Patents by Inventor Michio Atsuchi
Michio Atsuchi 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).
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Patent number: 10539061Abstract: Problem: The objective of the present invention is to provide a technique to enable more accurate measurement of oxygen contained in an exhaust gas in an exhaust device provided with an oxygen sensor. Solution: A catalyst which cleans the exhaust gas is provided in an exhaust pipe in an exhaust device that includes a muffler coupled downstream of the exhaust pipe, and an oxygen sensor is mounted on a pipe portion that is disposed downstream from the catalyst and that is directly coupled to the catalyst. The oxygen sensor is provided substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the pipe portion through which the exhaust gas flows. The oxygen sensor includes a detecting portion, the detecting portion is disposed in a recessed portion formed in the muffler, and a wire is disposed on an outer side of the recessed portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomiyuki Sasaki, Atsushi Ito, Michio Atsuchi
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Publication number: 20180051617Abstract: Problem: The objective of the present invention is to provide a technique to enable more accurate measurement of oxygen contained in an exhaust gas in an exhaust device provided with an oxygen sensor. Solution: A catalyst which cleans the exhaust gas is provided in an exhaust pipe in an exhaust device that includes a muffler coupled downstream of the exhaust pipe, and an oxygen sensor is mounted on a pipe portion that is disposed downstream from the catalyst and that is directly coupled to the catalyst. The oxygen sensor is provided substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the pipe portion through which the exhaust gas flows. The oxygen sensor includes a detecting portion, the detecting portion is disposed in a recessed portion formed in the muffler, and a wire is disposed on an outer side of the recessed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomiyuki SASAKI, Atsushi ITO, Michio ATSUCHI
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Patent number: 9440684Abstract: A lid lock structure for a saddle type vehicle that can achieve a reduction in the weight of a vehicle body cover while a lock member is attached to a vehicle body cover side. The lid lock structure for a saddle type vehicle includes a lock member capable of locking a lid in a closed state that is fixed to an upper inner cover and placed on upper frames below the upper inner cover.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kohei Yokouchi, Michio Atsuchi
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Patent number: 9090217Abstract: In a storage part structure for a saddle type vehicle including a storage box and a battery box it is possible to easily detach a battery box to enhance maintenance. The storage part structure for the saddle type vehicle includes the storage box and the battery box formed as a body separate from the storage box and fixed to the storage box. In the storage part structure, the battery box is disposed under the storage box with a horizontal part cross member constituting a body frame being disposed under the battery box. In addition, the battery box is mounted on the horizontal part cross member.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio Atsuchi, Yoji Komatsu, Takashi Doi, Takasumi Yamanaka, Nobuaki Kinoshita
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Patent number: 8905419Abstract: A rear structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle for preventing rainwater or the like splashed by a rear wheel from entering a fresh air inlet of an engine intake system. The rear structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle includes a rear fender halved into a first fender and a second fender connected to each other. The first fender is formed with a hanging portion so as to cover the rear and upside of a rear wheel and the second fender covering the upside of the rear wheel with a fresh air inlet being provided lateral to and in front of the rear wheel. The first fender and the second fender are disposed to overlap each other in an anteroposterior direction. The second fender is disposed on the vehicle-widthwise inside of the first fender. The second fender has anteroposteriorly and downwardly extending sidewalls at both vehicle-widthwise lateral end portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Masanori Nakamura, Takasumi Yamanaka, Michio Atsuchi, Masashi Nagayama, Kyosuke Inada, Noriyoshi Sasaki, Yoshihiro Arai
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Patent number: 8899367Abstract: A saddle-ride type vehicle can include a pair of left and right seat rails, a fuel tank attached to the seat rails, a rear fender arranged below the fuel tank, and a canister arranged above the rear fender and adsorbing fuel gas which evaporates in the fuel tank. The canister is arranged under a rear portion of the fuel tank, at least partially superposed on the fuel tank as viewed from a plan view of the vehicle, and arranged in a vehicle forward direction with respect to a cross member which interconnects rear portions of the pair of left and right seat rails.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takazumi Hayashi, Michio Atsuchi, Masahiro Kawamata
