Patents by Inventor Junya Kanagawa

Junya Kanagawa 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 structure
    Patent number: 7407220
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure including: a closed-section cross member connected to a pair of front pillars; a closed-section hood ledge extending frontward from a portion of a corresponding one of the front pillars, where the cross member is connected to the corresponding one of the front pillars; and a strut housing provided on an inner side in a vehicle transverse direction of and adjacent to the hood ledge. The hood ledge is provided with two gussets dividing an internal space thereof into sections in the longitudinal direction of the hood ledge, and an intermediate portion of the hood ledge between the two gussets is located forward of the cross member and rearward of the strut housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Kanagawa, Hideyoshi Takashima, Itaru Nakamura
  • Vehicle front structure
    Publication number: 20080036243
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure including: a closed-section cross member connected to a pair of front pillars; a closed-section hood ledge extending frontward from a portion of a corresponding one of the front pillars, where the cross member is connected to the corresponding one of the front pillars; and a strut housing provided on an inner side in a vehicle transverse direction of and adjacent to the hood ledge. The hood ledge is provided with two gussets dividing an internal space thereof into sections in the longitudinal direction of the hood ledge, and an intermediate portion of the hood ledge between the two gussets is located forward of the cross member and rearward of the strut housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Junya Kanagawa, Hideyoshi Takashima, Itaru Nakamura