ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,854, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to HONDA MOTOR Co. LTD (Tokyo).
"Pivot joint structure" was invented by Akihiko Koike (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pivot joint structure includes a first pin hole, a second pin hole, and a pin including a pin body inserted through the first pin hole and the second pin hole. The pin includes a protrusion part extending from an axis center of the pin body in a first direction, the fixation holder includes a planar part where the second pin hole is provided and a wall part rising from the planar part in the axial direction of the pin body, the wall part includes a first slit extending in a s...