Patents by Inventor Shoichiro MORISHITA

Shoichiro MORISHITA 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).

  • Clutch device and straddle-type vehicle and vehicle provided with same
    Patent number: 10808769
    Abstract: A clutch includes a driving section configured to rotate by receiving torque, a driven section configured to rotate integrally with an output shaft, a driving-side frictional member held in the driving section, a driven-side frictional member held in the driven section, a pressure section configured to press the driving-side frictional member and the driven-side frictional member into contact with each other, and a forward driving direction torque limiter configured to limit an excess of a transmission torque to be transmitted in a direction to accelerate the output shaft beyond an upper limit value, by moving the driving-side frictional member and the driven-side frictional member in directions away from each other in response to an increase of the transmission torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shoichiro Morishita
  • CLUTCH DEVICE AND STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SAME
    Publication number: 20180313413
    Abstract: A clutch includes a driving section configured to rotate by receiving torque, a driven section configured to rotate integrally with an output shaft, a driving-side frictional member held in the driving section, a driven-side frictional member held in the driven section, a pressure section configured to press the driving-side frictional member and the driven-side frictional member into contact with each other, and a forward driving direction torque limiter configured to limit an excess of a transmission torque to be transmitted in a direction to accelerate the output shaft beyond an upper limit value, by moving the driving-side frictional member and the driven-side frictional member in directions away from each other in response to an increase of the transmission torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shoichiro MORISHITA