Patents by Inventor Kentarou Uchibori

Kentarou Uchibori 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).

  • Power unit layout structure
    Patent number: 6761242
    Abstract: At the time of head-on collision of a vehicle, an intermediate portion of a subframe 6 is folded and deformed downwardly into a form of L-shape, an engine body 8 is moved downward, a radiator core upper rail 11 is rearwardly deformed and moved, a collision load is input to an upper portion of the engine body 8 through a rod 10, and the engine body 8 is rotated rearward around a connecting member 9. With this, a distance of a shortest portion between the engine body 8 and a dash panel 3 is increased, and a crushing stroke of the engine room 1 is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Yoshida, Mitsuhiro Sonomura, Hiromichi Serizawa, Kentarou Uchibori, Kouichi Sagawa
  • Power unit layout structure
    Publication number: 20020096384
    Abstract: At the time of head-on collision of a vehicle, an intermediate portion of a subframe 6 is folded and deformed downwardly into a form of L-shape, an engine body 8 is moved downward, a radiator core upper rail 11 is rearwardly deformed and moved, a collision load is input to an upper portion of the engine body 8 through a rod 10, and the engine body 8 is rotated rearward around a connecting member 9. With this, a distance of a shortest portion between the engine body 8 and a dash panel 3 is increased, and a crushing stroke of the engine room 1 is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Yoshida, Mitsuhiro Sonomura, Hiromichi Serizawa, Kentarou Uchibori, Kouichi Sagawa