Patents by Inventor Daisuke SENOO

Daisuke SENOO 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: 11618494
    Abstract: A steering gearbox attachment structure according to one embodiment of the present disclosure attaches and secures a steering gearbox to cross members positioned in the vehicle widthwise direction, and is equipped with support parts provided on the cross members, and a steering gearbox housing part which has contact parts. The first attachment surface of the first support part and the second attachment surface of the second support part form an angle which is greater than 90° and less than 180°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daisuke Senoo, Kyouhei Katou
  • Patent number: 11560030
    Abstract: This arm support structure is equipped with: a bracket on which base end section of an arm of a suspension device is positioned between a pair of facing walls which face one another at a distance in vehicle chassis front-rear direction; axial support members which axially support the base end section on the bracket, by being inserted into long holes formed to pass through facing walls and through-holes formed to pass through the base end section; eccentric plate members which are formed in a circular shape and capable of integrally rotating with axial support members, and have an engaging hole capable of engaging an axial support member formed to pass therethrough at a location offset in radial direction from the circular center thereof; and a plurality of contact parts which contact the circumferential edge of the eccentric plate members, and rotatably support the eccentric plate members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daisuke Senoo, Atsushi Itou
  • Patent number: 11267303
    Abstract: A suspension device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure which is equipped with an upper arm, a lower arm, and a leaf spring positioned so as to extend in the vehicle widthwise direction in a manner such that an end section thereof is provided in the lower arm, wherein: the lower arm has an opening which opens to the inside in the vehicle widthwise direction; the leaf spring extends into the lower arm through the opening; the end section of the leaf spring is supported by a support part of the lower arm; and a cover section of the lower arm covers the end section of the leaf spring at a distance therefrom, and has a prescribed reinforcing shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daisuke Senoo, Atsushi Itou
  • Patent number: 11225117
    Abstract: A suspension device according to the present disclosure which is equipped with an upper arm, a lower arm, and a leaf spring, wherein: the intermediate section of the leaf spring is housed inside a main cross member among the suspension cross members; the main cross member among the suspension cross members is connected to the side member via a hollow bracket; the hollow bracket has a bracket shock absorber positioned so as to face the lower arm; and the hollow bracket has a reinforcing part which faces the bracket shock absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daisuke Senoo, Atsushi Itou
  • Patent number: 11198344
    Abstract: A suspension device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure which is equipped with an upper arm which is supported by a knuckle of the vehicle wheel so as to be capable of oscillation, and also supported by a side member which extends in the vehicle front-rear direction so as to be capable of oscillation, wherein: the upper arm has a tip end section positioned at the outside end in the vehicle widthwise direction, and also has arm sections which fork from the tip end section toward the inside in the vehicle widthwise direction; and the upper arm is formed in a manner such that the cross-sectional area of one arm section is greater than the cross-sectional area of the other arm section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMI TED
    Inventors: Daisuke Senoo, Atsushi Itou
  • Patent number: 11135884
    Abstract: A suspension device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is equipped with: an upper arm; a lower arm; a leaf spring positioned so as to extend in the vehicle widthwise direction in a manner such that an end section thereof is provided on the lower arm; a first bracket configured in a manner such that a shock absorber connected to the lower arm is connected to the outside of a side member in the vehicle widthwise direction; an upper bushing capable of transmitting force between the leaf spring and a suspension cross member; and a second bracket which is independent from the first bracket and is positioned below the side member between the side member and the leaf spring so as to be capable of transmitting the elastic force of the leaf spring to the side member via the upper bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daisuke Senoo, Atsushi Itou
  • Publication number: 20210179164
    Abstract: A steering gearbox attachment structure according to one embodiment of the present disclosure attaches and secures a steering gearbox to cross members positioned in the vehicle widthwise direction, and is equipped with support parts provided on the cross members, and a steering gearbox housing part which has contact parts. The first attachment surface of the first support part and the second attachment surface of the second support part form an angle which is greater than 90° and less than 180°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Daisuke SENOO, Kyouhei KATOU
  • Publication number: 20210162825
    Abstract: A suspension device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure which is equipped with an upper arm, a lower arm, and a leaf spring positioned so as to extend in the vehicle widthwise direction in a manner such that an end section thereof is provided in the lower arm, wherein: the lower arm has an opening which opens to the inside in the vehicle widthwise direction; the leaf spring extends into the lower arm through the opening; the end section of the leaf spring is supported by a support part of the lower arm; and a cover section of the lower arm covers the end section of the leaf spring at a distance therefrom, and has a prescribed reinforcing shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Daisuke SENOO, Atsushi ITOU
  • Publication number: 20210162826
    Abstract: A suspension device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is equipped with: an upper arm; a lower arm; a leaf spring positioned so as to extend in the vehicle widthwise direction in a manner such that an end section thereof is provided on the lower arm; a first bracket configured in a manner such that a shock absorber connected to the lower arm is connected to the outside of a side member in the vehicle widthwise direction; an upper bushing capable of transmitting force between the leaf spring and a suspension cross member; and a second bracket which is independent from the first bracket and is positioned below the side member between the side member and the leaf spring so as to be capable of transmitting the elastic force of the leaf spring to the side member via the upper bushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Daisuke SENOO, Atsushi ITOU
  • Publication number: 20210162824
    Abstract: A suspension device according to the present disclosure which is equipped with an upper arm, a lower arm, and a leaf spring, wherein: the intermediate section of the leaf spring is housed inside a main cross member among the suspension cross members; the main cross member among the suspension cross members is connected to the side member via a hollow bracket; the hollow bracket has a bracket shock absorber positioned so as to face the lower arm; and the hollow bracket has a reinforcing part which faces the bracket shock absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Daisuke SENOO, Atsushi ITOU
  • Publication number: 20200369107
    Abstract: This arm support structure is equipped with: a bracket on which base end section of an arm of a suspension device is positioned between a pair of facing walls which face one another at a distance in vehicle chassis front-rear direction; axial support members which axially support the base end section on the bracket, by being inserted into long holes formed to pass through facing walls and through-holes formed to pass through the base end section; eccentric plate members which are formed in a circular shape and capable of integrally rotating with axial support members, and have an engaging hole capable of engaging an axial support member formed to pass therethrough at a location offset in radial direction from the circular center thereof; and a plurality of contact parts which contact the circumferential edge of the eccentric plate members, and rotatably support the eccentric plate members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Daisuke SENOO, Atsushi ITOU
  • Publication number: 20200307331
    Abstract: A suspension device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure which is equipped with an upper arm which is supported by a knuckle of the vehicle wheel so as to be capable of oscillation, and also supported by a side member which extends in the vehicle front-rear direction so as to be capable of oscillation, wherein: the upper arm has a tip end section positioned at the outside end in the vehicle widthwise direction, and also has arm sections which fork from the tip end section toward the inside in the vehicle widthwise direction; and the upper arm is formed in a manner such that the cross-sectional area of one arm section is greater than the cross-sectional area of the other arm section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Daisuke SENOO, Atsushi ITOU