Patents by Inventor Jun Shobo

Jun Shobo 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: 11572027
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a bumper reinforcement body, a first extension portion, a second extension portion, and a weakened portion. The bumper reinforcement body is molded from a synthetic resin material, a length of the bumper reinforcement body extends in a vehicle width direction. The first extension portion is integrally molded with the bumper reinforcement body so as to extend from the bumper reinforcement body toward a vehicle rear side and oppose a vehicle structural member extending in the vehicle width direction from a vehicle front side. The first extension portion is provided within a range spanning from a vehicle width direction side end portion to a position at 40% of an overall vehicle width direction length of a vehicle front end section away from the vehicle width direction side end portion. The second extension portion is integrally molded with the bumper reinforcement body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shizuma Uju, Jun Shobo, Kyosuke Matsui, Tomoki Mitsuya
  • Patent number: 11273692
    Abstract: A door beam includes: an upper inner flange; a lower inner flange; an outer flange; an upper rib; and a lower rib. A thickness of the outer flange is larger than a thickness of the upper inner flange and a thickness of the lower inner flange. A thickness of the upper rib becomes gradually larger from the outer flange toward the upper inner flange, and a thickness of the lower rib becomes gradually larger from the outer flange toward the lower inner flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: Aisin Corporation, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taichi Itakura, Kazuhiro Kaimai, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo, Tamaki Obayashi, Kazutaka Mori
  • Patent number: 11247622
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a body portion joined to a vehicle body front end portion through portions of the body portion on a first direction side and a second direction side in the vehicle width direction, and a reinforcing member joined to the body portion along the body portion. The body portion includes a first standard rigidity region, a high rigidity region, and a second standard rigidity region arrayed next to each other in this order in the vehicle width direction. The high rigidity region has rigidity higher than rigidity of the first standard rigidity region and rigidity of the second standard rigidity region and is positioned in a center of the body portion in the vehicle width direction. The reinforcing member is provided so as to at least partially overlap the high rigidity region and the first standard rigidity region through a first boundary position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: Aisin Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shiho Sugimoto, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo, Junichi Takayanagi, Ryoichi Hayashi, Naohiro Saito
  • Patent number: 11104283
    Abstract: A vehicular energy absorbing member that is disposed between a bumper reinforcement and a framework of a vehicle includes an energy absorbing portion that has a tubular shape and is configured to absorb impact energy by being plastically deformed to be compressed in an axial direction. An outer circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion has a circular tubular shape and an inner circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion includes a ridge portion having a shape extending in the axial direction of the energy absorbing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yatsunami, Shunji Shibata, Kiyoichi Kita, Kyosuke Matsui, Jun Shobo
  • Publication number: 20210245688
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a bumper reinforcement body, a first extension portion, a second extension portion, and a weakened portion. The bumper reinforcement body is molded from a synthetic resin material, a length of the bumper reinforcement body extends in a vehicle width direction. The first extension portion is integrally molded with the bumper reinforcement body so as to extend from the bumper reinforcement body toward a vehicle rear side and oppose a vehicle structural member extending in the vehicle width direction from a vehicle front side. The first extension portion is provided within a range spanning from a vehicle width direction side end portion to a position at 40% of an overall vehicle width direction length of a vehicle front end section away from the vehicle width direction side end portion. The second extension portion is integrally molded with the bumper reinforcement body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Shizuma UJU, Jun SHOBO, Kyosuke MATSUI, Tomoki MITSUYA
  • Publication number: 20200361295
    Abstract: A door beam includes: an upper inner flange; a lower inner flange; an outer flange; an upper rib; and a lower rib. A thickness of the outer flange is larger than a thickness of the upper inner flange and a thickness of the lower inner flange. A thickness of the upper rib becomes gradually larger from the outer flange toward the upper inner flange, and a thickness of the lower rib becomes gradually larger from the outer flange toward the lower inner flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taichi ITAKURA, Kazuhiro KAIMAI, Kiyoichi KITA, Jun SHOBO, Tamaki OBAYASHI, Kazutaka MORI
  • Publication number: 20200216004
