Patents by Inventor Yukio Iwayama

Yukio Iwayama 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: 7954846
    Abstract: A door trim covers a door body of a side door. An article storage portion is provided at a lower portion of the door trim. A seat is provided beside the side door so that the seat and the side door are overlapped when viewed from a vehicle side. A side airbag device includes an airbag which inflates beside the seat with gas supplied from an inflator at a vehicle side crash and protects chest and waist portions of a passenger. A recess is provided at the door trim. The recess is concaved toward a vehicle outside at an upper portion of the door trim above the article storage portion. A covering member which restrains the airbag from coming into the recess is provided at the door trim so as to cover almost half of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Iwayama, Shusuke Okada, Masafumi Sakakida, Masaki Motoki
  • Patent number: 7810838
    Abstract: There is provided a restricting portion to restrict a movement of a roof trim at an upper end portion of a pillar trim behind the roof trim. Accordingly, there can be provided a structure that can properly restrain the roof trim from being deformed, for example, even if the passenger inadvertently pushes the roof trim toward a vehicle outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Iwayama, Ikuko Onishi
  • Publication number: 20100201108
    Abstract: A door trim covers a door body of a side door. An article storage portion is provided at a lower portion of the door trim. A seat is provided beside the side door so that the seat and the side door are overlapped when viewed from a vehicle side. A side airbag device includes an airbag which inflates beside the seat with gas supplied from an inflator at a vehicle side crash and protects chest and waist portions of a passenger. A recess is provided at the door trim. The recess is concaved toward a vehicle outside at an upper portion of the door trim above the article storage portion. A covering member which restrains the airbag from coming into the recess is provided at the door trim so as to cover almost half of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio IWAYAMA, Shusuke OKADA, Masafumi SAKAKIDA, Masaki MOTOKI
  • Patent number: 7556307
    Abstract: A floor board positioned in the foot area of an occupant seated in an occupant seat is allowed to be driven up or down. In an automobile movable floor apparatus, a floor board 5 that covers the upper face of an automobile body floor 3 and a raising-lowering drive mechanism 6 that drives the floor board 5 to be raised or lowered are provided in the foot area of an occupant seated in an occupant seat 4, and a toe board portion 8 sloping down to the rear and a floor base portion 9 that extends toward the rear of the automobile body and is continuous with the rear end of the toe board portion 8 are provided in the automobile body floor 3. The floor board 5 includes a toe board corresponding portion 18 that corresponds to the toe board portion 8 of the automobile body floor 3, and a floor base corresponding portion 19 that corresponds to the floor base portion 9, and the toe board corresponding portion 18 and the floor base corresponding portion 19 are formed in a flattened V-like shape when viewed from the side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Ohtsubo, Hiroki Uemura, Toshimine Morino, Kazuhiro Matsuhashi, Keisuke Iida, Yukio Iwayama, Eiji Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20080122206
    Abstract: There is provided a restricting portion to restrict a movement of a roof trim at an upper end portion of a pillar trim behind the roof trim. Accordingly, there can be provided a structure that can properly restrain the roof trim from being deformed, for example, even if the passenger inadvertently pushes the roof trim toward a vehicle outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio IWAYAMA, Ikuko ONISHI
  • Publication number: 20070176456
    Abstract: A floor board positioned in the foot area of an occupant seated in an occupant seat is allowed to be driven up or down. In an automobile movable floor apparatus, a floor board 5 that covers the upper face of an automobile body floor 3 and a raising-lowering drive mechanism 6 that drives the floor board 5 to be raised or lowered are provided in the foot area of an occupant seated in an occupant seat 4, and a toe board portion 8 sloping down to the rear and a floor base portion 9 that extends toward the rear of the automobile body and is continuous with the rear end of the toe board portion 8 are provided in the automobile body floor 3. The floor board 5 includes a toe board corresponding portion 18 that corresponds to the toe board portion 8 of the automobile body floor 3, and a floor base corresponding portion 19 that corresponds to the floor base portion 9, and the toe board corresponding portion 18 and the floor base corresponding portion 19 are formed in a flattened V-like shape when viewed from the side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Tomonori Ohtsubo, Hiroki Uemura, Toshimine Morino, Kazuhiro Matsuhashi, Keisuke Iida, Yukio Iwayama, Eiji Yoshimura