Patents by Inventor Yasutsune Terashima
Yasutsune Terashima 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: 11511812Abstract: A vehicle frame structure has a front side member that extends forward from a dashwall. An engine cradle is attached to the front side member with a lateral side portion of the engine cradle being located beneath and spaced apart from a lower surface of the front side member. An engine is installed to the engine cradle with a portion of the engine extending upward from the engine cradle adjacent to the inboard surface of the front side member. An inboard push structure has an inboard surface, an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is attached to an inboard surface of the front side member. The lower portion extends downward below a lower surface of the front side member. The inboard surface faces the engine proximate the lateral portion of the lateral side portion of the engine cradle.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Jordan Renn, Masayuki Kato, David Coakley, Yasutsune Terashima, Shuichi Okada, Syu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11511811Abstract: A vehicle frame structure has a front side member that extends forward from a dashwall. An engine cradle is attached to the front side member with a lateral side portion of the engine cradle being located beneath and spaced apart from a lower surface of the front side member. An engine installed to the engine cradle with a portion of the engine extending upward from the engine cradle adjacent to an inboard surface of the front side member, A push-off structure is attached to an outboard surface of the front side member adjacent to a front end surface of the front side member. A portion of the push-off structure extends outboard from the outboard surface. Another portion of the push-off structure extends downward below the lower surface of the front side member toward the lateral portion of the engine cradle and the engine.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Jordan Renn, Masayuki Katou, David Coakley, Yasutsune Terashima, Shuichi Okada, Syu Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20220097770Abstract: A vehicle frame structure has a front side member that extends forward from a dashwall. An engine cradle is attached to the front side member with a lateral side portion of the engine cradle being located beneath and spaced apart from a lower surface of the front side member. An engine installed to the engine cradle with a portion of the engine extending upward from the engine cradle adjacent to an inboard surface of the front side member, A push-off structure is attached to an outboard surface of the front side member adjacent to a front end surface of the front side member. A portion of the push-off structure extends outboard from the outboard surface. Another portion of the push-off structure extends downward below the lower surface of the front side member toward the lateral portion of the engine cradle and the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Jordan RENN, Masayuki KATOU, David COAKLEY, Yasutsune TERASHIMA, Shuichi OKADA, Syu HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220097771Abstract: A vehicle frame structure has a front side member that extends forward from a dashwall. An engine cradle is attached to the front side member with a lateral side portion of the engine cradle being located beneath and spaced apart from a lower surface of the front side member, An engine is installed to the engine cradle with a portion of the engine extending upward from the engine cradle adjacent to the inboard surface of the front side member. An inboard push structure has an inboard surface, an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is attached to an inboard surface of the front side member. The lower portion extends downward below a lower surface of the front side member. The inboard surface faces the engine proximate the lateral portion of the lateral side portion of the engine cradle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Jordan RENN, Masayuki KATOU, David COAKLEY, Yasutsune TERASHIMA, Shuichi OKADA, Syu HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 9656694Abstract: A vehicle charging port arrangement is provided with a vehicle body, a charging port support member and an electric charging port. The vehicle body includes a vehicle front end portion. The charging port support member is supported on the vehicle front end portion. The charging port support member includes an energy absorbing structure that is configured and arranged to deform towards a support structure of the vehicle front end portion and into an energy absorbing area that is disposed forward of the support structure of the vehicle front end portion during a frontal impact. The electric charging port is attached to the charging port support member, with the electric charging port being configured to receive an electric charging connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasutsune Terashima, Takeshi Kakiuchi, Masahiro Ataka
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Patent number: 8776927Abstract: A vehicle battery pack housing structure includes a vehicle body panel and first, second and third panel components that define an outward-opening battery housing space. The first panel component is rigidly attached to the vehicle body panel and includes a first side wall and a base wall. The second panel component is rigidly attached to the first panel component and includes a second side wall and a first periphery wall portion. The third panel component is rigidly attached to the second panel component. The third panel component includes a second periphery wall portion that cooperates with the first periphery wall portion to form a periphery wall portion when the third panel component is rigidly attached to the second panel component.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Akazawa, Yasutsune Terashima
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Patent number: 8668254Abstract: A vehicle underfloor structure includes under covers (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) that cover an underside of a vehicle, and drain members (D) provided in the under covers (3, 4, 5, 6, 7). The drain members (D) each include: a front inclined wall (21) provided with a water drain opening (33, 34, 42, 43, 44, 72, 74); and a rear inclined wall (22). A recess is formed in each under cover in a front-back direction of the vehicle in such a manner that a first interior angle (?1) formed by the front inclined wall is larger than a second interior angle (?2) formed by the rear inclined wall and a length of the front inclined wall is different from a length of the rear inclined wall.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Onodera, Yasutsune Terashima
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Publication number: 20130068548Abstract: A vehicle battery pack housing structure includes a vehicle body panel and first, second and third panel components that define an outward-opening battery housing space. The first panel component is rigidly attached to the vehicle body panel and includes a first side wall and a base wall. The second panel component is rigidly attached to the first panel component and includes a second side wall and a first periphery wall portion. The third panel component is rigidly attached to the second panel component. The third panel component includes a second periphery wall portion that cooperates with the first periphery wall portion to form a periphery wall portion when the third panel component is rigidly attached to the second panel component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Akazawa, Yasutsune Terashima
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Publication number: 20130026797Abstract: A vehicle underfloor structure includes under covers (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) that cover an underside of a vehicle, and drain members (D) provided in the under covers (3, 4, 5, 6, 7). The drain members (D) each include: a front inclined wall (21) provided with a water drain opening (33, 34, 42, 43, 44, 72, 74); and a rear inclined wall (22). A recess is formed in each under cover in a front-back direction of the vehicle in such a manner that a first interior angle (?1) formed by the front inclined wall is larger than a second interior angle (?2) formed by the rear inclined wall and a length of the front inclined wall is different from a length of the rear inclined wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Takeshi Onodera, Yasutsune Terashima
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Publication number: 20120049799Abstract: A vehicle charging port arrangement is provided with a vehicle body, a charging port support member and an electric charging port. The vehicle body includes a vehicle front end portion. The charging port support member is supported on the vehicle front end portion. The charging port support member includes an energy absorbing structure that is configured and arranged to deform towards a support structure of the vehicle front end portion and into an energy absorbing area that is disposed forward of the support structure of the vehicle front end portion during a frontal impact. The electric charging port is attached to the charging port support member, with the electric charging port being configured to receive an electric charging connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasutsune Terashima, Takeshi Kakiuchi, Masahiro Ataka