Patents by Inventor Shigeki Edamatsu

Shigeki Edamatsu 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).

  • Publication number: 20020023631
    Abstract: In a valve-operating device with a breather system in an engine, in which a breather passage is defined in a cam shaft, a bearing cap is detachably secured to the engine body for supporting an outer peripheral surface of one end portion of the camshaft with a bearing. A breather chamber is provided in the bearing cap in order to communicate with the outlet of the breather passage. A pipe-connecting portion is integrally formed on an outer peripheral surface of the bearing cap; and a breather pipe connected to an intake system is connected to the pipe-connecting portion. Thus, a blow-by gas can be drawn through the breather passage in the valve-operating camshaft to the outside by utilizing a portion of a valve-operating camshaft supporting structure. It is thus possible to simplify the structure of the valve-operating device with the breather system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Keita Ito, Takao Nishida, Shigeki Edamatsu