Patents by Inventor Fumihiko Kishima
Fumihiko Kishima 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).
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Publication number: 20160318560Abstract: A vehicle rear portion structure includes: a moving portion that is disposed at a vehicle rear end portion at an inner side of each of two corner portions of the vehicle width direction, the moving portion including a wall face that extends in a vehicle front-and-rear direction and a vehicle up-and-down direction, and the moving portion being movable to a stowed position and to a protruded position at which the moving portion protrudes from the stowed position to a rear side in the vehicle front-and-rear direction; a control section that moves the moving portion from the stowed position to the protruded position in a case in which a speed of the vehicle exceeds a specific speed; and a light-emitting portion that is disposed at the moving portion and emits light to the rear side in the vehicle front-and-rear direction relative to the vehicle rear end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Fumihiko KISHIMA
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Patent number: 9381956Abstract: In a vehicle to which a vehicle body front structure is applied, an opening portion is formed behind a rear end portion of an arch portion. The opening portion is held in communication with an air flow passage, and is opened backward with respect to the vehicle. Then, the air caused to flow into the air flow passage during traveling of the vehicle flows from a front side toward a rear side with respect to the vehicle, and is discharged from the opening portion backward with respect to the vehicle. Thus, the air current blown out from the air flow passage to an outside of the wheel house in a vehicle width direction via the wheel house is restrained from being produced. Therefore, the traveling wind flowing outside the wheel house in the vehicle width direction is restrained from hitting the air current.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Fumihiko Kishima, Kazuhiro Maeda, Kazuya Koizumi, Taro Yamashita
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Patent number: 9290208Abstract: It is a subject of the present invention to ensure foot space for an occupant and lower a side portion of a floor portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumihiko Kishima, Kazuya Koizumi
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Publication number: 20160039479Abstract: In a vehicle to which a wheel well rear portion structure has been applied, a curved portion of an upper wall of a guide portion bulges obliquely toward the vehicle lower side as seen in a side view and is connected to a discharge portion. An air flow flowing in a flow channel flows along the upper wall due to the Coanda effect, so in the air flow along the curved portion the flow component heading toward the vehicle rear side becomes larger. The flow direction of the air flow discharged from the discharge portion substantially coincides with the flow direction of an air flow flowing in the space under the body of the vehicle. In a state in which a drop in the flow speed of the air flow discharged from the discharge portion is controlled, the air flow can be caused to smoothly merge with the air flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Fumihiko KISHIMA, Kazuya KOIZUMI
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Publication number: 20150329151Abstract: A first opening is formed in a vertical wall portion, and a second opening is formed in an underfloor. Airflow partially flows into the first opening and hits a rear face of an inclined wall portion, so as to be discharged from the second opening toward a vehicle rear side. The airflow that cannot enter the first opening flows toward the inclined wall portion along the vertical wall portion so that the airflow is drawn to the airflow flowing into the first opening. The airflow that cannot enter the first opening flows toward the vehicle rear side along the inclined wall portion. Detachment of the airflow from the inclined wall portion is restrained, and airflow flows toward the vehicle rear side along the underfloor of the vehicle. Air flowing from a side part of the vehicle into the rear wheel house restrains a decrease in steering stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventor: Fumihiko KISHIMA
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Publication number: 20150307137Abstract: A mud guard portion is placed on a vehicle rear side relative to a rear tire. This makes it possible to restrain mud or the like splashed by the rear tire from hitting an underfloor. Further, an inside flow regulating portion is provided adjacently to an inner side of the mud guard portion in the vehicle width direction, and the inside flow regulating portion extends from its upper end toward a vehicle lower side and toward the vehicle rear side. Hereby, when a travel wind flowing on an inner side of the rear tire in the vehicle width direction in the wheel house hits the inside flow regulating portion, the travel wind flows toward the vehicle rear side along a deflection wall portion of the inside flow regulating portion. Accordingly, turbulence of the air on a vehicle rear side of the rear tire due to the travel wind is restrained.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Fumihiko KISHIMA
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Publication number: 20150246697Abstract: In a vehicle to which a vehicle body front structure is applied, an opening portion is formed behind a rear end portion of an arch portion. The opening portion is held in communication with an air flow passage, and is opened backward with respect to the vehicle. Then, the air caused to flow into the air flow passage during traveling of the vehicle flows from a front side toward a rear side with respect to the vehicle, and is discharged from the opening portion backward with respect to the vehicle. Thus, the air current blown out from the air flow passage to an outside of the wheel house in a vehicle width direction via the wheel house is restrained from being produced. Therefore, the traveling wind flowing outside the wheel house in the vehicle width direction is restrained from hitting the air current.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: Fumihiko Kishima, Kazuhiro Maeda, Kazuya Koizumi, Taro Yamashita
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Publication number: 20140327271Abstract: It is a subject of the present invention to ensure foot space for an occupant and lower a side portion of a floor portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Fumihiko Kishima, Kazuya Koizumi
