Patents by Inventor Yasuhisa Egawa

Yasuhisa Egawa 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: 11820211
    Abstract: A door beam structure includes a door beam attached to a side door so as to extend along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle. The door beam has a curved shape extending outwardly along a transverse axis of the vehicle and is spaced apart from a door skin in an inward direction along the transverse axis as the door beam extends to opposite end portions, along the longitudinal axis, of the door beam. The door beam includes a first end portion located in a frontward direction along the longitudinal axis, the first end portion being opposite to a center pillar. The first end portion is provided with a crush box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Fujimura, Yasuhisa Egawa, Yumi Saito
  • Publication number: 20230302883
    Abstract: A door structure for a vehicle is provided. A door beam includes an arch-shaped beam body in which a center in a longitudinal direction bulges more outward in a vehicle width direction than a front end part and a rear end part attached to an inner panel, and a bracket interposed between the front end part of the beam body and the inner panel. A rigidity of the bracket is lower than a rigidity of the beam body. At least a portion of the inner panel to which the rear end part of the beam body is attached is opposed to a member on a vehicle body side located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, with a gap in the vehicle width direction being present therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa EGAWA, Yoshihiro Fujimura, Atsushi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20230302882
    Abstract: An inner panel of a door body includes an inner wall extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body on an inner side in a vehicle width direction, a connection wall extending toward an outer side in the vehicle width direction from the inner wall, and an outer wall extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body from an outer end of the connection wall in the vehicle width direction and joined to an outer panel. A door beam includes an arch-shaped beam body and a stay located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to an end of the beam body in a longitudinal direction. The rear end of the beam body is fixed to the inner wall. The stay has a front end fixed to the beam body and a rear end fixed to the outer wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa EGAWA, Yoshihiro Fujimura, Atsushi Hasegawa, Ryota Taniwaki
  • Patent number: 11697329
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure includes: a horizontal beam arranged inside a door of a vehicle to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a vertical beam arranged inside the door to extend in a vehicle up-down direction, wherein a vehicle front-side end and a vehicle rear-side end of the horizontal beam are each fixed to a door frame, and the vertical beam is fixed in a cantilever fashion to an intermediate portion of the horizontal beam in an axial direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Fujimura, Yasuhisa Egawa, Takuro Nishida, Yumi Saito
  • Publication number: 20220314756
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure includes: a horizontal beam arranged inside a door of a vehicle to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a vertical beam arranged inside the door to extend in a vehicle up-down direction, wherein a vehicle front-side end and a vehicle rear-side end of the horizontal beam are each fixed to a door frame, and the vertical beam is fixed in a cantilever fashion to an intermediate portion of the horizontal beam in an axial direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi HASEGAWA, Yoshihiro FUJIMURA, Yasuhisa EGAWA, Takuro NISHIDA, Yumi Saito
  • Publication number: 20220314755
    Abstract: A door beam structure includes a door beam attached to a side door so as to extend along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle. The door beam has a curved shape extending outwardly along a transverse axis of the vehicle and is spaced apart from a door skin in an inward direction along the transverse axis as the door beam extends to opposite end portions, along the longitudinal axis, of the door beam. The door beam includes a first end portion located in a frontward direction along the longitudinal axis, the first end portion being opposite to a center pillar. The first end portion is provided with a crush box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi HASEGAWA, Yoshihiro FUJIMURA, Yasuhisa EGAWA, Yumi Saito
  • Patent number: 8585133
    Abstract: An automobile vehicle compartment includes an octagonal frame having side sills that extend in the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction, a dashboard lower cross member and middle cross member that extend in the vehicle width direction, and four inclined members, and it is therefore possible to ensure that there is sufficient rigidity both for a collision load from the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction and from the side of the vehicle body, thereby minimizing deformation of the vehicle compartment. Furthermore, since front side frames and a front bumper beam form a U-shaped frame that curves in a U-shape toward the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction in front of the vehicle compartment, it is possible by crushing of the high rigidity U-shaped frame to absorb effectively a collision load from the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction, including an offset collision, thereby preventing more effectively deformation of the vehicle compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Yasuhara, Yasuhisa Egawa, Ken Yasui
