Patents by Inventor Noritoshi Iwase
Noritoshi Iwase 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: 6840348Abstract: An exhaust muffler for an internal combustion engine included in a motorcycle includes a perforated inner pipe (32), an outer pipe (31) coaxially surrounding the inner pipe (32), and a glass wool mat (33) packed in a space between the inner pipe (32) and the outer pipe (31). A three-layer protective structure is formed by winding an inner stainless steel wire mesh (34) wound around the inner pipe (32), winding a stainless steel wool mat (35) around the inner stainless steel wire mesh (934), and winding an outer stainless steel wire mesh (36) around the stainless steel wool mat (35). The glass wool mat (33) is wound around the three-layer structure. The three-layer structure extends the life of the glass wool mat (33) even if the temperature and pressure of the exhaust gas discharged by the internal combustion engine increase.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignees: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nihon Glass Fiber Industrial Co. Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Takewaka, Seiichirou Eguchi, Yuuichi Katou, Noritoshi Iwase, Ichirou Sudou, Takashi Asai
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Patent number: 6655134Abstract: An exhaust control valve has a valve housing and a valve body rotatably contained within the valve housing. The valve body cooperates with the valve housing for controlling the flow of exhaust gas. A transmission member rotationally drives a valve shaft of the valve body. The valve body is formed in a cylindrical shape and coaxially with an axis line of the valve shaft. The valve body and the valve shaft are made from a one-piece body by casting. This arrangement provides an exhaust control valve for an engine having a valve body that provides excellent sealing properties, demonstrates high response to driving torque and is easy to manufacture through casting.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuya Nakayasu, Mikio Sagara, Kyo Takahashi, Noritoshi Iwase, Hajime Yamada, Atsushi Murakami
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Patent number: 6609367Abstract: In an exhaust control valve having a valve housing and a valve body rotatably contained in the valve housing, a transmission member is fitted to an outer end of the valve shaft and protrudes from the outside of the valve housing. A bearing bushing for rotatably bearing an external circumferential surface of the valve shaft by its internal circumferential surface and rotatably bearing an end face of the valve body by its end face is mounted in the valve housing. The valve body is urged by load from a thrust spring for achieving a pressure contact seal condition between the opposed end faces of the bearing bush and the valve body.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuya Nakayasu, Mikio Sagara, Kyo Takahashi, Noritoshi Iwase, Hajime Yamada, Atsushi Murakami
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Patent number: 6546722Abstract: A partitioning member for dividing a connecting pipe into at least two exhaust passageways is provided in the connecting pipe, which is attached to an exhaust side of a silencer. A valve mechanism is operable to vary the passageway area of one of the exhaust passageways. With this structure, for example, when an engine is rotating at low revs, exhaust gas is discharged from the exhaust passageway without the valve mechanism, while when the engine is rotating at high revs exhaust gas is simultaneously discharged from the exhaust passageway having no valve mechanism and a passageway provided with the valve mechanism. Therefore, it is possible to reduce exhaust noise when the engine is rotating at low revs.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mikio Sagara, Noritoshi Iwase, Kazuo Yamamoto, Masakazu Kadota, Hideo Koide, Yoshiaki Nakashima, Shinji Goto, Hiroaki Tsukui, Osamu Bunya
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Publication number: 20030019688Abstract: An exhaust muffler for an internal combustion engine included in a motorcycle includes a perforated inner pipe (32), an outer pipe (31) coaxially surrounding the inner pipe (32), and a glass wool mat (33) packed in a space between the inner pipe (32) and the outer pipe (31). A three-layer protective structure is formed by winding an inner stainless steel wire mesh (34) wound around the inner pipe (32), winding a stainless steel wool mat (35) around the inner stainless steel wire mesh (934), and winding an outer stainless steel wire mesh (36) around the stainless steel wool mat (35). The glass wool mat (33) is wound around the three-layer structure. The three-layer structure extends the life of the glass wool mat (33) even if the temperature and pressure of the exhaust gas discharged by the internal combustion engine increase.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoyuki Takewaka, Seiichirou Eguchi, Yuuichi Katou, Noritoshi Iwase, Ichirou Sudou, Takashi Asai
