Patents by Inventor Shingo Kunihiro
Shingo Kunihiro 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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Publication number: 20160318394Abstract: A pressing face of an acceleration pedal, which is formed to slant such that a front portion thereof is positioned at a higher level than a rear portion thereof, is located in front of a pressing face of a brake pedal, which is formed to slant such that a front portion thereof is positioned at a higher level than a rear portion thereof. A slant angle of the pressing face of the acceleration pedal relative to a horizontal face is different from a slant angle of the pressing face of the brake pedal relative to the horizontal face in a side view. Accordingly, a lower structure of a driver's compartment which can improve the operation of the acceleration and brake pedals can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tomonori OHTSUBO, Hiroki UEMURA, Yoji YATSUSHIRO, Asami IWAMOTO, Shingo KUNIHIRO, Masayoshi HORIUE
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Patent number: 8444203Abstract: A driving position adjusting apparatus for a vehicle comprises a driver's seat provided on a floor panel of a vehicle compartment, an operational pedal, such as an accelerator pedal, which is operated by a driver seated in the driver's seat, an incline-face portion which is provided on the floor panel, on which a heel of the driver operating the operational pedal is placed, the incline-face portion having an upper face which is inclined so that a front portion thereof is located at a higher position than a rear portion thereof, and a heel-placement height adjusting device which adjusts a height position of the driver's heel placed on the incline-face portion at least by moving up or down the incline-face portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Tomonori Ohtsubo, Toshihiko Tomita, Isao Hirashima, Shingo Kunihiro, Asami Iwamoto, Hirotake Matsuki
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Publication number: 20120234128Abstract: A pressing face of an acceleration pedal, which is formed to slant such that a front portion thereof is positioned at a higher level than a rear portion thereof, is located in front of a pressing face of a brake pedal, which is formed to slant such that a front portion thereof is positioned at a higher level than a rear portion thereof. A slant angle of the pressing face of the acceleration pedal relative to a horizontal face is different from a slant angle of the pressing face of the brake pedal relative to the horizontal face in a side view. Accordingly, a lower structure of a driver's compartment which can improve the operation of the acceleration and brake pedals can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tomonori OHTSUBO, Hiroki UEMURA, Yoji YATSUSHIRO, Asami IWAMOTO, Shingo KUNIHIRO, Masayoshi HORIUE
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Publication number: 20110233967Abstract: In a vehicle in which a driver's seat is provided on a floor panel and an operational pedal, such as a brake pedal, is provided in front of the driver's seat, a slant floor portion is provided in an area of the floor panel where a heel of a driver pressing the operational pedal is placed. This slant floor portion slants with a specified slant degree in such a manner that its front portion is positioned at a higher level than its rear portion. An interference avoidance portion which is comprised of a horizontal face portion is provided in front of the slant floor portion. This interference avoidance portion has a slant degree which is smaller than the specified slant degree of the slant floor portion so as to avoid interference with the heel of the driver's foot.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tomonori OHTSUBO, Shingo KUNIHIRO, Asami IWAMOTO, Kohji OHTA, Yoji YATSUSHIRO, Masayoshi HORIUE, Hiroki UEMURA
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Publication number: 20110068608Abstract: A driving position adjusting apparatus for a vehicle comprises a driver's seat provided on a floor panel of a vehicle compartment, an operational pedal, such as an accelerator pedal, which is operated by a driver seated in the driver's seat, an incline-face portion which is provided on the floor panel, on which a heel of the driver operating the operational pedal is placed, the incline-face portion having an upper face which is inclined so that a front portion thereof is located at a higher position than a rear portion thereof, and a heel-placement height adjusting device which adjusts a height position of the driver's heel placed on the incline-face portion at least by moving up or down the incline-face portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tomonori OHTSUBO, Toshihiko TOMITA, Isao HIRASHIMA, Shingo KUNIHIRO, Asami IWAMOTO, Hirotake MATSUKI
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Patent number: 7857372Abstract: A tonneau cover apparatus for an automobile including a baggage compartment, a baggage compartment opening, and a gate which covers the baggage compartment opening to be openable is provided. The tonneau cover apparatus includes a cover member extending from a position spaced apart from the baggage compartment opening toward the baggage compartment opening to cover the baggage compartment, and a guide portion which is formed at a portion of the baggage compartment opening to be covered by the gate and guides vertical movement of the cover distal end of the cover member.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Madza Motor CorporationInventors: Yoshio Fukushima, Shingo Kunihiro, Masatoshi Takayama, Yoji Yatsushiro, Kenji Nonaka
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Publication number: 20090243321Abstract: A tonneau cover apparatus for an automobile including a baggage compartment, a baggage compartment opening, and a gate which covers the baggage compartment opening to be openable is provided. The tonneau cover apparatus includes a cover member extending from a position spaced apart from the baggage compartment opening toward the baggage compartment opening to cover the baggage compartment, and a guide portion which is formed at a portion of the baggage compartment opening to be covered by the gate and guides vertical movement of the cover distal end of the cover member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshio Fukushima, Shingo Kunihiro, Masatoshi Takayama, Yoji Yatsushiro, Kenji Nonaka
