Patents by Inventor Syouji Machida

Syouji Machida 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).

  • Structure for vehicle body rear portion
    Patent number: 8517455
    Abstract: A structure for a vehicle body rear portion, absorbing an impact load applied to the vehicle body rear portion. The structure for a vehicle body rear portion includes: left and right girder sections (42) which rise upward from a rear panel (22) provided at the vehicle body rear portion and which are deformable by an impact load applied to the rear panel; and left and right upper girder sections (43) which are connected to the upper ends (42b) of the lower girder sections (42), extend toward the front of the vehicle up to left and right roof side rails (14), are configured to have higher strength than the lower girder sections, and transmits the impact load to the roof side rails. Left and right girder stiffeners (45) are provided so as to reinforce the girder joint sections (48) between the lower girder sections and the upper girder sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norikazu Matsuura, Syouji Machida, Kazuhiro Kikuchi
  • STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BODY REAR PORTION
    Publication number: 20120153677
    Abstract: A structure for a vehicle body rear portion, absorbing an impact load applied to the vehicle body rear portion. The structure for a vehicle body rear portion includes: left and right girder sections (42) which rise upward from a rear panel (22) provided at the vehicle body rear portion and which are deformable by an impact load applied to the rear panel; and left and right upper girder sections (43) which are connected to the upper ends (42b) of the lower girder sections (42), extend toward the front of the vehicle up to left and right roof side rails (14), are configured to have higher strength than the lower girder sections, and transmits the impact load to the roof side rails. Left and right girder stiffeners (45) are provided so as to reinforce the girder joint sections (48) between the lower girder sections and the upper girder sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norikazu Matsuura, Syouji Machida, Kazuhiro Kikuchi