facing surface on the other side and which are attached to the side of a vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Kimio Okamoto
-
Publication number: 20120209523Abstract: Provided is a navigation technique which allows a person other than a user who received a route guide to operate a navigation device through an interaction process. The navigation device is characterized by being provided with an instruction reception unit, a process unit, and an output unit. The instruction reception unit receives an instruction for a process from an external device. The process unit executes a process in accordance with the instruction received by the instruction reception unit. The output unit outputs output information which is obtained as the result of the process executed by the process unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: CLARION CO., LTD.Inventors: Norikazu Nara, Noriyuki Abe, Takashi Shioya, Kimio Okamoto, Hiroaki Takatsuki, Takaaki Ishii
-
Publication number: 20120191341Abstract: Provided is a Web bulletin board system (10) capable of lessening the burden in forming a travel plan when a group of people plan a trip. This Web bulletin board system (10) comprises a center server (20) which deems character strings indicated by predetermined symbols in messages in a chat to be destinations and automatically generates a list of destinations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: CLARION CO., LTD.Inventors: Norikazu Nara, Noriyuki Abe, Kimio Okamoto, Takashi Shioya, Hiroaki Takatsuki, Takaaki Ishii
-
Publication number: 20120043736Abstract: A suspension device in which a knuckle for supporting a wheel is supported by arms and a damper is connected to the knuckle. A suspension device (10) is configured in such a manner that the intersection (73) between a line extended from an elastic kingpin axis (68) of a rear wheel (31) and a road surface (72) is located on the rear side, relative to the vehicle, of the ground contact center (74) of the rear wheel. The elastic kingpin axis is tilted forward relative to the vehicle and is disposed below the rotation center (32) of the rear wheel in the vertical direction. A lower connection section (81b) of a damper (18) is provided on a line (33) drawn in substantially the vertical direction from the rotation center of the rear wheel. A damper axis (84) is tilted inward in the width direction of the vehicle and tilted forward relative to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kimio Okamoto, Hajime Kajiwara, Masanori Watanabe, Masatoshi Mori
-
Patent number: 7775138Abstract: A Bowden wire is positioned at two points, that is, at a wire guide bracket and at a through-hole in a back plate between which a notch of an end edge of a plate-shaped trailing arm is interposed. A predetermined preset load is applied to and curves the Bowden wire, wherein the curved Bowden wire is pressed against and fixed to a groove-shaped recess provided in the notch of the trailing arm.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kimio Okamoto, Masahiko Hirata, Shigenori Inaba
-
Patent number: 7530587Abstract: A vehicle suspension system connects a swing member to a vehicle body. The vehicle suspension system includes a bump stopper, which is provided on one of the swing member and the vehicle body and includes an axis, a substantially cylindrical tip end which abuts an abutment surface provided on the other one of the swing member and the vehicle body, and an apex formed at the tip end. Abutment is initiated, in a circumferential direction of the tip end, in a state wherein the abutment surface inclines relative to the axis of the bump stopper. The apex at the tip end of the bump stopper first abuts the abutment surface and is located at an intermediate portion of the bump stopper in a direction of a wall thickness (t) of the bump stopper. A plurality of projections may also be formed on the tip end of the bump stopper.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2005Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kimio Okamoto, Kazutaka Suzuki, Shigenori Inaba
-
Publication number: 20060053947Abstract: A Bowden wire is positioned at two points, that is, at a wire guide bracket and at a through-hole in a back plate between which a notch of an end edge of a plate-shaped trailing arm is interposed. A predetermined preset load is applied to and curves the Bowden wire, wherein the curved Bowden wire is pressed against and fixed to a groove-shaped recess provided in the notch of the trailing arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2005Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Kimio Okamoto, Masahiko Hirata, Shigenori Inaba
-
Publication number: 20060049604Abstract: A vehicle suspension system connects a swing member to a vehicle body. The vehicle suspension system includes a bump stopper, which is provided on one of the swing member and the vehicle body and includes an axis, a substantially cylindrical tip end which abuts an abutment surface provided on the other one of the swing member and the vehicle body, and an apex formed at the tip end. Abutment is initiated, in a circumferential direction of the tip end, in a state wherein the abutment surface inclines relative to the axis of the bump stopper. The apex at the tip end of the bump stopper first abuts the abutment surface and is located at an intermediate portion of the bump stopper in a direction of a wall thickness (t) of the bump stopper. A plurality of projections may also be formed on the tip end of the bump stopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Kimio Okamoto, Kazutaka Suzuki, Shigenori Inaba
-
Patent number: 6179348Abstract: The present invention is directed to a down-sizable fitting for transferring a high-temperature, high-pressurized special chemical fluid which should be under strict control used in a high technology field or industry.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1999Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Inventor: Kimio Okamoto
-
Patent number: 5439259Abstract: The invention related to this application is: a method for folding back an opening end of resin pipe comprising following processes, (a) a process for mounting an annular body to a circumference of a pipe, (b) a process for inserting a conically protruded portion of a guiding portion including the conically protruded portion and a curved surface groove formed around this circumference to an opening end of the pipe and simultaneously advancing with rotating the guiding portion, and (c) a process for continuing the advancement with rotating the guiding portion whereby folding back the opening end of the pipe, and inserting the folded back pipe opening end to the circumference of the annular body; and an apparatus for folding back an opening end of resin pipe comprising a clamping element for holding the pipe and a bending element and the clamping element including a tightening mechanism for pushing the pipe to radial direction, and the bending element including a guiding portion for advancing by rotating with aType: GrantFiled: August 10, 1993Date of Patent: August 8, 1995Assignee: Jun TagaInventors: Jun Taga, Kimio Okamoto