Patents by Inventor Takehiro Kondo
Takehiro Kondo 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).
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Patent number: 11919572Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a subframe arranged in front of an occupant compartment; a subframe rear base arranged in a width direction of a vehicle on a lower surface of the occupant compartment; a floor frame arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle on the lower surface of the occupant compartment; a subframe mount part placed at a portion where the subframe rear base overlaps with the floor frame, to support the subframe; a mounting seat formed along a horizontal plane; a fastener to fix the subframe to the mounting seat; and a reinforcing member placed to overlap with the mounting seat. The reinforcing member includes a flange, which is continuous to surround a periphery of the fastener and is arranged in a vertical direction of the vehicle, at a portion thereof closer to the subframe, and outer in the width direction, than the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takehiro Kondo, Kodai Omine, Ryoji Inaba, Kazuki Takagi
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Publication number: 20230271582Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes: a front side-frame extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a lower member extending in the vehicle front-rear direction at a position outer in a vehicle width direction than the front side-frame, wherein a front end of the front side-frame and a front end of the lower member are coupled with each other, an outer end in the vehicle width direction of the front side-frame is inclined so as to be positioned outer in the vehicle width direction toward a front of a vehicle, and an inner end in the vehicle width direction of the lower member extends in the vehicle front-rear direction, without being inclined inward in the vehicle width direction toward the front of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Takehiro KONDO, Yosuke SHOJI, Wataru TSUBOI
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Publication number: 20230271581Abstract: A front vehicle-body structure includes: a lower member extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and extending upward toward the rear; and an upper member extending in the vehicle front-rear direction from a rear end of the lower member. The lower member and the upper member are coupled to each other on a plurality of pairs of surfaces, and coupling portions coupling surfaces of the lower member with surfaces of the upper member are offset from each other in the vehicle front-rear direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Masaki Nambu, Takehiro Kondo, Hiroyuki Anzai, Shota Anegawa
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Publication number: 20230227107Abstract: A vehicle front portion structure includes: a rear end part that constitutes a rear part of a front side frame and has an inclination portion which is inclined downward toward a vehicle rearward direction; a fixation portion that is provided on the inclination portion; and a lower arm that is connected to the fixation portion. The inclination portion includes: a bottom section that is inclined downward toward a vehicle rearward direction; and a protrusion section that protrudes further upward than the bottom section. The protrusion section extends toward a vehicle rearward direction from a vehicle forward position further than the fixation portion, and a middle side in a vehicle width direction of the protrusion section protrudes further upward than an outside in the vehicle width direction of the protrusion section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Wataru Tsuboi, Naoki Nakamoto, Takehiro Kondo
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Patent number: 11643148Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a supported frame disposed frontward or rearward of a vehicle cabin along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; a support frame disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the vehicle cabin along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and configured to support an end portion of the supported frame closer to the vehicle cabin; a stiffener disposed in the support frame along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and configured to form a closed cross-section with the support frame; and a bulkhead disposed in the support frame, adjacent to a portion of the stiffener closer to the supported frame, and facing the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An upper edge portion of the bulkhead is integrally formed as a single piece with an end portion of the stiffener closer to the supported frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Takehiro Kondo
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Publication number: 20220320660Abstract: A vehicle battery rotating structure is provided that allows a battery receptacle to be stably deformed at the time of a head-on collision to rotate a battery. A vehicle battery rotating structure 30 includes: a battery B that faces an engine-mounted part 12; a battery supporting face that is deformable into an inverted-V shape at the time of a head-on collision; a pair of battery locking pieces each of which is arranged on either side of the center in the front-rear direction of the battery supporting face; a pair of locking rods 41 that is locked in locking holes of the pair of battery locking pieces; and a pressure plate 42 that is connected to upper parts of the pair of locking rods 41.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Takehiro KONDO, Hiroyuki ANZAI, Ryoji TOKUDA
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Publication number: 20220314777Abstract: Provided is a battery mounting part support structure of a vehicle, in which a pair of battery support legs can also be disposed at portions other than inside of a front side frame, which can stably support the pair of battery support legs and which can achieve reduction in weight. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle includes a front support leg 34 and a rear support leg 31, 32 that support a battery B and a coupling member 33 that couples the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg 32, and the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg 31, 32 are supported by an upper surface and a side surface 112 of a front side frame 11 on a front side and a rear side of the coupling member 33.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Takehiro KONDO, Ryoji TOKUDA
