Patents by Inventor Naoya HIGASHIMACHI
Naoya HIGASHIMACHI 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: 11858425Abstract: A vehicle sensor attaching structure in which a plurality of kinds of external sensors for detecting an external condition of a vehicle is attached on a roof of the vehicle, the vehicle sensor attaching structure including: a common sensor unit that is fixed to the roof of the vehicle and to which at least one kind of the external sensor is attached; and an option sensor unit that is attachable to the common sensor unit in at least two directions of a vehicle left side, a vehicle right side, a vehicle upper side, a vehicle front side, and a vehicle rear side, that is detachably attached to the common sensor unit, and to which at least one kind of the external sensor is attached.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Higashimachi, Taro Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Izuhara
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Patent number: 11815595Abstract: A vehicle sensor mounting structure includes a first sensor kit and a second sensor kit, each having a sensor group including a plurality of sensors and a bracket on an upper surface of which the sensor group is installed, a first fitting portion which is provided on a front side of the roof in a vehicle front-rear direction and into which a first bracket is fitted such that the upper surface is exposed, and a second fitting portion which is provided on a rear side of the roof in the vehicle front-rear direction so as to face the first fitting portion in the vehicle front-rear direction and into which a second bracket is fitted such that the upper surface is exposed. The plurality of sensors of each sensor group includes at least two kinds of sensors selected from among a camera, a millimeter wave radar, and a LiDAR sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taro Hasegawa, Naoya Higashimachi
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Patent number: 11760274Abstract: A vehicular sensor mounting structure for a sensor that is mounted on a roof of a vehicle to detect an environment outside the vehicle is equipped with a bracket attached to the roof to support the sensor in a swingable manner, and a cover member having a sensor opening portion that opens toward an outer periphery of the vehicle, and provided on the roof in such a manner as to cover the sensor from above. The cover member has a wire harness cover portion covering, from above, a wire harness that passes through the roof from below, that protrudes into the cover member, and that is connected to the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Higashimachi, Taro Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20220203904Abstract: A vehicle sensor attaching structure in which a plurality of kinds of external sensors for detecting an external condition of a vehicle is attached on a roof of the vehicle, the vehicle sensor attaching structure including: a common sensor unit that is fixed to the roof of the vehicle and to which at least one kind of the external sensor is attached; and an option sensor unit that is attachable to the common sensor unit in at least two directions of a vehicle left side, a vehicle right side, a vehicle upper side, a vehicle front side, and a vehicle rear side, that is detachably attached to the common sensor unit, and to which at least one kind of the external sensor is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Higashimachi, Taro Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Izuhara
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Publication number: 20220111799Abstract: Provided is a vehicle sensor attachment structure in which a camera and a LIDAR configured to detect an external environment around a vehicle are attached to the vehicle. The vehicle sensor attachment structure includes a sensor unit in which the camera and the LIDAR are provided in an integrated manner, the sensor unit being attached to a front face or a rear face of a vehicle body of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taro Hasegawa, Naoya Higashimachi, Wataru Matsubara
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Patent number: 11230233Abstract: A camera mounting structure includes: a bracket that is attached to a vehicle upper side of an inner surface of a front windshield glass; a camera that is supported by the bracket and detects information about the surroundings of a vehicle; and an angle-of-view hood member that has a fastening portion fastened to the bracket and a catch portion caught on the bracket and is disposed on a vehicle front lower side of a lens of the camera.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Takenouchi, Naoya Higashimachi, Yutaka Tokunaga
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Publication number: 20210364631Abstract: A vehicle sensor mounting structure includes a first sensor kit and a second sensor kit, each having a sensor group including a plurality of sensors and a bracket on an upper surface of which the sensor group is installed, a first fitting portion which is provided on a front side of the roof in a vehicle front-rear direction and into which a first bracket is fitted such that the upper surface is exposed, and a second fitting portion which is provided on a rear side of the roof in the vehicle front-rear direction so as to face the first fitting portion in the vehicle front-rear direction and into which a second bracket is fitted such that the upper surface is exposed. The plurality of sensors of each sensor group includes at least two kinds of sensors selected from among a camera, a millimeter wave radar, and a LiDAR sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Taro HASEGAWA, Naoya HIGASHIMACHI
