Patents by Inventor Jinichi Tanabe

Jinichi Tanabe 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).

  • Publication number: 20240123876
    Abstract: A conveyance seat capable of ensuring the rigidity of a reclining device and suppressing manufacturing cost includes a reclining device that rotatably connects a seat back to a seat cushion. The reclining device includes rotating shafts disposed on right and left sides in a seat width direction and serving as a rotation center of the seat back, and a connecting member having a plate shape, extending the seat width direction, and connecting the right and left rotating shafts. The connecting member includes a connecting body portion extending long in the seat width direction, and shaft attachment portions provided at extending end portions of the connecting body portion and used for attaching the rotating shafts. The shaft attachment portions have an open cross-sectional shape in which opening portions are formed on upper sides of the shaft attachment portions, and support extending portions of the rotating shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroaki WADA, Hironori WATANABE, Soichiro KAMEI, Jinichi TANABE
  • Patent number: 11951920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Takayoshi Ito, Kazumasa Narita, Yuma Miyamoto, Akihito Kobayashi, Kodai Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11932144
    Abstract: A vehicle seat that can suitably protect a seated occupant against an impact from a seat width direction is described, while enlargement of the seat in the seat width direction is restrained. A support member provided to the vehicle seat supports the seated occupant from a side of the seated occupant, and includes an inner plate attached to a seat width direction inner side of a side frame, an outer plate attached to a seat width direction outer side of the side frame, and a connection plate for connecting the inner plate and the outer plate on a seat front side. The outer plate is attached to the seat width direction outer side of the side frame at a position that does not overlap in the seat width direction with attachment positions of the inner plate and the side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Akimitsu Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20240067119
    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: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Tatsuki NONAKA, Atsushi YAMABE, Tsuyoshi SATO
  • Publication number: 20240034213
    Abstract: A 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 acquired by the acceleration acquisition device, makes the left drive device rotate the left side part forward until the left side part is positioned on a left side of t
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Masahiro SAKOTA, Takayoshi ITO, Kohei KOWATA, Jinichi TANABE
  • Publication number: 20240001882
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat having an airbag module placed in the seatback thereof, the load that may be applied to the back side of the seatback is prevented from being applied to the airbag module. The vehicle seat includes a seatback frame including a pair of side members extending vertically along either side thereof and providing a structural framework of a seatback, a plate member positioned behind the seatback frame and including an extension in an outboard direction from the side member located on an outboard side of the seatback frame, a mounting member connected to the outboard side member, and an airbag module positioned on a front side of the extension and connected to the outboard side member via the mounting member, a clearance being defined between the airbag module and the extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Katsuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230373366
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat equipped with a side airbag device with which an airbag can be inflation-deployed in a more stable state. The conveyance seat includes a seat back and a side airbag device attached to a side portion of the seat back. The seat back includes a back frame having a side frame and a side support member attached to the front part of the side frame and protruding to the seat front side beyond the side frame. The side airbag device has a first airbag inflated on the outside surface side of the side frame and a second airbag inflated on the inside surface side of the side frame. The second airbag passes through a gap formed between the side frame and the side support member in the seat front to back direction and is inflated on the inside surface side of side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Tatsuki NONAKA, Atsushi YAMABE
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230365098
    Abstract: A vehicle seat device capable of suitably restraining an occupant by means of a seat belt device includes a seat main body having a seat cushion and a seat back, a reclining device connecting the seat back to the seat cushion so as to be pivotable and capable of locking a pivoting motion of the seat back, and a seat belt device for restraining an occupant seated on the seat main body. The seat belt device includes a lap belt restraining the occupant's lumbar or thighs, a belt anchor attached at a position beside the seat main body and having a belt engaging portion engaging with an engaged portion provided in a tip portion of the lap belt, and an anchor moving device capable of moving the belt engaging portion of the belt anchor in a seat front to back direction with respect to the seat main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Tatsuki NONAKA, Atsushi YAMABE, Shoji ENDO, Katsuya ISOMURA
  • Patent number: 11807183
    Abstract: An occupant protection apparatus includes: a vehicle seat arranged in an inner space of a side wall of a vehicle; a side airbag device provided in the side wall or the vehicle seat and including a side airbag to be inflated and deployed between the side wall and the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat includes: a pressure-receiving portion to receive a load from an occupant seated on the vehicle seat; and a frame to support the pressure-receiving portion. The occupant protection apparatus further comprising an electronic control circuit configured to perform moving the pressure-receiving portion so that the occupant is pushed away from the side wall before the occupant comes into contact with the side airbag at an activation time when the side airbag device is activated by an impact acting on the side wall from an outside of the vehicle and the side airbag is inflated and deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Tatsuki Nonaka, Shoji Endo, Takayoshi Ito, Takahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11794616
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat that effectively reduces a load to be applied to an occupant at the time of a vehicle collision. A conveyance seat includes a seat back and a headrest. The seat back includes a chest support member inside the seat back, which receives a chest of an occupant to support the chest of the occupant when a backward movement load is applied to the occupant because of a vehicle collision. The headrest includes a head support member inside the headrest, which receives a head of the occupant to support the head of the occupant when the backward movement load is applied to the occupant. When the backward movement load is applied to the occupant, both the chest support member and the head support member receive the backward movement load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinichi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 11787359