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Publication number: 20020033018Abstract: A partitioning member for dividing a connecting pipe into at least two exhaust passageways is provided in the connecting pipe, which is attached to an exhaust side of a silencer. A valve mechanism is operable to vary the passageway area of one of the exhaust passageways. With this structure, for example, when an engine is rotating at low revs, exhaust gas is discharged from the exhaust passageway without the valve mechanism, while when the engine is rotating at high revs exhaust gas is simultaneously discharged from the exhaust passageway having no valve mechanism and a passageway provided with the valve mechanism. Therefore, it is possible to reduce exhaust noise when the engine is rotating at low revs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mikio Sagara, Noritoshi Iwase, Kazuo Yamamoto, Masakazu Kadota, Hideo Koide, Yoshiaki Nakashima, Shinji Goto, Hiroaki Tsukui, Osamu Bunya
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Patent number: 6336321Abstract: A partitioning member for dividing a connecting pipe into at least two exhaust passageways is provided in the connecting pipe, which is attached to an exhaust side of a silencer. A valve mechanism is operable to vary the passageway area of one of the exhaust passageways. With this structure, for example, when an engine is rotating at low revs, exhaust gas is discharged from the exhaust passageway without the valve mechanism, while when the engine is rotating at high revs exhaust gas is simultaneously discharged from the exhaust passageway having no valve mechanism and a passageway provided with the valve mechanism. Therefore, it is possible to reduce exhaust noise when the engine is rotating at low revs.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2000Date of Patent: January 8, 2002Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mikio Sagara, Noritoshi Iwase, Kazuo Yamamoto, Masakazu Kadota, Hideo Koide, Yoshiaki Nakashima, Shinji Goto, Hiroaki Tsukui, Osamu Bunya
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Publication number: 20010035009Abstract: In an exhaust control valve having a valve housing and a valve body rotatably contained in the valve housing, a transmission member is fitted to an outer end of the valve shaft and protrudes from the outside of the valve housing. A bearing bushing for rotatably bearing an external circumferential surface of the valve shaft by its internal circumferential surface and rotatably bearing an end face of the valve body by its end face is mounted in the valve housing. The valve body is urged by load from a thrust spring for achieving a pressure contact seal condition between the opposed end faces of the bearing bush and the valve body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2001Publication date: November 1, 2001Inventors: Tetsuya Nakayasu, Mikio Sagara, Kyo Takahashi, Noritoshi Iwase, Hajime Yamada, Atsushi Murakami
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Publication number: 20010027648Abstract: An exhaust control valve has a valve housing and a valve body rotatably contained within the valve housing. The valve body cooperates with the valve housing for controlling the flow of exhaust gas. A transmission member rotationally drives a valve shaft of the valve body. The valve body is formed in a cylindrical shape and coaxially with an axis line of the valve shaft. The valve body and the valve shaft are made from a one-piece body by casting. This arrangement provides an exhaust control valve for an engine having a valve body that provides excellent sealing properties, demonstrates high response to driving torque and is easy to manufacture through casting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Inventors: Tetsuya Nakayasu, Mikio Sagara, Kyo Takahashi, Noritoshi Iwase, Hajime Yamada, Atsushi Murakami
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Patent number: 6250268Abstract: To effectively reduce noise caused by an attachment part of a cam chain guide without increasing a pressing force of a cam chain tensioner more than is necessary. A cam chain guide for slidably guiding a cam chain at a valve gear of a four cycle engine is made of resin. An attachment hole for an attachment bolt is provided at an attachment end section for the crankcase. Side surface projections are provided equally spaced at the periphery of an attachment surface surrounding the attachment hole so as to project from a normal surface. Annular recesses are formed at the peripheries of each of the side surface projections. Furthermore, inner surface projections are provided at the inner peripheral surface of the attachment hole equally spaced about the periphery so as to project in a central direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noritoshi Iwase, Yoshihiro Tezuka, Katsunori Takahashi, Toru Iizuka