Patents by Inventor Makoto Horiba

Makoto Horiba 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: 8113561
    Abstract: Mounting structure of a door grip in a door for the vehicle includes a inner panel composing a door body. The mounting structure of a door grip further includes a door trim arranged so as to oppose to the inner side of the inner panel. The door grip is fixed to the inner panel via the door trim and having a pair of connecting parts to be connected to the door trim. Further included are fixing members for fixing the door trim to the inner panel. The fixing members are arranged in both sides of the connecting parts regarding an axis line passing through both the first connecting part and the second connecting part. The fixing members are respectively provided in both sides of the first connecting part while the fixing members are respectively provided in both sides of the second connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuki Yamada, Masami Uratsu, Makoto Horiba, Junichi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20090145041
    Abstract: A door for the vehicle which comprises: a door inner panel, a door trim mounted to the inner side of a compartment of the door inner panel, a door cover mounted on the peripheral edge in the rear side of a compartment of the door inner panel. The door trim and the door cover are mutually coupled by a coupling means. The coupling means is composed of a positioning pin, a positioning bracket, and a clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki YAMADA, Masami URATSU, Makoto HORIBA, Junichi KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20090144940
    Abstract: Mounting structure of a door grip in a door for the vehicle includes a inner panel composing a door body. The mounting structure of a door grip further includes a door trim arranged so as to oppose to the inner side of the inner panel. The door grip is fixed to the inner panel via the door trim and having a pair of connecting parts to be connected to the door trim. Further included are fixing members for fixing the door trim to the inner panel. The fixing members are arranged in both sides of the connecting parts regarding an axis line passing through both the first connecting part and the second connecting part. The fixing members are respectively provided in both sides of the first connecting part while the fixing members are respectively provided in both sides of the second connecting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki YAMADA, Masami URATSU, Makoto HORIBA, Junichi KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 5804292
    Abstract: The invention provides a laminated article such as a door trim board capable of maintaining a bonding effect for a long period of time by integrally forming a base member and a skin member without forming the skin member in the shape of a sheet and without using an adhesive, and a manufacturing method of the laminated article by which reduction in the quantity of materials to be used and simplification of manufacturing steps are achieved. A porous base member (11) molded in the shape of a door trim board and a molten resin (12melt) supplied on the surface of the porous base member are pressed between a pair of molds (31, 32) so that the molten resin (12melt) is impregnated into the porous base member at least at the front surface thereof and hardened to form a skin member (12) on the porous base member (11). In the door trim board thus obtained, the resin forming the skin member (12) and the porous base member (11) are integrated by an anchor effect of resin with a reliable strength thereof retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Araco Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsunori Ishitoya, Hiroyuki Kato, Yukio Ishihara, Kazunori Kuze, Yoshihiko Hiraiwa, Makoto Horiba