Patents by Inventor Yuuji Kinoshita

Yuuji Kinoshita 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: 7954886
    Abstract: A vehicular front structure is configured so that stresses do not concentrate in the upper joint part and the lower joint part of a front pillar, and even if the front pillar is made thin, the joint strength of the upper and lower parts of the front pillar is improved. The upper part of a front pillar (17) is joined to the side end part of a roof header member (41) and the front end part of a roof side member (42) via an upper joint panel (43). The front pillar is provided between the side edge of a windshield glass and the front edge of a side door and is formed in a tubular shape by the joint of a pillar inner panel (31) and a pillar outer panel (32), and the roof header member is provided along the upper edge of the windshield glass and is formed into a substantially tubular shape by the joint of a header inner panel (44) and a roof panel (45).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hino Motors, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuji Kinoshita, Osamu Nagasawa, Tomohiro Sugawara, Teruyuki Taura
  • Publication number: 20100090501
    Abstract: A vehicular front structure is configured so that stresses do not concentrate in the upper joint part and the lower joint part of a front pillar, and even if the front pillar is made thin, the joint strength of the upper and lower parts of the front pillar is improved. The upper part of a front pillar (17) is joined to the side end part of a roof header member (41) and the front end part of a roof side member (42) via an upper joint panel (43). The front pillar is provided between the side edge of a windshield glass and the front edge of a side door and is formed in a tubular shape by the joint of a pillar inner panel (31) and a pillar outer panel (32), and the roof header member is provided along the upper edge of the windshield glass and is formed into a substantially tubular shape by the joint of a header inner panel (44) and a roof panel (45).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Yuuji Kinoshita, Osamu Nagasawa, Tomohiro Sugawara, Teruyuki Taura
  • Patent number: 7434870
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention that bringing a door weather strip into contact with a side molding restrains dusts and the like from intruding into a gap between a front pillar and a side door. A front pillar (17) is provided between a side portion of a windshield glass (13) and a front portion of a side door (14), and an upper molding made of a resin is fitted to an upper part of the windshield glass (13). Also, a side molding (28) made of a resin is fitted to a side portion (13b) of the windshield glass (13), and the inner surface of the side portion (13b) of the windshield glass (13) is bonded to the front pillar (17). Moreover, a door weather strip (31) is provided along the front portion of the side door (14), and the door weather strip (31) is constructed so as to be brought into contact with the side molding (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Hino Motors, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuji Kinoshita, Teruyuki Taura
  • Publication number: 20080012388
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a glass mounting structure that enables a glass to be mounted, preventing the breakage thereof. A locking member 52 is provided at a glass 13 closing an opening portion 11a in a cab 11, a mounting portion 54 opposed to the locking member 52 is formed at the opening portion 11a, and a locked member 57 is provided for mounting the glass 13 at the opening portion 11a by locking the locking member 52 to the mounting portion 54. The locked member 57 is held by the locking member 52 in the state where the locking member 52 is movable with respect to the mounting portion 54. The locking member 51 is provided at least at either a lower portion inner surface or an upper portion inner surface in a side portion of the windshield glass 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Yuuji Kinoshita, Takeshi Akagawa
  • Publication number: 20080007083
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention that bringing a door weather strip into contact with a side molding restrains dusts and the like from intruding into a gap between a front pillar and a side door. A front pillar (17) is provided between a side portion of a windshield glass (13) and a front portion of a side door (14), and an upper molding made of a resin is fitted to an upper part of the windshield glass (13). Also, a side molding (28) made of a resin is fitted to a side portion (13b) of the windshield glass (13), and the inner surface of the side portion (13b) of the windshield glass (13) is bonded to the front pillar (17). Moreover, a door weather strip (31) is provided along the front portion of the side door (14), and the door weather strip (31) is constructed so as to be brought into contact with the side molding (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Yuuji Kinoshita, Teruyuki Taura
  • Publication number: 20070296238
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to prevent deterioration of the appearance of a front pillar when a side door is open, thanks to surely covering the gap with a hollow-shape portion even if a gap between a molding and the front pillar is changed hollow-shape portion. A front pillar (17) is provided between a side portion of a windshield glass (13) and a front portion of a side door (14), and a molding (27) is fitted into an outer periphery portion of the windshield glass (13). Also, the inner surface of the side portion of the windshield glass (13) is bonded to the front pillar (17), and a hollow-shape portion (28d) to be brought into contact with the front pillar (17) is provided at the molding (27). Moreover, the hollow-shape portion (28d) is constructed to be brought into contact with the front pillar (17) so as to cover the gap between the molding (27) and the front pillar (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Yuuji Kinoshita, Teruyuki Taura, Takeshi Akagawa