Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Ishizuka

Kunihiko Ishizuka 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: 11581603
    Abstract: Provided is electric power equipment that allows a battery to be installed and removed with ease. The electric power equipment (1) includes a main body (2) defining a battery receiving recess (40) having an open upper end, and a battery (20) configured to be received in the battery receiving recess, wherein an upper part of a front end part of the battery is provided with a projection (108) projecting in a forward direction, and a rear end part of the battery is provided with a grip, and wherein an upper edge of the front end part of the battery receiving recess is provided with a supporting surface (36) configured to support a lower surface of the projection at least when the battery is being removed from the battery receiving recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taichi Kubota, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Norikazu Shimizu, Kunihiko Ishizuka, Keisuke Muraoka, Makoto Uchimi
  • Publication number: 20220018073
    Abstract: A ground compacting device having a ground leveling plate and a motor for driving the ground leveling plate includes a support portion attached to an upper half of the ground compacting device via an anti-vibration member separately from a handle, and an electrical component for driving the motor is attached to the support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuguchi, Kunihiko Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20190288255
    Abstract: Provided is electric power equipment that allows a battery to be installed and removed with ease. The electric power equipment (1) includes a main body (2) defining a battery receiving recess (40) having an open upper end, and a battery (20) configured to be received in the battery receiving recess, wherein an upper part of a front end part of the battery is provided with a projection (108) projecting in a forward direction, and a rear end part of the battery is provided with a grip, and wherein an upper edge of the front end part of the battery receiving recess is provided with a supporting surface (36) configured to support a lower surface of the projection at least when the battery is being removed from the battery receiving recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Taichi KUBOTA, Tatsuya YAMAZAKI, Norikazu SHIMIZU, Kunihiko ISHIZUKA, Keisuke MURAOKA, Makoto UCHIMI
  • Patent number: 10230078
    Abstract: A battery (20) of power equipment (1) is received in a battery receiving recess (40) of the power equipment. A lower front end of the battery is provided with an engagement portion (140) configured to be engaged by a rib (50) provided in a lower part of the front end of the battery receiving recess. A first sheet spring member (80) is provided in a rear part of a bottom surface of the battery receiving recess to urge the battery upward. A latch member (66) provided in a rear end part of the battery receiving recess engages a rear end of the battery against the spring force of the first sheet spring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Kubota, Kunihiko Ishizuka, Eri Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20180151854
    Abstract: A battery 20 of power equipment 1 is received in a battery receiving recess 40 of the power equipment. A lower front end of the battery is provided with an engagement portion 136 configured to be engaged by a rib 50 provided in a lower part of the front end of the battery receiving recess. A first sheet spring member 80 is provided in a rear part of a bottom surface of the battery receiving recess to urge the battery upward. A latch member 66 provided in a rear end part of the battery receiving recess engages a rear end of the battery against the spring force of the first sheet spring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Taichi KUBOTA, Kunihiko ISHIZUKA, Eri KATAGIRI
  • Patent number: 9017122
    Abstract: An outboard motor configured so that an engine is covered by an engine cover, an intake opening is provided to both sides of the engine cover, and air drawn into the engine cover from the intake opening is introduced to a throttle body. A discharging/interference-type muffler is provided partway along an intake channel for guiding air from the intake opening to the throttle body. The discharging/interference-type muffler is provided vertically in the interior of the engine cover, and the interior of the discharging/interference-type muffler is divided in two in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Harada, Masashi Kai, Kunihiko Ishizuka, Naoki Aikawa, Kazuhiro Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 8851945
    Abstract: An outboard engine unit capable of efficiently cooling the interior of an engine cover is disclosed. The outboard engine unit includes a cooling opening capable of guiding air to an interior from an upper part of the engine cover, a first intake channel having a first outlet open to an upper front end and communicating with the opening, a partition wall disposed so as to be oriented substantially in a perpendicular direction below the first outlet; and a second intake channel extending substantially in the perpendicular direction along a rear wall of the engine cover rearward of the partition wall. The outboard engine unit is configured so that air directed from the cooling opening to the interior of the engine cover is directed to the throttle unit via the second cooling air intake channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Harada, Masashi Kai, Kunihiko Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20140141665
    Abstract: An outboard motor configured so that an engine is covered by an engine cover, an intake opening is provided to both sides of the engine cover, and air drawn into the engine cover from the intake opening is introduced to a throttle body. A discharging/interference-type muffler is provided partway along an intake channel for guiding air from the intake opening to the throttle body. The discharging/interference-type muffler is provided vertically in the interior of the engine cover, and the interior of the discharging/interference-type muffler is divided in two in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Harada, Masashi Kai, Kunihiko Ishizuka, Naoki Aikawa, Kazuhiro Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 7921963
    Abstract: An intake system for an internal combustion engine has an intake silencer 30 provided with an expansion chamber 33, and a connecting pipe 40 having an inlet 46 through which air from the expansion chamber flows, and an outlet 47 through which air flows toward combustion chambers. The connecting pipe 40 is made of an elastic material having rubber elasticity, and has a connecting part 41 connected to the intake silencer 30, an inner tubular part 42 extending from the connecting part 41 into the expansion chamber 33 and having the inlet 46, and an outer tubular part 43 connecting to a throttle device 50. The wall 42w of the inner tubular part 42 is provided with a communication opening 44 for connecting the expansion chamber 33 and the air passage 45 to make the expansion chamber 33 serve also as a resonance chamber. The outer tubular part 43 of the connecting pipe 40 is shorter than the inner tubular part 42 of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Ishizuka, Kazuhiro Ishizaka
  • Publication number: 20090078497
    Abstract: An intake system for an internal combustion engine has an intake silencer 30 provided with an expansion chamber 33, and a connecting pipe 40 having an inlet 46 through which air from the expansion chamber flows, and an outlet 47 through which air flows toward combustion chambers. The connecting pipe 40 is made of an elastic material having rubber elasticity, and has a connecting part 41 connected to the intake silencer 30, an inner tubular part 42 extending from the connecting part 41 into the expansion chamber 33 and having the inlet 46, and an outer tubular part 43 connecting to a throttle device 50. The wall 42w of the inner tubular part 42 is provided with a communication opening 44 for connecting the expansion chamber 33 and the air passage 45 to make the expansion chamber 33 serve also as a resonance chamber. The outer tubular part 43 of the connecting pipe 40 is shorter than the inner tubular part 42 of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Kunihiko Ishizuka, Kazuhiro Ishizaka