Patents by Inventor Makoto Nagayama

Makoto Nagayama 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: 11541714
    Abstract: A vehicle disclosed herein may include: a vehicle body including a front compartment; a drive disposed in the front compartment and configured to drive a wheel; a plurality of brackets attaching the drive to the vehicle body; a stabilizer extending in a right-left direction of the vehicle in the front compartment and connecting a left front suspension and a right front suspension to each other; and a plurality of bushes attaching the stabilizer to the vehicle body, wherein the plurality of bushes may include a first bush located frontward of the drive, the plurality of brackets may include a first bracket located rearward of the first bush, and at least a part of the first bracket may be located above the first bush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Nagayama, Shigenori Hashida, Masaki Yoshida, Masataka Tsukumo, Hideaki Yoshiba
  • Patent number: 11465489
    Abstract: An in-wheel motor unit coupling structure includes an in-wheel motor unit and a shock absorber. The in-wheel motor unit is disposed inside a wheel of a vehicle. The in-wheel motor unit is configured to support the wheel such that the wheel is rotatable. The in-wheel motor unit includes an electric motor that serves as a rotational driving source of the wheel. The shock absorber is coupled to the in-wheel motor unit. The shock absorber is a component of a vehicle suspension. A lower end portion of the shock absorber is fastened to a vehicle center side, in a vehicle width direction, of a motor part so as to be pressed against the motor part outward from the vehicle in the vehicle width direction. The motor part is a part in which the electric motor of the in-wheel motor unit is built.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20210291613
    Abstract: A vehicle disclosed herein may include: a vehicle body including a front compartment; a drive disposed in the front compartment and configured to drive a wheel; a plurality of brackets attaching the drive to the vehicle body; a stabilizer extending in a right-left direction of the vehicle in the front compartment and connecting a left front suspension and a right front suspension to each other; and a plurality of bushes attaching the stabilizer to the vehicle body, wherein the plurality of bushes may include a first bush located frontward of the drive, the plurality of brackets may include a first bracket located rearward of the first bush, and at least a part of the first bracket may be located above the first bush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto NAGAYAMA, Shigenori HASHIDA, Masaki YOSHIDA, Masataka TSUKUMO, Hideaki YOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20200331339
    Abstract: An in-wheel motor unit coupling structure includes an in-wheel motor unit and a shock absorber. The in-wheel motor unit is disposed inside a wheel of a vehicle. The in-wheel motor unit is configured to support the wheel such that the wheel is rotatable. The in-wheel motor unit includes an electric motor that serves as a rotational driving source of the wheel. The shock absorber is coupled to the in-wheel motor unit. The shock absorber is a component of a vehicle suspension. A lower end portion of the shock absorber is fastened to a vehicle center side, in a vehicle width direction, of a motor part so as to be pressed against the motor part outward from the vehicle in the vehicle width direction. The motor part is a part in which the electric motor of the in-wheel motor unit is built.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto NAGAYAMA
  • Patent number: 8297396
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle body frame structure of a saddle-riding type vehicle that can increase the capacity of an air cleaner and enhance the bending stiffness of the vehicle body frame. The vehicle body frame structure includes a pair of left and right main frames that extend rearwardly from a head pipe, an engine disposed downwardly of the left and right main frames, a fuel tank disposed upwardly of the engine and between the left and right main frames, a pair of left and right engine hangers that extend downwardly from front portions of the left and right main frames and support the engine, and a cross member that connects the left and right engine hangers in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Yoshiyuki Kurayoshi, Masashi Hagimoto, Makoto Oono, Makoto Nagayama
  • Patent number: 8205706
    Abstract: To provide a swing arm pivot structure for a motorcycle which can prevent rubbing between a swing arm and a body frame with a simple structure and can reduce a manufacturing cost for the motorcycle. The swing arm pivot structure includes a swing arm for supporting a rear wheel, a pivot shaft mounted to a body frame and inserted through a swing arm pivot of the swing arm, a first bearing located between one end portion of the swing arm pivot and the body frame for pivotably supporting the swing arm, a first collar located between the inner circumference of the first bearing and the pivot shaft, and a second collar located between the first collar and the body frame. The second collar has a rigidity different from the rigidity of the first collar and the body frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Yoshiyuki Kurayoshi, Masashi Hagimoto, Makoto Oono, Makoto Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20110073398
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle body frame structure of a saddle-riding type vehicle that can increase the capacity of an air cleaner and enhance the bending stiffness of the vehicle body frame. The vehicle body frame structure includes a pair of left and right main frames that extend rearwardly from a head pipe, an engine disposed downwardly of the left and right main frames, a fuel tank disposed upwardly of the engine and between the left and right main frames, a pair of left and right engine hangers that extend downwardly from front portions of the left and right main frames and support the engine, and a cross member that connects the left and right engine hangers in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Yoshiyuki Kurayoshi, Masashi Hagimoto, Makoto Oono, Makoto Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20110074129
    Abstract: To provide a swing arm pivot structure for a motorcycle which can prevent rubbing between a swing arm and a body frame with a simple structure and can reduce a manufacturing cost for the motorcycle. The swing arm pivot structure includes a swing arm for supporting a rear wheel, a pivot shaft mounted to a body frame and inserted through a swing arm pivot of the swing arm, a first bearing located between one end portion of the swing arm pivot and the body frame for pivotably supporting the swing arm, a first collar located between the inner circumference of the first bearing and the pivot shaft, and a second collar located between the first collar and the body frame. The second collar has a rigidity different from the rigidity of the first collar and the body frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Takeo YOKOYAMA, Yoshiyuki KURAYOSHI, Masashi HAGIMOTO, Makoto OONO, Makoto NAGAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20080186714
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode including a substrate provided with a pair of electrodes, a light-emitting element mounted on the substrate and electrically connected to the pair of electrodes, and a junction being in the light-emitting element, the substrate including a mirror surface on at least a position where the light-emitting element is mounted, the light-emitting element including an upper surface which acts as an emission surface, side surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the light-emitting element being adhered to the mirror surface of the substrate by a light-transmitting adhesive, the side surfaces of the light-emitting element being covered by a resin having a diffusion-reflection effect, the emission surface of the light-emitting element, the junction and the mirror surface of the substrate being disposed in parallel with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto NAGAYAMA
  • Patent number: 7334907
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode comprising a substrate having a surface on which connecting electrodes are formed and another surface on which terminal electrodes conducting with the connecting electrodes are provided, and an LED element mounted on the substrate, the LED element having an emission surface on one surface thereof, the emission surface being covered with a translucent resin containing fluorescent material, surfaces other than the emission surface being covered with a resin having a diffusion-reflection effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20050219835
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode comprising a substrate having a surface on which connecting electrodes are formed and another surface on which terminal electrodes conducting with the connecting electrodes are provided, and an LED element mounted on the substrate, the LED element having an emission surface on one surface thereof, the emission surface being covered with a translucent resin containing fluorescent material, surfaces other than the emission surface being covered with a resin having a diffusion-reflection effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Citizen Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Nagayama
  • Patent number: 5090764
    Abstract: A hardtop convertible has a roof which is swingable rearward so as to be stored in a storage chamber. An opening through which the roof enters the storage chamber is covered and uncovered by a slide door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Johnan Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kogawa, Hiroshi Imai, Masayuki Kikuchi, Minoru Shibata, Makoto Nagayama, Hiroshi Hasegawa