Patents by Inventor Takeshi Kashihara
Takeshi Kashihara 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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Publication number: 20250074531Abstract: A straddle type vehicle includes a vehicle body frame; a fixed member which is supported by the vehicle body frame and to which an electrical component is fixed; and a sensor unit including a sensor for detecting an object around a vehicle body and fixed to the fixed member together with the electrical component via a rubber member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu KOHARA, Taro IWAMOTO, Takeshi KASHIHARA
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Patent number: 12233981Abstract: A pannier includes: a casing body; a lid; an attaching-detaching holder which removably attaches the casing body to the vehicle; an opening-closing holder which attaches the lid in an openable and closeable manner; a cylinder which serves to lock both of the attaching-detaching holder and the opening-closing holder; and first and second movable holders which are movable when the cylinder is unlocked. At a lock position of the cylinder, the first and second movable holders are retained at a position where the casing body is unremovable and the lid is unopenable. At a pannier detaching position off the cylinder, the second movable holder is movable to an attachable-detachable position where the movable holder allows the casing body to be detached. At a pannier opening position of the cylinder, the first movable holder is movable to an openable position where the movable holder allows the lid to be opened.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tamura, Takeshi Kashihara, Kiyotaka Akagi, Yuki Kanemitsu, Jaume Xicola Serrano
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Patent number: 12122471Abstract: A motorcycle includes a side cowl that covers a motorcycle body from an outside in a motorcycle width direction, and a cowl cover that partially covers the side cowl from the outside in the motorcycle width direction and is smaller than the side cowl. The cowl cover protrudes outward in the motorcycle width direction from the side cowl in a region in a height direction, in which the cowl cover is attached.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tamura, Takeshi Kashihara, Kiyotaka Akagi, Juichi Oyanagi
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Publication number: 20240300612Abstract: A drive recorder switch arrangement is equipped in a saddle-riding vehicle with left and right handlebars. The arrangement includes a drive recorder switch of a drive recorder that records video images taken by a camera mounted on the vehicle. The arrangement also includes a vehicle body control device arranged at the right handlebar to allow control of a vehicle body of the vehicle, and an accessory control device arranged at the left handlebar to allow control of an accessory of the vehicle. The drive recorder switch is arranged at the left handlebar.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Taro IWAMOTO, Takeshi KASHIHARA, Takafumi KUMADA
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Publication number: 20240300606Abstract: A vehicle camera mounting structure of the present disclosure is provided in a saddle-riding vehicle such as a motorcycle. The structure includes a camera which captures an image of an area in front of the vehicle and a headlamp which illuminates an area in front of the vehicle. The camera is secured to the headlamp. For instance, the camera is secured to a lower end of the headlamp. It is thereby possible to reduce the labor required to adjust the imaging direction of the camera, by allowing the camera to be oriented in alignment concurrently during an aiming process for the headlamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Taro IWAMOTO, Takeshi KASHIHARA, Takafumi KUMADA
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Patent number: 12024255Abstract: A straddle type vehicle includes a meter display device that displays a vehicle state, a meter panel that forms an outer shell covering the periphery of the meter display device, and a meter support member that supports the meter display device on a vehicle body frame. The meter support member includes a main body disposed below the meter panel, supporting the meter display device, and attached to the vehicle body frame, and an exposed portion joined to the main body, exposed above the meter panel, and disposed around the meter display device.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tamura, Takeshi Kashihara, Kiyotaka Akagi, Juichi Oyanagi
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Patent number: 11939020Abstract: A saddle-type vehicle includes an engine, a vehicle body frame, a fuel tank, and a fuel pump configured to supply fuel from the fuel tank to the engine. The vehicle body frame includes a head pipe, one main frame extending rearward and downward from the head pipe, a cross member connected to the rear end of the main frame and extending in the vehicle width direction, a pair of left and right body frames extending downward and rearward from the cross member, and a pair of left and right seat rails connected to the pair of left and right body frames, respectively. The cross member is disposed in front of the fuel pump. The pair of left and right body frames are arranged to sandwich the fuel pump in the vehicle width direction in a top view, and are connected to the cross member.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kashihara, Hiroshi Tamura, Satoshi Morotomi
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Publication number: 20230182847Abstract: There is provided a saddle-ride type vehicle including: a vehicle body; a camera attached to the vehicle body; a recorder main body including a storage medium that stores imaging information captured by the camera; and a cover member detachably attached to the vehicle body as an exterior component and covering at least an access portion to the storage medium in the recorder main body when the cover member is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Takeshi KASHIHARA, Taro IWAMOTO, Hirokazu KOHARA
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Publication number: 20230182851Abstract: There is provided a saddle-ride type vehicle including: a rear wheel; a vehicle body frame including a pivot shaft extending in a vehicle width direction; a swing arm connecting the pivot shaft and the rear wheel; and a housing structure having a housing space of fluid inside the housing structure. The housing structure is disposed between the pivot shaft and the rear wheel and at a position overlapping the swing arm in a side view of the saddle-ride type vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Takeshi KASHIHARA, Taro IWAMOTO
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Patent number: 11515662Abstract: A connector unit for a vehicle includes a connection connector to connect an external connector, and a support member to support the connection connector. The support member includes a cover attachment part attached to a vehicle cover, and a connector support to support the connection connector.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tamura, Takeshi Kashihara, Kiyotaka Akagi
