Patents by Inventor Kohji Takada

Kohji Takada 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).

  • Publication number: 20230220716
    Abstract: A speed of an opening-closing action of a back door, for example, is changed from an acceleration area to a deceleration area by way of a constant-speed area, and an opening-closing action of the back door is configured to come to an end in the deceleration area. In the deceleration area, deceleration (a second deceleration in FIG. 3, a fourth deceleration in FIG. 4) of an opening-closing action of the back door at a point before the opening-closing action of the back door comes to the end is set to be smaller than another deceleration (a first deceleration in FIG. 3, a third deceleration in FIG. 4) of the opening-closing action of the back door at a deceleration start point of the opening-closing action of the back door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohji TAKADA, Keita HIGUCHI, Jiyou PIAO, Tomoya KURODA
  • Patent number: 9868472
    Abstract: A bonnet inner panel includes a central protrusion portion protruding upward in a vehicle elevational view and a rear protrusion portion located in back of the central protrusion portion, which are arranged side by side in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a deep-drawn groove is provided between the both protrusion portions to extend in a vehicle width direction, and a hinge reinforcement is provided to extend from a position beside the rear protrusion portion to a position at a rear end of the central protrusion portion, passing through beside the deep-drawn groove. Thereby, the hinge support rigidity of the rear portion of the bonnet having the central protrusion portion can be increased, so that occurrence of any improper deflection or vibration caused to the bonnet by the traveling vibration, the traveling-air pressure or the like can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohji Takada, Kozo Ishizuka, Hirokazu Yamauchi, Akira Miyake, Yousuke Inamitsu, Hideaki Fujii, Takashi Hamada, Soukichi Kikuchi, Atsushi Koriyama, Tsuyoshi Nishihara, Izumi Sadanaga
  • Publication number: 20160083019
    Abstract: A bonnet inner panel includes a central protrusion portion protruding upward in a vehicle elevational view and a rear protrusion portion located in back of the central protrusion portion, which are arranged side by side in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a deep-drawn groove is provided between the both protrusion portions to extend in a vehicle width direction, and a hinge reinforcement is provided to extend from a position beside the rear protrusion portion to a position at a rear end of the central protrusion portion, passing through beside the deep-drawn groove. Thereby, the hinge support rigidity of the rear portion of the bonnet having the central protrusion portion can be increased, so that occurrence of any improper deflection or vibration caused to the bonnet by the traveling vibration, the traveling-air pressure or the like can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohji TAKADA, Kozo ISHIZUKA, Hirokazu YAMAUCHI, Akira MIYAKE, Yousuke INAMITSU, Hideaki FUJII, Takashi HAMADA, Soukichi KIKUCHI, Atsushi KORIYAMA, Tsuyoshi NISHIHARA, Izumi SADANAGA
  • Patent number: 8162360
    Abstract: A handle knob to conduct an opening/closing operation of a front door is provided on an outer-face side of an outer panel, and a handle base to pivotally support the handle knob is provided on an inner-face side of the outer panel. A beltline reinforcement to reinforce an beltline portion of the outer panel is provided on the inner-face side of the outer panel. The handle base is connected to the beltline reinforcement via an connecting portion. Thereby, the support rigidity of the handle base can be increased, thereby properly preventing the handle base from moving by an improper access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Takaya, Kohji Takada, Toyohiko Kobayashi, Noboru Shono
  • Publication number: 20080185850
    Abstract: A handle knob to conduct an opening/closing operation of a front door is provided on an outer-face side of an outer panel, and a handle base to pivotally support the handle knob is provided on an inner-face side of the outer panel. A beltline reinforcement to reinforce an beltline portion of the outer panel is provided on the inner-face side of the outer panel. The handle base is connected to the beltline reinforcement via an connecting portion. Thereby, the support rigidity of the handle base can be increased, thereby properly preventing the handle base from moving by an improper access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka TAKAYA, Kohji TAKADA, Toyohiko KOBAYASHI, Noboru SHONO