Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki Horii

Yoshiyuki Horii 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: 11554826
    Abstract: A storage box power supply structure for a saddled vehicle includes a storage box (30), a carrier (50) configured to detachably mount the storage box (30) on a vehicle body, a hook (33) configured to connect the storage box (30) to the carrier (50), a hook receiving section (53) configured to receive the hook (33), a hook-side terminal (70) provided inside the hook (33) and configured to supply electric power to an electrical component (46), and a receiving-side terminal (80) provided in the hook receiving section (53) and connected to the hook-side terminal (70) when the storage box (30) is mounted on the carrier (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Inose, Eijiro Asakawa, Yoshiyuki Horii
  • Patent number: 11167814
    Abstract: A storage box power supply structure for a saddled vehicle includes a storage box (30), a carrier (50) configured to detachably mount the storage box (30) on a vehicle body, a stopper (36) configured to position the storage box (30) on the carrier (50), a stopper receiving section (56) configured to receive the stopper (36), a stopper-side terminal (70) provided on the stopper (36) and configured to supply electric power to an electrical component (46), and a receiving-side terminal (80) provided on the stopper receiving section (56), connected to the stopper-side terminal (70) when the storage box (30) is mounted on the carrier (50) and configured to rub against the stopper-side terminal (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Inose, Yoshiyuki Horii, Eijiro Asakawa
  • Publication number: 20200339208
    Abstract: A storage box power supply structure for a saddled vehicle includes a storage box (30), a carrier (50) configured to detachably mount the storage box (30) on a vehicle body, a hook (33) configured to connect the storage box (30) to the carrier (50), a hook receiving section (53) configured to receive the hook (33), a hook-side terminal (70) provided inside the hook (33) and configured to supply electric power to an electrical component (46), and a receiving-side terminal (80) provided in the hook receiving section (53) and connected to the hook-side terminal (70) when the storage box (30) is mounted on the carrier (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Koji Inose, Eijiro Asakawa, Yoshiyuki Horii
  • Publication number: 20200324843
    Abstract: A storage box power supply structure for a saddled vehicle includes a storage box (30), a carrier (50) configured to detachably mount the storage box (30) on a vehicle body, a stopper (36) configured to position the storage box (30) on the carrier (50), a stopper receiving section (56) configured to receive the stopper (36), a stopper-side terminal (70) provided on the stopper (36) and configured to supply electric power to an electrical component (46), and a receiving-side terminal (80) provided on the stopper receiving section (56), connected to the stopper-side terminal (70) when the storage box (30) is mounted on the carrier (50) and configured to rub against the stopper-side terminal (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Koji Inose, Yoshiyuki Horii, Eijiro Asakawa
  • Patent number: 9634305
    Abstract: A battery module includes a pair of side plates arranged along two wall faces, opposing to each other in a stacking direction of battery cells, of wall faces of the battery module, a lower plate that swingably supports one end of the pair of side plates by a hinge mechanism and that is arranged along one wall face of the battery module, and an upper plate that is arranged along the wall face of the battery module so as to be opposite to the lower plate, and that connects the other ends of the pair of side plates, wherein the side plates and the upper plate are tightened and fixed by use of a fastening member with pressure being applied in the stacking direction of the battery cells in order to fix the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Toshiaki Takamura
  • Patent number: 9522478
    Abstract: A sheet is intermittently advanced or alternately advanced and retreated by a pair of feed rollers in synchronization with rotation of a pair of magnet and anvil rollers so that the pair of magnet and anvil rollers makes two or more revolutions while the sheet passes through the pair of magnet and anvil rollers. The punching of the same pattern is performed by a flexible die at a plurality of areas of the sheet spaced in a sheet conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Horizon International Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Mochizuki, Toyoki Takeuchi, Yoshiyuki Horii, Hidekazu Ozasa
  • Patent number: 9346182
    Abstract: Each pair of bearing units for each of magnet and anvil rollers are movable in a vertical direction. Each of large diameter portions of the anvil roller is supported by a pair of support rollers. Each of large diameter portions of the magnet roller is pressed against the corresponding large diameter portion of the anvil roller by a pair of press rollers. Each stopper is moved between a first position in which it projects into a clearance between vertically opposed bearing units and a second position in which it retracts from the first position. When the stoppers are located at the first position, the opposed large diameter portions of the magnet and anvil rollers separate from each other, and when the stoppers are located at the second position, the opposed large diameter portions of the magnet and anvil rollers contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Horizon International, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Toyoki Takeuchi, Jun Mochizuki, Takahiro Toshima
  • Patent number: 9156180
