Patents by Inventor Masahide KANEMORI
Masahide KANEMORI 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: 10604004Abstract: A grille shutter unit which is provided with plural shutters extending in a vehicle width direction is attached to a frame-shaped shroud, a center stay is provided to extend in a vertical direction and connect a central portion, in a width direction, of a shroud upper and a central portion, in the width direction, of a shroud lower, the grille shutter unit is attached to a back-face side of the shroud, and an actuator (driving actuator) for opening/closing the shutters is arranged at a back-face side of the center stay.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Shunsuke Fujitani, Daisuke Sakagami, Haruo Etchu, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Yuhki Takanaga, Takeshi Yamada, Masahide Kanemori
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Patent number: 10350991Abstract: A grille shutter unit which is provided with shutters and a frame which pivotally supports shutter shafts provided at the shutters is attached to a frame-shaped shroud which supports heat exchangers. The grille shutter unit is configured to be attached to the shroud from a back-face side of the shroud at a position located in front of the heat exchangers.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Shunsuke Fujitani, Daisuke Sakagami, Haruo Etchu, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Yuhki Takanaga, Takeshi Yamada, Masahide Kanemori
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Publication number: 20190001809Abstract: A grille shutter unit which is provided with plural shutters extending in a vehicle width direction is attached to a frame-shaped shroud, a center stay is provided to extend in a vertical direction and connect a central portion, in a width direction, of a shroud upper and a central portion, in the width direction, of a shroud lower, the grille shutter unit is attached to a back-face side of the shroud, and an actuator (driving actuator) for opening/closing the shutters is arranged at a back-face side of the center stay.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Shunsuke FUJITANI, Daisuke SAKAGAMI, Haruo ETCHU, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Yuhki TAKANAGA, Takeshi YAMADA, Masahide KANEMORI
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Publication number: 20190001810Abstract: A grille shutter unit which is provided with shutters and a frame which pivotally supports shutter shafts provided at the shutters is attached to a frame-shaped shroud which supports heat exchangers. The grille shutter unit is configured to be attached to the shroud from a back-face side of the shroud at a position located in front of the heat exchangers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Shunsuke FUJITANI, Daisuke SAKAGAMI, Haruo ETCHU, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Yuhki TAKANAGA, Takeshi YAMADA, Masahide KANEMORI
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Patent number: 9884655Abstract: Disclosed herein is a structure for mounting a heat exchanger in a vehicle. The structure includes a shroud, and a mount supporting a supported portion and allowing vertical vibrations of the supported portion with respect to each side of the shroud in a vehicle width direction. The supported portion is provided on each side of the heat exchanger in the vehicle width direction. The mount body of the mount is mounted in a mounting portion located higher than a fixed portion on the side of the shroud in the vehicle width direction. The fixed portion is fixed to a body member of the vehicle. A receiver supporting a lower surface of the mount body serves as the mounting portion. A fixing bracket for fixing the mount body to the side of the shroud is provided in front of or behind the mount body of the mount in the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Nagayoshi, Naoki Nagano, Megumi Toyota, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Masahide Kanemori, Haruo Etchu
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Publication number: 20180015958Abstract: Disclosed herein is a structure for mounting a heat exchanger in a vehicle. The structure includes a shroud, and a mount supporting a supported portion and allowing vertical vibrations of the supported portion with respect to each side of the shroud in a vehicle width direction. The supported portion is provided on each side of the heat exchanger in the vehicle width direction. The mount body of the mount is mounted in a mounting portion located higher than a fixed portion on the side of the shroud in the vehicle width direction. The fixed portion is fixed to a body member of the vehicle. A receiver supporting a lower surface of the mount body serves as the mounting portion. A fixing bracket for fixing the mount body to the side of the shroud is provided in front of or behind the mount body of the mount in the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki NAGAYOSHI, Naoki NAGANO, Megumi TOYOTA, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Masahide KANEMORI, Haruo ETCHU
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Patent number: 9701345Abstract: A reinforcement is configured to have a corner portion corresponding to a corner portion of a side sill inner. Herein, the corner portion of the reinforcement forms a reinforcement ridgeline extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The reinforcement is provided such that the reinforcement ridgeline and a side-sill-inner upper ridgeline formed at a corner portion of the side sill inner overlap with each other over a range from a specified area where a wheel outward displaced in a vehicle collision is capable of contacting a side sill to a connection portion where a cross member connects to the side sill inner.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masahide Kanemori, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Akihiro Kawano, Hideyuki Tsukamoto, Soukichi Kikuchi, Takashi Hamada
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Patent number: 9446797Abstract: There are provided a cowl panel provided above a dash panel partitioning an engine room from a vehicle compartment and extending in a vehicle width direction, a suspension tower protruding toward an inside of the engine room and supporting a front suspension, and a connecting bracket connecting the suspension tower and the cowl panel and configured to slant rearward and upward, wherein the connecting bracket comprises a front-end flange portion and a rear-end flange portion, the front-end flange portion is joined to a slant portion formed at a rear portion of a top of the suspension tower which is configured to slant rearward and downward, and the rear-end flange portion is configured to rise upward via a bending portion and joined to a vertical wall portion of the cowl panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Shigeru Nakauchi, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Masahide Kanemori
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Publication number: 20160244098Abstract: A reinforcement is configured to have a corner portion corresponding to a corner portion of a side sill inner. Herein, the corner portion of the reinforcement forms a reinforcement ridgeline extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The reinforcement is provided such that the reinforcement ridgeline and a side-sill-inner upper ridgeline formed at a corner portion of the side sill inner overlap with each other over a range from a specified area where a wheel outward displaced in a vehicle collision is capable of contacting a side sill to a connection portion where a cross member connects to the side sill inner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masahide KANEMORI, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Akihiro KAWANO, Hideyuki TSUKAMOTO, Soukichi KIKUCHI, Takashi HAMADA
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Publication number: 20160031485Abstract: There are provided a cowl panel provided above a dash panel partitioning an engine room from a vehicle compartment and extending in a vehicle width direction, a suspension tower protruding toward an inside of the engine room and supporting a front suspension, and a connecting bracket connecting the suspension tower and the cowl panel and configured to slant rearward and upward, wherein the connecting bracket comprises a front-end flange portion and a rear-end flange portion, the front-end flange portion is joined to a slant portion formed at a rear portion of a top of the suspension tower which is configured to slant rearward and downward, and the rear-end flange portion is configured to rise upward via a bending portion and joined to a vertical wall portion of the cowl panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru NAKAUCHI, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Masahide KANEMORI