Patents by Inventor Toshiro ORIMO

Toshiro ORIMO 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: 10632840
    Abstract: A straddled electric vehicle includes an electric motor including an output shaft oriented in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a vehicle width direction, a drive bevel gear that rotates around a rotation axis oriented in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the vehicle width direction, a driven bevel gear that rotates around a rotation axis oriented in the vehicle width direction, and a drive pulley that rotates around a rotation axis which is oriented in the vehicle width direction. The drive bevel gear and the driven bevel gear convert rotation generated by the electric motor around a rotation axis oriented in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the vehicle width direction into rotation around a rotation axis oriented in the vehicle width direction, which is transmitted to the drive pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshiro Orimo
  • Patent number: 10046667
    Abstract: A battery pack includes non-parallel longer and shorter axes. A virtual first plane includes the shorter axis and an end surface of the battery pack, a virtual second plane includes the longer axis and another end surface of the battery pack, and a virtual third plane is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the longer axis and includes the center of gravity of the battery pack. The battery pack includes first and second grips, respectively at least partially located in the first and second planes. The first grip allows the battery pack to be carried such that the longer axis extends in the vertical direction. The second grip allows the battery pack to slide along the first plane. The first grip and at least a portion of the second grip are located on the same side with respect to the third plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshiro Orimo
  • Publication number: 20180154771
    Abstract: A straddled electric vehicle includes an electric motor including an output shaft oriented in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a vehicle width direction, a drive bevel gear that rotates around a rotation axis oriented in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the vehicle width direction, a driven bevel gear that rotates around a rotation axis oriented in the vehicle width direction, and a drive pulley that rotates around a rotation axis which is oriented in the vehicle width direction. The drive bevel gear and the driven bevel gear convert rotation generated by the electric motor around a rotation axis oriented in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the vehicle width direction into rotation around a rotation axis oriented in the vehicle width direction, which is transmitted to the drive pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventor: Toshiro ORIMO
  • Publication number: 20170259692
    Abstract: A battery pack includes non-parallel longer and shorter axes. A virtual first plane includes the shorter axis and an end surface of the battery pack, a virtual second plane includes the longer axis and another end surface of the battery pack, and a virtual third plane is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the longer axis and includes the center of gravity of the battery pack. The battery pack includes first and second grips, respectively at least partially located in the first and second planes. The first grip allows the battery pack to be carried such that the longer axis extends in the vertical direction. The second grip allows the battery pack to slide along the first plane. The first grip and at least a portion of the second grip are located on the same side with respect to the third plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Toshiro ORIMO