Patents Assigned to TS Tech Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11890979
    Abstract: The load applied to a connecting member that connects a second horizontal shaft to a base member in a headrest for a vehicle is reduced. The headrest comprises a pillar member including a right and a left vertical shaft extending upward from an upper part of a seat back, a right and a left first horizontal shaft extending forward from upper ends of the respective vertical shafts, each first horizontal shaft including a curved section, and a second horizontal shaft extending laterally between front parts of the first horizontal shafts, a base member including a base vertical portion extending vertically ahead of the vertical shafts, a base upper portion extending rearward from an upper end of the base vertical portion, and a right and a left first hole formed in the base upper portion to have the respective curved sections or the respective vertical shafts passed therethrough, a connecting member pivotably connecting the base upper portion to the second horizontal shaft, and a pad supported by the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Steven Johnson, Jacob Williams, James Denlinger, Dinesh Hadadare, Adam Greening, Chase Hemmelgarn, Peter Schupska, Ryan Buffington, Jason Christopher, David Saintignon
  • Publication number: 20240025429
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a driving controller that switches between autonomous driving an manual driving of a vehicle, a seat whose form is changed between a form during autonomous driving and a form during manual driving that are different from each other, and a seat controller that controls motion of the seat when a form of the seat is changed. If the seat is in a form during autonomous driving, the driving controller does not switch autonomous driving to manual driving when controlling the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi OZAWA, Takayoshi ITO
  • Patent number: 11878612
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat in which an increase in size is suppressed while an impact to be applied to a seated occupant when an impact such as a collision is generated is properly absorbed. A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion. The seat cushion includes a seat cushion frame including a pair of side frames provided to be separated from each other in a width direction of the vehicle seat, a seat cushion pad placed on the seat cushion frame, and an impact absorbing member provided below the seat cushion pad. The impact absorbing member is disposed between the pair of side frames in the width direction of the vehicle seat. The impact absorbing member is provided with a cavity portion. The impact absorbing member is supported from below by a plate-shaped member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Ishizuka, Atsushi Yamabe
  • Patent number: 11878616
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat having sound generation source disposed between a seat frame and a cover member covering part of the seat frame from a side, a plate-shaped interposing part disposed between the seat frame and the sound generation source while opposing the seat frame is housed within the cover member, and a plurality of through holes are bored in the plate-shaped interposing part. Accordingly, a resonance space that is efficient and has a small size can be obtained within the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuo Inose
  • Patent number: 11878608
    Abstract: In order to suppress a claustrophobic feeling that a person sitting on a rear seat receives due to a front seat, and to make the front seat easy to use as an ottoman by the person, a movement adjustment system is used for a passenger seat and a rear seat, and includes a slide rail for moving the rear seat in the front to back direction, and a control part for changing the movement region of the rear seat by the slide rail. The passenger seat has a seat cushion, and a seat back mounted to be changeable between an upright state and a lowered state with respect to the seat cushion. The control part changes the movement region so that the passenger seat and the rear seat can come closer when the seat back of the passenger seat is in the lowered state than in the upright state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yogo
  • Patent number: 11872911
    Abstract: In order to prevent distortion of slide rails caused by an urging force generated by an urging member in a vehicle tumble seat, a vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back is folded onto a seat cushion and the seat cushion together with the folded seat back is rotatably lifted away from a floor, and the vehicle seat is configured to include a support member coupled to the floor; a rotating member rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device extending the front-rear direction and having one end coupled to the support memb
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Abe, Yuta Sugaya
  • Patent number: 11849857
    Abstract: A cover material fixing device includes: a first fixing member that is formed in a plate shape so that the first fixing member is connected to a first cover material at a first connection portion of one end portion and has an insertion portion formed at the other end portion; and a second fixing member that is disposed on a groove portion of a fixed member, is provided along the first fixing member, and includes a holding portion holding the insertion portion. The insertion portion is inserted and engaged with the holding portion so that the first cover material is fixed to the fixed member and the insertion portion of the first fixing member includes a rotation restricting portion for the holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsubasa Hitomi
