Patents by Inventor Shinichi Karube

Shinichi Karube 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: 11912922
    Abstract: A showcase includes a refrigerant circuit and a refrigerant enclosed in the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor (121), a radiator (122), an expansion valve (123), and an evaporator (124). The refrigerant is a low-GWP refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujinaka, Masaru Tanaka, Shun Ohkubo, Mitsushi Itano, Yuuki Yotsumoto, Akihito Mizuno, Tomoyuki Gotou, Yasufu Yamada, Hitomi Kuroki, Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Kenji Gobou, Daisuke Karube, Tatsuya Takakuwa
  • Patent number: 10898771
    Abstract: A method for using an autonomous vehicle as a caddie and cart. The method includes selecting caddie mode from a group including a caddie mode and a cart mode, selecting a mode in the caddie mode from a group including a caddie advice mode, a swing detection mode, and a golf ball detection mode. In another embodiment, the method includes selecting the cart mode and selecting a mode in the cart mode from a group including a follow golfer mode, a ride mode, and a golf ball mode. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a body, a vehicle propulsion unit, a plurality of wheels driven by the vehicle propulsion unit, a controller for selecting a mode of operation, a display for communicating data to the golfer, a camera for supplying data to the controller, and a GPS apparatus for determining a position of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua D. Vanlandingham, Robert S. Zimmerman, Jr., Shinichi Karube
  • Patent number: 10737604
    Abstract: A grab handle assembly for a vehicle includes a sleeve for attaching to the vehicle, an insert receivable in the sleeve, and a grab handle positioned on an end of the insert. A locking member is provided to adjustably fix a position of the grab handle with respect to the sleeve. The locking member includes a locking pin and a cam lock mechanism to hold the insert with respect to the sleeve. A rotation prevention surface may be provided on the locking pin to prevent the locking pin from rotating with respect to the sleeve and the insert. A locking force provided by the locking member may be preset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel T. Sellars, Michael J. Hokes, Shinichi Karube
  • Publication number: 20200070706
    Abstract: A grab handle assembly for a vehicle includes a sleeve for attaching to the vehicle, an insert receivable in the sleeve, and a grab handle positioned on an end of the insert. A locking member is provided to adjustably fix a position of the grab handle with respect to the sleeve. The locking member includes a locking pin and a cam lock mechanism to hold the insert with respect to the sleeve. A rotation prevention surface may be provided on the locking pin to prevent the locking pin from rotating with respect to the sleeve and the insert. A locking force provided by the locking member may be preset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel T. SELLARS, Michael J. HOKES, Shinichi KARUBE
  • Publication number: 20200038724
    Abstract: A method for using an autonomous vehicle as a caddie and cart. The method includes selecting caddie mode from a group including a caddie mode and a cart mode, selecting a mode in the caddie mode from a group including a caddie advice mode, a swing detection mode, and a golf ball detection mode. In another embodiment, the method includes selecting the cart mode and selecting a mode in the cart mode from a group including a follow golfer mode, a ride mode, and a golf ball mode. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a body, a vehicle propulsion unit, a plurality of wheels driven by the vehicle propulsion unit, a controller for selecting a mode of operation, a display for communicating data to the golfer, a camera for supplying data to the controller, and a GPS apparatus for determining a position of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua D. VANLANDINGHAM, Robert S. ZIMMERMAN, JR., Shinichi KARUBE
  • Patent number: 10166896
    Abstract: A seat belt attachment structure for an off-road vehicle comprising a seat including a seat frame and at least two occupant sitting positions. A seat belt is provided for each sitting position that includes a shoulder belt, a waist belt, and a tongue plate. When fastened, the seat belt is fixed at three points including a retractor housing the shoulder belt, an anchor fixing the waist belt on the same side of the sitting position as the retractor, and a buckle positioned on the other side of the sitting position that detachably engages the tongue plate. At least a first appendage is positioned along the frame between the first and second sitting positions, and the waist belts of the first and second sitting positions are fixed to the first appendage when the seat belts of the first and second sitting positions are fastened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Karube, Hironori Nozawa, Takeshi Kamiyama, Yoshihiro Tano
  • Patent number: 9616844
    Abstract: A seat belt assembly for a vehicle may be arranged to facilitate installation of a seat belt while improving the operation and feel during use. The vehicle may have a pair of left and right occupant seats on a vehicle body frame. A pair of left and right standing frames may be disposed on the outside of the seats, and the upper end parts of the pair of standing frames may be connected by a cross frame. A winding device of the belt may be supported on the frame so as to be positioned in back of the seat. A through-anchor into which the belt may be inserted may be supported on the upper part of the standing frame. Guide ribs may be provided on a back surface of the seat between the winding device and the through-anchor so as to guide the movement of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Karube, Takeshi Kamiyama, Makoto Hotozuka
