Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro HADA

Yasuhiro HADA 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: 10094468
    Abstract: When a shift lever is moved to a shift position corresponding to a first gear position etc., the shift lever is urged by its own weight to a neutral position, which is disadvantageous for the shift lever in terms of gear slip-out after shifting. However, a counter mass is moved to a position reached by turning a second predetermined angle, larger than a first predetermined angle corresponding to the neutral position, downward with respect to a vertical line passing through a center of turn of the counter mass. Meanwhile, the shift lever is urged by the weight of the counter mass in the direction away from the neutral position, so that gear slip-out after shifting can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takao Ohki, Yasuhiro Hada, Yoshitaka Furuta
  • Publication number: 20170219090
    Abstract: When a shift lever is moved to a shift position corresponding to a first gear position etc., the shift lever is urged by its own weight to a neutral position, which is disadvantageous for the shift lever in terms of gear slip-out after shifting. However, a counter mass is moved to a position reached by turning a second predetermined angle, larger than a first predetermined angle corresponding to the neutral position, downward with respect to a vertical line passing through a center of turn of the counter mass. Meanwhile, the shift lever is urged by the weight of the counter mass in the direction away from the neutral position, so that gear slip-out after shifting can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takao OHKI, Yasuhiro HADA, Yoshitaka FURUTA