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Patent number: 8827355Abstract: A vehicle body structure has a floor panel upper; a rocker provided so as to extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the floor panel upper, and having a rocker upper and a rocker lower that are divided in a vehicle vertical direction; a floor reinforcement provided so as to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a central portion between the rocker and a tunnel portion formed at a vehicle transverse direction central portion of the floor panel upper, and disposed at a vehicle rear side of a front side member; and an intermediate reinforcement lower provided so as to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction between the rocker and the floor reinforcement, disposed at a vehicle lower side of the floor panel upper, and formed integrally with the rocker lower via a flange portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroaki Iwamoto, Fumihiko Kishima, Kazuya Koizumi
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Publication number: 20140159422Abstract: A vehicle body structure has a floor panel upper; a rocker provided so as to extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the floor panel upper, and having a rocker upper and a rocker lower that are divided in a vehicle vertical direction; a floor reinforcement provided so as to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a central portion between the rocker and a tunnel portion formed at a vehicle transverse direction central portion of the floor panel upper, and disposed at a vehicle rear side of a front side member; and an intermediate reinforcement lower provided so as to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction between the rocker and the floor reinforcement, disposed at a vehicle lower side of the floor panel upper, and formed integrally with the rocker lower via a flange portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: Hiroaki Iwamoto, Fumihiko Kishima, Kazuya Koizumi
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Patent number: 7731274Abstract: A pair of left and right rockers are arranged along a vehicle longitudinal direction at lower portions of two vehicle lateral direction ends of a body. A floor cross-member is provided at each of two vehicle lateral direction end portions of a cross member, which is arranged along the vehicle lateral direction at a lower portion of the body. A lower side joining flange of each rocker and a vehicle lateral direction outer side end portion of a bottom wall portion of each floor cross-member are joined together by a mount bracket. With the rocker and/or the floor cross-member, the mount bracket forms a closed cavity, of which a vehicle lateral direction outer side portion extends beneath a rocker inner. A nut is provided in the closed cavity for joining the body with a body mount, which is fixed to a chassis frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumihiko Kishima, Yoshihiro Juasa, Yukinori Osada, Toshihiro Fujiwara, Mitsuhiro Hamada
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Patent number: 7380829Abstract: In a front body structure of a vehicle according to the present invention, satisfactory impact absorption can be achieved both at the time of offset collision and at the time of full-lapped collision. When a load applied to an offset-collided front side member from a front side of the vehicle is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the collided front side member is deformed. Thus, a front suspension member rotates. As a result, a bolt passing through the front suspension member fits into a branch of a slit of a rear mounting bracket disposed on the collided front side member, and the state in which the collided front side member is fixed to the front suspension member is maintained.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Fumihiko Kishima
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Publication number: 20080088156Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle body structure in which a front pillar, whose cross-section in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction is a closed cross-section, is disposed at each of both vehicle transverse direction end portions of a vehicle cabin front portion such that a longitudinal direction of the front pillar runs along a vehicle up-down direction. A pillar garnish which covers the front pillar is provided at a vehicle cabin inner side of the front pillar. A reinforcing member, which extends in the vehicle up-down direction along the front pillar, is provided between the front pillar and the pillar garnish.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenji Sato, Fumihiko Kishima, Takashi Mogami
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Publication number: 20080084093Abstract: A pair of left and right rockers are arranged along a vehicle longitudinal direction at lower portions of two vehicle lateral direction ends of a body. A floor cross-member is provided at each of two vehicle lateral direction end portions of a cross member, which is arranged along the vehicle lateral direction at a lower portion of the body. A lower side joining flange of each rocker and a vehicle lateral direction outer side end portion of a bottom wall portion of each floor cross-member are joined together by a mount bracket. With the rocker and/or the floor cross-member, the mount bracket forms a closed cavity, of which a vehicle lateral direction outer side portion extends beneath a rocker inner. A nut is provided in the closed cavity for joining the body with a body mount, which is fixed to a chassis frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Fumihiko Kishima, Yoshihiro Juasa, Yukinori Osada, Toshihiro Fujiwara, Mitsuhiro Hamada
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Publication number: 20060113784Abstract: In a front body structure of a vehicle according to the present invention, satisfactory impact absorption can be achieved both at the time of offset collision and at the time of full-lapped collision. When a load applied to an offset-collided front side member (10 or 12) from a front side of the vehicle is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the collided front side member (10 or 12) is deformed. Thus, a front suspension member (20) rotates. As a result, a bolt (58) passing through the front suspension member (20) fits into a branch (82B) of a slit (82) of a rear mounting bracket (50 or 52) disposed on the collided front side member (10 or 12), and the state in which the collided front side member (10 or 12) is fixed to the front suspension member (20) is maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: June 1, 2006Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Fumihiko Kishima