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Publication number: 20220234668Abstract: A pannier includes: a casing body; a lid; an attaching-detaching holder which removably attaches the casing body to the vehicle; an opening-closing holder which attaches the lid in an openable and closeable manner; a cylinder which serves to lock both of the attaching-detaching holder and the opening-closing holder; and first and second movable holders which are movable when the cylinder is unlocked. At a lock position of the cylinder, the first and second movable holders are retained at a position where the casing body is unremovable and the lid is unopenable. At a pannier detaching position off the cylinder, the second movable holder is movable to an attachable-detachable position where the movable holder allows the casing body to be detached. At a pannier opening position of the cylinder, the first movable holder is movable to an openable position where the movable holder allows the lid to be opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi Tamura, Takeshi Kashihara, Kiyotaka Akagi, Yuki Kanemitsu, Jaume Xicola Serrano
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Publication number: 20220097791Abstract: A saddle-type vehicle includes an engine, a vehicle body frame, a fuel tank, and a fuel pump configured to supply fuel from the fuel tank to the engine. The vehicle body frame includes a head pipe, one main frame extending rearward and downward from the head pipe, a cross member connected to the rear end of the main frame and extending in the vehicle width direction, a pair of left and right body frames extending downward and rearward from the cross member, and a pair of left and right seat rails connected to the pair of left and right body frames, respectively. The cross member is disposed in front of the fuel pump. The pair of left and right body frames are arranged to sandwich the fuel pump in the vehicle width direction in a top view, and are connected to the cross member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Takeshi KASHIHARA, Hiroshi TAMURA, Satoshi MOROTOMI
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Publication number: 20220055709Abstract: A straddle type vehicle includes a meter display device that displays a vehicle state, a meter panel that forms an outer shell covering the periphery of the meter display device, and a meter support member that supports the meter display device on a vehicle body frame. The meter support member includes a main body disposed below the meter panel, supporting the meter display device, and attached to the vehicle body frame, and an exposed portion joined to the main body, exposed above the meter panel, and disposed around the meter display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi TAMURA, Takeshi KASHIHARA, Kiyotaka AKAGI, Juichi OYANAGI
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Publication number: 20220033022Abstract: A motorcycle 1 includes a side cowl that covers a motorcycle body from an outside in a motorcycle width direction, and a cowl cover that partially covers the side cowl from the outside in the motorcycle width direction and is smaller than the side cowl. The cowl cover protrudes outward in the motorcycle width direction from the side cowl in a region in a height direction, in which the cowl cover is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi TAMURA, Takeshi KASHIHARA, Kiyotaka AKAGI, Juichi OYANAGI
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Publication number: 20210367373Abstract: A connector unit for a vehicle includes: a connection connector to connect an external connector; and a support member to support the connection connector, wherein the support member includes: a cover attachment part attached to a vehicle cover; and a connector support to support the connection connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi TAMURA, Takeshi KASHIHARA, Kiyotaka AKAGI
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Patent number: 10189526Abstract: A front structure for a saddle-riding vehicle includes a meter unit, a meter covering for covering at least an area forwardly of the meter unit, and a windshield disposed forwardly of the meter covering. When viewed from lateral side, the windshield is disposed having been rearwardly upwardly tilted. The windshield has a rear surface is of a curved shape in which a region from its opposite side end portions to an intermediate portion is bulged forwardly. The meter covering has a front wall so shaped as to have a forwardly protruding shape effective to divert sunlight, coming from rear and subsequently reflected from the windshield, away from the focal point of the reflected sunlight.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Wada, Takeshi Kashihara
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Patent number: 10065699Abstract: A fuel tank disposed between a head pipe and a rider's seat is provided, which includes a pair of grooved portion that are positioned on a top surface in symmetrical relation with respect to a longitudinal center plane. The pair of the grooved portions are positioned rearwardly of a tank top portion, each so formed as to have a transverse sectional shape that is represented by a smooth curved line. The grooved portions are parallel to the longitudinal center plane or inclined to extend with a distance therebetween gradually decreasing towards a rear, the distance being set to be within the range of 0.25 to 0.40 at a front end of each of the grooved portions and within the range of 0.08 to 0.35 at a rear end thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABSUHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Wada, Takeshi Kashihara
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Patent number: 10059183Abstract: A main frame includes a pair of left and right first frame pieces which extends rearwardly from above an engine, a pair of left and right second frame pieces each extending from a front portion in a direction slantwise downwardly and rearwardly of the associated first frame piece, and a pair of left and right third frame pieces each extending rearwardly from a lower end of the associated second frame piece through laterally of a cylinder block. The first mount section for supporting the front portion of the engine is constituted by a rubber mount in which a pair of left and right support portions, provided at respective joints between the second frame pieces and the third frame pieces, and a pair of first to-be-supported portions are connected together. The support portions are connected together through a connecting member that extends in a leftward and rightward direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Wada, Takeshi Kashihara, Shunichi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10053176Abstract: A fuel tank of a motorcycle is disposed between a head pipe and a rider's seat. A cylindrical body forming a filler port is disposed at an upper portion of a tank main body of the fuel tank. A first mounting portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body projecting from the upper portion of the tank main body. A tank upper portion cover is mounted on the first mounting portion so as to cover an upper portion of the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuji Kajio, Takeshi Kashihara, Satoshi Morotomi
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Patent number: 10011314Abstract: This rear wheel suspension device of a motorcycle is disposed so as to be displaced to the right lateral side relative to a center portion in the vehicle widthwise direction of the motorcycle. A swingarm-side support member which extends in the vehicle widthwise direction is provided to a swingarm. An upper end portion of the rear wheel suspension device is rotatably supported by a main frame, and a lower end portion of the rear wheel suspension device is rotatably supported at a right end portion of the swingarm-side support member.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuji Kajio, Takeshi Kashihara, Krissana Niamsang, Sukda Sompun, Koichi Umehara