Patents by Inventor Tomotake Shimoji

Tomotake Shimoji 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: 9180923
    Abstract: A windshield structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle to enhance a windshield effect by reducing a vacuum behind a leg shield and in the lateral center of the vehicle. The windshield structure for the saddle-ride type vehicle includes a front storage box that may be opened and closed that is provided in a surface of the leg shield on a side of a seat. A bottom covering portion is formed integrally with the leg shield and is formed to cover the front storage box from below. The bottom covering portion for covering the front storage box from below is formed with air discharge ports for releasing a flow of air from a front side of a vehicle body to a rear side of the leg shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Yokouchi, Hiroyuki Sasazawa, Tomotake Shimoji
  • Patent number: 8950799
    Abstract: A windbreak structure for a saddle type vehicle to provide an increase in the windshield effect behind a leg shield. Exhaust ports for letting a flow of air from the front of a vehicle body rearwardly are provided at a side end portion of a leg shield. Further, sideward covering portions are provided that serve as exhaust air guide portions that extend rearwardly on the inner side in a vehicle widthwise direction of the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Yokouchi, Tomotake Shimoji, Hiroyuki Sasazawa
  • Patent number: 8899668
    Abstract: An air guide structure for a saddle type vehicle for reducing the influence of a negative pressure on a rider. In an air guide structure for a motorcycle wherein a windscreen for the protection against air is provided on a front cover provided at a front portion of a vehicle body such that air is guided to the rear of the windscreen on the vehicle body to reduce a negative pressure to be generated behind the windscreen, an inlet port is provided between a central portion of a front end of the windscreen and the front cover. Further, a stepped portion that is formed stepwise in the forward and backward direction on an upper face of the front cover in the inside of the inlet port is provided, and a sectoral recessed portion is provided at a central portion of the stepped portion in the vehicle widthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Yokouchi, Tomotake Shimoji, Hiroyuki Sasazawa
  • Patent number: 8801074
    Abstract: A body cover structure for saddle-ride type vehicles that enables enhancement of the user's comfort while increasing the rigidity of covering members constituting a center tunnel part. Step floors are configured of forward inclined parts disposed ahead of the floors in a forward rising shape, horizontal parts disposed either substantially horizontally or in a rearwardly rising shape behind these forward inclined parts, and bent parts connecting the forward inclined parts and the horizontal parts. The middle covers are provided on the lower edges thereof with downwardly extending parts extending toward the bent parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Yokouchi, Tomoyuki Maruyama, Tomotake Shimoji, Tetsuo Kojima
  • Publication number: 20130320697
    Abstract: A windshield structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle to enhance a windshield effect by reducing a vacuum behind a leg shield and in the lateral center of the vehicle. The windshield structure for the saddle-ride type vehicle includes a front storage box that may be opened and closed that is provided in a surface of the leg shield on a side of a seat. A bottom covering portion is formed integrally with the leg shield and is formed to cover the front storage box from below. The bottom covering portion for covering the front storage box from below is formed with air discharge ports for releasing a flow of air from a front side of a vehicle body to a rear side of the leg shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei YOKOUCHI, Hiroyuki SASAZAWA, Tomotake SHIMOJI
  • Publication number: 20130320696
    Abstract: A body cover structure for saddle-ride type vehicles that enables enhancement of the user's comfort while increasing the rigidity of covering members constituting a center tunnel part. Step floors are configured of forward inclined parts disposed ahead of the floors in a forward rising shape, horizontal parts disposed either substantially horizontally or in a rearwardly rising shape behind these forward inclined parts, and bent parts connecting the forward inclined parts and the horizontal parts. The middle covers are provided on the lower edges thereof with downwardly extending parts extending toward the bent parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei YOKOUCHI, Tomoyuki MARUYAMA, Tomotake SHIMOJI, Tetsuo KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20130249239
    Abstract: An air guide structure for a saddle type vehicle for reducing the influence of a negative pressure on a rider. In an air guide structure for a motorcycle wherein a windscreen for the protection against air is provided on a front cover provided at a front portion of a vehicle body such that air is guided to the rear of the windscreen on the vehicle body to reduce a negative pressure to be generated behind the windscreen, an inlet port is provided between a central portion of a front end of the windscreen and the front cover. Further, a stepped portion that is formed stepwise in the forward and backward direction on an upper face of the front cover in the inside of the inlet port is provided, and a sectoral recessed portion is provided at a central portion of the stepped portion in the vehicle widthwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei YOKOUCHI, Tomotake SHIMOJI, Hiroyuki SASAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20130249238
    Abstract: A windbreak structure for a saddle type vehicle to provide an increase in the windshield effect behind a leg shield. Exhaust ports for letting a flow of air from the front of a vehicle body rearwardly are provided at a side end portion of a leg shield. Further, sideward covering portions are provided that serve as exhaust air guide portions that extend rearwardly on the inner side in a vehicle widthwise direction of the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei YOKOUCHI, Tomotake SHIMOJI, Hiroyuki SASAZAWA
  • Patent number: D605562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyosuke Kitayama, Tomotake Shimoji, Paolo Cuccagna
  • Patent number: D690624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kiyoharu Okubo, Tomotake Shimoji
  • Patent number: D701984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Daisuke Kuriki, Tomotake Shimoji