Patents by Inventor Shunsuke NOBUOKA

Shunsuke NOBUOKA 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 interior structure
    Patent number: 10338627
    Abstract: A vehicle interior structure includes a pedal-backward-preventive bracket against which a supporting portion of a control panel abuts when the control pedal controlled by a foot of a driver moves backward, the pedal-backward-preventive bracket being fixed to an instrumental panel support member extending in a vehicle width direction, a mount bracket on which a head-up display is mounted, the mount bracket being fixed to the instrumental panel support member, and a load transfer portion that is provided between the pedal-backward-preventive bracket and the mount bracket to transfer a rearward load input to the pedal-backward-preventive bracket to the mount bracket via the supporting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Nobuoka, Chikara Sato, Ryosuke Matsuo, Hitoshi Ochimizu, Ryo Oyama
  • VEHICLE INTERIOR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190050017
    Abstract: A vehicle interior structure includes a pedal-backward-preventive bracket against which a supporting portion of a control panel abuts when the control pedal controlled by a foot of a driver moves backward, the pedal-backward-preventive bracket being fixed to an instrumental panel support member extending in a vehicle width direction, a mount bracket on which a head-up display is mounted, the mount bracket being fixed to the instrumental panel support member, and a load transfer portion that is provided between the pedal-backward-preventive bracket and the mount bracket to transfer a rearward load input to the pedal-backward-preventive bracket to the mount bracket via the supporting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke NOBUOKA, Chikara SATO, Ryosuke MATSUO, Hitoshi OCHIMIZU, Ryo OYAMA
  • Method of installing instrument panel module to vehicle
    Patent number: 9238493
    Abstract: Provided is a method which comprises: an attaching step of attaching a pair of installation jigs, respectively, to right and left opposite lateral portions of a support member; a clamping step of clamping the clampable surface portion of each of the installation jigs by a clamping unit of a transfer device; a temporarily mounting step of transferring the instrument panel module to the front of the passenger compartment by the transfer device to temporarily mount each of the right and left mounting brackets to a sidewall of a vehicle body; and a fastening step of, after the temporarily mounting step, detaching the installation jigs from the support member, and fastening each of the right and left mounting brackets to the sidewall of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction by a fastening bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tamagawa, Hironobu Morita, Makoto Shimoda, Noriyuki Kawamoto, Yuki Itoh, Shunsuke Nobuoka, Kazuhiro Tanaka, Takayuki Furukawa, Takashi Shimizu, Motonori Moriwaki
  • METHOD OF INSTALLING INSTRUMENT PANEL MODULE TO VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130312242
    Abstract: Provided is a method which comprises: an attaching step of attaching a pair of installation jigs, respectively, to right and left opposite lateral portions of a support member; a clamping step of clamping the clampable surface portion of each of the installation jigs by a clamping unit of a transfer device; a temporarily mounting step of transferring the instrument panel module to the front of the passenger compartment by the transfer device to temporarily mount each of the right and left mounting brackets to a sidewall of a vehicle body; and a fastening step of, after the temporarily mounting step, detaching the installation jigs from the support member, and fastening each of the right and left mounting brackets to the sidewall of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction by a fastening bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TAMAGAWA, Hironobu MORITA, Makoto SHIMODA, Noriyuki KAWAMOTO, Yuki ITOH, Shunsuke NOBUOKA, Kazuhiro TANAKA, Takayuki FURUKAWA, Takashi SHIMIZU, Motonori MORIWAKI