Patents by Inventor Kosei OTA

Kosei OTA 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: 11377152
    Abstract: A ridgeline of a bottom surface portion at a rear portion of a rear side member rear at a rear of a fastening portion of rear side members to a rear portion of a rear suspension member is a slope shape which inclines downward toward a vehicle rear. A side member reinforcement, which is a reinforcing member which is against a load in a vehicle length direction, is attached to the rear portion of the rear side member rear. A fragile portion of low rigidity compared to a lower portion is formed at an upper portion of the side member reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kosei Ota, Masanori Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 10988178
    Abstract: On a side face of a floor tunnel, a side reinforcement is disposed between an upper edge of the side face and a connected region at which a dash cross member is connected to the floor tunnel. An upper reinforcement extends in a longitudinal direction at an upper portion of the floor tunnel. The side reinforcement extends rearward with its rear edge inclining upward. A collision load input from a side member enters the side face of the floor tunnel via the dash cross member. The collision load is, then, transmitted to the upper reinforcement through the floor tunnel along the rear edge of the side reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Ohba, Kosei Ota
  • Patent number: 10974766
    Abstract: A side sill outer panel and a side sill inner panel form a closed cross-sectional structure. A front end of a side sill is located at a rear of and spaced apart from a front tire-wheel unit on a front side of a vehicle. The side sill extends rearward. A front end portion of an outer reinforcement is located rearward from front end portions of both the side sill outer panel and the side sill inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sakata, Takeshi Hiratsuka, Koichi Enoki, Kosei Ota
  • Patent number: 10882561
    Abstract: A vehicle side structure includes a reinforcement extending upward from a rear wheel well, a side outer panel placed outward of the rear wheel well and the reinforcement in the vehicle width direction, a striker configured to lock a rear side door, and a bracket to which the striker is attached. An engaged portion is provided in the reinforcement, the striker is placed on an outer side of the side outer panel, and the bracket is provided with an engaging portion configured to engage with the engaged portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mikio Nakashima, Kanichi Saito, Takaya Tsukigase, Tsuyoshi Kato, Kosei Ota
  • Patent number: 10807646
    Abstract: A suspension tower is coupled to a front side member at a portion of the front side member located frontward from a front pillar. A frontal vehicle structure includes a coupling member including a front end coupled to the suspension tower and a rear end coupled to the front pillar. The coupling member includes an outer panel and an inner panel that form a closed cross-sectional structure. The outer panel includes a weak portion arranged between a joined portion of the coupling member joined to the suspension tower and a joined portion of the coupling member joined to the front pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sakata, Kosei Ota, Koichi Enoki
  • Publication number: 20200001928
    Abstract: A ridgeline of a bottom surface portion at a rear portion of a rear side member rear at a rear of a fastening portion of rear side members to a rear portion of a rear suspension member is a slope shape which inclines downward toward a vehicle rear. A side member reinforcement, which is a reinforcing member which is against a toad in a vehicle length direction, is attached to the rear portion of the rear side member rear A fragile portion of low rigidity compared to a lower portion is formed at an upper portion of the side member reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kosei Ota, Masanori Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20200001929
    Abstract: On a side face of a floor tunnel, a side reinforcement is disposed between an upper edge of the side face and a connected region at which a dash cross member is connected to the floor tunnel. An upper reinforcement extends in a longitudinal direction at an upper portion of the floor tunnel. The side reinforcement extends rearward with its rear edge inclining upward. A collision load input from a side member enters the side face of the floor tunnel via the dash cross member. The collision load is, then, transmitted to the upper reinforcement through the floor tunnel along the rear edge of the side reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shinya Ohba, Kosei Ota
  • Publication number: 20190276084
    Abstract: A side sill outer panel and a side sill inner panel form a closed cross-sectional structure. A front end of a side sill is located at a rear of and spaced apart from a front tire-wheel unit on a front side of a vehicle. The side sill extends rearward. A front end portion of an outer reinforcement is located rearward from front end portions of both the side sill outer panel and the side sill inner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SAKATA, Takeshi HIRATSUKA, Koichi ENOKI, Kosei OTA
  • Publication number: 20190256148
    Abstract: A suspension tower is coupled to a front side member at a portion of the front side member located frontward from a front pillar. A frontal vehicle structure includes a coupling member including a front end coupled to the suspension tower and a rear end coupled to the front pillar. The coupling member includes an outer panel and an inner panel that form a closed cross-sectional structure. The outer panel includes a weak portion arranged between a joined portion of the coupling member joined to the suspension tower and a joined portion of the coupling member joined to the front pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SAKATA, Kosei OTA, Koichi ENOKI
  • Publication number: 20190225276
    Abstract: A vehicle side structure includes a reinforcement extending upward from a rear wheel well, a side outer panel placed outward of the rear wheel well and the reinforcement in the vehicle width direction, a striker configured to lock a rear side door, and a bracket to which the striker is attached. An engaged portion is provided in the reinforcement, the striker is placed on an outer side of the side outer panel, and the bracket is provided with an engaging portion configured to engage with the engaged portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mikio NAKASHIMA, Kanichi SAITO, Takaya TSUKIGASE, Tsuyoshi KATO, Kosei OTA