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Publication number: 20210354636Abstract: A vehicular sensor mounting structure for a sensor that is mounted on a roof of a vehicle to detect an environment outside the vehicle is equipped with a bracket attached to the roof to support the sensor in a swingable manner, and a cover member having a sensor opening portion that opens toward an outer periphery of the vehicle, and provided on the roof in such a manner as to cover the sensor from above. The cover member has a wire harness cover portion covering, from above, a wire harness that passes through the roof from below, that protrudes into the cover member, and that is connected to the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Naoya HIGASHIMACHI, Taro HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 11059430Abstract: A sensor mount structure, including: a first sensor device that includes a first sensor configured to detect surroundings information for a vehicle, and that is attached to an inner surface of a front windshield glass further toward a vehicle front and upper side than an interior mirror; a second sensor device that includes a second sensor configured to detect surroundings information for the vehicle, and that is attached to the inner surface of the front windshield glass further toward the vehicle front and upper side than the interior mirror and further toward the vehicle front side than the first sensor device; and a view angle hood member that is disposed at a vehicle front and lower side of the first sensor, the view angle hood member overlapping with the second sensor device in a vehicle front-rear direction in side view along a vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Higashimachi, Hiroaki Ito, Koh Mizutani
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Patent number: 10837807Abstract: A sensor mount structure including a base member, a sensor device, and a support member. The base member is attached to a vehicle upper side of an inner surface of a front windshield glass. The sensor device includes a device body to which a first sensor and a second sensor that detect surroundings information for a vehicle are attached, and a common electronic board to which both the first sensor and the second sensor are electrically connected. The support member together with the device body is fastened to the base member and supports an interior mirror.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Higashimachi, Hiroaki Ito, Koh Mizutani
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Patent number: 10780828Abstract: A sensor mount structure, including: a sensor device that detects information regarding at least a region ahead of a vehicle; a display device that displays images of at least a region behind the vehicle; a support member that covers a part of the sensor device from below and that is attached to a base member provided at an inner surface of a front windshield glass; an arm member that has an upper end portion attached to the support member and a lower end portion attached to a length direction center portion of the display device; and a cover member, a minimum distance between the cover member and an upper peripheral edge at a length direction end portion of the display device being longer than a minimum distance between the cover member and an upper peripheral edge at the length direction center portion of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Higashimachi, Hiroaki Ito, Koh Mizutani
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Publication number: 20200272032Abstract: A camera mounting structure includes: a bracket that is attached to a vehicle upper side of an inner surface of a front windshield glass; a camera that is supported by the bracket and detects information about the surroundings of a vehicle; and an angle-of-view hood member that has a fastening portion fastened to the bracket and a catch portion caught on the bracket and is disposed on a vehicle front lower side of a lens of the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Masato TAKENOUCHI, Naoya HIGASHIMACHI, Yutaka TOKUNAGA
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Patent number: 10668881Abstract: In a collision detection device for a vehicle, the bumper absorber includes general parts and holding parts alternately in a lengthwise direction of the groove portion. In each of the general parts, a predetermined clearance is formed between an inner wall surface of the groove portion on at least one side of vehicle up and down sides, and the detection tube member. Each of the holding parts is in contact with a surface of the detection tube member on at least one side of vehicle up and down sides, and vehicle front and rear sides to hold the detection tube member. A holding part ratio, which is a ratio of a part of the detection tube member held by the holding parts to a unit length of the detection tube member, is set to be smaller than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Takatoshi Tanabe, Daisuke Nakane, Kota Amano, Naoya Higashimachi
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Patent number: 10557729Abstract: There is provided a sensor mounting structure, the structure including (i) a sensor device that detects at least information in front of a vehicle, (ii) a support member that houses part of the sensor device and is attached to a base member provided on an inner surface of a front windshield glass, and (iii) a display device that displays at least an image of what is in back of the vehicle, the display device being attached such that its angle is adjustable, to a lower end portion of an arm member having upper end portion that is attached to the support member. A space is formed between an outer surface of the part of the sensor device housed in the support member and an inner surface of the support member.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Higashimachi, Hiroaki Ito, Koh Mizutani
