Patents by Inventor Sohta Norikane

Sohta Norikane 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).

  • Shock absorbing structure for vehicle, and attachment structure for the same
    Patent number: 7533927
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a shock absorbing structure for a vehicle that enables a simple and appropriate tuning of a load displacement characteristic, so that a desired amount of collision energy can be absorbed. In the present invention, each of two side walls which is integrally provided with top wall, to which a shock is applied, has a rectangular wave shape corrugated at a plurality of corrugated sections positioned to be opposed to each other in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the shock is applied. In addition, outer flanges are integrally formed on an end section of each of the side walls, and a slit extending in the direction in which the shock is applied is formed on each of the corrugated sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignees: Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaoru Ito, Hiroyasu Miyamoto, Sohta Norikane
  • SHOCK ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE, AND ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20070200375
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a shock absorbing structure for a vehicle that enables a simple and appropriate tuning of a load displacement characteristic, so that a desired amount of collision energy can be absorbed. In the present invention, each of two side walls which is integrally provided with top wall, to which a shock is applied, has a rectangular wave shape corrugated at a plurality of corrugated sections positioned to be opposed to each other in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the shock is applied. In addition, outer flanges are integrally formed on an end section of each of the side walls, and a slit extending in the direction in which the shock is applied is formed on each of the corrugated sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicants: Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaoru Ito, Hiroyasu Miyamoto, Sohta Norikane