Patents by Inventor Reiko YOSHIURA

Reiko YOSHIURA 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: 20230138220
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure comprises a beam member positioned in front of a sub frame and having a closed-cross section extending in a vehicle width direction and a plate member extending forwardly from the beam member. The plate member comprises a fixation portion fixed to the beam member, a body portion extending forwardly from the fixation portion, and a front end portion positioned at a front end of the body portion and configured to have higher rigidity against a load applied in a longitudinal direction than the body portion. The front end portion of the plate member comprises an upper section located at a higher level than the body portion and a lower section located at a lower level than the body portion. The upper section is positioned on a vehicle forward side of the lower section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki FURUTANI, Ryo ANDO, Reiko YOSHIURA
  • Publication number: 20230133324
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure comprises a beam member and a plate member. The plate member comprises a vertical face portion, a body portion extending forwardly from the vertical face portion, a front end portion positioned at a front end of the body portion, and a protrusion face portion provided to be forwardly spaced apart from the vertical face portion. The front end portion comprises an upper section located at a higher level than the body portion. The protrusion face portion comprises a protrusion-face-portion upper section located at a higher level than an upper end of the upper section and a protrusion-face-portion lower section located at a lower level than the upper end of the upper section. The protrusion-face-portion lower section is configured to have lower strength against a collision load applied from a vehicle forward side than the protrusion-face-portion upper section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki FURUTANI, Ryo ANDO, Reiko YOSHIURA
  • Patent number: 11618504
    Abstract: There is provided a bracket which connects an apron reinforcement provided below a bonnet and an upper portion of a fender provided on an outward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the bonnet. The bracket comprises a fender fixing portion fixed to a flange portion of an upper end portion of the fender, a body portion extending downwardly from the fender fixing portion and positioned on the outward side of the apron reinforcement, and an apron-reinforcement fixing portion extending from an inward side, in the vehicle width direction, of the body portion toward the apron reinforcement and fixed to the apron reinforcement. The body portion is provided with a curved part which is configured to be curved outwardly in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi Tashiro, Shigeaki Watanabe, Ryuichi Takahashi, Masatoki Kito, Susumu Kuroda, Reiko Yoshiura, Tomohiro Shimada, Kazumichi Takeshige, Qiang Wang, Toshihiro Nakaza, Satoru Eguchi, Hayato Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20210261194
    Abstract: There is provided a bracket which connects an apron reinforcement provided below a bonnet and an upper portion of a fender provided on an outward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the bonnet. The bracket comprises a fender fixing portion fixed to a flange portion of an upper end portion of the fender, a body portion extending downwardly from the fender fixing portion and positioned on the outward side of the apron reinforcement, and an apron-reinforcement fixing portion extending from an inward side, in the vehicle width direction, of the body portion toward the apron reinforcement and fixed to the apron reinforcement. The body portion is provided with a curved part which is configured to be curved outwardly in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi TASHIRO, Shigeaki WATANABE, Ryuichi TAKAHASHI, Masatoki KITO, Susumu KURODA, Reiko YOSHIURA, Tomohiro SHIMADA, Kazumichi TAKESHIGE, Qiang WANG, Toshihiro NAKAZA, Satoru EGUCHI, Hayato MIYAZAKI