Patents by Inventor Ryosuke ASA
Ryosuke ASA 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).
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Publication number: 20260077664Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a body framework, a battery, and a fender panel having an outer side surface and an inner side surface. An opening passing from the outer side surface to the inner side surface and housing a lid panel is provided on the fender panel. The electrified vehicle further includes a bracket fixed to the periphery of the opening on the inner side surface, a lid box having the lid panel attached and fixed to the bracket, a charging inlet supplying external electric power to the battery by insertion of an external electric power source connector and fixed to the lid box at a position that is more distant from the lid panel than the lid box is, and a reinforcement member connected to the bracket and the body framework and fixing the bracket to the body framework.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2025Publication date: March 19, 2026Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATIONInventor: Ryosuke ASA
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Patent number: 12558947Abstract: A vehicle includes a body including a rocker, the rocker being located outside a floor panel in a vehicle width direction and extending in a front-rear direction. The vehicle further includes a battery unit located under the floor panel and detachably attached to the body from below. The vehicle further includes a bracket fixed to the rocker. The vehicle further includes a pipe or wire fixed to the bracket, located outside the rocker or the battery unit in the vehicle width direction, and extending in the front-rear direction of the body. The vehicle further includes a rocker molding extending from a position facing an outer side surface of the rocker to a position facing a lower surface of the battery unit, the rocker molding covering an outer side of the pipe or wire in the vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2023Date of Patent: February 24, 2026Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke Asa, Shota Kiyozumi, Masayoshi Iwase, Akihisa Takeda
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Patent number: 12043104Abstract: A vehicle includes a body including a rocker extending in a front and rear direction outside a floor panel in a vehicle width direction, a component located below the floor panel and removably mounted on the body from below, and a rocker molding extending from a location facing an outer side of the rocker in the vehicle width direction to a location facing a lower side of the component. The rocker molding has a side panel facing the outer side of the rocker and a lower panel facing the lower side of the component. The side panel is fixed to the body. The lower panel is removably fixed to the component and swingably connected to the side panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATIONInventor: Ryosuke Asa
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Publication number: 20240075800Abstract: A vehicle includes a body including a rocker, the rocker being located outside a floor panel in a vehicle width direction and extending in a front-rear direction. The vehicle further includes a battery unit located under the floor panel and detachably attached to the body from below. The vehicle further includes a bracket fixed to the rocker. The vehicle further includes a pipe or wire fixed to the bracket, located outside the rocker or the battery unit in the vehicle width direction, and extending in the front-rear direction of the body. The vehicle further includes a rocker molding extending from a position facing an outer side surface of the rocker to a position facing a lower surface of the battery unit, the rocker molding covering an outer side of the pipe or wire in the vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke ASA, Shota KIYOZUMI, Masayoshi IWASE, Akihisa TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20220305897Abstract: A vehicle includes a body including a rocker extending in a front and rear direction outside a floor panel in a vehicle width direction, a component located below the floor panel and removably mounted on the body from below, and a rocker molding extending from a location facing an outer side of the rocker in the vehicle width direction to a location facing a lower side of the component. The rocker molding has a side panel facing the outer side of the rocker and a lower panel facing the lower side of the component. The side panel is fixed to the body. The lower panel is removably fixed to the component and swingably connected to the side panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventor: Ryosuke Asa
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Patent number: 10625788Abstract: A vehicle side section structure includes a framework member with a closed cross-section structure that is provided at a vehicle width direction outer end of a vehicle body and that extends along a vehicle front-rear direction so as to configure vehicle framework; and a pillar that extends in a vehicle vertical direction, at least one of an upper end or a lower end of the pillar being joined to the framework member; and a joining structure including a provisional holding member and a fastening member with greater joining strength than the provisional holding member, the joining structure mechanically joining the framework member and the pillar.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryosuke Asa
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Patent number: 10597087Abstract: A vehicle side portion structure that includes: a rocker provided at a vehicle width direction outer side end portion of a lower portion of a vehicle body, the rocker extending in a vehicle front-and-rear direction; and a pillar that extends in a vehicle vertical direction, a lower end portion of the pillar being joined to the rocker. A bellows portion is provided at the lower end portion of the pillar. The bellows portion is provided at a vehicle upper side of a joining portion of the pillar with the rocker, and protrusions and recesses are formed in the bellows portion to alternate in the vehicle vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryosuke Asa
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Publication number: 20190047629Abstract: A vehicle side portion structure that includes: a rocker provided at a vehicle width direction outer side end portion of a lower portion of a vehicle body, the rocker extending in a vehicle front-and-rear direction; and a pillar that extends in a vehicle vertical direction, a lower end portion of the pillar being joined to the rocker. A bellows portion is provided at the lower end portion of the pillar. The bellows portion is provided at a vehicle upper side of a joining portion of the pillar with the rocker, and protrusions and recesses are formed in the bellows portion to alternate in the vehicle vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryosuke ASA
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Publication number: 20190047636Abstract: A vehicle side section structure includes a framework member with a closed cross-section structure that is provided at a vehicle width direction outer end of a vehicle body and that extends along a vehicle front-rear direction so as to configure vehicle framework; and a pillar that extends in a vehicle vertical direction, at least one of an upper end or a lower end of the pillar being joined to the framework member; and a joining structure including a provisional holding member and a fastening member with greater joining strength than the provisional holding member, the joining structure mechanically joining the framework member and the pillar.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryosuke ASA