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Publication number: 20220177044Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a subframe arranged in front of an occupant compartment; a subframe rear base arranged in a width direction of a vehicle on a lower surface of the occupant compartment; a floor frame arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle on the lower surface of the occupant compartment; a subframe mount part placed at a portion where the subframe rear base overlaps with the floor frame, to support the subframe; a mounting seat formed along a horizontal plane; a fastener to fix the subframe to the mounting seat; and a reinforcing member placed to overlap with the mounting seat. The reinforcing member includes a flange, which is continuous to surround a periphery of the fastener and is arranged in a vertical direction of the vehicle, at a portion thereof closer to the subframe, and outer in the width direction, than the fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Takehiro KONDO, Kodai OMINE, Ryoji INABA, Kazuki TAKAGI
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Publication number: 20220161859Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a supported frame disposed frontward or rearward of a vehicle cabin along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; a support frame disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the vehicle cabin along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and configured to support an end portion of the supported frame closer to the vehicle cabin; a stiffener disposed in the support frame along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and configured to form a closed cross-section with the support frame; and a bulkhead disposed in the support frame, adjacent to a portion of the stiffener closer to the supported frame, and facing the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An upper edge portion of the bulkhead is integrally formed as a single piece with an end portion of the stiffener closer to the supported frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventor: Takehiro KONDO
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Patent number: 11173963Abstract: This vehicle body front structure includes a front side frame (14) which extends in a forward and rearward direction of a vehicle body, and a side wall member (52) which is provided outside the front side frame (14) in a vehicle width direction and joined to the front side frame (14), wherein the front side frame (14) has at least three folding portions, which include a first folding portion (24), a second folding portion (25), and a third folding portion (26) capable of being bent by an impact load (F1, F3) input from in front of a vehicle, in this order at intervals from a front toward a rear of the vehicle body, and has a reinforcing panel (65) which is provided between the second folding portion (25) and the third folding portion (26) among the side wall members (52), is stacked on a compression portion (81) on which a compressive force (F2, F4) acts from the impact load (F1, F3), and has a vertical bead (87).Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyohiko Matsuoka, Takehiro Kondo
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Patent number: 11161553Abstract: A vehicle body front structure includes a damper housing and a cross member. The cross member is connected to the damper housing to form a closed cross section with the damper housing and the cross member. The closed cross section extends in a vertical direction across a front side frame and an upper member. The cross member has a first attachment portion. A mounting member supporting a drive source of a vehicle is attached to the first attachment portion. The cross member is formed such that a distance dimension from the damper housing decreases downward from the first attachment portion in the closed cross section.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Takehiro Kondo
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Patent number: 11104386Abstract: A support rigidity of a torque rod with respect to a vehicle body is adequately increased. In addition to an upper bracket (52) and a lower bracket (54) for retaining the torque rod (66), the torque rod mounting structure includes a stay bracket (56) attached to the lower bracket (54) and the damper housing (24). The damper housing (24), the lower bracket (54) and the stay bracket (56) jointly form a closed cross section structure (58), and a retaining portion of the lower bracket (54) retaining the rear end (66A) of the torque rod (66) includes a part of the lower bracket (54) forming the closed cross section structure (58).Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Takehiro Kondo
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Patent number: 10870451Abstract: A lateral-section frame includes a wheel housing upper member, the rear end of which is connected to a front pillar, and a wheel housing lower member extending from the wheel housing upper member via an upper curved section and a lower curved section in a manner such that the front end thereof extends forward and downward to a substantially identical location as does the front end of the front side frame. A stiffener extending forward and rearward to sandwich the upper curved section is attached to the interior of the wheel housing lower member, and the stiffener includes a front rigid section and a rear rigid section attached to a lower surface section and an inside surface section to sandwich an inside ridge therebetween; and a connecting section connecting the front rigid section and the rear rigid section and being attached to at least the inside surface section.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takehiro Kondo, Tomohito Kamada
