Patents by Inventor Ryotaro FUJIKAWA

Ryotaro FUJIKAWA 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: 20240092427
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a battery pack located below the floor panel; an energy absorber extending along a side surface of the battery pack in the front-rear direction and facing the side sill from below; and a cover plate covering a lower surface of the battery pack from below. The energy absorber may include an inner part facing the side surface of the battery pack and an outer part located outside in a left-right direction of the vehicle with respect to the inner part. An end of the cover plate in the left-right direction may be fixed to a lower surface of the inner part of the energy absorber with a plurality of fasteners. A lower surface of the outer part may protrude downward relative to the lower surface of the inner part and is located lower than lower ends of the plurality of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro NAKAMURA, Daisuke SUEWAKA, Satoshi IKEDA, Ryotaro FUJIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11577663
    Abstract: An electric vehicle may include a body, a bracket fixed in a rear potion of the body, a low-voltage component supported by the bracket and a high-voltage component located frontward of the low-voltage component. The bracket may include a front end fixed to the body at a position frontward of the low-voltage component, a rear end fixed to the body at a position rearward of the low-voltage component and at least one bend located between the front end and the rear end and each having an upwardly protruding shape. The at least one bend may include one or both of a first bend located frontward of the low-voltage component and a second bend located rearward of the low-voltage component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Itoh, Ryotaro Fujikawa, Iwao Furukawa, Tomohiro Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11535183
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a body including a rear surface defining an opening, a door configured to open and close the opening, and a rear bumper reinforcement fixed to a portion of the body located below the opening via a crash box. The body may include a lower back reinforcement extending in a vehicle widthwise direction along a lower edge of the opening and at least a part of the lower back reinforcement may be located directly above the rear bumper reinforcement in a vehicle height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Itoh, Ryotaro Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20210331571
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure may include: a first electrical device disposed in a rear portion of the vehicle; and a second electrical device disposed behind the first electrical device, the second electrical device having an operating voltage lower than an operating voltage of the first electrical device. The second electrical device may be inclined such that a front end of the second electrical device is positioned higher than a rear end of the second electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Keisuke ITOH, Ryotaro FUJIKAWA, Iwao FURUKAWA, Tomohiro MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210316683
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a body including a rear surface defining an opening, a door configured to open and close the opening, and a rear bumper reinforcement fixed to a portion of the body located below the opening via a crash box. The body may include a lower back reinforcement extending in a vehicle widthwise direction along a lower edge of the opening and at least a part of the lower back reinforcement may be located directly above the rear bumper reinforcement in a vehicle height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Keisuke ITOH, Ryotaro FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210300260
    Abstract: An electric vehicle may include a body, a bracket fixed in a rear potion of the body, a low-voltage component supported by the bracket and a high-voltage component located frontward of the low-voltage component. The bracket may include a front end fixed to the body at a position frontward of the low-voltage component, a rear end fixed to the body at a position rearward of the low-voltage component and at least one bend located between the front end and the rear end and each having an upwardly protruding shape. The at least one bend may include one or both of a first bend located frontward of the low-voltage component and a second bend located rearward of the low-voltage component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Keisuke ITOH, Ryotaro FUJIKAWA, Iwao FURUKAWA, Tomohiro MATSUMOTO