Patents by Inventor Kazuki Takeoka

Kazuki Takeoka 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: 9133895
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a cable member, one end portion of which is connected to a clutch pedal and the other end portion of which is detachably held by a retaining member arranged between an engine and a wall-like member arranged in front, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, of the engine, the cable member being arranged running across in back, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the wall-like member, and a protruding pressing member that is provided on a wall surface that faces a rear, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the wall-like member so as to face the cable member, and that detaches the other end portion of the cable member from the retaining member by pushing the cable member toward the rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction when a load is input from the front of the vehicle in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, VTEC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeoka, Hitoshi Yoshimura, Tadasu Tomohiro, Shohei Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20140318924
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a cable member, one end portion of which is connected to a clutch pedal and the other end portion of which is detachably held by a retaining member arranged between an engine and a wall-like member arranged in front, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, of the engine, the cable member being arranged running across in back, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the wall-like member, and a protruding pressing member that is provided on a wall surface that faces a rear, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the wall-like member so as to face the cable member, and that detaches the other end portion of the cable member from the retaining member by pushing the cable member toward the rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction when a load is input from the front of the vehicle in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: VTEC CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeoka, Hitoshi Yoshimura, Tadasu Tomohiro, Shohei Tsukada