Patents by Inventor Kunihito KONDO

Kunihito KONDO 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: 9908450
    Abstract: A lifting container holder includes: a case having an opening of an accommodation space; a cylindrical outer cylinder portion configured to reciprocate in an external direction of the accommodation space from the opening; an inner member portion configured to reciprocate in an internal direction to the accommodation space from the opening; and a lifting unit configured to move the inner member portion and the outer cylinder portion in different directions, the lifting unit including: an outer cylinder lifting unit including an outer cylinder link; an inner member lifting unit including a first inner member link and a second inner member link further in the internal direction of the inner member portion; and a gear unit configured to transmit swinging of the outer cylinder link and swinging of at least one of the first inner member link and the second inner member link of the inner member lifting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Masatsugu, Shinichi Sawada, Kunihito Kondo
  • Patent number: 9840179
    Abstract: A liftable container holder of the present invention includes a case part that defines a receiving space therein and has an opening of the receiving space, an outer cylinder part that is disposed in the receiving space and reciprocatingly movable through the opening in an outward direction of the receiving space, an inner cylinder part that is disposed in the receiving space and reciprocatingly movable through the opening in an inward direction of the receiving space, and a lifting part that displaces the inner cylinder part and the outer cylinder part in directions different from each other. The lifting part has a link member including a one-end part connected to the outer cylinder part, an other-end part connected to the inner cylinder part, and a rotating support part rotatably supported in the case part between the one-end part and the other-end part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Sawada, Kunihito Kondo, Yoshinori Masatsugu
  • Patent number: 9586731
    Abstract: A lid opening/closing mechanism includes an arm, an arc-shaped gear, a first fixed gear, a damper, a second fixed gear, and a tension spring. The arm is disposed integrally to project from the lid to swing about a swing center as the lid opens and closes. The arc-shaped gear is formed in the arm. The first fixed gear is disposed in the body, and meshes with the arc-shaped gear. The damper is disposed in the arm, and includes a damper gear. The second fixed gear is disposed in the body, is formed along a movement locus of the damper moving as the lid moves to open and close, and meshes with the damper gear. The tension spring is disposed between the body and the arc-shaped gear to urge the lid in an opening direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Sawada, Nobuhiko Yokota, Kunihito Kondo
  • Patent number: 9561745
    Abstract: There is provided a cup holder including a holder body, an opening formed in a side wall of the holder body, a support supported on the side wall so as to advance into or retreat from a storage space through the opening, and a leaf spring disposed between the support and the side wall and biasing the support in a direction in which the support advances into the storage space. The support has a turning shaft serving as a center of swinging of the support and a swinging portion swinging around the turning shaft by turning of the turning shaft. On a peripheral edge of the opening formed in the side wall, a nipped portion protrudes to the outside of the side wall and swingably holds the support by being nipped between the turning shaft and the swinging portion while the support advances or retreats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Sawada, Nobuhiko Yokota, Tomoyuki Nakayama, Kunihito Kondo
  • Publication number: 20160331165
    Abstract: A lifting container holder includes: a case having an opening of an accommodation space; a cylindrical outer cylinder portion configured to reciprocate in an external direction of the accommodation space from the opening; an inner member portion configured to reciprocate in an internal direction to the accommodation space from the opening; and a lifting unit configured to move the inner member portion and the outer cylinder portion in different directions, the lifting unit including: an outer cylinder lifting unit including an outer cylinder link; an inner member lifting unit including a first inner member link and a second inner member link further in the internal direction of the inner member portion; and a gear unit configured to transmit swinging of the outer cylinder link and swinging of at least one of the first inner member link and the second inner member link of the inner member lifting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshinori MASATSUGU, Shinichi SAWADA, Kunihito KONDO
  • Publication number: 20160114732
    Abstract: An opening operation assisting device of a dual swing container device according to the present invention includes: a first pressing holding section supported at one end side of a box main body so as to be able to advance toward the one end side of a cover body; a first bias member configured to bias the first pressing holding section toward the advancing direction; a second pressing holding section supported at the other end side of the box main body so as to be able to advance toward the other end side of the cover body; and a second bias member configured to bias the second pressing holding section toward the advancing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Shinichi SAWADA, Kenji ASANO, Yoshinori MASATSUGU, Kunihito KONDO
  • Publication number: 20160106246
    Abstract: A liftable container holder of the present invention includes a case part that defines a receiving space therein and has an opening of the receiving space, an outer cylinder part that is disposed in the receiving space and reciprocatingly movable through the opening in an outward direction of the receiving space, an inner cylinder part that is disposed in the receiving space and reciprocatingly movable through the opening in an inward direction of the receiving space, and a lifting part that displaces the inner cylinder part and the outer cylinder part in directions different from each other. The lifting part has a link member including a one-end part connected to the outer cylinder part, an other-end part connected to the inner cylinder part, and a rotating support part rotatably supported in the case part between the one-end part and the other-end part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Shinichi SAWADA, Kunihito KONDO, Yoshinori MASATSUGU
  • Publication number: 20160106245
    Abstract: A container holder includes: a case having a support opening and a pair of attachment walls arranged on both side portions of the support opening; a support member; and a spring member. Each attachment wall has a spring attachment portion protruding in a direction being away from the support opening, an upper stopper groove being located at a level higher than that of the spring attachment portion, and a lower stopper groove being located at a level lower than that of the spring attachment portion. The support member has an upper stopper protrusion detachably latched in the upper stopper groove, and a lower stopper protrusion detachably latched in the lower stopper groove. The spring member formed of a double torsion spring is pivotally supported by the spring attachment portion, and the support member is held between the attachment wall and the spring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Shinichi SAWADA, Kunihito KONDO
  • Publication number: 20150274383
    Abstract: A lid opening/closing mechanism includes an arm, an arc-shaped gear, a first fixed gear, a damper, a second fixed gear, and a tension spring. The arm is disposed integrally to project from the lid to swing about a swing center as the lid opens and closes. The arc-shaped gear is formed in the arm. The first fixed gear is disposed in the body, and meshes with the arc-shaped gear. The damper is disposed in the arm, and includes a damper gear. The second fixed gear is disposed in the body, is formed along a movement locus of the damper moving as the lid moves to open and close, and meshes with the damper gear. The tension spring is disposed between the body and the arc-shaped gear to urge the lid in an opening direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi SAWADA, Nobuhiko YOKOTA, Kunihito KONDO
  • Publication number: 20150251582
    Abstract: There is provided a cup holder including a holder body, an opening formed in a side wall of the holder body, a support supported on the side wall so as to advance into or retreat from a storage space through the opening, and a leaf spring disposed between the support and the side wall and biasing the support in a direction in which the support advances into the storage space. The support has a turning shaft serving as a center of swinging of the support and a swinging portion swinging around the turning shaft by turning of the turning shaft. On a peripheral edge of the opening formed in the side wall, a nipped portion protrudes to the outside of the side wall and swingably holds the support by being nipped between the turning shaft and the swinging portion while the support advances or retreats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi SAWADA, Nobuhiko YOKOTA, Tomoyuki NAKAYAMA, Kunihito KONDO