Patents by Inventor Naomasa Kaneko

Naomasa Kaneko 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: 7509949
    Abstract: A vaporized fuel processing device attached to a fuel tank, includes a casing for forming an outer shell of the vaporized fuel processing device, a diaphragm valve unit opened at the time of increasing the pressure in the fuel tank, and a vent passage communicating with atmospheric air. In the vaporized fuel processing device, the diaphragm valve unit is disposed in a space formed in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignees: Kyosan Denki Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuharu Muto, Hiroya Tagami, Hideki Matsumoto, Naomasa Kaneko, Tadahisa Nakamura, Shinya Murabayashi, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai
  • Patent number: 7464966
    Abstract: A piping member is mounted in a mounting hole of one panel by a first holder and in a mounting hole of the other panel by a second holder, respectively. Each of the first and the second holders has a through-hole for receiving the piping member therethrough, and a fit-in projecting portion that is fitted in the mounting hole so as to be positioned. Each of the first and the second holders also has a resilient lug and a collar portion for cooperatively clamping the panel with its inner and outer surfaces therebetween. The first holder holds the piping member relatively movably axially with respect to the first holder therethrough, while the second holder securely fixes the piping member axially with respect to the second holder therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsuo Miyajima, Masayuki Sasagawa, Yuichi Wada, Naomasa Kaneko, Toshikazu Ono
  • Patent number: 7455326
    Abstract: A joint part includes a connection part weldable on the tank and a tube part including an inner circumferential face. An inner tube is fitted inside and in contact with the inner circumferential face. The tube and the inner tube include materials having different swelling rates when exposed to the fuel to be stored in the tank. An end of the tube, and an end of the inner tube corresponding in an axial direction with the end of tube, include slopes therearound in contact with each other. The slopes are inclined from the axial direction. When the tube and the inner tube swell due to being wet with the fuel, the slopes have a relative displacement in the axial direction and in a radial direction of the tube and the inner tube, with contact therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignees: Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisya, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Matsuzaki, Shinya Murabayashi, Naomasa Kaneko, Tadahisa Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7422242
    Abstract: A filler pipe arrangement structure (20) includes left and right rear side frames (12, 13) extending longitudinally of a vehicle body, and a rear cross member (16) disposed in the vicinity of rear axles and extending crosswise between the rear side frames so as to reinforce the rear side frames. A filler pipe (31) connected at an upper end to a fueling port (33) of the vehicle body and having a lower end connected via a filler hose (32) to a fuel tank (18) is attached to a left front portion (24) of the left rear side frame located forwardly of the rear cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Matsumoto, Naomasa Kaneko, Hiroto Inoue
  • Patent number: 7237644
    Abstract: A vehicle having a passenger compartment, an engine arranged at a front end thereof, and a fuel tank arranged under a rear seat and the passenger compartment comprising a canister and an exhaust pipe receiving exhaust gas from the engine and outputting the exhaust gas, wherein the canister and the exhaust pipe are positioned in respective recessed accommodating portions, one of the respective recessed accommodating portions is located between the fuel tank and the engine, and below the passenger compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Matsumoto, Hiroto Inoue, Naomasa Kaneko, Junichi Orihara
  • Publication number: 20070062841
    Abstract: A portion of the plastic container T where an opening 7 is provided has a flange portion 7a, and provided are a recess provided annularly along a peripheral edge of the opening 7 at an outside of the plastic container body 2, with an annular member being embedded integrally in the recess, a cover 1 resting against the flange portion to close the opening 7, a seal 14 provided between the flange portion 7a and the cover 1 to prevent a leak, and an annular retainer 9 fastened to the annular member 8 while resting against an external surface of the cover 1. This allows the opening 7 provided in the plastic container T and the cover 1 to be fastened together firmly with excellent and stable hermetical sealing performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Shoji Sato, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Yuji Yoshizawa, Shinya Murabayashi, Hideki Matsumoto, Tadahisa Nakamura, Naomasa Kaneko, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai, Taiki Yanase
  • Publication number: 20060273571
    Abstract: A filler pipe arrangement structure (20) includes left and right rear side frames (12, 13) extending longitudinally of a vehicle body, and a rear cross member (16) disposed in the vicinity of rear axles and extending crosswise between the rear side frames so as to reinforce the rear side frames. A filler pipe (31) connected at an upper end to a fueling port (33) of the vehicle body and having a lower end connected via a filler hose (32) to a fuel tank (18) is attached to a left front portion (24) of the left rear side frame located forwardly of the rear cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Hideki Matsumoto, Naomasa Kaneko, Hiroto Inoue
  • Publication number: 20060185760
    Abstract: A joint part includes a connection part weldable on the tank and a tube part including an inner circumferential face. An inner tube is fitted in the inner circumferential face and in contact with the inner circumferential face. The tube and the inner tube include materials having different swelling rates against a fuel to be stored in the tank. An end of the tube and a corresponding end of the inner tube in an axial direction of the tube and the inner tube include slopes therearound in contact with each other. The slopes are inclined from the axial direction. When the tube and the inner tube swell due to wet with the fuel, the slopes have relative displacement in the axial direction and a radial direction of the tube and the inner tube with contact therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicants: YACHIYO KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISYA, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Matsuzaki, Shinya Murabayashi, Naomasa Kaneko, Tadahisa Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7082964
    Abstract: In order to solve the problem of a conventional attachment structure of a fuel tank made of resin, the present invention is an attachment structure of a component of a fuel tank made of resin where a connection portion with a tank main body made of resin is formed of a thermally depositable material, and which tank comprises a joint portion connected with the tank main body by a thermal deposition and an inner tubular member supported by the joint portion and housed in the tank main body, wherein a movement regulation mechanism for regulating a movement in an axial direction of the inner tubular member for the joint portion is provided at least at one of the joint portion and the inner tubular member, and the joint portion and the inner tubular member are formed by an integral molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignees: Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisya, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., NIFCO Inc.
