Patents by Inventor Munenari TAKAHASHI

Munenari TAKAHASHI 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: 11691494
    Abstract: A battery unit which stores plural battery modules therein is attached to respective lower faces of a pair of floor frames at its both sides. The battery unit comprises an attaching bracket which protrudes substantially horizontally from the battery case and is positioned just below the lower face of the floor frame with a distance therebetween. A specified rigidity ratio is set for an attachment portion of the battery unit to the floor frame, and the attaching bracket is attached to the lower face of the floor frame via an intermediate part such that the above-described rigidity ratio is 0.1 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morihide Yamada, Kazuhisa Hatano, Hisashi Akune, Munenari Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11312220
    Abstract: There are provided a floor panel, a pair of right-and-left floor frames, and a battery unit supporting a battery module and mounted at the floor frames. The battery unit comprises the battery module, a pair of right-and-left side frames mounted at the pair of floor frames, and a pair of front-and-rear module supporting mechanisms which comprises a pair of front-and-rear cross frames respectively extending in a vehicle width direction and interconnecting the pair of side frames and mounting brackets supporting a front end portion and a rear end portion of the battery module. Bending rigidity, in a vertical direction, of the module supporting mechanism comprising the third cross frame and the first mounting bracket is set to be lower than that of the side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morihide Yamada, Kazuhisa Hatano, Hisashi Akune, Munenari Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210402862
    Abstract: A battery unit which stores plural battery modules therein is attached to respective lower faces of a pair of floor frames at its both sides. The battery unit comprises an attaching bracket which protrudes substantially horizontally from the battery case and is positioned just below the lower face of the floor frame with a distance therebetween. A specified rigidity ratio is set for an attachment portion of the battery unit to the floor frame, and the attaching bracket is attached to the lower face of the floor frame via an intermediate part such that the above-described rigidity ratio is 0.1 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morihide YAMADA, Kazuhisa HATANO, Hisashi AKUNE, Munenari TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11186158
    Abstract: A battery unit comprises side frames, cross frames, and plural battery modules having substantially the same size comprising a longitudinal dimension, a lateral dimension, and a height dimension. The battery modules are respectively mounted at the cross frames in the same position and arranged in plural rows adjacently to a vehicle width direction such that a direction of the above-described longitudinal dimension is substantially parallel to a vehicle longitudinal direction, and mounting rigidity of the battery modules stored in a first storage area is set to be different from that of the battery modules stored in second and third storage areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morihide Yamada, Kazuhisa Hatano, Hisashi Akune, Munenari Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200376948
    Abstract: A battery unit comprises side frames, cross frames, and plural battery modules having substantially the same size comprising a longitudinal dimension, a lateral dimension, and a height dimension. The battery modules are respectively mounted at the cross frames in the same position and arranged in plural rows adjacently to a vehicle width direction such that a direction of the above-described longitudinal dimension is substantially parallel to a vehicle longitudinal direction, and mounting rigidity of the battery modules stored in a first storage area is set to be different from that of the battery modules stored in second and third storage areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morihide YAMADA, Kazuhisa HATANO, Hisashi AKUNE, Munenari TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200376947
    Abstract: There are provided a floor panel, a pair of right-and-left floor frames, and a battery unit supporting a battery module and mounted at the floor frames. The battery unit comprises the battery module, a pair of right-and-left side frames mounted at the pair of floor frames, and a pair of front-and-rear module supporting mechanisms which comprises a pair of front-and-rear cross frames respectively extending in a vehicle width direction and interconnecting the pair of side frames and mounting brackets supporting a front end portion and a rear end portion of the battery module. Bending rigidity, in a vertical direction, of the module supporting mechanism comprising the third cross frame and the first mounting bracket is set to be lower than that of the side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morihide YAMADA, Kazuhisa HATANO, Hisashi AKUNE, Munenari TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9884649
    Abstract: A single cross member extending in a vehicle width direction is provided between a portion of a side sill which is positioned near a center pillar and a tunnel portion. A pair of seat-rail mounting seats are provided at a lower portion of the tunnel portion to be spaced apart from the cross member in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A seat rail is rigidly connected to the pair of seat-rail mounting seats at its bottom face. Thereby, the lightweight, high rigidity, and quietness of the vehicle can be attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Nakaya, Munenari Takahashi, Masaki Mori
  • Publication number: 20160159402
    Abstract: A single cross member extending in a vehicle width direction is provided between a portion of a side sill which is positioned near a center pillar and a tunnel portion. A pair of seat-rail mounting seats are provided at a lower portion of the tunnel portion to be spaced apart from the cross member in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A seat rail is rigidly connected to the pair of seat-rail mounting seats at its bottom face. Thereby, the lightweight, high rigidity, and quietness of the vehicle can be attained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi NAKAYA, Munenari TAKAHASHI, Masaki MORI