Patents by Inventor Hiroki Hyodo

Hiroki Hyodo 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: 11077887
    Abstract: Each of a monocoque body and a subframe is integrally formed of reinforced resin. The subframe has a bottom portion and an upstanding portion. The bottom portion is fixed to the lower portion of the rear wall of the monocoque body and extends rearward of the vehicle. The upstanding portion extends upward from the bottom portion. An engine is directly mounted on the rear surface of the upstanding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiho Yonezawa, Hiroki Hyodo, Tetsuya Oda
  • Publication number: 20200247480
    Abstract: Each of a monocoque body and a subframe is integrally formed of reinforced resin. The subframe has a bottom portion and an upstanding portion. The bottom portion is fixed to the lower portion of the rear wall of the monocoque body and extends rearward of the vehicle. The upstanding portion extends upward from the bottom portion. An engine is directly mounted on the rear surface of the upstanding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Seiho Yonezawa, Hiroki Hyodo, Tetsuya Oda
  • Patent number: 10589791
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a first structural member, a second structural member, and a ridge portion. The first structural member has a first linear expansion coefficient and is provided with a joined portion. The second structural member has a second linear expansion coefficient exceeding the first linear expansion coefficient and is provided with a plurality of joining portions at an outer edge portion of the second structural member, and the joining portions are joined to the joined portion. The ridge portion is formed in the outer edge portion to protrude in a plane intersection direction intersecting with a joining surface of the joining portion and is continuous from one of the joining portions to another one of the joining portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Soshiro Murata, Takashi Sagisaka, Ayaka Kagami, Hiroki Hyodo
  • Publication number: 20190071128
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a first structural member, a second structural member, and a ridge portion. The first structural member has a first linear expansion coefficient and is provided with a joined portion. The second structural member has a second linear expansion coefficient exceeding the first linear expansion coefficient and is provided with a plurality of joining portions at an outer edge portion of the second structural member, and the joining portions are joined to the joined portion. The ridge portion is formed in the outer edge portion to protrude in a plane intersection direction intersecting with a joining surface of the joining portion and is continuous from one of the joining portions to another one of the joining portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Soshiro Murata, Takashi Sagisaka, Ayaka Kagami, Hiroki Hyodo
  • Publication number: 20150042124
    Abstract: In a vehicle front structure, a spacer protruding outwardly in a vehicle width direction from a front end of a side rail portion of a suspension member is extended toward a vehicle-width outer side relative to a front side member. Accordingly, when a vehicle has a short overlap collision with a barrier, it is possible to disperse a collision load from the barrier to the suspension member via the spacer. Besides, since the side rail portion of the suspension member is placed on the vehicle-width outer side relative to the power unit, it is possible to disperse the collision load to a power-unit side via the suspension member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroki Hyodo, Kenta Nomura, Motoyuki Tanaka