Patents by Inventor Tadayuji Maeda

Tadayuji Maeda 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: 6109635
    Abstract: To enable the positioning of an axle nut with a clamp. A split clamp axle holder is provided on each of the lower portions of left and right front forks of a motorcycle. The ends of an axle of the motorcycle are respectively fastened to the axle holders. The axle holder which supports a threaded small diameter portion of the axle has a peripheral groove extending in a radial direction from an axle opening. An axle nut is locked inside the axle opening by tightening clamp parts positioned on both ends of a slot formed in the axle holder with a bolt. One end of the axle nut includes a collar part and the other end includes a peripheral groove. A central part of the axle nut includes a cylindrical part which is inserted into the axle opening with the side having the peripheral groove entering first. By engaging a circlip in the peripheral groove protruding from the other end of the axle nut, it is possible to properly locate the axle nut on the axle holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadayuji Maeda, Kazuhiko Gogo