Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko Tanigawa

Yoshihiko Tanigawa 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).

  • Brake pedal apparatus for automobile
    Patent number: 7568545
    Abstract: A brake pedal apparatus for an automobile, includes: 1) a pedal bracket fixed to a dash panel; 2) a first link rotatably supported about an axis by the pedal bracket in such a configuration as to operate a push rod; 3) a vehicle body portion positioned rearward of the pedal bracket in a vehicular body; 4) a second link rotatably supported about an axis by the pedal bracket; and 5) an engagement portion disposed in the first link, and configured to securely engages with the second link when an external force caused by a collision is applied to the dash panel, followed by operations below: i) the pedal bracket moves rearward of the vehicular body relative to the vehicle body portion, ii) the second link, thereby, contacts the vehicle body portion, and iii) the first link, thereby, moves relative to the second link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., F. Tech Incorporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Tanigawa, Tsuyoshi Shimizu, Jun Sato, Kazuo Ogawa
  • Brake pedal apparatus for automobile
    Publication number: 20080000709
    Abstract: A brake pedal apparatus for an automobile, includes: 1) a pedal bracket fixed to a dash panel; 2) a first link rotatably supported about an axis by the pedal bracket in such a configuration as to operate a push rod; 3) a vehicle body portion positioned rearward of the pedal bracket in a vehicular body; 4) a second link rotatably supported about an axis by the pedal bracket; and 5) an engagement portion disposed in the first link, and configured to securely engages with the second link when an external force caused by a collision is applied to the dash panel, followed by operations below: i) the pedal bracket moves rearward of the vehicular body relative to the vehicle body portion, ii) the second link, thereby, contacts the vehicle body portion, and iii) the first link, thereby, moves relative to the second link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Tanigawa, Tsuyoshi Shimizu, Jun Sato, Kazuo Ogawa