Patents by Inventor Kouki HINOHARA

Kouki HINOHARA 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).

  • Supporting structure for reserve tank
    Patent number: 9188279
    Abstract: A reserve tank is fixed to the vehicle body with a bracket. The bracket includes a supporting member supporting an intermediate part which is an intermediate part in vertical direction when the reserve tank is fixed to the vehicle body side. The supporting member includes the vertical movement restricting part for restricting a vertical movement while the reserve tank is fixed to the vehicle. The reserve tank includes the fastening part fastened with the fastening member to a fastened part formed on the bracket, the rotation restricting part for restricting, at a location apart from the fastening part, rotation on the fastening part, and an extending part protruding outwardly in a diametrical direction from a side surface of the reserve tank and extending from a side of the fastening part in a circumferential direction to the rotation restricting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sakai, Kouki Hinohara, Satoru Motegi
  • SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR RESERVE TANK
    Publication number: 20140001332
    Abstract: A reserve tank is fixed to the vehicle body with a bracket. The bracket includes a supporting member supporting an intermediate part which is an intermediate part in vertical direction when the reserve tank is fixed to the vehicle body side. The supporting member includes the vertical movement restricting part for restricting a vertical movement while the reserve tank is fixed to the vehicle. The reserve tank includes the fastening part fastened with the fastening member to a fastened part formed on the bracket, the rotation restricting part for restricting, at a location apart from the fastening part, rotation on the fastening part, and an extending part protruding outwardly in a diametrical direction from a side surface of the reserve tank and extending from a side of the fastening part in a circumferential direction to the rotation restricting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuhiro SAKAI, Kouki HINOHARA, Satoru MOTEGI