Patents by Inventor Yasuo Hodozuka

Yasuo Hodozuka 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).

  • Structure for joining plate elements
    Patent number: 5645364
    Abstract: In order to join a first plate element such as a rear quarter panel of an automobile and a second plate element such as a roof panel together, an edge portion of the first plate element is provided with a joggled portion. The joggled portion is formed integrally with a general portion of the first plate element by way of a shoulder. The joggled portion includes an offset reinforcing portion having a band-shaped recess along the shoulder. A major portion lying closer to the terminal edge of the joggled portion than the reinforcing portion includes a joining surface to which an edge portion of the second plate element is joined in a face-to-face contact in such a manner that a gap is defined between an terminal edge of the edge portion and the shoulder. A welding material is built up into the recess of the reinforcing portion through the gap to thereby join the first and second plate elements together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuo Hodozuka, Tadashi Iida, Yoshikazu Yamaga, Satoshi Ueda, Yasuo Imaizumi
  • Structure for joining plate elements and method for joining the same
    Patent number: 5476210
    Abstract: In order to join a first plate element such as a rear quarter panel of an automobile and a second plate element such as a roof panel together, an edge portion of the first plate element is provided with a joggled portion. The joggled portion is formed integrally with a general portion of the first plate element by way of a shoulder. The joggled portion includes an offset reinforcing portion having a band-shaped recess along the shoulder. A major portion lying closer to the terminal edge of the joggled portion than the reinforcing portion includes a joining surface to which an edge portion of the second plate element is joined in a face-to-face contact in such a manner that a gap is defined between an terminal edge of the edge portion and the shoulder. A welding material is built up into the recess of the reinforcing portion through the gap to thereby join the first and second plate elements together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuo Hodozuka, Tadashi Iida, Yoshikazu Yamaga, Satoshi Ueda, Yasuo Imaizumi