Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Kakuta

Tsutomu Kakuta 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).

  • Steering gearbox mounting structure
    Patent number: 7740278
    Abstract: A steering gearbox mounting structure having an intermediate bracket mounts a steering gearbox for steering wheels of a vehicle on a subframe of the vehicle. The intermediate bracket has a breakable portion which breaks when a force greater than a predetermined force is applied to the breakable portion to provide an impact absorbing stroke of an engine of the vehicle. The breakable portion may have a thin portion such as a plate or a recess portion and is more breakable in the traveling direction than the width direction. First and second intermediate brackets may be used which include first and second kinds of breakable portions that are breakable in different modes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kakuta, Yasuhiro Tsutsui, Kazuhito Onoda, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Koji Nagata
  • Steering gearbox mounting structure
    Publication number: 20060082121
    Abstract: A steering gearbox mounting structure having an intermediate bracket mounts a steering gearbox for steering wheels of a vehicle on a subframe of the vehicle. The intermediate bracket has a breakable portion which breaks when a force greater than a predetermined force is applied to the breakable portion to provide an impact absorbing stroke of an engine of the vehicle. The breakable portion may have a thin portion such as a plate or a recess portion and is more breakable in the traveling direction than the width direction. First and second intermediate brackets may be used which include first and second kinds of breakable portions that are breakable in different modes, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kakuta, Yasuhiro Tsutsui, Kazuhito Onoda, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Koji Nagata