Patents by Inventor Shunichi Nakajima
Shunichi Nakajima 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: 9855989Abstract: A saddle type vehicle wherein restrictions in the weight and the layout are reduced for slimmer and lighter vehicle. Pivot plates are provided as separate bodies from seat rails. An upper end of a shock absorber is received by a cross member located between left and right seat rails. The cross member is a separate body from the seat rails. Both ends of the cross member are supported by recesses provided in the left and right seat rails at inner sides of the seat rails so as to face each other. The cross member is fastened to the seat rails by cross member fastening members. The seat rail is attached to a main frame at its one front-side end and to the pivot plate at its other front-side end. The main frame and the seat rail are fastened to each other in the vertical direction by a first fastening member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Hariu, Daisuke Umikawa, Akihiro Yamashita, Yuzuru Ishikawa, Shunichi Nakajima
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Patent number: 9738348Abstract: A saddle type vehicle to improve the workability in fastening a frame and an engine together and thereby to enhance productivity. The saddle type vehicle includes a head pipe, a main frame extending rearwardly from the head pipe, and a seat rail located rearwardly of the main frame for supporting a seat. The main frame is fastened to the engine by fastening members being directed from an outer side toward an inner side in the vehicle widthwise direction. A knock pin is provided between the main frame and the engine, in a position in the vicinity of at least one of the fastening members.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Yamashita, Jun Hariu, Takanori Ishii, Shunichi Nakajima, Daisuke Umikawa
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Publication number: 20150274251Abstract: A saddle type vehicle wherein restrictions in the weight and the layout are reduced for slimmer and lighter vehicle. Pivot plates are provided as separate bodies from seat rails. An upper end of a shock absorber is received by a cross member located between left and right seat rails. The cross member is a separate body from the seat rails. Both ends of the cross member are supported by recesses provided in the left and right seat rails at inner sides of the seat rails so as to face each other. The cross member is fastened to the seat rails by cross member fastening members. The seat rail is attached to a main frame at its one front-side end and to the pivot plate at its other front-side end. The main frame and the seat rail are fastened to each other in the vertical direction by a first fastening member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun HARIU, Daisuke UMIKAWA, Akihiro YAMASHITA, Yuzuru ISHIKAWA, Shunichi NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20150274254Abstract: A saddle type vehicle to improve the workability in fastening a frame and an engine together and thereby to enhance productivity. The saddle type vehicle includes a head pipe, a main frame extending rearwardly from the head pipe, and a seat rail located rearwardly of the main frame for supporting a seat. The main frame is fastened to the engine by fastening members being directed from an outer side toward an inner side in the vehicle widthwise direction. A knock pin is provided between the main frame and the engine, in a position in the vicinity of at least one of the fastening members.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro YAMASHITA, Jun HARIU, Takanori ISHII, Shunichi NAKAJIMA, Daisuke UMIKAWA
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Patent number: 8353227Abstract: A structure for sufficiently spacing a steering handle from a top bridge, thereby greatly improving design flexibility. A relief portion for allowing the deformation of a washer is formed to overlap a second contact surface and adjacent to a first contact surface as viewed in the axial direction of each bolt member. The first contact surface is located so as not to overlap the second contact surface as viewed in the axial direction of each bolt member. Therefore, a bending force acts on the washer to allow the deformation of the washer. That is, the washer can exhibit a spring function to relax the effect of the bending force. As a result, the steering handle can be sufficiently spaced from the top bridge to thereby greatly improve design flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kosei Hayashi, Yasuki Ito, Shunichi Nakajima, Yoshitaka Seki, Terunari Saiki, Masataka Nakano
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Publication number: 20110120257Abstract: A structure for sufficiently spacing a steering handle from a top bridge, thereby greatly improving design flexibility. A relief portion for allowing the deformation of a washer is formed to overlap a second contact surface and adjacent to a first contact surface as viewed in the axial direction of each bolt member. The first contact surface is located so as not to overlap the second contact surface as viewed in the axial direction of each bolt member. Therefore, a bending force acts on the washer to allow the deformation of the washer. That is, the washer can exhibit a spring function to relax the effect of the bending force. As a result, the steering handle can be sufficiently spaced from the top bridge to thereby greatly improve design flexibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Kosei Hayashi, Yasuki Ito, Shunichi Nakajima, Yoshitaka Seki, Terunari Saiki, Masataka Nakano
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Patent number: 7883101Abstract: In a motorcycle, a head pipe is provided with one main frame part that extends rearwardly from the head pipe and a rear frame that extends substantially downwardly from the rear of the main frame part. A pivot is pierced in a pivot support part provided to the rear frame with a swing arm being attached to the pivot so that the swing arm can be vertically swung and a rear shock absorber unit is positioned between the swing arm and the side of the body frame. The main frame is cast in an aluminum alloy and the rear frame on the upside and the downside of the pivot supporting part projects on both sides of a vehicle from the pivot supporting part to attach right and left brackets for supporting both ends of the pivot.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2006Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Taniguchi, Yuzuru Ishikawa, Kenji Hasegawa, Koji Shimokawa, Shunichi Nakajima, Naoshi Iizuka
