Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Tokushima

Kazuhiro Tokushima 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: 11808202
    Abstract: An engine crank pulley structure disposed at a vehicle front side of a longitudinal engine includes: a front pulley that transmits crank rotational force to the water pump via a belt; a rear pulley that is disposed at a vehicle rear side of the front pulley and transmits a crank rotational force to a compressor via a belt; and a connecting portion that connects the front pulley and the rear pulley, the connecting portion crushing and deforming in a vehicle front-rear direction as a collision load toward the vehicle rear side is applied to it. An outer diameter of the front pulley is smaller than an inner diameter of the rear pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Furutani, Koichi Hirata, Satoshi Nishizaka, Kazuhiro Tokushima, Yuzo Fujino
  • Publication number: 20220316392
    Abstract: An engine crank pulley structure disposed at a vehicle front side of a longitudinal engine includes: a front pulley that transmits crank rotational force to the water pump via a belt; a rear pulley that is disposed at a vehicle rear side of the front pulley and transmits a crank rotational force to a compressor via a belt; and a connecting portion that connects the front pulley and the rear pulley, the connecting portion crushing and deforming in a vehicle front-rear direction as a collision load toward the vehicle rear side is applied to it. An outer diameter of the front pulley is smaller than an inner diameter of the rear pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Masayuki Furutani, Koichi Hirata, Satoshi Nishizaka, Kazuhiro Tokushima, Yuzo Fujino
  • Publication number: 20190234353
    Abstract: An intake and exhaust system of an engine mounted on a vehicle is provided, which includes an exhaust passage, an intake passage disposed above the exhaust passage in up-and-down directions of the vehicle, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage extending in the up-and-down directions and communicating the exhaust passage to the intake passage, the EGR passage including an EGR cooler, an EGR valve disposed downstream of the EGR cooler in a flow direction of EGR gas, and a connecting passage, disposed between the EGR cooler and the EGR valve, that connects the EGR cooler to the EGR valve in a separated state from each other in the flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Hisayoshi Yamada, Yuji Kojima, Kazuhiro Tokushima