Patents by Inventor Yuta TAKAMURA

Yuta TAKAMURA 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: 11781510
    Abstract: An intake system of an engine is provided, which includes a first passage provided to an engine bay, for leading fresh air to the engine, a second passage branched from the first passage and extending toward a cabin, and an intake noise increasing device provided to the second passage. The intake noise increasing device has a cylindrical bellows part, a vibrating membrane formed integrally with the bellows part to close a first opening of the bellows part, and an outer circumferential case provided to cover an outer circumference of the bellows part and configured to allow the expansion and contraction of the bellows part therein. The second passage has a deriving passage section connected to a part of the outer circumferential case on a first opening side and extending toward the cabin. The deriving passage section is disposed to be lowered while separating from the intake noise increasing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Kodama, Kenji Sugasaki, Yuta Takamura
  • Patent number: 11598298
    Abstract: An intake system of an engine is provided, including a first passage provided to an engine bay, for leading fresh air to the engine, a second passage branched from a branching part at an intermediate location of the first passage, and extending toward a cabin, and an intake noise increasing device provided to the second passage, and configured to increase intake pressure in response to an intake air pressure wave. The intake noise increasing device has a cylindrical bellows part configured to expand and contract in a cylindrical axis direction, and a vibrating membrane formed integrally with the bellows part to close a first opening of the bellows part. The second passage has an introducing passage section connected to a second opening of the bellows part, and extending toward the branching part, and the introducing passage section is disposed so as to be lowered while separating from the bellows part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Kodama, Kenji Sugasaki, Yuta Takamura
  • Publication number: 20220381211
    Abstract: An intake system of an engine is provided, which includes a first passage provided to an engine bay, for leading fresh air to the engine, a second passage branched from the first passage and extending toward a cabin, and an intake noise increasing device provided to the second passage. The intake noise increasing device has a cylindrical bellows part, a vibrating membrane formed integrally with the bellows part to close a first opening of the bellows part, and an outer circumferential case provided to cover an outer circumference of the bellows part and configured to allow the expansion and contraction of the bellows part therein. The second passage has a deriving passage section connected to a part of the outer circumferential case on a first opening side and extending toward the cabin. The deriving passage section is disposed to be lowered while separating from the intake noise increasing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Shin Kodama, Kenji Sugasaki, Yuta Takamura
  • Publication number: 20220381210
    Abstract: An intake system of an engine is provided, including a first passage provided to an engine bay, for leading fresh air to the engine, a second passage branched from a branching part at an intermediate location of the first passage, and extending toward a cabin, and an intake noise increasing device provided to the second passage, and configured to increase intake pressure in response to an intake air pressure wave. The intake noise increasing device has a cylindrical bellows part configured to expand and contract in a cylindrical axis direction, and a vibrating membrane formed integrally with the bellows part to close a first opening of the bellows part. The second passage has an introducing passage section connected to a second opening of the bellows part, and extending toward the branching part, and the introducing passage section is disposed so as to be lowered while separating from the bellows part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Shin Kodama, Kenji Sugasaki, Yuta Takamura
  • Patent number: 11371477
    Abstract: An engine cover covers an engine; and an intake pipe through which the air is introduced into the engine. An intake silencer is provided adjacent to the intake pipe and suppresses air pressure fluctuations of air in the intake pipe to reduce intake sound. A portion of the intake silencer is covered with the engine cover, and a remaining portion is exposed with respect to the engine cover. An advantage is that secondary noise generated by the intake silencer and a temperature increase of air suctioned into the engine are simultaneously suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Takamura, Motohiro Ariki, Masakazu Kikuchi, Chizuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11332002
    Abstract: In an engine compartment, a separation wall is provided between an intake pipe, which runs around to a rear side of the engine from a lateral side of the engine, and the engine. On an outer side of this separation wall, a travel wind guide having a vertical wall portion that opposes the separation wall with the intake pipe being therebetween is provided. The travel wind guide guides vehicle travel wind that is introduced into the engine compartment in a manner to cause the vehicle travel wind to flow along the intake pipe on the outer side of the separation wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Takamura, Motohiro Ariki, Shigeaki Watanabe, Kazuki Yamauchi, Kuniyoshi Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20210025358
    Abstract: An engine cover covers an engine; and an intake pipe through which the air is introduced into the engine. An intake silencer is provided adjacent to the intake pipe and suppresses air pressure fluctuations of air in the intake pipe to reduce intake sound. A portion of the intake silencer is covered with the engine cover, and a remaining portion is exposed with respect to the engine cover. An advantage is that secondary noise generated by the intake silencer and a temperature increase of air suctioned into the engine are simultaneously suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta TAKAMURA, Motohiro ARIKI, Masakazu KIKUCHI, Chizuki NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210023938
    Abstract: In an engine compartment, a separation wall is provided between an intake pipe, which runs around to a rear side of the engine from a lateral side of the engine, and the engine. On an outer side of this separation wall, a travel wind guide having a vertical wall portion that opposes the separation wall with the intake pipe being therebetween is provided. The travel wind guide guides vehicle travel wind that is introduced into the engine compartment in a manner to cause the vehicle travel wind to flow along the intake pipe on the outer side of the separation wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta TAKAMURA, Motohiro ARIKI, Shigeaki WATANABE, Kazuki YAMAUCHI, Kuniyoshi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20200361538
    Abstract: The present application discloses an engine room structure of a vehicle including: a partitioning wall configured to partition a storage space in which an engine is stored from a piping space to form an intake passage for supplying air to a combustion chamber of the engine; and an intake pipe which partially forms the intake passage in the piping space, wherein the intake pipe extends along the partitioning wall, the intake pipe being integrally formed with the partitioning wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi HARADA, Yousuke IWASAKI, Osamu KISHI, Masaki HARADA, Motohiro ARIKI, Yuta TAKAMURA, Kuniyoshi TASHIRO, Shigeaki WATANABE, Kazuki YAMAUCHI, Yoshiyuki KASUGA
  • Patent number: 10337473
    Abstract: An intake device of an engine includes an air cleaner and an air flow sensor. The air cleaner includes an air filter, a cleaner case which forms a primary side space above the air filter and a secondary side space below the air filter, an inlet duct, and an outlet duct. The air flow sensor is fixed to the outlet duct. The cleaner case has a first side wall on which the inlet duct is mounted, and a second side wall which opposedly faces the first side wall. The air filter has a folded shape like bellows, and is held in the cleaner case. The second side wall has a deflecting portion which deflects air introduced from the inlet duct into a flow directed in an obliquely upward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Takamura, Kenji Sugasaki, Motohiro Ariki
  • Publication number: 20180258890
    Abstract: An intake device of an engine includes an air cleaner and an air flow sensor. The air cleaner includes an air filter, a cleaner case which forms a primary side space above the air filter and a secondary side space below the air filter, an inlet duct, and an outlet duct. The air flow sensor is fixed to the outlet duct. The cleaner case has a first side wall on which the inlet duct is mounted, and a second side wall which opposedly faces the first side wall. The air filter has a folded shape like bellows, and is held in the cleaner case. The second side wall has a deflecting portion which deflects air introduced from the inlet duct into a flow directed in an obliquely upward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta TAKAMURA, Kenji SUGASAKI, Motohiro ARIKI