Patents by Inventor Junki Kitano

Junki Kitano 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).

  • Method for manufacturing automobile knuckle and automobile knuckle
    Patent number: 10926583
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a knuckle that includes a bearing mounting portion on which a hub bearing is mounted, a damper holding portion which holds a damper, and a damper mounting arm portion which couples the bearing mounting portion and the damper holding portion, the method being such that by using one core, the knuckle is integrally casted so as to formed therein a cylindrical opening which is the inner space of the damper holding portion, a hollow opening in which the inner space in a hollow portion of the damper mounting arm portion, the hollow portion extending in a closed cross section from the damper holding portion, is continuous with an opening formed in the damper holding portion, and an arm-portion opening which is surrounded by a front arm portion and a rear arm portion of the damper mounting arm portion, extending from the hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Kajikawa, Eiichi Tanaka, Mitsuo Iwano, Junki Kitano
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AUTOMOBILE KNUCKLE AND AUTOMOBILE KNUCKLE
    Publication number: 20200238759
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a knuckle that includes a bearing mounting portion on which a hub bearing is mounted, a damper holding portion which holds a damper, and a damper mounting arm portion which couples the bearing mounting portion and the damper holding portion, the method being such that by using one core, the knuckle is integrally casted so as to formed therein a cylindrical opening which is the inner space of the damper holding portion, a hollow opening in which the inner space in a hollow portion of the damper mounting arm portion, the hollow portion extending in a closed cross section from the damper holding portion, is continuous with an opening formed in the damper holding portion, and an arm-portion opening which is surrounded by a front arm portion and a rear arm portion of the damper mounting arm portion, extending from the hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hisashi Kajikawa, Eiichi Tanaka, Mitsuo Iwano, Junki Kitano