Patents by Inventor Norihisa Nomura

Norihisa Nomura 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).

  • Head-up display device and mounting structure for head-up display device
    Patent number: 11167639
    Abstract: A head-up display device includes a casing provided inside an instrument panel and provided with a concave mirror configured to project image information emitted from a light source onto a front windshield glass. In the head-up display device, a retraction portion is provided on a lower side of the concave mirror in a vehicle up-down direction and configured to allow the concave mirror to move downward in the vehicle up-down direction when an impact load is input to the concave mirror from an upper side in the vehicle up-down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taichi Minei, Shigeto Muramatsu, Yasunobu Nagata, Norihisa Nomura, Takashi Tsuboi
  • Head-up display device
    Patent number: 11002963
    Abstract: A head-up display device includes a casing provided inside an instrument panel. The casing includes an upper case constituting an upper part of the casing and provided with a fragile portion that is configured to be broken when an impact load is input to the casing from an upper side in a vehicle up-down direction, and a lower case constituting a lower part of the casing, provided with a light source unit configured to emit image information, and having a rigidity higher than that of the upper case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taichi Minei, Shigeto Muramatsu, Yasunobu Nagata, Norihisa Nomura, Takashi Tsuboi
  • HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200271926
    Abstract: A head-up display device includes a casing provided inside an instrument panel. The casing includes an upper case constituting an upper part of the casing and provided with a fragile portion that is configured to be broken when an impact load is input to the casing from an upper side in a vehicle up-down direction, and a lower case constituting a lower part of the casing, provided with a light source unit configured to emit image information, and having a rigidity higher than that of the upper case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taichi Minei, Shigeto Muramatsu, Yasunobu Nagata, Norihisa Nomura, Takashi Tsuboi
  • HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200269694
    Abstract: A head-up display device includes a casing provided inside an instrument panel and provided with a concave mirror configured to project image information emitted from a light source onto a front windshield glass. In the head-up display device, a retraction portion is provided on a lower side of the concave mirror in a vehicle up-down direction and configured to allow the concave mirror to move downward in the vehicle up-down direction when an impact load is input to the concave mirror from an upper side in the vehicle up-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taichi Minei, Shigeto Muramatsu, Yasunobu Nagata, Norihisa Nomura, Takashi Tsuboi