Patents by Inventor Ukyo WATANABE

Ukyo WATANABE 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: 11884326
    Abstract: The vehicle body rear structure includes a floor panel 2, a subframe 3 which is provided below the floor panel 2, an impact absorbing member 4 which is provided behind the subframe 3 and extends in the front-rear direction, and a bracket which detachably attaches the impact absorbing member 4 to a lower surface of the floor panel 2. The front end portion 38 of the impact absorbing member 4 is disposed to be at the same height as the subframe 3 in the vertical direction and is disposed with the spacing S from the subframe 3 in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ukyo Watanabe, Norikazu Matsuura, Shunta Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230311798
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes a floor pan 13, a subframe, an impact absorbing member 4 provided behind the subframe, a bracket 5 for detachably attaching the impact absorbing member 4, and an extension member 6 provided to face a rear end portion 39 of the impact absorbing member 4. The impact absorbing member 4 has a first extending portion 47 along a lower surface 13a of the floor pan 13 and a second extending portion 48 that extends forward with respect to the floor pan 13. The extension member 6 extends above the impact absorbing member 4 in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Masayuki Oguri, Norikazu Matsuura, Ukyo Watanabe, Shunta Suzuki, Yoshinori Gemba, Ren Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11745800
    Abstract: A subframe structure includes: right and left vehicle body side frames; a vehicle body cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between the vehicle body side frames; a load transmission member connecting a portion of each vehicle body side frame that extends longitudinally frontward from a bent portion of the vehicle body side frame and a portion that is located laterally centrally relative to the laterally outer end portions of the vehicle body cross-member; right and left longitudinal members extending along the vehicle body side frames; and a front cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between the longitudinal members. The front cross-member has a first attachment portion attached to each longitudinal member, an extension portion extending in the vehicle width direction from the first attachment portion, and a second attachment portion attached to the load transmission member at a laterally outer end portion of the extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Noguchi, Ukyo Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11667332
    Abstract: A subframe structure includes: a pair of right and left vehicle body side frames disposed at side portions of a vehicle body; a pair of right and left longitudinal members extending along the pair of right and left vehicle body side frames at positions centrally spaced apart in a vehicle width direction for a predetermined distance from the vehicle body side frames; and a rear cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between longitudinally rear portions of the pair of right and left longitudinal members. The rear cross-member has a first attachment portion, an extension portion, and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion is attached to the longitudinal member, the extension portion extends from the first attachment portion in a laterally outward and upward direction, and the second attachment portion is attached to the vehicle body side frame at a laterally outer end portion of the extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Noguchi, Ukyo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220289297
    Abstract: The vehicle body rear structure includes a floor panel 2, a subframe 3 which is provided below the floor panel 2, an impact absorbing member 4 which is provided behind the subframe 3 and extends in the front-rear direction, and a bracket which detachably attaches the impact absorbing member 4 to a lower surface of the floor panel 2. The front end portion 38 of the impact absorbing member 4 is disposed to be at the same height as the subframe 3 in the vertical direction and is disposed with the spacing S from the subframe 3 in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Ukyo Watanabe, Norikazu Matsuura, Shunta Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220048571
    Abstract: A subframe structure includes: right and left vehicle body side frames; a vehicle body cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between the vehicle body side frames; a load transmission member connecting a portion of each vehicle body side frame that extends longitudinally frontward from a bent portion of the vehicle body side frame and a portion that is located laterally centrally relative to the laterally outer end portions of the vehicle body cross-member; right and left longitudinal members extending along the vehicle body side frames; and a front cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between the longitudinal members. The front cross-member has a first attachment portion attached to each longitudinal member, an extension portion extending in the vehicle width direction from the first attachment portion, and a second attachment portion attached to the load transmission member at a laterally outer end portion of the extension portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Satoru NOGUCHI, Ukyo WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11220292
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes: a rear sideframe disposed on either side in a rear of a vehicle body; and a rear subframe disposed under the rear sideframe, wherein a rear end of the rear subframe is disposed at the same position in the longitudinal direction as, or at a position posterior to, a rear end of the rear sideframe. The vehicle rear structure has better performance in transmitting an impact load at a rear impact with a vehicle than ever, to further improve performance in absorbing impact energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ukyo Watanabe, Takashi Yamada, Satoru Noguchi, Takehiko Koshiishi
  • Publication number: 20220001928
    Abstract: A subframe structure includes: a pair of right and left vehicle body side frames disposed at side portions of a vehicle body; a pair of right and left longitudinal members extending along the pair of right and left vehicle body side frames at positions centrally spaced apart in a vehicle width direction for a predetermined distance from the vehicle body side frames; and a rear cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction between longitudinally rear portions of the pair of right and left longitudinal members. The rear cross-member has a first attachment portion, an extension portion, and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion is attached to the longitudinal member, the extension portion extends from the first attachment portion in a laterally outward and upward direction, and the second attachment portion is attached to the vehicle body side frame at a laterally outer end portion of the extension portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Satoru NOGUCHI, Ukyo WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200172167
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes: a rear sideframe disposed on either side in a rear of a vehicle body; and a rear subframe disposed under the rear sideframe, wherein a rear end of the rear subframe is disposed at the same position in the longitudinal direction as, or at a position posterior to, a rear end of the rear sideframe. The vehicle rear structure has better performance in transmitting an impact load at a rear impact with a vehicle than ever, to further improve performance in absorbing impact energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Ukyo WATANABE, Takashi YAMADA, Satoru NOGUCHI, Takehiko KOSHIISHI