Patents by Inventor Kazuma Kondou
Kazuma Kondou 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).
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Patent number: 10323852Abstract: Provided is a vehicle shutter capable of detecting a flap to which power transmission is cut off by providing turn restriction units each having a simple structure in flaps. The vehicle shutter is provided with: a plurality of flaps 13 capable of opening and closing an outside air introduction path 8 for introducing outside air into an engine compartment and arranged in parallel to each other so as to cross the outside air introduction path 8; a linkage operation section linking the flaps 13 with each other to perform an opening/closing operation of the flaps; a drive section driving the flaps 13 to be open and closed through the linkage operation section; an abnormality detection section detecting an abnormality of the flaps 13 on the basis of an operating state of the drive section; and an abnormality notification section notifying the abnormality to a user on the basis of output from the abnormality detection section.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, STARLITE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuhki Takanaga, Kazuma Kondou, Manabu Yamaoka, Yoshimitsu Hayamizu, Naoya Takashima
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Patent number: 9150096Abstract: A grill shutter unit comprises a shutter unit provided in back of a traveling-air introductory port formed at a front end of a vehicle body and including shutter members, and a traveling-air guide member including a guide frame portion provided at an outer peripheral edge portion of the shutter unit and a seal portion provided to extend forward continuously from a front end of the guide frame portion and be made from soft synthetic resin having more flexibility than the frame portion, wherein the grill shutter unit is configured such that when the shutter members are closed, a seal portion of the traveling-air guide member is pressed against an outer peripheral wall face of the traveling-air introductory port by pressure of traveling air shut off by the shutter members closed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Yuhki Takanaga, Kazuma Kondou, Manabu Yamaoka
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Publication number: 20140291056Abstract: A grill shutter unit comprises a shutter unit provided in back of a traveling-air introductory port formed at a front end of a vehicle body and including shutter members, and a traveling-air guide member including a guide frame portion provided at an outer peripheral edge portion of the shutter unit and a seal portion provided to extend forward continuously from a front end of the guide frame portion and be made from soft synthetic resin having more flexibility than the frame portion, wherein the grill shutter unit is configured such that when the shutter members are closed, a seal portion of the traveling-air guide member is pressed against an outer peripheral wall face of the traveling-air introductory port by pressure of traveling air shut off by the shutter members closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuhki TAKANAGA, Kazuma KONDOU, Manabu YAMAOKA
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Patent number: 7717204Abstract: An opening portion is formed at an upper-side portion of a shroud panel so as to penetrate the panel longitudinally. A face member and a face support member form a duct that guides part of outside air coming in through an outside-air intake of the face member to an opening portion of the shroud panel. Accordingly, there can be provided a bumper structure that can properly guide the outside air to an engine room behind the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2008Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Kazuma Kondou, Naoaki Yamamoto, Minoru Ohkubo, Hiroshi Yokokura, Yoshiatsu Kuga
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Publication number: 20080191500Abstract: An opening portion is formed at an upper-side portion of a shroud panel so as to penetrate the panel longitudinally. A face member and a face support member form a duct that guides part of outside air coming in through an outside-air intake of the face member to an opening portion of the shroud panel. Accordingly, there can be provided a bumper structure that can properly guide the outside air to an engine room behind the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2008Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuma KONDOU, Naoaki YAMAMOTO, Minoru OHKUBO, Hiroshi YOKOKURA, Yoshiatsu KUGA
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Patent number: 7350609Abstract: In the case of mounting a liquid storage tank or an intake air resonator on a substantially frame-shaped resin shroud panel (1) with an opening (11d) in which a radiator (2) is disposed, the shroud panel (1) is integrally formed at its both lateral sides with body fastening parts (12, 12) which will be fastened to right and left front side frames (4, 4), respectively, and the body fastening parts (12, 12) are integrally formed on their outsides in the vehicle width direction with casing placement parts (15a, 16a) on which will be placed a casing (15) for a liquid storage tank and a casing (16) for an intake air resonator in proximity to the body fastening parts (12, 12), respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignees: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation, Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Tadashi Udo, Kazuma Kondou, Masanori Ogawa, Naoki Nagano, Takahide Ohhira, Kunio Takahashi
