Patents by Inventor Michiya MIZOKANE

Michiya MIZOKANE 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).

  • Publication number: 20230070828
    Abstract: A lower vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, in which plural sets of suspension links included in a rear suspension apparatus may be provided so as to extend to a vehicle-width-direction inner side from a lower position of respective wheel wells. A set of a pair of left and right first suspension links out of the suspension links may be respectively configured in a U-shape of which upper surface is opened in cross-section, and a first undercover structure that covers a vehicle-body lower surface so as to be flush with a lower surface of each of the first suspension links may be provided on a side portion of the first suspension link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Michiya MIZOKANE, Hidetaka YAMAMOTO, Seiichi IMAJYO, Takashi OKADA, Yuki IKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230076914
    Abstract: A shield may be provided between a rear bumper and a silencer, the shield may be provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction to overlap with at least a rear vertical wall of the silencer in the up-down direction in vehicle rear view, and the shield may be provided with a guider that guides underfloor traveling air downward, the underfloor traveling air flowing to the rear side through a lower portion of the silencer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Michiya MIZOKANE, Yuki IKAWA, Tomomu ARAI, Shota SATO
  • Patent number: 11590912
    Abstract: A front vehicle-body structure flows air from the vehicle lower side to its upper side. After hitting a front bumper face, the air is separated and flows around and along a top face of an exterior member, ensuring aerodynamic performance. Embodiments include exterior members covering the upper side of an engine room, and a front grille disposed on a lower side relative to a front end portion of the exterior member. A rectification member extends the width of the exterior member in the vehicle width direction on the lower side of the exterior member front end portion. The rectification member includes a front piece portion extending toward the vehicle up-down-direction lower side from the exterior member to an upper end portion of the front grille, and a lower piece portion extending toward the vehicle rear side from an upper end of the front piece portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michiya Mizokane, Yuki Ikawa, Masayoshi Enomoto, Yoshiatsu Kuga, Satoshi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11535312
    Abstract: A rear vehicle-body structure separates air flowing on a side of the vehicle so as not to flow around to a rear of the vehicle, to ensure aerodynamic performance. The disclosed rear vehicle-body structure has a rear combi lamp mounted on a vehicle-width-direction outer side face of a vehicle rear portion, and a rear bumper mounted under the rear combi lamp. The rear combi lamp includes, on the vehicle-width-direction outer side face, a curved portion that is curved from a vehicle-width-direction outer side forwardly inward in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle plan view. The curved portion has a curvature increasing toward a lower side of the vehicle. A protruding portion protruding toward the vehicle-width-direction outer side as going to a rear of the vehicle is provided at a front portion of the curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michiya Mizokane, Yoshiatsu Kuga
  • Publication number: 20210309175
    Abstract: A front vehicle-body structure flows air from the vehicle lower side to its upper side. After hitting a front bumper face, the air is separated and flows around and along a top face of an exterior member, ensuring aerodynamic performance. Embodiments include exterior members covering the upper side of an engine room, and a front grille disposed on a lower side relative to a front end portion of the exterior member. A rectification member extends the width of the exterior member in the vehicle width direction on the lower side of the exterior member front end portion. The rectification member includes a front piece portion extending toward the vehicle up-down-direction lower side from the exterior member to an upper end portion of the front grille, and a lower piece portion extending toward the vehicle rear side from an upper end of the front piece portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michiya MIZOKANE, Yuki IKAWA, Masayoshi ENOMOTO, Yoshiatsu KUGA, Satoshi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210309307
    Abstract: A rear vehicle-body structure separates air flowing on a side of the vehicle so as not to flow around to a rear of the vehicle, to ensure aerodynamic performance. The disclosed rear vehicle-body structure has a rear combi lamp mounted on a vehicle-width-direction outer side face of a vehicle rear portion, and a rear bumper mounted under the rear combi lamp. The rear combi lamp includes, on the vehicle-width-direction outer side face, a curved portion that is curved from a vehicle-width-direction outer side forwardly inward in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle plan view. The curved portion has a curvature increasing toward a lower side of the vehicle. A protruding portion protruding toward the vehicle-width-direction outer side as going to a rear of the vehicle is provided at a front portion of the curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michiya MIZOKANE, Yoshiatsu KUGA
  • Patent number: 11084544
    Abstract: Deflector are disposed below, in a vertical direction of a vehicle body, right and left ends of a front bumper to suppress flowing of traveling air from the from side into wheel houses. Splash shields are disposed between a pair of front side frames and a sub-frame to suppress flowing of the air from an engine room into the wheel houses. Ducts are provided at right and left ends of the front bumper. Each of the ducts includes an intake port that takes in the traveling air from the front side, and a discharge port that discharges the traveling air taken in from the intake port into the wheel houses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Nishida, Michiya Mizokane, Satoshi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11077893
    Abstract: A deflector structure for an automobile. The deflector structure includes a protruding structure having an outer surface positioned to be hit by traveling air when the automobile travels forward. The outer surface of the protruding portion includes a first inclined portion located on a vehicle-width-direction outer side and inclined upward toward the automobile front side; and a second inclined portion located on a vehicle-width-direction inner side and inclined upward toward the automobile front side. An angle of inclination of the second inclined portion on an acute angle side of the second inclined portion with respect to a horizontal direction is smaller than an angle of inclination of the first inclined portion on an acute angle side of the first inclined portion with respect to the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Nakata, Michiya Mizokane, Shuhei Nishida, Yoshiatsu Kuga, Ryo Yanagisawa, Masaaki Bessho
  • Publication number: 20200207427
    Abstract: A deflector structure for an automobile. The deflector structure includes a protruding structure having an outer surface positioned to be hit by traveling air when the automobile travels forward. The outer surface of the protruding portion includes a first inclined portion located on a vehicle-width-direction outer side and inclined upward toward the automobile front side; and a second inclined portion located on a vehicle-width-direction inner side and inclined upward toward the automobile front side. An angle of inclination of the second inclined portion on an acute angle side of the second inclined portion with respect to a horizontal direction is smaller than an angle of inclination of the first inclined portion on an acute angle side of the first inclined portion with respect to the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro NAKATA, Michiya MIZOKANE, Shuhei NISHIDA, Yoshiatsu KUGA, Ryo YANAGISAWA, Masaaki BESSHO
  • Publication number: 20200102026
    Abstract: Deflector are disposed below, in a vertical direction of a vehicle body, right and left ends of a front bumper to suppress flowing of traveling air from the from side into wheel houses. Splash shields are disposed between a pair of front side frames and a sub-frame to suppress flowing of the air from an engine room into the wheel houses. Ducts are provided at right and left ends of the front bumper. Each of the ducts includes an intake port that takes in the traveling air from the front side, and a discharge port that discharges the traveling air taken in from the intake port into the wheel houses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei NISHIDA, Michiya MIZOKANE, Satoshi OKAMOTO