Patents by Inventor Tomofumi Ichinose
Tomofumi Ichinose 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: 11325486Abstract: Provided is a vehicle front body structure comprising a port device (30) received in a housing (36) and mounted to a vehicle body under a front hood (7). A lid (58) is provided on the housing to selectively close a port opening (21) in the front hood, the lid being provided with a lid plate (59) that selectively closes the port opening, and a hinge arm (61) extending from the lid plate into the housing and rotatably connected to the housing via a hinge shaft (75) extending laterally.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukinobu Nakanishi, Daisuke Ebihara, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Publication number: 20200101853Abstract: Provided is a vehicle front body structure comprising a port device (30) received in a housing (36) and mounted to a vehicle body under a front hood (7). A lid (58) is provided on the housing to selectively close a port opening (21) in the front hood, the lid being provided with a lid plate (59) that selectively closes the port opening, and a hinge arm (61) extending from the lid plate into the housing and rotatably connected to the housing via a hinge shaft (75) extending laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Yukinobu NAKANISHI, Daisuke EBIHARA, Tomofumi ICHINOSE
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Patent number: 8702153Abstract: Provided is a vehicular door including a load transfer member. The load transfer member includes a transfer member body disposed in a wide-thickness portion in a door body, and a projection projecting downward from the transfer member body. The transfer member body has a lower region whose surface on a door-outer-panel side abuts on, or comes close to, the inner surface of the door outer panel, and an inclined region whose door-outer-panel side surface is inclined to come apart from the door outer panel and whose surface on a door-inner-panel side abuts on, or comes close to, the inner surface of the door inner panel. The thickness of the lower region and the inclined region in a door-thickness direction is set narrower than the width of an insertion portion between the door inner panel and a door beam.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Kiyohito Kurokawa, Masakazu Takahashi, Itaru Genpei, Shingo Hakamata, Isamu Nakanishi, Tomofumi Ichinose, Daichi Okamoto, Hakurei Watanabe, Mai Kato, Yuji Nozawa, Yoshihisa Sugamata
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Patent number: 8132847Abstract: A garnish for a vehicle, which has a long form made of a resin material, and is attached to a member of the body of the vehicle. A recessed portion having a substantially U-shaped section is integrally formed at an edge of a main body of the garnish in the longitudinal direction thereof, and continuously formed along the length of the main body. Typically, the edge of the main body in the longitudinal direction is attached to the body of the vehicle substantially horizontally; and the recessed portion is formed at the upper edge of the main body of the garnish when the main body is attached to the body of the vehicle. Preferably, the recessed portion has a bottom wall, which has a thin part having a smaller thickness in comparison with the other parts of the recessed portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2007Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yosuke Kimura, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Patent number: 7690715Abstract: An open-close portion structure of a vehicle body includes: an open-close member which opens and closes an opening of the vehicle body; a first hinge member provided on the vehicle body; a second hinge member provided on the open-close member, being pivoted with the first hinge member; and a stretchable stay provided between the vehicle body and the open-close member and biasing the open-close member to open, wherein an end of the stretchable stay is coupled to the second hinge member.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koki Hakamata, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Patent number: 7614681Abstract: The present invention is a door construction for a vehicle provided with a door main body including an inner panel on a cabin interior side and an outer panel on a cabin exterior side. The inner panel and the outer panel are formed in a concaved-shape when viewed from the cabin interior side; a hemming flange is provided on a periphery of the inner panel, which is to be turned onto the outer panel; and the inner panel and the outer panel are joined with each other by joining the hemming flange onto the cabin exterior side of the outer panel by a hemming.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Saitoh, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Patent number: 7597378Abstract: In the present frame structure of a trunk lid: the trunk lid has an outer panel and an inner panel, and is formed such that its cross-section is approximately L-shaped, with a top face part and a rear face part; left and right hinge installation sections are provided, and a lock installation section is provided in the left to right center of the rear face part; left and right beading parts are provided on the inner panel; and fastening parts of hinge arms are arranged diagonally along the lengthwise direction of the left and right beading parts.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomofumi Ichinose, Shintaro Ichimura