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Patent number: 10836436Abstract: A wheel house lower member of a vehicle body has an upper surface portion and an outer side surface portion. The upper surface portion has an inner curved surface. The wheel house lower member defines a lower bending section on which an inner side ridge is formed between the upper surface portion and the outer side surface portion. The wheel house lower member has: a depression formed on the inner side ridge to induce deformation of the lower bent portion upon receipt of a frontal collision load; and an elongated hole formed through the outer side surface portion and extending substantially in parallel with the depression.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takehiro Kondo, Tomohito Kamada
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Patent number: 10807644Abstract: A side frame is arranged outward of a front side frame in a vehicle width direction. The side frame includes an upper member, and a lower member connected to a front end of the upper member and extending frontward and downward. An upper bent part bent frontward and upward is formed in a connection part between the upper member and the lower member. A bulkhead is provided frontward of the upper bent part so as to separate a closed cross section part of the lower member.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Takehiro Kondo
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Patent number: 10787202Abstract: A lateral-section frame is positioned to the outside of a front side frame in the vehicle widthwise direction, and is equipped with a wheel housing upper member, the rear end of which is connected to a front pillar, and a wheel housing lower member which extends from the wheel housing upper member via an upper curved section and a lower curved section in a manner such that the front end thereof extends forward and downward to a substantially identical location in the vertical direction and front-rear direction as does the front end of the front side frame. The wheel housing lower member is equipped with an outer panel and an inner panel which are joined by upper flange sections and lower flange sections, and the upper flange sections in the front section of the wheel housing lower member are configured from upward-facing flanges that extend upward.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takehiro Kondo, Tomohito Kamada
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Patent number: 10752296Abstract: A vehicle body front structure includes: a damper base to which a damper is fixed; a damper housing surrounding the damper base and extending downward along a periphery of the damper base; a front side frame extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and joined to a lower end portion of the damper housing, and a reinforcing member connecting the damper base to the front side frame in a vertical direction. The reinforcing member has a vertically elongated shape with a hat-shaped cross section and has a joint flange corresponding to a periphery portion of the cross section. The joint flange is joined to a side surface of the damper housing. The damper housing and the reinforcing member define a closed cross section whose cross-sectional area increases in a downward direction. The joint flange has an upper end portion joined to an upper surface of the damper base and has a lower end portion joined to an upper surface and a side surface of the front side frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takehiro Kondo, Akira Haga, Akihisa Kudoh
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Publication number: 20200140015Abstract: A wheel house lower member of a vehicle body has an upper surface portion and an outer side surface portion. The upper surface portion has an inner curved surface. The wheel house lower member defines a lower bending section on which an inner side ridge is formed between the upper surface portion and the outer side surface portion. The wheel house lower member has: a depression formed on the inner side ridge to induce deformation of the lower bent portion upon receipt of a frontal collision load; and an elongated hole formed through the outer side surface portion and extending substantially in parallel with the depression.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Takehiro KONDO, Tomohito KAMADA
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Publication number: 20200122777Abstract: A vehicle body front structure includes a damper housing and a cross member. The cross member is connected to the damper housing to form a closed cross section with the damper housing and the cross member. The closed cross section extends in a vertical direction across a front side frame and an upper member. The cross member has a first attachment portion. A mounting member supporting a drive source of a vehicle is attached to the first attachment portion. The cross member is formed such that a distance dimension from the damper housing decreases downward from the first attachment portion in the closed cross section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventor: Takehiro Kondo
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Publication number: 20200114976Abstract: This vehicle body front structure includes a front side frame (14) which extends in a forward and rearward direction of a vehicle body, and a side wall member (52) which is provided outside the front side frame (14) in a vehicle width direction and joined to the front side frame (14), wherein the front side frame (14) has at least three folding portions, which include a first folding portion (24), a second folding portion (25), and a third folding portion (26) capable of being bent by an impact load (F1, F3) input from in front of a vehicle, in this order at intervals from a front toward a rear of the vehicle body, and has a reinforcing panel (65) which is provided between the second folding portion (25) and the third folding portion (26) among the side wall members (52), is stacked on a compression portion (81) on which a compressive force (F2, F4) acts from the impact load (F1, F3), and has a vertical bead (87).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Kiyohiko Matsuoka, Takehiro Kondo