Patents by Inventor Tomoki Matsumoto
Tomoki Matsumoto 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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Publication number: 20120038199Abstract: A seatback device configured in such a manner that a planar elastic body (22) is elastically supported between a pair of left and right side frames (25, 26) which separated from each other. The seatback device (10) includes a pair of left and right first springs (81, 82) and a pair of left and right second springs (84, 85). The pair of left and right first springs have axes (91, 92), respectively, extending in the width direction of the vehicle. The upper parts of the left and right sides of the planar elastic body (22) are connected to the left and right side frames (25, 26) through the left and right first springs. The pair of left and right second springs (84, 85) have axes (93, 94), respectively, extending in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body. The lower parts on the left and right sides of the planar elastic body (22) are connected to the left and right side frames (25, 26) through the left and right second springs (84, 85).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoki Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Honda
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Patent number: 8104830Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8104831Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignees: TS Tech. Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8056973Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8020930Abstract: A vehicle seat of the invention has an upper movable member (10) supporting a headrest (3), a lower movable member (30) provided inside a backrest, and a coupling mechanism for coupling the upper movable member and the lower movable member. The coupling mechanism includes an upper link mechanism (15) positioned in an upper part of a side frame (40) and coupled to the upper movable member, a lower link mechanism (32) positioned in a lower part of the side frame and coupled to the lower movable member, and a rod (27) extending along the side frame and coupling the upper link mechanism and the lower link mechanism. The upper link mechanism amplifies a backward moving amount of the lower movable member, and moves the headrest forward.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2005Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20110193377Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicants: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20110175410Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicants: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20110175409Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicants: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 7731280Abstract: A vehicle seat of the invention includes: a rectangular-shaped seat back frame (5) having a pair of side frames (6); a plurality of seat springs (34A, 34B) disposed between the side frames; a single plate-shaped flexible cushion plate (31) attached to the seat springs; a seat cushion (9) provided on the front side of the cushion plate; link mechanisms (15, 35) provided near the side frames; and a headrest (4) coupled to the link mechanisms (15). Both ends of the seat spring (34B) are coupled to the link mechanisms. When the seat spring (34B) is moved rearward, the headrest is moved forward. Both sides of each of the remaining seat springs (34A) are mounted to the side frames.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto, Koji Sano
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Publication number: 20090309398Abstract: A vehicle seat of the invention has an upper movable member (10) supporting a headrest (3), a lower movable member (30) provided inside a backrest, and a coupling mechanism for coupling the upper movable member and the lower movable member. The coupling mechanism includes an upper link mechanism (15) positioned in an upper part of a side frame (40) and coupled to the upper movable member, a lower link mechanism (32) positioned in a lower part of the side frame and coupled to the lower movable member, and a rod (27) extending along the side frame and coupling the upper link mechanism and the lower link mechanism. The upper link mechanism amplifies a backward moving amount of the lower movable member, and moves the headrest forward.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2005Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicants: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20080265637Abstract: A vehicle seat of the invention includes: a rectangular-shaped seat back frame (5) having a pair of side frames (6); a plurality of seat springs (34A, 34B) disposed between the side frames; a single plate-shaped flexible cushion plate (31) attached to the seat springs; a seat cushion (9) provided on the front side of the cushion plate; link mechanisms (15, 35) provided near the side frames; and a headrest (4) coupled to the link mechanisms (15). Both ends of the seat spring (34B) are coupled to the link mechanisms. When the seat spring (34B) is moved rearward, the headrest is moved forward. Both sides of each of the remaining seat springs (34A) are mounted to the side frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto, Koji Sano