Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Tsuda

Toshihiko Tsuda 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: 10493886
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes, in an armrest capable of being displaced between a stored position and a deployed position, a vehicular seat capable of preventing foreign matter from entering the interior thereof through a gap formed between the armrest (in particular, the vicinity of the center of displacement thereof) and a mounted portion. The present disclosure relates to a vehicular seat provided with an armrest. Both ends of a first shaft are pivotably supported by first holes formed in a plurality of guide members, and both ends of a second shaft are inserted into second holes to be movable along the holes. Between a side surface side of the armrest and the guide members, a plate member which covers at least a part of the second holes is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyazaki, Toru Inagaki, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Patent number: 10093202
    Abstract: A frame serving as a seatback frame for a vehicle seat and simply configured to reduce a load applied to a seated occupant at the time of a vehicle collision is provided. A seatback frame includes a connecting wire which connects side frames. The center of the connecting wire is bent to extend toward a front side of a vehicle seat. When the seated occupant is moved toward a rear side of the vehicle seat at the time of a vehicle rear-end collision, the forward extending portion restrains a portion of the back of the seated occupant in which a thoracic vertebra is located and reduces an amount of a rearward movement of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujita, Yusuke Higano, Koji Sano, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20180186258
    Abstract: A frame serving as a seatback frame for a vehicle seat and simply configured to reduce a load applied to a seated occupant at the time of a vehicle collision is provided. A seatback frame includes a connecting wire which connects side frames. The center of the connecting wire is bent to extend toward a front side of a vehicle seat. When the seated occupant is moved toward a rear side of the vehicle seat at the time of a vehicle rear-end collision, the forward extending portion restrains a portion of the back of the seated occupant in which a thoracic vertebra is located and reduces an amount of a rearward movement of the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujita, Yusuke Higano, Koji Sano, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20180118069
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes, in an armrest capable of being displaced between a stored position and a deployed position, a vehicular seat capable of preventing foreign matter from entering the interior thereof through a gap formed between the armrest (in particular, the vicinity of the center of displacement thereof) and a mounted portion. The present disclosure relates to a vehicular seat provided with an armrest. Both ends of a first shaft are pivotably supported by first holes formed in a plurality of guide members, and both ends of a second shaft are inserted into second holes to be movable along the holes. Between a side surface side of the armrest and the guide members, a plate member which covers at least a part of the second holes is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyazaki, Toru Inagaki, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Patent number: 9914376
    Abstract: A frame serving as a seatback frame for a vehicle seat and simply configured to reduce a load applied to a seated occupant at the time of a vehicle collision is provided. A seatback frame includes a connecting wire which connects side frames. The center of the connecting wire is bent to extend toward a front side of a vehicle seat. When the seated occupant is moved toward a rear side of the vehicle seat at the time of a vehicle rear-end collision, the forward extending portion restrains a portion of the back of the seated occupant in which a thoracic vertebra is located and reduces an amount of a rearward movement of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujita, Yusuke Higano, Koji Sano, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20160229319
    Abstract: A frame serving as a seatback frame for a vehicle seat and simply configured to reduce a load applied to a seated occupant at the time of a vehicle collision is provided. A seatback frame includes a connecting wire which connects side frames. The center of the connecting wire is bent to extend toward a front side of a vehicle seat. When the seated occupant is moved toward a rear side of the vehicle seat at the time of a vehicle rear-end collision, the forward extending portion restrains a portion of the back of the seated occupant in which a thoracic vertebra is located and reduces an amount of a rearward movement of the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujita, Yusuke Higano, Koji Sano, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8974983
    Abstract: An electrical conductive member includes: an electrical conductive structure including: a substrate; an electrical conductive carbon layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate and containing electrical conductive carbon; and a middle layer interposed between the substrate and the electrical conductive carbon layer. An intensity ratio R (ID/IG) of a D-band peak intensity (ID) to a G-band peak intensity (IG) measured by a Raman scattering spectroscopic analysis in the electrical conductive carbon layer is between 1.4 and 1.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomokatsu Himeno, Atsushi Miyazawa, Motoki Yaginuma, Keisuke Yamamoto, Keiji Okada, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yasuhiro Numao, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8579351
    Abstract: A vehicle seat device capable of providing a space in which a large sized load can be disposed. A seat device is provided with a left rear seat and a right rear seat arranged next to each other in the vehicle width direction, and also with a left front movement device for moving the left rear seat to a left foot space located in front of the left rear seat. The left rear seat having been moved to the left foot space is moved through a lateral slide rail up to a right foot space located in front of the right rear seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Takakura, Kazutomo Isonaga, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8434808
    Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seatback movable between an upright position and a horizontal position, a seat bottom movable between a use position perpendicular to the seatback and a stowage position parallel to the seatback, and a lock mechanism for holding the seat bottom at the stowage position when the seat bottom is moved to the stowage position. When the seatback is moved to the horizontal position, the vehicle seat has a dive-down state where the seatback and the seat bottom are stacked on top of the other. The seat bottom has a detection lever that, when the seat bottom becomes the dive-down state, comes into contact with a floor panel and is displaced. In the lock mechanism, when the detection lever is displaced, the function of holding the seat bottom at the stowage position becomes ineffective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohisa Abe, Toshiyuki Tsujibayashi, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20110304179
