Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Suga
Hitoshi Suga 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).
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Patent number: 8833797Abstract: To obtain an automobile ceiling material provisional placement structure and an automobile ceiling material installation method in which it is not necessary to set dedicated receiving portions for provisionally placing a ceiling material and with which the degree of freedom of setting positions of receiving portions can be improved. In an automobile ceiling material provisional placement structure, receiving portions for provisionally placing a roof headlining are disposed on existing resin covers covering curtain airbags, so it is not necessary to dispose dedicated receiving portions. Therefore, an increase in cost can be suppressed. Moreover, resin covers are formed in long shapes along roof side rails, so the degree of freedom of the setting positions of the receiving portions disposed on the resin covers can be improved. Therefore, workability when installing the roof headlining in a vehicle body can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hitoshi Suga, Yoshifumi Abeta
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Publication number: 20140042734Abstract: To obtain an automobile ceiling material provisional placement structure and an automobile ceiling material installation method in which it is not necessary to set dedicated receiving portions for provisionally placing a ceiling material and with which the degree of freedom of setting positions of receiving portions can be improved. In an automobile ceiling material provisional placement structure, receiving portions for provisionally placing a roof headlining are disposed on existing resin covers covering curtain airbags, so it is not necessary to dispose dedicated receiving portions. Therefore, an increase in cost can be suppressed. Moreover, resin covers are formed in long shapes along roof side rails, so the degree of freedom of the setting positions of the receiving portions disposed on the resin covers can be improved. Therefore, workability when installing the roof headlining in a vehicle body can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2011Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hitoshi Suga, Yoshifumi Abeta
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Patent number: 8646807Abstract: A roof side rail component arrangement structure capable of easily assuring space for arrangement of a curtain airbag inflator and a barrier net anchoring bracket at a roof side rail between a center pillar and a rear seat assist grip. In this roof side rail component arrangement structure, an inflator for a curtain airbag and a barrier net anchoring bracket are disposed at a roof side rail between a center pillar and a rear seat assist grip. The barrier net anchoring bracket includes a body fixing portion and a barrier net anchoring portion, and is formed in an open cross-section shape that opens diagonally to the lower side and to the vehicle width direction outer side. The inflator is disposed between the body fixing portion and the barrier net anchoring portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hitoshi Suga, Lahana Quentin
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Publication number: 20130334799Abstract: A roof side rail component arrangement structure capable of easily assuring space for arrangement of a curtain airbag inflator and a barrier net anchoring bracket at a roof side rail between a center pillar and a rear seat assist grip. In this roof side rail component arrangement structure, an inflator for a curtain airbag and a barrier net anchoring bracket are disposed at a roof side rail between a center pillar and a rear seat assist grip. The barrier net anchoring bracket includes a body fixing portion and a barrier net anchoring portion, and is formed in an open cross-section shape that opens diagonally to the lower side and to the vehicle width direction outer side. The inflator is disposed between the body fixing portion and the barrier net anchoring portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2011Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hitoshi Suga, Lahana Quentin
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Patent number: 8474904Abstract: To inhibit the attractiveness of a ceiling material from deteriorating. According to a passenger compartment material structure (10), on a ceiling material (12), there is disposed a water guide portion (34) that guides water (W) flowing on a surface (32A) of an air barrier film (32) on a passenger compartment outer side toward a pillar garnish (14) to the pillar garnish (14). Consequently, even in a case where the water (W) has flowed on the surface 32A of the air barrier film 32 on the passenger compartment outer side toward the pillar garnish 14, this water guide portion (34) guides the water (W) to the pillar garnish 14, so the water (W) can be inhibited from reaching an end (28A) of an upholstery material (28) on the pillar garnish (14) side. Because of this, the water (W) can be inhibited from seeping out to a passenger compartment inner side of the upholstery material (28), so the attractiveness of the ceiling material (12) can be inhibited from deteriorating.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hitoshi Suga
