Patents by Inventor Taro Tamagawa

Taro Tamagawa 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: 10421418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wire harness arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising plural component control parts to control plural electric components for governing a drive of the vehicle, a main control part to generate a command signal for providing a command to the plural component control parts, and plural main wire harnesses to transmit the command signal to the plural component control parts. The plural electric components include at least a brake, an engine, a transmission, and a steering, the plural main wire harnesses comprise first signal transmission routes which extend from the main control part to the plural component control parts, respectively, and second signal transmission routes which extend from the main control part to the plural component control parts, respectively, and the command signal is transmitted to the main control part to the plural component control parts through the first and second signal transmission routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Shimizu, Taro Tamagawa, Sadahisa Yamada, Osamu Michihira
  • Patent number: 10279755
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wire harness arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising plural component control parts to control plural electric components for governing a drive of the vehicle, a main control part to generate a command signal for providing a command to the plural component control parts, and plural main wire harnesses to transmit the command signal. The plural electric components include at least a brake, an engine, a transmission, and a steering, and the plural main wire harnesses constitute a signal transmission loop which extends from the main control part and returns to the main control part by way of the plural component control parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sadahisa Yamada, Taro Tamagawa, Masaaki Shimizu, Osamu Michihira
  • Publication number: 20180029542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wire harness arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising plural component control parts to control plural electric components for governing a drive of the vehicle, a main control part to generate a command signal for providing a command to the plural component control parts, and plural main wire harnesses to transmit the command signal. The plural electric components include at least a brake, an engine, a transmission, and a steering, and the plural main wire harnesses constitute a signal transmission loop which extends from the main control part and returns to the main control part by way of the plural component control parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sadahisa YAMADA, Taro TAMAGAWA, Masaaki SHIMIZU, Osamu MICHIHIRA
  • Publication number: 20180029541
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wire harness arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising plural component control parts to control plural electric components for governing a drive of the vehicle, a main control part to generate a command signal for providing a command to the plural component control parts, and plural main wire harnesses to transmit the command signal to the plural component control parts. The plural electric components include at least a brake, an engine, a transmission, and a steering, the plural main wire harnesses comprise first signal transmission routes which extend from the main control part to the plural component control parts, respectively, and second signal transmission routes which extend from the main control part to the plural component control parts, respectively, and the command signal is transmitted to the main control part to the plural component control parts through the first and second signal transmission routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki SHIMIZU, Taro TAMAGAWA, Sadahisa YAMADA, Osamu MICHIHIRA
  • Patent number: 8365858
    Abstract: A harness arrangement structure of a vehicle comprises a pair of front side frames extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, an internal combustion engine provided between the front side frames, a pair of front tires provided on a vehicle outside of the front side frames, a battery device provided at a specified position which is located on the vehicle outside of the front side frame and in front of one of the front tires, an electric-power control device for battery device provided in back of the front tire, and a harness interconnecting the electric-power control device and the battery device and arranged along a wheel arch which is formed above the front tires. Accordingly, the battery device can be effectively cooled and the harness interconnecting the battery device and the electric-power control device can be arranged properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Tamagawa, Yoshio Nakamura, Yo Yamada, Seigo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120160578
    Abstract: A harness arrangement structure of a vehicle comprises a pair of front side frames extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, an internal combustion engine provided between the front side frames, a pair of front tires provided on a vehicle outside of the front side frames, a battery device provided at a specified position which is located on the vehicle outside of the front side frame and in front of one of the front tires, an electric-power control device for battery device provided in back of the front tire, and a harness interconnecting the electric-power control device and the battery device and arranged along a wheel arch which is formed above the front tires. Accordingly, the battery device can be effectively cooled and the harness interconnecting the battery device and the electric-power control device can be arranged properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taro TAMAGAWA, Yoshio NAKAMURA, Yo YAMADA, Seigo SUZUKI