Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Kouhara

Yasuhiro Kouhara 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).

  • Engine positioning structure for an automobile
    Patent number: 7000726
    Abstract: An engine positioning structure is used for a rear wheel drive automobile, with an engine mounted in an engine compartment driving the rear wheels. In the automobile having a passenger compartment and the engine compartment, where the two compartments are separated by a dash panel, the engine is positioned so that a rotation axis of the engine is at a position higher than the height of a floor panel of the passenger compartment, and a rear end part of the engine is positioned behind a general plane defined by a position corresponding to the position of a passenger relative to a dash panel. The engine positioning structure enables a retreated layout of the engine to be obtained. It also reduces Yaw moment of inertia, and improves the steering stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Taichi Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Kouhara, Osamu Kishi, Yukio Nakamura, Isao Tohda, Katsumasa Sogame, Masayoshi Sannomiya
  • Engine positioning structure for an automobile
    Publication number: 20030201133
    Abstract: An engine positioning structure is used for a rear wheel drive automobile, with an engine mounted in an engine compartment driving the rear wheels. In the automobile having a passenger compartment and the engine compartment, where the two compartments being separated by a dash panel, the engine is positioned so that a rotation axis of the engine is at a position higher than the height of a floor panel of the passenger compartment, and a rear end part of the engine is positioned behind a general plane defined by a position corresponding to the position of a passenger relative to a dash panel. The engine positioning structure enables to obtain retreated layout of the engine. It also reduces Yaw moment of inertia, and improves the steering stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Taichi Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Kouhara, Osamu Kishi, Yukio Nakamura, Isao Tohda, Katsumasa Sogame, Masayoshi Sannomiya