Patents by Inventor Hirokatsu Akiba

Hirokatsu Akiba 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: 11628484
    Abstract: This press forming method includes a first drawing step for forming a first drawn step portion, a second drawing step for forming a second drawn step portion, and a finishing step for completing a stepped portion. In the first drawing step, a first outside curved portion is formed to the outside of a second outside curved portion with respect to an extension region of a character line, and a first parallel portion is formed to the same depth as the drawn depth of a second parallel portion. In the second drawing step, a second inside curved portion having a greater curvature than a first inside curved portion is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Matsutani, Hirokatsu Akiba, Takeshi Sano, Yoshitake Omiya
  • Patent number: 11548051
    Abstract: The present invention is a press forming method for obtaining a target formed article that has an edge-shaped ridge section and that has a negative surface on one side and a positive surface on the other side with respect to the ridge section as a border, said press forming method including: a first step for forming an intermediate formed article having an intermediate ridge section having a larger radius than the edge radius of the ridge section; and a second step for forming the target formed article from the intermediate formed article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokatsu Akiba, Takeshi Sano, Kenji Matsutani, Takayuki Kano
  • Publication number: 20220152682
    Abstract: Provided is a press molding method in which a plate material is molded into a target molded body including a ridge section, said method including: a first step for molding an intermediate molded body; and a second step for forming the target molded body from the intermediate molded body. The target molded body and the intermediate molded body have coincident regions where the cross-sectional shapes coincide on both sides of an intermediate ridge section, and an intermediate region where the cross-sectional shapes do not coincide. The intermediate region includes: an outer region in which the intermediate molded body protrudes outward of an edge radius with respect to the target molded body; and an inner region in which the intermediate molded body is curved inward of the edge radius with respect to the target molded body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Hirokatsu Akiba, Takeshi Sano, Kenji Matsutani, Takayuki Kano
  • Publication number: 20220143671
    Abstract: This press forming method includes a first drawing step for forming a first drawn step portion, a second drawing step for forming a second drawn step portion, and a finishing step for completing a stepped portion. In the first drawing step, a first outside curved portion is formed to the outside of a second outside curved portion with respect to an extension region of a character line, and a first parallel portion is formed to the same depth as the drawn depth of a second parallel portion. In the second drawing step, a second inside curved portion having a greater curvature than a first inside curved portion is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kenji Matsutani, Hirokatsu Akiba, Takeshi Sano, Yoshitake Omiya
  • Publication number: 20200338618
    Abstract: The present invention is a press forming method for obtaining a target formed article that has an edge-shaped ridge section and that has a negative surface on one side and a positive surface on the other side with respect to the ridge section as a border, said press forming method including: a first step for forming an intermediate formed article having an intermediate ridge section having a larger radius than the edge radius of the ridge section; and a second step for forming the target formed article from the intermediate formed article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Hirokatsu Akiba, Takeshi Sano, Kenji Matsutani, Takayuki Kano