Patents by Inventor Ikuo Nonaka

Ikuo Nonaka 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: 10358024
    Abstract: An electric-drive vehicle structure is provided, which includes a cross member bridged between side frames in a front part of a vehicle, a motor suspended below the cross member, a tray fixed to an upper surface of the cross member, and an electric unit for driving a motor, fixed onto the tray. A front edge of the electric unit is located forward of a front edge of the cross member, and the tray has a front edge located, throughout a width thereof, forward of the electric unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Yugami, Ikuo Nonaka, Yoshiaki Noguchi, Koji Jahara, Takashi Hamada, Tadasuke Abe, Kazuki Hirota
  • Publication number: 20190084397
    Abstract: An electric-drive vehicle structure is provided, which includes a cross member bridged between side frames in a front part of a vehicle, a motor suspended below the cross member, a tray fixed to an upper surface of the cross member, and an electric unit for driving a motor, fixed onto the tray. A front edge of the electric unit is located forward of a front edge of the cross member, and the tray has a front edge located, throughout a width thereof, forward of the electric unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Yugami, Ikuo Nonaka, Yoshiaki Noguchi, Koji Jahara, Takashi Hamada, Tadasuke Abe, Kazuki Hirota