Patents by Inventor Shigeaki KITAMURA

Shigeaki KITAMURA 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: 11975762
    Abstract: A crashworthiness energy absorption part includes: a tubular member having tensile strength of 590 to 1180 MPa grade; a closed cross section space forming wall part having tensile strength lower than the tubular member and having both edge portions joined to inner surfaces of a pair of side wall portions of the tubular member, and forming a closed cross section space between the closed cross section space forming wall part and a part of a peripheral wall portion of the tubular member; and a resin configured to fill the closed cross section space, includes a rubber-modified epoxy resin and a curing agent, and has tensile breaking elongation of 80% or more, adhesive strength to the tubular member and closed cross section space forming wall part of 12 MPa or higher, and a compression nominal stress of 6 MPa or higher at a compression nominal strain of 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Higai, Tsuyoshi Shiozaki, Yoshikiyo Tamai, Shigeaki Kitamura, Naoki Mabuchi
  • Publication number: 20230219623
    Abstract: An automotive crashworthiness energy absorptive part absorbs crashworthiness energy by crushing axially when a crashworthiness load is input from a front side or a rear side of an automotive body, and includes: a tubular member formed of a steel sheet with a tensile strength of 590 MPa to 1180 MPa, the tubular member including a top portion and a pair of side wall portions continuous from both ends of the top portion via corner portions; a closed cross section space forming wall member formed of a steel sheet with a tensile strength lower than the tubular member, the closed cross section space forming wall member being disposed on an inner surface side of the tubular member and forming a closed cross section space between the closed cross section space forming wall member and at least the corner portion; and a resin provided in the closed cross section space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko HIGAI, Tsuyoshi SHIOZAKI, Yoshikiyo TAMAI, Shigeaki KITAMURA, Naoki MABUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220089223
    Abstract: A crashworthiness energy absorption part includes: a tubular member having tensile strength of 590 to 1180 MPa grade; a closed cross section space forming wall part having tensile strength lower than the tubular member and having both edge portions joined to inner surfaces of a pair of side wall portions of the tubular member, and forming a closed cross section space between the closed cross section space forming wall part and a part of a peripheral wall portion of the tubular member; and a resin configured to fill the closed cross section space, includes a rubber-modified epoxy resin and a curing agent, and has tensile breaking elongation of 80% or more, adhesive strength to the tubular member and closed cross section space forming wall part of 12 MPa or higher, and a compression nominal stress of 6 MPa or higher at a compression nominal strain of 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko HIGAI, Tsuyoshi SHIOZAKI, Yoshikiyo TAMAI, Shigeaki KITAMURA, Naoki MABUCHI
  • Patent number: 10703417
    Abstract: A body frame structure forming a side part of an automobile includes an outer panel, an inner panel that forms a closed space elongated in a first direction between the inner panel and the outer panel, a metal outer R/F disposed within the closed space, a resin R/F disposed within the closed space, and a foam disposed within the closed space. The closed space includes a three-layer structure including the outer R/F, the resin R/F, and the foam filling a space between the outer R/F and the resin R/F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, IIDA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Yokoi, Shinichirou Murofushi, Keisuke Suzuki, Yasunori Yamada, Tetsuya Shinohara, Kenji Takada, Shigeaki Kitamura, Hironao Ito
  • Publication number: 20190039658
    Abstract: A body frame structure forming a side part of an automobile includes an outer panel, an inner panel that forms a closed space elongated in a first direction between the inner panel and the outer panel, a metal outer R/F disposed within the closed space, a resin R/F disposed within the closed space, and a foam disposed within the closed space. The closed space includes a three-layer structure including the outer R/F, the resin R/F, and the foam filling a space between the outer R/F and the resin R/F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, IIDA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu YOKOI, Shinichirou MUROFUSHI, Keisuke SUZUKI, Yasunori YAMADA, Tetsuya SHINOHARA, Kenji TAKADA, Shigeaki KITAMURA, Hironao ITO