Patents by Inventor Chikara SANO

Chikara SANO 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: 9849917
    Abstract: This cowl top cover has a cover body section and a vertical wall section which extends vertically from the front end of the cover body section. The vertical wall section is provided with a vertical wall body, an opening which is formed in the vertical wall body, and a cover section has a cover-side bending promotion section which extends in the width direction of the vehicle and which promotes the bending and deformation of the cover section to one side of the length direction of the vehicle. As a result of this configuration, the cowl top cover can consistently exhibit a sufficient impact absorption function when subjected to an impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Ishihara, Chikara Sano, Nao Iwata, Hidenori Kameoka
  • Publication number: 20160229459
    Abstract: This cowl top cover has a cover body section and a vertical wall section which extends vertically from the front end of the cover body section. The vertical wall section is provided with a vertical wall body, an opening which is formed in the vertical wall body, and a cover section has a cover-side bending promotion section which extends in the width direction of the vehicle and which promotes the bending and deformation of the cover section to one side of the length direction of the vehicle. As a result of this configuration, the cowl top cover can consistently exhibit a sufficient impact absorption function when subjected to an impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicants: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo ISHIHARA, Chikara SANO, Nao IWATA, Hidenori KAMEOKA
  • Patent number: 9272734
    Abstract: A cowl top cover of the present invention provides that hardly applies influence when a dimension error occurs to a component, on sealability between the cowl top cover and a bonnet hood, a performance of a washer nozzle. The cowl top cover of the present invention includes at least one bent part that is formed to be bent in a mountain-like and a valley-like shape in a vehicle height direction as viewed in a cross section orthogonal to a vehicle widthwise direction, and the bent part includes a flexural deformation structure with which it is possible to allow a locally flexural deformation in a vehicle lengthwise direction in the bent part and to enable expansion and contraction of a distance in the vehicle lengthwise direction between a locking pawl part disposed at first end of the cowl top cover and a seal member fixation part disposed at second end of the cowl top cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chikara Sano, Masaya Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9126635
    Abstract: A cowl section structure for a vehicle includes a cowl top cover arranged between a bonnet and a windshield and a contact piece portion. The cowl top cover includes a windshield fitting member provided to a lower end portion of the windshield and a protruding claw extending in a direction in which the protruding claw is inserted into an engagement recessed portion of the windshield fitting member. The contact piece portion is arranged in a space between the protruding claw and the engagement recessed portion. One end of the contact piece portion comes into contact with a tip end portion of the protruding claw. An opposite end of the contact piece portion comes into contact with an inner wall of the engagement recessed portion of the windshield fitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chikara Sano, Masanori Hirano
  • Publication number: 20150151791
    Abstract: A cowl section structure for a vehicle includes a cowl top cover arranged between a bonnet and a windshield and a contact piece portion. The cowl top cover includes a windshield fitting member provided to a lower end portion of the windshield and a protruding claw extending in a direction in which the protruding claw is inserted into an engagement recessed portion of the windshield fitting member. The contact piece portion is arranged in a space between the protruding claw and the engagement recessed portion. One end of the contact piece portion comes into contact with a tip end portion of the protruding claw. An opposite end of the contact piece portion comes into contact with an inner wall of the engagement recessed portion of the windshield fitting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Chikara SANO, Masanori HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20140319878
    Abstract: A cowl top cover of the present invention provides that hardly applies influence when a dimension error occurs to a component, on sealability between the cowl top cover and a bonnet hood, a performance of a washer nozzle. The cowl top cover of the present invention includes at least one bent part that is formed to be bent in a mountain-like and a valley-like shape in a vehicle height direction as viewed in a cross section orthogonal to a vehicle widthwise direction, and the bent part includes a flexural deformation structure with which it is possible to allow a locally flexural deformation in a vehicle lengthwise direction in the bent part and to enable expansion and contraction of a distance in the vehicle lengthwise direction between a locking pawl part disposed at first end of the cowl top cover and a seal member fixation part disposed at second end of the cowl top cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chikara SANO, Masaya Nakajima