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a body portion joined to a vehicle body front end portion through portions of the body portion on a first direction side and a second direction side in the vehicle width direction, and a reinforcing member joined to the body portion along the body portion. The body portion includes a first standard rigidity region, a high rigidity region, and a second standard rigidity region arrayed next to each other in this order in the vehicle width direction. The high rigidity region has rigidity higher than rigidity of the first standard rigidity region and rigidity of the second standard rigidity region and is positioned in a center of the body portion in the vehicle width direction. The reinforcing member is provided so as to at least partially overlap the high rigidity region and the first standard rigidity region through a first boundary position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shiho SUGIMOTO, Kiyoichi KITA, Jun SHOBO, Junichi TAKAYANAGI, Ryoichi HAYASHI, Naohiro SAITO
  • Patent number: 10661740
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a connection wall. Intermediate portions, in an extending direction, of the front wall and the rear wall are parallel to each other. An end portion, in the extending direction, of the front wall is bent toward the rear wall when viewed from the intermediate portion of the front wall. An end portion, in the extending direction, of the connection wall includes a front part and a rear part, and each of the front and rear parts extends from an inside to an outside in the vehicle width direction. A distance between a front end of the rear part and the rear wall gradually decreases in a direction from a base end of the rear part toward a distal end thereof. The front part is provided so as to extend along the front end of the rear part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Shibata, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo, Kyosuke Matsui, Tamaki Obayashi, Yuta Takanami, Hirofumi Shibata, Koji Saeki
  • Patent number: 10661741
    Abstract: There is provided a crash box comprising a pedestal portion attached to one of two members that are placed in an inward-outward direction of a vehicle; and a bottomed tubular portion integrally molded with the pedestal portion and configured to include a base end portion that is arranged to rise from the pedestal portion and an extended portion that is extended from the base end portion and that has a leading end wall which forms a bottom of the tubular portion and which is attached to the other of the two members, wherein the tubular portion is configured such that a side wall of the extended portion has a smaller thickness than a thickness of a side wall of the base end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Kaneko, Takafumi Hayashi, Katsuhiko Nakajo, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo, Tamaki Obayashi, Kyosuke Matsui
  • Publication number: 20200156575
    Abstract: A vehicular energy absorbing member that is disposed between a bumper reinforcement and a framework of a vehicle includes an energy absorbing portion that has a tubular shape and is configured to absorb impact energy by being plastically deformed to be compressed in an axial direction. An outer circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion has a circular tubular shape and an inner circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion includes a ridge portion having a shape extending in the axial direction of the energy absorbing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YATSUNAMI, Shunji SHIBATA, Kiyoichi KITA, Kyosuke MATSUI, Jun SHOBO
  • Publication number: 20200156574
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a bumper reinforcement body that is disposed below a grille shutter and an impact transmission portion that is the same material as the bumper reinforcement body and is integral with the bumper reinforcement body. The bumper reinforcement body is a resin member. The impact transmission portion is configured to come into contact with a radiator support supporting a radiator at the time of collision to transmit an impact load to the radiator support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki MITSUYA, Yusuke HIBINO, Kiyoichi KITA, Jun SHOBO, Kyosuke MATSUI
  • Patent number: 10654433
    Abstract: An impact absorbing device includes an impact absorbing member extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a bumper reinforcement that extends in a vehicle width direction and is attached to a front end surface of the impact absorbing member. The bumper reinforcement includes a body portion extending in the vehicle width direction and having a length in a vehicle height direction that is smaller than a length of the impact absorbing member in the vehicle height direction, and a reinforcing portion fixed to the body portion and extending along a portion of the front end surface of the impact absorbing member, the portion being positioned above or below the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yatsunami, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo, Yohei Kanatani
  • Patent number: 10538213
    Abstract: A vehicle frame member includes a first wall portion formed into a band plate shape extending in a predetermined direction, a second wall portion and a third wall portion formed into a band plate shape extending in the predetermined direction, the second wall portion and the third wall portion extending in a first direction and in a second direction, respectively, from opposite ends of the first wall portion in a width direction of the first wall portion. Respective recessed groove portions extending in the predetermined direction are formed on respective outer surfaces of the second wall portion and the third wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohei Hodoya, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo
  • Patent number: 10414364
