Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Ichimura
Nobuhiro Ichimura 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: 10882560Abstract: A vehicle-body lower structure includes: a side sill; and a cross member, wherein the side sill includes a side sill outer and a side sill inner, a bulk having a shape corresponding to the cross member is provided on the opposite side of the side sill inner from the cross member in a closed-section space formed by the side sill outer and the side sill inner, and the bulk includes a front wall portion, a rear wall portion placed behind the front wall portion in the vehicle-body front-rear direction, and a connecting wall portion connecting the front wall portion and the rear wall portion, the front wall portion and the connecting wall portion forming a first edge line extending in the vehicle width direction, and the rear wall portion and the connecting wall, portion forming a second edge line extending in the vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukihiro Onishi, Nobuhiro Ichimura, Mikio Nakashima
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Publication number: 20190276086Abstract: A vehicle-body lower structure includes: a side sill; and a cross member, wherein the side sill includes a side sill outer and a side sill inner, a bulk having a shape corresponding to the cross member is provided on the opposite side of the side sill inner from the cross member in a closed-section space formed by the side sill outer and the side sill inner, and the bulk includes a front wall portion, a rear wall portion placed behind the front wall portion in the vehicle-body front-rear direction, and a connecting wall portion connecting the front wall portion and the rear wall portion, the front wall portion and the connecting wall portion forming a first edge line extending in the vehicle width direction, and the rear wall portion and the connecting wall, portion forming a second edge line extending in the vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukihiro Onishi, Nobuhiro Ichimura, Mikio Nakashima
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Patent number: 8801511Abstract: An air-conditioning duct for vehicles with one duct mutually connected and fixed to the other duct is provided. One duct is formed by incorporating a first unit duct with a flange formed around an opening periphery thereof and a second unit duct with a flange formed around an opening periphery thereof in parallel. The other duct is formed by incorporating a third unit duct with a flange formed around an opening periphery thereof and a fourth unit duct with a flange formed around an opening periphery thereof in parallel. The flange formed on the boundary side of the second unit duct are fixed with one over another, and the flange formed on the boundary side of the third unit duct and the flange formed on the boundary side of the fourth unit duct are fixed with one over another.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: Kyoraku Co., Ltd., Inoac Corporation, Toyota Shati Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoto Tani, Hidetoshi Matsumoto, Hayato Kamigashima, Nobuhiro Ichimura
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Patent number: 8449359Abstract: A structure for connecting an air-conditioning duct to an air-conditioning unit; the air-conditioning unit 1 having a first air supply outlet 11 and a second air supply outlet 12 adjacent with each other, the air-conditioning duct having a first air passage and a second air passage adjacent with each other, wherein the first air supply outlet 11 and the second air supply outlet 12 include a U-shaped auxiliary wall 2 having a notched part K at one side therearound, a supply outlet boundary wall 130 separating the first air supply outlet 11 and the second air supply outlet 12, and a duct side step part Z is formed between an opening rim of a first duct 31 and an opening rim of a second duct 32, the duct side step part Z is contacted with is contacted with the supply outlet boundary wall 130 to install the air-conditioning duct 2 to the air-conditioning unit 1.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignees: Kyoraku Co., Ltd., Toyota Shatai Kabusiki KaishaInventors: Naoto Tani, Kouji Yamashita, Hayato Kamigashima, Nobuhiro Ichimura
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Patent number: 8425285Abstract: A duct installation structure in which an air conditioning duct for sending warm air or cold air into a vehicle interior of an automobile is attached to a vehicle interior structure member and an outlet grill is attached to an outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct. A grill fixing portion to which the outlet grill is to be fixed is integrally molded with a duct main body portion at the outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct. The outlet grill is directly fixed to the grill fixing portion. The outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct including, at one point near its center in a width direction, a fastening fixing portion that is fastened and fixed to the vehicle interior structure member and including, at its opposite ends in the width direction, a pair of contact portions for coming in contact with the vehicle interior structure member.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2008Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignees: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, Inoac CorporationInventors: Hayato Kamigashima, Takahiro Mizuno, Nobuhiro Ichimura, Hidetoshi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20100062703Abstract: A duct installation structure in which an air conditioning duct for sending warm air or cold air into a vehicle interior of an automobile is attached to a vehicle interior structure member and an outlet grill is attached to an outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct. A grill fixing portion to which the outlet grill is to be fixed is integrally molded with a duct main body portion at the outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct. The outlet grill is directly fixed to the grill fixing portion. The outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct including, at one point near its center in a width direction, a fastening fixing portion that is fastened and fixed to the vehicle interior structure member and including, at its opposite ends in the width direction, a pair of contact portions for coming in contact with the vehicle interior structure member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicants: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, INOAC CORPORATIONInventors: Hayato Kamigashima, Takahiro Mizuno, Nobuhiro Ichimura, Hidetoshi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20090042506Abstract: A structure for connecting an air-conditioning duct to an air-conditioning unit; the air-conditioning unit 1 having a first air supply outlet and a second air supply outlet 12 adjacent with each other, the air-conditioning duct having a first air passage and a second air passage adjacent with each other, wherein the first air supply outlet 11 and the second air supply outlet 12 include a U-shaped auxiliary wall 2 having a notched part K at one side therearound, a supply outlet boundary wall 130 separating the first air supply outlet 11 and the second air supply outlet 12, and a duct side step part Z is formed between an opening rim of a first duct 31 and an opening rim of a second duct 32, the duct side step part Z is contacted with is contacted with the supply outlet boundary wall 130 to install the air-conditioning duct 2 to the air-conditioning unit 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventors: Naoto Tani, Kouji Yamashita, Hayato Kamigashima, Nobuhiro Ichimura
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Publication number: 20090042503Abstract: An air-conditioning duct for vehicles with one duct mutually connected and fixed to other duct, wherein one duct is formed by incorporating a first unit duct with a flange formed around an opening periphery thereof and a second unit duct with a flange formed around an opening periphery thereof in parallel, other duct is formed by incorporating a third unit duct with a flange formed around an opening periphery thereof and a fourth unit duct with a flange formed around an opening periphery thereof in parallel, the flange formed on the a boundary side of the first unit duct and the flange formed on the boundary side of the second unit duct are fixed with one over another, and the flange formed on the boundary side of the third unit duct and the flange formed on the boundary side of the fourth unit duct are fixed with one over another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventors: Naoto Tani, Hidetoshi Matsumoto, Hayato Kamigashima, Nobuhiro Ichimura