Patents by Inventor Yuto KODAMA

Yuto KODAMA 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).

  • Rear structure of vehicle
    Patent number: 11446998
    Abstract: A front-side cross member and a rear-side cross member in a front portion of a rear floor are spaced apart from each other, on a top side of the rear floor, ends of the front-side cross member in the vehicle width direction are connected to respective lower ends of left and right brace members extending up and down, while the rear-side cross member is disposed on the rear floor from an underside of the rear floor. A high voltage component is disposed on a top face in the front portion of the rear floor between the front and rear-side cross members, the high voltage component is disposed rearwardly spaced apart from the front-side cross member and closer to the rear-side cross member, and the high voltage component is attached to the front-side cross member via a bracket that deforms under a load in the vehicle front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto Kodama, Koji Yoshimura, Taichi Hirakawa, Toshihiko Kawamura, Harumitsu Kubota, Takeshi Sasabe
  • REAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210061081
    Abstract: A front-side cross member and a rear-side cross member in a front portion of a rear floor are spaced apart from each other, on a top side of the rear floor, ends of the front-side cross member in the vehicle width direction are connected to respective lower ends of left and right brace members extending up and down, while the rear-side cross member is disposed on the rear floor from an underside of the rear floor. A high voltage component is disposed on a top face in the front portion of the rear floor between the front and rear-side cross members, the high voltage component is disposed rearwardly spaced apart from the front-side cross member and closer to the rear-side cross member, and the high voltage component is attached to the front-side cross member via a bracket that deforms under a load in the vehicle front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto KODAMA, Koji YOSHIMURA, Taichi HIRAKAWA, Toshihiko KAWAMURA, Harumitsu KUBOTA, Takeshi SASABE