Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Kumazawa

Yasuyuki Kumazawa 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: 10780776
    Abstract: A vehicle understructure includes a hydrogen tank that is disposed along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle. At least an upper portion of the hydrogen tank is enclosed in a floor tunnel. The hydrogen tank includes dome portions that are disposed at both ends of a cylindrical center body portion of the tank, and at least one valve portion that protrudes from at least one of the dome portions. The vehicle understructure also includes a brace that extends along a transverse axis of the vehicle and is secured to transversely outer side portions of the floor tunnel. The brace is at least partially overlapped with at least one of the dome portions when viewed from the front or rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuhei Banno, Yasuyuki Kumazawa
  • Publication number: 20190291573
    Abstract: A vehicle understructure includes a hydrogen tank that is disposed along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle. At least an upper portion of the hydrogen tank is enclosed in a floor tunnel. The hydrogen tank includes dome portions that are disposed at both ends of a cylindrical center body portion of the tank, and at least one valve portion that protrudes from at least one of the dome portions. The vehicle understructure also includes a brace that extends along a transverse axis of the vehicle and is secured to transversely outer side portions of the floor tunnel. The brace is at least partially overlapped with at least one of the dome portions when viewed from the front or rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuhei BANNO, Yasuyuki KUMAZAWA
  • Patent number: 10106196
    Abstract: A vehicle rear section structure includes: left and right rear side members disposed along a front-rear direction at width direction sides of a rear floor pan; a rear suspension member extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and attached to front portions of left and right rear side members; a load bearing section projecting upwardly from the rear suspension member; left and right reinforcement members extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and disposed at a vehicle width direction inner side of rear portions of the left and right rear side members and at a vehicle rear side of the rear suspension member, a rear end portion of the reinforcement member partially overlapping a rear bumper reinforcement in a vehicle front-rear direction view; and a rear cross member linking the left and right rear side members together and partially overlapping the load bearing section in the vehicle front-rear direction view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kato, Yuji Nakane, Yasuyuki Kumazawa, Masatoshi Hata, Osamu Shimasaki, Takaaki Onodera, Shohei Hashiguchi, Hiroshi Amano
  • Publication number: 20180105210
    Abstract: A vehicle rear section structure includes: left and right rear side members disposed along a front-rear direction at width direction sides of a rear floor pan; a rear suspension member extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and attached to front portions of left and right rear side members; a load bearing section projecting upwardly from the rear suspension member; left and right reinforcement members extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and disposed at a vehicle width direction inner side of rear portions of the left and right rear side members and at a vehicle rear side of the rear suspension member, a rear end portion of the reinforcement member partially overlapping a rear bumper reinforcement in a vehicle front-rear direction view; and a rear cross member linking the left and right rear side members together and partially overlapping the load bearing section in the vehicle front-rear direction view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kato, Yuji Nakane, Yasuyuki Kumazawa, Masatoshi Hata, Osamu Shimasaki, Takaaki Onodera, Shohei Hashiguchi, Hiroshi Amano
  • Patent number: 9862420
    Abstract: A vehicle rear section structure includes: left and right rear side members disposed along a front-rear direction at both width direction sides of a rear floor pan; a rear suspension member that includes left and right side sections disposed along the front-rear direction, both front-rear end portions thereof being attached to respective front portions of the rear side members; and left and right reinforcement members extending along the front-rear direction, and being disposed at a width direction inner side of rear portions of the side members and at a rear side of the rear suspension member, each including a straight ridgeline section extending along the front-rear direction from a front end portion across to a rear end portion of the reinforcement member, at least part of the respective front end portion of the reinforcement member overlapping the respective side section of the rear suspension member in a front-rear direction view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kato, Yuji Nakane, Yasuyuki Kumazawa, Masatoshi Hata, Osamu Shimasaki, Takaaki Onodera, Shohei Hashiguchi, Hiroshi Amano
  • Publication number: 20170183037
    Abstract: A vehicle rear section structure includes: left and right rear side members disposed along a front-rear direction at both width direction sides of a rear floor pan; a rear suspension member that includes left and right side sections disposed along the front-rear direction, both front-rear end portions thereof being attached to respective front portions of the rear side members; and left and right reinforcement members extending along the front-rear direction, and being disposed at a width direction inner side of rear portions of the side members and at a rear side of the rear suspension member, each including a straight ridgeline section extending along the front-rear direction from a front end portion across to a rear end portion of the reinforcement member, at least part of the respective front end portion of the reinforcement member overlapping the respective side section of the rear suspension member in a front-rear direction view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kato, Yuji Nakane, Yasuyuki Kumazawa, Masatoshi Hata, Osamu Shimasaki, Takaaki Onodera, Shohei Hashiguchi, Hiroshi Amano