Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Toru Kimura

Makoto Yazaki

Kazuhiro Ishizaka

Naoki Aikawa

Yuji Saito

Mutsumi Katayama

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Masanori Tsubouchi

Yoshiyuki Matsuda

Yoshihiro Harada

Kunihiro Kitsu

Shoichi Rinzaki

Hisashi Nagaoka

Takeshi Inaba

Hikaru Ikeda

Tsuyoshi Harada

Yasuo Shinde

Hiroyuki Tanabe

Kuniaki Matsushima

Michiharu Ohkawa

Minoru Saito

Tsuyoshi Yoshigasa

Yasukata Kohashi

Ryohei Matsuoka

Provided is a vehicle management system configured to manage a plurality of vehicles used at an office. Each of the vehicles includes a battery. The vehicle management system includes: a first prediction control unit configured to cause a prediction for an amount of surplus power generated at the office on a non-work day of the office; a second prediction control unit configured to cause a prediction for a power capacity that can be accumulated by each of the plurality of vehicles at the office on the non-work day; and a selection control unit configured to cause a to-be-retained vehicle to be retained at the office on the non-work day to be selected from among the plurality of vehicles on the basis of the amount of surplus power generated at the office on the non-work day and the power capacity.

Vehicle management system, vehicle management method, and energy management system

A shift mechanism of an outboard motor has an electric actuator having a movable rod, and a guide structure for guiding a linear motion of a sliding body connected to the movable rod. In addition, the shift mechanism includes a link rod connected to the sliding body and bent to extend in a direction different from the direction of the linear motion of the sliding body. Furthermore, the shift mechanism includes a shift shaft part which is connected to the link rod, performs a rotational motion on the basis of a displacement of the link rod, and switches a range of a transmission mechanism provided below on the basis of the rotational motion.

Shift mechanism of outboard motor, and mount structure of shift mechanism

A vehicle ride-sharing assist system includes a terminal including a user interface and a terminal processing unit; an action information managing server; and a ride-sharing managing server configured to create an operation schedule based on a desired ride-sharing condition, which includes at least one of a departure place, a departure time, an arrival place, and an arrival time of each user, transmitted from the terminal processing unit. The ride-sharing managing server is configured to set a recommended ride-sharing condition, which includes at least one of the departure place, the departure time, the arrival place, and the arrival time suitable for each user, based on the action information and transmit the recommended ride-sharing condition to the terminal processing unit. The terminal processing unit is configured to cause the user interface to display the recommended ride-sharing condition on receiving the recommended ride-sharing condition from the ride-sharing managing server.

Vehicle ride-sharing assist system

An outboard motorincludes an engine, a fuel tank, a propellerwhich is configured to be driven by the engine, a case memberwhich rotatably supports the propeller, a recoil starterwhich is configured to cause the engineto start by manually rotating a crankshaft of the engine, and a cover memberwhich is mounted on the case memberso as to cover the engine, the fuel tank, and the recoil starter. The recoil starterincludes a recoil cover, which is formed with an air passage hole

Outboard motor

In an outboard engine unit, a cover assembly, defining a lower half section of an engine room, is composed of left and right cover members each formed of resin, and a bracket is fixed to a rear portion of the engine or engine support structure. The left and right cover members are fixed at their respective rear portions to the bracket. Centerline of an engine cylinder is offset from a centerline of the engine room toward one of left and right sides of the unit, and an ignition plug is provided on the other side opposite from the one side toward which the engine cylinder centerline is offset.

Outboard engine unit

An outboard engine unit having heat-generating electrical equipment. An intake port of an intake silencer is set at a distance from an engine, and air suctioned from the intake port is unlikely to be affected by heat produced by the engine. Electrical equipment is disposed in a direction of opening of the intake port, and air around the electrical equipment thereby circulates when air is suctioned from the intake port.

Proposed is a height adjusting mechanism for a tiller handle () of an outboard motor (). An adjustment piece () is detachably attached to the front end of a handle support bracket () which extends rearwards from the outboard motor main body (). The adjustment piece is configured to be attached to the front end of the handle support member in two or more different positions and provided with a corresponding number of spacer portions (-) having different thicknesses so as to interpose a selected one of the spacer portions between corresponding stopper surfaces () of the tiller handle and handle support bracket depending on the positions of the adjustment piece. Thereby, the height adjusting mechanism for the tiller handle is avoided from protruding laterally or vertically from the base end of the tiller handle so that the external appearance is not impaired and interferences with the surrounding parts can be effectively prevented. Also, the height of the tiller handle can be selected from two or more possible positions.

Tiller handle for outboard motors

A forward/backward gear shifting mechanism for an outboard engine includes an operating cable passed through an outer pipe fixed to a bracket attached to an under cover and extended into an engine room, a shift rod for shifting a forward/backward gear, a driving arm for turning the shift rod, and a transmission mechanism linked to the operating cable to transmit operating force to the driving arm. The transmission mechanism includes an arm mechanism including an input arm, an output arm and a pivotal shaft and supported for turning about a fixed rotational axis by support members on the engine unit. The operating cable is linked to the input arm of the transmission mechanism by a slider, i.e., a linking member. A first connecting member connecting the input member and the slider is nearer to the bracket than a second connecting member connecting the operating cable and the slider. A necessary stroke of the operating cable is secured, choices of disposing the transmission mechanism are increased, the lightness of a shifting operation is improved, and the transmission mechanism is compact.

Forward/backward gear shifting mechanism for outboard engine

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