Patents by Inventor Minoru Shitamori

Minoru Shitamori 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: 11603139
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle front structure capable of, without breaking a lid provided at a thermal insulating cover, reliably closing a bonnet and the lid even if an attempt is made to close the bonnet prior to closing the lid. In the present invention, a thermal insulating cover 10 including a lid 30 that covers the upper side of an engine in an openable and closable manner is provided below a bonnet 1 that covers the upper side of an engine room in an openable and closable manner; the lid 30 is provided with, in the vehicle front-rear direction, a hinge fulcrum 36 on the same rear end side as a hinge fulcrum 4 of the bonnet 1 and is openable and closable independently of the bonnet 1; and the lid 30 includes locking means 40 that is locked to the bonnet 1 when the lid 30 is open and is released from the locking in conjunction with a closing operation of the bonnet 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumi Okamura, Motoi Aoki, Makoto Shinhama, Minoru Shitamori
  • Publication number: 20210371015
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle front structure capable of, without breaking a lid provided at a thermal insulating cover, reliably closing a bonnet and the lid even if an attempt is made to close the bonnet prior to closing the lid. In the present invention, a thermal insulating cover 10 including a lid 30 that covers the upper side of an engine in an openable and closable manner is provided below a bonnet 1 that covers the upper side of an engine room in an openable and closable manner; the lid 30 is provided with, in the vehicle front-rear direction, a hinge fulcrum 36 on the same rear end side as a hinge fulcrum 4 of the bonnet 1 and is openable and closable independently of the bonnet 1; and the lid 30 includes locking means 40 that is locked to the bonnet 1 when the lid 30 is open and is released from the locking in conjunction with a closing operation of the bonnet 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumi OKAMURA, Motoi AOKI, Makoto SHINHAMA, Minoru SHITAMORI
  • Patent number: 7303042
    Abstract: There are provided an engine disposed between right and left front side frames provided in an engine room, a radiator disposed obliquely such that its upper end is located forward in a disposition space in front of the engine, an air cleaner disposed above the radiator, and an electronic control device disposed in a space above the radiator and below the air cleaner. Accordingly, there can be provided a disposition structure of engine functional components for a vehicle which can properly dispose the electronic control device with respective to the radiator and air cleaner, preventing the temperature of the electronic control device from increasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kanehira, Tsunetoshi Yokokura, Minoru Shitamori, Megumi Toyota
  • Publication number: 20050155806
    Abstract: There are provided an engine disposed between right and left front side flames provided in an engine room, a radiator disposed obliquely such that its upper end is located forward in a disposition space in front of the engine, an air cleaner disposed above the radiator, and an electronic control device disposed in a space above the radiator and below the air cleaner. Accordingly, there can be provided a disposition structure of engine functional components for a vehicle which can properly dispose the electronic control device with respective to the radiator and air cleaner, preventing the temperature of the electronic control device from increasing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kanehira, Tsunetoshi Yokokura, Minoru Shitamori, Megumi Toyota