Patents Assigned to Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20240092303
    Abstract: An airbag device (1100) includes: an inflator (1110); a first panel (1130) that has a first fixing portion (1132) and a second fixing portion (1133) that are different parts from an edge portion (1131) and that face each other; a second panel (1140) that makes up a sack-like airbag along with the first panel (1130); and a regulating member (1150) provided within the airbag. The length from the first fixing portion (1132) to the second fixing portion (1133) of the first panel (1130) is longer than a length from a first part (1151) to a second part (1152) of the regulating member (1150). The airbag has a main bag (1121) and a sub-inflating portion (1122), and when inflated and deployed, gas from the inflator (1110) in introduced to the main bag (1121), the first panel (1130) faces a passenger, and the sub-inflating portion (1122) catches the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka AZUMA, Tsukasa INABA, Tetsuro HAMADA
  • Patent number: 11912225
    Abstract: A side airbag device capable of restricting an occupant from moving to the inner side in the vehicle width direction while restraining the head of the occupant is inflatable and deployable in a space beside an occupant seated in a vehicle seat. The side airbag device includes an inflator configured to generate a gas and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to the gas upon activation of the inflator to protect a lateral portion of the occupant. The airbag includes a torso protection portion, and a head protection portion configured to be provided above the torso protection portion and inflatable and deployable between an upper portion of a shoulder of the occupant and a lateral portion of a head of the occupant. The head protection portion is bendable at an acute angle relative to the torso protection portion in an inflated and deployed state of the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Yuta Minami, Yoshitaka Okagami, Kazuya Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11794687
    Abstract: A seat belt anchor device according to one aspect includes: an anchor plate including a loop attached portion for a seat belt webbing, and having an opening including an enlarged region into which a head of a stud is allowed to be inserted and a lock region in which the head of the stud is not allowed to enter from the enlarged region but a shank of the stud is allowed to enter; a protector attached to the anchor plate and including a bridge portion disposed over the enlarged region on a side opposite to a vehicle body with respect to the enlarged region so that the loop is held between the protector and the loop attached portion; and a stopper attached to the anchor plate and configured to engage with the head of the stud when the shank of the stud enters the lock region from the enlarged region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Suminaka, Eri Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11760175
    Abstract: A winding shade device includes a sheet-form member, a winding shaft for winding the sheet-form member, and a support member that is secured to a hinge door and that rotatably supports the winding shaft. The support member has a plurality of elastically deforming parts that push on and rotatably support the outer periphery of the winding shaft, which is passed through a through-hole. The plurality of elastically deforming parts have a plurality of first elastically deforming parts which are arranged along a closing direction with respect to the hinge door from the center of the winding shaft, and which are arranged in line symmetry with respect to a line passing through the center of the through-hole and extending in the opening and closing direction of the hinge door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Shimohira
  • Publication number: 20230248121
    Abstract: A buckle device into which a tongue plate provided on a seat belt of a vehicle is to be inserted, and which detachably engages with the inserted tongue plate. The buckle device includes a hollow buckle body, an operating member configured to be operated in response to a release operation for releasing engagement between the tongue plate and the buckle device, the operating member being supported, in the buckle body, to be slidable in an insertion direction of the tongue plate, and an inertia member supported, in the buckle body, to be rotatable about a rotation center axis extending in a width direction of the tongue plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TSUDA, Shigehiko KUBO, Takao ISHIZAKI, Kazuki UMEBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230249643
    Abstract: A seat belt retractor includes a vehicle acceleration sensor. The vehicle acceleration sensor includes a sensor holder including a placement surface and an attachment member to which the sensor holder is coupled. The attachment member is attached to the housing in a state in which the sensor holder is in either a first posture or a second posture. The sensor holder is configured to be coupled to the attachment member at any one of a plurality of angular positions. The plurality of angular positions are positions of the sensor holder in a case where the sensor holder rotates around a rotation axis. A plurality of sensor attachment angles corresponding to the plurality of angular positions are different between the first posture and the second posture. The plurality of sensor attachment angles are angles, with respect to the housing, of the center line of the placement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taro YOKOYAMA, Satoshi Suminaka, Takayoshi Ijiri, Noriko Kurauchi
  • Patent number: 11697389
    Abstract: An airbag device including: a folded airbag; an attachment member configured to house the folded airbag and to be fixed to the vehicle; and an airbag lid including a main body portion and a protruding support portion. The main body portion is connected to the attachment member in a state of covering the folded airbag from a side opposite to the attachment member. The protruding support portion protrudes from the main body portion. At least a part of the protruding support portion is covered by the trim. The protruding support portion includes: a base end side edge portion joined to the main body portion; a tip end side edge portion provided on a side opposite to the base end side edge portion; a locking portion attaching to the trim; and a reinforcing portion provided continuously along the tip end side edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kou Sasaki, Yoshitaka Okagami, Ryogo Honda
