Patents by Inventor Takanobu Kamura

Takanobu Kamura 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: 10889277
    Abstract: A braking control device for a vehicle is provided, which includes an operating amount detecting part configured to detect an operating amount of a brake pedal, a reaction-force giving part configured to generate a reaction force of the brake pedal, a braking-force generating part configured to generate a braking force for wheels according to the brake pedal operating amount, and an electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected with them. The ECU includes a processor configured to control the giving part and generating part, and set a braking rigidity characteristic based on a braking rigidity that is a ratio of the reaction force to the operating amount, and a vehicle deceleration. The ECU sets a braking rigidity value so that the braking rigidity value increases as the vehicle deceleration becomes larger. The ECU controls the reaction-force giving part based on the braking rigidity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Kaihara, Hirotaka Mochizuki, Noboru Kyuto, Katsuhisa Imai, Kazuhiro Takemura, Naoki Yamada, Yuta Tango, Takanobu Kamura
  • Patent number: 10501060
    Abstract: A braking control device for a vehicle is provided, which includes an operating amount detecting part configured to detect an operating amount of a brake pedal, a reaction-force giving part configured to generate a reaction force of the brake pedal, a braking-force generating part configured to generate a braking force for wheels, and an ECU electrically connected with them and configured to control the reaction-force giving part and the braking-force generating part, and set a braking characteristic in which the reaction force according to a stepping force of the brake pedal and a deceleration of the vehicle have a logarithmic relationship, and when the reaction force is above a given reaction force. The ECU controls the braking-force generating part based on the braking characteristic while making the deceleration for the reaction force higher than the logarithmic relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takemura, Naoki Yamada, Yuta Tango, Shinichi Kaihara, Noboru Kyuto, Hirotaka Mochizuki, Takanobu Kamura
  • Publication number: 20190061722
    Abstract: A braking control device for a vehicle is provided, which includes an operating amount detecting part configured to detect an operating amount of a brake pedal, a reaction-force giving part configured to generate a reaction force of the brake pedal, a braking-force generating part configured to generate a braking force for wheels according to the brake pedal operating amount, and an electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected with them. The ECU includes a processor configured to control the giving part and generating part, and set a braking rigidity characteristic based on a braking rigidity that is a ratio of the reaction force to the operating amount, and a vehicle deceleration. The ECU sets a braking rigidity value so that the braking rigidity value increases as the vehicle deceleration becomes larger. The ECU controls the reaction-force giving part based on the braking rigidity value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichi Kaihara, Hirotaka Mochizuki, Noboru Kyuto, Katsuhisa Imai, Kazuhiro Takemura, Naoki Yamada, Yuta Tango, Takanobu Kamura
  • Publication number: 20190061717
    Abstract: A braking control device for a vehicle is provided, which includes an operating amount detecting part configured to detect an operating amount of a brake pedal, a reaction-force giving part configured to generate a reaction force of the brake pedal, a braking-force generating part configured to generate a braking force for wheels, and an ECU electrically connected with them and configured to control the reaction-force giving part and the braking-force generating part, and set a braking characteristic in which the reaction force according to a stepping force of the brake pedal and a deceleration of the vehicle have a logarithmic relationship, and when the reaction force is above a given reaction force. The ECU controls the braking-force generating part based on the braking characteristic while making the deceleration for the reaction force higher than the logarithmic relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takemura, Naoki Yamada, Yuta Tango, Shinichi Kaihara, Noboru Kyuto, Hirotaka Mochizuki, Takanobu Kamura
  • Patent number: 7270366
    Abstract: The present invention is a floor panel structure of a car body that can reduce noise within the automobile cabin. The present invention is a car body floor panel structure wherein the floor of an automobile has a floor panel connected to car body frame members, and also a predetermined mode of vibration is generated to suppress the generation of acoustic emission from the floor panel. The floor panel vibration mode adjusting structure has rectangular rigidity adjusting areas that are formed by causing the floor panel to protrude upward or downward in order to generate 2×1 mode or 2×2 mode vibration in the floor panel in a frequency band that nearly matches the tire cavity resonance frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Kamura, Akinori Utsunomiya, Tsuyoshi Sugihara, Masaru Chikita
  • Patent number: 7182382
    Abstract: The resin-made floor panel structure including a trunk floor F1 made of resin integrally forming a spare tire storage space S1, and a trunk board B1 made of resin disposed so as to cover the floor panel, fitting parts Sw1, Bk1 for achieving the closure of the spare tire storage space are integrally formed respectively in the trunk floor and trunk board. Thereby, in using resin materials for a floor panel, transmission of noise in the floor section to the compartment side can be suppressed by a relatively simple structure without increasing the weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignees: G P Daikyo Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Issei Harima, Yoshihiro Takemoto, Takanobu Kamura, Chie Fukuhara, Takahiro Tochioka, Mitsuharu Kaneko, Shinya Nakamura, Fumiya Mouri