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Publication number: 20190170544Abstract: There is provided a sensor mounting structure, the structure including (i) a sensor device that detects at least information in front of a vehicle, (ii) a support member that houses part of the sensor device and is attached to a base member provided on an inner surface of a front windshield glass, and (iii) a display device that displays at least an image of what is in back of the vehicle, the display device being attached such that its angle is adjustable, to a lower end portion of an arm member having upper end portion that is attached to the support member. A space is formed between an outer surface of the part of the sensor device housed in the support member and an inner surface of the support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya HIGASHIMACHI, Hiroaki ITO, Koh MIZUTANI
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Publication number: 20190168671Abstract: A sensor mount structure, including: a sensor device that detects information regarding at least a region ahead of a vehicle; a display device that displays images of at least a region behind the vehicle; a support member that covers a part of the sensor device from below and that is attached to a base member provided at an inner surface of a front windshield glass; an arm member that has an upper end portion attached to the support member and a lower end portion attached to a length direction center portion of the display device; and a cover member, a minimum distance between the cover member and an upper peripheral edge at a length direction end portion of the display device being longer than a minimum distance between the cover member and an upper peripheral edge at the length direction center portion of the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya HIGASHIMACHI, Hiroaki ITO, Koh MIZUTANI
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Publication number: 20190168684Abstract: A sensor mount structure, including: a first sensor device that includes a first sensor configured to detect surroundings information for a vehicle, and that is attached to an inner surface of a front windshield glass further toward a vehicle front and upper side than an interior mirror; a second sensor device that includes a second sensor configured to detect surroundings information for the vehicle, and that is attached to the inner surface of the front windshield glass further toward the vehicle front and upper side than the interior mirror and further toward the vehicle front side than the first sensor device; and a view angle hood member that is disposed at a vehicle front and lower side of the first sensor, the view angle hood member overlapping with the second sensor device in a vehicle front-rear direction in side view along a vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya HIGASHIMACHI, Hiroaki ITO, Koh MIZUTANI
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Publication number: 20190170545Abstract: A sensor mount structure including a base member, a sensor device, and a support member. The base member is attached to a vehicle upper side of an inner surface of a front windshield glass. The sensor device includes a device body to which a first sensor and a second sensor that detect surroundings information for a vehicle are attached, and a common electronic board to which both the first sensor and the second sensor are electrically connected. The support member together with the device body is fastened to the base member and supports an interior mirror.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya HIGASHIMACHI, Hiroaki ITO, Koh MIZUTANI
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Publication number: 20190023206Abstract: In a collision detection device for a vehicle, the bumper absorber includes general parts and holding parts alternately in a lengthwise direction of the groove portion. In each of the general parts, a predetermined clearance is formed between an inner wall surface of the groove portion on at least one side of vehicle up and down sides, and the detection tube member. Each of the holding parts is in contact with a surface of the detection tube member on at least one side of vehicle up and down sides, and vehicle front and rear sides to hold the detection tube member. A holding part ratio, which is a ratio of a part of the detection tube member held by the holding parts to a unit length of the detection tube member, is set to be smaller than a predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomokazu YOSHIDA, Takatoshi TANABE, Daisuke NAKANE, Kota AMANO, Naoya HIGASHIMACHI
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Patent number: 10029635Abstract: At a front bumper, a supporting member is mounted to a bent portion of a bumper RF, and the supporting member extends-out toward a vehicle transverse direction outer side from the bumper RF. Therefore, when a pressure tube is pressed at a time of a collision of a collision body with a vehicle corner portion, reaction force is applied from the supporting member to the pressure tube, and the pressure tube deforms. Due thereto, a collision with a collision body can be detected. Here, when load of a predetermined value or greater is inputted to the supporting member from a rear side, the supporting member separates from the bumper RF. Therefore, in a damage test, when the supporting member interferes with a sub-radiator that is at a vehicle rear side of the supporting member, the supporting member can be made to separate from the bumper RF.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehisa Shamoto, Naoya Higashimachi