Patents by Inventor Eitaro Yamakawa

Eitaro Yamakawa 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 underbody cover structure
    Patent number: 11498412
    Abstract: A vehicle underbody cover structure includes: a first splash shield placed below a cooling object and having a service hole; and a service lid detachably attached to the first splash shield such that the service lid covers the service hole. The service lid includes a lid-side vertical wall standing in the up-down direction, the lid-side vertical wall being placed ahead of the cooling object in the vehicle front-rear direction. The lid-side vertical wall has an air-cooling hole provided in a penetrating manner in the vehicle front-rear direction such that travel wind passes through the air-cooling hole, the air-cooling hole being provided to at least partially overlap with the cooling object in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eitaro Yamakawa
  • VEHICLE UNDERBODY COVER STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220185098
    Abstract: A vehicle underbody cover structure includes: a first splash shield placed below a cooling object and having a service hole; and a service lid detachably attached to the first splash shield such that the service lid covers the service hole. The service lid includes a lid-side vertical wall standing in the up-down direction, the lid-side vertical wall being placed ahead of the cooling object in the vehicle front-rear direction. The lid-side vertical wall has an air-cooling hole provided in a penetrating manner in the vehicle front-rear direction such that travel wind passes through the air-cooling hole, the air-cooling hole being provided to at least partially overlap with the cooling object in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eitaro Yamakawa