Patents by Inventor Hiromitsu Gotou

Hiromitsu Gotou 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).

  • Impact absorbing structure for vehicle body and related method
    Patent number: 6880667
    Abstract: An impact absorbing structure for a vehicle body is provided with a pair of front side members extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, at vicinities of both ends of the vehicle body in a widthwise direction of the vehicle body, an engine room defined between the pair of front side members to allow an engine unit to be located therein, and a pair of engine attaching portions each of which is disposed on corresponding one of the pair of front side members, at an area facing the engine room. Each of the pair of engine attaching portions includes an engine mount to which the engine unit is connected, an engine mount bracket connected to the engine mount, and an engine mount bracket support intervened between the engine mount bracket and corresponding one of the pair of front side members to support the engine mount bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Gotou
  • Impact absorbing structure for vehicle body and related method
    Publication number: 20030136601
    Abstract: An impact absorbing structure for a vehicle body is provided with a pair of front side members extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, at vicinities of both ends of the vehicle body in a widthwise direction of the vehicle body, an engine room defined between the pair of front side members to allow an engine unit to be located therein, and a pair of engine attaching portions each of which is disposed on corresponding one of the pair of front side members, at an area facing the engine room. Each of the pair of engine attaching portions includes an engine mount to which the engine unit is connected, an engine mount bracket connected to the engine mount, and an engine mount bracket support intervened between the engine mount bracket and corresponding one of the pair of front side members to support the engine mount bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Gotou