  • Patent number: 9586627
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle is provided with a front-side housing that has a rear end that defines a gap with an upper end of a front-floor cover that is spanned by a flexible member that is a separate component from the front-side housing and the front-floor cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Uzaki, Shinichi Karube
  • Patent number: 9540049
    Abstract: A floor support structure of a vehicle comprises a floor extending in the vehicle width direction so as to allow occupants sitting side by side in the vehicle width direction to put their feet thereon. The floor includes a plane surface part and separating a vehicle interior from a vehicle exterior, a body for supporting each of front and rear end portions of the floor in the forward and rearward direction of the vehicle and each of left and right end portions of the floor in the vehicle width direction, and a floor stay making contact with a lower surface in or around the middle in the vehicle width direction of the floor so as to support the floor. The floor stay comprises a plurality of main stays and a sub-stay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Karube, Takeshi Kamiyama, Yoshihiro Tano
  • Publication number: 20160280058
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle is provided with a front-side housing that has a rear end that defines a gap with an upper end of a front-floor cover that is spanned by a flexible member that is a separate component from the front-side housing and the front-floor cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Masayuki UZAKI, Shinichi KARUBE
  • Patent number: 9452789
    Abstract: A peripheral structure of a front hood of a vehicle comprises an instrument panel arranged in a front part of a riding space and includes a first surface facing the riding space and a second surface extending diagonally forwardly and downwardly from an upper end of the first surface, and an openable and closable or detachable front hood extending forwardly of the second surface and covering from above a storage compartment which is arranged in front of the riding space and between a pair of left and right front wheels. The instrument panel has an extension section being located along the second surface and extending diagonally forwardly and downwardly under a rear end of the front hood. A step section is provided at a front end portion of the extension section and projects upwardly from an upper surface which is located in the rear of the front and portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Karube, Takahiro Katsuta
  • Patent number: 9346352
    Abstract: An arrangement for an assembly member of a vehicle includes a power unit for generating a driving force; a pair of left and right driving wheels; a propeller shaft extending in the forward and backward direction of the vehicle; a differential for transmitting the driving force to the pair of left and right driving wheels via a pair of left and right drive shafts; a switch for switching the diff-lock of the differential on and off; an exhaust pipe disposed on one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the propeller shaft; and an assembly member for operating the switch via each of a plurality of operation side transmission members and a device side transmission member using an operating force applied to each of a plurality of operating elements; wherein the assembly member is disposed on the opposite side of the propeller shaft as the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Karube, Hironori Nozawa, Koji Sato, Tomohiro Nishida
  • Publication number: 20160090015
    Abstract: A seat belt attachment structure for an off-road vehicle comprising a seat including a seat frame and at least two occupant sitting positions. A seat belt is provided for each sitting position that includes a shoulder belt, a waist belt, and a tongue plate. When fastened, the seat belt is fixed at three points including a retractor housing the shoulder belt, an anchor fixing the waist belt on the same side of the sitting position as the retractor, and a buckle positioned on the other side of the sitting position that detachably engages the tongue plate. At least a first appendage is positioned along the frame between the first and second sitting positions, and the waist belts of the first and second sitting positions are fixed to the first appendage when the seat belts of the first and second sitting positions are fastened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Shinichi KARUBE, Hironori NOZAWA, Takeshi KAMIYAMA, Yoshihiro TANO
  • Publication number: 20160090062
    Abstract: A seat belt assembly for a vehicle may be arranged to facilitate installation of a seat belt while improving the operation and feel during use. The vehicle may have a pair of left and right occupant seats on a vehicle body frame. A pair of left and right standing frames may be disposed on the outside of the seats, and the upper end parts of the pair of standing frames may be connected by a cross frame. A winding device of the belt may be supported on the frame so as to be positioned in back of the seat. A through-anchor into which the belt may be inserted may be supported on the upper part of the standing frame. Guide ribs may be provided on a back surface of the seat between the winding device and the through-anchor so as to guide the movement of the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Shinichi KARUBE, Takeshi KAMIYAMA, Makoto HOTOZUKA
