Patents by Inventor Masahide Shinbori

Masahide Shinbori 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: 10315511
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a seat, an engine, a fuel tank, a canister connected to the fuel tank via a gas pipe, a breather pipe, and a drainpipe. The fuel tank is located lower than a seat surface of the seat. The canister adsorbs evaporation gas generated by evaporation of fuel inside the fuel tank. The breather pipe includes an inlet connected to the canister, and an outlet located at a higher position than the seat surface of the seat and open to the atmosphere. The drainpipe includes a drain hole located lower than the outlet, and branches from the breather pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Hayashi, Masahide Shinbori, Keisuke Imura
  • Publication number: 20190061518
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a seat, an engine, a fuel tank, a canister connected to the fuel tank via a gas pipe, a breather pipe, and a drainpipe. The fuel tank is located lower than a seat surface of the seat. The canister adsorbs evaporation gas generated by evaporation of fuel inside the fuel tank. The breather pipe includes an inlet connected to the canister, and an outlet located at a higher position than the seat surface of the seat and open to the atmosphere. The drainpipe includes a drain hole located lower than the outlet, and branches from the breather pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoyuki HAYASHI, Masahide SHINBORI, Keisuke IMURA
  • Patent number: 9586613
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a frame portion, a drive source, a pair of suspension assemblies, a pair of drive shafts, a steering wheel, and a transfer mechanism which transfers movement of the steering wheel to the pair of front wheels. Each of the pair of suspension assemblies includes an upper arm supported pivotably by the frame portion, a lower arm supported pivotably by the frame portion below the upper arm, and a knuckle arm connecting the upper arm and the lower arm to each other. The transfer mechanism includes a steering shaft portion extending from the steering wheel and rotates with the steering wheel, a rack-and-pinion portion provided at a tip region of the steering shaft portion, and a pair of tie rods extending in a width direction of the vehicle and connecting the rack-and-pinion portion to the pair of knuckle arms. Each of the pair of drive shafts passes through between the upper arm and the lower arm, whereas each of the pair of tie rods passes above the upper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahide Shinbori, Kenichi Maeda
  • Patent number: 9073454
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion, a first seat portion, a second seat portion, a third seat portion, a steering wheel, and a grab bar. The first seat portion, the second seat portion and the third seat portion are supported by the frame portion and are disposed side by side in this order in a width direction of the vehicle. The steering wheel is in front of the first seat portion. The grab bar is on a side closer to the third seat portion in the width direction of the vehicle when viewed from the steering wheel. The grab bar includes a first grip portion in front of the second seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahide Shinbori, Masayuki Kubo
  • Publication number: 20150115586
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, at least a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion supported by the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, a first seat portion and a second seat portion supported by the frame portion and arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle, a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion, and a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion and covering the first seat portion, the second seat portion and the steering wheel. The first seat portion includes a first seat back portion which has a first backrest surface. The second seat portion includes a second seat back portion which has a second backrest surface. The first seat portion and the second seat portion are adjacent to each other in a width direction of the vehicle. At a height of a lower end of the steering wheel, a center of the second backrest surface is at a more rearward position than a center of the first backrest surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Masahide SHINBORI
  • Patent number: 8998255
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, at least a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion supported by the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, a first seat portion and a second seat portion supported by the frame portion and arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle, a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion, and a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion and covering the first seat portion, the second seat portion and the steering wheel. The first seat portion includes a first seat back portion which has a first backrest surface. The second seat portion includes a second seat back portion which has a second backrest surface. The first seat portion and the second seat portion are adjacent to each other in a width direction of the vehicle. At a height of a lower end of the steering wheel, a center of the second backrest surface is at a more rearward position than a center of the first backrest surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahide Shinbori
  • Patent number: 8979124
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion, a seat unit including a first seat portion and a second seat portion arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle and supported by the frame portion, a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion, a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion to cover an area above the seat unit and the steering wheel, and a shoulder bolster portion. The first seat portion includes a seat bottom portion that supports a human body from below, and a back support portion that supports the human body from behind. In the width direction of the vehicle, at least a portion of the shoulder bolster portion is on an outer side of the seat unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahide Shinbori, Masayuki Kubo
  • Patent number: 8944465
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, at least a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion supported by the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, a first seat portion and a second seat portion supported by the frame portion and arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle, a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion, and a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion and covering the first seat portion, the second seat portion and the steering wheel. The first seat portion includes a first seat back portion which has a first backrest surface. The second seat portion includes a second seat back portion which has a second backrest surface. The first seat portion and the second seat portion are adjacent to each other in a width direction of the vehicle. At a height of a lower end of the steering wheel, a center of the second backrest surface is at a more rearward position than a center of the first backrest surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahide Shinbori
  • Patent number: 8925670
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, at least a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion supported by the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion, a cargo bed supported by the frame portion pivotably behind the roll-over protection cage, an engine supported by the frame portion below the cargo bed, an output adjuster disposed below the cargo bed to adjust an output of the engine, and a protective member disposed between the cargo bed and the output adjuster. The protective member overlaps at least a portion of the output adjuster but does not overlap at least a portion of the engine in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahide Shinbori, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8876162
