Patents by Inventor Masako SEKINE

Masako SEKINE 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: 11821247
    Abstract: A vehicle door including: an upright pillar sash extending in elevating/lowering directions of the window glass along one of front and rear edges of window glass; and an elevating/lowering mechanism that operates elevating/lowering movement of the window glass by a driving force of a drive source. The upright pillar sash includes: a design part on a vehicle exterior side; and a main body on vehicle interior side relative to the design part, the elevating/lowering mechanism includes: a slider secured to the glass; a guide rail that guides the slider to move in the elevating/lowering directions; and a transmission member that transmits the driving force from the drive source to the slider, the main body of the upright pillar sash houses the slider, guide rail, and transmission member, and the guide rail regulates movement of the slider in both vehicle interior/exterior directions, on a vehicle interior surface side of the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Ishiguro, Kimihiro Kinoshita, Natsuki Ito, Katsuhisa Fukui, Masako Sekine
  • Patent number: 11279209
    Abstract: A vehicle door glass elevating/lowering device performs elevating/lowering operation of window glass by a driving force of a drive source along a sash member along one of front and rear edges of the window glass in a door sash forming a window opening. The glass elevating/lowering device includes: a guide rail on the sash member; a slider having a glass support secured to the glass and a sliding part guided movably in the elevating/lowering directions with respect to the guide rail; and a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the drive source, in which a first sliding part regulated in position by the guide rail in at least one direction of the vehicle front-rear directions and a second sliding part regulated in position by the guide rail in at least the other direction of the vehicle front-rear directions are provided at mutually different positions in the elevating/lowering directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Ishiguro, Katsuhisa Fukui, Tomoaki Fukatami, Kazuhito Nakajima, Masako Sekine, Natsuki Ito, Kimihiro Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20210206239
    Abstract: A vehicle door glass elevating/lowering device performs elevating/lowering operation of window glass by a driving force of a drive source along a sash member along one of front and rear edges of the window glass in a door sash forming a window opening. The glass elevating/lowering device includes: a guide rail on the sash member; a slider having a glass support secured to the glass and a sliding part guided movably in the elevating/lowering directions with respect to the guide rail; and a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the drive source, in which a first sliding part regulated in position by the guide rail in at least one direction of the vehicle front-rear directions and a second sliding part regulated in position by the guide rail in at least the other direction of the vehicle front-rear directions are provided at mutually different positions in the elevating/lowering directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa ISHIGURO, Katsuhisa FUKUI, Tomoaki FUKATAMI, Kazuhito NAKAJIMA, Masako SEKINE, Natsuki ITO, Kimihiro KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20200362611
    Abstract: A vehicle door including: an upright pillar sash extending in elevating/lowering directions of the window glass along one of front and rear edges of window glass; and an elevating/lowering mechanism that operates elevating/lowering movement of the window glass by a driving force of a drive source. The upright pillar sash includes: a design part on a vehicle exterior side; and a main body on vehicle interior side relative to the design part, the elevating/lowering mechanism includes: a slider secured to the glass; a guide rail that guides the slider to move in the elevating/lowering directions; and a transmission member that transmits the driving force from the drive source to the slider, the main body of the upright pillar sash houses the slider, guide rail, and transmission member, and the guide rail regulates movement of the slider in both vehicle interior/exterior directions, on a vehicle interior surface side of the glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa ISHIGURO, Kimihiro KINOSHITA, Natsuki ITO, Katsuhisa FUKUI, Masako SEKINE