Patents by Inventor Hiroshi SUEMUNE
Hiroshi SUEMUNE 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).
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Patent number: 10710544Abstract: An external airbag includes: a lower edge bag that is deployed to extend along a lower edge of a windshield of an automobile, on a front side of the windshield; lateral edge bags in a pair that are deployed to extend along both lateral edges of the windshield, on the front side of the windshield; and an upper edge bag that is deployed to extend along an upper edge of the windshield, on the front side of the windshield.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Suemune, Yoshiyuki Hashimoto, Akihiro Onodera, Hiroshi Yoneyama, Daisuke Ototsuji, Isamu Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20180099639Abstract: An external airbag includes: a lower edge bag that is deployed to extend along a lower edge of a windshield of an automobile, on a front side of the windshield; lateral edge bags in a pair that are deployed to extend along both lateral edges of the windshield, on the front side of the windshield; and an upper edge bag that is deployed to extend along an upper edge of the windshield, on the front side of the windshield.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Hiroshi SUEMUNE, Yoshiyuki Hashimoto, Akihiro Onodera, Hiroshi Yoneyama, Daisuke Ototsuji, Isamu Nagasawa
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Patent number: 9650014Abstract: An external airbag includes: lateral edge bags in a pair that are deployed to extend upward along respective front pillars from lower ends of the respective front pillars, in front of the respective front pillars, the respective front pillars being disposed on both widthwise sides of a windshield of an automobile; and a posture holding member that couples upper ends of the lateral edge bags in the pair to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Suemune, Yoshiyuki Hashimoto, Akihiro Onodera, Hiroshi Yoneyama, Daisuke Ototsuji, Isamu Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20160264094Abstract: An external airbag includes: a lower edge bag that is deployed to extend along a lower edge of a windshield of an automobile, on a front side of the windshield; lateral edge bags in a pair that are deployed to extend along both lateral edges of the windshield, on the front side of the windshield; and an upper edge bag that is deployed to extend along an upper edge of the windshield, on the front side of the windshield.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Hiroshi SUEMUNE, Yoshiyuki HASHIMOTO, Akihiro ONODERA, Hiroshi YONEYAMA, Daisuke OTOTSUJI, lsamu NAGASAWA
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Publication number: 20160264093Abstract: An external airbag includes: lateral edge bags in a pair that are deployed to extend upward along respective front pillars from lower ends of the respective front pillars, in front of the respective front pillars, the respective front pillars being disposed on both widthwise sides of a windshield of an automobile; and a posture holding member that couples upper ends of the lateral edge bags in the pair to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Hiroshi SUEMUNE, Yoshiyuki Hashimoto, Akihiro Onodera, Hiroshi Yoneyama, Daisuke Ototsuji, Isamu Nagasawa
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Patent number: 9132794Abstract: A vehicle front body structure includes: a vehicle body structural member disposed below a front end of a hood and extends substantially along the vehicle width direction; and an energy absorbing member that protrudes toward a vehicle front side from the vehicle body structural member, extends substantially along the vehicle width direction, and deforms so as to absorb energy upon a collision. The energy absorbing member is secured to the vehicle body structural member at opposite ends of the energy absorbing member in the vehicle width direction. A clearance is defined between a central part of the energy absorbing member in the vehicle width direction and the vehicle body structural member.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Nagaya, Kyohei Suwa, Hiroshi Suemune, Koichi Imamura
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Patent number: 9061636Abstract: A front vehicle structure includes: a bumper fascia; a radiator panel upper disposed in a vehicle width direction behind the bumper fascia; and an upper energy absorbing (EA) member for pedestrian protection. The upper EA member is provided in the vehicle width direction in a substantially ? shape as a side view between the top of the bumper fascia and the radiator panel upper. A rear of the upper EA member for pedestrian protection is fixed to the radiator panel upper. An upper projection and a lower projection are respectively formed above and below the upper EA member.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masami Hasegawa, Hiroshi Suemune, Kazutoshi Hatsusaki, Kazuhiro Oota, Takashi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20140284947Abstract: A vehicle front body structure includes: a vehicle body structural member disposed below a front end of a hood and extends substantially along the vehicle width direction; and an energy absorbing member that protrudes toward a vehicle front side from the vehicle body structural member, extends substantially along the vehicle width direction, and deforms so as to absorb energy upon a collision. The energy absorbing member is secured to the vehicle body structural member at opposite ends of the energy absorbing member in the vehicle width direction. A clearance is defined between a central part of the energy absorbing member in the vehicle width direction and the vehicle body structural member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki NAGAYA, Kyohei SUWA, Hiroshi SUEMUNE, Koichi IMAMURA
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Publication number: 20140084608Abstract: A front vehicle structure includes: a bumper fascia; a radiator panel upper disposed in a vehicle width direction behind the bumper fascia; and an upper energy absorbing (EA) member for pedestrian protection. The upper EA member is provided in the vehicle width direction in a substantially ? shape as a side view between the top of the bumper fascia and the radiator panel upper. A rear of the upper EA member for pedestrian protection is fixed to the radiator panel upper. An upper projection and a lower projection are respectively formed above and below the upper EA member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masami HASEGAWA, Hiroshi SUEMUNE, Kazutoshi HATSUSAKI, Kazuhiro OOTA, Takashi SUZUKI