  • Patent number: 11850982
    Abstract: A seat comprises a seat cushion pad (20) including an air flow passage (21), and a blower connected to the air flow passage (21). The seat cushion pad (20) comprises a pad body (100), and a cover member (200) disposed on an upper surface of the pad body (100) to form the air flow passage (21) between the pad body (100) and the cover member (200). The cover member (200) comprises a first cover member (210) disposed on the upper surface of the pad body (100), and a second cover member (220) disposed on an upper surface of the first cover member (210). The first cover member (210) is fixed to the pad body (100), and the second cover member (220) is fixed to the first cover member (210) and to the pad body (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Okimura, Tatsumi Konno, Wataru Nishii, Yuji Nakano, Hiroshi Izawa, Hiromi Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 11851022
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat which makes the load from the airbag more likely to be concentrated on a weakened part of a skin member, a vehicle seat provided with a seat cushion constituting a seating surface and a seat back constituting a backrest including a seat back frame forming a structural member of the seat back; an airbag module supported on a side portion of the seat back frame on a vehicle outer side; a pad member covering the airbag module; and a skin member covering a surface of the pad member, wherein the skin member is provided with a weakened part vertically extending on an edge part of the seat back on a vehicle outer side and a first low-elasticity reinforcement part extending from a vicinity of the weakened part in a direction intersecting with the weakened part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Tatsuki Nonaka, Atsushi Yamabe, Tsuyoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 11845362
    Abstract: Provided is a seat system which can change a surrounding environment of a user including illumination according to the movement of the user's body. A seat system comprises a seat body on which a user can be seated; a plurality of sensors provided on or in the seat body or on a structure arranged around the seat body and configured to detect a touch operation by the user seated on the seat body; an output device configured to output at least one of sound, light, and vibration; and a control device configured to control the output device such that, when one or more of the sensors detect a touch operation, the control device causes the output device to generate a corresponding predetermined output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Akira Miyoshi
  • Publication number: 20230398915
    Abstract: A skeletal structure is provided that includes a panel, and a frame joined to a front surface side of the panel. The frame includes a plurality of first frames oriented in a fixed direction and a second frame oriented in a direction orthogonal to the plurality of first frames, and each of the plurality of first frames and the second frame are formed to have an open cross-sectional shape. An end portion of each first frame of the plurality of first frames is joined to the second frame in an overlapping state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kei OKUMA, Kazunari NISHIDE, Hidetaka YONEHARA, Yu SUGIYAMA, Yusuke TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11840189
    Abstract: To reduce an amount of rear protrusion of a vehicle seat equipped with an airbag module configured to deploy rearward, in a vehicle seat provided with a seat cushion and a seat back, the seat back includes: a seat back frame including a pair of left and right side frames extending in a vertical direction and an upper frame connecting upper ends of the side frames to each other; an airbag module supported by an upper half of the seat back frame via a bracket; and a skin member covering the seat back frame, the bracket, and the airbag module from a rear side thereof, wherein a part of the skin member corresponding to the airbag module is provided with a frangible portion configured to open upon inflation of an airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Usami
  • Patent number: 11833929
    Abstract: A seat back pad 70 has a groove 73 for tucking a skin material therein, formed at borders between a central portion 71 and side portions 72. A hole (slot hole 74) is formed in a bottom of the groove 73 along the groove 73. A tuck-in wire 76 for tucking the skin material in includes a plurality of tuck-in portions 76A provided along the groove 73, and a connecting portion (detour portion 76B) detouring around the hole and connecting the tuck-in portions 76A. With this configuration, when an upper body of an occupant P subsides into a seat back S2 in a rear-end collision of a vehicle, the central portion 71, defined by the groove 73 as a border, is easily and sufficiently moved rearward relative to the left and right side portions 72. Furthermore, the tuck-in wire 76 is not exposed through the hole, and thus adhesion between the seat back pad 70 and the tuck-in wire 76 can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Adachi, Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Masayuki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11834027
