Patents by Inventor Keiichi Hibino

Keiichi Hibino 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: 6631879
    Abstract: A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a seat portion having a seat cushion, a seat slide mechanism for adjusting the position of the seat portion back and forth, and a lock mechanism adapted to effect locking engagement of the seat portion with a striker fixedly arranged relative to the floor of the vehicle, with the locking engagement being adapted to be released at a predetermined fixed position of the seat portion. A first operational mechanism is provided for operating the lock mechanism and is adapted to be operated from the rear side of the seat portion, and a second operational mechanism is provided for adjusting the position of the seat portion and is adapted to be operated from the front side and the rear side of the seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Algin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiichi Hibino, Yukifumi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20020043605
    Abstract: A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a seat portion having a seat cushion, a seat slide mechanism for adjusting the position of the seat portion back and forth, and a lock mechanism adapted to effect locking engagement of the seat portion with a striker fixedly arranged relative to the floor of the vehicle, with the locking engagement being adapted to be released at a predetermined fixed position of the seat portion. A first operational mechanism is provided for operating the lock mechanism and is adapted to be operated from the rear side of the seat portion, and a second operational mechanism is provided for adjusting the position of the seat portion and is adapted to be operated from the front side and the rear side of the seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Keiichi Hibino, Yukifumi Yamada
  • Patent number: 5028028
    Abstract: In a seat sliding device, an upper rail slidably moveable relative a lower rail interlocks with the lower rail upon movement of the upper rail away from the lower rail. An upwardly inclined portion and a downwardly inclined portion can be provided on the upper rail and the lower rails, respectively. A spacer element is provided between the upwardly inclined portion of the upper rail and a corner of the lower rail. The inclined portions and the spacer elements interlock upon movement of the upper rail away from the lower rail. Due to sufficient area being provided between the interlocking portions, separation of the upper rail from the lower rail can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukifumi Yamada, Takami Terada, Keiichi Hibino
  • Patent number: 4953676
    Abstract: A spring coupler comprises a casing, a drive member rotatably mounted within the casing including a main portion and a core portion fixedly connected thereto by staking manner, a driven member rotatably mounted within the casing including a main portion and a core portion fixedly connected thereto by stacking manner and engageable with the core portion of the drive member upon rotation thereof, and a coil spring disposed between the drive member and the casing so as to be engaged frictionally with the casing in the free state thereof and including a first tang and a second tang.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Aisin Seiko Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukifumi Yamada, Takami Terada, Keiichi Hibino
  • Patent number: RE37990
    Abstract: In a seat sliding device, an upper rail slidably moveable relative a lower rail interlocks with the lower rail upon movement of the upper rail away from the lower rail. An upwardly inclined portion and a downwardly inclined portion can be provided on the upper rail and the lower rails, respectively. A spacer element is provided between the upwardly inclined portion of the upper rail and a corner of the lower rail. The inclined portions and the spacer elements interlock upon movement of the upper rail away from the lower rail. Due to sufficient area being provided between the interlocking portions, separation of the upper rail from the lower rail can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukifumi Yamada, Takami Terada, Keiichi Hibino