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat having an airbag module placed in the seatback thereof, the load that may be applied to the back side of the seatback is prevented from being applied to the airbag module. The vehicle seat (1, 300, 400) comprise a seatback frame (19) including a pair of side members (26, 301) extending vertically along either side thereof and providing a structural framework of a seatback, a plate member (20, 402) positioned behind the seatback frame and including an extension (32, 410) extending in an outboard direction from the side member located on an outboard side of the seatback frame, a mounting member connected to the outboard side member, and an airbag module (23) positioned on a front side of the extension and connected to the outboard side member via the mounting member, a clearance (S) being defined between the airbag module and the extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Katsuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20230311732
    Abstract: Provided is a headrest in which devices can be placed and which is easy to manufacture. A headrest comprises a pillar supported by a seat back on which the headrest is provided; a core supported by the pillar and having one or more receiving recesses recessed inward from an outer surface of the core; one or more devices, each device received in a corresponding receiving recess; and a skin material covering the core and the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Takayoshi ITO, Kazumasa NARITA, Kazuhiro OSHIMA, Nobuyuki TEZUKA, Yasuo INOSE, Atsushi YAMABE, Takashi TAKAHARA, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Akihito KOBAYASHI, Akira KODAMA, Takako MIYOSHI, Akira MIYOSHI, Yoshitomo SATO
  • Publication number: 20230311720
    Abstract: A vehicle seat provided in a vehicle includes: a seat body including a seat cushion and a seatback; an occupant support device displaceably provided on the seat body to press an occupant seated on the seat body; a notification device provided on the seat body to make notification to the occupant; an information acquisition device that acquires information including at least one of a surrounding environment of the vehicle and a driving state of the vehicle; and a control device that controls the occupant support device and the notification device based on the information. The notification device may be provided on the occupant support device. When the vehicle turns, the control device may cause the vibrator disposed on a side opposite from the turning direction to vibrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Akira MIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20230302971
    Abstract: An attachment member allowing a connected state between the attachment member and a guide member to be more easily checked is provided. The attachment member for attaching a stay cloth, which guides a deployment direction of an airbag module, to a seat back frame has a holding portion which includes a holding space for housing an attachment portion of the stay cloth. The holding portion is inserted into an attachment hole to be fitted into the attachment hole that is formed in the seat back frame. A through-hole which allows the attachment portion of the stay cloth in the holding space to be exposed in a penetrating direction of the attachment hole is formed in the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Hiroshi BABA, Makoto TAKEUCHI, Hiroshi IZAWA, Yoshihisa KUROSAKI
  • Publication number: 20230278473
    Abstract: A conveyance seat capable of suppressing wrinkles or saggings from occurring on a surface of a seat main body is provided. A conveyance seat S includes a seat back and a movable body which is attached inside the seat back, is disposed at an outer position in relation to a center portion of the seat back, and is operated so that a side portion of the seat back protrudes toward a seated occupant side (seat front side). The movable body is disposed on a back surface of a cushion material in the side portion. An end portion (rear end portion) on the side opposite to the seated occupant side of the movable body is disposed on the seated occupant side (seat front side) in relation to a seating surface of the center portion of the seat back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Takanori YAMAGUCHI, Masahito TASHIRO, Katsuya KAWATA, Kazuya MIYAWAKI, Heehyeok PARK, Kenta KIKUCHI, Naoto YAMAUCHI, Naoya MATSUMOTO, Hiroyuki KAKU, Hiroshi BABA, Jinichi TANABE
  • Publication number: 20230256819
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat that detects an alertness level of the driver, urges the driver to be alert, and permits the transition from autonomous driving to manual driving when the driver is alert enough for the manual driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Kenichi NIITSUMA, Hidetoshi OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230256795
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle interior component capable of exhibiting an in-vehicle lighting function even without electricity supply from a vehicle body power source. A vehicle interior component attached to a vehicle is a vehicle door lining, which includes a light-emitting member emitting light toward the inside of the vehicle, a power generation member electrically connected to the light-emitting member and supplying electricity to the light-emitting member, and a power storage member electrically connected to the light-emitting member and the power generation member and storing electricity. The light-emitting member, the power generation member, and the power storage member are disposed at different positions on the surface of the vehicle door lining on the vehicle inside. In addition, the power generation member is sheet-shaped or film-shaped and is disposed along the surface of the vehicle door lining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Shoji KOTSUKA, Masanori SUZUKI, Tsutomu MATSUZAKI, Jinichi TANABE, Ryuzaburo ABE
  • Patent number: 11697364
    Abstract: An attachment member allowing a connected state between the attachment member and a guide member to be more easily checked is provided. The attachment member for attaching a stay cloth, which guides a deployment direction of an airbag module, to a seat back frame has a holding portion which includes a holding space for housing an attachment portion of the stay cloth. The holding portion is inserted into an attachment hole to be fitted into the attachment hole that is formed in the seat back frame. A through-hole which allows the attachment portion of the stay cloth in the holding space to be exposed in a penetrating direction of the attachment hole is formed in the holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Hiroshi Baba, Makoto Takeuchi, Hiroshi Izawa, Yoshihisa Kurosaki