    Inventors: Yuuji Yoshizawa, Tohru Matuzaki, Shinya Murabayashi, Naomasa Kaneko, Akira Isayama, Tadahisa Nakamura, Toshiaki Nakai, Junichi Koseki, Shohei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7040298
    Abstract: A grounding structure of a fuel tank equipped with a lid body closing an opening of the fuel tank made of resin is characterized by being equipped with a ring-shaped member made of metal fixed on the periphery of the opening, and a retainer made of metal fixing the lid body on the ring-shaped member, wherein an electrically grounded member in the vicinity of the lid body is electrically connected to at least one of the ring-shaped member and retainer, and grounding is performed through at least one of the ring-shaped member and retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignees: Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Shinya Murabayashi, Hideki Matsumoto, Tadahisa Nakamura, Naomasa Kaneko, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai
  • Publication number: 20060001261
    Abstract: A piping member is mounted in a mounting hole of one panel by means of a first holder and in a mounting hole of the other panel by means of a second holder, respectively. Each of the first and the second holders has a through-hole for receiving the piping member therethrough, and a fit-in projecting portion that is fitted in the mounting hole so as to be positioned. Each of the first and the second holders also has a resilient lug and a collar portion for cooperatively clamping the panel with its inner and outer surfaces therebetween. The first holder holds the piping member relatively movably axially with respect to the first holder therethrough, while the second holder securely fixes the piping member axially with respect to the second holder therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Atsuo Miyajima, Masayuki Sasagawa, Yuichi Wada, Naomasa Kaneko, Toshikazu Ono
  • Publication number: 20040231730
    Abstract: An earthing structure of a fuel tank equipped with a lid body closing an opening of the fuel tank made of resin is characterized by being equipped with a ring-shaped member made of metal fixed on the periphery of the opening, and a retainer made of metal fixing the lid body on the ring-shaped member, wherein an electrically earthed member in the vicinity of the lid body is electrically connected to at least one of the ring-shaped member and retainer, and earthing is performed through at least one of the ring-shaped member and retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Shinya Murabayashi, Hideki Matsumoto, Tadahisa Nakamura, Naomasa Kaneko, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai
  • Publication number: 20040163718
    Abstract: A vaporized fuel processing device attached to a fuel tank, includes a casing for forming an outer shell of the vaporized fuel processing device, adiaphragm valve unit opened at the time of increasing the pressure in the fuel tank, and a vent passage communicating with atmospheric air. In the vaporized fuel processing device, the diaphragm valve unit is disposed in a space formed in the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicants: KYOSAN DENKI CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuharu Muto, Hiroya Tagami, Hideki Matsumoto, Naomasa Kaneko, Tadahisa Nakamura, Shinya Murabayashi, Junichi Koseki, Daisuke Sato, Toshiaki Nakai
  • Publication number: 20040099465
    Abstract: A vehicle having a passenger compartment, an engine arranged at a front end thereof, and a fuel tank arranged under a rear seat and the passenger compartment comprising a canister and an exhaust pipe receiving exhaust gas from the engine and outputting the exhaust gas, wherein the canister and the exhaust pipe are positioned in respective recessed accommodating portions, one of the respective recessed accommodating portions is located between the fuel tank and the engine, and below the passenger compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Matsumoto, Hiroto Inoue, Naomasa Kaneko, Junichi Orihara
  • Patent number: 6003900
    Abstract: A fuel tank supporting structure is described which is effective to reliably fix a fuel tank without interfering with the layout of auxiliaries, such as a pump unit, a meter unit, and the like mounted on the fuel tank, and to ensure a sufficient volume of the fuel tank. The disclosed structure includes a subframe for supporting the fuel tank in an internal space having a pair of front and rear cross members, a pair of left and right side members, a pair of fuel tank supporting members disposed inside and below both the side members, and suspension arm supporting brackets located at a level higher than the fuel tank supporting members. The fuel tank placed on the fuel tank supporting members is fixed at its left and right opposite sides by a pair of left and right tank supporting bands which are connected at their front ends to the suspension arm supporting brackets and at its rear ends to the rear cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Naomasa Kaneko, Satoru Sasagawa, Shinji Hinosawa