Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Nakayama

Nobuyuki Nakayama 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: 20180326383
    Abstract: A compact desktop continuous stirred tank reactor easily used on a magnetic stirrer is provided. A desktop continuous stirred tank reactor used on a magnetic stirrer includes a plurality of containers, each of the plurality of containers having a bottom and a shape capable of containing a stir bar, the plurality of containers being configured as a single unit member. The plurality of containers is arranged on the circumference of a circle of rotation of a pair of magnets of the magnetic stirrer or inside the circumference, and adjacent containers communicate through communication holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Isao Kotani, Nobuyuki Nakayama
  • Patent number: 10124838
    Abstract: A deflector comprises a protrusion portion which protrudes downward, including a slant face portion slanting obliquely rearward and downward, and a vertical wall portion which is provided in back of the protrusion portion to extend in a vehicle width direction. A lower end portion of the vertical wall portion is positioned at a lower level than a rear end portion of the slant face portion. The lower end portion of part of the vertical wall portion located inward from the other part of the vertical wall portion located so as to overlap the front wheel in a front view is positioned at a higher level than the lower end portion of the other part of the vertical wall portion located so as to overlap the front wheel in the front view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Shibutake, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Koji Yoshitake, Akihiro Kawano, Masafumi Aburame
  • Publication number: 20180251165
    Abstract: A deflector structure of an automobile includes: a liner extended portion covering a lower-surface opening located at a front side of a wheel housing; and a deflector attached to the liner extended portion. The deflector is integrally configured by: a deflector base portion attached to the liner extended portion through a bolt and a resin clip; and a plate-shaped deflector main body extending from a rear end of the deflector base portion to a vehicle lower side and having flexibility and a thickness in a forward/rearward direction. A plurality of rear-surface ribs each extending in an upward/downward direction are formed on a rear surface of the deflector main body at predetermined intervals in a width direction, upper ends of the rear-surface ribs being in contact with a lower surface of the liner extended portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Shibutake, Koji Yoshitake, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Takashi Fukumaru
  • Publication number: 20180244317
    Abstract: Provided is an automobile front body structure configured such that a reinforcement member is joined to a cowl panel. The cowl panel includes an upper surface portion, a forwardly bulging portion, a rearwardly bulging portion, and a lower surface portion. The reinforcement member includes a reinforcement member body which has a substantially squared U-shaped section which is bent and extends along the cowl panel, a first joint portion and a second joint portion. The reinforcement member body includes a wide portion of a substantially squared U-shaped section which is wide in the vehicle width direction and extending along the forwardly bulging portion, and a narrow portion such that a substantially squared U-shaped section is narrowed in the vehicle width direction toward the vehicle lower side. A sectional depth of the narrow portion is larger than a sectional depth of the wide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru NAKAUCHI, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Takayuki NAKAMAE
  • Patent number: 9884655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a structure for mounting a heat exchanger in a vehicle. The structure includes a shroud, and a mount supporting a supported portion and allowing vertical vibrations of the supported portion with respect to each side of the shroud in a vehicle width direction. The supported portion is provided on each side of the heat exchanger in the vehicle width direction. The mount body of the mount is mounted in a mounting portion located higher than a fixed portion on the side of the shroud in the vehicle width direction. The fixed portion is fixed to a body member of the vehicle. A receiver supporting a lower surface of the mount body serves as the mounting portion. A fixing bracket for fixing the mount body to the side of the shroud is provided in front of or behind the mount body of the mount in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Nagayoshi, Naoki Nagano, Megumi Toyota, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Masahide Kanemori, Haruo Etchu
  • Publication number: 20180015958
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a structure for mounting a heat exchanger in a vehicle. The structure includes a shroud, and a mount supporting a supported portion and allowing vertical vibrations of the supported portion with respect to each side of the shroud in a vehicle width direction. The supported portion is provided on each side of the heat exchanger in the vehicle width direction. The mount body of the mount is mounted in a mounting portion located higher than a fixed portion on the side of the shroud in the vehicle width direction. The fixed portion is fixed to a body member of the vehicle. A receiver supporting a lower surface of the mount body serves as the mounting portion. A fixing bracket for fixing the mount body to the side of the shroud is provided in front of or behind the mount body of the mount in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki NAGAYOSHI, Naoki NAGANO, Megumi TOYOTA, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Masahide KANEMORI, Haruo ETCHU
  • Publication number: 20170282975
