Patents by Inventor Takayuki Tsuruta

Takayuki Tsuruta 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 side portion of vehicle body
    Patent number: 8308227
    Abstract: A side part structure of a vehicle body capable of reliably dispersing a collision load applied from the side of a vehicle is disclosed. A bulkhead arranged in a rocker has an outer bulkhead joined to an outer rocker and an inner bulkhead joined to an inner rocker. Facing walls of the outer bulkhead and the inner bulkhead are provided with proximity portions which are engageable with each other, which allow a collision load at a side collision to be reliably transmitted from the outer rocker to the inner rocker via the proximity portions formed on the mutually facing walls, thereby reliably dispersing the collision load from the side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidoshi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Tsuruta, Naoya Kosaka, Takashi Nakano
  • STRUCTURE FOR SIDE PORTION OF VEHICLE BODY
    Publication number: 20100207426
    Abstract: Provided is a side part structure of a vehicle body capable of reliably dispersing a collision load applied from the side of a vehicle. A bulkhead (5) arranged in a rocker (3) has an outer bulkhead (5A) joined to an outer rocker (3A) and an inner bulkhead (5B) joined to an inner rocker (3B). Facing walls (6A, 6B) of the outer bulkhead (5A) and the inner bulkhead (5B) are provided with proximity portions (7) which are engageable with each other. This allows a collision load at a side collision to be reliably transmitted from the outer rocker (3A) to the inner rocker (3B) via the proximity portions (7) formed on the mutually facing walls (6A, 6B), thereby reliably dispersing the collision load from the side of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Tsuruta, Naoya Kosaka, Takashi Nakano
  • Door for vehicle
    Patent number: 7631925
    Abstract: A vehicular door includes an inner door panel provided on an inner surface-side of an outer panel; a side impact beam provided between the outer panel and the inner panel; and a support member which is provided between the inner panel and the side impact beam, and which is connected to at least one of the inner panel and the side impact beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Takayuki Tsuruta, Naoya Kosaka
  • Door for vehicle
    Publication number: 20070145771
    Abstract: A vehicular door includes an inner panel provided on an inner surface-side of an outer panel; a side impact beam provided between the outer panel and the inner panel; and a support member which is provided between the inner panel and the side impact beam, and which is connected to at least one of the inner panel and the side impact beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Takayuki Tsuruta, Naoya Kosaka