Patents by Inventor Chihiro Wada

Chihiro Wada 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 rear structure
    Patent number: 10745061
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes a rocker outer panel, a wheel house outer panel, a rocker outer extension that forms a closed section together with the wheel house outer panel, and a bulk disposed between the wheel house outer panel and the rocker outer extension. The bulk includes a first plate portion, a flange portion provided in an inner end portion of the first plate portion in a vehicle width direction, and a flange portion provided in an outer end portion of the first plate portion in the vehicle width direction. The flange portion on the inner side in the vehicle width direction is joined to the wheel house outer panel, and the flange portion on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is joined to the rocker outer extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Chihiro Wada
  • VEHICLE REAR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190168815
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes a rocker outer panel, a wheel house outer panel, a rocker outer extension that forms a closed section together with the wheel house outer panel, and a bulk disposed between the wheel house outer panel and the rocker outer extension. The bulk includes a first plate portion, a flange portion provided in an inner end portion of the first plate portion in a vehicle width direction, and a flange portion provided in an outer end portion of the first plate portion in the vehicle width direction. The flange portion on the inner side in the vehicle width direction is joined to the wheel house outer panel, and the flange portion on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is joined to the rocker outer extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Chihiro Wada