Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Shimamura
Toshifumi Shimamura 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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Patent number: 11634189Abstract: Various battery arrangement structures are presented for a saddle-riding type vehicle. An arrangement can be configured to protect a battery from external impact, and can include a pair of left and right rear frames disposed at the rear section of the vehicle with a battery disposed between the pair of left and right rear frames. The pair of left and right rear frames include a pair of left and right first rear frames and a pair of left and right second rear frames. A power unit-supporting portion which swingably supports a power unit is provided at rear portions of the pair of left and right rear extension portions, and the battery is disposed between the pair of left and right second rear frames and above the power unit-supporting portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Katsuyuki Okubo, Akira Kuramochi, Kazuo Tsuji, Toshifumi Shimamura
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Patent number: 11420698Abstract: A saddle type electric vehicle (1) includes a charging cord (245) that is connectable to an external power supply, a cord accommodating section (230) configured to accommodate a charging cord (245), and a step floor (9) on which an occupant places his/her legs, a center tunnel (CT) bulging above the step floor (9) is provided in front of a front end of a seat (8) and below a handle (2), and the cord accommodating section (230) is disposed in the center tunnel (CT).Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Ichikawa, Takafumi Yamaguchi, Jun Ishikawa, Ayumu Nishimiya, Toshifumi Shimamura, Junichi Ichioka
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Patent number: 11332212Abstract: A saddle-type electric vehicle (1, 1A, or 1B) includes an electric motor (30) for vehicle traveling, a battery (100) which supplies electric power to the electric motor (30), a power control unit (320) which controls the electric motor (30), step floors (9) on which a rider places his/her feet, a center tunnel (CT) which extends in a vehicle front-rear direction at a left-right center portion of the step floors (9), and a charger (325) mounted on the vehicle body and configured to charge the battery (100), in which the power control unit (320) is disposed inside the center tunnel (CT), and the charger (325) is disposed to overlap the power control unit (320) in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Ichikawa, Takafumi Yamaguchi, Jun Ishikawa, Kazuo Tsuji, Katsuyuki Okubo, Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Akira Kuramochi, Toshifumi Shimamura
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Patent number: 11292546Abstract: A saddled electric vehicle (1, 1A, or 1B) includes an electric motor (30) for vehicle traveling, a battery (100) which supplies electric power to the electric motor (30), a power control unit (320) which controls the electric motor (30), a vehicle body frame (11) which supports the battery (100) and the power control unit (320), step floors (9) on which a rider places his/her feet, and a center tunnel (CT) which extends in a vehicle front-rear direction at a left-right center portion of the step floors (9), in which the power control unit (320) is disposed inside the center tunnel (CT), and the vehicle body frame (11) includes a pair of left and right frame members (13, 14a, and 17), and the power control unit (320) is disposed on an inward side in a left-right direction of the pair of left and right frame members (13, 14a, and 17).Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Katsuyuki Okubo, Akira Kuramochi, Kazuo Tsuji, Toshifumi Shimamura, Hiroki Ichikawa, Takafumi Yamaguchi, Jun Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11065972Abstract: A saddle type electric vehicle (1) includes a charging cord (245) that is connectable to an external power supply, a cord accommodating section (230) configured to accommodate a charging cord (245), and a vehicle body cover (5) on which a cord accommodating section (230) provided, a vehicle body cover (5) includes a cover inclined surface (CS) inclined with respect to a ground plane, the cover inclined surface (CS) includes an inclined surface upper section (CS1) located on an upper section of the cover inclined surface (CS), and in the cord accommodating section (230), a cord drawing section (236) disposed in the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) and configured to draw the charging cord (245) into the cord accommodating section (230) and an accommodating space (230s) configured to accommodate the charging cord (245) drawn from the cord drawing section (236) from the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) to a lower section of the cord accommodating section (230) are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshifumi Shimamura, Takeo Numata, Yoshitaka Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20200339207Abstract: In