Patents by Inventor Takuya OSANAI

Takuya OSANAI 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: 11408910
    Abstract: An accelerator position detection device includes a handlebar grip that is turnable in a normal rotation direction and in a reverse rotation direction from a neutral position and is energized to the neutral position when no operation is applied; accelerator position sensors that output voltage according to an angle of the handlebar grip and that include a first sensor and a second sensor; and a detector that detects an angle for control for controlling a vehicle on the basis of the angle of the handlebar grip according to output from the accelerator position sensors. The detector detects an angle as a positive value on the basis of a first voltage when the first voltage in a rising range is output, and the detector detects an angle as a negative value on the basis of a second voltage when a first initial value not located in the rising range is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Akiyoshi, Yutaka Sonoda, Takashi Tetsuka, Yutaka Kikuchi, Takuya Osanai, Shinji Misawa, Kazuhiko Ono
  • Publication number: 20220242242
    Abstract: A mobile device to be in cooperation with a vehicle selects and performs one of cooperative functions, acquires upward, downward, leftward, and rightward instructions from the vehicle, generates a sound output toward a driver, and acquires a voice input from the driver. The plurality of cooperative functions are classified into a menu hierarchy, a target selection hierarchy, and an active hierarchy. The mobile device transitions from the menu hierarchy to the target selection hierarchy and from the target selection hierarchy to the active hierarchy in the cooperative functions, based on an instruction in one specific direction of the upward, downward, leftward, and rightward instructions, and transitions to a voice search in the target selection hierarchy, based on an instruction in the specific direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Takuya OSANAI
  • Patent number: 10960952
    Abstract: A handlebar switch device for a saddled vehicle is provided in which a handlebar switch case and a handlebar grip that is disposed on an outside in a vehicle width direction of the handlebar switch case are mounted on a handlebar forming part of a steering handle. A sub switch case is supported on a stay that is selected from a plurality of kinds of stays that can be mounted on the handlebar at a fixed relative position with respect to the handlebar switch case while being adjacent to the handlebar switch case from an inside in the vehicle width direction. This enables a sub switch case to be additionally disposed without impairing the ease of operation of a switch of the handlebar switch case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi, Masaru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200110113
    Abstract: An accelerator position detection device facilitates detection of a neutral position of a handlebar grip turnable in not only a positive direction but in a negative direction from the neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki AKIYOSHI, Yutaka SONODA, Takashi TETSUKA, Yutaka KIKUCHI, Takuya OSANAI, Shinji MISAWA, Kazuhiko ONO
  • Publication number: 20200062332
    Abstract: A handlebar switch device for a saddled vehicle is provided in which a handlebar switch case and a handlebar grip that is disposed on an outside in a vehicle width direction of the handlebar switch case are mounted on a handlebar forming part of a steering handle. A sub switch case is supported on a stay that is selected from a plurality of kinds of stays that can be mounted on the handlebar at a fixed relative position with respect to the handlebar switch case while being adjacent to the handlebar switch case from an inside in the vehicle width direction. This enables a sub switch case to be additionally disposed without impairing the ease of operation of a switch of the handlebar switch case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya OSANAI, Yutaka KIKUCHI, Masaru WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10414461
    Abstract: An operation device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller used to operate at least two or more kinds of functions of equipment mounted on the straddle type vehicle. The controller includes a controller operation portion capable of rotary and other freely moving operations. A rotary shaft of the controller inside the controller operation portion is arranged lower than a lower wall face of a switch box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi, Masahiro Miki, Manabu Ichikawa, Tomoyuki Takewaka
  • Patent number: 10351199
    Abstract: A wiring structure of a grip heater includes an accelerator grip, a grip pulley, an accelerator position sensor configured to detect an amount of rotation of the grip pulley, and a grip heater, an engaging section that is configured to engage the grip pulley with the accelerator position sensor and transmit the amount of rotation of the grip pulley to the accelerator position sensor is installed at the grip pulley and the accelerator position sensor, a feeder cable is connected to the grip heater, and the feeder cable is wound on an outer circumference of the engaging section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9941079
