Patents by Inventor Koichiro KAWATA

Koichiro KAWATA 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: 11073115
    Abstract: An intake duct structure of a motorcycle includes front forks disposed on both of right and left sides of a head pipe of a body frame and a main frame extending obliquely backward and downward from the head pipe, wherein the intake duct structure extends from a front end of the motorcycle toward the head pipe and is formed in such a manner that an interfered area where a rotational orbit of the front forks at a time of steering overlaps the intake duct structure is elastically deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventor: Koichiro Kawata
  • Publication number: 20200158055
    Abstract: An intake duct structure of a motorcycle includes front forks disposed on both of right and left sides of a head pipe of a body frame and a main frame extending obliquely backward and downward from the head pipe, wherein the intake duct structure extends from a front end of the motorcycle toward the head pipe and is formed in such a manner that an interfered area where a rotational orbit of the front forks at a time of steering overlaps the intake duct structure is elastically deformable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Koichiro KAWATA
  • Patent number: 10167054
    Abstract: The configuration includes: a right and left pair of main frames extending from a head pipe while widening rearward; and pivot frames that are welded to the main frames and extend toward the rear downward direction. Under the main frames, an engine is arranged. The main frame includes a hanging portion for holding and fastening the engine. In the front portion of the main frame, a bulge portion is disposed on the vehicle-widthwise outer side. The hanging portion is settable to the bulge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Kawata
  • Patent number: 9518548
    Abstract: A secondary injector that is one of a plurality of injectors provided for each cylinder is arranged in an air cleaner and above an air funnel, and the secondary injector and the air funnel facing the secondary injector are arranged to be inclined such that a base portion of the secondary injector on an outer side in a vehicle width direction is biased to a center side in the vehicle width direction and an injection port thereof is directed to a throttle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Kawata
  • Patent number: 9481426
    Abstract: There is provided a swing arm for a motorcycle. A base section is connected to a chassis framework via a pivot member. A pair of rear-arm sections extend rearwards from the base section. A pair of bracket sections are respectively provided at rear end portions of the rear-arm sections to rotatably support a rear wheel. Each of the bracket sections is formed into a shape including a hole through which an axle of the rear wheel passes, an engaging plane formed at a region surrounding the hole, and a peripheral formation plane positioned to connect with the outer periphery of the rear-arm sections. An inner surface of the peripheral formation plane in the width direction is formed so as to be inclined outwards in the width direction from a side of formation region of the hole towards a front side as viewed from the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro Kawata, Katsuhiro Naito
  • Patent number: 9370996
    Abstract: An engine is mounted on a body frame extending from a steering head pipe toward a vehicle rear side slightly downward and an air cleaner is disposed above the engine. An intake duct device includes an intake duct which leads traveling air taken from a front surface of a cowling to the air cleaner so as to make the traveling air pass along both side surfaces of the steering head pipe. The intake duct is made of a separate component from the body frame, is two-divided into a front intake duct and a rear intake duct so as to surround the steering head pipe from front and rear sides, and is fixed to the body frame by fastening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Kawata
  • Patent number: 9255554
    Abstract: An opening of an upper surface of an air cleaner main body has an air cleaner upper cover mounted thereon, and is closed by the air cleaner upper cover fastened by bolts via a seal member, and air cleaner bottom plates are fastened to the air cleaner main body via seal members in openings of a bottom surface of the air cleaner main body. Passage holes connecting an engine combustion chamber and the air cleaner main body are provided on the air cleaner bottom plates; and an opening of a front surface of the air cleaner main body is inserted into intake ducts of vehicle body frames via seal members, and configured as an air introduction port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Kawata
  • Publication number: 20160023713
    Abstract: The configuration includes: a right and left pair of main frames extending from a head pipe while widening rearward; and pivot frames that are welded to the main frames and extend toward the rear downward direction. Under the main frames, an engine is arranged. The main frame includes a hanging portion for holding and fastening the engine. In the front portion of the main frame, a bulge portion is disposed on the vehicle-widthwise outer side. The hanging portion is settable to the bulge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro KAWATA
  • Patent number: 9097223
    Abstract: A part of an air cleaner main body overlapped with vehicle body frames in a side view has a shape in which an upper surface portion of the part is narrower than a bottom surface portion of the part. The air cleaner main body is formed to have approximately uniform gaps along inner surfaces of the vehicle body frames, and the air cleaner main body is inserted from a position below the vehicle body frames and is fixed to the vehicle body frames before mounting an engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Kawata
  • Publication number: 20150136511
    Abstract: An engine is mounted on a body frame extending from a steering head pipe toward a vehicle rear side slightly downward and an air cleaner is disposed above the engine. An intake duct device includes an intake duct which leads traveling air taken from a front surface of a cowling to the air cleaner so as to make the traveling air pass along both side surfaces of the steering head pipe. The intake duct is made of a separate component from the body frame, is two-divided into a front intake duct and a rear intake duct so as to surround the steering head pipe from front and rear sides, and is fixed to the body frame by fastening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro KAWATA
  • Publication number: 20150130161
    Abstract: There is provided a swing arm for a motorcycle. A base section is connected to a chassis framework via a pivot member. A pair of rear-arm sections extend rearwards from the base section. A pair of bracket sections are respectively provided at rear end portions of the rear-arm sections to rotatably support a rear wheel. Each of the bracket sections is formed into a shape including a hole through which an axle of the rear wheel passes, an engaging plane formed at a region surrounding the hole, and a peripheral formation plane positioned to connect with the outer periphery of the rear-arm sections. An inner surface of the peripheral formation plane in the width direction is formed so as to be inclined outwards in the width direction from a side of formation region of the hole towards a front side as viewed from the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro KAWATA, Katsuhiro NAITO
  • Publication number: 20150007794
    Abstract: A secondary injector that is one of a plurality of injectors provided for each cylinder is arranged in an air cleaner and above an air funnel, and the secondary injector and the air funnel facing the secondary injector are arranged to be inclined such that a base portion of the secondary injector on an outer side in a vehicle width direction is biased to a center side in the vehicle width direction and an injection port thereof is directed to a throttle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro KAWATA
  • Publication number: 20150007786
    Abstract: A secondary injector that is one of a plurality of injectors provided for each cylinder is arranged in an air cleaner and above an air funnel, an air cleaner bottom plate that has a passage hole for forming an intake passage is fastened and fixed to an upper surface of a throttle body, and the air funnel and a pipe support post for a secondary delivery pipe are fastened and fixed to the air cleaner bottom plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro KAWATA
  • Publication number: 20140360797
    Abstract: An opening of an upper surface of an air cleaner main body has an air cleaner upper cover mounted thereon, and is closed by the air cleaner upper cover fastened by bolts via a seal member, and air cleaner bottom plates are fastened to the air cleaner main body via seal members in openings of a bottom surface of the air cleaner main body. Passage holes connecting an engine combustion chamber and the air cleaner main body are provided on the air cleaner bottom plates; and an opening of a front surface of the air cleaner main body is inserted into intake ducts of vehicle body frames via seal members, and configured as an air introduction port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro KAWATA
  • Publication number: 20140360795
    Abstract: A part of an air cleaner main body overlapped with vehicle body frames in a side view has a shape in which an upper surface portion of the part is narrower than a bottom surface portion of the part. The air cleaner main body is formed to have approximately uniform gaps along inner surfaces of the vehicle body frames, and the air cleaner main body is inserted from a position below the vehicle body frames and is fixed to the vehicle body frames before mounting an engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro KAWATA