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Publication number: 20090243341Abstract: A garnish for a vehicle, which has a long form made of a resin material, and is attached to a member of the body of the vehicle. A recessed portion having a substantially U-shaped section is integrally formed at an edge of a main body of the garnish in the longitudinal direction thereof, and continuously formed along the length of the main body. Typically, the edge of the main body in the longitudinal direction is attached to the body of the vehicle substantially horizontally; and the recessed portion is formed at the upper edge of the main body of the garnish when the main body is attached to the body of the vehicle. Preferably, the recessed portion has a bottom wall, which has a thin part having a smaller thickness in comparison with the other parts of the recessed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2007Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke Kimura, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Patent number: 7591501Abstract: A hatchback door structure for a vehicle includes an inner panel which is arranged on an inner side of the vehicle; and an outer panel which is arranged on an outer side of the vehicle, wherein the inner panel includes a frame which has a shape outlining an outer shape of a hatchback door, wherein a window frame portion on which a window glass is mounted is formed in an upper portion of the frame, and a locking device fixing portion for fixing a locking device is formed on a bottom of the frame. A V-shaped stiffening frame portion is integrally formed with the frame, and extends from both a bottom left corner and a bottom right corner of the window frame to the locking device fixing portion, wherein the V-shaped stiffening frame portion protrudes toward the outer panel from an inner side contour of the frame with respect to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeki Tanaka, Tomofumi Ichinose, Kazuhiko Yamada
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Patent number: 7537267Abstract: A hatchback door structure for vehicles which includes an inner panel arranged on an inner side of a vehicle; and an outer panel arranged on an outer side of the vehicle, wherein the inner panel includes a frame which has a shape outlining an outer shape of the hatchback door, and a pair of stiffening ribs which is integrally formed with the frame and extends approximately in a V-shape to both side portions of the frame from a bottom side of the frame. Further, the inner panel is integrally formed by press-forming and includes a discrete lateral beam which is fixed and extends between jointing portions of the side portions of the frame and stiffening ribs, wherein, the discrete lateral beam is formed by press-forming, and a window frame on which a window glass is fixed is formed in an upper portion of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeki Tanaka, Tomofumi Ichinose, Kenichi Munenaga, Kazuhiko Yamada, Yoshitomo Ihashi
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Publication number: 20090026793Abstract: In the present frame structure of a trunk lid: the trunk lid has an outer panel and an inner panel, and is formed such that its cross-section is approximately L-shaped, with a top face part and a rear face part; left and right hinge installation sections are provided, and a lock installation section is provided in the left to right center of the rear face part; left and right beading parts are provided on the inner panel; and fastening parts of hinge arms are arranged diagonally along the lengthwise direction of the left and right beading parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomofumi Ichinose, Shintaro Ichimura
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Patent number: 7380866Abstract: This door construction for a vehicle has a door main body which includes: an inner panel on a cabin interior side; an outer panel on a cabin exterior side; and an interior decoration cover disposed on the cabin interior side of the inner panel. The interior decoration cover is joined to the outer panel through an opening formed in the inner panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Saitoh, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Patent number: 7306268Abstract: A manual releasing mechanism for a power locking apparatus including a detachable hook-shaped portion 26 for holding a locked state and a flexible belt 17, wherein the hook-shaped portion is locked to a releasing lever 11 of the door locking apparatus 4, whereby the door locking apparatus 4 is released by pulling the belt.