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Patent number: 7681680Abstract: A motorcycle body frame includes a main frame including a head pipe for supporting a front suspension at the front end thereof, a single leading frame portion extending rearwardly from the head pipe, and a rear frame portion for supporting a rear wheel suspension. The rear frame portion extends substantially downwardly from a rear part of the leading frame portion. The main frame, cast from an aluminum alloy, includes two component parts arranged front-to-rear. For example, a front frame portion is provided, and a rear frame portion is fixed to the rear side of the front frame portion. The leading frame portion has a small section portion, where the main frame is smallest in sectional area, disposed substantially centrally in the longitudinal direction thereof. The two component parts of the frame are joined at a coupling portion of the main frame situated in back of the small section portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2006Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuzuru Ishikawa, Masayuki Taniguchi, Kenji Hasegawa, Shunichi Nakajima, Koji Shimokawa, Norio Hoshi
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Patent number: 7540347Abstract: In an exhaust system for a motorcycle in which an engine main body of a multi-cylinder engine has an oil pan on a lower portion thereof, and is mounted on a vehicle body with a plurality of expansion chambers being connected to a downstream side of an assembled portion of a plurality of exhaust pipes that extend out of the respective cylinders of the engine main body, respectively. The muffler includes a first expansion chamber that is connected to the assembled portion and the other expansion chambers that are the assembled portion are disposed on one side of the oil pan. The first continuous to the first expansion chamber. The respective exhaust pipes and expansion chamber is disposed on the other side of the oil pan with the other expansion chambers being disposed to the rear of the engine main body.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Taniguchi, Noriyoshi Tsutsui, Nobutaka Wakita, Hidetoshi Takamatsu, Yuji Kashiwabara, Shunichi Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Arima, Hirotaka Haze
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Patent number: 7438149Abstract: A space is secured inside left and right pivot plates and a space is secured in front of a rear wheel to increase flexibility in design. In a motorcycle including left and right pivot plates provided at the rear portion of main pipes, a swing arm is provided on pivots so as to be capable of moving in the vertical direction. Only one rear suspension is interposed between the swing arm and the main pipe that is disposed outside the pivot plate in the direction of the width of the vehicle. A lower end of the rear suspension is connected to an upper surface of an arm portion of the swing arm. The rear suspension is mounted to one of the main pipe so as to extend continuously from the main pipe and substantially linearly in the direction of the length of the vehicle in a top view.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2005Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichiro Ishida, Takero Shibukawa, Yutaka Yamakura, Shunichi Nakajima
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Publication number: 20070107419Abstract: In an exhaust system for a motorcycle in which an engine main body of a multi-cylinder engine has an oil pan on a lower portion thereof, and is mounted on a vehicle body with a plurality of expansion chambers being connected to a downstream side of an assembled portion of a plurality of exhaust pipes that extend out of the respective cylinders of the engine main body, respectively. The muffler includes a first expansion chamber that is connected to the assembled portion and the other expansion chambers that are continuous to the first expansion chamber. The respective exhaust pipes and the assembled portion are disposed on one side of the oil pan. The first expansion chamber is disposed on the other side of the oil pan with the other expansion chambers being disposed to the rear of the engine main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Taniguchi, Noriyoshi Tsutsui, Nobutaka Wakita, Hidetoshi Takamatsu, Yuji Kashiwabara, Shunichi Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Arima, Hirotaka Haze
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Publication number: 20060196713Abstract: In a motorcycle, a head pipe is provided with one main frame part that extends rearwardly from the head pipe and a rear frame that extends substantially downwardly from the rear of the main frame part. A pivot is pierced in a pivot support part provided to the rear frame with a swing arm being attached to the pivot so that the swing arm can be vertically swung and a rear shock absorber unit is positioned between the swing arm and the side of the body frame. The main frame is cast in an aluminum alloy and the rear frame on the upside and the downside of the pivot supporting part projects on both sides of a vehicle from the pivot supporting part to attach right and left brackets for supporting both ends of the pivot.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: September 7, 2006Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Taniguchi, Yuzuru Ishikawa, Kenji Hasegawa, Koji Shimokawa, Shunichi Nakajima, Naoshi Iizuka
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Publication number: 20060197304Abstract: A motorcycle body frame includes a main frame including a head pipe for supporting a front suspension at the front end thereof, a single leading frame portion extending rearwardly from the head pipe, and a rear frame portion for supporting a rear wheel suspension. The rear frame portion extends substantially downwardly from a rear part of the leading frame portion. The main frame, cast from an aluminum alloy, includes two component parts arranged front-to-rear. For example, a front frame portion is provided, and a rear frame portion is fixed to the rear side of the front frame portion. The leading frame portion has a small section portion, where the main frame is smallest in sectional area, disposed substantially centrally in the longitudinal direction thereof. The two component parts of the frame are joined at a coupling portion of the main frame situated in back of the small section portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: September 7, 2006Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuzuru Ishikawa, Masayuki Taniguchi, Kenji Hasegawa, Shunichi Nakajima, Koji Shimokawa, Norio Hoshi