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a driving controller that switches between autonomous driving an manual driving of a vehicle, a seat whose form is changed between a form during autonomous driving and a form during manual driving that are different from each other, and a seat controller that controls motion of the seat when a form of the seat is changed. If the seat is in a form during autonomous driving, the driving controller does not switch autonomous driving to manual driving when controlling the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Ozawa, Takayoshi Ito
  • Patent number: 11833935
    Abstract: Provided is a slide lock structure for a slide rail device which can produce a reliable locked state with a high and reliable mechanical strength by using a simple structure. The slide lock structure includes a casing, a pair of lock members provided on the casing, and each provided with a cam surface formed on an outer side thereof, and engagement projections projecting laterally outward so as to be laterally movable between an engaged position in which the engagement projections are received in the slots, and a disengaged position in which the engagement projections are dislodged from the slots, a compression coil spring urging the lock members toward the engaged position, and an operating member provided on the casing in a movable manner, and provided with a cooperating cam surface slidably engaging the cam surface such that the lock members are moved to the disengaged position against a biasing force of the compression coil spring as the operating member is moved vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dean C. Vandenheede, Justin Schrand, Andrew J. Simms
  • Patent number: 11827132
    Abstract: Provided is an armrest device that can be positioned in an appropriate position suitable for the build of the vehicle occupant. The armrest device comprises an interior member provided on an inboard side of a vehicle door, and an armrest main body supported by the interior member so as to be moveable between an initial position and a projecting position more inboard and forward than the initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11820269
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat in which the posture of the head of the occupant is controlled with a simpler configuration to reduce motion sickness of the occupant, the vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion; a seat back; a headrest including a main part configured to support the back of the head of the occupant, a left side part connected to a left edge of the main part to be rotatable about a vertical axis, a right side part connected to a right edge of the main part to be rotatable about a vertical axis, a left drive device for rotating the left side part forward relative to the main part, and a right drive device for rotating the right side part forward relative to the main part; an acceleration acquisition device; and a control device which, when a rightward acceleration is acquired by the acceleration acquisition device, makes the right drive device rotate the right side part forward until the right side part is positioned on a right side of the head of the occupant, and when a leftward acceleration is acqui
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Sakota, Takayoshi Ito, Kohei Kowata, Jinichi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 11820284
    Abstract: A vehicle illumination device includes a light source and a long light guide body that extends linearly in a direction of entry of light from one end thereof disposed so as to be adjacent to the light source and radiates light from a linear light-emitting face, the light guide body having formed thereon projecting parts arranged in a longitudinal direction on a back face of the light-emitting face and extending in a direction orthogonal to the direction of entry of light. The widths of the projecting part vary in accordance with the distance from the light source. Provided is a vehicle illumination device that enables light emission with uniform luminance in the longitudinal direction to be realized while improving the productivity of a light guide body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kasuya, So Ono, Tomoya Takahashi, Manabu Mihira
  • Patent number: 11820286
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting element mounted on a surface of the board, a support member on which the board is placed, and a cover having a plate shaped main cover body covering the light-emitting element and a tubular portion which receives a light guide body that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element. The main cover body includes a base, a protrusion protruding from the base toward the board, and a ridge disposed on a protruded end of the protrusion. A step is formed by the protrusion and the ridge, and the protrusion and the ridge extend in a same direction along the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masanori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11815246
    Abstract: To provide a lamp unit in which rattling of a light-emitting element is prevented, a lamp unit includes: a holder member attached to an attachment object, a base board provided with a light-emitting element coupled on a main surface thereof; a retaining member that engages the holder member to sandwich the base board between the retaining member and the holder member such that the base board is retained at a prescribed position on the holder member; and a cover member that is at least partially light-transmissive and is attached to the holder member such that the cover member cooperates with the holder member to define a housing chamber for housing the base board and the retaining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Mihira, Yuji Nakano, Masahiro Nomura