Patents by Inventor Tadasuke Abe

Tadasuke Abe 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
  • Electric-drive vehicle structure
    Patent number: 10358024
    Abstract: An electric-drive vehicle structure is provided, which includes a cross member bridged between side frames in a front part of a vehicle, a motor suspended below the cross member, a tray fixed to an upper surface of the cross member, and an electric unit for driving a motor, fixed onto the tray. A front edge of the electric unit is located forward of a front edge of the cross member, and the tray has a front edge located, throughout a width thereof, forward of the electric unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Yugami, Ikuo Nonaka, Yoshiaki Noguchi, Koji Jahara, Takashi Hamada, Tadasuke Abe, Kazuki Hirota
  • ELECTRIC-DRIVE VEHICLE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190084397
    Abstract: An electric-drive vehicle structure is provided, which includes a cross member bridged between side frames in a front part of a vehicle, a motor suspended below the cross member, a tray fixed to an upper surface of the cross member, and an electric unit for driving a motor, fixed onto the tray. A front edge of the electric unit is located forward of a front edge of the cross member, and the tray has a front edge located, throughout a width thereof, forward of the electric unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Yugami, Ikuo Nonaka, Yoshiaki Noguchi, Koji Jahara, Takashi Hamada, Tadasuke Abe, Kazuki Hirota