Patents by Inventor Kotaro Fujiyama

Kotaro Fujiyama 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: 8973696
    Abstract: To provide a motorcycle in which a distinction between a main harness and ABS pipes can be easily made to enhance flexibility of packaging design of the motorcycle and to facilitate operations for assembly and piping, thereby improving productivity of the motorcycle. A main harness 50 for supplying electric power from a battery 61 to multiple electric components 62 to 67 is arranged on one side in a right-to-left direction of a vehicle 10, and ABS pipes 101, 102 and 106 for transmitting a hydraulic pressure to a brake caliper 74 are arranged on the other side in the right-to-left direction of the vehicle 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Hamauzu, Tetsuo Takeshige, Kotaro Fujiyama
  • Patent number: 8845154
    Abstract: A motorcycle wherein an attachment angle of a tail light bulb is increased to reduce a distance between a seat and a tail light unit, to improve the flexibility of a short tail design around a tail light of a motorcycle. The motorcycle includes a rear cowl attached to a rear part of a vehicle body frame, a seat catch arranged on a rear end portion of the vehicle body frame and configured to lock and to unlock an openable/closable seat, a tail light unit arranged behind the seat catch and attached to the rear cowl, a tail light bulb attached to the tail light unit in a forward-tilted state, and a rear fender covering an upper part of a rear wheel WR. An opening that allows access to the tail light bulb is formed at a portion of the rear fender facing the tail light bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Hamauzu, Kotaro Fujiyama, Jun Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8651213
    Abstract: A braking device of a saddle-ride type vehicle that can reduce a load acting on a joint is provided. A joint 200 at a front-wheel brake output side which connects a metal pipe and a flexible brake hose is mounted on a body frame 2 via a mount rubber 260 under a floating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nagakubo, Kotaro Fujiyama, Satoru Ikami
  • Patent number: 8443925
    Abstract: The motorcycle comprises a chassis frame (5); an engine (20), a hanger portion (21) suspended from the chassis frame (5); a pair of down tubes (9) extending downward in the fore portion of the chassis frame (5); and an engine hanger bracket (100), further comprising plate portions (101) and collar portions (106) disposed upon the plate portions (101), the engine hanger bracket (100) linked to the pair of down tubes (9) and the hanger portion (21). The motorcycle further comprises an upper suspension portion (112), which suspends the engine (20) by fastening the down tubes (9), the plate portions (101), the collar portions (106), and an upper hanger portion (22), in a state of being positioned in a linear state in the vehicle width direction; and a lower suspension portion (124), which suspends the engine (20) by fastening the plate portions (101) and a lower hanger portion (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Fujiyama, Hideki Shimizu, Junichi Sakamoto, Satoru Ikami
  • Patent number: 8419036
    Abstract: A non-uniform load is prevented from acting on a cross member to reduce the weight of the cross member in a saddled vehicle. In the saddled vehicle has a vehicle body frame 11 for suspending an engine 12, a swing arm 14 for suspending a rear wheel WR freely swingably, pivot portions 29 which are formed as a right-and-left pair, constitute a part of the vehicle body frame 11 and pivotably support the swing arm 14, a lower cross member 28 for joining the pivot portions 29, a rear cushion 32 for applying elastic force to the swing arm 14, a link mechanism 31 for joining the lower end 32A of the rear cushion 32, the swing arm 14 and the pivot portions 29, a link joint stay 70 which is formed at the rear side of the lower cross member 28 and joins the link mechanism 31, and a lower hunger 48 that is formed at the front side of the lower cross member 28 and fixes the engine 12, the link joint stay 70 and the lower hunger 48 are formed at the same position with respect to the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Fujiyama, Hideaki Nakagawa, Satoru Ikami
  • Publication number: 20130009378
    Abstract: A braking device of a saddle-ride type vehicle that can reduce a load acting on a joint is provided. A joint 200 at a front-wheel brake output side which connects a metal pipe and a flexible brake hose is mounted on a body frame 2 via a mount rubber 260 under a floating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Nagakubo, Kotaro Fujiyama, Satoru Ikami
  • Publication number: 20120318598
    Abstract: The motorcycle comprises a chassis frame (5); an engine (20), a hanger portion (21) suspended from the chassis frame (5); a pair of down tubes (9) extending downward in the fore portion of the chassis frame (5); and an engine hanger bracket (100), further comprising plate portions (101) and collar portions (106) disposed upon the plate portions (101), the engine hanger bracket (100) linked to the pair of down tubes (9) and the hanger portion (21). The motorcycle further comprises an upper suspension portion (112), which suspends the engine (20) by fastening the down tubes (9), the plate portions (101), the collar portions (106), and an upper hanger portion (22), in a state of being positioned in a linear state in the vehicle width direction; and a lower suspension portion (124), which suspends the engine (20) by fastening the plate portions (101) and a lower hanger portion (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro Fujiyama, Hideki Shimizu, Junichi Sakamoto, Satoru Ikami
  • Patent number: 8302722
    Abstract: An air cleaner case whereby a seat height can be reduced and the air cleaner case can be disposed in proximity to an engine. In a two-wheeled motor vehicle having a vehicle body frame, a fuel tank disposed at a front upper side of the vehicle body frame, a seat disposed behind the fuel tank and above the vehicle body frame, an engine suspended between the lower side of the fuel tank and the lower side of the vehicle body frame, an air cleaner case, a plate-like element disposed in the air cleaner case, and a maintenance lid used when the plate-like element is mounted/dismounted, the air cleaner case is disposed below the fuel tank, the plate-like element is disposed to be tilted rearward and upward in side view of the vehicle, and the maintenance lid is provided below the seat so as to face the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kotaro Fujiyama