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Patent number: 8814244Abstract: An accommodation structure for a saddle type vehicle wherein the accommodation space can be expanded by a simple and easy configuration. An opening is provided in a rear wall of an accommodation box that is opened and closed by an occupant's seat. Further, a sub-accommodation box is provided that is in the form of a box open in a forward direction and is mounted so as to close up the opening and be swollen rearwardly farther than the opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kohei Yokouchi, Tomoyuki Maruyama, Michio Atsuchi, Yoji Komatsu, Takasumi Yamanaka
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Patent number: 8746391Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a seat, a driving wheel, a motor, a battery, an accessory, and an accessory box. The vehicle body frame includes a head pipe, a main frame connected to the head pipe, and a first seat frame attached to the main frame. The seat is fixed to an upper portion of the first seat frame. The driving wheel is rotatable relative to the vehicle body frame. The motor is connected to the driving wheel to rotate the driving wheel. The battery is configured to supply power to the motor. The accessory is configured to assist at least one of the motor and the battery. The accessory box stores the battery and the accessory. The accessory box is provided above a rear end of the main frame and under the seat.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michio Atsuchi, Junji Kikuno, Takashi Inoue, Masayuki Kinoshita, Kasetwetin Tawatchai
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Publication number: 20140062119Abstract: A lid lock structure for a saddle type vehicle that can achieve a reduction in the weight of a vehicle body cover while a lock member is attached to a vehicle body cover side. The lid lock structure for a saddle type vehicle includes a lock member capable of locking a lid in a closed state that is fixed to an upper inner cover and placed on upper frames below the upper inner cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Kohei YOKOUCHI, Michio ATSUCHI
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Publication number: 20140060945Abstract: In a storage part structure for a saddle type vehicle including a storage box and a battery box it is possible to easily detach a battery box to enhance maintenance. The storage part structure for the saddle type vehicle includes the storage box and the battery box formed as a body separate from the storage box and fixed to the storage box. In the storage part structure, the battery box is disposed under the storage box with a horizontal part cross member constituting a body frame being disposed under the battery box. In addition, the battery box is mounted on the horizontal part cross member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Michio ATSUCHI, Yoji KOMATSU, Takashi DOI, Takasumi YAMANAKA, Nobuaki KINOSHITA
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Publication number: 20140063825Abstract: A rear structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle for preventing rainwater or the like splashed by a rear wheel from entering a fresh air inlet of an engine intake system. The rear structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle includes a rear fender halved into a first fender and a second fender connected to each other. The first fender is formed with a hanging portion so as to cover the rear and upside of a rear wheel and the second fender covering the upside of the rear wheel with a fresh air inlet being provided lateral to and in front of the rear wheel. The first fender and the second fender are disposed to overlap each other in an anteroposterior direction. The second fender is disposed on the vehicle-widthwise inside of the first fender. The second fender has anteroposteriorly and downwardly extending sidewalls at both vehicle-widthwise lateral end portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanori NAKAMURA, Takasumi YAMANAKA, Michio ATSUCHI, Masashi NAGAYAMA, Kyosuke INADA, Noriyoshi SASAKI, Yoshihiro ARAI
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Publication number: 20130249233Abstract: An accommodation structure for a saddle type vehicle wherein the accommodation space can be expanded by a simple and easy configuration. An opening is provided in a rear wall of an accommodation box that is opened and closed by an occupant's seat. Further, a sub-accommodation box is provided that is in the form of a box open in a forward direction and is mounted so as to close up the opening and be swollen rearwardly farther than the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kohei YOKOUCHI, Tomoyuki MARUYAMA, Michio ATSUCHI, Yoji KOMATSU, Takasumi YAMANAKA
