Patents by Inventor Masahiro AWANE

Masahiro AWANE 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).

  • Rear vehicle-body structure of vehicle
    Patent number: 11364957
    Abstract: Provided is a rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, capable of reducing vibrations transmitted from a rear wheel to a floor panel, while ensuring required performance for rear side frames and a cross member. The rear vehicle-body structure comprises a symmetric pair of frame members extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction along respective lateral sides of a rear of a vehicle body of the vehicle, and a rear-side rear cross member bridging the symmetric pair of frame members in a vehicle width direction, wherein an attachment portion between each of the frame members and the rear-side rear cross member provided with rigidity difference generation part to generate a rigidity difference between the frame member and the rear-side rear cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Ito, Hiroaki Ishizu, Akiyoshi Masuda, Shunsuke Hirai, Yuuki Sano, Masashi Notomi, Takumi Fukuda, Hidemitsu Shinhara, Masahiro Awane, Hidekazu Shiraishi, Yasuhiko Nishida, Takanori Yoshida, Ken Yamada
  • REAR VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210214016
    Abstract: Provided is a rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, capable of reducing vibrations transmitted from a rear wheel to a floor panel, while ensuring required performance for rear side frames and a cross member. The rear vehicle-body structure comprises a symmetric pair of frame members 6 extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction along respective lateral sides of a rear of a vehicle body of the vehicle, and a rear-side rear cross member 13 bridging the symmetric pair of frame members 6 in a vehicle width direction, wherein an attachment portion between each of the frame members 6 and the rear-side rear cross member 13 is provided with rigidity difference generation means 20 to generate a rigidity difference between the frame member 6 and the rear-side rear cross member 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime ITO, Hiroaki ISHIZU, Akiyoshi MASUDA, Shunsuke HIRAI, Yuuki SANO, Masashi NOTOMI, Takumi FUKUDA, Hidemitsu SHINHARA, Masahiro AWANE, Hidekazu SHIRAISHI, Yasuhiko NISHIDA, Takanori YOSHIDA, Ken YAMADA