Patents by Inventor Susumu Kurabe

Susumu Kurabe 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: 4946145
    Abstract: An air suspension device for a vehicle seat which is capable of automatic adjustment of the height of the seat at a given neutral position. In the device, an air spring is adjusted in flow of air thereinto or therefrom via a directional control valve which is actuated responsive to the vertical movements of link members, so as to adjust the height of the seat. A play is provided in the interlocking relation between the control valve and link members to avoid unnecessary actuation of the valve. Further, a manual control valve is disposed between an air source and the air spring, with a check or shuttle valve provided therein, thereby forming a direct air exhaust circuit, whereby operating the manual valve effects a rapid exhaust of air from the air spring, not via the directional control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Tachi-S Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susumu Kurabe