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Patent number: 7090235Abstract: A structure for mounting a front fender that can enhance rigidity of a fin without unduly increasing the thickness of the fin or decreasing the slope of the fin. In one example structure for mounting a front fender, a fin of a front fender is mounted on a fin mounting portion formed in a front fork with a bolt, and a holding member is fastened to the fin mounting portion, together with the fin 55, with the bolt. A tip portion of the holding member is extended to a position separate from the fin mounting portion to support the reverse surface of the fin.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroo Takemura, Shunichi Nakajima
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Publication number: 20060065462Abstract: A space is secured inside left and right pivot plates and a space is secured in front of a rear wheel to increase flexibility in design. In a motorcycle including left and right pivot plates provided at the rear portion of main pipes, a swing arm is provided on pivots so as to be capable of moving in the vertical direction. Only one rear suspension is interposed between the swing arm and the main pipe that is disposed outside the pivot plate in the direction of the width of the vehicle. A lower end of the rear suspension is connected to an upper surface of an arm portion of the swing arm. The rear suspension is mounted to one of the main pipe so as to extend continuously from the main pipe and substantially linearly in the direction of the length of the vehicle in a top view.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichiro Ishida, Takero Shibukawa, Yutaka Yamakura, Shunichi Nakajima
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Publication number: 20040212169Abstract: A structure for mounting a front fender that can enhance rigidity of a fin without unduly increasing the thickness of the fin or decreasing the slope of the fin. In one example structure for mounting a front fender, a fin of a front fender is mounted on a fin mounting portion formed in a front fork with a bolt, and a holding member is fastened to the fin mounting portion, together with the fin 55, with the bolt. A tip portion of the holding member is extended to a position separate from the fin mounting portion to support the reverse surface of the fin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroo Takemura, Shunichi Nakajima
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Patent number: 4841375Abstract: Image data having a predetermined pixel density, and output from a personal computer, is supplied to an image-resolution conversion apparatus connected to a printer having a pixel density different from the above predetermined pixel density. In the image resolution conversion apparatus, the pixel density of the input image data is converted, by a pixel converter, to a pixel density matching that of the printer, according to a conversion ratio set by a pixel-density conversion ratio setter for setting a ratio of pixel-density conversion, from the pixel density of the personal computer to that of the printer. The pixel-density converted image data is then supplied to and printed by the printer.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1987Date of Patent: June 20, 1989Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shunichi Nakajima, Koji Izawa
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Patent number: 4395109Abstract: An electronic duplicator machine heats a toner attached to a copying paper and a fixing device fixes the toner to the paper. The fixing device includes a heat generating roller which includes a supporting body having a journal portion on either end surface and rotatably supported by the journal portion; a heat insulating layer formed on the outer circumferential surface of the supporting body to prevent the transmission of heat to the supporting body; a resistance heater layer through which a current flows to heat the toner and which covers the outer circumferential surface of the heat insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1980Date of Patent: July 26, 1983Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shunichi Nakajima, Hiroshi Odaira
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Patent number: 4390872Abstract: A display device for a photocopier of the invention has a display unit comprising a dot matrix type liquid crystal panel and an ROM which stores in advance patterns of symbol marks corresponding to various troubles. When a trouble arises, the pattern corresponding to this trouble is read out from the ROM by the operation of the control unit and is displayed at the display unit by the display control unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1981Date of Patent: June 28, 1983Inventors: Reiji Murakami, Shunichi Nakajima
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Patent number: 4382673Abstract: A transfer device is for transferring a toner image formed on the surface of a photosensitive drum to a copying paper. The transfer device comprises a rotatable transfer roller facing the drum and pressing the copying paper to the surface of the drum. The transfer roller has elasticity to press elastically the copying paper to the surface of the drum thereby contacting with wider area, and includes a core provided with an outer circumferential surface, an electrically conductive layer provided on the outer circumferential surface of the core, and a great number of electrically conductive furs projected from the outer circumferential surface of the electrically conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1981Date of Patent: May 10, 1983Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shunichi Nakajima, Toshimasa Takano, Shinichi Hashimoto