Patents by Inventor Kazutoshi Ikenoya

Kazutoshi Ikenoya 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).

  • Disposition structure of drive device for vehicle
    Patent number: 7703565
    Abstract: There are provided plural suspension links, one end of each of which is coupled to a wheel and the other end of each of which is coupled to a vehicle body. The suspension links are disposed so as to extend substantially in a vehicle width direction. A drive motor is disposed so as to be offset from a center of a wheel on a side that is away from disposition location of the suspension links. The drive motor and the wheel are coupled by a drive-force transmitting mechanism so that a drive force can be transmitted. Accordingly, there can be provided the disposition structure of a drive device for a vehicle that can provide both the drive motors and the suspension links without any improper interference, ensuring proper controlling of the wheel positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Ikenoya, Kenji Asada, Shigeyuki Mori
  • DISPOSITION STRUCTURE OF DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20080179116
    Abstract: There are provided plural suspension links, one end of each of which is coupled to a wheel and the other end of each of which is coupled to a vehicle body. The suspension links are disposed so as to extend substantially in a vehicle width direction. A drive motor is disposed so as to be offset from a center of a wheel on a side that is away from disposition location of the suspension links. The drive motor and the wheel are coupled by a drive-force transmitting mechanism so that a drive force can be transmitted. Accordingly, there can be provided the disposition structure of a drive device for a vehicle that can provide both the drive motors and the suspension links without any improper interference, ensuring proper controlling of the wheel positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazutoshi IKENOYA, Kenji ASADA, Shigeyuki MORI