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Patent number: 7393047Abstract: Disclosed is an automobile roof structure, which comprises a pair of right and left roof side rails 1, a transparent roof panel 4 attached to cover a space between the roof side rails 1, a sun shade 5 disposed slidably along a bottom surface of the transparent roof panel 4, and a shade support member 6 for supporting the sun shade 5 in a slidingly movable manner. Each of the roof side rails 1 includes a rail outer panel 7 and a rail inner panel 8 formed, respectively, with roof flanges 14, 15 which are oriented to protrude in a laterally inward direction of an automobile body and joined together. The roof flanges 14, 15, a lateral peripheral portion of the transparent roof panel 4, and the shade support member 6, are disposed within a given positioning zone where they overlap each other in top plan view.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Yasunari Hirotani, Katsumi Sakane, Shingo Kunihiro, Kazuhiro Tanaka, Asami Iwamoto, Masaki Nakaura
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Publication number: 20060290167Abstract: A structure of an armrest protruding and extending toward a passenger from an inside wall of a vehicle compartment, comprises a trim body portion covering the inside wall, an armrest face portion extending in a substantially horizontal direction from the trim body portion toward an inside, and a support face portion extending continuously from the armrest face portion downward. There is provided a weak portion (deformation promoting portion) between the trim body portion and the armrest face portion to promote deformation with respect to a lateral load. Further, there is provided a garnish covering the weak portion from the vehicle compartment. Accordingly, both sufficient resistance of the armrest in use for the load applied in the vertical direction and proper impact-absorption function of the armrest during the vehicle side collision can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunari Hirotani, Shingo Kunihiro, Keiji Sekimoto
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Publication number: 20060255627Abstract: Disclosed is an automobile roof structure, which comprises a pair of right and left roof side rails 1, a transparent roof panel 4 attached to cover a space between the roof side rails 1, a sun shade 5 disposed slidably along a bottom surface of the transparent roof panel 4, and a shade support member 6 for supporting the sun shade 5 in a slidingly movable manner. Each of the roof side rails 1 includes a rail outer panel 7 and a rail inner panel 8 formed, respectively, with roof flanges 14, 15 which are oriented to protrude in a laterally inward direction of an automobile body and joined together. The roof flanges 14, 15, a lateral peripheral portion of the transparent roof panel 4, and the shade support member 6, are disposed within a given positioning zone where they overlap each other in top plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunari Hirotani, Katsumi Sakane, Shingo Kunihiro, Kazuhiro Tanaka, Asami Iwamoto, Masaki Nakaura
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Patent number: 7131347Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2005Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara
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Patent number: 7121611Abstract: A structure of an armrest protruding and extending toward a passenger from an inside wall of a vehicle compartment, comprises a trim body portion covering the inside wall, an armrest face portion extending in a substantially horizontal direction from the trim body portion toward an inside, and a support face portion extending continuously from the armrest face portion downward. There is provided a weak portion (deformation promoting portion) between the trim body portion and the armrest face portion to promote deformation with respect to a lateral load. Further, there is provided a garnish covering the weak portion from the vehicle compartment. Accordingly, both sufficient resistance of the armrest in use for the load applied in the vertical direction and proper impact-absorption function of the armrest during the vehicle side collision can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Yasunari Hirotani, Shingo Kunihiro, Keiji Sekimoto
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Publication number: 20050284248Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2005Publication date: December 29, 2005Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara
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Patent number: 6948399Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2002Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20050023861Abstract: A structure of an armrest protruding and extending toward a passenger from an inside wall of a vehicle compartment, comprises a trim body portion covering the inside wall, an armrest face portion extending in a substantially horizontal direction from the trim body portion toward an inside, and a support face portion extending continuously from the armrest face portion downward. There is provided a weak portion (deformation promoting portion) between the trim body portion and the armrest face portion to promote deformation with respect to a lateral load. Further, there is provided a garnish covering the weak portion from the vehicle compartment. Accordingly, both sufficient resistance of the armrest in use for the load applied in the vertical direction and proper impact-absorption function of the armrest during the vehicle side collision can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunari Hirotani, Shingo Kunihiro, Keiji Sekimoto
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Publication number: 20030101840Abstract: A manual gearshift device for an automotive automatic transmission operative in an automatic shift mode in which a gear ratio is automatically varied according to driving conditions and a manual mode in which a gear ratio is manually changed is disclosed. The manual gear shift device, that is installed to spokes of a steering wheel extending in substantially diametrically opposite horizontal directions, comprises a first gearshift switch which is installed to one of the spokes at an obverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal and a second gearshift switch, desirably different in shape and operative direction from the first gearshift switch, which is installed to one of the spokes at a reverse side of the steering wheel and provides a shift-up command signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Ohtsubo, Yasuyuki Inai, Kouji Furukawa, Akira Nakayama, Shingo Kunihiro, Akiko Ogasawara