Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Yoshimoto
Kenichiro Yoshimoto 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: 10676059Abstract: An airbag includes a body portion, a tether, and a folded portion. The body portion is expanded and deployed to an outer side of a vehicle and covers a lower end portion of a windshield glass. The tether is provided inside the body portion, and connects an upper portion and a lower portion of the body portion so as to partition the body portion in the vehicle front-rear direction. Also, the tether has a through hole. The folded portion is formed by sewing the tether that is folded and overlapped.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Autoliv Development ABInventors: Taichi Minei, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Shunichi Okinaka, Xiang Chen
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Patent number: 10651328Abstract: A solar cell module includes: a first cover in the form of an at least partially transparent plate; a second cover disposed opposite the first cover; at least one solar cell disposed between the first cover and the second cover; a sealing material which fills a space between the first cover and the second cover to join them together to thus seal the solar cell; and a terminal as conductors electrically connected to the solar cell and enclosed by the sealing material between the first cover and the second cover, at least one of the first cover and the second cover having a boss as a positioning unit to position the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hirotaka Inaba, Kenichiro Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 10507788Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, straps, and strap covers. The airbag is stored in a cowl portion. The airbag configured to be deployed on the front surface side of windshield glass, and to cover the cowl portion and front pillars at least in part. A first end of each of the straps is attached to an upper portion of an outer surface of the airbag in the vehicle up-down direction and a second end of each of the straps is attached to the cowl portion. The straps pass between the airbag and the strap covers. The strap covers are sewn to the outer surface of the airbag and cover the straps.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taichi Minei, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Akihiro Osanai, Yuta Iwai
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Patent number: 10358168Abstract: A crossing member disposed along a vehicle width direction between inflected portions of side members is capable of transmitting load from one of the side members to the other of the side members when the one side member deforms toward a vehicle width direction inward. Accordingly, when collision load is input due to an offset collision or the like, the collision load is transmitted from the one side member input with the collision load to the other side member through the crossing member, and the collision load is supported by the other side member.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hyuga Atsumi, Junichi Takayanagi, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Daisuke Tanabe, Kyosuke Kawase
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Publication number: 20190131473Abstract: A solar cell module includes: a first cover in the form of an at least partially transparent plate; a second cover disposed opposite the first cover; at least one solar cell disposed between the first cover and the second cover; a sealing material which fills a space between the first cover and the second cover to join them together to thus seal the solar cell; and a terminal as conductors electrically connected to the solar cell and enclosed by the sealing material between the first cover and the second cover, at least one of the first cover and the second cover having a boss as a positioning unit to position the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hirotaka INABA, Kenichiro YOSHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20190047506Abstract: An airbag includes a body portion, a tether, and a folded portion. The body portion is expanded and deployed to an outer side of a vehicle and covers a lower end portion of a windshield glass. The tether is provided inside the body portion, and connects an upper portion and a lower portion of the body portion so as to partition the body portion in the vehicle front-rear direction. Also, the tether has a through hole. The folded portion is formed by sewing the tether that is folded and overlapped.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Autoliv Development ABInventors: Taichi MINEI, Kenichiro YOSHIMOTO, Shunichi OKINAKA, Xiang CHEN
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Patent number: 10160493Abstract: A vehicle framework structure includes a tunnel, a pair of rockers, a dash cross-member, a front side member rear and a floor reinforcement. The tunnel is disposed at a vehicle width direction central portion of a floor panel of a vehicle. The rockers are disposed at each vehicle width direction outer sides of the floor panel. The dash cross-member connects front portions of the rockers with the tunnel. A front side member is disposed at the vehicle front-and-rear direction front side of the floor panel. The front side member rear is provided under the floor panel at the vehicle front-and-rear direction rear side of the front side member. A vehicle front-and-rear direction front portion of the floor reinforcement is disposed between the dash cross-member and the floor panel, and the floor reinforcement is joined to the floor panel and to the front side member rear.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hyuga Atsumi, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Junichi Takayanagi
