Patents by Inventor Takero Shibukawa

Takero Shibukawa 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: 20210313647
    Abstract: Provided is an article receiving device that allows an article to be put into and taken out of an article receiving portion without causing any undue burden on the body of the user. The article receiving device (30) for receiving an article (200) therein, comprises a receiving portion (48) having an opening (60) for passing the article into and out of the receiving portion, and a lid (70) rotatable around an axial line extending horizontally along a lower part of the opening to selectively open and close the opening, wherein the lid is provided with a lid side guide portion (98) extending across the axial line and toward a side of the receiving portion with respect to a rotational direction of the lid around the axial line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Ryosuke ITAI, Takero SHIBUKAWA, Hidenori AZUMA
  • Patent number: 7987936
    Abstract: To prevent an engine from being thermally affected by the air that has passed a radiator. A engine and a radiator for cooling the engine are attached to the body frame. An air guide plate permits lead air striking the radiator to a desired position to be disposed between the radiator and the engine. The air guide plate is formed with an upper wall at its upper portion, with lateral walls at its respective left and right lateral portion, and with an opening portion at its lower portion for discharging the discharge air of the radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamakura, Takero Shibukawa
  • Patent number: 7942484
    Abstract: An ABS modulator for a front wheel is supported on the side surface of an inclined portion located forward of a portion, having the largest width, of the right main pipe with a unit supporting stay in between, while being arranged in a space inside the front cowl covering the front side of the inclined portion. The ABS modulator is arranged on the outer side of the main pipe. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid a case where the arrangement space for other components is occupied by arranging the ABS modulator in a space on the inner side of the right and left main pipes, and to support the ABS modulator by utilizing the main pipes having a high rigidity. Further, the resulting configuration allows to ABS modulator to be located in a portion having a high rigidity without occupying a space for other components, such as an induction system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamakura, Sosuke Miki, Takero Shibukawa
  • Patent number: 7882700
    Abstract: To provide an exhaust pipe structure in which the length of the exhaust pipe can be elongated while the total dimension is restricted. Provided is an exhaust pipe structure which includes an upstream-side exhaust pipe connected to exhaust ports of an engine. An exhaust chamber is provided which has an exhaust-gas inlet and an exhaust-gas outlet, and in which the upstream-side exhaust pipe is connected to the exhaust-gas inlet. In addition, the exhaust pipe structure includes a downstream-side exhaust pipe which is connected to the exhaust-gas outlet and which extends in such a direction as to move away from the exhaust ports. In the exhaust pipe structure, the exhaust-gas inlet is formed at a position farther away from the exhaust ports than the exhaust-gas outlet is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamakura, Hideo Amino, Takero Shibukawa
  • Patent number: 7438149
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Ishida, Takero Shibukawa, Yutaka Yamakura, Shunichi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 7419028
    Abstract: In a motorcycle, a pivot plate on a drive shaft side is arranged closer to a vehicle body center axis side than the drive shaft and, at the same time, a swing arm mounting portion of the pivot plate in the vicinity of the drive shaft is flattened. Further, a lower cross pipe is extended between the left and right pivot plates in a state that the lower cross pipe projects from the pivot plate on the drive shaft side, a down tube is lowered from a head pipe, a lower pipe is extended rearwardly in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body frame from a lower end of the down tube, and a rear end of the lower pipe is connected to a projecting portion of the lower cross pipe thus offsetting the pivot plate arranged closer to the drive shaft side than the lower pipe to the vehicle body center axis side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamakura, Takero Shibukawa
  • Publication number: 20080079310
    Abstract: An ABS modulator for a front wheel is supported on the side surface of an inclined portion located forward of a portion, having the largest width, of the right main pipe with a unit supporting stay in between, while being arranged in a space inside the front cowl covering the front side of the inclined portion. The ABS modulator is arranged on the outer side of the main pipe. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid a case where the arrangement space for other components is occupied by arranging the ABS modulator in a space on the inner side of the right and left main pipes, and to support the ABS modulator by utilizing the main pipes having a high rigidity. Further, the resulting configuration allows to ABS modulator to be located in a portion having a high rigidity without occupying a space for other components, such as an induction system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamakura, Sosuke Miki, Takero Shibukawa
  • Publication number: 20080006329
    Abstract: To prevent an engine from being thermally affected by the air that has passed a radiator. A engine and a radiator for cooling the engine are attached to the body frame. An air guide plate permits lead air striking the radiator to a desired position to be disposed between the radiator and the engine. The air guide plate is formed with an upper wall at its upper portion, with lateral walls at its respective left and right lateral portion, and with an opening portion at its lower portion for discharging the discharge air of the radiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamakura, Takero Shibukawa
  • Publication number: 20070277517
    Abstract: To provide an exhaust pipe structure in which the length of the exhaust pipe can be elongated while the total dimension is restricted. Provided is an exhaust pipe structure which includes an upstream-side exhaust pipe connected to exhaust ports of an engine. An exhaust chamber is provided which has an exhaust-gas inlet and an exhaust-gas outlet, and in which the upstream-side exhaust pipe is connected to the exhaust-gas inlet. In addition, the exhaust pipe structure includes a downstream-side exhaust pipe which is connected to the exhaust-gas outlet and which extends in such a direction as to move away from the exhaust ports. In the exhaust pipe structure, the exhaust-gas inlet is formed at a position farther away from the exhaust ports than the exhaust-gas outlet is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamakura, Hideo Amino, Takero Shibukawa
  • Publication number: 20060076175
    Abstract: In a motorcycle, a pivot plate on a drive shaft side is arranged closer to a vehicle body center axis side than the drive shaft and, at the same time, a swing arm mounting portion of the pivot plate in the vicinity of the drive shaft is flattened. Further, a lower cross pipe is extended between the left and right pivot plates in a state that the lower cross pipe projects from the pivot plate on the drive shaft side, a down tube is lowered from a head pipe, a lower pipe is extended rearwardly in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body frame from a lower end of the down tube, and a rear end of the lower pipe is connected to a projecting portion of the lower cross pipe thus offsetting the pivot plate arranged closer to the drive shaft side than the lower pipe to the vehicle body center axis side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamakura, Takero Shibukawa
  • Publication number: 20060065462
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Ishida, Takero Shibukawa, Yutaka Yamakura, Shunichi Nakajima