  • Publication number: 20120186895
    Abstract: To provide a motorcycle in which a distinction between a main harness and ABS pipes can be easily made to enhance flexibility of packaging design of the motorcycle and to facilitate operations for assembly and piping, thereby improving productivity of the motorcycle. A main harness 50 for supplying electric power from a battery 61 to multiple electric components 62 to 67 is arranged on one side in a right-to-left direction of a vehicle 10, and ABS pipes 101, 102 and 106 for transmitting a hydraulic pressure to a brake caliper 74 are arranged on the other side in the right-to-left direction of the vehicle 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Hamauzu, Tetsuo Takeshige, Kotaro Fujiyama
  • Publication number: 20120188777
    Abstract: A motorcycle wherein an attachment angle of a tail light bulb is increased to reduce a distance between a seat and a tail light unit, to improve the flexibility of a short tail design around a tail light of a motorcycle. The motorcycle includes a rear cowl attached to a rear part of a vehicle body frame, a seat catch arranged on a rear end portion of the vehicle body frame and configured to lock and to unlock an openable/closable seat, a tail light unit arranged behind the seat catch and attached to the rear cowl, a tail light bulb attached to the tail light unit in a forward-tilted state, and a rear fender covering an upper part of a rear wheel WR. An opening that allows access to the tail light bulb is formed at a portion of the rear fender facing the tail light bulb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Hamauzu, Kotaro Fujiyama, Jun Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120175181
    Abstract: A non-uniform load is prevented from acting on a cross member to reduce the weight of the cross member in a saddled vehicle. In the saddled vehicle has a vehicle body frame 11 for suspending an engine 12, a swing arm 14 for suspending a rear wheel WR freely swingably, pivot portions 29 which are formed as a right-and-left pair, constitute a part of the vehicle body frame 11 and pivotably support the swing arm 14, a lower cross member 28 for joining the pivot portions 29, a rear cushion 32 for applying elastic force to the swing arm 14, a link mechanism 31 for joining the lower end 32A of the rear cushion 32, the swing arm 14 and the pivot portions 29, a link joint stay 70 which is formed at the rear side of the lower cross member 28 and joins the link mechanism 31, and a lower hunger 48 that is formed at the front side of the lower cross member 28 and fixes the engine 12, the link joint stay 70 and the lower hunger 48 are formed at the same position with respect to the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Kotaro Fujiyama, Hideaki Nakagawa, Satoru Ikami
  • Publication number: 20120145470
    Abstract: An air cleaner case whereby a seat height can be reduced and the air cleaner case can be disposed in proximity to an engine. In a two-wheeled motor vehicle having a vehicle body frame, a fuel tank disposed at a front upper side of the vehicle body frame, a seat disposed behind the fuel tank and above the vehicle body frame, an engine suspended between the lower side of the fuel tank and the lower side of the vehicle body frame, an air cleaner case, a plate-like element disposed in the air cleaner case, and a maintenance lid used when the plate-like element is mounted/dismounted, the air cleaner case is disposed below the fuel tank, the plate-like element is disposed to be tilted rearward and upward in side view of the vehicle, and the maintenance lid is provided below the seat so as to face the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventor: Kotaro Fujiyama
  • Patent number: 8042643
    Abstract: A saddle-ride type vehicle with a swing arm swingably supported on a body frame. A shock absorber is connected to the body frame and the swing arm for applying a damping force. A shock absorber support member is suspended to the body frame in a vehicle width direction for supporting an upper end of the shock absorber. The shock absorber is supported on a central portion in the vehicle width direction of the shock absorber support member. The central portion in the vehicle width direction of the shock absorber support member is formed in a U-shape that is open at a lower side in a cross section taken along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An upper surface and a lower surface of the shock absorber support member are curved wherein a central portion lies above the end portion in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakagawa, Kotaro Fujiyama, Daisuke Kuramochi, Junichi Sakamoto, Satoru Ikami
  • Publication number: 20110168477
    Abstract: An engine suspension structure in a two-wheeled motor vehicle is disclosed. Left and right down frames (18L, 18R) separated in a vehicle width direction extend downwardly from a vehicle body frame (11). A mounting plate (39) is attached so as to be held between the left and right down frames. An engine (12) is attached to the mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Tetsuhito Yokomori, Takayuki Shimada, Masaaki Yamagushi, Kotaro Fujiyama
  • Publication number: 20100207345
    Abstract: A saddle-ride type vehicle with a swing arm swingably supported on a body frame. A shock absorber is connected to the body frame and the swing arm for applying a damping force. A shock absorber support member is suspended to the body frame in a vehicle width direction for supporting an upper end of the shock absorber. The shock absorber is supported on a central portion in the vehicle width direction of the shock absorber support member. The central portion in the vehicle width direction of the shock absorber support member is formed in a U-shape that is open at a lower side in a cross section taken along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An upper surface and a lower surface of the shock absorber support member are curved wherein a central portion lies above the end portion in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Hideaki Nakagawa, Kotaro Fujiyama, Daisuke Kuramochi, Junichi Sakamoto, Satoru Ikami