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Publication number: 20120025567Abstract: To inhibit the attractiveness of a ceiling material from deteriorating. According to a passenger compartment material structure (10), on a ceiling material (12), there is disposed a water guide portion (34) that guides water (W) flowing on a surface (32A) of an air barrier film (32) on a passenger compartment outer side toward a pillar garnish (14) to the pillar garnish (14). Consequently, even in a case where the water (W) has flowed on the surface 32A of the air barrier film 32 on the passenger compartment outer side toward the pillar garnish 14, this water guide portion (34) guides the water (W) to the pillar garnish 14, so the water (W) can be inhibited from reaching an end (28A) of an upholstery material (28) on the pillar garnish (14) side. Because of this, the water (W) can be inhibited from seeping out to a passenger compartment inner side of the upholstery material (28), so the attractiveness of the ceiling material (12) can be inhibited from deteriorating.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2009Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hitoshi Suga
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Patent number: 7699397Abstract: In a seat reclining device, reclining mechanisms that are respectively provided on right and left sides of a seat are constructed such that locking and unlocking motion thereof can be performed in synchronism with each other via a connection member. A connection structure of the connection member and a operation shaft is constructed as a transmission preventing mechanism for preventing transmission of the unlocking motion between the reclining mechanisms when a load is laterally disproportionately applied to the seat back in which the reclining mechanisms are in a locking condition such that a relatively different rotational displacement that permits to release the locking condition is generated between the reclining mechanisms that are arranged in rotationally synchronism with each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kimitaka Andou, Takeshi Ohwaki, Hitoshi Suga, Keiichiro Inoue
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Publication number: 20090134682Abstract: In a seat reclining device, reclining mechanisms that are respectively provided on right and left sides of a seat are constructed such that locking and unlocking motion thereof can be performed in synchronism with each other via a connection member. A connection structure of the connection member and a operation shaft is constructed as a transmission preventing mechanism for preventing transmission of the unlocking motion between the reclining mechanisms when a load is laterally disproportionately applied to the seat back in which the reclining mechanisms are in a locking condition such that a relatively different rotational displacement that permits to release the locking condition is generated between the reclining mechanisms that are arranged in rotationally synchronism with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2006Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kimitaka Andou, Takeshi Ohwaki, Hitoshi Suga, Keiichiro Inoue
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Patent number: 7464625Abstract: An apparatus for opening and closing a door of a container apparatus of a vehicle can include a single knob, a shaft, a fixed member, a shaft biasing spring, an arm, and a cam. The shaft is movable in an axial direction of the shaft and rotatable about an axis of the shaft. The shaft has a radially extending portion. The shaft has first, second, and third rotational positions. The third rotational position is offset by 180 degrees from the first rotational position. The arm has an opening side arm corresponding to the first rotational position and a closing side arm corresponding to the third rotational position. A cam driving protrusion for rotating the cam is provided to at least one of the opening side arm and the closing side arm. A support member may be coupled to the arm. The support member includes an opening side support member and a closing side support member.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keizo Sugiura, Seiji Isomura, Yoichi Yamamoto, Hitoshi Suga, Kazumi Sugesawa
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Patent number: 7370893Abstract: The invention provides an impact absorbing member of a motor vehicle which can correspond to an energy caused by a low impact value (5 kN or lower) as well as absorbing an energy caused by a high impact value (20 kN or higher) at a time of being collided with and brought into contact with the other motor vehicle or the other body, can secure a desired impact absorbing performance even in the case that a thickness of an impact absorbing member is limited, is particularly excellent in an impact absorbing performance just after an impact is applied, and is excellent in a functionality and a styling characteristic which can maintain a high impact absorbing performance. An impact absorbing member (1, 11) of a motor vehicle is interposed between a bumper facia (2, 12) and a vehicle body so as to absorb an impact, and is constituted by a bumper beam (3, 13) arranged in a side of the vehicle body, and a hollow body (4, 14) arranged in a side of the bumper facia (2, 12).Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Kyoraku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Teruo Tamada, Hiroo Inui, Hitoshi Suga
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Publication number: 20070261512Abstract: An apparatus for opening and closing a door of a container apparatus of a vehicle can include a single knob, a shaft, a fixed member, a shaft biasing spring, an arm, and a cam. The shaft is movable in an axial direction of the shaft and rotatable about an axis of the shaft. The shaft has a radially extending portion. The shaft has first, second, and third rotational positions. The third rotational position is offset by 180 degrees from the first rotational position. The arm has an opening side arm corresponding to the first rotational position and a closing side arm corresponding to the third rotational position. A cam driving protrusion for rotating the cam is provided to at least one of the opening side arm and the closing side arm. A support member may be coupled to the arm. The support member includes an opening side support member and a closing side support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2007Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Keizo Sugiura, Seiji Isomura, Yoichi Yamamoto, Hitoshi Suga, Kazumi Sugesawa