  • Patent number: 11685314
    Abstract: A tonneau cover includes a sheet-shaped member, a hemming member sewn on an outer peripheral edge portion of the sheet-shaped member and forming a core material housing space, a loop-shaped core material housed in the core material housing space, and a frame. The frame includes a first divided frame member and a second divided frame member. At least one of the first divided frame member and the second divided frame member is formed with an edge housing portion and is provided with a contact portion. The edge housing portion forms an edge housing space. The edge housing space houses the outer peripheral edge portion, the hemming member, and the core material. The contact portion protrudes into the edge housing space to be in contact with a surface of the core material facing the sheet-shaped member via the hemming member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyoshi Takeda
  • Patent number: 11602652
    Abstract: Provided is a fire-fighting system that has a very simple structure with only a hose and a water discharge nozzle mounted on a vehicle, can bring the vehicle close to the fire site by automatic operation or remote control, and minimizes the occurrence of a water hammer when water is supplied. A hose reel is installed on a base which is installed on a vehicle, so as to be rotatable around a rotary shaft extending vertically, a hose having shape retaining property is spirally wound around the hose reel and around the rotary shaft, the lower end of the hose is connectable to a water discharge pump installed behind the vehicle, and the upper end of the hose passes through the rotary shaft of the hose reel and is connected to a water discharge nozzle installed at the upper position of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Azuma, Izumi Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 11565650
    Abstract: An airbag device configured to be disposed in front of an occupant in a vehicle includes: an inflator configured to generate gas; an airbag that is folded and housed, the airbag being configured to be inflated and deployed by the gas generated by the inflator; and a holding member including an attachment portion to which the inflator is attached, and holding the folded airbag capable of being inflated and deployed from an occupant side opposite the attachment portion. The holding member includes an inhibiting portion that covers a part of the folded airbag from the occupant side and that is configured to partially inhibit initial inflation and deployment of the airbag. The inhibiting portion has a first region and a second region where inhibiting forces that inhibit the initial inflation and deployment are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamashita, Daijiro Katayama, Kazuyoshi Nakai
  • Publication number: 20220355756
    Abstract: A side airbag device capable of restricting an occupant from moving to the inner side in the vehicle width direction while restraining the head of the occupant is inflatable and deployable in a space beside an occupant seated in a vehicle seat. The side airbag device includes an inflator configured to generate a gas and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to the gas upon activation of the inflator to protect a lateral portion of the occupant. The airbag includes a torso protection portion, and a head protection portion configured to be provided above the torso protection portion and inflatable and deployable between an upper portion of a shoulder of the occupant and a lateral portion of a head of the occupant. The head protection portion is bendable at an acute angle relative to the torso protection portion in an inflated and deployed state of the airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka AZUMA, Yuta MINAMI, Yoshitaka OKAGAMI, Kazuya HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11491946
    Abstract: A side airbag device is to be attached to a side portion of a seat back and includes an inflator and a bag-shaped airbag. The airbag includes a first inflation part at which a gas ejection hole of the inflator is disposed and configured to be inflated and deployed beside a body of an occupant, and a second inflation part communicating with the first inflation part and configured to be inflated and deployed beside a head of the occupant. A portion of the first inflation part is configured to be inflated and deployed above a console box and to come into contact with an upper surface of the console box. In a state where the airbag is folded, the second inflation part is folded to overlap the first inflation part such that the second inflation part is arranged inward of the first inflation part in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Yuta Minami, Kazuya Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20220314921
    Abstract: An airbag device including: a folded airbag; an attachment member configured to houses the folded airbag and to be fixed to the vehicle; and an airbag lid including a main body portion and a protruding support portion. The main body portion is connected to the attachment member in a state of covering the folded airbag from a side opposite to the attachment member. The protruding support portion protrudes from the main body portion. At least a part of the protruding support portion is covered by the trim. The protruding support portion includes: a base end side edge portion joined to the main body portion; a tip end side edge portion provided on a side opposite to the base end side edge portion; a locking portion attaching to the trim; and a reinforcing portion provided continuously along the tip end side edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kou SASAKI, Yoshitaka OKAGAMI, Ryogo HONDA
  • Patent number: 11440499