    Abstract: Movable guides are moved in vertical direction by guide drive units between a retreating position and a protruding position. A setting section is provided for setting a contact start point on a sheet and a contact end point on the sheet. The movable guides are moved between the retreating position and the protruding position so as to keep contact with an area of the sheet from the contact start point to the contact end point while a product separated from the sheet is conveyed from a first conveying unit to a second conveying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: HORIZON INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Jun Mochizuki, Toyoki Takeuchi, Kou Ohuchiyama
  • Publication number: 20150090089
    Abstract: Each pair of bearing units for each of magnet and anvil rollers are movable in a vertical direction. Each of large diameter portions of the anvil roller is supported by a pair of support rollers. Each of large diameter portions of the magnet roller is pressed against the corresponding large diameter portion of the anvil roller by a pair of press rollers. Each stopper is moved between a first position in which it projects into a clearance between vertically opposed bearing units and a second position in which it retracts from the first position. When the stoppers are located at the first position, the opposed large diameter portions of the magnet and anvil rollers separate from each other, and when the stoppers are located at the second position, the opposed large diameter portions of the magnet and anvil rollers contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki HORII, Toyoki TAKEUCHI, Jun MOCHIZUKI, Takahiro TOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20140318338
    Abstract: The movable guides 21 are moved in vertical direction by the guide drive units 22 between a retreating position and a protruding position. The setting section 29 is provided for setting a contact start point on the sheet and a contact end point on the sheet S. The movable guides 21 are moved between the retreating position and the protruding position so as to keep contacting with an area of the sheet S from the contact start point to the contact end point while the sheet S is conveyed from the first conveying unit 15 to the second conveying unit 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Horizon International Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki HORII, Jun MOCHIZUKI, Toyoki TAKEUCHI, Kou OHUCHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140318340
    Abstract: A sheet S is intermittently advanced or alternately advanced and retreated by a pair of feed rollers 23a, 23b in synchronization with rotation of a pair of magnet and anvil rollers 16, 17 so that the pair of magnet and anvil rollers 16, 17 makes two or more revolutions while the sheet S passes through the pair of magnet and anvil rollers 16, 17. The punching of the same pattern is performed by a flexible die 29 at a plurality of areas of the sheet S spaced in a sheet conveying direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Horizon International Inc.
    Inventors: Jun MOCHIZUKI, Toyoki TAKEUCHI, Yoshiyuki HORII, Hidekazu OZASA
  • Patent number: 8739914
    Abstract: A three-wheeled vehicle having two steerable front wheels is provided with steering structure configured to enhance turning performance during banking of a vehicle body. A bushing is secured to the vehicle body, and includes an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder connected by an elastic member. Knuckles, for pivotally supporting the front wheels, are supported by knuckle supports installed on steering arms secured to the outer cylinder. A first lever mounted on a steering shaft is connected via a connecting rod to a second lever mounted on a sub-steering shaft pivotally passing through the inner cylinder. A third lever installed on the sub-steering shaft is connected to the knuckles via corresponding tie rods. A rigid rod has a first end connected to a fourth lever secured to the outer cylinder via a first universal joint and a second end connected to the body frame via a second universal joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Kashiwai, Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Takashi Tominaga, Takato Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Horii, Hisashi Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20140060951
    Abstract: A three-wheeled vehicle having two steerable front wheels is provided with steering structure configured to enhance turning performance during banking of a vehicle body. A bushing is secured to the vehicle body, and includes an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder connected by an elastic member. Knuckles, for pivotally supporting the front wheels, are supported by knuckle supports installed on steering arms secured to the outer cylinder. A first lever mounted on a steering shaft is connected via a connecting rod to a second lever mounted on a sub-steering shaft pivotally passing through the inner cylinder. A third lever installed on the sub-steering shaft is connected to the knuckles via corresponding tie rods. A rigid rod has a first end connected to a fourth lever secured to the outer cylinder via a first universal joint and a second end connected to the body frame via a second universal joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio KASHIWAI, Yoshitaka KOBAYASHI, Takashi TOMINAGA, Takato WATANABE, Yoshiyuki HORII, Hisashi MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20130244069
    Abstract: A battery module includes a pair of side plates arranged along two wall faces, opposing to each other in a stacking direction of battery cells, of wall faces of the battery module, a lower plate that swingably supports one end of the pair of side plates by a hinge mechanism and that is arranged along one wall face of the battery module, and an upper plate that is arranged along the wall face of the battery module so as to be opposite to the lower plate, and that connects the other ends of the pair of side plates, wherein the side plates and the upper plate are tightened and fixed by use of a fastening member with pressure being applied in the stacking direction of the battery cells in order to fix the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Toshiaki Takamura
