Patents by Inventor Shunsuke TAKII

Shunsuke TAKII 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: 11548556
    Abstract: A front end structure of a vehicle body may include: a pair of left and right front side members each extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a pair of left and right apron upper members each extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and being located outward of the pair of left and right front side members in the vehicle left-right direction; a pair of left and right connection members, the left connection member extending between an intermediate portion of the left front side member and the left apron upper member and the right connection member extending between an intermediate portion of the right front side member and the right apron upper member; and a component mount frame comprising a first mount crossmember extending between the pair of left and right connection members in the vehicle left-right direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyuga Atsumi, Shunsuke Takii, Osamu Shimasaki, Ryosuke Negawa
  • Patent number: 11459033
    Abstract: A body of a vehicle may include: a pair of front side members extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle; a crossmember connecting the front side members to each other; a pair of gussets, each of the gussets being joined to an outer lateral surface of corresponding one of the front side members; a pair of crash boxes, each of the crash boxes being provided frontward of corresponding one of protrusions; and a bumper reinforcement connected to the gussets via the crash boxes, wherein a beam portion and each of protrusions overlap each other when viewed along the right-left direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyuga Atsumi, Osamu Shimasaki, Shunsuke Takii, Satoshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20210237801
    Abstract: A body of a vehicle may include: a pair of front side members extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle; a crossmember connecting the front side members to each other; a pair of gussets, each of the gussets being joined to an outer lateral surface of corresponding one of the front side members; a pair of crash boxes, each of the crash boxes being provided frontward of corresponding one of protrusions; and a bumper reinforcement connected to the gussets via the crash boxes, wherein a beam portion and each of protrusions overlap each other when viewed along the right-left direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Hyuga ATSUMI, Osamu SHIMASAKI, Shunsuke TAKII, Satoshi IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210214011
    Abstract: A front end structure of a vehicle body may include: a pair of left and right front side members each extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a pair of left and right apron upper members each extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and being located upward of corresponding one of the left and right front side members; a pair of left and right connection members, the left connection member extending between an intermediate portion of the left front side member and the left apron upper member and the right connection member extending between an intermediate portion of the right front side member and the right apron upper member; and a component mount frame comprising a first mount crossmember extending between the pair of left and right connection members in the vehicle left-right direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Hyuga ATSUMI, Shunsuke TAKII, Osamu SHIMASAKI, Ryosuke NEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210214010
    Abstract: A front end structure of a vehicle body may include: a pair of left and right front side members each extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a pair of left and right apron upper members each extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and being located outward of the pair of left and right front side members in the vehicle left-right direction; a pair of left and right connection members, the left connection member extending between an intermediate portion of the left front side member and the left apron upper member and the right connection member extending between an intermediate portion of the right front side member and the right apron upper member; and a component mount frame comprising a first mount crossmember extending between the pair of left and right connection members in the vehicle left-right direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Hyuga ATSUMI, Shunsuke TAKII, Osamu SHIMASAKI, Ryosuke NEGAWA
  • Patent number: 10723386
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle side section structure including: a plurality of framework members that are disposed in a vehicle side section and that have closed cross-sections; side outer panels that are molded independently from the framework members, and that cover the framework members from a vehicle width direction outer side; a door opening configured by the plurality of the framework members; a side door that is provided at the door opening so as to be capable of opening and closing; and a sealing member that plugs a gap between the door opening and the side door; the side outer panels surrounding the door opening, and being configured from a plurality of panels including an opening panel that bears elastic force from the sealing member when the side door is in a closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunsuke Takii, Kazuki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10640154
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle framework structure including: a left and right pair of side members that each extend in a vehicle front-rear direction; a support member that is disposed in close proximity to the pair of side members in the vehicle front-rear direction, and that extends in a vehicle width direction; projections that are each provided at the support member so as to project toward one or other of the side members; joint members, an end at a support member side of each of the side members being inserted into a respective one of the joint members and the joint members being joined to the support member; and first bolts that fasten joint members that are abutted against the projections in the vehicle width direction, and fasten the side members inserted into the joint members, to the projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shunsuke Takii
  • Patent number: 10562572
    Abstract: There is provided a pillar framework structure including: a pillar lower that extends in a vehicle vertical direction; a joining member that is joined to an upper portion of the pillar lower and that is configured from die-cast aluminum; and a pillar upper that is joined to the joining member, and that extends in a vehicle upward direction and a vehicle rearward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shunsuke Takii
  • Patent number: 10526016
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle front section structure including: a pair of front side members that extend in a vehicle front-rear direction; a cross member extending between the front side members; outriggers that are provided running in the vehicle front-rear direction at a vehicle upper side of the front side members, with each of the outriggers extending toward a corresponding front side member at a vehicle front side; joining members that are each joined to a corresponding front side member, the cross member, and a corresponding outrigger; and a suspension member that is fixed to a fixing portion provided at each joining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shunsuke Takii
  • Patent number: 10421497
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle front section structure including: a cowl top panel that extends in a vehicle width direction along a lower portion of a windshield glass, that supports the windshield glass, and that has an open cross-section structure; and a cowl reinforcement that is joined to both a lower portion of the cowl top panel and an upper portion of a dash panel, that extends in the vehicle width direction, and that has a closed cross-section structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shunsuke Takii
  • Publication number: 20190031242
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle side section structure including: a plurality of framework members that are disposed in a vehicle side section and that have closed cross-sections; side outer panels that are molded independently from the framework members, and that cover the framework members from a vehicle width direction outer side; a door opening configured by the plurality of the framework members; a side door that is provided at the door opening so as to be capable of opening and closing; and a sealing member that plugs a gap between the door opening and the side door; the side outer panels surrounding the door opening, and being configured from a plurality of panels including an opening panel that bears elastic force from the sealing member when the side door is in a closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunsuke TAKII, Kazuki SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20190009837
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle framework structure including: a left and right pair of side members that each extend in a vehicle front-rear direction; a support member that is disposed in close proximity to the pair of side members in the vehicle front-rear direction, and that extends in a vehicle width direction; projections that are each provided at the support member so as to project toward one or other of the side members; joint members, an end at a support member side of each of the side members being inserted into a respective one of the joint members and the joint members being joined to the support member; and first bolts that fasten joint members that are abutted against the projections in the vehicle width direction, and fasten the side members inserted into the joint members, to the projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shunsuke TAKII
  • Publication number: 20190002032
    Abstract: There is provided a pillar framework structure including: a pillar lower that extends in a vehicle vertical direction; a joining member that is joined to an upper portion of the pillar lower and that is configured from die-cast aluminum; and a pillar upper that is joined to the joining member, and that extends in a vehicle upward direction and a vehicle rearward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shunsuke TAKII
  • Publication number: 20180370575
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle front section structure including: a cowl top panel that extends in a vehicle width direction along a lower portion of a windshield glass, that supports the windshield glass, and that has an open cross-section structure; and a cowl reinforcement that is joined to both a lower portion of the cowl top panel and an upper portion of a dash panel, that extends in the vehicle width direction, and that has a closed cross-section structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shunsuke TAKII
  • Publication number: 20180339732
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle front section structure including: a pair of front side members that extend in a vehicle front-rear direction; a cross member extending between the front side members; outriggers that are provided running in the vehicle front-rear direction at a vehicle upper side of the front side members, with each of the outriggers extending toward a corresponding front side member at a vehicle front side; joining members that are each joined to a corresponding front side member, the cross member, and a corresponding outrigger; and a suspension member that is fixed to a fixing portion provided at each joining member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shunsuke TAKII