    Abstract: A handle switch for use on a vehicle includes a plurality of switches for operating electric devices on a vehicle. The handle switch is mounted on a switch case fixed to a handlebar of the motorcycle, wherein the plurality of switches include a composite switch having a plurality of operating directions and other switches having less operating directions than the composite switch. The composite switch is disposed on the switch in a position closer to a center of a vehicle body, and the other switches are disposed in a position between a handle grip fixed to an end of the handlebar and the composite switch. The composite switch has an operating portion is directed rearwardly of the vehicle body. The operating portion of the composite switch includes a four-way switch as a plural-direction operator projects rearwardly of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20170327172
    Abstract: A wiring structure of a grip heater includes an accelerator grip, a grip pulley, an accelerator position sensor configured to detect an amount of rotation of the grip pulley, and a grip heater, an engaging section that is configured to engage the grip pulley with the accelerator position sensor and transmit the amount of rotation of the grip pulley to the accelerator position sensor is installed at the grip pulley and the accelerator position sensor, a feeder cable is connected to the grip heater, and the feeder cable is wound on an outer circumference of the engaging section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Takuya OSANAI, Yutaka KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9745014
    Abstract: An operating device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller for selecting a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle. Controller supporting portions support the controller, and are disposed in the front direction of a switch box. The controller has a controller operating portion which a rider can operate. The controller operating portion is positioned in the front direction of a grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi, Shiro Fukano, Masahiro Miki, Hiroshi Hayashi, Kota Nakahira, Tomohiro Hoshi, Manabu Ichikawa, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Tomoyuki Takewaka
  • Publication number: 20160293360
    Abstract: A handle switch for use on a vehicle includes a plurality of switches for operating electric devices on a vehicle. The handle switch is mounted on a switch case fixed to a handlebar of the motorcycle, wherein the plurality of switches include a composite switch having a plurality of operating directions and other switches having less operating directions than the composite switch. The composite switch is disposed on the switch in a position closer to a center of a vehicle body, and the other switches are disposed in a position between a handle grip fixed to an end of the handlebar and the composite switch. The composite switch has an operating portion is directed rearwardly of the vehicle body. The operating portion of the composite switch includes a four-way switch as a plural-direction operator projects rearwardly of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya OSANAI, Yutaka KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9457866
    Abstract: An operation device of a straddle type vehicle includes a controller used to select multiple function menus of equipment incorporated in the straddle type vehicle. The controller has a rotary selection controller constituting a part of a grip portion, and provided adjacent to a switch box. A rotation detection portion is provided in the switch box, and detects rotation of the selection controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi, Shiro Fukano, Masahiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20150274242
    Abstract: An operating device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller for selecting a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle. Controller supporting portions support the controller, and are disposed in the front direction of a switch box. The controller has a controller operating portion which a rider can operate. The controller operating portion is positioned in the front direction of a grip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya OSANAI, Yutaka KIKUCHI, Shiro FUKANO, Masahiro MIKI, Hiroshi HAYASHI, Kota NAKAHIRA, Tomohiro HOSHI, Manabu ICHIKAWA, Yoshitaka SUZUKI, Tomoyuki TAKEWAKA
  • Publication number: 20150274248
    Abstract: An operation device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller used to operate at least two or more kinds of functions of equipment mounted on the straddle type vehicle. The controller includes a controller operation portion capable of rotary and other freely moving operations. A rotary shaft of the controller inside the controller operation portion is arranged lower than a lower wall face of a switch box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya OSANAI, Yutaka KIKUCHI, Masahiro MIKI, Manabu ICHIKAWA, Tomoyuki TAKEWAKA
  • Publication number: 20150274247
    Abstract: An operation device of a straddle type vehicle includes a controller used to select multiple function menus of equipment incorporated in the straddle type vehicle. The controller has a rotary selection controller constituting a part of a grip portion, and provided adjacent to a switch box. A rotation detection portion is provided in the switch box, and detects rotation of the selection controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya OSANAI, Yutaka KIKUCHI, Shiro FUKANO, Masahiro MIKI