Patents by Inventor Soma SONOBE
Soma SONOBE 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).
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Patent number: 11951520Abstract: Provided is a blank made of a steel and comprising at least two protruding regions (313) having an outer edge (311) protruding outward in in-plane directions, in which a softened part (320) is formed at least partially in the protruding regions (313) and the softened part (320) is formed in at least a part of the outer edge of the protruding regions (313), a Vickers hardness of the softened part (320) is lower than a Vickers hardness of a main portion region (310), and the blank comprises at least two of the protruding regions (313) having the softened part (320).Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Soma Sonobe, Yasuhiro Ito
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Publication number: 20240097256Abstract: A battery case includes: a battery tray; a plurality of cross frame parts; and an impact absorbing member, wherein the impact absorbing member includes a corrugated portion, wherein the corrugated portion has a plurality of bottom surfaces and a plurality of convex portions; the bottom surfaces of the corrugated portion are each between the convex portions; the convex portion has a top surface, two side surfaces, and two ridge lines; the two side surfaces of the convex portion face each other; the two ridge lines of the convex portion are ridge lines connecting the top surface of the convex portion and the two side surfaces of the convex portion; and the two ridge lines of the convex portion extend in a direction from a second side portion toward a first side portion of the battery tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventor: Soma SONOBE
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Publication number: 20230057735Abstract: A manufacturing method of a press forming product, includes: constraining a first face of an intermediate formed product, the intermediate formed product including the first face, a raised face, and a first ridgeline located between the first face and the raised face, and performing flange forming of press forming the raised face into a second face, a flange, and a second ridgeline located between the second face and the flange, wherein: the first ridgeline extends while being convexly curved in a direction from the raised face toward the first face, and the second ridgeline extends while being convexly curved in a direction from the flange toward the second face, viewed from a press direction of the press forming; a convex direction of the first ridgeline in a cross section along the press direction intersecting with the first ridgeline and a convex direction of the second ridgeline in a cross section along the press direction intersecting with the second ridgeline are on the same side; a curvature radius, oType: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Soma SONOBE, Satoshi SHIRAKAMI, Takashi ARIGA
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Patent number: 11414032Abstract: A closed cross-sectional structure member includes a hollow member, the hollow member having a collision side wall part located on a collision side, an opposed collision side wall part opposing the collision side wall part, a pair of first side wall part and second side wall part connecting with end portions of the collision side wall part and end portions of the opposed collision side wall part, a first inner wall part extending from the first side wall part to an inside of the hollow member, a second inner wall part extending from the second side wall part to the inside of the hollow member, a third inner wall part connecting with the first inner wall part and the collision side wall part, and a fourth inner wall part connecting with the second inner wall part and the collision side wall part.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Soma Sonobe, Atsushi Ono, Yutaka Mikazuki
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Publication number: 20220195548Abstract: A blank (100) includes a main portion (110) that is made of steel having a tensile strength of 1450 MPa or more and a softened portion (120), the ratio of Vickers hardness of the softened portion (120) to the Vickers hardness of the main portion (110) is 0.7 or more and 0.95 or less, and the softened portion (120) is disposed at a position different from a position of the main portion (110) in an in-plane direction. A structural member (200) includes a first member (210), a second member (220), and a weld (W) at which the first member (210) and the second member (220) are welded to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro ITO, Takashi YASUTOMI, Soma SONOBE
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Publication number: 20220193742Abstract: Provided is a blank made of a steel and comprising at least two protruding regions (313) having an outer edge (311) protruding outward in in-plane directions, in which a softened part (320) is formed at least partially in the protruding regions (313) and the softened part (320) is formed in at least a part of the outer edge of the protruding regions (313), a Vickers hardness of the softened part (320) is lower than a Vickers hardness of a main portion region (310), and the blank comprises at least two of the protruding regions (313) having the softened part (320).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Soma SONOBE, Yasuhiro ITO
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Patent number: 11351827Abstract: An automobile suspension part includes an arm member and a reinforcement, wherein: the arm member includes a top wall part, a first ridge line part, a second ridge line part, a first side wall part, and a second side wall part; the top wall part includes a first attachment part at a first end part; the top wall part includes a second attachment part at a second end part; the reinforcement includes a bottom wall part, a third ridge line part, and a flange part; the third ridge line part is sandwiched between the bottom wall part and the flange part; the bottom wall part is joined to the first side wall part and the second side wall part; the third ridge line part is connected to the first side wall part and the second side wall part; the flange part is joined to the top wall part between the first attachment part and the second attachment part; and the flange part is connected to the first side wall part and the second side wall part.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventor: Soma Sonobe
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Publication number: 20220041026Abstract: An automobile suspension part includes an arm member and a reinforcement, wherein: the arm member includes a top wall part, a first ridge line part, a second ridge line part, a first side wall part, and a second side wall part; the top wall part includes a first attachment part at a first end part; the top wall part includes a second attachment part at a second end part; the reinforcement includes a bottom wall part, a third ridge line part, and a flange part; the third ridge line part is sandwiched between the bottom wall part and the flange part; the bottom wall part is joined to the first side wall part and the second side wall part; the third ridge line part is connected to the first side wall part and the second side wall part; the flange part is joined to the top wall part between the first attachment part and the second attachment part; and the flange part is connected to the first side wall part and the second side wall part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventor: Soma SONOBE
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Patent number: 11208150Abstract: An automotive frame member includes a hat member and a closing plate, in which the hat member includes a top plate, two vertical walls, and two flanges, the two vertical walls are positioned between the top plate and the flanges, respectively, the two vertical walls face each other, the two flanges are respectively joined to the closing plate, each of the two vertical walls includes plural groove parts extending in a direction vertical to a longitudinal direction of the hat member, the groove part includes a bottom surface and two side surfaces, the two side surfaces face each other, the two side surfaces are positioned on both sides of the bottom surface, and a width a of the groove part and a depth b of the groove part in a cross section parallel to the top plate, and a height c of the vertical wall in a direction vertical to the top plate satisfy relations of 0.2?a/c?0.3 and 0.2?b/c?0.3.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventor: Soma Sonobe
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Publication number: 20210245812Abstract: An automotive frame member includes a hat member and a closing plate, in which the hat member includes a top plate, two vertical walls, and two flanges, the two vertical walls are positioned between the top plate and the flanges, respectively, the two vertical walls face each other, the two flanges are respectively joined to the closing plate, each of the two vertical walls includes plural groove parts extending in a direction vertical to a longitudinal direction of the hat member, the groove part includes a bottom surface and two side surfaces, the two side surfaces face each other, the two side surfaces are positioned on both sides of the bottom surface, and a width a of the groove part and a depth b of the groove part in a cross section parallel to the top plate, and a height c of the vertical wall in a direction vertical to the top plate satisfy relations of 0.2?a/c?0.3 and 0.2?b/c?0.3.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventor: Soma SONOBE
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Publication number: 20210162940Abstract: A closed cross-sectional structure member includes a hollow member, the hollow member having a collision side wall part located on a collision side, an opposed collision side wall part opposing the collision side wall part, a pair of first side wall part and second side wall part connecting with end portions of the collision side wall part and end portions of the opposed collision side wall part, a first inner wall part extending from the first side wall part to an inside of the hollow member, a second inner wall part extending from the second side wall part to the inside of the hollow member, a third inner wall part connecting with the first inner wall part and the collision side wall part, and a fourth inner wall part connecting with the second inner wall part and the collision side wall part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Soma SONOBE, Atsushi ONO, Yutaka MIKAZUKI