    Abstract: Present application discloses side chassis structure. Side chassis structure includes: apron reinforcement member; fender panel covering outside of the apron reinforcement member; and brackets connected to the fender panel. At least one of the brackets includes: main body including support portion supporting fender panel; front leg portion extending downward from front end of inner portion of main body in vehicle width direction, front leg portion being attached to apron reinforcement member; and rear leg portion which extends downward from rear end of the main body, rear leg portion being attached to apron reinforcement member. Front leg portion has inner slotted hole having long axis extending in vehicle width direction, and outer slotted hole which is formed outside inner slotted hole in vehicle width direction, outer slotted hole having long axis longer than long axis of inner slotted hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru NAKAUCHI, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Takayuki NAKAMAE
  • Patent number: 9701345
    Abstract: A reinforcement is configured to have a corner portion corresponding to a corner portion of a side sill inner. Herein, the corner portion of the reinforcement forms a reinforcement ridgeline extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The reinforcement is provided such that the reinforcement ridgeline and a side-sill-inner upper ridgeline formed at a corner portion of the side sill inner overlap with each other over a range from a specified area where a wheel outward displaced in a vehicle collision is capable of contacting a side sill to a connection portion where a cross member connects to the side sill inner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahide Kanemori, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Akihiro Kawano, Hideyuki Tsukamoto, Soukichi Kikuchi, Takashi Hamada
  • Patent number: 9610980
    Abstract: There are provided a pair of right-and-left front side frames which extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a pair of right-and-left apron reinforcements which extend straightly in the vehicle longitudinal direction above and outward, in a vehicle width direction, of the pair of front side frames, a pair of right-and-left fender panels which cover respective outward sides, in the vehicle width direction, of the pair of apron reinforcements, a pair of right-and-left connecting frames which connect respective front end portions of the pair of apron reinforcements to the front side frames, and a pair of right-and-left connecting brackets which connect respective front-end side portions of the pair of fender panels to the pair of apron reinforcements. The connecting bracket is arranged substantially at the same longitudinal position as a connection portion of the apron reinforcement and the connecting frame in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Nakauchi, Takayuki Nakamae, Nobuyuki Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20160339970
    Abstract: A deflector comprises a protrusion portion which protrudes downward, including a slant face portion slating obliquely rearward and downward, and a vertical wall portion which is provided in back of the protrusion portion to extend in a vehicle width direction. A lower end portion of the vertical wall portion is positioned at a lower level than a rear end portion of the slant face portion. The lower end portion of part of the vertical wall portion located inward from the other part of the vertical wall portion located so as to overlap the front wheel in a front view is positioned at a higher level than the lower end portion of the other part of the vertical wall portion located so as to overlap the front wheel in the front view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki SHIBUTAKE, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Koji YOSHITAKE, Akihiro KAWANO, Masafumi ABURAME
  • Patent number: 9446797
    Abstract: There are provided a cowl panel provided above a dash panel partitioning an engine room from a vehicle compartment and extending in a vehicle width direction, a suspension tower protruding toward an inside of the engine room and supporting a front suspension, and a connecting bracket connecting the suspension tower and the cowl panel and configured to slant rearward and upward, wherein the connecting bracket comprises a front-end flange portion and a rear-end flange portion, the front-end flange portion is joined to a slant portion formed at a rear portion of a top of the suspension tower which is configured to slant rearward and downward, and the rear-end flange portion is configured to rise upward via a bending portion and joined to a vertical wall portion of the cowl panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Nakauchi, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Masahide Kanemori
  • Publication number: 20160244098
    Abstract: A reinforcement is configured to have a corner portion corresponding to a corner portion of a side sill inner. Herein, the corner portion of the reinforcement forms a reinforcement ridgeline extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The reinforcement is provided such that the reinforcement ridgeline and a side-sill-inner upper ridgeline formed at a corner portion of the side sill inner overlap with each other over a range from a specified area where a wheel outward displaced in a vehicle collision is capable of contacting a side sill to a connection portion where a cross member connects to the side sill inner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahide KANEMORI, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Akihiro KAWANO, Hideyuki TSUKAMOTO, Soukichi KIKUCHI, Takashi HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160031485
    Abstract: There are provided a cowl panel provided above a dash panel partitioning an engine room from a vehicle compartment and extending in a vehicle width direction, a suspension tower protruding toward an inside of the engine room and supporting a front suspension, and a connecting bracket connecting the suspension tower and the cowl panel and configured to slant rearward and upward, wherein the connecting bracket comprises a front-end flange portion and a rear-end flange portion, the front-end flange portion is joined to a slant portion formed at a rear portion of a top of the suspension tower which is configured to slant rearward and downward, and the rear-end flange portion is configured to rise upward via a bending portion and joined to a vertical wall portion of the cowl panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru NAKAUCHI, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Masahide KANEMORI
  • Publication number: 20160031484
