Patents by Inventor Takashi Niseki

Takashi Niseki 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: 11286695
    Abstract: A vehicle door handle mounting structure (1) includes: a vehicle door (3) including a decoration member (5) mounted on a front side of an outer panel (31) and having a coupling portion (522) that is placed in an opening (312) of the outer panel (31); a door handle (4) mounted in the decoration member (5); and a bracket (9) coupled to the coupling portion (522) from a back side of the outer panel (31) and, together with the decoration member (5), holding the outer panel (31) therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihide Moriwaki, Takatoshi Furukawa, Jiyou Piao, Takashi Niseki
  • Publication number: 20190186178
    Abstract: A vehicle door handle mounting structure (1) includes: a vehicle door (3) including a decoration member (5) mounted on a front side of an outer panel (31) and having a coupling portion (522) that is placed in an opening (312) of the outer panel (31); a door handle (4) mounted in the decoration member (5); and a bracket (9) coupled to the coupling portion (522) from a back side of the outer panel (31) and, together with the decoration member (5), holding the outer panel (31) therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihide MORIWAKI, Takatoshi FURUKAWA, Jiyou PIAO, Takashi NISEKI
  • Patent number: 9963024
    Abstract: A deck cover is openably provided at a vehicle-body rear portion positioned in back of a cabin. A top portion of a rear wheelhouse is provided at the vehicle-body rear portion. This top portion is configured to be displaced upward, relative to a vehicle-body rear end portion, such as a rear bumper or a rear end panel, by vehicle-body deformation caused by a vehicle rear collision. The deck cover is supported at a position of the vehicle-body rear portion which is located vertically above or in front of the top portion of the rear wheelhouse such that the deck cover is elevated in accordance with upward displacement of the top portion when the vehicle-body rear portion receives a rear-collision load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taichi Hirakawa, Kazutaka Ishikura, Masaki Oda, Takashi Niseki
  • Publication number: 20170267083
    Abstract: A deck cover is openably provided at a vehicle-body rear portion positioned in back of a cabin. A top portion of a rear wheelhouse is provided at the vehicle-body rear portion. This top portion is configured to be displaced upward, relative to a vehicle-body rear end portion, such as a rear bumper or a rear end panel, by vehicle-body deformation caused by a vehicle rear collision. The deck cover is supported at a position of the vehicle-body rear portion which is located vertically above or in front of the top portion of the rear wheelhouse such that the deck cover is elevated in accordance with upward displacement of the top portion when the vehicle-body rear portion receives a rear-collision load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taichi HIRAKAWA, Kazutaka ISHIKURA, Masaki ODA, Takashi NISEKI
  • Patent number: 9636982
    Abstract: A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a storage compartment for storing an openable roof and a back window portion, a deck cover provided to cover over the storage compartment, the deck cover comprising a pair of right-and-left cover side wall portions which are provided to be spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction and stand upward and a header portion which is provided to interconnect respective upper ends of the cover side wall portions at a position close to, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the roof, a cover opening/closing mechanism provided to move the deck cover upward, and a pair of right-and-left front-lower regulation structures provided to regulate positions of respective lower portions of the cover side wall portions relative to the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Senoo, Kouichi Matsumoto, Takashi Niseki, Masaki Oda
  • Publication number: 20160236559
    Abstract: A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a storage compartment for storing an openable roof and a back window portion, a deck cover provided to cover over the storage compartment, the deck cover comprising a pair of right-and-left cover side wall portions which are provided to be spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction and stand upward and a header portion which is provided to interconnect respective upper ends of the cover side wall portions at a position close to, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the roof, a cover opening/closing mechanism provided to move the deck cover upward, and a pair of right-and-left front-lower regulation structures provided to regulate positions of respective lower portions of the cover side wall portions relative to the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi SENOO, Kouichi MATSUMOTO, Takashi NISEKI, Masaki ODA
  • Patent number: 7520557