  • Publication number: 20150274012
    Abstract: An arrangement for an assembly member of a vehicle includes a power unit for generating a driving force; a pair of left and right driving wheels; a propeller shaft extending in the forward and backward direction of the vehicle; a differential for transmitting the driving force to the pair of left and right driving wheels via a pair of left and right drive shafts; a switch for switching the diff-lock of the differential on and off; an exhaust pipe disposed on one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the propeller shaft; and an assembly member for operating the switch via each of a plurality of operation side transmission members and a device side transmission member using an operating force applied to each of a plurality of operating elements; wherein the assembly member is disposed on the opposite side of the propeller shaft as the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi KARUBE, Hironori NOZAWA, Koji SATO, Tomohiro NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20150274212
    Abstract: A peripheral structure of a front hood of a vehicle comprises an instrument panel arranged in a front part of a riding space and includes a first surface facing the riding space and a second surface extending diagonally forwardly and downwardly from an upper end of the first surface, and an openable and closable or detachable front hood extending forwardly of the second surface and covering from above a storage compartment which is arranged in front of the riding space and between a pair of left and right front wheels. The instrument panel has an extension section being located along the second surface and extending diagonally forwardly and downwardly under a rear end of the front hood. A step section is provided at a front end portion of the extension section and projects upwardly from an upper surface which is located in the rear of the front and portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi KARUBE, Takahiro KATSUTA
  • Publication number: 20150274215
    Abstract: A floor support structure of a vehicle comprises a floor extending in the vehicle width direction so as to allow occupants sitting side by side in the vehicle width direction to put their feet thereon. The floor includes a plane surface part and separating a vehicle interior from a vehicle exterior, a body for supporting each of front and rear end portions of the floor in the forward and rearward direction of the vehicle and each of left and right end portions of the floor in the vehicle width direction, and a floor stay making contact with a lower surface in or around the middle in the vehicle width direction of the floor so as to support the floor. The floor stay comprises a plurality of main stays and a sub-stay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi KARUBE, Takeshi KAMIYAMA, Yoshihiro TANO
  • Patent number: 9022163
    Abstract: A gear shift control device of a saddle ride type vehicle includes an operation pedal; a movable part which includes a movable member interlocking with and connected to the operation pedal and which has at least one of a click mechanism configured to give click feeling to an operation of the operation pedal, a stopper mechanism configured to restrict a turning operation range of the operation pedal, and a return mechanism configured to apply a spring force in a return direction to the operation pedal; and a detector which detects a gear shift operation performed by using the operation pedal, the gear shift control device configured to make a transmission perform a gear shift on the basis of a detection result of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Nakamura, Yuzuru Ishikawa, Shinichi Karube, Taichi Mori, Ippei Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8882128
    Abstract: Stay members to which various parts are to be attached are provided at a rear portion of a motorcycle, and stay supporting portions that support the stay members are provided on a vehicle body frame. The various parts include side bag supporting members and a carrier member. The side bag supporting members and the carrier member are fastened together to the stay members by a plurality of fastening members, and the stay members to which the side bag supporting members and the carrier member are fastened together are fastened to the stay supporting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoji Komatsu, Shinichi Karube, Shin Yokoyama, Kaori Inada, Tomoki Fusano, Takaaki Kasai
  • Patent number: 8801039
    Abstract: A fuel pump mounting structure of a saddle-ride-type vehicle that can enhance the degree of freedom in the shape of a fuel tank with the construction where a fuel pump is arranged in the inside of the saddle-type fuel tank that straddles a main frame. A first opening portion is formed in a tank bottom plate of a fuel tank, and a mounting arm which closes the first opening portion by one end thereof and supports the fuel pump by the other end thereof is arranged in the inside of the fuel tank, the mounting arm extends along a vehicle widthwise direction toward a gap SA formed between a straddling bottom portion of the fuel tank that straddles a main frame and a tank side wall of the fuel tank, and supports the fuel pump in the inside of the gap SA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Karube, Shinya Koyama, Hiroyuki Sudo