Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Tanabe

Nobuyuki Tanabe 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).

  • Vehicle operating device
    Patent number: 9227560
    Abstract: A cancelling drive member includes a biasing cam portion having a first biasing contact portion and a second biasing contact portion formed therein. A deflectable spring member that biases the cancelling drive member forward is provided. If the cancelling drive member rotates, an elastic pressure portion of the deflectable spring member is brought into contact with the first biasing contact portion. Thus, a forward biasing force and a returning force for rotation are effectively given from the deflectable spring member to the cancelling drive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Yu Masuya, Nobuyuki Tanabe
  • VEHICLE OPERATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150033900
    Abstract: A cancelling drive member includes a biasing cam portion having a first biasing contact portion and a second biasing contact portion formed therein. A deflectable spring member that biases the cancelling drive member forward is provided. If the cancelling drive member rotates, an elastic pressure portion of the deflectable spring member is brought into contact with the first biasing contact portion. Thus, a forward biasing force and a returning force for rotation are effectively given from the deflectable spring member to the cancelling drive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Yu Masuya, Nobuyuki Tanabe