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Patent number: 10150435Abstract: A cross member is disposed inside a battery case. The cross member extends in the vehicle width direction at a location that overlaps with rockers as seen in the vehicle width direction. The cross member is more resistant to deformation by a load toward the battery case than a cover portion of the battery case. Therefore, when a load toward the battery case is applied, a transmission path for the load from the rocker at one vehicle width direction side to the rocker at the other vehicle width direction side may be formed by the cross member.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kyosuke Kawase, Junichi Takayanagi, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Daisuke Tanabe
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Publication number: 20180127032Abstract: A crossing member disposed along a vehicle width direction between inflected portions of side members is capable of transmitting load from one of the side members to the other of the side members when the one side member deforms toward a vehicle width direction inward. Accordingly, when collision load is input due to an offset collision or the like, the collision load is transmitted from the one side member input with the collision load to the other side member through the crossing member, and the collision load is supported by the other side member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hyuga ATSUMI, Junichi TAKAYANAGI, Kenichiro YOSHIMOTO, Daisuke TANABE, Kyosuke KAWASE
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Publication number: 20180126933Abstract: A cross member is disposed inside a battery case. The cross member extends in the vehicle width direction at a location that overlaps with rockers as seen in the vehicle width direction. The cross member is more resistant to deformation by a load toward the battery case than a cover portion of the battery case. Therefore, when a load toward the battery case is applied, a transmission path for the load from the rocker at one vehicle width direction side to the rocker at the other vehicle width direction side may be formed by the cross member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kyosuke KAWASE, Junichi TAKAYANAGI, Kenichiro YOSHIMOTO, Daisuke TANABE
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Publication number: 20180099638Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, straps, and strap covers. The airbag is stored in a cowl portion. The airbag configured to be deployed on the front surface side of windshield glass, and to cover the cowl portion and front pillars at least in part. A first end of each of the straps is attached to an upper portion of an outer surface of the airbag in the vehicle up-down direction and a second end of each of the straps is attached to the cowl portion. The straps pass between the airbag and the strap covers. The strap covers are sewn to the outer surface of the airbag and cover the straps.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taichi MINEI, Kenichiro YOSHIMOTO, Akihiro OSANAI, Yuta IWAI
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Patent number: 9796424Abstract: A vehicle body frame includes: side frames that have at least inner walls that are disposed at vehicle transverse direction inner sides and upper walls that are disposed at vehicle body vertical direction upper sides, and that are formed as closed cross-sectional structures, and that extend in a vehicle body longitudinal direction, and that are fastened and fixed to under members that are disposed at a vehicle body lower side of a floor panel; and an upper frame that is disposed further toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side than the inner walls and at a height that is lower than the upper walls, and at which an installed object is installed.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Sakaguchi, Yutaka Yamada, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Masahiro Ishikawa, Hiroharu Iizuka, Keita Ito, Kazumichi Kishida
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Patent number: 9758194Abstract: There is provided a vehicle rear portion structure that can improve torsional rigidity of a rear body that has side members and a cross member. A bracket has a top wall portion to which an HV (high voltage) battery is fixed. Further, the bracket has a first leg portion, that extends from a front end portion of the top wall portion toward a vehicle lower side and that is fixed to a first rear cross member, and a second leg portion, that extends from a vehicle transverse direction outer side end portion of the top wall portion toward the vehicle lower side and that is fixed to a rear side member.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yudai Inagaki, Osamu Shimasaki, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Kazunori Yokoe
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Patent number: 9738331Abstract: At a vehicle lower portion structure S1, a first inclined portion 24 is formed at a rear end portion of a first undercover 20, and a second inclined portion 34 is formed at a front end portion of a second undercover 30. The second inclined portion 34 overlaps at least a portion of the first inclined portion 24 as seen in a vehicle plan view and a vehicle front view. An exhaust portion 40 is demarcated and formed by the first inclined portion 24 and the second inclined portion 34. An underfloor space UA and a space within an engine compartment 12 are communicated by the exhaust portion 40. Hot air within the engine compartment 12 can be made to flow via the exhaust portion 40 toward the underfloor space UA.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Ito, Masahiro Ishikawa, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Masato Kanbe