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Publication number: 20060255601Abstract: The invention provides an impact absorbing member of a motor vehicle which can correspond to an energy caused by a low impact value (5 kN or lower) as well as absorbing an energy caused by a high impact value (20 kN or higher) at a time of being collided with and brought into contact with the other motor vehicle or the other body, can secure a desired impact absorbing performance even in the case that a thickness of an impact absorbing member is limited, is particularly excellent in an impact absorbing performance just after an impact is applied, and is excellent in a functionality and a styling characteristic which can maintain a high impact absorbing performance. An impact absorbing member (1, 11) of a motor vehicle is interposed between a bumper facia (2, 12) and a vehicle body so as to absorb an impact, and is constituted by a bumper beam (3, 13) arranged in a side of the vehicle body, and a hollow body (4, 14) arranged in a side of the bumper facia (2, 12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2004Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Teruo Tamada, Hiroo Inui, Hitoshi Suga
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Patent number: 5857702Abstract: An impact energy absorbing member is provided within a vehicle door, and due to impact load from an exterior, the impact energy absorbing member plastically deforms so as to absorb impact energy. The impact energy absorbing member includes a plurality of ribs whose respective surface directions are provided substantially along an impact load direction. Ends of the plurality of ribs are fixed to predetermined positions within the vehicle door. Reduced cross-sectional area portions are provided at fixed end sides of the plurality of ribs. The reduced cross-sectional area portions are provided such that cross-sectional areas of the plurality of ribs along a direction orthogonal to the impact load direction become smaller toward the fixed end sides of the plurality of ribs from lengthwise intermediate portions of the plurality of ribs whose lengths run along the impact load direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Yazaki Industrial Chemical Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Suga, Youji Noda, Tohru Yabe
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Patent number: 5762392Abstract: A collision energy absorbing structure of an automobile is provided with an energy absorbing space between an inner panel of a vehicle structure member and an interior trim material covering the inner panel in the inward thereof and has a grid-like non-metal energy absorber (10) disposed within the energy absorbing space, the energy absorber (10) including one or a plurality of longitudinal ribs (32)and a plurality of lateral ribs (34). Each longitudinal rib (32) of the energy absorber has notches (36) on the inward side confronting the interior trim material directed toward a junction (33) where each longitudinal rib intersects each lateral rib and joined together.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1996Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hitoshi Suga
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Patent number: 5660426Abstract: A structure of absorbing impact energy using a non-metallic interior material for an automobile is provided. The interior material is arranged on the inside of an inner panel of a structure member which includes the inner panel and an outer panel and is formed to have a closed structure in cross section taken along an horizontal imaginary plane. An energy absorbing space in defined between the inner panel and the interior material. A non-metallic energy absorber formed separately from the interior material is mounted on the inner panel or the interior material so as to be arranged in the space.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1996Date of Patent: August 26, 1997Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigemi Sugimori, Tatsuya Sugamoto, Hitoshi Suga, Masaya Kubo, Yuzuru Imoto, Hiroshi Shimasaki
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Patent number: 5653496Abstract: There is disclosed a structure, in which a bracket for supporting a pivotal shaft portion of an arm of a sun visor is mounted on a panel of a vehicle body. The panel has a hole allowing for the insertion of the pivotal shaft portion, and four slits radially extending from the hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1996Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhumi Mori, Shigemi Sugimori, Hitoshi Suga
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Patent number: 5544928Abstract: There is disclosed a structure, in which a bracket for supporting a pivotal shaft portion of an arm of a sun visor is mounted on a panel of a vehicle body. The panel has a hole allowing for the insertion of the pivotal shaft portion, and four slits radially extending from the hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1994Date of Patent: August 13, 1996Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhumi Mori, Shigemi Sugimori, Hitoshi Suga