  • Patent number: 8177012
    Abstract: A saddle-ride three-wheeled vehicle has a fuel cell which generates an electric power by a chemical reaction between a fuel gas and a reaction gas. The three-wheeled vehicle includes a drain pipe which guides water discharged from the fuel cell out of a vehicle body; a rear body to which a pair of left and right rear wheels are journaled; and a linking mechanism which swingably links the rear body and a front body to allow the front body to sway left and right with respect to the rear body, wherein the drain pipe has a drain port between the pair of left and right rear wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Shinji Furuta, Katsumi Sahoda, Yoshihiro Namiki, Ranju Imao, Takuya Warashina
  • Patent number: 8056658
    Abstract: A saddle seat type fuel-cell electric vehicle includes a motor for driving rear wheels, a secondary battery for supplying electric power to the motor, a carrier for carrying luggage and a seat for supporting an operator, the carrier is located behind the seat and above the rear wheels. The secondary battery includes a plurality of cells each having an elongated boxlike shape, and it is stored in the internal space of the carrier, thereby increasing the flexibility of the layout of the vehicle body. Spacings functioning as air passages are defined between the inner wall of the carrier and the secondary battery. The carrier is formed with air inlet openings for introducing an air flow into the internal space and an air outlet opening for discharging the air flow out of the internal space. The plural cells are arranged adjacent to each other with given intervals on the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Jun Morimoto, Koji Aoki, Takashi Sone, Atsushi Otsu, Satoshi Honda
  • Patent number: 7926608
    Abstract: An electric-motor three-wheeled vehicle includes a motor for applying a drive force to drive wheels, a motor control unit for controlling the motor, a secondary battery for storing electric power generated by a fuel cell, a rear body supporting a pair of left and right rear wheels and a connecting mechanism for connecting the rear body with a front body so as to tilt the front body while the rear wheels are in contact with the ground. The secondary battery is housed in the inside of a luggage carrier above the rear wheels. The motor and the motor control unit, including a motor driver and a main CPU, are mounted between the left and right rear wheels. The voltage converter increases or decreases the voltage of the electric power supplied from the fuel cell. The control drivers controls a supercharger of reaction gas and a electric pump of cooling water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Katsumi Sahoda, Naoki Kobayashi, Koji Aoki, Kuniaki Ikui, Takashi Sone
  • Patent number: 7921947
    Abstract: A saddle riding type fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell that generates power by a chemical reaction between a fuel gas and a reactive gas with radiators that cool cooling water of the fuel cell. The radiators are adjacently arranged in right and left sides of the fuel cell in a vehicle width direction. Each outer end surface of the radiators, outside in a vehicle width direction, is positioned closer to the front side of a vehicle body than each inner end surface inside in the vehicle width direction. Thus, each plane portion, which receives an air flow, is inclined to the inner side of the vehicle body, and air courses, which allow an air flow to be passed to the rear side of the vehicle body, are each formed between the inner end surface of each of the radiators and each side surface of the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Masamoto Ito, Shinji Furuta, Atsuko Niwano
  • Patent number: 7921948
    Abstract: A saddle seat type fuel-cell electric vehicle includes a body frame having a pair of right and left main frames connected at their front ends to a head pipe and extending downward therefrom and a pair of right and left under frames connected at their front ends to the head pipe and extending downward therefrom along the right and left main frames on the lower side thereof. A pair of hydrogen cylinders extend substantially vertically along the body frame between the front side of the head pipe and the front side of the front end portion of the footrest so as to interpose the body frame in the lateral direction of the vehicle. A fuel supply unit is provided in a space surrounded by the main frames and the under frames with the hydrogen cylinders being surrounded by a guard pipe connected to the main frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Masamoto Ito, Shinji Furuta, Jun Morimoto, Shinji Kawasaki, Atsuko Niwano
  • Patent number: 7913784
    Abstract: A saddle ride vehicle includes a fuel cell formed in a rectangular, parallelepiped shape disposed below a vehicle seat. The fuel cell is inclined toward a vehicle rear. A pivot shaft is disposed in a range X defined forwardly of a vertex P of a side-view rectangle of the fuel cell, and defined rearwardly of a vertex Q of the side-view rectangle, and is disposed in a range Y defined below the vertex P and defined above the vertex Q. Foot rest parts are disposed between a steering handle and the seat. The fuel cell is disposed on the side of the foot rest parts, so that the center of gravity G1 of the fuel cell is located on the vehicle body front side relative to the seating part center G2 in the front-rear direction of the center of gravity of the driver at the time of riding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Yohei Makuta, Keisuke Koitabashi, Masamoto Ito