Patents by Inventor Sentaro Tasaka

Sentaro Tasaka 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: 10988180
    Abstract: A cab mount for attaching a frame to a body is provided to prevent a forcible movement of the body generated under the influence of vertical vibration of the frame. A first cab mount includes: a collar extending vertically; and an upper mount rubber and a lower mount rubber disposed to face in the upper-lower direction on an outer periphery of the collar. The collar is attached to a body of a vehicle by being inserted into an attachment hole of a ladder frame of the vehicle while a peripheral part of the attachment hole is positioned between the upper mount rubber and the lower mount rubber. The upper mount rubber is spaced apart from the ladder frame in the upper-lower direction by a first predetermined distance while the lower mount rubber is spaced apart from the ladder frame in the upper-lower direction by a second predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asai, Sentaro Tasaka
  • Patent number: 10780921
    Abstract: A vehicle frame structure includes a pair of side rails extending along the length of a vehicle, and outriggers coupled to the side rails, respectively, to protrude further outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the corresponding side rails. The outrigger includes a cab mounting bracket joined to the side rail. The cab mounting bracket includes a rear end side that is inclined inward in the vehicle width direction as it goes rearward. The cab mounting bracket further includes, in the middle of the rear end, a bent portion which is bent to have a convex shape toward the front of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sentaro Tasaka, Masahiro Onoda, Shinya Saito, Shumpei Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190344831
    Abstract: A cab mount for attaching a frame to a body is provided to prevent a forcible movement of the body generated under the influence of vertical vibration of the frame. A first cab mount includes: a collar extending vertically; and an upper mount rubber and a lower mount rubber disposed to face in the upper-lower direction on an outer periphery of the collar. The collar is attached to a body of a vehicle by being inserted into an attachment hole of a ladder frame of the vehicle while a peripheral part of the attachment hole is positioned between the upper mount rubber and the lower mount rubber. The upper mount rubber is spaced apart from the ladder frame in the upper-lower direction by a first predetermined distance while the lower mount rubber is spaced apart from the ladder frame in the upper-lower direction by a second predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya ASAI, Sentaro Tasaka
  • Publication number: 20190308665
    Abstract: A vehicle frame structure includes a pair of side rails extending along the length of a vehicle, and outriggers coupled to the side rails, respectively, to protrude further outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the corresponding side rails. The outrigger includes a cab mounting bracket joined to the side rail. The cab mounting bracket includes a rear end side that is inclined inward in the vehicle width direction as it goes rearward. The cab mounting bracket further includes, in the middle of the rear end, a bent portion which is bent to have a convex shape toward the front of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sentaro Tasaka, Masahiro Onoda, Shinya Saito, Shumpei Yamada