Patents by Inventor Yukinobu Nakanishi
Yukinobu Nakanishi 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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Publication number: 20240075989Abstract: A vehicle front body structure includes: a vehicle body frame member arranged behind a front tire of a vehicle; and an extending member located in front of the vehicle body frame member so as to face the front tire and arranged at a height overlapping in a vehicle up-down direction with the front tire, wherein the extending member extends outward in a vehicle width direction beyond a front pillar and a side sill. The front pillar and side sill constitute the vehicle body frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventor: Yukinobu NAKANISHI
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Patent number: 11459036Abstract: Provided is a vehicle body front structure including a front hood (7) provided in a front part of a vehicle body (3), and a port device (30) mounted to the vehicle body and positioned under the front hood. The front hood includes an outer panel (7A) and an inner panel (7B) attached to a back side of the outer panel, the outer panel and the inner panel defining a port opening (21) facing the port device and passed through the outer panel and the inner panel in a thicknesswise direction thereof, and being welded to each other along a peripheral edge (22) of the port opening, and a garnish (23) is provided on an outer surface of a peripheral part of the outer panel surrounding the port opening, and a lid (58) for selectively closing the port opening is provided on the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukinobu Nakanishi, Daisuke Ebihara, Seiichi Kato
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Patent number: 11325486Abstract: Provided is a vehicle front body structure comprising a port device (30) received in a housing (36) and mounted to a vehicle body under a front hood (7). A lid (58) is provided on the housing to selectively close a port opening (21) in the front hood, the lid being provided with a lid plate (59) that selectively closes the port opening, and a hinge arm (61) extending from the lid plate into the housing and rotatably connected to the housing via a hinge shaft (75) extending laterally.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukinobu Nakanishi, Daisuke Ebihara, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Patent number: 11104238Abstract: Provided is a vehicle front body structure including a port device (30) received in a housing (36) and mounted to a vehicle body under a front hood (7). A lid (58) is provided on the housing to selectively close a port opening (21) in the front hood, and the lid includes a lid plate (59) including a light transmitting base material, and a reinforcing member (60) attached to an inner surface of the lid plate, the reinforcing member extending along an intermediate part of the lid plate with respect to a fore and aft direction of the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukinobu Nakanishi, Hirotaka Iguchi, Hideaki Ito
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Patent number: 10878644Abstract: Provided is a vehicle port device that includes a lid (38) that selectively closes an opening (44) of a port accommodating space facing outwardly on a vehicle body, a first display unit (52) positioned in the port accommodating space, and a second display unit (54) configured to indicate a failure in the port module and positioned in the port accommodating space. The lid includes a translucent part (46A) opposing the first display unit and an opaque part (46B) opposing the second display unit in a closed state of the lid.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuta Fukuda, Hideaki Ito, Yukinobu Nakanishi
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Patent number: 10800277Abstract: A vehicle body front structure provided with a charging port device to which a charging connector is selectively connected is provided. The vehicle body front structure includes: a pair of longitudinal members extending in a fore and aft direction on either side of a vehicle body; a bulkhead including an upper member extending laterally and having lateral ends connected to the respective longitudinal members; a lateral member extending laterally behind the bulkhead, and having lateral ends connected to the respective longitudinal members; and a support member having a front part fixed to the upper member and a rear part fixed to the lateral member to support the charging port device.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Hatami, Yukinobu Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20200102018Abstract: Provided is a vehicle body front structure including a front hood (7) provided in a front part of a vehicle body (3), and a port device (30) mounted to the vehicle body and positioned under the front hood. The front hood includes an outer panel (7A) and an inner panel (7B) attached to a back side of the outer panel, the outer panel and the inner panel defining a port opening (21) facing the port device and passed through the outer panel and the inner panel in a thicknesswise direction thereof, and being welded to each other along a peripheral edge (22) of the port opening, and a garnish (23) is provided on an outer surface of a peripheral part of the outer panel surrounding the port opening, and a lid (58) for selectively closing the port opening is provided on the vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Yukinobu NAKANISHI, Daisuke EBIHARA, Seiichi KATO
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Publication number: 20200105074Abstract: Provided is a vehicle port device that includes a lid (38) that selectively closes an opening (44) of a port accommodating space facing outwardly on a vehicle body, a first display unit (52) positioned in the port accommodating space, and a second display unit (54) configured to indicate a failure in the port module and positioned in the port accommodating space. The lid includes a translucent part (46A) opposing the first display unit and an opaque part (46B) opposing the second display unit in a closed state of the lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Shuta FUKUDA, Hideaki ITO, Yukinobu NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20200101853Abstract: Provided is a vehicle front body structure comprising a port device (30) received in a housing (36) and mounted to a vehicle body under a front hood (7). A lid (58) is provided on the housing to selectively close a port opening (21) in the front hood, the lid being provided with a lid plate (59) that selectively closes the port opening, and a hinge arm (61) extending from the lid plate into the housing and rotatably connected to the housing via a hinge shaft (75) extending laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Yukinobu NAKANISHI, Daisuke EBIHARA, Tomofumi ICHINOSE
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Publication number: 20200101852Abstract: A vehicle body front structure provided with a charging port device to which a charging connector is selectively connected is provided. The vehicle body front structure includes: a pair of longitudinal members extending in a fore and aft direction on either side of a vehicle body; a bulkhead including an upper member extending laterally and having lateral ends connected to the respective longitudinal members; a lateral member extending laterally behind the bulkhead, and having lateral ends connected to the respective longitudinal members; and a support member having a front part fixed to the upper member and a rear part fixed to the lateral member to support the charging port device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Makoto HATAMI, Yukinobu NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20200101854Abstract: Provided is a vehicle front body structure including a port device (30) received in a housing (36) and mounted to a vehicle body under a front hood (7). A lid (58) is provided on the housing to selectively close a port opening (21) in the front hood, and the lid includes a lid plate (59) including a light transmitting base material, and a reinforcing member (60) attached to an inner surface of the lid plate, the reinforcing member extending along an intermediate part of the lid plate with respect to a fore and aft direction of the vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Yukinobu NAKANISHI, Hirotaka IGUCHI, Hideaki ITO
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Patent number: 9764770Abstract: A structure for an upper part of vehicle body includes: right and left side rail members extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a roof member having right and left end portions in a vehicle width direction supported by the right and left side rail members, respectively; and gussets connected at one ends thereof to the respective side rail members, each extending from one end upwardly and inwardly in the vehicle width direction, and connected at the other end thereof to the roof member.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukinobu Nakanishi, Sadayuki Asano
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Publication number: 20160288841Abstract: A structure for an upper part of vehicle body includes: right and left side rail members extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a roof member having right and left end portions in a vehicle width direction supported by the right and left side rail members, respectively; and gussets connected at one ends thereof to the respective side rail members, each extending from one end upwardly and inwardly in the vehicle width direction, and connected at the other end thereof to the roof member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Yukinobu Nakanishi, Sadayuki Asano