Patents by Inventor Osamu Sera
Osamu Sera 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: 11970098Abstract: The center console structure for a vehicle includes a console body; an armrest; and a power supply section that wirelessly transmits electric power to the mobile terminal via a placement surface on which the mobile terminal is placed. The console body includes a top plate section serving as an upper surface; a terminal accommodation section having the placement surface and arranged on a vehicle rear side of the top plate section and on a vehicle lower side of the armrest; and a right and left pair of console side surface sections arranged to oppose each other in a vehicle width direction with the terminal accommodation section being interposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Naohiro Sera, Osamu Ueda, Narumi Nahara, Kouji Furukawa, Shohei Kuroda, Hiroshi Ohno
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Patent number: 7810280Abstract: The force from a drive rod driven by an electric motor is transmitted via a link arm pivotally linked to the drive rod and a back door. When the back door is operated in an open direction, the link arm is supported by an open-side support slider and the acting direction of the force applied to the link arm by the drive rod is shifted to the opening direction of the back door. When the back door is operated in a closing direction, the link arm is supported by a closed-side support slider and a closed-side support roller and the acting direction of the force applied to the link arm by the drive rod is shifted to the closing-direction of the back door. The open-side and closed-side support sliders are pressed against the link arm by leaf spring members so that the link arm is prevented from oscillating between the sliders.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2005Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd., Mitsuba CorporationInventors: Takeshi Hattori, Ryoji Araki, Osamu Sera, Masashi Shimizu, Yasushi Yoshida
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Patent number: 7159927Abstract: A powered tailgate system in which a direct driven rack 44 is connected to one end of a rod 52, one end of a curved arm 54 is connected to the other end of the rod 52, the other end of the curved arm 54 is connected to a tailgate 15, an arm side slider portion 60 which curves concentrically with the curved arm 54 is provided on the curved arm 54, and a plurality of load receiving portions 87 to 90 adapted to be brought into sliding contact with the arm side slider portion 60 so as to receive a load are disposed on a vehicle body side at intervals along a traveling direction of the curved arm 54.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitomo Ihashi, Takeshi Hattori, Takeki Tanaka, Osamu Sera, Akihiro Kitagawa, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Patent number: 7017973Abstract: An apparatus is provided in which a motor 11 with reduction gears, a clutch 12 and a gas stay are provided between a vehicle body 2 and a tailgate 1 so that a fully opened position of the tailgate can be held by virtue of a thrust of the gas stay only, and in this apparatus, when a closure of the tailgate from its own weight is detected after the motor with reduction gears is disconnected, the motor with reduction gears is connected to the tailgate to drive to forcibly close it after the tailgate is driven to be opened to the fully opened position thereof. By this construction, when the holding force of the opened position is short, since the tailgate is closed after it is opened to the fully opened position once, cargo loading and unloading work can be completed while the tailgate is so closed.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2004Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Sera, Toshihisa Omori, Kazunari Ochi
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Publication number: 20050177977Abstract: The force from a drive rod driven by an electric motor is transmitted via a link arm pivotally linked to the drive rod and a back door. When the back door is operated in opening direction, the link arm is supported by open-side support sliders and the acting direction of the force applied to the link arm by the drive rod is shifted to the opening direction of the back door. When the back door is operated in dosing direction, the link arm is supported by closed-side support slider and a closed-side support roller and the acting direction of the force applied to the link arm by the drive rod is shifted to the closing direction of the back door. The open-side and closed side support sliders are pressed against the link arm by leaf spring members so that the link arm is prevented from oscillating between the sliders.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd., Mitsuba CorporationInventors: Takeshi Hattori, Ryoji Araki, Osamu Sera, Masashi Shimizu, Yasushi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20050017539Abstract: A powered tailgate system in which a direct driven rack 44 is connected to one end of a rod 52, one end of a curved arm 54 is connected to the other end of the rod 52, the other end of the curved arm 54 is connected to a tailgate 15, an arm side slider portion 60 which curves concentrically with the curved arm 54 is provided on the curved arm 54, and a plurality of load receiving portions 87 to 90 adapted to be brought into sliding contact with the arm side slider portion 60 so as to receive a load are disposed on a vehicle body side at intervals along a traveling direction of the curved arm 54.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitomo Ihashi, Takeshi Hattori, Takeki Tanaka, Osamu Sera, Akihiro Kitagawa, Tomofumi Ichinose
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Publication number: 20040232723Abstract: An apparatus is provided in which a motor 11 with reduction gears, a clutch 12 and a gas stay are provided between a vehicle body 2 and a tailgate 1 so that a fully opened position of the tailgate can be held by virtue of a thrust of the gas stay only, and in this apparatus, when a closure of the tailgate from its own weight is detected after the motor with reduction gears is disconnected, the motor with reduction gears is connected to the tailgate to drive to forcibly close it after the tailgate is driven to be opened to the fully opened position thereof. By this construction, when the holding force of the opened position is short, since the tailgate is closed after it is opened to the fully opened position once, cargo loading and unloading work can be completed while the tailgate is so closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Sera, Toshihisa Omori, Kazunari Ochi