Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Yoshida

Yoshihiro Yoshida 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: 7454905
    Abstract: A clutch mechanism for a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission has a hydraulic circuit including a high pressure oil path for feeding working oil from a hydraulic pump to a hydraulic motor and a low pressure oil path for feeding working oil from the hydraulic motor to the hydraulic pump. The clutch mechanism is located between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor. A clutch valve is arranged on the transmission shaft and is slid by a centrifugal governor to cause the oil paths to be shortened. A cam plate member is arranged on the transmission shaft. A roller is engaged with the cam plate member and is moved outwardly in a diametrical direction by a centrifugal force. A roller bearing member receives a roller pressing force through outward motion of the roller. A pressure plate and shaft of the roller bearing member are separately formed and thereafter integrally formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Mitsubori, Yoshihiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080242497
    Abstract: A hydrostatic continuously variable transmission is configured by connecting a swash plate type plunger hydraulic pump P and a swash plate type plunger hydraulic motor via a hydraulic closed circuit. A continuous shift control is executed by variably controlling an inclined angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic motor. A valve spool movably arranged in a spool hole axially extends in a shaft that supports the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor and is configured by coupling a first spool member provided with a guide land fitted in a guide member and a second spool member provided with a central land and a left land and provided with a valve that connects and cuts off a clutch oil passage on the high pressure side and a clutch oil passage on the low pressure side according to axial movement by a coupling pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakano, Yoshihiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080236155
    Abstract: A hydrostatic continuously variable transmission includes a swash plate type plunger hydraulic pump and a swash plate type plunger hydraulic motor connected via a hydraulic closed circuit, an inclined angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic motor is variably controlled for continuous shift control. A lock-up mechanism closes the hydraulic closed circuit to make lockup executed when the quantity of oil that flows from the hydraulic pump into the hydraulic motor decreases according to variable control over the inclined angle of the swash plate. The input rotation of the hydraulic pump and the output rotation of the hydraulic motor are substantially synchronous. The lock-up mechanism is operated when lockup control oil pressure is applied and closes the hydraulic closed circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakano, Yoshihiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080242431
    Abstract: A shaft member coupling structure includes first and second spool members rockably coupled in a condition wherein the spool members coaxially extend with a coupling part in the center, a fitting concave portion axially extends and is formed at the end of the first spool member and a fitting convex portion axially extends and can be fitted into the fitting concave portion and is formed at the end of the second spool member. A coupling pin is inserted into first and second coupling holes. Further, an annular holding groove concave in a circumferential direction is formed in a part in which the coupling hole is formed on the periphery of the first spool member, both ends of the coupling pin inserted into the coupling holes are covered with a ring fitted into the holding groove. Thus, the coupling pin is prevented from falling away.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Kenichi NAKANO, Yoshihiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7380399
    Abstract: To provide a short connection hydraulic path structure with a sufficiently large diameter to adequately lower the pressure in a high-pressure hydraulic path while the clutch is off, in a static hydraulic continuously variable transmission for sliding a clutch valve installed within the transmission shaft, to change the power being transmitted and shorten the high-pressure hydraulic path and low-pressure hydraulic path. A high-pressure fluid path is provided for sending hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump side to the hydraulic motor side with a low-pressure fluid path for sending hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic motor side to the hydraulic pump side. A hydraulic circuit includes a switching valve for switching the plungers to the high-pressure path or the low-pressure path as a dual structure within a valve body between the hydraulic pump made from multiple plungers, and a hydraulic motor made from multiple motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshida, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Hideo Okuzaki
  • Patent number: 7364769
    Abstract: A wiring pattern-forming apparatus, includes a transfer plate 15 for transferring a wiring material 11 arranged to form a wiring pattern onto a substrate 10, a wiring material feeder 2 for feeding the wiring material 11 onto the transfer plate 15, and an energy feeder 6, 7 to feed energy to the wiring material 11 fed to the transfer plate 15 by the wiring material feeder 6. By utilizing the energy fed from the energy feeder 6, 7, the viscosity of the wiring material 11 when the material 11 is fed from the material feeder 2 to the transfer plate 15 is made different from that of the wiring material 11 when the material 11 is transferred from the transfer plate 15 to the substrate 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshida, Takeshi Sano, Hideaki Ohkura, Hirofumi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7216482