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Patent number: 9738325Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle front section structure including: a side member front that is configured by a high tensile steel sheet, and has a closed cross-section; a side member rear that is configured by a high tensile steel sheet, and has a U-shaped cross-section open toward the upper side; a bracket that is disposed outside the closed cross-section of the side member front and inside the U-shaped cross-section of the side member rear, and has a first bottom wall that bends from a second bottom wall of the side member rear along a third bottom wall of the side member front; a first coupling portion that couples together the third bottom wall of the side member front and the first bottom wall of the bracket; and a second coupling portion that couples together the second bottom wall of the side member rear and the first bottom wall of the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hyuga Atsumi, Junichi Takayanagi, Kenichiro Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 9676424Abstract: A ceiling portion of a service plug cover that is made of resin is convex toward a vehicle vertical direction lower side (floor panel side), and a groove-shaped concave portion is formed in a top surface. Further, the concave portion of the top surface of the ceiling portion is groove-shaped, and both end portions thereof in a groove direction (vehicle longitudinal direction) are open.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Ito, Masahiro Ishikawa, Yutaka Yamada, Kenichiro Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 9616940Abstract: A vehicle lower portion structure has: an undercover that is fixed to a lower portion of a vehicle body, and that covers a bottom surface side of the vehicle body; rockers that extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction at both sides in a vehicle transverse direction at the lower portion of the vehicle body; and rocker moldings that are fixed to the lower portion of the vehicle body, and are disposed at vehicle transverse direction outer sides of the undercover, and are provided from vehicle transverse direction outer sides of the rockers to vehicle lower sides. End portions at the vehicle transverse direction outer sides of the undercover, and end portions at vehicle transverse direction inner sides of the rocker moldings, are superposed one on another at least in a vehicle vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Ito, Masahiro Ishikawa, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Naoya Sakaguchi
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Publication number: 20170073018Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle front section structure including: a side member front that is configured by a high tensile steel sheet, and has a closed cross-section; a side member rear that is configured by a high tensile steel sheet, and has a U-shaped cross-section open toward the upper side; a bracket that is disposed outside the closed cross-section of the side member front and inside the U-shaped cross-section of the side member rear, and has a first bottom wall that bends from a second bottom wall of the side member rear along a third bottom wall of the side member front; a first coupling portion that couples together the third bottom wall of the side member front and the first bottom wall of the bracket; and a second coupling portion that couples together the second bottom wall of the side member rear and the first bottom wall of the bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hyuga ATSUMI, Junichi Takayanagi, Kenichiro Yoshimoto
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Publication number: 20170073012Abstract: A vehicle framework structure includes a tunnel, a pair of rockers, a dash cross-member, a front side member rear and a floor reinforcement. The tunnel is disposed at a vehicle width direction central portion of a floor panel of a vehicle. The rockers are disposed at each vehicle width direction outer sides of the floor panel. The dash cross-member connects front portions of the rockers with the tunnel. A front side member is disposed at the vehicle front-and-rear direction front side of the floor panel. The front side member rear is provided under the floor panel at the vehicle front-and-rear direction rear side of the front side member. A vehicle front-and-rear direction front portion of the floor reinforcement is disposed between the dash cross-member and the floor panel, and the floor reinforcement is joined to the floor panel and to the front side member rear.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsumi HYUGA, Kenichiro YOSHIMOTO, Junichi TAKAYANAGI
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Patent number: 9511680Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle battery mounting structure including: a lower frame made of fiber-reinforced resin that has a first open portion for water drainage and configures, together with an upper frame, a battery frame that supports a battery; a lower reinforcement made of metal that has a second open portion for water drainage having a smaller open area than the first open portion, the lower reinforcement being joined to the lower frame in a state in which the second open portion is communicated with the first open portion; and an insulating grommet that is formed in the shape of a ring having an upper flange and a lower flange and that is disposed at the lower reinforcement as a result of a peripheral edge portion configuring the second open portion of the lower reinforcement being fitted between the upper flange and the lower flange.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kiyoshi Hokazono, Kenichiro Yoshimoto, Takeharu Matsuno, Shingo Hirata