Patents by Inventor Shohei Takiguchi

Shohei Takiguchi 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: 10780937
    Abstract: A frame structure for a motorcycle includes a main frame for supporting a front structure of the motorcycle, the main frame including a pair of main pipes extending rearward from a head pipe of the front structure; a pivot bracket including a metal plate, the pivot bracket connected to the main frame and including a rear cushion mounting portion and a swing arm mounting portion for swingably mounting a rear cushion and a swing arm. The main frame further includes: a pair of support pipes extending rearward from the head pipe for supporting the front structure; and a connecting portion jointly connected at a rear end of the pair of main pipes and the pair of support pipes for connecting to the pivot bracket. The rear cushion mounting portion is positioned forward of the connecting portion of the main frame when viewed from a side view of the motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tawatchai Aydoung, Shohei Takiguchi, Kazuki Yamagishi, Kenjiro Iwasaki, Satoru Ikami, Hisayoshi Fujita, Atsushi Takasaki, Yuzuru Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20190047655
    Abstract: A frame structure for a motorcycle includes a main frame for supporting a front structure of the motorcycle, the main frame including a pair of main pipes extending rearward from a head pipe of the front structure; a pivot bracket including a metal plate, the pivot bracket connected to the main frame and including a rear cushion mounting portion and a swing arm mounting portion for swingably mounting a rear cushion and a swing arm. The main frame further includes: a pair of support pipes extending rearward from the head pipe for supporting the front structure; and a connecting portion jointly connected at a rear end of the pair of main pipes and the pair of support pipes for connecting to the pivot bracket. The rear cushion mounting portion is positioned forward of the connecting portion of the main frame when viewed from a side view of the motorcycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tawatchai AYDOUNG, Shohei TAKIGUCHI, Kazuki YAMAGISHI, Kenjiro IWASAKI, Satoru IKAMI, Hisayoshi FUJITA, Atsushi TAKASAKI, Yuzuru ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7798273
    Abstract: To enhance a degree of freedom in the shape and the design of a swing arm without being influenced by the variation of a part for supporting an exhaust muffler on the side of the swing arm and a part for coupling a rear cushion unit to the side of the swing arm in a compact vehicle, a cushion bracket coupled to a lower end of the rear cushion unit and a muffler bracket that supports the exhaust muffler are provided as separate elements from the swing arm and are attached to the swing arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriya Shimozato, Satoru Ikami, Kengo Yano, Shohei Takiguchi, Chikashi Iizuka
  • Patent number: 7588111
    Abstract: To provide a rear shock absorber arrangement structure for a motorcycle having no limitation on the arrangement flexibility and shape of a storage chamber. In a rear shock absorber arrangement structure for a motorcycle, including a unit swing type power unit U swingably connected to a body frame F and rotatably supporting a rear wheel WR, a rear shock absorber suspends the power unit from the body frame F. A storage chamber is disposed above the rear wheel WR. A lower end of the rear shock absorber is brought into connection at a position lower than the wheel-axle O provided in the power unit U as viewed from the side of the vehicle. An upper end of the rear shock absorber is connected to a portion lower than the storage chamber and near a bottom portion of the storage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Hayashi, Susumu Michisaka, Shohei Takiguchi, Yusuke Inoue, Yasuyuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20080236926
    Abstract: To enhance a degree of freedom in the shape and the design of a swing arm without being influenced by the variation of a part for supporting an exhaust muffler on the side of the swing arm and a part for coupling a rear cushion unit to the side of the swing arm in a compact vehicle, a cushion bracket coupled to a lower end of the rear cushion unit and a muffler bracket that supports the exhaust muffler are provided as separate elements from the swing arm and are attached to the swing arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Noriya Shimozato, Satoru Ikami, Kengo Yano, Shohei Takiguchi, Chikashi Tizuka
  • Publication number: 20070175690
    Abstract: To provide a rear shock absorber arrangement structure for a motorcycle having no limitation on the arrangement flexibility and shape of a storage chamber. In a rear shock absorber arrangement structure for a motorcycle, including a unit swing type power unit U swingably connected to a body frame F and rotatably supporting a rear wheel WR, a rear shock absorber suspends the power unit from the body frame F. A storage chamber is disposed above the rear wheel WR. A lower end of the rear shock absorber is brought into connection at a position lower than the wheel-axle 0 provided in the power unit U as viewed from the side of the vehicle. An upper end of the rear shock absorber is connected to a portion lower than the storage chamber and near a bottom portion of the storage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Hideki Hayashi, Susumu Michisaka, Shohei Takiguchi, Yusuke Inoue, Yasuyuki Maeda