    Abstract: In a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission, a hydraulic pump is linked to a hydraulic motor by a hydraulic closed circuit to change the capacity of the hydraulic motor so as to change the speed of a motorcycle continuously. A clutch device comprising a clutch valve for connecting and disconnecting a high pressure side oil passage and a low pressure side oil passage constituting the hydraulic closed circuit. A governor mechanism for generating governor force corresponding to the input rotation speed of the hydraulic pump and applying this governor force in the closing direction of the clutch valve. A spring for giving urging force in the opening direction of the clutch valve, and a buffer mechanism having a variable oil chamber and an oil pool chamber for easing the opening and closing movements of the clutch valve activated according to the governor force and the urging force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshida, Toshimasa Mitsubori, Takashi Ozeki, Kazuhiko Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070035792
    Abstract: A clutch mechanism for a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission in which a high pressure oil path and a low pressure oil path are shortened to change-over a transmittance of power. A spring sheet is provided of which manufacturing and assembling are simple and the number of component parts is reduced. This clutch mechanism for a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission includes a cam plate member arranged at the end part of the transmission shaft, a roller engaged with the cam plate member and moved in a diametrical outward direction with a centrifugal force, a roller bearing member slid axially through an outward motion of the roller, a spring sheet member for biasing the roller bearing member toward the roller, and a spring sheet member for supporting the spring member. The spring sheet member is held by said cam plate member and said casing and is supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Toshimasa Mitsubori, Yoshihiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7173148
    Abstract: The compounds represented by the formula (I) are produced by reacting benzene compound of the formula (IV) or (V) with alkenylidene diacetate of the formula (VI) in the presence of a catalyst comprising one or more members selected from (a) halogenated boron compounds, (b) triflate compounds of Group 11 elements, (c) halogenated compounds of Group 12 elements, and (d) triflate and halogenated compounds of tin and atomic numbers 58 and 66 to 71 elements. R1, R2=H or C1–C10 alkyl group A=Substituted phenyl group corresponding to a compound of formula (IV) or (V), R3, R4=H or C1–C4 alkyl group, m=0 or 1–4, n=1 to 5, k=1 or 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Shirai, Yoshihiro Yoshida, Shinichiro Sadaike
  • Patent number: 7157800
    Abstract: A disclosed bonded structure includes a first electric structure having a first electrode, a second electric structure having a second electrode, and a middle section for electrically and mechanically bonding the first electrode and the second electrode. The middle section consists of conductive adhesives, wherein fusion bonding of metal particles is provided to at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode. The metal particles are capable of fusion bonding at a temperature lower than a thermal hardening temperature of the conductive adhesives. The conductive adhesives contain conductive filler pieces that have a particle size at which fusion bonding does not take place at a temperature lower than the thermal hardening temperature of the conductive adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sano, Yoshihiro Yoshida, Hideaki Ohkura, Hirofumi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7152403
    Abstract: A power unit includes an engine and a static hydraulic continuously variable transmission with a swash plate type hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, which are connected via a hydraulic pressure closing circuit. This power unit drives the hydraulic pump to rotate with the engine and performs swash plate angle control of the hydraulic motor. A crankshaft mechanism of the engine and a rotating mechanism of the static hydraulic continuously variable transmission are housed in a transmission housing. A cylinder of the engine is integrated with the transmission housing, and a swash plate control motor for swash plate angle control of the hydraulic motor is positioned at an area adjacent a root of the cylinder in the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7146811
    Abstract: In a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission, a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor are connected through a hydraulic closed circuit and the capacity of the hydraulic motor is varied to vary the speed continuously. The transmission has a valve spool in a spool hole made in a transmission output shaft which rotatably holds the hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor; and the transmission output shaft incorporates outer branch oil paths which are connected with an outer passage and open to the spool hole, and an inner branch oil path which is connected with an inner passage and open to the spool hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshida, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Kenji Sakakibara, Yoshihisa Kanno, Toshimasa Mitsubori
  • Patent number: 7114332
    Abstract: A hydrostatic continuously variable transmission includes a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, supported by a common support shaft, and hydraulically connectable to each other through a hydraulic circuit including an inside passage and an outside passage. A clutch device includes a valve spool, which is slidably disposed in a hollow internal bore formed in the transmission support shaft. The valve spool is operable to make or interrupt fluid communication between the inside passage and the outside passage, according to the movement thereof. A governor mechanism is mounted to a pump casing of the hydraulic pump, and the governor mechanism generates a governor force corresponding to the rotating speed of a clutch cap, by use of centrifugal force generated by the rotation thereof. The valve spool is effectively moved in the hollow internal bore, using the governor force generated from the governor mechanism, to engage or disengage the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshida, Nobuyuki Yakigaya, Yoshihisa Kanno, Kenji Sakakibara, Yoshiaki Tsukada, Takashi Ozeki, Takehiko Nanri
  • Publication number: 20060180014