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Publication number: 20120199408Abstract: A saddle-ride type vehicle can include a pair of left and right seat rails, a fuel tank attached to the seat rails, a rear fender arranged below the fuel tank, and a canister arranged above the rear fender and adsorbing fuel gas which evaporates in the fuel tank. The canister is arranged under a rear portion of the fuel tank, at least partially superposed on the fuel tank as viewed from a plan view of the vehicle, and arranged in a vehicle forward direction with respect to a cross member which interconnects rear portions of the pair of left and right seat rails.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takazumi HAYASHI, Michio ATSUCHI, Masahiro KAWAMATA
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Publication number: 20120103710Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a seat, a driving wheel, a motor, a battery, an accessory, and an accessory box. The vehicle body frame includes a head pipe, a main frame connected to the head pipe, and a first seat frame attached to the main frame. The seat is fixed to an upper portion of the first seat frame. The driving wheel is rotatable relative to the vehicle body frame. The motor is connected to the driving wheel to rotate the driving wheel. The battery is configured to supply power to the motor. The accessory is configured to assist at least one of the motor and the battery. The accessory box stores the battery and the accessory. The accessory box is provided above a rear end of the main frame and under the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio ATSUCHI, Junji KIKUNO, Takashi INOUE, Masayuki KINOSHITA, Kasetwetin TAWATCHAI
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Patent number: 7845446Abstract: A scooter vehicle includes a steering handlebar, a radiator disposed under a seat, a step floor disposed between the steering handlebar and the scat, and a leg shield disposed forward of the step floor. The leg shield includes an upper portion protruding toward a rider side which includes a stuff box portion that shields the legs of the rider. The leg shield also is provided with an opening portion serving as a feed-water port for the radiator. The opening portion is covered by a cover member extending along a tunnel portion of the step floor in a back and forth direction of a vehicle body. The resulting configuration reduces the length of a feed-water pipe, thereby enhancing the ability to perform maintenance of the radiator.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michio Atsuchi, Sadamichi Enjo
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Patent number: 7794002Abstract: A motorcycle includes a body frame having at least a pair of right and left or front and rear frame members with a storage box that is open upward between the pairing frame members. A riding seat covers the opening end of the storage box from above. The storage box includes a box main body arranged between the pair of frame members with a box constituent member that is detachably mounted below the box main body so as to form an electronic component storage chamber in cooperation with the box main body that composes a part of the wall portion of the storage box. The box constituent member is overlapped with at least a part of the frame members of a pair of frame members viewed in a plane with the box constituent member mounted to the box main body. The box constituent member bulges from the box main body.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2008Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kengo Yano, Atsushi Hatayama, Michio Atsuchi, Kazuhiko Mori, Naoki Okada, Junichi Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20080211250Abstract: A motorcycle includes a body frame having at least a pair of right and left or front and rear frame members with a storage box that is open upward between the pairing frame members. A riding seat covers the opening end of the storage box from above. The storage box includes a box main body arranged between the pair of frame members with a box constituent member that is detachably mounted below the box main body so as to form an electronic component storage chamber in cooperation with the box main body that composes a part of the wall portion of the storage box. The box constituent member is overlapped with at least a part of the frame members of a pair of frame members viewed in a plane with the box constituent member mounted to the box main body. The box constituent member bulges from the box main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Kengo YANO, Atsushi Hatayama, Michio Atsuchi, Kazuhiko Mori, Naoki Okada, Junichi Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20080202836Abstract: A scooter vehicle includes a steering handlebar, a radiator disposed under a seat, a step floor disposed between the steering handlebar and the scat, and a leg shield disposed forward of the step floor. The leg shield includes an upper portion protruding toward a rider side which includes a stuff box portion that shields the legs of the rider. The leg shield also is provided with an opening portion serving as a feed-water port for the radiator. The opening portion is covered by a cover member extending along a tunnel portion of the step floor in a back and forth direction of a vehicle body. The resulting configuration reduces the length of a feed-water pipe, thereby enhancing the ability to perform maintenance of the radiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Michio ATSUCHI, Sadamichi Enjo