Patents by Inventor Noboru Yoshihira

Noboru Yoshihira 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: 6349953
    Abstract: A structure of a suspension mounting portion of the invention is provided with a side member which extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and is connected to a lower surface of a floor panel, a closed cross sectional portion which is formed by use of the floor panel and the side member, a suspension bolt which mounts a suspension system constituting element to a lower side of the closed cross sectional portion, a first mounting surface which is provided by use of a recess portion formed on a bottom wall of the side member and mounts the suspension bolt, a reinforce which is provided to an inner portion of the closed cross sectional portion, and a second mounting surface which is provided to the reinforce and mounts the suspension bolt. The suspension system constituting element is mounted to the lower side of the closed cross sectional portion by the suspension bolt fixed through the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Yoshihira, Kitaru Sone
  • Patent number: 4976481
    Abstract: A front end structure of a vehicle body includes a pair of front side members and a pair of bumper mounting brackets secured to front ends of the side members. A pair of shock absorbers are interposed between a bumper and the respective bumper mounting brackets to interconnect the same. The bumper mounting brackets are constructed so that a maximum compressive load thereof is smaller than that of the side members and larger than a maximum opposing force of the shock absorbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Noboru Yoshihira