Patents by Inventor Katsunari Sugawara

Katsunari Sugawara 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: 8668252
    Abstract: In this vehicle body floor structure, stiffeners that extend to a rear of a front cross member and that have a U-shaped concave portion that is open at to top thereof when viewed in a cross-section of a vehicle are joined to a bottom surface on both side portions of floor panel. Beads that have a U-shaped concave portion when viewed in a cross-section of the vehicle are provided at a rear portion of the floor panel, and the beads are aligned with the concave portion of the stiffeners and are provided continuously with the stiffeners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Yasuhara, Kimitaka Ando, Yuji Matsuura, Katsunari Sugawara
  • Patent number: 8556336
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle body panel joining structure including a structural frame (30b) having a ridgeline in the lengthwise direction, which has one section joined to a first vehicle body panel (44) and another section joined to a second vehicle body panel (43); an overlap part (61) in which the first and second vehicle body panels are overlapped and which is arranged in such a way that the structural frame straddles the overlap part; a depressed part (64) which is disposed at a position avoiding the ridgeline on the structural frame and is abutted by the overlap part; and a spot welding part (65) which is joined to the depressed part (64), the first vehicle body panel, and the second vehicle body panel at the overlap part by means of spot welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Yasuhara, Yuji Matsuura, Katsunari Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20120256446
    Abstract: In this vehicle body floor structure, stiffeners that extend to a rear of a front cross member and that have a U-shaped concave portion that is open at to top thereof when viewed in a cross-section of a vehicle are joined to a bottom surface on both side portions of floor panel. Beads that have a U-shaped concave portion when viewed in a cross-section of the vehicle are provided at a rear portion of the floor panel, and the beads are aligned with the concave portion of the stiffeners and are provided continuously with the stiffeners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeto Yasuhara, Kimitaka Ando, Yuji Matsuura, Katsunari Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20120242113
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle body panel joining structure including a structural frame (30b) having a ridgeline in the lengthwise direction, which has one section joined to a first vehicle body panel (44) and another section joined to a second vehicle body panel (43); an overlap part (61) in which the first and second vehicle body panels are overlapped and which is arranged in such a way that the structural frame straddles the overlap part; a depressed part (64) which is disposed at a position avoiding the ridgeline on the structural frame and is abutted by the overlap part; and a spot welding part (65) which is joined to the depressed part (64), the first vehicle body panel, and the second vehicle body panel at the overlap part by means of spot welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeto Yasuhara, Yuji Matsuura, Katsunari Sugawara