Patents by Inventor Kazuki NATSUME

Kazuki NATSUME 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: 11136803
    Abstract: To provide a window regulator and a method of assembling the same, capable of easily applying grease to a wire facing surface of a guide rail, the window regulator includes: a guide rail extending in an operation direction of a window glass; a slider installed to the window glass and guided along the operation direction on the guide rail; and a wire configured to drive the slider along the operation direction with respect to the guide rail, wherein the guide rail has a wire facing surface facing the wire along the operation direction, and the slider has a grease application portion for applying grease along the operation direction on the wire facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Yamamoto, Kazuya Yokoyama, Kazuki Natsume
  • Patent number: 11136810
    Abstract: To provide a window regulator and a method of assembling the same, capable of easily supplying grease to a slider shoe and a support portion of a guide rail, the window regulator includes: a guide rail extending in an operation direction of a window glass; and a slider installed to the window glass and guided along the operation direction on the guide rail. The slider has a slider shoe configured to support at least a part of the guide rail, and a grease injection hole configured to inject grease into an internal space of the slider shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Yamamoto, Kazuya Yokoyama, Kazuki Natsume
  • Patent number: 11136809
    Abstract: To provide a window regulator and a method of assembling the same, capable of easily applying grease to a main wall portion of a guide rail, the window regulator includes: a guide rail extending in an operation direction of a window glass; and a slider installed to the window glass and guided along the operation direction on the guide rail, wherein the guide rail has a main wall portion extending in a front-rear direction, and the slider has a main body portion facing the main wall portion of the guide rail abuttably from a vehicle width direction, and a grease application portion configured to apply grease along the operation direction on the main wall portion of the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Yamamoto, Kazuya Yokoyama, Kazuki Natsume
  • Publication number: 20200131823
    Abstract: To provide a window regulator and a method of assembling the same, capable of easily applying grease to a wire facing surface of a guide rail, the window regulator includes: a guide rail extending in an operation direction of a window glass; a slider installed to the window glass and guided along the operation direction on the guide rail; and a wire configured to drive the slider along the operation direction with respect to the guide rail, wherein the guide rail has a wire facing surface facing the wire along the operation direction, and the slider has a grease application portion for applying grease along the operation direction on the wire facing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAMOTO, Kazuya YOKOYAMA, Kazuki NATSUME
  • Publication number: 20200131834
    Abstract: To provide a window regulator and a method of assembling the same, capable of easily supplying grease to a slider shoe and a support portion of a guide rail, the window regulator includes: a guide rail extending in an operation direction of a window glass; and a slider installed to the window glass and guided along the operation direction on the guide rail. The slider has a slider shoe configured to support at least a part of the guide rail, and a grease injection hole configured to inject grease into an internal space of the slider shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAMOTO, Kazuya YOKOYAMA, Kazuki NATSUME
  • Publication number: 20200131833
    Abstract: To provide a window regulator and a method of assembling the same, capable of easily applying grease to a main wall portion of a guide rail, the window regulator includes: a guide rail extending in an operation direction of a window glass; and a slider installed to the window glass and guided along the operation direction on the guide rail, wherein the guide rail has a main wall portion extending in a front-rear direction, and the slider has a main body portion facing the main wall portion of the guide rail abuttably from a vehicle width direction, and a grease application portion configured to apply grease along the operation direction on the main wall portion of the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAMOTO, Kazuya YOKOYAMA, Kazuki NATSUME
  • Publication number: 20160258196
    Abstract: Provided is a hinge device in which in a closed state of a lid, a first link (25) includes a first main body portion (25a) that is attached to a body bracket (21) and extends along the body bracket (21) and a first bent portion (25b) that is bent from the first main body portion (25a) toward a lid bracket (23) and is attached to the lid bracket (23), a second link (31) includes a second main body portion (31a) that is attached to the lid bracket (23) and extends along the lid bracket (23) and a second bent portion (31b) that is bent from the second main body portion (31a) toward the body bracket (21) and is attached to the body bracket (21), and a gap (S) is formed between the body bracket (21) and the lid bracket (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAMOTO, Kazuki NATSUME