  • Patent number: 7134710
    Abstract: The present invention is a floor panel structure of a car body where an automobile floor comprises a floor panel that is connected to the frame members of the car body and also has a vibration mode adjusting structure that suppresses the generation of acoustic emission by generating 2×1 mode vibration in a predetermined frequency band. The floor panel has a non-rectangular vibration region and the vibration mode adjusting structure of the floor panels the vibration mode adjusting structure of the floor panel comprises a vibration adjusting part that defines the vibration distribution and vibration amplitude of the antinodes of 2×1 mode vibration, and the vibration adjusting part is disposed within the a non-rectangular vibration region so as to make the vibration volumes of two antinodes of vibration in 2×1 mode nearly the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Kamura, Masaru Chikita
  • Patent number: 7104595
    Abstract: The present invention is a floor panel structure of a car body where an automobile floor includes a floor panel that is connected to the frame members of the car body and also have a vibration mode adjusting structure that suppresses the generation of acoustic emission by generating 2×1 mode vibrations in a predetermined frequency band. The floor panel has a non-rectangular vibration region and the vibration mode adjusting structure of the floor panel has a vibration adjusting part that defines the position of node of 2×1 mode vibration, and this vibration adjusting part is disposed within the non-rectangular vibration region so as not to touch the frame members and so as to form two regions where the vibration volumes of two antinodes of vibration in 2×1 mode are made nearly the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Kamura, Masaru Chikita
  • Publication number: 20060163914
    Abstract: Disclosed is a floor panel structure for an automobile body, which comprises a floor panel (2, 4, 6, 12) joined to a plurality of frame members (22, 24, 27 to 32, etc.) extending in longitudinal and lateral directions of the automobile body so as to make up an automobile floor. At least a part of the floor panel has a panel zone (S1, S2, S4, S5, S6, S8) surrounded by the frame members. The panel zone includes a high-rigid portion (84) formed by deforming a central region thereof to protrude upward or downward, and a low-rigid portion (86) formed around the high-rigid portion. The high-rigid portion is formed with a concavoconvex element, such as a bead (90). The floor panel structure of the present invention can effectively reduce vibrational energy of a floor panel so as to reduce acoustic radiation from the floor panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanobu Kamura, Kenji Murase, Tsuyoshi Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7014256
    Abstract: A floor panel structure of a vehicle body where a vehicle floor has floor panels with their peripheral edges linked to a plurality of frame members that are disposed in a vehicle body lengthwise direction and a vehicle body crosswise direction and linked to an engine or a suspension is disclosed. The floor panel has a joint where at least part of its peripheral edge is joined to the frame member, a groove formed along the entire length of the joint and a high-rigidity area formed within the low-rigidity area. The low-rigidity area forms a vibration blocking area along the entire length of the joint by using a difference in rigidity from the high-rigidity area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Kamura, Kenji Murase, Tsuyoshi Sugihara, Akinori Utsunomiya, Kouya Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 6966592
    Abstract: The resin-made floor panel structure including a trunk floor F made of resin, and a trunk board B made of resin disposed so as to cover the trunk floor, a foamed layer having foams exposed at least in part is provided only on the side of the trunk board facing the floor panel. Thereby, in using resin materials for a floor panel, transmission of noise in the floor to the compartment side can be suppressed by a relatively simple structure without increasing the weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignees: G P Daikyo Corporation
    Inventors: Issei Harima, Yoshihiro Takemoto, Takanobu Kamura, Chie Fukuhara, Takahiro Tochioka, Mitsuharu Kaneko, Fumiya Mouri
  • Publication number: 20050116507
    Abstract: The present invention is a floor panel structure of a car body that can reduce noise within the automobile cabin. The present invention is a car body floor panel structure wherein the floor of an automobile has a floor panel connected to car body frame members, and also a predetermined mode of vibration is generated to suppress the generation of acoustic emission from the floor panel. The floor panel vibration mode adjusting structure has rectangular rigidity adjusting areas that are formed by causing the floor panel to protrude upward or downward in order to generate 2×1 mode or 2×2 mode vibration in the floor panel in a frequency band that nearly matches the tire cavity resonance frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanobu Kamura, Akinori Utsunomiya, Tsuyoshi Sugihara, Masaru Chikita
  • Publication number: 20050040678
    Abstract: The present invention is a floor panel structure of a car body where an automobile floor comprises a floor panel that is connected to the frame members of the car body and also has a vibration mode adjusting structure that suppresses the generation of acoustic emission by generating 2×1 mode vibration in a predetermined frequency band. The floor panel has a non-rectangular vibration region and the vibration mode adjusting structure of the floor panels the vibration mode adjusting structure of the floor panel comprises a vibration adjusting part that defines the vibration distribution and vibration amplitude of the antinodes of 2×1 mode vibration, and the vibration adjusting part is disposed within the a non-rectangular vibration region so as to make the vibration volumes of two antinodes of vibration in 2×1 mode nearly the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Kamura, Masaru Chikita
