Patents by Inventor Taisuke Nimura

Taisuke Nimura 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).

  • Publication number: 20090183957
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a swing arm swingably provided on a body frame, a wheel rotatably provided at an end part of the swing arm, a disk plate attached to the wheel, a caliper bracket provided on the body frame side of the vehicle, a disk brake caliper provided on the caliper bracket, and a wheel speed sensor attached to the caliper bracket. The wheel speed sensor is disposed between the swing arm and the wheel. The wheel speed sensor and the swing arm overlap one other in a side view of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro ISHIDA, Taisuke NIMURA
  • Publication number: 20080236331
    Abstract: To provide the breather structure of a shaft-drive-type drive device which can miniaturize a gear casing as a whole and can exhibit an excellent appearance. A shaft-drive-type drive device is capable of transmitting an output of an engine mounted on a vehicle body to a wheel by way of a drive shaft by connecting one end of the drive shaft to an output shaft of the engine by way of a universal joint and by connecting the wheel to another end side of the drive shaft by way of gears or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Taisuke NIMURA, Kenji Kofuji
  • Publication number: 20080234055
    Abstract: An easily connected universal joint for attaching to an output shaft of an engine. A drive shaft is connected to an output shaft of an engine which is mounted on a vehicle body by way of a universal joint with a wheel being connected to a distal end side of the drive shaft. Projection portions project outwardly from a yoke of the universal joint connected to the output shaft by splines. A swing arm rockably supported on the vehicle body using one shaft with the universal joint being arranged above the shaft. A boot mounted between a distal end of the swing arm and a peripheral portion of the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Taisuke Nimura, Kenji Kofuji
  • Patent number: 7258356
    Abstract: A steering damper apparatus for a two-wheeled vehicle includes a steering damper housing with a lower end portion fixed to the motorcycle's main frame. A first torque arm has a first end fixed to a pivotally movable shaft, and a second end which is connected, via a first pin, to a first end of a second torque arm. The second torque arm has a second end bolted to a top bridge on the main frame. The first and second torque arms are pivotally movable relative to one another, via the pivot shaft and the first pin. The apparatus is capable of accommodating a change in distance between the pivot shaft and the bolt on the second torque arm. A two-part cover is provided for the steering damper body, including a housing cover secured to a fixed side thereof, and a torque arm cover secured to a movable side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Okazaki, Kaori Inada, Shinichi Ozeki, Katsuyuki Konishi, Masayuki Dazai, Taisuke Nimura, Masayuki Fujita
  • Patent number: 7175003
    Abstract: A hub-side mounting part formed with the side surface of a wheel hub is provided so that an outer diameter thereof is larger than a diameter of a mounting pitch circle of a disc rotor. A hub-side through-hole and a rotor side through-hole, which are formed therein to be extended therethrough, respectively, are matched with each other to improve heat radiation and crosswind performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taisuke Nimura, Tetsuyoshi Kikuchi, Shuichi Sofue, Kazuya Takenouchi
  • Publication number: 20060202553
    Abstract: When a vehicle speed sensor is provided as a separate unit, the vehicle sensor should be removed when a vehicle wheel is changed. A brake caliper is fitted to an upper stay and a lower stay formed at a lower part of the front fork supporting the front wheel. The sensor stay is fitted to the inside of the lower stay in the vicinity of the brake caliper. A sensor cover is fastened integrally in an overlapping manner to the outside of the sensor stay. A projection formed on the sensor cover overlaps with a fitting bolt of the brake caliper. Thus, it is not possible to remove the brake caliper without first removing the sensor cover. Further, a vehicle speed sensor is sandwiched by the sensor stay and the lower end of the sensor cover and the three members are fastened together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Taisuke Nimura, Takashi Ashigai, Toshiyuki Iwai
  • Publication number: 20050087969
    Abstract: A steering damper apparatus for a two-wheeled vehicle includes a steering damper housing with a lower end portion fixed to the motorcycle's main frame. A first torque arm has a first end fixed to a pivotally movable shaft, and a second end which is connected, via a first pin, to a first end of a second torque arm. The second torque arm has a second end bolted to a top bridge on the main frame. The first and second torque arms are pivotally movable relative to one another, via the pivot shaft and the first pin. The apparatus is capable of accommodating a change in distance between the pivot shaft and the bolt on the second torque arm. A two-part cover is provided for the steering damper body, including a housing cover secured to a fixed side thereof, and a torque arm cover secured to a movable side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Okazaki, Kaori Inada, Shinichi Ozeki, Katsuyuki Konishi, Masayuki Dazai, Taisuke Nimura, Masayuki Fujita
  • Publication number: 20040149526
    Abstract: A hub-side mounting part formed with the side surface of a wheel hub is provided so that an outer diameter thereof is larger than a diameter of a mounting pitch circle of a disc rotor. A hub-side through-hole and a rotor side through-hole, which are formed therein to be extended therethrough, respectively, are matched with each other to improve heat radiation and crosswind performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taisuke Nimura, Tetsuyoshi Kikuchi, Shuichi Sofue, Kazuya Takenouchi