Patents by Inventor Shirou Yamamuro

Shirou Yamamuro 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: 6382709
    Abstract: A vehicle front part structure includes right and left front side frames provided rightwardly and leftwardly of and extending longitudinally of a vehicle body. A front bumper beam is attached to front ends of the right and left front side frames and extends transversely of the vehicle body. Right and left substays extend downwardly from front parts of the right and left front side frames. The right and left substays have lower parts connected to each other through a front lower cross member. Each of the right and left substays has first portions coupled through fastening members to and has second portions coupled through fillet welding to the respective front parts of the right and left front side frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Chirifu, Shirou Yamamuro, Koji Yamada
  • Patent number: 6334638
    Abstract: In an attachment structure of a bumper beam of the present invention, in which a bumper stay is attached to the end portion of each of rear side frames of an automobile and a bumper beam 23 is attached to the bumper stays, each of the bumper stays 22 is formed as a combined unit formed by an impact absorbing member 26 which is deformed to absorb impact when the impact force is applied to the bumper beam 23 and a holding member 25 having rigidity larger than the impact absorbing member 26, the holding members 25 are attached to the end portions 21, 21 of the rear side frames 17, 17, the holding member 25 is combined with the impact absorbing member 26, and the bumper beam 23 is attached to the impact absorbing members 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shirou Yamamuro, Shigeo Fujita