Patents by Inventor Junichiro MUNEYASU

Junichiro MUNEYASU 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).

  • Vehicle front portion structure
    Patent number: 9744999
    Abstract: A vehicle front portion structure includes: an instrument panel reinforcement that extends in a vehicle width direction and supports a steering column; a cowl that is disposed at the vehicle forward side of the instrument panel reinforcement and is provided with a recessed portion that is open toward a vehicle upward side and extends along the vehicle width direction; a coupling member that couples the instrument panel reinforcement and the cowl to each other in a vehicle forward and rearward direction, at a predetermined position in the vehicle width direction; and a bracket that is disposed at the cowl at a front side in the vehicle forward and rearward direction, and on an extension line, of the coupling member, that closes off an open side of the recessed portion in the vehicle forward and rearward direction, and has a ridgeline that extends in the vehicle forward and rearward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junichiro Muneyasu
  • VEHICLE FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160362142
    Abstract: A vehicle front portion structure includes: an instrument panel reinforcement that extends in a vehicle width direction and supports a steering column; a cowl that is disposed at the vehicle forward side of the instrument panel reinforcement and is provided with a recessed portion that is open toward a vehicle upward side and extends along the vehicle width direction; a coupling member that couples the instrument panel reinforcement and the cowl to each other in a vehicle forward and rearward direction, at a predetermined position in the vehicle width direction; and a bracket that is disposed at the cowl at a front side in the vehicle forward and rearward direction, and on an extension line, of the coupling member, that closes off an open side of the recessed portion in the vehicle forward and rearward direction, and has a ridgeline that extends in the vehicle forward and rearward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junichiro MUNEYASU