Patents by Inventor Hidenori Machii

Hidenori Machii 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: 8973975
    Abstract: A structure for the front portion of a vehicle body includes both an under load path member and a front load transmission member. The under load path member is extended toward the rear of the vehicle body from a lower bulk member to a sub-frame. The front load transmission member is provided at a position closer to the front of the vehicle body than the under load path member and closer to the rear of the vehicle body than the front end of the bottom of the lower bulk member, and transmits to the under load path member a load which is inputted from in front of the vehicle body. A gap is formed between the front load transmission member and the under load path member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Saitou, Kouji Nagata, Yoshitaka Murakami, Yosuke Shoji, Hidenori Machii
  • Publication number: 20140152051
    Abstract: A structure for the front portion of a vehicle body includes both an under load path member and a front load transmission member. The under load path member is extended toward the rear of the vehicle body from a lower bulk member to a sub-frame. The front load transmission member is provided at a position closer to the front of the vehicle body than the under load path member and closer to the rear of the vehicle body than the front end of the bottom of the lower bulk member, and transmits to the under load path member a load which is inputted from in front of the vehicle body. A gap is formed between the front load transmission member and the under load path member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isao Saitou, Kouji Nagata, Yoshitaka Murakami, Yosuke Shoji, Hidenori Machii