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Patent number: 7322639Abstract: Disclosed is a front structure of a vehicle, which comprises a pair of right and left front side frames, a shroud installed between respective front ends of the side frames, a pair of right and left headlamps each arranged on a lateral side of a corresponding one of laterally opposite sidewalls of the shroud and provided with a headlamp housing serving as an outer shell thereof, and a hood panel adapted to cover above the shroud when it is in a fully closed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Toshio Takata, Kazuma Kondou, Yasunori Kageyama, Toshio Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20070091624Abstract: Disclosed is a front structure of a vehicle, which comprises a pair of right and left front side frames, a shroud installed between respective front ends of the side frames, a pair of right and left headlamps each arranged on a lateral side of a corresponding one of laterally opposite sidewalls of the shroud and provided with a headlamp housing serving as an outer shell thereof, and a hood panel adapted to cover above the shroud when it is in a fully closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 26, 2007Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshio Takata, Kazuma Kondou, Yasunori Kageyama, Toshio Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20050279547Abstract: In the case of mounting a liquid storage tank or an intake air resonator on a substantially frame-shaped resin shroud panel (1) with an opening (11d) in which a radiator (2) is disposed, the shroud panel (1) is integrally formed at its both lateral sides with body fastening parts (12, 12) which will be fastened to right and left front side frames (4, 4), respectively, and the body fastening parts (12, 12) are integrally formed on their outsides in the vehicle width direction with casing placement parts (15a, 16a) on which will be placed a casing (15) for a liquid storage tank and a casing (16) for an intake air resonator in proximity to the body fastening parts (12, 12), respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Applicants: GP Daikyo Corporation, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tadashi Udo, Kazuma Kondou, Masanori Ogawa, Naoki Nagano, Takahide Ohhira, Kunio Takahashi
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Patent number: 6540275Abstract: The invention provides a structure of a front part of a vehicle body that is simple and free from the risk of maloperation. In the event of a collision between the vehicle and a pedestrian, a projecting part sweeps the pedestrian by parts of his or her legs lower than the knees in the event of a collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian, causing the pedestrian to be thrown over toward the vehicle, and after an energy-absorbing member has absorbed impact energy exerted on the legs, the pedestrian is caused to drop onto the top of a hood and protected from secondary damage.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2000Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Tatsuhiko Iwamoto, Arihiro Furumoto, Yutaka Tsukiji, Masao Hara, Yushi Matsuda, Daisaburou Adachi, Masanori Ogawa, Takayuki Nakamae, Sakayu Terada, Kazuma Kondou
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Patent number: 6450676Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle lamp device capable of relieving the impact acting from the vehicle lamp device to an obstacle, and thereby achieving a simple and relatively spaceless structure. The vehicle lamp device comprises a thin grooved portion 17 (a displacement allowing structure) for allowing the housing 3 to be displaced. The displacement allowing structure is provided in an interfering portion of the housing 3 interfering with a front side frame 16 (a vehicle body member) which locates in the displacement area where the housing 3 is displaced and interrupts the housing 3 to be displaced when the vehicle lamp device collides with an obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2001Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Tarou Maeda, Arihiro Furumoto, Kazuma Kondou
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Publication number: 20010017778Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle lamp device capable of relieving the impact acting from the vehicle lamp device to an obstacle, and thereby achieving a simple and relatively spaceless structure. The vehicle lamp device comprises a thin grooved portion 17 (a displacement allowing structure) for allowing the housing 3 to be displaced. The displacement allowing structure is provided in an interfering portion of the housing 3 interfering with a front side frame 16 (a vehicle body member) which locates in the displacement area where the housing 3 is displaced and interrupts the housing 3 to be displaced when the vehicle lamp device collides with an obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Inventors: Tarou Maeda, Arihiro Furumoto, Kazuma Kondou