Patents by Inventor Masato Sadano

Masato Sadano 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: 10604016
    Abstract: An interior structure for a vehicle includes: an instrument panel disposed below a front window; an instrument panel reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle at a position below the instrument panel; a head-up display device having a housing structure including a front surface and a lower surface, and configured to project information onto the front window; and a support member mounted in the instrument panel, and configured to fixedly support the head-up display device. The support member includes a front wall facing the front surface of the head-up display device and a lower wall facing the lower surface, a first fixing portion serving as a fixing portion to the instrument panel, and a second fixing portion serving as a fixing portion to the instrument panel reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiteru Yoshimura, Masato Sadano
  • Patent number: 10583739
    Abstract: An interior structure for a vehicle includes an instrument panel disposed below a windshield, an air conditioning duct provided inside the instrument panel, and a head-up display device having a housing structure and mounted to the instrument panel, the head-up display device being configured to project information on the windshield. The head-up display device has a heat dissipating portion on an outer peripheral face of the housing. The air conditioning duct has a facing portion that faces the heat dissipating portion so as to be able to exchange heat with the heat dissipating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiteru Yoshimura, Masato Sadano
  • Publication number: 20190047418
    Abstract: An interior structure for a vehicle includes an instrument panel disposed below a windshield, an air conditioning duct provided inside the instrument panel, and a head-up display device having a housing structure and mounted to the instrument panel, the head-up display device being configured to project information on the windshield. The head-up display device has a heat dissipating portion on an outer peripheral face of the housing. The air conditioning duct has a facing portion that faces the heat dissipating portion so as to be able to exchange heat with the heat dissipating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiteru YOSHIMURA, Masato SADANO
  • Patent number: 10173606
    Abstract: A structure is for attaching an in-vehicle device including a display 20 standing on a dashboard 1 of a vehicle, and a controller 30 placed inside the dashboard 1. The structure includes a connecting bracket 40. The controller 30 is fixed to the dashboard 1. The controller 30 and the display 20 are connected together via the connecting bracket 40. The connecting bracket 40 is attachable to and detachable from the controller 30 and the display 20 independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiteru Yoshimura, Yasuhiro Hidaka, Masaki Matsumoto, Masato Sadano, Masao Tanimoto, Takashi Fukumaru, Keizo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180354366
    Abstract: An interior structure for a vehicle includes: an instrument panel disposed below a front window; an instrument panel reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle at a position below the instrument panel; a head-up display device having a housing structure including a front surface and a lower surface, and configured to project information onto the front window; and a support member mounted in the instrument panel, and configured to fixedly support the head-up display device. The support member includes a front wall facing the front surface of the head-up display device and a lower wall facing the lower surface, a first fixing portion serving as a fixing portion to the instrument panel, and a second fixing portion serving as a fixing portion to the instrument panel reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicants: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiteru YOSHIMURA, Masato SADANO
  • Publication number: 20170282812
    Abstract: A structure is for attaching an in-vehicle device including a display 20 standing on a dashboard 1 of a vehicle, and a controller 30 placed inside the dashboard 1. The structure includes a connecting bracket 40. The controller 30 is fixed to the dashboard 1. The controller 30 and the display 20 are connected together via the connecting bracket 40. The connecting bracket 40 is attachable to and detachable from the controller 30 and the display 20 independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiteru YOSHIMURA, Yasuhiro HIDAKA, Masaki MATSUMOTO, Masato SADANO, Masao TANIMOTO, Takashi FUKUMARU, Keizo TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160121852
    Abstract: A defroster structure for a vehicle includes a duct guiding conditioned air sent out of an air conditioning unit to an outlet. The outlet is provided at a center of an upper surface of an instrument panel in a vehicle width direction along a lower end of a windshield. The duct includes an upstream portion, a downstream portion, and a curved portion curved and connecting the upstream and downstream portions together. An air passage in the duct has a partition dividing the air passage in a vehicle longitudinal direction into central and side air supply passages, which distribute air to a center and right and left sides of the windshield in the vehicle width direction. The partition extends from a point upstream of the curved portion of the duct to the downstream portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, DAIKYONISHIKAWA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiteru YOSHIMURA, Masato SADANO, Masao TANIMOTO
  • Patent number: 7658404
    Abstract: The airbag unit is disposed inside the rear upper face portion of the instrument panel near the difference-in-level portion. The lid portion is configured to open substantially forward around the hinge member without hitting against the difference-in-level portion. Herein, the hinge member is configured such that the lid portion can open beyond the difference-in-level portion to the position where the lid portion is substantially located on the front upper face portion of the instrument panel when the airbag is inflated to its maximum opening state. Accordingly, the proper protection of the passenger seated in the assistant seat can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Sadano, Mitsutoshi Yamanishi
  • Publication number: 20070145728
    Abstract: The airbag unit is disposed inside the rear upper face portion of the instrument panel near the difference-in-level portion. The lid portion is configured to open substantially forward around the hinge member without hitting against the difference-in-level portion. Herein, the hinge member is configured such that the lid portion can open beyond the difference-in-level portion to the position where the lid portion is substantially located on the front upper face portion of the instrument panel when the airbag is inflated to its maximum opening state. Accordingly, the proper protection of the passenger seated in the assistant seat can be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Masato Sadano, Mitsutoshi Yamanishi