a battery arrangement structure (100A) including a pair of left and right rear frames (140) disposed in a rear section of a vehicle (1), and a battery (102) disposed between the pair of left and right rear frames (140), the pair of left and right rear frames (140) include a pair of left and right first rear frames (145) extending upward from a lower portion of the vehicle (1), and a pair of left and right second rear frames (15) extending rearward from upper end portions of the pair of left and right first rear frames (145), the battery arrangement structure (100A) further includes a pair of left and right rear extension portions (172) extending rearward from lower sides of the pair of left and right first rear frames (145), and an accommodating section (103) disposed between the pair of left and right first rear frames (145), a power unit-supporting portion (173) which swingably supports a power unit (10) is provided at rear portions of the pair of left and right rear extension portions (172), and the batType: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Katsuyuki Okubo, Akira Kuramochi, Kazuo Tsuji, Toshifumi Shimamura
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Publication number: 20200282850Abstract: A saddle type electric vehicle (1) includes a charging cord (245) that is connectable to an external power supply, a cord accommodating section (230) configured to accommodate a charging cord (245), and a vehicle body cover (5) on which a cord accommodating section (230) provided, a vehicle body cover (5) includes a cover inclined surface (CS) inclined with respect to a ground plane, the cover inclined surface (CS) includes an inclined surface upper section (CS1) located on an upper section of the cover inclined surface (CS), and in the cord accommodating section (230), a cord drawing section (236) disposed in the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) and configured to draw the charging cord (245) into the cord accommodating section (230) and an accommodating space (230s) configured to accommodate the charging cord (245) drawn from the cord drawing section (236) from the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) to a lower section of the cord accommodating section (230) are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Toshifumi Shimamura, Takeo Numata, Yoshitaka Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20200277016Abstract: A saddled electric vehicle (1, 1A, or 1B) includes an electric motor (30) for vehicle traveling, a battery (100) which supplies electric power to the electric motor (30), a power control unit (320) which controls the electric motor (30), a vehicle body frame (11) which supports the battery (100) and the power control unit (320), step floors (9) on which a rider places his/her feet, and a center tunnel (CT) which extends in a vehicle front-rear direction at a left-right center portion of the step floors (9), in which the power control unit (320) is disposed inside the center tunnel (CT), and the vehicle body frame (11) includes a pair of left and right frame members (13, 14a, and 17), and the power control unit (320) is disposed on an inward side in a left-right direction of the pair of left and right frame members (13, 14a, and 17).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Katsuyuki Okubo, Akira Kuramochi, Kazuo Tsuji, Toshifumi Shimamura, Hiroki Ichikawa, Takafumi Yamaguchi, Jun Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20200247494Abstract: A saddle type electric vehicle (1) includes a charging cord (245) that is connectable to an external power supply, a cord accommodating section (230) configured to accommodate a charging cord (245), and a step floor (9) on which an occupant places his/her legs, a center tunnel (CT) bulging above the step floor (9) is provided in front of a front end of a seat (8) and below a handle (2), and the cord accommodating section (230) is disposed in the center tunnel (CT).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Hiroki Ichikawa, Takafumi Yamaguchi, Jun Ishikawa, Ayumu Nishimiya, Toshifumi Shimamura, Junichi Ichioka
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Publication number: 20200239097Abstract: A saddle-type electric vehicle (1, 1A, or 1B) includes an electric motor (30) for vehicle traveling, a battery (100) which supplies electric power to the electric motor (30), a power control unit (320) which controls the electric motor (30), step floors (9) on which a rider places his/her feet, a center tunnel (CT) which extends in a vehicle front-rear direction at a left-right center portion of the step floors (9), and a charger (325) mounted on the vehicle body and configured to charge the battery (100), in which the power control unit (320) is disposed inside the center tunnel (CT), and the charger (325) is disposed to overlap the power control unit (320) in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Hiroki Ichikawa, Takafumi Yamaguchi, Jun Ishikawa, Kazuo Tsuji, Katsuyuki Okubo, Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Akira Kuramochi, Toshifumi Shimamura