    Abstract: A vehicle seat device capable of providing a space in which a large sized load can be disposed. A seat device is provided with a left rear seat and a right rear seat arranged next to each other in the vehicle width direction, and also with a left front movement device for moving the left rear seat to a left foot space located in front of the left rear seat. The left rear seat having been moved to the left foot space is moved through a lateral slide rail up to a right foot space located in front of the right rear seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Takakura, Kazutomo Isonaga, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20110287336
    Abstract: An electrical conductive member includes: an electrical conductive structure including: a substrate (31, 152, 252, 352, 452); an electrical conductive carbon layer (33, 155, 254, 354, 454) provided on at least one surface of the substrate and containing electrical conductive carbon; and a middle layer (32, 154, 256, 356, 456) interposed between the substrate and the electrical conductive carbon layer. An intensity ratio R (ID/IG) of a D-band peak intensity (ID) to a G-band peak intensity (IG) measured by a Raman scattering spectroscopic analysis in the electrical conductive carbon layer is 1.3 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokatsu Himeno, Atsushi Miyazawa, Motoki Yaginuma, Keisuke Yamamoto, Keiji Oakada, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yasuhiro Numao, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20110204670
    Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seatback movable between an upright position and a horizontal position, a seat bottom movable between a use position perpendicular to the seatback and a stowage position parallel to the seatback, and a lock mechanism for holding the seat bottom at the stowage position when the seat bottom is moved to the stowage position. When the seatback is moved to the horizontal position, the vehicle seat has a dive-down state where the seatback and the seat bottom are stacked on top of the other. The seat bottom has a detection lever that, when the seat bottom becomes the dive-down state, comes into contact with a floor panel and is displaced. In the lock mechanism, when the detection lever is displaced, the function of holding the seat bottom at the stowage position becomes ineffective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Hirohisa Abe, Toshiyuki Tsujibayashi, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Patent number: 7819468
    Abstract: This seat for a vehicle is provided a seat cushion which is rotatable toward a seat back in an upright condition around an axis provided on the seat back side, the seat for a vehicle comprising: a storage recessed portion which is provided in a bottom face of the seat cushion; and a lid which opens and closes the storage recessed portion, the lid being rotatably attached with a rear end portion of the storage recessed portion as a supporting axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tsuda, Kanae Tsukidate, Toshikazu Hirose
  • Patent number: 7731296
    Abstract: A buckle holding structure for holding a buckle unit on a seat cushion, the buckle unit having: a belt of which one end is fixed to a vehicle body; and a buckle fixed to the other end of the belt, the buckle holding structure including: a band that has elasticity, has a predetermined width, and is folded in a U shape to form a folded portion, wherein both ends of the band are fixed to a rear end of the seat cushion so as to be disposed on the same plane in a width direction of the band; the belt of the buckle unit is inserted into a gap formed between both ends of the band, which is fixed to the rear end of the seat cushion, and the folded portion; and the buckle is caught by the folded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tsuda, Takahiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20090072595
    Abstract: This seat for a vehicle is provided a seat cushion which is rotatable toward a seat back in an upright condition around an axis provided on the seat back side, the seat for a vehicle comprising: a storage recessed portion which is provided in a bottom face of the seat cushion; and a lid which opens and closes the storage recessed portion, the lid being rotatably attached with a rear end portion of the storage recessed portion as a supporting axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tsuda, Kanae Tsukidate, Toshikazu Hirose
  • Publication number: 20090072607
    Abstract: A buckle holding structure for holding a buckle unit on a seat cushion, the buckle unit having: a belt of which one end is fixed to a vehicle body; and a buckle fixed to the other end of the belt, the buckle holding structure including: a band that has elasticity, has a predetermined width, and is folded in a U shape to form a folded portion, wherein both ends of the band are fixed to a rear end of the seat cushion so as to be disposed on the same plane in a width direction of the band; the belt of the buckle unit is inserted into a gap formed between both ends of the band, which is fixed to the rear end of the seat cushion, and the folded portion; and the buckle is caught by the folded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tsuda, Takahiro Ito
  • Patent number: 6513873
    Abstract: When no child seat is attached to a folding adult seat of an automotive vehicle, the seat bottom of the adult seat is retained in a first locked state relative to the floor of the vehicle by means of a first locking mechanism alone. When an ISO-FIX child seat is attached to the adult seat, the seat bottom of the adult seat is retained in an additional locked state relative to the vehicle floor by a second locking mechanism that automatically locks the seat bottom by being operated on by part of the child seat as the child seat is moved toward and engaged with the seat. In this case, the second locking mechanism that is directly operated on by the attached child seat is constructed to perform a primary seat-bottom locking function to lock the seat bottom relative to the vehicle floor, while the first locking mechanism performs an auxiliary seat-bottom locking function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken KogyolKabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tsuda, Seiji Waku
  • Publication number: 20020027383
    Abstract: When no child seat is attached to a folding adult seat of an automotive vehicle, the seat bottom of the adult seat is retained in a first locked state relative to the floor of the vehicle by means of a first locking mechanism alone. When an ISO-FIX child seat is attached to the adult seat, the seat bottom of the adult seat is retained in an additional locked state relative to the vehicle floor by a second locking mechanism that automatically locks the seat bottom by being operated on by part of the child seat as the child seat is moved toward and engaged with the seat. In this case, the second locking mechanism that is directly operated on by the attached child seat is constructed to perform a primary seat-bottom locking function to lock the seat bottom relative to the vehicle floor, while the first locking mechanism performs an auxiliary seat-bottom locking function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tsuda, Seiji Waku
  • Patent number: 4562335
    Abstract: A thermal fixing roll used in electrographic processing in which a rough metallic cylindrical core (2) contains an internal heater (H) and has a heat-resistant layer (3) covering the outer surface thereof. The heat-resistant layer is silicone rubber mixed with silicon carbide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuji Katsuno, Toshihiko Tsuda