Patents by Inventor Yohichi YANAGI

Yohichi YANAGI 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).

  • Patent number: 10981513
    Abstract: A center console structure includes a columnar part erected on a vehicle interior floor surface between a driver seat and a passenger seat and extends upward to the vicinity of the cushion surfaces of the seats and an upper body that is disposed above the columnar part, extends in a front-rear direction, has an upper surface part forming a center console surface, and accommodates a shift operation mechanism, in which the upper body extends forward of the columnar part that is cantilevered and has an extension part that is bent and then rises forward and obliquely upward in the front part thereof, a surface part of the extension part close to a sitting occupant forms an outer surface continuous with the center console surface and a portion of the extension part close to the front of the vehicle is locked to a rear projecting part of an instrument panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawai, Masanori Taguchi, Eiji Okada, Junko Karube, Yamato Matsuda, Yohichi Yanagi, Kazuki Hikawa, Junko Nakamura, Koji Miyamoto, Atsuo Iwabuchi, Hidehiko Soda, Ryoichi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20190366935
    Abstract: A center console structure includes a metal internal frame that supports a shift operation mechanism, and an outer sheath body made of resin that encloses the internal frame and forms a dressed surface. A front side part of the internal frame is slanted so that an upper member is positioned forward and obliquely upward of a base part member closer to the floor surface, and a storage part is formed in front of the base part member in which a bottom part extending in a vehicle front-rear direction to a position immediately below an instrument panel is provided. Both left and right side walls of the bottom part are surrounded by left and right fence parts formed by extending lower parts of left and right side wall parts of the outer sheath body forward, a rear part is surrounded by a front lower part of the outer sheath body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KAWAI, Masanori TAGUCHI, Eiji OKADA, Junko KARUBE, Yamato MATSUDA, Yohichi YANAGI, Kazuki HIKAWA, Junko NAKAMURA, Koji MIYAMOTO, Atsuo IWABUCHI, Hidehiko SODA, Ryoichi HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190366936
    Abstract: A center console structure includes a columnar part erected on a vehicle interior floor surface between a driver seat and a passenger seat and extends upward to the vicinity of the cushion surfaces of the seats and an upper body that is disposed above the columnar part, extends in a front-rear direction, has an upper surface part forming a center console surface, and accommodates a shift operation mechanism, in which the upper body extends forward of the columnar part that is cantilevered and has an extension part that is bent and then rises forward and obliquely upward in the front part thereof, a surface part of the extension part close to a sitting occupant forms an outer surface continuous with the center console surface and a portion of the extension part close to the front of the vehicle is locked to a rear projecting part of an instrument panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KAWAI, Masanori TAGUCHI, Eiji OKADA, Junko KARUBE, Yamato MATSUDA, Yohichi YANAGI, Kazuki HIKAWA, Junko NAKAMURA, Koji MIYAMOTO, Atsuo IWABUCHI, Hidehiko SODA, Ryoichi HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9257241
    Abstract: A switch body portion attached to a center console includes a dial switch. The switch body portion is held on the side of the enter console for attachment through engaging of front engagement portions and a rear engagement portion. When an external force having a specified magnitude or greater acts on the dial switch from the rear, the engaging of the front engagement portions is released, so that the switch body portion falls off downward, rotating around the rear engagement portion. Accordingly, an impact which may occur when some object hits against the dial switch projecting upward from an upper face of the center console from the rear can be properly absorbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichirou Yamamoto, Yohichi Yanagi
  • Publication number: 20140216904
    Abstract: A switch body portion attached to a center console includes a dial switch. The switch body portion is held on the side of the enter console for attachment through engaging of front engagement portions and a rear engagement portion. When an external force having a specified magnitude or greater acts on the dial switch from the rear, the engaging of the front engagement portions is released, so that the switch body portion falls off downward, rotating around the rear engagement portion. Accordingly, an impact which may occur when some object hits against the dial switch projecting upward from an upper face of the center console from the rear can be properly absorbed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichirou YAMAMOTO, Yohichi YANAGI