Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Koyota
Nobuhiro Koyota 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: 8258417Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahira, Takahiro Ishii, Mikihito Kojima, Toyohiko Shindo, Naotaka Kumakiri, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa, Nobuhiro Koyota, Tsutomu Terasaki
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Patent number: 8053692Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., Honda Mortor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahira, Takahiro Ishii, Mikihito Kojima, Toyohiko Shindo, Naotaka Kumakiri, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa, Nobuhiro Koyota, Tsutomu Terasaki
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Patent number: 8044311Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahira, Takahiro Ishii, Mikihito Kojima, Toyohiko Shindo, Naotaka Kumakiri, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa, Nobuhiro Koyota, Tsutomu Terasaki
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Patent number: 8013264Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahira, Takahiro Ishii, Mikihito Kojima, Toyohiko Shindo, Naotaka Kumakiri, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa, Nobuhiro Koyota, Tsutomu Terasaki
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Patent number: 7942477Abstract: There is disclosed a seat that comprises a trim cover including a sheet of covering material and a wadding layer, a padding member covered with the cover, a seating surface section formed by a portion of the cover and a portion of the padding member, and electric or electronic equipment, the equipment including planar equipment bodies and accessories, the wadding layer including a first wadding member laminated onto the entire sheet, and second wadding members formed separately from the first wadding member and mounted to predetermined regions of the portion of the padding member which forms the seating surface section in cooperation with the portion of the cover, the bodies being disposed on the second wadding members, and the padding member being covered by the cover in such a manner that the second wadding members having the bodies disposed thereon are combined with the first wadding member.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1999Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignees: TS TECH Co., Ltd., HONDA MOTOR Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Toba, Masaaki Yasuda, Shigeru Endo, Kazutomo Isonaga, Tsutomu Fukui, Nobuhiro Koyota, Takashi Inoh
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Publication number: 20110024279Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahira, Takahiro Ishii, Mikihito Kojima, Toyohiko Shindo, Naotaka Kumakiri, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa, Nobuhiro Koyota, Tsutomu Terasaki
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Publication number: 20090152091Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya KAWAHIRA, Takahiro ISHII, Mikihito KOJIMA, Toyohiko SHINDO, Naotaka KUMAKIRI, Masashi YOSHIFUKU, Takashi FURUKAWA, Nobuhiro KOYOTA, Tsutomu TERASAKI
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Publication number: 20090127089Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya KAWAHIRA, Takahiro ISHII, Mikihito KOJIMA, Toyohiko SHINDO, Naotaka KUMAKIRI, Masashi YOSHIFUKU, Takashi FURUKAWA, Nobuhiro KOYOTA, Tsutomu TERASAKI
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Publication number: 20090120776Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2009Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya KAWAHIRA, Takahiro ISHII, Mikihito KOJIMA, Toyohiko SHINDO, Naotaka KUMAKIRI, Masashi YOSHIFUKU, Takashi FURUKAWA, Nobuhiro KOYOTA, Tsutomu TERASAKI
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Patent number: 7528333Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., Honda Mortor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahira, Takahiro Ishii, Mikihito Kojima, Toyohiko Shindo, Naotaka Kumakiri, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa, Nobuhiro Koyota, Tsutomu Terasaki
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Patent number: 7427720Abstract: A seat-weight sensor includes a load cell having a load sensor arranged therein and a support for holding a support shaft of the load cell. The support includes a convex portion to hold the support shaft and a pair of flange portions arranged at both sides of the convex portion and fixed to a vehicle floor side. The support has a pair of slots arranged at a perimeter of the convex portion and for reducing a physical effect that the pair of flanges provides to the convex portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2006Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Furukawa, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Harutomi Nishide, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Nobuhiro Koyota, Seiji Takaya, Naotaka Kumakiri, Mikihito Kojima, Masashi Yoshifuku
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Publication number: 20080053798Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya KAWAHIRA, Takahiro ISHII, Mikihito KOJIMA, Toyohiko SHINDO, Naotaka KUMAKIRI, Masashi YOSHIFUKU, Takashi FURUKAWA, Nobuhiro KOYOTA, Tsutomu TERASAKI
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Patent number: 7304256Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahira, Takahiro Ishii, Mikihito Kojima, Toyohiko Shindo, Naotaka Kumakiri, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa, Nobuhiro Koyota, Tsutomu Terasaki
