Patents by Inventor Shunji HIRAMATSU

Shunji HIRAMATSU 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).

  • Vehicle front structure
    Patent number: 11492044
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes: a cowl member that is formed to extend in a vehicle width direction and bulges to the front from a rear side of a motor chamber; a power unit that is fixed to a right side frame in the motor chamber, has a lower portion fixed to a vehicle body, and drives the vehicle by electricity; and a protection bracket provided on an upper surface of the power unit, wherein the protection bracket is configured to abut the cowl member in the case where a frontal collision of a vehicle occurs and the power unit moves downward to the rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuguo Shimokouchi, Kazuki Hirota, Takashi Hamada, Tadasuke Abe, Shunji Hiramatsu
  • VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20210053623
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes: a cowl member that is formed to extend in a vehicle width direction and bulges to the front from a rear side of a motor chamber; a power unit that is fixed to a right side frame in the motor chamber, has a lower portion fixed to a vehicle body, and drives the vehicle by electricity; and a protection bracket provided on an upper surface of the power unit, wherein the protection bracket is configured to abut the cowl member in the case where a frontal collision of a vehicle occurs and the power unit moves downward to the rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuguo SHIMOKOUCHI, Kazuki HIROTA, Takashi HAMADA, Tadasuke ABE, Shunji HIRAMATSU