Patents by Inventor Masanari Yasuda
Masanari Yasuda 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).
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Patent number: 8616634Abstract: A vehicle seat has a mechanism for moving a headrest upon rear-end collision, comprising: a pressure receiving member for receiving a load of a rearward movement of an occupant; a transmitting element for transmitting the load received by the pressure receiving member to a headrest side; right and left headrest supporting members for supporting right and left pillars of the headrest; and a biasing member that biases the headrest; wherein the biasing member is disposed between the right and left pillars.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanari Yasuda, Kenichi Nitsuma, Takamasa Adachi
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Publication number: 20120299343Abstract: A vehicle seat has a mechanism for moving a headrest upon rear-end collision, comprising: a pressure receiving member for receiving a load of a rearward movement of an occupant; a transmitting element for transmitting the load received by the pressure receiving member to a headrest side; right and left headrest supporting members for supporting right and left pillars of the headrest; and a biasing member that biases the headrest; wherein the biasing member is disposed between the right and left pillars.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanari Yasuda, Kenichi Nitsuma, Takamasa Adachi
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Patent number: 8246112Abstract: A vehicle seat has a mechanism for moving a headrest upon a rear-end collision, wherein the vehicle seat comprises a plate-like support body for receiving a load of a rearward movement of an occupant; a link mechanism for transmitting the load received by the plate-like support body to the headrest side, and comprising a lower link, an upper link, and a connecting link; and a load retaining member for blocking the load received by the plate-like support body from being transmitted to the link mechanism, until the load reaches a predetermined level; wherein the load retaining member is held by one of the lower link and the connecting link, and is configured to urge the lower link and the connecting link in a separating direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2008Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanari Yasuda, Kenichi Nitsuma, Takamasa Adachi
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Patent number: 8162394Abstract: There is provided a vehicle seat that includes a seat back frame having a pair of side frames disposed in a spaced manner in the right and left direction, a plate-like support body disposed between the pair of side frames to receive a load placed by the rearward movement of a passenger, a transmission section disposed on one side frame side to connect the plate-like support body to the headrest and transmit the load received by the plate-like support body to the headrest side, and an engagement section disposed on the other side frame side, engaging the plate-like support body with the other side frame, and not connected to the headrest. The load received by the plate-like support body is transmitted to the headrest side via the transmission section, thereby moving the headrest.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanari Yasuda, Kenichi Nitsuma
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Patent number: 7971932Abstract: A vehicle seat 1 includes a seat back 3, a seat unit 2 for supporting the seat back 3, and a rotary damper 5 for interconnecting the seat back 3 and the seat unit 2, and for tilting the seat back 3 backward while absorbing energy generated by a load when the load is applied to the seat back 3 backward, the load having a predetermined strength or more.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Takeshi Akutsu, Masanari Yasuda
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Publication number: 20100264704Abstract: There is provided a vehicle seat that includes a seat back frame having a pair of side frames disposed in a spaced manner in the right and left direction, a plate-like support body disposed between the pair of side frames to receive a load placed by the rearward movement of a passenger, a transmission section disposed on one side frame side to connect the plate-like support body to the headrest and transmit the load received by the plate-like support body to the headrest side, and an engagement section disposed on the other side frame side, engaging the plate-like support body with the other side frame, and not connected to the headrest. The load received by the plate-like support body is transmitted to the headrest side via the transmission section, thereby moving the headrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanari Yasuda, Kenichi Nitsuma
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Publication number: 20100181810Abstract: A vehicle seat has a mechanism for moving a headrest upon a rear-end collision, wherein the vehicle seat comprises a plate-like support body for receiving a load of a rearward movement of an occupant; a link mechanism for transmitting the load received by the plate-like support body to the headrest side, and comprising a lower link, an upper link, and a connecting link; and a load retaining member for blocking the load received by the plate-like support body from being transmitted to the link mechanism, until the load reaches a predetermined level; wherein the load retaining member is held by one of the lower link and the connecting link, and is configured to urge the lower link and the connecting link in a separating direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanari Yasuda, Kenichi Nitsuma, Takamasa Adachi
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Patent number: 7704008Abstract: A shaft fixing clip that is fitted into a groove of a shaft, the shaft fixing clip includes: a shaft clamping portion that is formed by a metal wire member; and a pinch portion that is monolithically formed with the shaft clamping portion, wherein: the metal wire member is bent into an 8-like shape; both end portions of the metal wire member are crossed in an end portion of one of loops to respectively protrude toward both sides; tip ends of the both end portions are bent; the loop that is positioned on a side of the both end portions is configured as the shaft clamping portion; and bent portions of the tip ends of the both end portions are configured as the pinch portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignees: Piolax, Inc., TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuya Shinozaki, Kenji Morita, Masanari Yasuda
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Publication number: 20080203786Abstract: A vehicle seat 1 includes a seat back 3, a seat unit 2 for supporting the seat back 3, and a rotary damper 5 for interconnecting the seat back 3 and the seat unit 2, and for tilting the seat back 3 backward while absorbing energy generated by a load when the load is applied to the seat back 3 backward, the load having a predetermined strength or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Takeshi Akutsu, Masanari Yasuda
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Publication number: 20070071578Abstract: A shaft fixing clip that is fitted into a groove of a shaft, the shaft fixing clip includes: a shaft clamping portion that is formed by a metal wire member; and a pinch portion that is monolithically formed with the shaft clamping portion, wherein: the metal wire member is bent into an 8-like shape; both end portions of the metal wire member are crossed in an end portion of one of loops to respectively protrude toward both sides; tip ends of the both end portions are bent; the loop that is positioned on a side of the both end portions is configured as the shaft clamping portion; and bent portions of the tip ends of the both end portions are configured as the pinch portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicants: PIOLAX, INC., TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuya Shinozaki, Kenji Morita, Masanari Yasuda
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Patent number: 6808576Abstract: A formed lining for a vehicle comprises a multi-layered base member comprising a film-like hot melt adhesive on a front thereof and a top cover member comprising a web-like hot melt adhesive on a back thereof, wherein the top cover member is bonded to the multi-layered base member. The top cover member and the heated multi-layered base member are set in a forming die. The hot melt web on the top cover member is melted by heat of the multi-layered base member during a forming process. Then, the top cover member is bonded to the multi-layered base member to be formed simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1999Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Shimizu, Masanari Yasuda
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Publication number: 20020122930Abstract: A formed lining for a vehicle comprises a multi-layered base member comprising a film-like hot melt adhesive on a front thereof and a top cover member comprising a web-like hot melt adhesive on a back thereof, wherein the top cover member is bonded to the multi-layered base member. The top cover member and the heated multi-layered base member are set in a forming die. The hot melt web on the top cover member is melted by heat of the multi-layered base member during a forming process. Then, the top cover member is bonded to the multi-layered base member to be formed simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 1999Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: TAKASHI SHIMIZU, MASANARI YASUDA