Patents Assigned to TS Tech Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12377809
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seatback frame including a pair of side members extending vertically along either side thereof and providing a structural framework of a seatback, a plate member positioned behind the seatback frame and including an extension extending in an outboard direction from the side member located on an outboard side of the seatback frame, a mounting member connected to the outboard side member, and an airbag module positioned on a front side of the extension and connected to the outboard side member via the mounting member, a clearance being defined between the airbag module and the extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Katsuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
  • Patent number: 12369717
    Abstract: A seat application management device for managing an application for offering an experience using a seat is provided. The seat application management device for managing a usage pattern of a seat provided with a sensor is configured to execute, in response to an operation of a user, an application execution process of providing an interface that allows the user to select at least one application from among a plurality of applications each of which utilizes data acquired from the sensor to offer an experience using the seat to a seated occupant, and executing the selected application, and a record presentation process of retrieving and presenting an execution result of an executed application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Yosuke Higashi
  • Patent number: 12370928
    Abstract: To propose a new value for a seat, a seat system which can make notification of advertising information fit for an occupant seated on the seat with a sensor included therein is provided. The seat system includes: a seat which includes a seat body, and a sensor provided in the seat body and configured to acquire information for use in identifying a physical state of an occupant seated on the seat body; a server having pieces of advertising information stored therein; and a terminal capable of acquiring the information from the sensor and communicating with the server. The terminal or the server is configured to choose, based on the information or an evaluation value based on the information, a piece of advertising information related to the information or the evaluation value from among the pieces of advertising information, and notify the occupant of the piece of advertising information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Atsushi Kusano, Satoru Kaneda, Satoshi Suzuki, Munetaka Kowa, Yoshikazu Ito, Yasuharu Otsuka
  • Patent number: 12370964
    Abstract: A seat device for a vehicle includes: a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle; an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component. The wireless power supply mechanism includes a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chase Hemmelgarn, Steven Johnson
  • Patent number: 12365302
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat which makes the load from the airbag more likely to be concentrated on a weakened part of a skin member, a vehicle seat provided with a seat cushion constituting a seating surface and a seat back constituting a backrest includes: a seat back frame forming a structural member of the seat back; an airbag module supported on a side portion of the seat back frame on a vehicle outer side; a pad member covering the airbag module; and a skin member covering a surface of the pad member, wherein the skin member is provided with a weakened part vertically extending on an edge part of the seat back on a vehicle outer side and a first low-elasticity reinforcement part extending from a vicinity of the weakened part in a direction intersecting with the weakened part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Tatsuki Nonaka, Atsushi Yamabe, Tsuyoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 12358410
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes at least one of a seat back and a seat cushion having a pad member and a skin member covering the pad member, wherein a heater having a sheet configuration and a plurality of air cells are provided between a surface side of the pad member and the skin member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoto Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 12358404
    Abstract: A car seat is a seat with a seat cushion and a seat upper portion, which is a portion provided above the seat cushion and includes a seat back and a headrest, wherein the seat includes an air outlet located in the seat upper portion to let out air therethrough; an air inlet located in the seat upper portion to draw in air therethrough; at least one fan configured to produce a current of air flowing from the air outlet toward the air inlet at a front side of the seat upper portion; and a scenting device configured to scent air to be forced out through the air outlet. The air outlet and the air inlet are located in such positions that at least part of the headrest is positioned between the air outlet and the air inlet in a direction from the air outlet toward the air inlet as viewed from a front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Minako Ishihara
  • Patent number: 12351078
    Abstract: A mode adjustment system capable of changing interior in a conveyance with less effort and time includes an input device that allows an occupant to select mode information in which position information of a seat and a shade are registered in advance, a mode switching device that receives the mode information from the input device and switches the positions of the seat and the shade based on the mode information, a seat adjustment device, and a shade adjustment device. The mode switching device includes a seat movement amount calculator calculating the movement amount of the seat and a shade movement amount calculator calculating the movement amount of the shade, the seat adjustment device adjusts the position of the seat based on the calculated movement amount of the seat, and the shade adjustment device adjusts the position of the shade based on the calculated movement amount of the shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takako Miyoshi, Takayuki Kobori, Akio Seya, Hiroki Shibayama, Kazuyoshi Iizuka, Ai Furuta, Kazuaki Mima, Yuichiro Hoshi, Tomohisa Chiba, Kensuke Mori
  • Patent number: 12337742
    Abstract: Provided is a headrest in which devices can be placed and which is easy to manufacture. A headrest comprises a pillar supported by a seat back on which the headrest is provided; a core supported by the pillar and having one or more receiving recesses recessed inward from an outer surface of the core; one or more devices, each device received in a corresponding receiving recess; and a skin material covering the core and the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Takayoshi Ito, Kazumasa Narita, Kazuhiro Oshima, Nobuyuki Tezuka, Yasuo Inose, Atsushi Yamabe, Takashi Takahara, Akihiro Matsumoto, Akihito Kobayashi, Akira Kodama, Takako Miyoshi, Akira Miyoshi, Yoshitomo Sato
  • Patent number: 12337734
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seatback and capable of assuming a use state in which a user can be seated thereon and a stowed state in which the seatback has pivoted forward from the use state to overlap with the seat cushion. The vehicle seat includes an article placement part which, in the stowed state, protrudes more forward than the seatback and is provided with a support surface that faces upward. The article placement part is preferably an ottoman supported by the seat cushion. The ottoman is preferably pivotable relative to the seat cushion. Also, in the stowed state, the ottoman is preferably pivotable relative to the seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinya Aita
  • Patent number: 12330539
