Patents by Inventor Hiroharu Iizuka

Hiroharu Iizuka 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).

  • Publication number: 20230331130
    Abstract: A seat back table attached to a rear surface of a seat back of an in-vehicle seat includes a base plate fixed to the rear surface of the seat back, and a table plate that is opened and closed by swinging with respect to the base plate, and, in this seat back table, a gap to which a fingertip can be inserted is provided between at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the base plate and the seat back, and at least the portion of the peripheral edge of the base plate functions as a grip portion that is capable of being gripped by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro MATSUBARA, Hiroharu IIZUKA, Keisuke TOYOTA, Masaru TSUJIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10479301
    Abstract: A joint structure of a bumper reinforcement and a side member, the joint structure comprising: a bumper reinforcement that is provided at a vehicle front-rear direction end portion of a vehicle so as to extend in a vehicle width direction, and that includes: a vertical wall and a pair of horizontal walls; a left and right pair of side members that are respectively provided at the vehicle inner side of the bumper reinforcement so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction with leading ends of the side members fastened to the vertical wall of the bumper reinforcement; and fastening extensions that are provided at the respective leading ends of the side members, that project out toward a vehicle width direction outer side with respect to a respective side member, and that are fastened to at least one of the horizontal walls of the bumper reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroharu Iizuka
  • Patent number: 10414364
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a body part extending in a vehicle width direction, and a terminal part, which extends in the vehicle width direction, is attached to an end part of the body part in a longitudinal direction, and is joined to the body part in a state of being superimposed on the end part of the body part. Rigidity of the end part of the body part in the longitudinal direction is lower than rigidity of a center part of the body part in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Kaneko, Hiroharu Iizuka, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo, Kyosuke Matsui, Tamaki Obayashi, Hirofumi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20180170447
    Abstract: A vehicle substructure includes an indoor reinforcement disposed on the opposite side of a floor panel from a front side member. The indoor reinforcement includes an upper wall portion facing the floor panel and extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle, a pair of side wall portions extending downward from respective outer edges on both sides of the upper wall portion in a width direction of the vehicle, and a pair of flange portions extending outwards from respective lower edges of the side wall portions with lower surfaces of the flange portions fixed to an upper surface of the floor panel. The upper wall portion has flat plate-shaped flat portions and a ridge portion protruding from the flat portions toward an upper side of the vehicle or a lower side of the vehicle and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Iida, Hiroharu Iizuka
  • Publication number: 20180105128
    Abstract: A joint structure of a bumper reinforcement and a side member, the joint structure comprising: a bumper reinforcement that is provided at a vehicle front-rear direction end portion of a vehicle so as to extend in a vehicle width direction, and that includes: a vertical wall and a pair of horizontal walls; a left and right pair of side members that are respectively provided at the vehicle inner side of the bumper reinforcement so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction with leading ends of the side members fastened to the vertical wall of the bumper reinforcement; and fastening extensions that are provided at the respective leading ends of the side members, that project out toward a vehicle width direction outer side with respect to a respective side member, and that are fastened to at least one of the horizontal walls of the bumper reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroharu Iizuka
  • Publication number: 20180015895
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a body part extending in a vehicle width direction, and a terminal part, which extends in the vehicle width direction, is attached to an end part of the body part in a longitudinal direction, and is joined to the body part in a state of being superimposed on the end part of the body part. Rigidity of the end part of the body part in the longitudinal direction is lower than rigidity of a center part of the body part in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanobu KANEKO, Hiroharu IIZUKA, Kiyoichi KITA, Jun SHOBO, Kyosuke MATSUI, Tamaki OBAYASHI, Hirofumi SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 9796424
    Abstract: A vehicle body frame includes: side frames that have at least inner walls that are disposed at vehicle transverse direction inner sides and upper walls that are disposed at vehicle body vertical direction upper sides, and that are formed as closed cross-sectional structures, and that extend in a vehicle body longitudinal direction, and that are fastened and fixed to under members that are disposed at a vehicle body lower side of a floor panel; and an upper frame that is disposed further toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side than the inner walls and at a height that is lower than the upper walls, and at which an installed object is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoya Sakaguchi, Yutaka Yamada, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Masahiro Ishikawa, Hiroharu Iizuka, Keita Ito, Kazumichi Kishida
  • Publication number: 20160236713
    Abstract: A vehicle body frame includes: side frames that have at least inner walls that are disposed at vehicle transverse direction inner sides and upper walls that are disposed at vehicle body vertical direction upper sides, and that are formed as closed cross-sectional structures, and that extend in a vehicle body longitudinal direction, and that are fastened and fixed to under members that are disposed at a vehicle body lower side of a floor panel; and an upper frame that is disposed further toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side than the inner walls and at a height that is lower than the upper walls, and at which an installed object is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoya SAKAGUCHI, Yutaka YAMADA, Kenichiro YOSHIMOTO, Masahiro ISHIKAWA, Hiroharu IIZUKA, Keita ITO, Kazumichi KISHIDA
  • Patent number: 9272737
    Abstract: A vehicle lower structure includes: a passenger compartment front wall lower portion separating a vehicle-body front portion and a passenger compartment; and a tunnel portion extending toward a vehicle rear side from a central part of the passenger compartment front wall lower portion in a vehicle width direction and projecting toward a vehicle upper side relative to a vehicle body floor. The tunnel portion includes: a rear tunnel constituent portion, a sectional shape thereof perpendicular to an extending direction of the tunnel portion being a semipolygonal shape; and a front tunnel constituent portion, the front tunnel constituent portion being adjacent to a vehicle front side of the rear tunnel constituent portion, a sectional shape thereof perpendicular to the extending direction of the tunnel portion being a semipolygonal section and the number of corners thereof being larger than the number of corners of the rear tunnel constituent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroharu Iizuka
  • Publication number: 20150158533
    Abstract: A vehicle lower structure includes: a passenger compartment front wall lower portion separating a vehicle-body front portion and a passenger compartment; and a tunnel portion extending toward a vehicle rear side from a central part of the passenger compartment front wall lower portion in a vehicle width direction and projecting toward a vehicle upper side relative to a vehicle body floor. The tunnel portion includes: a rear tunnel constituent portion, a sectional shape thereof perpendicular to an extending direction of the tunnel portion being a semipolygonal shape; and a front tunnel constituent portion, the front tunnel constituent portion being adjacent to a vehicle front side of the rear tunnel constituent portion, a sectional shape thereof perpendicular to the extending direction of the tunnel portion being a semipolygonal section and the number of corners thereof being larger than the number of corners of the rear tunnel constituent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroharu Iizuka