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).
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Patent number: 10604016Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiteru Yoshimura, Masato Sadano
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Patent number: 10583739Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiteru Yoshimura, Masato Sadano
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Publication number: 20190047418Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiteru YOSHIMURA, Masato SADANO
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Patent number: 10173606Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiteru Yoshimura, Yasuhiro Hidaka, Masaki Matsumoto, Masato Sadano, Masao Tanimoto, Takashi Fukumaru, Keizo Takahashi
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Publication number: 20180354366Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicants: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiteru YOSHIMURA, Masato SADANO
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Publication number: 20170282812Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiteru YOSHIMURA, Yasuhiro HIDAKA, Masaki MATSUMOTO, Masato SADANO, Masao TANIMOTO, Takashi FUKUMARU, Keizo TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20160121852Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, DAIKYONISHIKAWA CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiteru YOSHIMURA, Masato SADANO, Masao TANIMOTO
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Patent number: 7658404Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Masato Sadano, Mitsutoshi Yamanishi
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Publication number: 20070145728Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Masato Sadano, Mitsutoshi Yamanishi