Patents by Inventor Satoru Miyagano

Satoru Miyagano 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).

  • Patent number: 9415806
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle front portion structure having a front side member that extends along a vehicle longitudinal direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of a vehicle front portion, a gusset that is provided at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of a vehicle longitudinal direction front portion of the front side member, a first bead that is provided at a side surface of the gusset with the vehicle longitudinal direction being a length direction thereof, and that is structured as a concave portion that is recessed toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side or as a convex portion that projects-out toward a vehicle transverse direction outer side, and a second bead that is provided at a side surface of the front side member, and that is engaged with at least a rear end portion of the first bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Miyagano, Kenji Sato, Yukihiro Yukita
  • Publication number: 20160176442
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle front portion structure having a front side member that extends along a vehicle longitudinal direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of a vehicle front portion, a gusset that is provided at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of a vehicle longitudinal direction front portion of the front side member, a first bead that is provided at a side surface of the gusset with the vehicle longitudinal direction being a length direction thereof, and that is structured as a concave portion that is recessed toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side or as a convex portion that projects-out toward a vehicle transverse direction outer side, and a second bead that is provided at a side surface of the front side member, and that is engaged with at least a rear end portion of the first bead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru MIYAGANO, Kenji SATO, Yukihiro YUKITA
  • Patent number: 9260136
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle lower portion structure having: a vehicle skeleton member that extends along a vehicle longitudinal direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of a vehicle front portion; a sub-frame that is provided at a vehicle lower side of the vehicle skeleton member, and that has a side portion extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction; plural joining members that join the side portion of the sub-frame to the vehicle skeleton member at two or more locations in the vehicle longitudinal direction; and a rotating mechanism that is provided at a mounting portion of a front side joining member that, among the plural joining members, is positioned at a front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and, when a load from a vehicle front side is applied to the vehicle skeleton member, the rotating mechanism rotates the front side joining member such that an upper side in a vehicle vertical direction of the mounting portion moves relatively toward a vehicle rear side a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Miyagano, Kenji Sato, Tsutomu Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20150197284
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle lower portion structure having: a vehicle skeleton member that extends along a vehicle longitudinal direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of a vehicle front portion; a sub-frame that is provided at a vehicle lower side of the vehicle skeleton member, and that has a side portion extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction; plural joining members that join the side portion of the sub-frame to the vehicle skeleton member at two or more locations in the vehicle longitudinal direction; and a rotating mechanism that is provided at a mounting portion of a front side joining member that, among the plural joining members, is positioned at a front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and, when a load from a vehicle front side is applied to the vehicle skeleton member, the rotating mechanism rotates the front side joining member such that an upper side in a vehicle vertical direction of the mounting portion moves relatively toward a vehicle rear side a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Miyagano, Kenji Sato, Tsutomu Nishikawa