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Honda Motor Co. Ltd.Inventors: Takeki Tanaka, Yosuke Kimura, Kazuya Shibata, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Publication number: 20070210613Abstract: A hatchback door structure a vehicle, which comprises: an inner panel which is arranged on an inner side of the vehicle; and an outer panel which is arranged on an outer side of the vehicle, wherein the inner panel comprises: a frame which has a shape outlining an outer shape of a hatchback door, wherein a window frame on which a window glass is mounted is formed in an upper portion of the frame and a locking device fixing portion for fixing a locking device is formed on a bottom of the frame; and a V-shaped stiffening frame which is integrally formed with the frame and extends from both a bottom left corner and a bottom tight corner of the window frame to the locking device fixing portion, wherein the V-shaped stiffening frame protrudes toward the outer panel from an inner side contour of the frame with respect to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeki Tanaka, Tomofumi Ichinose, Kazuhiko Yamada
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Publication number: 20070170751Abstract: A hatchback door structure for vehicles which includes an inner panel arranged on an inner side of a vehicle; and an outer panel arranged on an outer side of the vehicle, wherein the inner panel includes a frame which has a shape outlining an outer shape of the hatchback door, and a pair of stiffening ribs which is integrally formed with the frame and extends approximately in a V-shape to both side portions of the frame from a bottom side of the frame. Further, the inner panel is integrally formed by press-forming and includes a discrete lateral beam which is fixed and extends between jointing portions of the side portions of the frame and stiffening ribs, wherein, the discrete lateral beam is formed by press-forming, and a window frame on which a window glass is fixed is formed in an upper portion of the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeki Tanaka, Tomofumi Ichinose, Kenichi Munenaga, Kazuhiko Yamada, Yoshitomo Ihashi
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Publication number: 20070145768Abstract: This door construction for a vehicle has a door main body which includes: an inner panel on a cabin interior side; an outer panel on a cabin exterior side; and an interior decoration cover disposed on the cabin interior side of the inner panel. The interior decoration cover is joined to the outer panel through an opening formed in the inner panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hajime Saitoh, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Publication number: 20070145767Abstract: The present invention is a door construction for a vehicle provided with a door main body including an inner panel on a cabin interior side and an outer panel on a cabin exterior side. The inner panel and the outer panel are formed in a concaved-shape when viewed from the cabin interior side; a hemming flange is provided on a periphery of the inner panel, which is to be turned onto the outer panel; and the inner panel and the outer panel are joined with each other by joining the hemming flange onto the cabin exterior side of the outer panel by a hemming.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hajime Saitoh, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Publication number: 20070096502Abstract: An open-close portion structure of a vehicle body includes: an open-close member which opens and closes an opening of the vehicle body; a first hinge member provided on the vehicle body; a second hinge member provided on the open-close member, being pivoted with the first hinge member; and a stretchable stay provided between the vehicle body and the open-close member and biasing the open-close member to open, wherein an end of the stretchable stay is coupled to the second hinge member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koki Hakamata, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Patent number: 7159927Abstract: A powered tailgate system in which a direct driven rack 44 is connected to one end of a rod 52, one end of a curved arm 54 is connected to the other end of the rod 52, the other end of the curved arm 54 is connected to a tailgate 15, an arm side slider portion 60 which curves concentrically with the curved arm 54 is provided on the curved arm 54, and a plurality of load receiving portions 87 to 90 adapted to be brought into sliding contact with the arm side slider portion 60 so as to receive a load are disposed on a vehicle body side at intervals along a traveling direction of the curved arm 54.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitomo Ihashi, Takeshi Hattori, Takeki Tanaka, Osamu Sera, Akihiro Kitagawa, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Patent number: RE49858Abstract: A rear part structure of a vehicle is disclosed which includes a groove formed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle at a junction portion of a roof panel and a side frame of the vehicle and in which a hinge is attached for a tailgate to be installed at a rear part of the vehicle. The hinge includes a hinge base member attached into the groove, a gate hinge member attached to the tailgate which is pivotally attached to the hinge base member, and a cover which is fitted in the groove to conceal the hinge base member from view.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamada, Tomofumi Ichinose, Yoshinori Gotoh