Patents by Inventor Masaharu Ikawa

Masaharu Ikawa 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: 7029194
    Abstract: A one-touch cap (10) for fixing a control cable end to a bracket (14) provided with a U-shaped slot (15). The one-touch cap (10) has a cap (11) and a lock piece (12). The cap (11) has a tubular body (22) having a cable fixing part in its one end, a first flange (23) and a second flange (24) laid on the periphery of the body (22) at an interval and one pair of elastic pieces (25) between the both flanges. The lock piece (12) is a member to lock the bend of the elastic pieces (25). Each elastic piece (25) is connected to the bottom of the body (22), and has a knob (50) at the free end thereof. An engaging claw (51) for engaging with the first stepped latching part (56) of the bracket (14) is formed on the outer surface of the elastic piece (25). A hook block (52) to hook into the second stepped latching parts (57) is formed on the outer surface of each elastic piece (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Nippon Cable System Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ishikawa, Shinichi Yone, Masaharu Ikawa
  • Publication number: 20060053943
    Abstract: A transmission cable for transmitting operation of a transmission lever to a select arm or a shift arm is disposed in a curved state in a manual transmission. An inner cable protrudes from an outer tube of the transmission cable, whereby a set load in a compressing direction is generated in the inner cable. However, by ensuring that the rigidity of a rubber bush for connecting one end of the inner cable to the select arm or the shift arm is set so that it is lower in a direction of pushing the inner cable than in a direction of pulling the inner cable to provide an anisotropic property, the set load in the compressing direction in the inner cable can be countervailed by a difference in rigidity of the rubber bush between a pushing direction and a pulling direction to eliminate deterioration in shifting feeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyoaki Motonaga, Masaharu Ikawa, Junichi Emoto
  • Publication number: 20040105720
    Abstract: A one-touch cap 10 for fixing a control cable end to a bracket 14 provided with a U-shaped slot 15. The one-touch cap 10 has a cap 11 and a lock piece 12. The cap 11 has a tubular body 22 having a cable fixing part in its one end, a first flange 23 and a second flange 24 laid on the periphery of the body 22 at an interval and one pair of elastic pieces 25 between the both flanges. The lock piece 12 is a member to lock the bend of the elastic pieces 25. Each elastic piece 25 is connected to the bottom of the body 22, and has a knob 50 at the free end thereof. An engaging claw 51 for engaging with the first stepped latching part 56 of the bracket 14 is formed on the outer surface of the elastic piece 25. A hook block 52 to hook into the second stepped latching parts 57 is formed on the outer surface of each elastic piece 25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Ishikawa, Shinichi Yone, Masaharu Ikawa