Patents by Inventor Shumpei Yamada

Shumpei Yamada 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).

  • Vehicle frame structure
    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
  • VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE
    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