Patents by Inventor Mitsutaka MATSUZAWA

Mitsutaka MATSUZAWA 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: 11654999
    Abstract: To provide a rear wheel braking device for a motorcycle that can reduce an unsprung mass and the number of pieces of components on the rear wheel side of a shaft drive type motorcycle. In a rear wheel braking device for a motorcycle transmitting a drive force of a power unit of a motorcycle to a rear wheel through a drive shaft that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the drive shaft includes a propeller shaft that is connected to a rear end of an output shaft through a universal joint, the output shaft protruding to the vehicle body rear side from a case member of the power unit. A brake disk is attached to the output shaft, the brake disk being braked by a rear wheel brake caliper. The rear wheel brake caliper is fixed to a bracket that is arranged in the case member, and is disposed on the vehicle body upper side of the brake disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Matsuzawa, Masaki Nishimura, Haruki Horikawa, Hiroki Mori, Hiroshi Okamura, Kyotaro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11543018
    Abstract: An in-case oil passage extending in an axial direction above a plurality of gears is formed inside an outer peripheral wall portion of the accommodating case. The in-case oil passage includes an in-case oil passage opening portion which opens from the cover wall portion to the one end side in the axial direction. The cover wall portion is provided with an oil guide member at a position where at least a part of the cover wall portion overlaps the in-case oil passage opening portion when viewed from the one end side in the axial direction, the oil guide member guiding oil discharged from the in-case oil passage opening portion to the oil collecting portion of the oil collecting pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Kisaichi, Masaya Morita, Takashi Okamoto, Mitsutaka Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20220307585
    Abstract: An in-case oil passage extending in an axial direction above a plurality of gears is formed inside an outer peripheral wall portion of the accommodating case. The in-case oil passage includes an in-case oil passage opening portion which opens from the cover wall portion to the one end side in the axial direction. The cover wall portion is provided with an oil guide member at a position where at least a part of the cover wall portion overlaps the in-case oil passage opening portion when viewed from the one end side in the axial direction, the oil guide member guiding oil discharged from the in-case oil passage opening portion to the oil collecting portion of the oil collecting pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru KISAICHI, Masaya MORITA, Takashi OKAMOTO, Mitsutaka MATSUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200307740
    Abstract: To provide a rear wheel braking device for a motorcycle that can reduce an unsprung mass and the number of pieces of components on the rear wheel side of a shaft drive type motorcycle. In a rear wheel braking device for a motorcycle transmitting a drive force of a power unit of a motorcycle to a rear wheel through a drive shaft that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the drive shaft includes a propeller shaft that is connected to a rear end of an output shaft through a universal joint, the output shaft protruding to the vehicle body rear side from a case member of the power unit. A brake disk is attached to the output shaft, the brake disk being braked by a rear wheel brake caliper. The rear wheel brake caliper is fixed to a bracket that is arranged in the case member, and is disposed on the vehicle body upper side of the brake disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka MATSUZAWA, Masaki NISHIMURA, Haruki HORIKAWA, Hiroki MORI, Hiroshi OKAMURA, Kyotaro YAMAMOTO