Patents by Inventor Masaya MURAO

Masaya MURAO 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: 11180019
    Abstract: An electric bicycle includes a motor that includes a stator and a rotor and that is driven by a battery, a reduction gear, an output shaft configured to output power of the motor, a sprocket fixed to the output shaft, a housing, and a water jacket configured to cool the motor. The water jacket includes a flange section protruding outward in a radial direction of the stator, the flange section being formed in the water jacket at a side opposite to the reduction gear in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., M-TEC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsushima, Toshitaka Akita, Takafumi Irie, Kinya Mizuno, Makoto Mitsukawa, Kunio Yoshimi, Masaya Murao, Yoshiki Kasaya, Shinichiro Nakazawa, Kazuma Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20200130498
    Abstract: An electric bicycle includes a motor that includes a stator and a rotor and that is driven by a battery, a reduction gear, an output shaft configured to output power of the motor, a sprocket fixed to the output shaft, a housing, and a water jacket configured to cool the motor. The water jacket includes a flange section protruding outward in a radial direction of the stator, the flange section being formed in the water jacket at a side opposite to the reduction gear in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsushima, Toshitaka Akita, Takafumi Irie, Kinya Mizuno, Makoto Mitsukawa, Kunio Yoshimi, Masaya Murao, Yoshiki Kasaya, Shinichiro Nakazawa, Kazuma Deguchi
  • Patent number: 9695883
    Abstract: The clutch device includes, a right pressure flange that brings clutch discs provided on a clutch outer and clutch plates provided on a clutch inner into pressure contact with one another. A pressure ring that moves the right pressure flange with an external force and a clutch spring transmits the force toward a clutch connected position, from the pressure ring to the right pressure flange. Further, a return spring between the clutch inner and the right pressure flange urges the right pressure flange toward a clutch disconnected position. The clutch spring and the return spring are disposed parallel to a clutch axial direction, their respective positions overlapping each other in the clutch axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kinya Mizuno, Takeshi Sugano, Masaya Murao, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Junya Ono
  • Patent number: 9228637
    Abstract: A power unit includes a cam damper mechanism having a cam member reciprocally and unrotatably provided on one of a pair of bevel gears, and rotatably provided on an extended shaft; a lifter member slidably and unrotatably provided on the extended shaft in an axial direction; a damper spring configured such that one end portion thereof is supported on a first flange portion of the extended shaft, and the other end portion thereof biases the lifter member toward the cam member in an axial direction by abutting on the lifter member, and the biasing force is supported by the one bevel gear. The extended shaft has the one of the bevel gears and the cam damper mechanism between the first flange portion and a first bearing, and is accommodated in the bevel gear case so as to be fixed to a bevel gear holder along with the first bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Murao, Koji Terada, Junya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20150239745
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide magnesium oxide particles which have a high aspect ratio and are loosely aggregated. The present invention is the magnesium oxide particles have an aspect ratio measured by a scanning probe microscope of 3 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: KYOWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kobashi, Hideaki Baba, Masaya Murao
  • Patent number: 8950560
    Abstract: A power unit includes, electric motors for generating driving forces for respectively engaging clutches, and a clutch cover covering outer sides of the clutches in a direction along a power shaft. The electric motors are disposed in such a manner that drive axes arranged in a longitudinal direction thereof are perpendicular to the direction along the power shaft; further, the electric motors are disposed on the periphery of the clutch cover within a width W in the direction along the power shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kinya Mizuno, Yasushi Fujimoto, Masaya Murao, Kazuhiko Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8573085
    Abstract: A power unit for a vehicle includes first and second clutches, that transmit/interrupt rotary power from a primary reduction gear mechanism to first and second main shafts, arranged at respective ends of the first and second main shafts with selectively established multispeed gears provided among a countershaft, and the first and second main shafts. The primary reduction gear mechanism includes: a single driving gear provided on a crankshaft; a first driven gear supported by a first main shaft for relative rotation therewith at a position adjacent to the first clutch and meshes with the driving gear; an intermediate driving gear rotating with the first driven gear; an idle gear that meshes with the intermediate driving gear, and supported by the countershaft for relative rotation therewith; and a second driven gear, that meshes with the idle gear, and supported by the second main shaft for relative rotation therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinya Mizuno, Yoshiaki Tsukada, Masaya Murao, Yasushi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20130255417
    Abstract: A power unit includes a cam damper mechanism having a cam member reciprocally and unrotatably provided on one of a pair of bevel gears, and rotatably provided on an extended shaft; a lifter member slidably and unrotatably provided on the extended shaft in an axial direction; a damper spring configured such that one end portion thereof is supported on a first flange portion of the extended shaft, and the other end portion thereof biases the lifter member toward the cam member in an axial direction by abutting on the lifter member, and the biasing force is supported by the one bevel gear. The extended shaft has the one of the bevel gears and the cam damper mechanism between the first flange portion and a first bearing, and is accommodated in the bevel gear case so as to be fixed to a bevel gear holder along with the first bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya MURAO, Koji TERADA, Junya WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20130008757
    Abstract: The clutch device includes, a right pressure flange that brings clutch discs provided on a clutch outer and clutch plates provided on a clutch inner into pressure contact with one another. A pressure ring that moves the right pressure flange with an external force and a clutch spring transmits the force toward a clutch connected position, from the pressure ring to the right pressure flange. Further, a return spring between the clutch inner and the right pressure flange urges the right pressure flange toward a clutch disconnected position. The clutch spring and the return spring are disposed parallel to a clutch axial direction, their respective positions overlapping each other in the clutch axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kinya Mizuno, Takeshi Sugano, Masaya Murao, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Junya Ono
  • Publication number: 20130008760
    Abstract: A power unit includes, electric motors for generating driving forces for respectively engaging clutches, and a clutch cover covering outer sides of the clutches in a direction along a power shaft. The electric motors are disposed in such a manner that drive axes arranged in a longitudinal direction thereof are perpendicular to the direction along the power shaft; further, the electric motors are disposed on the periphery of the clutch cover within a width W in the direction along the power shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kinya Mizuno, Yasushi Fujimoto, Masaya Murao, Kazuhiko Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20120067146
    Abstract: A power unit for a vehicle includes first and second clutches, that transmit/interrupt rotary power from a primary reduction gear mechanism to first and second main shafts, arranged at respective ends of the first and second main shafts with selectively established multispeed gears provided among a countershaft, and the first and second main shafts. The primary reduction gear mechanism includes: a single driving gear provided on a crankshaft; a first driven gear supported by a first main shaft for relative rotation therewith at a position adjacent to the first clutch and meshes with the driving gear; an intermediate driving gear rotating with the first driven gear; an idle gear that meshes with the intermediate driving gear, and supported by the countershaft for relative rotation therewith; and a second driven gear, that meshes with the idle gear, and supported by the second main shaft for relative rotation therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kinya MIZUNO, Yoshiaki TSUKADA, Masaya MURAO, Yasushi FUJIMOTO