Patents by Inventor Yoshimasa ANDOU

Yoshimasa ANDOU 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).

  • Publication number: 20230391169
    Abstract: A vehicle side door for a vehicle includes an inner panel, a door beam, and a bracket. The inner panel includes a wall extending in a direction intersecting a panel main body extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body. The door beam extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and is joined to a front portion of the inner panel and a rear portion of the inner panel. The bracket is interposed between the inner panel and the door beam. The bracket includes a beam joint welded in surface contact with an end of the door beam, and a panel joint welded in surface contact with the wall of the inner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Chihiro YAMAMOTO, Shunki OKAJIMA, Shunsuke SOGA, Yoshimasa ANDOU
  • Publication number: 20230391170
    Abstract: A door impact beam includes a top plate, a recessed bead, and walls. The top plate faces an outer panel that constitutes a door of the vehicle and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The recessed bead is disposed on the top plate and has a U shape toward an inner panel that constitutes the door of the vehicle. The walls protrude toward the inner panel from both ends of the top plate in a width direction of the top plate. The door impact beam is formed by press-molding a sheet-metal composite. The sheet-metal composite includes a sheet-metal main body and a reinforcing sheet metal overlapping with a part of the sheet-metal main body in a longitudinal direction. The door impact beam extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle in an internal space formed by the outer panel and the inner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro YAMAMOTO, Shunki OKAJIMA, Shunsuke SOGA, Yoshimasa ANDOU