    Abstract: A pin having an enlarged head is fixed to a lower end portion of a sliding rear side door. The pin is disposed at a point corresponding to a door slide opening formed in a side sill, and the enlarged head of the pin is goes into a box member incorporated in the side sill through the door slide opening when the sliding rear side door is closed. A lower rail having a downward-opening U-shaped cross section is welded to a top plate portion of the box member. A lower roller unit fixed to the sliding rear side door fits into the lower rail, whereby the lower rail guides the sliding rear side door during opening and closing operation thereof. A vertical wall portion of the box member is welded to a first reinforcement member which passes generally vertically through the side sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Yoshida, Takashi Niseki, Kazuya Fukutani, Katsuhito Kouno
  • Patent number: 7159929
    Abstract: A vehicle slide-door supporting structure is provided which includes: a slide door which is a side door that opens and closes an opening through which a person gets into and out of a vehicle, the opening being formed in a side part of a vehicle body, the side door being slid in the front and rear directions so that the opening is opened and closed, and the opening being opened when the side door is slid rearward; and a driving mechanism which is connected to the slide door and drives the slide door, in which one part of the driving mechanism is attached to a tail lamp which is disposed at the rear part of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Fukushima, Motoki Yoshida, Takashi Niseki, Noriaki Fujie, Seiji Ikejiri, Kouji Tabata, Noboru Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20060000145
    Abstract: A pin having an enlarged head is fixed to a lower end portion of a sliding rear side door. The pin is disposed at a point corresponding to a door slide opening formed in a side sill, and the enlarged head of the pin is goes into a box member incorporated in the side sill through the door slide opening when the sliding rear side door is closed. A lower rail having a downward-opening U-shaped cross section is welded to a top plate portion of the box member. A lower roller unit fixed to the sliding rear side door fits into the lower rail, whereby the lower rail guides the sliding rear side door during opening and closing operation thereof. A vertical wall portion of the box member is welded to a first reinforcement member which passes generally vertically through the side sill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoki Yoshida, Takashi Niseki, Kazuya Fukutani, Katsuhito Kouno
  • Patent number: 6971706
    Abstract: A side structure of a vehicle in which a rear periphery, formed correspondingly in position to an area where a second window opening area is located, is positioned at the rear side of a second rear periphery formed at the lower side of the first rear periphery. When slide door is fully opened, the longitudinal length between a front periphery and the first rear periphery is larger than the length between the front periphery and the second rear periphery. For a rear periphery of the slide door, when the slide door is fully closed, a lower portion, substantially corresponding in position to the second rear periphery, is located in front of an upper portion, substantially corresponding in position to the first rear periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Yoshida, Takashi Niseki, Noriaki Fujie
  • Publication number: 20050044795
    Abstract: A vehicle slide-door supporting structure is provided which includes: a slide door which is a side door that opens and closes an opening through which a person gets into and out of a vehicle, the opening being formed in a side part of a vehicle body, the side door being slid in the front and rear directions so that the opening is opened and closed, and the opening being opened when the side door is slid rearward; and a driving mechanism which is connected to the slide door and drives the slide door, in which one part of the driving mechanism is attached to a tail lamp which is disposed at the rear part of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Fukushima, Motoki Yoshida, Takashi Niseki, Noriaki Fujie, Seiji Ikejiri, Kouji Tabata, Noboru Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20040189045
    Abstract: A side structure of a vehicle in which a rear periphery, formed correspondingly in position to an area where a second window opening area is located, is positioned at the rear side of a second rear periphery formed at the lower side of the first rear periphery. When slide door is fully opened, the longitudinal length between a front periphery and the first rear periphery is larger than the length between the front periphery and the second rear periphery. For a rear periphery of the slide door, when the slide door is fully closed, a lower portion, substantially corresponding in position to the second rear periphery, is located in front of an upper portion, substantially corresponding in position to the first rear periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoki Yoshida, Takashi Niseki, Noriaki Fujie