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion, a first seat portion, a second seat portion, a third seat portion, a roll-over protection cage, and a three-point type seat belt unit for the second seat portion. The first seat portion, the second seat portion and the third seat portion are supported by the frame portion and disposed side by side in this order in a width direction of the vehicle. The roll-over protection cage is supported by the frame portion to provide covering above the first seat portion, the second seat portion and the third seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahide Shinbori, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140224563
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, at least a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion supported by the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion, a cargo bed supported by the frame portion pivotably behind the roll-over protection cage, an engine supported by the frame portion below the cargo bed, an output adjuster disposed below the cargo bed to adjust an output of the engine, and a protective member disposed between the cargo bed and the output adjuster. The protective member overlaps at least a portion of the output adjuster but does not overlap at least a portion of the engine in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahide SHINBORI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20140224561
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a frame portion, a drive source, a pair of suspension assemblies, a pair of drive shafts, a steering wheel, and a transfer mechanism which transfers movement of the steering wheel to the pair of front wheels. Each of the pair of suspension assemblies includes an upper arm supported pivotably by the frame portion, a lower arm supported pivotably by the frame portion below the upper arm, and a knuckle arm connecting the upper arm and the lower arm to each other. The transfer mechanism includes a steering shaft portion extending from the steering wheel and rotates with the steering wheel, a rack-and-pinion portion provided at a tip region of the steering shaft portion, and a pair of tie rods extending in a width direction of the vehicle and connecting the rack-and-pinion portion to the pair of knuckle arms. Each of the pair of drive shafts passes through between the upper arm and the lower arm, whereas each of the pair of tie rods passes above the upper arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahide SHINBORI, Kenichi MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20140225358
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion, a first seat portion, a second seat portion, a third seat portion, a steering wheel, and a grab bar. The first seat portion, the second seat portion and the third seat portion are supported by the frame portion and are disposed side by side in this order in a width direction of the vehicle. The steering wheel is in front of the first seat portion. The grab bar is on a side closer to the third seat portion in the width direction of the vehicle when viewed from the steering wheel. The grab bar includes a first grip portion in front of the second seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahide SHINBORI, Masayuki KUBO
  • Publication number: 20140225357
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, at least a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion supported by the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, a first seat portion and a second seat portion supported by the frame portion and arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle, a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion, and a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion and covering the first seat portion, the second seat portion and the steering wheel. The first seat portion includes a first seat back portion which has a first backrest surface. The second seat portion includes a second seat back portion which has a second backrest surface. The first seat portion and the second seat portion are adjacent to each other in a width direction of the vehicle. At a height of a lower end of the steering wheel, a center of the second backrest surface is at a more rearward position than a center of the first backrest surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahide SHINBORI
  • Publication number: 20140225356
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion, a seat unit including a first seat portion and a second seat portion arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle and supported by the frame portion, a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion, a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion to cover an area above the seat unit and the steering wheel, and a shoulder bolster portion. The first seat portion includes a seat bottom portion that supports a human body from below, and a back support portion that supports the human body from behind. In the width direction of the vehicle, at least a portion of the shoulder bolster portion is on an outer side of the seat unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahide SHINBORI, Masayuki KUBO
  • Publication number: 20140225359
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion, a first seat portion, a second seat portion, a third seat portion, a roll-over protection cage, and a three-point type seat belt unit for the second seat portion. The first seat portion, the second seat portion and the third seat portion are supported by the frame portion and disposed side by side in this order in a width direction of the vehicle. The roll-over protection cage is supported by the frame portion to provide covering above the first seat portion, the second seat portion and the third seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahide SHINBORI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8118328
    Abstract: A power steering device for a vehicle includes an input shaft (1) linked to a steering wheel, an output shaft (2) linked to a vehicle wheel, a torsion bar (3) that connects the input shaft (1) to the output shaft (2), and a cylindrical member (13) supported by a housing (12) that is fastened to a vehicle body. The input shaft (1) includes a first input shaft (4) that is inserted into the cylindrical member (13), supported rotatably by the cylindrical member (13), and linked to the steering wheel, and a second input shaft (5) that connects the first input shaft (4) to the torsion bar (3). A connection portion between the first input shaft (4) and the second input shaft (5) is constituted such that a rotation of the first input shaft (4) is transmitted to the second input shaft (5) and the first input shaft (4) is free to move in an axial direction relative to the second input shaft (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Uchihara, Yasuhiro Niwa, Hideki Tanaka, Masahide Shinbori
  • Publication number: 20100108430
    Abstract: A power steering device for a vehicle includes an input shaft (1) linked to a steering wheel, an output shaft (2) linked to a vehicle wheel, a torsion bar (3) that connects the input shaft (1) to the output shaft (2), and a cylindrical member (13) supported by a housing (12) that is fastened to a vehicle body. The input shaft (1) includes a first input shaft (4) that is inserted into the cylindrical member (13), supported rotatably by the cylindrical member (13), and linked to the steering wheel, and a second input shaft (5) that connects the first input shaft (4) to the torsion bar (3). A connection portion between the first input shaft (4) and the second input shaft (5) is constituted such that a rotation of the first input shaft (4) is transmitted to the second input shaft (5) and the first input shaft (4) is free to move in an axial direction relative to the second input shaft (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicants: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD., YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Uchihara, Yasuhiro Niwa, Hideki Tanaka, Masahide Shinbori