Patents by Inventor Taketo FUKUHARA

Taketo FUKUHARA 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: 9079477
    Abstract: A vehicle door panel, which can prevent a slide-openable door panel from deviating from a swing-openable door panel when the swing-openable door panel is opened, is provided. The vehicle door structure 10 includes a slide door panel 14, a swing door panel 16, a slide mechanism 18 and a hinge mechanism 20, and includes a lock mechanism 22 for locking the slide door panel 14 to the swing door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened. The lock mechanism 22 is configured by a locking portion 50 installed in the swing door panel 16 and protruding toward the slide door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened, and an opening portion 60 installed in the slide door panel 14 and locked by the locking portion 50 when the swing door panel 16 is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Yoshio Ojima, Taketo Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9074398
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure in which it is possible to prevent a slide opening and closing door panel from being uncoupled from a swing opening and closing door panel when the swing opening and closing door panel is opened, is provided. A vehicle door structure 10 includes a lock mechanism 22 that locks a slide door panel 14 to a swing door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened. The lock mechanism 22 is composed of a locking part 50 which is provided so as to be movable backward and forward along a direction in which the slide door panel 14 and the swing door panel 16 overlap each other according to opening and closing of the swing door panel 16, and a protrusion 60 which is provided on the slide door panel 14, and is locked by the locking part 50 when the swing door panel 16 is opened. The locking part 50 moves forward to the slide door panel 14 side, to lock the protrusion 60 when the swing door panel 16 is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Hiroshi Kuno, Yoshio Ojima, Taketo Fukuhara
  • Publication number: 20140292022
    Abstract: A vehicle door panel, which can prevent a slide-openable door panel from deviating from a swing-openable door panel when the swing-openable door panel is opened, is provided. The vehicle door structure 10 includes a slide door panel 14, a swing door panel 16, a slide mechanism 18 and a hinge mechanism 20, and includes a lock mechanism 22 for locking the slide door panel 14 to the swing door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened. The lock mechanism 22 is configured by a locking portion 50 installed in the swing door panel 16 and protruding toward the slide door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened, and an opening portion 60 installed in the slide door panel 14 and locked by the locking portion 50 when the swing door panel 16 is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Yoshio Ojima, Taketo Fukuhara
  • Publication number: 20130227887
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure 10 includes an idling mechanism 23 which invalidates an operation of a handle 15 controlling a locking mechanism 22 in a slide door panel 14 when a swing door panel 16 is opened, the idling mechanism 23 includes an abutting portion 50 which abuts against the vehicle body 5 at a closed position of a swing door panel and a linkage controlling portion 52 which controls a linkage between the handle 15 and the locking mechanism 22, and the linkage controlling portion 52 maintains the linkage between the handle 15 and the locking mechanism 22 when the abutting portion 50 abuts against the vehicle body 5 and breaks the linkage between the handle 15 and the locking mechanism 22 when the abutting portion 50 separates from the vehicle body 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Yoshio OJIMA, Taketo FUKUHARA, Katsuya MARUYAMA