Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Shutou

Yoshiaki Shutou 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: 10030759
    Abstract: A breather device that is attached to a case of a transmission and performs ventilation in the case, includes: a main body member including a storage portion with a closed bottom and an open upper end; and a cover member configured to close the upper end of the main body member and including a vent hole for ventilation to outside. The storage portion comprises a first chamber having, in a bottom portion, a communicating port communicating with an interior of the case, and a second chamber configured to receive a liquid entering from the vent hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hidaka, Yoshiaki Shutou
  • Patent number: 10018266
    Abstract: Since an oil level of oil in a first space housing a transmission mechanism is lower than an oil level of the oil in a second space housing a differential gear, not only is it possible to lubricate a drive pinion and a ring gear housed in the second space with a sufficient amount of oil while cutting the total amount of oil compared with a case in which the oil levels of the first space and the second space are both high, but it is also possible to reduce the resistance of oil to stirring in the second space by discharging excess oil building up in the second space to the first space via a second oil passage formed along an axial center of a pinion shaft, and to prevent the oil level of the first space from decreasing excessively, thus avoiding aeration of an oil pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Muto, Yoshiaki Shutou
  • Publication number: 20170350498
    Abstract: Since an oil level of oil in a first space housing a transmission mechanism is lower than an oil level of the oil in a second space housing a differential gear, not only is it possible to lubricate a drive pinion and a ring gear housed in the second space with a sufficient amount of oil while cutting the total amount of oil compared with a case in which the oil levels of the first space and the second space are both high, but it is also possible to reduce the resistance of oil to stirring in the second space by discharging excess oil building up in the second space to the first space via a second oil passage formed along an axial center of a pinion shaft, and to prevent the oil level of the first space from decreasing excessively, thus avoiding aeration of an oil pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Muto, Yoshiaki Shutou
  • Publication number: 20170248221
    Abstract: A breather device that is attached to a case of a transmission and performs ventilation in the case, includes: a main body member including a storage portion with a closed bottom and an open upper end; and a cover member configured to close the upper end of the main body member and including a vent hole for ventilation to outside. The storage portion comprises a first chamber having, in a bottom portion, a communicating port communicating with an interior of the case, and a second chamber configured to receive a liquid entering from the vent hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Yuichi Hidaka, Yoshiaki Shutou