  • Patent number: 8128154
    Abstract: A vehicle floor structure including: a floor tunnel frame arranged along a center in a vehicle width direction and extending in a vehicle length direction; side sills arranged on the right and left sides of a vehicle body and extending in the length direction; lateral frame members connecting the tunnel frame with the side sills; floor panels bridged between the tunnel frame and the side sills; obliquely extending portions provided on at least one of the lateral frame members and extending so as to be inclined to the length direction in a planar view, connecting respectively with the side sills; and concentric arc-shaped beads provided in the respective panels, with centers respectively at intersections of the side sills and the obliquely extending portions, wherein at least one of the beads has one end extending orthogonal to the side sill and the other end extending orthogonal to the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Egawa, Shigeto Yasuhara
  • Patent number: 8007031
    Abstract: A rear structure of a vehicle body, where a spare tire pan is supported by rear frames extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, includes a plurality of arc-shaped beads that is continued in a circular arc shape and formed on the spare tire pan. The plurality of arc-shaped beads is disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other, and formed in a concave shape at substantially the same pitch toward the rear side of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Yasuhara, Yasuhisa Egawa, Yuji Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7758108
    Abstract: A vehicle rear portion structure including: a pair of rear frames that extend substantially in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a rear cross member that extends in a vehicle width direction and that connects both of the two rear frames; a pair of rear wheel houses that are provided with damper supporting portions; a parcel frame that extends along the vehicle width direction above the rear wheel houses; and a pair of reinforcing frames that connect both end portions of the rear cross member and both end portions of the parcel frame, wherein the reinforcing frames are placed along a side wall of respective the rear wheel houses, the side wall being adjacent to respective the damper supporting portions, and a toroidal skeleton frame is formed with the parcel frame, the reinforcing frames, and the rear cross member so as to follow a plurality of rear suspension mounting points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Egawa, Shigeto Yasuhara, Yuji Matsuura, Tomohiko Okano
  • Publication number: 20100171340
    Abstract: An automobile vehicle compartment includes an octagonal frame having side sills that extend in the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction, a dashboard lower cross member and middle cross member that extend in the vehicle width direction, and four inclined members, and it is therefore possible to ensure that there is sufficient rigidity both for a collision load from the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction and from the side of the vehicle body, thereby minimizing deformation of the vehicle compartment. Furthermore, since front side frames and a front bumper beam form a U-shaped frame that curves in a U-shape toward the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction in front of the vehicle compartment, it is possible by crushing of the high rigidity U-shaped frame to absorb effectively a collision load from the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction, including an offset collision, thereby preventing more effectively deformation of the vehicle compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeto Yasuhara, Yasuhisa Egawa, Ken Yasui
  • Publication number: 20100066125
    Abstract: A vehicle floor structure including: a floor tunnel frame arranged along a center in a vehicle width direction and extending in a vehicle length direction; side sills arranged on the right and left sides of a vehicle body and extending in the length direction; lateral frame members connecting the tunnel frame with the side sills; floor panels bridged between the tunnel frame and the side sills; obliquely extending portions provided on at least one of the lateral frame members and extending so as to be inclined to the length direction in a planar view, connecting respectively with the side sills; and concentric arc-shaped beads provided in the respective panels, with centers respectively at intersections of the side sills and the obliquely extending portions, wherein at least one of the beads has one end extending orthogonal to the side sill and the other end extending orthogonal to the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Egawa, Shigeto Yasuhara
  • Publication number: 20100060040
    Abstract: A rear structure of a vehicle body, where a spare tire pan is supported by rear frames extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, includes a plurality of arc-shaped beads that is continued in a circular arc shape and formed on the spare tire pan. The plurality of arc-shaped beads is disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other, and formed in a concave shape at substantially the same pitch toward the rear side of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Shigeto Yasuhara, Yasuhisa Egawa, Yuji Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7641236
