Patents by Inventor Tohru Masuno

Tohru Masuno 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: 8746810
    Abstract: A brake fluid pressure control device 10 includes: a block-shaped housing 30, front and rear wheel-use flow paths, mounting holes in each side surface of the housing 30; a pair of front wheel-use switching valve bodies 1a and 2a that are mounted in a pair of mounting holes 31a and 31b that control the pressure of a brake fluid supplied to a front wheel-use wheel cylinder 103; a pair of rear wheel-use switching valve bodies 3a and 4a that are mounted in a pair of mounting holes 31c and 31d that control the pressure of the brake fluid supplied to a rear wheel-use wheel cylinder 106; a pressure sensor 13 that is inserted inside a mounting hole 31j in the first side surface 30a of the housing 30; and an electronic control unit 8 that drives and controls the front wheel-use and rear wheel-use switching valve bodies 1a to 4a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Bosch Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Tohru Masuno, Makoto Sasaki, Yoshio Tajika, Sirichai Bannasarn
  • Patent number: 8251461
    Abstract: To improve brake force in front and rear combined brake control, a brake control device includes a front wheel brake caliper having at least two front wheel cylinders, and a rear wheel brake caliper having a rear wheel cylinder. A front wheel brake conduit is disposed between a front wheel master cylinder and one of the front wheel cylinders, and a rear wheel brake conduit is disposed between a rear wheel master cylinder and the rear wheel cylinder. A pressure amplification conduit branches from a first position in the rear wheel brake conduit and merges with the rear wheel brake conduit at a second position downstream of the first position. A combined brake conduit branches from a third position in the rear wheel brake conduit positioned downstream of the first position and is coupled to the other of the front wheel cylinders. A first switch control valve is disposed between the first position and the third position in the rear wheel brake conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Bosch Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Tohru Masuno
  • Patent number: 8210619
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a braking control system of a two-wheeled motor vehicle, by which when a front-and-rear-wheel-interlocked brake operates, operation feeling of a brake lever is improved, and consequently more natural operation feeling may be provided. A braking control system of a two-wheeled motor vehicle according to the invention performs front-and-rear-wheel-interlocked braking control that allows a front-wheel brake and a rear-wheel brake to operate in an interlocked manner. The front-wheel brake is configured of a front-wheel first brake and a front-wheel second brake. ECU 400 controls a front-wheel hydraulic circuit 100 so that the first brake operates according to the front-and-rear-wheel-interlocked braking control. Furthermore, the ECU 400 controls the front-wheel hydraulic circuit 100 so that the front-wheel second brake receives hydraulic pressure caused along with operation of a brake lever 101 during performing the front-and-rear-wheel-interlocked braking control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Bosch Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Tohru Masuno
  • Publication number: 20100264723
    Abstract: To efficiently make a brake fluid pressure control device compact and lightweight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Tohru Masuno, Makoto Sasaki, Yoshio Tajika, Sirichai Bannasarn
  • Publication number: 20100066160
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a braking control system of a two-wheeled motor vehicle, by which when a front-and-rear-wheel-interlocked brake operates, operation feeling of a brake lever is improved, and consequently more natural operation feeling may be provided. A braking control system of a two-wheeled motor vehicle according to the invention performs front-and-rear-wheel-interlocked braking control that allows a front-wheel brake and a rear-wheel brake to operate in an interlocked manner. The front-wheel brake is configured of a front-wheel first brake and a front-wheel second brake. ECU 400 controls a front-wheel hydraulic circuit 100 so that the first brake operates according to the front-and-rear-wheel-interlocked braking control. Furthermore, the ECU 400 controls the front-wheel hydraulic circuit 100 so that the front-wheel second brake receives hydraulic pressure caused along with operation of a brake lever 101 during performing the front-and-rear-wheel-interlocked braking control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Tohru Masuno
  • Publication number: 20100045097
    Abstract: To improve brake force in front and rear combined brake control, a brake control device includes a front wheel brake caliper having at least two front wheel cylinders, and a rear wheel brake caliper having a rear wheel cylinder. A front wheel brake conduit is disposed between a front wheel master cylinder and one of the front wheel cylinders, and a rear wheel brake conduit is disposed between a rear wheel master cylinder and the rear wheel cylinder. A pressure amplification conduit branches from a first position in the rear wheel brake conduit and merges with the rear wheel brake conduit at a second position downstream of the first position. A combined brake conduit branches from a third position in the rear wheel brake conduit positioned downstream of the first position and is coupled to the other of the front wheel cylinders. A first switch control valve is disposed between the first position and the third position in the rear wheel brake conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Tohru Masuno