    Abstract: A lubricating structure for a static hydraulic continuously variable transmission includes a central oil path axially formed at a center of a shaft of the transmission. A circumferential oil path is arranged at an inner circumferential part of a retainer between the retainer and an outer circumferential part of the transmission shaft. A diametrical oil path is in communication with the circumferential oil path and the central oil path of the shaft of said transmission. The diametrical oil path is provided with an orifice. A lubricant oil ejection hole is arranged at the retainer to eject lubricant oil from the circumferential oil path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshida, Toshimasa Mitsubori, Nobuyuki Yakigaya
  • Publication number: 20060174618
    Abstract: A clutch mechanism for a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission has a hydraulic circuit including a high pressure oil path for feeding working oil from a hydraulic pump to a hydraulic motor and a low pressure oil path for feeding working oil from the hydraulic motor to the hydraulic pump. The clutch mechanism is located between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor. A clutch valve is arranged on the transmission shaft and is slid by a centrifugal governor to cause the oil paths to be shortened. A cam plate member is arranged on the transmission shaft. A roller is engaged with the cam plate member and is moved outwardly in a diametrical direction by a centrifugal force. A roller bearing member receives a roller pressing force through outward motion of the roller. A pressure plate and shaft of the roller bearing member are separately formed and thereafter integrally formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Toshimasa Mitsubori, Yoshihiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20060174616
    Abstract: To provide a short connection hydraulic path structure with a sufficiently large diameter to adequately lower the pressure in a high-pressure hydraulic path while the clutch is off, in a static hydraulic continuously variable transmission for sliding a clutch valve installed within the transmission shaft, to change the power being transmitted and shorten the high-pressure hydraulic path and low-pressure hydraulic path. A high-pressure fluid path is provided for sending hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump side to the hydraulic motor side with a low-pressure fluid path for sending hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic motor side to the hydraulic pump side. A hydraulic circuit includes a switching valve for switching the plungers to the high-pressure path or the low-pressure path as a dual structure within a valve body between the hydraulic pump made from multiple plungers, and a hydraulic motor made from multiple motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshida, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Hideo Okuzaki
  • Publication number: 20060174759
    Abstract: A lubricating structure for a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission. The structure includes an oil path arranged at an outer circumferential side of a clutch valve, and a lubricant oil ejection hole communicating with the outer circumferential side oil path of the clutch valve and formed in the transmission shaft toward the outer circumference of the transmission shaft. In addition, the structure includes a communicating oil path that is also formed in the transmission shaft for communicating between an oil feeding passage communicating with an lubricant oil feeding source and the outer circumferential oil path of the clutch valve. A single orifice is arranged in the communicating oil path, rather than in the lubricant oil ejection hole. This configuration provides for efficient manufacturing and a high degree of freedom in setting of the lubricant oil ejection hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoshida, Toshimasa Mitsubori, Kenji Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 7059036
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting apparatus which employs a first air feed device connected to an air passage at one end part of a spline shaft, and a second air feed device connected to the air passage in the vicinity of the other end of the spline shaft. The first and second air feeds function to supply air to the air passage to return an interior thereof to atmospheric pressure. The time required to return the vacuum pressure in the air passage to atmospheric pressure can be shortened by the use of the two separate air feeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Okuda, Yoshihiro Yoshida, Akira Kabeshita, Satoshi Shida, Naoyuki Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20060069273
    Abstract: The compounds represented by the formula (I) are produced by reacting benzene compound of the formula (IV) or (V) with alkenylidene diacetate of the formula (VI) in the presence of a catalyst comprising one or more members selected from (a) halogenated boron compounds, (b) triflate compounds of Group 11 elements, (c) halogenated compounds of Group 12 elements, and (d) triflate and halogenated compounds of tin and atomic numbers 58 and 66 to 71 elements. R1, R2=H or C1-C10 alkyl group A=Substituted phenyl group corresponding to a compound of formula (IV) or (V), R3, R4=H or C1-C4 alkyl group, m=0 or 1-4, n=1 to 5, k=1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Masashi Shirai, Yoshihiro Yoshida, Shinichiro Sadaike
  • Publication number: 20060004213
    Abstract: 1-acetoxy-3-(substituted phenyl)propene compounds represented by the general formula (I): in which formula (I), R1 and R2 respectively and independently from each other represent a member selected from the groups consisting of a hydrogen atom and alkyl groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R1 and R2 may form, together with carbon atoms located in the 2- and 3-positions of the propene group, a cyclic group; and A represents a member selected from a group of substituted phenyl groups represented by the formulae (II) and (III): wherein R3 and R4 respectively and independently from each other represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m represents an integer of 0 or 1 to 4, n represents an integer of 1 to 5 and k represents an integer of 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: Ube Industries, Ltd., a corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Masashi Shirai, Yoshihiro Yoshida, Shinichiro Sadaike