Patents by Inventor Iwao Udatsu

Iwao Udatsu 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).

  • Armrest structure for door trim
    Patent number: 9889778
    Abstract: An armrest structure for door trim has an armrest lower, an armrest upper, and a joining component that joins the armrest upper and the armrest lower together, wherein the joining component is provided with a strap portion, and an anchor portion, and wherein the attachment hole has a wider portion through which the anchor portion can be inserted, and a narrower portion through which the anchor portion cannot be inserted, and during a process to assemble the armrest upper and the armrest lower together, the anchor portion is inserted through the wider portion, and once the armrest upper and the armrest lower are in an assembled state, the anchor portion is located at a position underneath the narrower portion of the attachment hole that is formed in the armrest lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: NIFCO INC., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kanako Mizuno, Yuji Sasaki, Fumitaka Hirose, Kazumi Kojima, Hironori Akabane, Yasuo Saida, Yuji Ito, Iwao Udatsu
  • ARMREST STRUCTURE FOR DOOR TRIM
    Publication number: 20160288674
    Abstract: An armrest structure for door trim has an armrest lower, an armrest upper, and a ioining component that loins the armrest upper and the armrest lower together, wherein the ioining component is provided with a strap portion, and an anchor portion, and wherein the attachment hole has a wider portion through which the anchor portion can be inserted, and a narrower portion through which the anchor portion cannot be inserted, and during a process to assemble the armrest upper and the armrest lower together, the anchor portion is inserted through the wider portion, and once the armrest upper and the armrest lower are in an assembled state, the anchor portion is located at a position underneath the narrower portion of the attachment hole that is formed in the armrest lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Kanako MIZUNO, Yuji SASAKI, Fumitaka HIROSE, Kazumi KOJIMA, Hironori AKABANE, Yasuo SAIDA, Yuji ITO, Iwao UDATSU
  • Weakening groove with dimple in pull cup
    Patent number: 7658436
    Abstract: A deformable vehicle door pull cup is provided which is both sufficiently strong for use during closing of the door and which also deforms during a side impact collision. A deformable vehicle door pull cup includes a weakening groove and dimple system in preferred embodiments. Dimples are placed within grooves to enhance crack propagation in a side impact collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Lyle Gilleo, Shuichi Ishimoto, Iwao Udatsu
  • WEAKENING GROOVE WITH DIMPLE IN PULL CUP
    Publication number: 20070214845
    Abstract: A deformable vehicle door pull cup is provided which is both sufficiently strong for use during closing of the door and which also deforms during a side impact collision. A deformable vehicle door pull cup includes a weakening groove and dimple system in preferred embodiments. Dimples are placed within grooves to enhance crack propagation in a side impact collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicants: Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Gilleo, Shuishi Ishimoto, Iwao Udatsu