Patents by Inventor Takashi FUKUMARU

Takashi FUKUMARU 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: 10358175
    Abstract: A deflector structure of an automobile includes: a liner extended portion covering a lower-surface opening located at a front side of a wheel housing; and a deflector attached to the liner extended portion. The deflector is integrally configured by: a deflector base portion attached to the liner extended portion through a bolt and a resin clip; and a plate-shaped deflector main body extending from a rear end of the deflector base portion to a vehicle lower side and having flexibility and a thickness in a forward/rearward direction. A plurality of rear-surface ribs each extending in an upward/downward direction are formed on a rear surface of the deflector main body at predetermined intervals in a width direction, upper ends of the rear-surface ribs being in contact with a lower surface of the liner extended portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Shibutake, Koji Yoshitake, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Takashi Fukumaru
  • Patent number: 10173606
    Abstract: A structure is for attaching an in-vehicle device including a display 20 standing on a dashboard 1 of a vehicle, and a controller 30 placed inside the dashboard 1. The structure includes a connecting bracket 40. The controller 30 is fixed to the dashboard 1. The controller 30 and the display 20 are connected together via the connecting bracket 40. The connecting bracket 40 is attachable to and detachable from the controller 30 and the display 20 independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiteru Yoshimura, Yasuhiro Hidaka, Masaki Matsumoto, Masato Sadano, Masao Tanimoto, Takashi Fukumaru, Keizo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180251165
    Abstract: A deflector structure of an automobile includes: a liner extended portion covering a lower-surface opening located at a front side of a wheel housing; and a deflector attached to the liner extended portion. The deflector is integrally configured by: a deflector base portion attached to the liner extended portion through a bolt and a resin clip; and a plate-shaped deflector main body extending from a rear end of the deflector base portion to a vehicle lower side and having flexibility and a thickness in a forward/rearward direction. A plurality of rear-surface ribs each extending in an upward/downward direction are formed on a rear surface of the deflector main body at predetermined intervals in a width direction, upper ends of the rear-surface ribs being in contact with a lower surface of the liner extended portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Shibutake, Koji Yoshitake, Nobuyuki Nakayama, Takashi Fukumaru
  • Publication number: 20170282812
    Abstract: A structure is for attaching an in-vehicle device including a display 20 standing on a dashboard 1 of a vehicle, and a controller 30 placed inside the dashboard 1. The structure includes a connecting bracket 40. The controller 30 is fixed to the dashboard 1. The controller 30 and the display 20 are connected together via the connecting bracket 40. The connecting bracket 40 is attachable to and detachable from the controller 30 and the display 20 independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiteru YOSHIMURA, Yasuhiro HIDAKA, Masaki MATSUMOTO, Masato SADANO, Masao TANIMOTO, Takashi FUKUMARU, Keizo TAKAHASHI