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2024.10.15

"Mobility Concepts from a Design Firm" acquires design rights for multiple models

Evaluating the originality of design proposals/Establishing a world view for a series of systems

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Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc. (Head office: Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Junichi Tanisawa) has been advocating the "SMS: Seamless Mobility System" (hereinafter "SMS") concept since 2023, a new-age mobility system that will enable seamless movement of people both inside and outside buildings as a "tool that connects cities, architecture, and people." We are now pleased to announce that we obtained design rights in Japan between July and September 2024 for the two types of mobility proposed here.

"Trunkbot" (announced in August 2023), for which a design patent has been obtained.
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"Passenger VTOL" (announced in April 2024).

『SMS』の一連のモビリティの特徴は、既存のモビリティ・プレイヤー（自動車・航空機産業など）からの提案ではなく、建築設計事務所からの提案として、ラストワンマイルの道のりだけでなく、目的地（建築）の内外の空間までを一連の「移動」としてデザインされたモビリティによって、建築・都市の機能や姿を変える、といった視座のもと、構想を描いてまいりました。
このたびの意匠権の取得は、こうした一連の構想における当社ならではの世界観をより発展させ、今後の私たちのさまざまな建築・都市の提案へと活かしていくことを企図したものです。

  • A term used primarily in the logistics and transportation industries to refer to "the final leg of a goods or service's journey to a customer or destination."

Design patent acquired ①: "Trunkbot" and its series of common platforms

The smallest mobility vehicle in the SMS series is the Trunkbot. It can store items inside and travels with the user inside buildings and on roads. It is a mobility vehicle that supports exercise and movement on one's own feet, and is a companion to the elderly and those who have difficulty traveling for long distances. This is one of the ideas behind the SMS concept of making movement in urban spaces more inclusive.
By obtaining a design patent for the platform (lower frame and running system) used in the "Trunkbot," it has been recognized as a unique proposal even when developed into multiple variations.

Platform variations: "Trunkbot Wheelchair" and "Trunkbot Logistics"

Design patent acquired ②: Modular mobility "Passenger VTOL"

"Passenger VTOL" is a fully autonomous electric mobility system consisting of three units: propeller, cabin, and running gear, proposing an eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) that extends the ideas of "SMS" into the skies above cities and enables greater freedom in space utilization.
The uniqueness of the design was recognized, and this mobility vehicle was granted a European design right (European Community Design DM/235029) in February 2024, and has now also been granted a design right in Japan.

Related news release

For more information on various SMS services, including "Trunkbot," please see the release below.

For more information on "Passenger VTOL" and the vision for future cities and architecture, please see the release below.

The "SMS" series was conceived and designed by Mitsubishi Jisho Design Design Studio.

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