Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Niimi

Hirokazu Niimi 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: 10501019
    Abstract: A luggage compartment structure of a vehicle includes a floor covering, a side trim, and a pocket assembly. The floor covering includes a first board portion disposed closer to a front of the vehicle, a second board portion disposed closer to a rear of the vehicle, and a hinge portion that couples the first board portion with the second board portion. The second board portion is foldable on the hinge portion over the first board portion. The side trim is disposed on a side of the floor covering and includes a wall portion and a floor portion. The pocket assembly is disposed closer to the rear of the vehicle relative to the hinge and attached to the side trim to be detachable. The pocket assembly includes a sidewall portion and a bottom wall portion projecting from a lower edge of the sidewall portion and under which a battery is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Ito, Takafumi Hasegawa, Hirokazu Niimi
  • Publication number: 20190084483
    Abstract: A luggage compartment structure of a vehicle includes a floor covering, a side trim, and a pocket assembly. The floor covering includes a first board portion disposed closer to a front of the vehicle, a second board portion disposed closer to a rear of the vehicle, and a hinge portion that couples the first board portion with the second board portion. The second board portion is foldable on the hinge portion over the first board portion. The side trim is disposed on a side of the floor covering and includes a wall portion and a floor portion. The pocket assembly is disposed closer to the rear of the vehicle relative to the hinge and attached to the side trim to be detachable. The pocket assembly includes a sidewall portion and a bottom wall portion projecting from a lower edge of the sidewall portion and under which a battery is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki ITO, Takafumi HASEGAWA, Hirokazu NIIMI
  • Patent number: 9738226
    Abstract: A layout system for a cargo area of a vehicle includes a divider and cargo side-trims. The divider includes a first rod, a second rod, and a screen. The cargo side-trims are installed in the vehicle to form sidewalls of the cargo area. The cargo side-trims include rails that include guide rail portions and rail-side securing portions. The guide rail portions are for guiding end portions of the first and the second rods along a front-rear direction of the vehicle. The guide rail portions include horizontal portion and extending portions that extend from the respective horizontal portions toward a lower rear of the vehicle. The rail-side securing portions are connected to the guide rail portions, respectively. The rail-side securing portions are for holding the end portions of the first and the second rods to secure the first and the second rods to the cargo side-trims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kurato Kamada, Masanori Saito, Masashi Tsuji, Hirokazu Niimi, Yoshikazu Natsume
  • Publication number: 20160288721
    Abstract: A layout system for a cargo area of a vehicle includes a divider and cargo side-trims. The divider includes a first rod, a second rod, and a screen. The cargo side-trims are installed in the vehicle to form sidewalls of the cargo area. The cargo side-trims include rails that include guide rail portions and rail-side securing portions. The guide rail portions are for guiding end portions of the first and the second rods along a front-rear direction of the vehicle. The guide rail portions include horizontal portion and extending portions that extend from the respective horizontal portions toward a lower rear of the vehicle. The rail-side securing portions are connected to the guide rail portions, respectively. The rail-side securing portions are for holding the end portions of the first and the second rods to secure the first and the second rods to the cargo side-trims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kurato KAMADA, Masanori SAITO, Masashi TSUJI, Hirokazu NIIMI, Yoshikazu NATSUME
  • Patent number: 7273227
    Abstract: A clip for attaching a curtain-shield airbag to a body panel of a vehicle comprises a bushing and a pin. The bushing has a flange with a leg extending therefrom. A bore extends through the flange and into the leg for receiving the pin. Outer surfaces of the leg have engagement pieces with shoulders for coupling the bushing to edge regions of a body panel hole into which the leg is inserted. The pin and the bushing are capable of being coupled in a provisionally fixed condition or a permanently fixed condition. When the pin is partially inserted into the bore, the engagement pieces are permitted to flex inwardly of the bore, but when the pin is fully inserted, such inward flexing is prevented. The flange has a wall that provides a partition between the main airbag unit and the entrance hole of the bore in the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignees: Newfrey LLC, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawai, Yasushi Kubota, Tatsuya Goto, Hirokazu Niimi
  • Publication number: 20050062263
    Abstract: A clip for attaching a curtain-shield airbag to a body panel of a vehicle comprises a bushing and a pin. The bushing has a flange with a leg extending therefrom. A bore extends through the flange and into the leg for receiving the pin. Outer surfaces of the leg have engagement pieces with shoulders for coupling the bushing to edge regions of a body panel hole into which the leg is inserted. The pin and the bushing are capable of being coupled in a provisionally fixed condition or a permanently fixed condition. When the pin is partially inserted into the bore, the engagement pieces are permitted to flex inwardly of the bore, but when the pin is fully inserted, such inward flexing is prevented. The flange has a wall that provides a partition between the main airbag unit and the entrance hole of the bore in the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawai, Yasushi Kubota, Tatsuya Goto, Hirokazu Niimi