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a body part extending in a vehicle width direction, and a terminal part, which extends in the vehicle width direction, is attached to an end part of the body part in a longitudinal direction, and is joined to the body part in a state of being superimposed on the end part of the body part. Rigidity of the end part of the body part in the longitudinal direction is lower than rigidity of a center part of the body part in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Kaneko, Hiroharu Iizuka, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo, Kyosuke Matsui, Tamaki Obayashi, Hirofumi Shibata
  • Patent number: 10315475
    Abstract: A towing hook attachment structure includes: a towing hook; a bumper reinforcement having: a first wall extending in a vehicle width direction, a wall surface of the first wall facing the vehicle cabin; and an second wall and a third wall respectively extending to the vehicle cabin side from an upper end and a lower end of the first wall; and a nut member fastening the towing hook to the bumper reinforcement. The first, second and third walls are respectively provided with a first, second and third holes. The nut member is fixed to the bumper reinforcement while extending in a vehicle height direction and being inserted in the second hole and the third hole. A tip of the towing hook is inserted in the bumper reinforcement through the through hole and is fastened to the nut member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yatsunami, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo, Yohei Kanatani
  • Publication number: 20190111873
    Abstract: There is provided a crash box comprising a pedestal portion attached to one of two members that are placed in an inward-outward direction of a vehicle; and a bottomed tubular portion integrally molded with the pedestal portion and configured to include a base end portion that is arranged to rise from the pedestal portion and an extended portion that is extended from the base end portion and that has a leading end wall which forms a bottom of the tubular portion and which is attached to the other of the two members, wherein the tubular portion is configured such that a side wall of the extended portion has a smaller thickness than a thickness of a side wall of the base end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanobu KANEKO, Takafumi HAYASHI, Katsuhiko NAKAJO, Kiyoichi KITA, Jun SHOBO, Tamaki OBAYASHI, Kyosuke MATSUI
  • Patent number: 10179558
    Abstract: The bumper reinforcement has a front surface flange, an upper surface web, a lower surface web, an upper lip, and a lower lip. An end of the upper surface web on the upper lip side is thicker than a center. When a collision load is applied to the front surface flange, the upper surface web extending in a direction orthogonal to the front surface flange from vicinity of an upper end of the front surface flange is deformed in an outward opened direction, and the upper lip extending downward from an extension end of the upper surface web is deformed in an inward closed direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Kaneko, Kiyoichi Kita, Jun Shobo, Kyosuke Matsui, Yuta Takanami, Hirofumi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20180370469
    Abstract: A bumper reinforcement includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a connection wall. Intermediate portions, in an extending direction, of the front wall and the rear wall are parallel to each other. An end portion, in the extending direction, of the front wall is bent toward the rear wall when viewed from the intermediate portion of the front wall. An end portion, in the extending direction, of the connection wall includes a front part and a rear part, and each of the front and rear parts extends from an inside to an outside in the vehicle width direction. A distance between a front end of the rear part and the rear wall gradually decreases in a direction from a base end of the rear part toward a distal end thereof. The front part is provided so as to extend along the front end of the rear part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunji SHIBATA, Kiyoichi KITA, Jun SHOBO, Kyosuke MATSUI, Tamaki OBAYASHI, Yuta TAKANAMI, Hirofumi SHIBATA, Koji SAEKI
  • Publication number: 20180361968
    Abstract: An impact absorbing device includes an impact absorbing member extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a bumper reinforcement that extends in a vehicle width direction and is attached to a front end surface of the impact absorbing member. The bumper reinforcement includes a body portion extending in the vehicle width direction and having a length in a vehicle height direction that is smaller than a length of the impact absorbing member in the vehicle height direction, and a reinforcing portion fixed to the body portion and extending along a portion of the front end surface of the impact absorbing member, the portion being positioned above or below the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YATSUNAMI, Kiyoichi KITA, Jun SHOBO, Yohei KANATANI
  • Publication number: 20180148009
    Abstract: A vehicle frame member includes a first wall portion formed into a band plate shape extending in a predetermined direction, a second wall portion and a third wall portion formed into a band plate shape extending in the predetermined direction, the second wall portion and the third wall portion extending in a first direction and in a second direction, respectively, from opposite ends of the first wall portion in a width direction of the first wall portion. Respective recessed groove portions extending in the predetermined direction are formed on respective outer surfaces of the second wall portion and the third wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicants: AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohei HODOYA, Kiyoichi KITA, Jun SHOBO