  • Publication number: 20050040677
    Abstract: The present invention is a floor panel structure of a car body where an automobile floor includes a floor panel that is connected to the frame members of the car body and also have a vibration mode adjusting structure that suppresses the generation of acoustic emission by generating 2×1 mode vibrations in a predetermined frequency band. The floor panel has a non-rectangular vibration region and the vibration mode adjusting structure of the floor panel has a vibration adjusting part that defines the position of node of 2×1 mode vibration, and this vibration adjusting part is disposed within the non-rectangular vibration region so as not to touch the frame members and so as to form two regions where the vibration volumes of two antinodes of vibration in 2×1 mode are made nearly the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takanobu Kamura, Masaru Chikita
  • Publication number: 20040262935
    Abstract: The resin-made floor panel structure including a trunk floor F1 made of resin integrally forming a spare tire storage space S1, and a trunk board B1 made of resin disposed so as to cover the floor panel, fitting parts Sw1, Bk1 for achieving the closure of the spare tire storage space are integrally formed respectively in the trunk floor and trunk board. Thereby, in using resin materials for a floor panel, transmission of noise in the floor section to the compartment side can be suppressed by a relatively simple structure without increasing the weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicants: G P Daikyo Corporation, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Issei Harima, Yoshihiro Takemoto, Takanobu Kamura, Chie Fukuhara, Takahiro Tochioka, Mitsuharu Kaneko, Shinya Nakamura, Fumiya Mouri
  • Publication number: 20040262934
    Abstract: Rigidity distribution of trunk floor is uneven, and intervals between high rigidity portions and low rigidity portions are set uneven, and more specifically a plurality of concave commodity storage spaces are integrally formed in the trunk floor, and dimensions of the these storage spaces and/or walls formed among storage spaces are set differently from each other, so that the rigidity of the trunk floor is set uneven. Thereby, in using resin materials for a floor panel, vibrations in the floor can be suppressed by a relatively simple structure without increasing the weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicants: G P Daikyo Corporation, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Issei Harima, Yoshihiro Takemoto, Takanobu Kamura, Chie Fukuhara, Takahiro Tochioka
  • Publication number: 20040262936
    Abstract: The resin-made floor panel structure including a trunk floor F made of resin, and a trunk board B made of resin disposed so as to cover the trunk floor, a foamed layer having foams exposed at least in part is provided only on the side of the trunk board facing the floor panel. Thereby, in using resin materials for a floor panel, transmission of noise in the floor to the compartment side can be suppressed by a relatively simple structure without increasing the weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicants: G P Daikyo Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Issei Harima, Yoshihiro Takemoto, Takanobu Kamura, Chie Fukuhara, Takahiro Tochioka, Mitsuharu Kaneko, Fumiya Mouri
  • Patent number: 6793276
    Abstract: A floor is partitioned into a plurality of areas S1 to S4 by a floor tunnel portion 11, side frames 13, side sills 12, and cross members 7, 8, 15, and 16, and the rigidity of the floor panels of the areas S1 to S3 is adjusted by rigidity adjustment portions 20, 21, 22, 23, and 25. These floor panels are set such that their natural frequency in a 2×1 mode, in which two antinodes are generated in the length direction of the automobile and one antinode is generated in the width direction of the automobile, is 240 to 260 Hz. Thus, a reduction in road noise due to automobile tire cavity resonance is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sugihara, Takanobu Kamura, Minoru Sunada, Yoshio Fujii, Shoji Nanba, Toshiharu Ikeda, Gunji Yoshii, Tsutomu Naganuma
  • Publication number: 20040174046
    Abstract: A floor panel structure of a vehicle body where a vehicle floor has floor panels with their peripheral edges linked to a plurality of frame members that are disposed in a vehicle body lengthwise direction and a vehicle body crosswise direction and linked to an engine or a suspension is disclosed. The floor panel has a joint where at least part of its peripheral edge is joined to the frame member, a groove formed along the entire length of the joint and a high-rigidity area formed within the low-rigidity area. The low-rigidity area forms a vibration blocking area along the entire length of the joint by using a difference in rigidity from the high-rigidity area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanobu Kamura, Kenji Murase, Tsuyoshi Sugihara, Akinori Utsunomiya, Kouya Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20030034673
    Abstract: A floor is partitioned into a plurality of areas S1 to S4 by a floor tunnel portion 11, side frames 13, side sills 12, and cross members 7, 8, 15, and 16, and the rigidity of the floor panels of the areas S1 to S3 is adjusted by rigidity adjustment portions 20, 21, 22, 23, and 25. These floor panels are set such that their natural frequency in a 2×1 mode, in which two antinodes are generated in the length direction of the automobile and one antinode is generated in the width direction of the automobile, is 240 to 260 Hz. Thus, a reduction in road noise due to automobile tire cavity resonance is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sugihara, Takanobu Kamura, Minoru Sunada, Yoshio Fujii, Shoji Nanba, Toshiharu Ikeda, Gunji Yoshii, Tsutomu Naganuma