    Abstract: A side airbag device includes an inflator; and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to a gas upon activation of the inflator. The airbag includes a torso protection portion inflatable and deployable in a space beside a torso of the occupant, a support portion provided on a console box side of the torso protection portion and configured to be pushed onto a top surface of the console box in an inflated and deployed state, and a hip protection portion inflatable and deployable between a hip of the occupant and a lateral portion of the console box. The support portion and the hip protection portion are defined by a continuous chamber. The inflator is positioned from above to below the support portion in a side view of the vehicle. The airbag is mounted on a lateral portion of the vehicle seat via the inflator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taei Shibahara, Toshihiro Takebayashi, Yuichi Sugimura, Motoharu Hirata, Hidetaka Azuma, Yuta Minami, Yoshitaka Okagami, Kazuya Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20220281385
    Abstract: A tonneau cover includes a sheet-shaped member, a hemming member sewn on an outer peripheral edge portion of the sheet-shaped member and forming a core material housing space, a loop-shaped core material housed in the core material housing space, and a frame. The frame includes a first divided frame member and a second divided frame member. At least one of the first divided frame member and the second divided frame member is formed with an edge housing portion and is provided with a contact portion. The edge housing portion forms an edge housing space. The edge housing space houses the outer peripheral edge portion, the hemming member, and the core material. The contact portion protrudes into the edge housing space to be in contact with a surface of the core material facing the sheet-shaped member via the hemming member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyoshi TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 11400882
    Abstract: A side airbag device includes an airbag including a first inflation portion fixed to a seat and a second inflation portion inclining toward an occupant with respect to the first inflation portion. The airbag includes an occupant side panel disposed on an occupant side, a non-occupant side panel disposed opposite the occupant side panel, and a strip connection panel connecting a peripheral edge of the occupant side panel and a peripheral edge of the non-occupant side panel. The non-occupant side panel is spaced from the occupant side panel in a vehicle width direction. The connection panel includes a bend portion between a first peripheral edge portion connected to a first part of the peripheral edge of the occupant side panel defining the first inflation portion and a second peripheral edge portion connected to a second part of the peripheral edge of the occupant side panel defining the second inflation portion, or in the second peripheral edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Yuta Minami, Yoshitaka Okagami, Kazuya Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20220126783
    Abstract: A seatbelt retractor includes: a housing; a winding drum configured to wind a webbing and rotatable in a winding direction and a pull-out direction of the webbing; a lock member coupled to the winding drum to be not rotatable relative to the winding drum when a force for pulling out the webbing is less than a predetermined value and to be rotatable relative to the winding drum when the force exceeds the predetermined value; an impact energy absorber provided between the winding drum and the lock member and configured to absorb impact energy by relative rotation between the winding drum and the lock member; and a bush made of resin. The lock member includes a tubular shaft support portion, and the winding drum includes a protrusion disposed inside the shaft support portion. The bush made of resin is provided between the shaft support portion and the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao NISHIKAWA, Hiroki YAMAKAWA, Takao ISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 11292416
    Abstract: An airbag device includes: an inflator generating gas; a bag-shaped airbag configured to be inflated and deployed, the airbag having a vent hole through which the gas is discharged; and a gas flow adjustment member including: a gas receiving part covering the vent hole; an opening edge portion formed at a portion of an outer peripheral edge of the gas receiving part; and an attachment edge portion for attaching the outer peripheral edge except the opening edge portion to the airbag, the attachment edge portion having an opposite portion which is opposite to the opening edge portion, in which the gas flow adjustment member is provided with at least one pleat portion formed such that a fold extends from the opening edge portion toward the opposite portion, and the at least one pleat portion is configured such that the fold is kept folded at the attachment edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Yamauchi, Daijiro Katayama, Kazuki Isoda
  • Publication number: 20220009322
    Abstract: A winding shade device includes a sheet-form member, a winding shaft for winding the sheet-form member, and a support member that is secured to a hinge door and that rotatably supports the winding shaft. The support member has a plurality of elastically deforming parts that push on and rotatably support the outer periphery of the winding shaft, which is passed through a through-hole. The plurality of elastically deforming parts have a plurality of first elastically deforming parts which are arranged along a closing direction with respect to the hinge door from the center of the winding shaft, and which are arranged in line symmetry with respect to a line passing through the center of the through-hole and extending in the opening and closing direction of the hinge door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi SHIMOHIRA
  • Patent number: 11198413
    Abstract: A retractor of a seat belt apparatus includes a spool that is configured to wind the seat belt while allowing the seat belt to be pulled out, a motor that includes a shaft coupled to the spool and generates a rotational resistance force against the spool rotating in a direction to pull out the seat belt, the rotational resistance force corresponding to the rotation of the spool and the shaft caused by pulling out of the seat belt, a rotational resistance member that is coupled to the spool and generates a rotational resistance force against the spool rotating in the direction to pull out the seat belt when the seat belt is pulled out in the event of vehicle collision, and a reducing mechanism that reduces the rotation of the spool and transmits a reduced rotation to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Miyajima, Shigeru Sugimoto, Tsuyoshi Maruyama, Yohei Inagaki, Yoshio Shimazaki, Takayoshi Ijiri