    Abstract: There are provided a pair of right-and-left front side frames which extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a pair of right-and-left apron reinforcements which extend straightly in the vehicle longitudinal direction above and outward, in a vehicle width direction, of the pair of front side frames, a pair of right-and-left fender panels which cover respective outward sides, in the vehicle width direction, of the pair of apron reinforcements, a pair of right-and-left connecting frames which connect respective front end portions of the pair of apron reinforcements to the pair of apron reinforcements, and a pair of right-and-left connecting brackets which connect respective front-end side portions of the pair of fender panels to the pair of apron reinforcements. The connecting bracket is arranged substantially at the same longitudinal position as a connection portion of the apron reinforcement and the connecting frame in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru NAKAUCHI, Takayuki NAKAMAE, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA
  • Patent number: 9132862
    Abstract: A vehicle front body structure comprises: a hood for covering a top of an engine compartment provided in a front section of a vehicle; an engagement element provided at a front section of the hood; a radiator shroud provided at a front section of the engine compartment; an engagement counterpart element provided in front of the radiator shroud and engageable with the engagement element; a wire arranged to extend from a lateral side of the radiator shroud and pass through a position in front of the radiator shroud, and coupled to the engagement counterpart element; and a support supporting the engagement counterpart element with respect to the radiator shroud. The support has a protruding portion which protrudes toward a position capable of hindering at least a part of the wire from being visually seen from a front side of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kageyama, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Kuniyoshi Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20140156338
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. An axis-name setting unit sets names of first through fourth axes. An item forming unit forms an item associated with an axis for which a name is set by the axis-name setting unit. A display displays a QFD chart used for developing a product, in which the names of the first through fourth axes are deployed in a region divided into top, bottom, right, and left sections from a center of the QFD chart, the items associated with the first through fourth axes are deployed in directions extending upward, downward, rightward, and leftward from the center, and matrices into which relationships between items are input are deployed at least between the first axis and the second axis, between the second axis and the third axis, and between the third axis and the fourth axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki ITO, Satoru INAKAGE, Michiaki YASUNO, Hiroshi UMEMOTO, Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA, Yoichi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20140084632
    Abstract: A vehicle front body structure comprises: a hood for covering a top of an engine compartment provided in a front section of a vehicle; an engagement element provided at a front section of the hood; a radiator shroud provided at a front section of the engine compartment; an engagement counterpart element provided in front of the radiator shroud and engageable with the engagement element; a wire arranged to extend from a lateral side of the radiator shroud and pass through a position in front of the radiator shroud, and coupled to the engagement counterpart element; and a support supporting the engagement counterpart element with respect to the radiator shroud. The support has a protruding portion which protrudes toward a position capable of hindering at least a part of the wire from being visually seen from a front side of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kageyama, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Kuniyoshi Tashiro
  • Patent number: 8403403
    Abstract: A pair of sub frames is provided on the outside of a heat exchanger in a vehicle width direction, there is provided a stiffener which interconnects front ends of the sub frames and projects forward, and the stiffener is connected to lower portions of the sub frames. Accordingly, the sufficient attachment rigidity of the stiffener can be secured in the normal state, whereas in the vehicle collision state the stiffener can be easily separated off the sub frames without resisting improperly, so that the safety of pedestrian can be secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi Tashiro, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Yamato Matsuda, Hirofumi Miyamoto, Hiroshi Sogabe, Masatoki Kito
  • Patent number: 8220576
    Abstract: A front end structure for an automobile includes a resin-made shroud panel supporting a heat exchanger. The front end structure further includes: a panel support part supporting the shroud panel against car body members; and a rearward movement allowing part allowing the heat exchanger to move rearward of the automobile relative to the panel support part when an impact load works on the shroud panel from the front of the automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Sakayu Terada, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Takahiro Tochioka
  • Patent number: 8126385
    Abstract: There is provided an image forming mechanism including: an image carrier containing a lubricant in a photosensitive layer that is formed on a surface of the image carrier, and on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developing section developing the electrostatic latent image into a visible image by a developer that contains the lubricant; and a cleaning member formed with a first layer that contacts the photosensitive layer, and a second layer that is formed of a material having a lower modulus of repulsion elasticity than the first layer and that is layered with the first layer and that does not contact the surface of the image carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Arai, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Daisuke Nagao, Ryosuke Takahashi, Yasuhiro Oda, Koichiro Yuasa