Patents by Inventor Noriaki TOYAMA

Noriaki TOYAMA 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).

  • Assembly method and assembly device for suspension device of vehicle and mixed model production line
    Patent number: 12134437
    Abstract: A coil spring is interposed between a vehicle body and a suspension member which is elastically and swingably supported by the vehicle body and supports a wheel. The suspension member and a vehicle part attached to the vehicle body are connected by a fastening member. The orientation of the suspension member with respect to the vehicle body is forcibly changed so as to increase the distance between the vehicle body and the suspension member at a coil spring interposition portion. An excessive change in the orientation of the suspension member is restricted by the fastening member, and a coil spring is inserted between the vehicle body and the suspension member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Tashiro, Noriaki Toyama, Tomomi Kajiya
  • ASSEMBLY METHOD AND ASSEMBLY DEVICE FOR SUSPENSION DEVICE OF VEHICLE AND MIXED MODEL PRODUCTION LINE
    Publication number: 20230054319
    Abstract: A coil spring is interposed between a vehicle body and a suspension member which is elastically and swingably supported by the vehicle body and supports a wheel. The suspension member and a vehicle part attached to the vehicle body are connected by a fastening member. The orientation of the suspension member with respect to the vehicle body is forcibly changed so as to increase the distance between the vehicle body and the suspension member at a coil spring interposition portion. An excessive change in the orientation of the suspension member is restricted by the fastening member, and a coil spring is inserted between the vehicle body and the suspension member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu TASHIRO, Noriaki TOYAMA, Tomomi KAJIYA