    Abstract: A high-rigidity, light-weight bottom structure for a vehicle body is disclosed. The structure comprises a rectangular framework and an X-shaped frame member positioned inside the rectangular framework. The framework in the vicinity of an area where front wheels or rear wheels are provided is formed by a triangular frame part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Yasuhara, Yasuhisa Egawa, Toshiaki Sato
  • Patent number: 7637561
    Abstract: In a floor panel in a vehicle, a plurality of beads, each having an arc form, are coaxially arranged on the floor panel; the center of the coaxially-arranged beads is positioned on either of side sills provided on the right and left sides of the vehicle; and each of the beads has an inclined surface, and the inclination angle of the surface with respect to the horizontal position is gradually decreased in a direction from the inner side to the outer side along the width of the vehicle. Typically, each of the beads protrudes upward, and has an inclined rear wall, and the inclination angle of the rear wall with respect to the horizontal position is gradually decreased in the direction from the inner side to the outer side along the width of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Egawa, Shigeto Yasuhara
  • Patent number: 7597386
    Abstract: In a floor panel in a vehicle, a plurality of beads are arranged in parallel on the floor panel; a joint part for connecting adjacent two of the beads is provided so as to form a coplanar surface over the two beads; a positioning hole, which is used for positioning the floor panel during assembly, is provided in the joint part; and a burr, which protrudes toward the inside of the beads, is formed at the inner periphery of the positioning hole. Preferably, the length of the joint part along the length of the two beads is determined so as to secure the width length of each of the two beads on both sides of the positioning hole. Typically, a plurality of the positioning holes is provided so as to be dispersed in the front-to-back direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Egawa, Shigeto Yasuhara
  • Patent number: 7540559
    Abstract: A rear structure of a vehicle body including: an arc-shaped frame which is fixed at a middle portion along an extending direction thereof to a rear panel, and has first reinforcing portions in which both ends along the extending direction, which extend along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and which have cross sections opening toward corresponding rear frames; and a pair of rear frames fixed at a rear end thereof to the rear panel, fixed at a front end thereof to corresponding side sill, and has a second reinforcing portion which extends along the longitudinal direction and which has a cross section opening toward the corresponding first reinforcing portion, wherein the first reinforcing portions and the corresponding second reinforcing portions are fixed to each other interposing side flanges of a spare tire pan therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Egawa, Shigeto Yasuhara, Yuji Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7527326
    Abstract: A vehicle floor structure including a floor panel which includes: a plurality of arc beads which are provided on a surface of the floor panel so as to be arranged in parallel with each other and to extend from a side sill inner toward a middle cross member while being bent; and a bracket which is provided in the vicinity of the side sill inner for fixing an auto part, wherein: at least one of the beads in the vicinity of the side sill inner is diverged and connected to the beads at a farther side with respect to the side sill inner; the bracket is fixed so as to cover the bead in the vicinity of the side sill inner; and a farther end portion of the bracket with respect to the side sill inner is fixed so as to straddle the diverged beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Egawa, Shigeto Yasuhara
  • Patent number: 7469959
    Abstract: A rear vehicle body structure including a left-right pair of first rear frame, a second rear frame arcuate in plan view which is connected to the rear ends of the first rear frames, a rear bumper beam with a front surface of a central portion thereof connected to a rear surface of the second rear frame, a left-right pair of fender beams with one-side end portions thereof connected respectively to both end portions of the rear bumper beam, and a left-right pair of rearmost portion pillars connected to the other end portions of the fender frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Egawa, Shigeto Yasuhara
  • Publication number: 20080277970
    Abstract: A vehicle rear portion structure including: a pair of rear frames that extend substantially in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a rear cross member that extends in a vehicle width direction and that connects both of the two rear frames; a pair of rear wheel houses that are provided with damper supporting portions; a parcel frame that extends along the vehicle width direction above the rear wheel houses; and a pair of reinforcing frames that connect both end portions of the rear cross member and both end portions of the parcel frame, wherein the reinforcing frames are placed along a side wall of respective the rear wheel houses, the side wall being adjacent to respective the damper supporting portions, and a toroidal skeleton frame is formed with the parcel frame, the reinforcing frames, and the rear cross member so as to follow a plurality of rear suspension mounting points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Egawa, Shigeto Yasuhara, Yuji Matsuura, Tomohiko Okano