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Patent number: 7162344Abstract: An occupant detection system includes: a front weight sensor group formed from two weight sensors that are connected in series and arranged to the left and right on an upper face of a seat cushion; and a rear weight sensor group formed from two weight sensors that are connected in series and arranged to the left and right on the upper face of the seat cushion. The weight sensor groups are connected in parallel to each other. Regardless of whether an occupant sits on a front or rear part of a seat, since the load of the buttocks always acts on both left and right sides of the seat cushion, two series-connected left and right weight sensors of at least one of the plurality of weight sensor groups are both turned on without fail, thereby reliably detecting the occupant.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mikihito Kojima, Masashi Yoshifuku, Toyohiko Shindo, Nobuhiro Koyota, Naotaka Kumakiri
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Publication number: 20070001832Abstract: A seat-weight sensor includes a load cell having a load sensor arranged therein and a support for holding a support shaft of the load cell. The support includes a convex portion to hold the support shaft and a pair of flange portions arranged at both sides of the convex portion and fixed to a vehicle floor side. The support has a pair of slots arranged at a perimeter of the convex portion and for reducing a physical effect that the pair of flanges provides to the convex portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Furukawa, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Harutomi Nishide, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Nobuhiro Koyota, Seiji Takaya, Naotaka Kumakiri, Mikihito Kojima, Masashi Yoshifuku
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Publication number: 20060278513Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2004Publication date: December 14, 2006Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahira, Takahiro Ishii, Mikihto Kojima, Toyohiko Shindo, Naotaka Kumakiri, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa, Nobuhiro Koyota, Tsutomu Terasaki
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Patent number: 7011553Abstract: In a connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire, a retainer is fitted into a rear portion of an insulator holding a contact. The core wire is crimped by a wire crimping barrel formed to the contact. The cable is clamped in cooperation with the retainer and the insulator and extracted through the rear portion of the insulator. In addition, the contact has a locking barrel. On the other hand, the retainer includes a locking portion which is engaged with the locking barrel to prevent the contact from being released rearward from the insulator.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignees: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, JAE Hirosaki, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasufumi Hayashi, Terumi Nakaya, Takashi Yanagihara, Nobuhiro Koyota, Naotaka Kumakiri
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Patent number: 6928889Abstract: An occupant detection system, includes a sensor, a controller, a base frame, and a heat insulator. In this occupant detection system, the sensor measures a weight of an occupant sitting on the vehicle seat. The controller detects a presence of the occupant on the vehicle seat. The base frame is fixed to one of a vehicle seat or a vehicle body and accommodates the sensor. The heat insulator is provided on the base frame and prevents a heat transfer between the base frame and the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2003Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mikihito Kojima, Kazutomo Isonaga, Harutomi Nishide, Nobuhiro Koyota, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Mitsugu Tosa, Makoto Nagai
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Publication number: 20050140210Abstract: An occupant detection system includes: a front weight sensor group formed from two weight sensors that are connected in series and arranged to the left and right on an upper face of a seat cushion; and a rear weight sensor group formed from two weight sensors that are connected in series and arranged to the left and right on the upper face of the seat cushion. The weight sensor groups are connected in parallel to each other. Regardless of whether an occupant sits on a front or rear part of a seat, since the load of the buttocks always acts on both left and right sides of the seat cushion, two series-connected left and right weight sensors of at least one of the plurality of weight sensor groups are both turned on without fail, thereby reliably detecting the occupant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mikihito Kojima, Masashi Yoshifuku, Toyohiko Shindo, Nobuhiro Koyota, Naotaka Kumakiri
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Publication number: 20050095924Abstract: In a connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire, a retainer is fitted into a rear portion of an insulator holding a contact. The core wire is crimped by a wire crimping barrel formed to the contact. The cable is clamped in cooperation with the retainer and the insulator and extracted through the rear portion of the insulator. In addition, the contact has a locking barrel. On the other hand, the retainer includes a locking portion which is engaged with the locking barrel to prevent the contact from being released rearward from the insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Inventors: Yasufumi Hayashi, Terumi Nakaya, Takashi Yanagihara, Nobuhiro Koyota, Naotaka Kumakiri