Patents by Inventor Shujiro Inui
Shujiro Inui 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: 9951856Abstract: A sprocket assembly, formed of dissimilar materials, includes at least one tooth member made of ferrous material and a circular disk made of a light metal such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The circular disk supports the tooth member on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The tooth member is dissimilar-metal welded to the circular disk, either by laser welding or by electronic beam welding. Optionally, multiple individual tooth members may be fitted into notches formed in an outer periphery of the circular disk, and welded therein. A method of making a sprocket assembly is also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shujiro Inui
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Publication number: 20150211623Abstract: A sprocket assembly, formed of dissimilar materials, includes at least one tooth member made of ferrous material and a circular disk made of a light metal such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The circular disk supports the tooth member on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The tooth member is dissimilar-metal welded to the circular disk, either by laser welding or by electronic beam welding. Optionally, multiple individual tooth members may be fitted into notches formed in an outer periphery of the circular disk, and welded therein. A method of making a sprocket assembly is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventor: Shujiro INUI
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Patent number: 8897961Abstract: In a method for determining an installation position of a portable information terminal on a vehicle, a present camera image showing a camera image at a present position of the camera of the portable information terminal installed on the vehicle is acquired. It is determined, based on a position of a predetermined vehicle component of the vehicle in the present camera image, whether or not the portable information terminal is installed at a predetermined installation position on the vehicle. It is notified from the portable information terminal that the portable information terminal is not installed at the predetermined installation position if it is determined that the portable information terminal is not installed at the predetermined installation position.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shujiro Inui
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Patent number: 8706336Abstract: A motorcycle apparatus is provided which may include a step disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel, and to support feet of a rider and a side cover configured to cover a lateral side of the vehicle body. The apparatus may also include a charging electric cable for charging the battery from an outside power source and an electric cable housing unit to house the charging electric cable in the vehicle body, and in which the charging electric cable is connected to the vehicle body. The apparatus may further include a housing opening portion to be opened for inserting or removing a leading end portion of the charging electric cable into or from the electric cable housing unit and an opening lid to close the housing opening portion. The housing opening portion may be located under the step and provided to the side cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shujiro Inui
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Publication number: 20130261892Abstract: In a method for determining an installation position of a portable information terminal on a vehicle, a present camera image showing a camera image at a present position of the camera of the portable information terminal installed on the vehicle is acquired. It is determined, based on a position of a predetermined vehicle component of the vehicle in the present camera image, whether or not the portable information terminal is installed at a predetermined installation position on the vehicle. It is notified from the portable information terminal that the portable information terminal is not installed at the predetermined installation position if it is determined that the portable information terminal is not installed at the predetermined installation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shujiro INUI
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Publication number: 20120197470Abstract: A motorcycle can include a step placed between a front wheel and a rear wheel in a side view and on which a rider puts his or her feet. A charging electric cable 41, used for charging from outside of the motorcycle 1, is housed in the vehicle body in an electric cable housing unit, and in which the charging electric cable is connected to the vehicle body 2. A housing opening portion can be opened for inserting or removing a leading end portion of the charging electric cable into or from the electric cable housing unit. An opening lid closes the housing opening portion. The housing opening portion can be located under the step and provided to a side cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shujiro INUI
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Patent number: 8003903Abstract: On a pivot bolt which rotatably and pivotally supports a side stand bar on a vehicle-body-side bracket, a switch unit which is constituted of a base and a rotary made of a resin and detects a rotational position of the side stand bar is mounted. A first engaging mechanism which is constituted of a groove and a projection is arranged between a cylindrical portion formed on the rotary and an engaging shaft and, at the same time, a second engaging mechanism which is constituted of a groove and a projection is arranged between the base and the cylindrical portion. The rotary on which a movable contact formed of a leaf spring is mounted allows a positioning pin which is formed on one end portion thereof to be engaged with a pin hole formed in a pivot portion and hence, the rotary is integrally rotated with the side stand bar.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakazawa, Takashi Sumada, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Masahiko Takenaka, Shujiro Inui
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Publication number: 20090066057Abstract: On a pivot bolt which rotatably and pivotally supports a side stand bar on a vehicle-body-side bracket, a switch unit which is constituted of a base and a rotary made of a resin and detects a rotational position of the side stand bar is mounted. A first engaging mechanism which is constituted of a groove and a projection is arranged between a cylindrical portion formed on the rotary and an engaging shaft and, at the same time, a second engaging mechanism which is constituted of a groove and a projection is arranged between the base and the cylindrical portion. The rotary on which a movable contact formed of a leaf spring is mounted allows a positioning pin which is formed on one end portion thereof to be engaged with a pin hole formed in a pivot portion and hence, the rotary is integrally rotated with the side stand bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2006Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakazawa, Takashi Sumada, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Masahiko Takenaka, Shujiro Inui
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Patent number: 6964279Abstract: A pressure-type flow rate control apparatus controls the flow rate of fluid passing through an orifice to a target flow rate. The flow rate of a compressible fluid under non-critical conditions (sub-sonic) passing through the orifice is calculated by: Qc=KP2m(P1?P2)n so that the flow rate can be controlled to the target flow rate with high precision and speed. Also provided is an improved pressure-type flow rate control apparatus in which a pressure ratio P2/P1=r, obtained from an upstream pressure P1 and a downstream pressure P2 is constantly compared with a critical value r, and under critical conditions (r?rc), the flow rate is calculated by: Qc=KP1. Under non-critical conditions (r>rc), the flow rate is calculated by Qc=KP2m(P1?P2)n.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignees: Fujikin Incorporated, Tokyo Electron Ltd.Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Tomio Uno, Osamu Nakamura, Nobukazu Ikeda, Ryousuke Dohi, Kouji Nishino, Atsushi Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Shujiro Inui, Taiji Sakai, Masanori Ueyama
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Publication number: 20040204794Abstract: A pressure-type flow rate control apparatus controls the flow rate of fluid passing through an orifice to a target flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Tomio Uno, Osamu Nakamura, Nobukazu Ikeda, Ryousuke Dohi, Kouji Nishino, Atsushi Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Shujiro Inui, Taiji Sakai, Masanori Ueyama