    Abstract: In a seat-rotating device that enables a seat to be rotated on a base member, a rattle-suppressing member operating in association with a lock member, which switches between the locked state in which rotation of an annular rotating member supporting a seat frame is prevented and release of the locked state, is in close contact with both a support member and the annular rotating member when the lock member is at the locked position, and a gap is created between the support member and the annular rotating member when the lock member attains the lock release position. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the seat from rattling when it is in a stationary state and to facilitate rotation by releasing the rattle-preventing state when the seat is rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruki Mochizuki, Takeshi Akutsu, Takuji Kaneda
  • Patent number: 12325343
    Abstract: A sensor disposition structure in a seat includes a cushion pad and a board-like member which is disposed under the cushion pad. A concave is formed in an upper surface of the board-like member, and a sensor is disposed in the concave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro Kamei, Hiromi Taniguchi, Koji Onuma
  • Patent number: 12311817
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat equipped with a side airbag device with which an airbag can be inflation-deployed in a more stable state. The conveyance seat includes a seat back and a side airbag device attached to a side portion of the seat back. The seat back includes a back frame having a side frame and a side support member attached to the front part of the side frame and protruding to the seat front side beyond the side frame. The side airbag device has a first airbag inflated on the outside surface side of the side frame and a second airbag inflated on the inside surface side of the side frame. The second airbag passes through a gap formed between the side frame and the side support member in the seat front to back direction and is inflated on the inside surface side of side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Tatsuki Nonaka, Atsushi Yamabe
  • Patent number: 12296734
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: sensors which includes a first cushion sensor provided at a seat cushion in a position corresponding to buttocks of an occupant, a second cushion sensor provided at the seat cushion and located farther frontward than the first cushion sensor, a first back sensor provided at a seat back and located in a lower position thereof, and a second back sensor provided at the seat back and located above the first back sensor; and a controller connected to the sensors and thereby allowed to acquire pressure values from the respective sensors. The controller is configured to identify the motion of the occupant based on outputs of at least two sensors of the first cushion sensor, the second cushion sensor, the first back sensor, and the second back sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Atsushi Kusano, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Satoshi Fujita, Takako Miyoshi, Munetaka Kowa, Ryuichiro Hirose, Yoshikazu Ito, Yosuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Kento Uetake, Yasuharu Otsuka, Satoru Kaneda
  • Patent number: 12296731
    Abstract: An adequate mechanical stiffness and strength are afforded to a tumble seat or a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism provided in a rear end of the seat cushion. A cushion frame of the seat includes a side frame extending in a fore and aft direction, and the side frame includes a first member including a channel member having an open side facing sideways and a second member attached to the first member so as to form a closed cross section jointly with the first member, and extending downward further than the first member. A latch mechanism is positioned under the first member and attached to the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shoma Sato
  • Patent number: 12296772
    Abstract: A side airbag device capable of preventing interference between a harness and an airbag is provided between a vehicle body and a seat. The side airbag device includes an airbag module an inflatable airbag and an inflator supplying a gas into the airbag, a base member including an airbag storage portion having a concave shape and storing the airbag module and is attached between a vehicle body door and the seat, and a retainer member holding the airbag storage portion from the rear side of the vehicle body. The base member includes a first through hole through which a harness of the inflator is inserted and a flange which is formed in the periphery of the first through hole. The retainer member includes a second through hole through which the harness of the inflator is inserted and which is provided at a position facing the first through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirooki Negishi, Masayuki Miyazaki, Naoya Nishimoto, Kazuaki Mima
  • Patent number: 12291160
    Abstract: A side airbag device with a base member for an inflator to be easily fixed thereto, and a method for manufacturing same is provided. The side airbag device includes: an airbag; an inflator configured to supply the airbag with gas; a base member configured to accommodate the airbag and the inflator, and to be fixed to a vehicle body; an outer covering member configured to cover at least a front side of the base member to form a front-facing interior surface; and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes an inflator fixing portion to which the inflator is fixed and a base member fixing portion which is located in a position different from a position of the inflator fixing portion and fixed to the base member. The base member includes, at a left or right side portion thereof, a bracket fixing portion to which the mounting bracket is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamabe, Daisuke Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 12291156
    Abstract: Provided is an attachment structure for a functional component capable of easily changing a position while supplying power. An attachment structure for a functional component is the attachment structure for the functional component to be attached to an interior member of a conveyance, including: a rail member provided in the interior member and extending in a predetermined direction; and a power transmission unit provided in the rail member and the functional component includes an engagement member fixed to be slidable on the rail member and a power receiving unit disposed to face the rail member in the engagement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takako Miyoshi, Yuichiro Hoshi, Jinichi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 12286042
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle seat (car seat) comprising a seat cushion pad (seat body) having an air passage connected to an outlet port (114), and a blower having an inlet port (113) and configured to feed air taken in through the inlet port (113) to the air passage. The blower (100) is located on the lower side of the seat cushion pad (seat body) that is opposite to an occupant's side on which an occupant is to be seated, and the inlet port (113) is directed upward that is a direction toward the seat cushion pad (seat body).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sachio Kobayashi, Hayato Shimazaki, Kazuhiro Oshima
  • Patent number: 12269379
    Abstract: A conveyance seat includes a cover member protecting an anchor member extending from the seat main body so that a child safety seat is connected. The cover member includes an outside cover, and an inside cover accommodated in the outside cover and having an anchor engaging portion. The cover member sandwiches an extending part of the anchor member with the outside cover and the inside cover. The cover member is attached to the seat main body such that an outer periphery portion of a skin opening hole is sandwiched by the outside cover and the inside cover. A skin locking member is accommodated in a flange accommodating recess of the outside cover together with an outer peripheral flange of the inside cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro Tomioka, Sadahiro Kinoshita, Tsubasa Hitomi, Masaaki Yamaguchi