Patents Assigned to Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
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Patent number: 11904734Abstract: A seat slider device may include an upper rail; a lower rail slidably holding the upper rail; a bolt fixing the lower rail to a vehicle body; a washer through which the bolt passes; and a retainer retaining the bolt to the lower rail before the lower rail is fixed to the vehicle body with the bolt. The lower rail may include a bottom plate; a pair of outer vertical plates extending upward respectively from ends of the bottom plate; a pair of upper plates horizontally extending respectively from upper ends of the outer vertical plates to an inside of the lower rail; and a pair of inner vertical plates extending downward respectively from inner ends of the upper plates. The retainer may be arranged in the lower rail and configured to retain the bolt with the bolt through the washer and the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ENSHU CO., LTD.Inventors: Shin Shiraki, Teruhiko Karasawa, Takashi Hattori, Shun Fujishiro, Yoshitaka Sasayama
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Patent number: 11584265Abstract: A seat slider device may include: a lower rail attached to a body of a vehicle; and an upper rail attached to a seat and slidable with respect to the lower rail. The upper rail may include: a roller or a slider piece being in contact with a bottom plate of the lower rail; and a protrusion supporting the roller or the slider piece. The protrusion may be integrated with the upper rail.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Shin Shiraki, Motohisa Nakamura, Yoshifumi Naka
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Patent number: 11577630Abstract: A seat slider device may include: a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle; an upper rail attachable to a seat and slidably engaging with the lower rail; at least one roller provided in the upper rail and pressed against the lower rail or the body of the vehicle; and an actuator configured to rotate the at least one roller.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Komiyama, Yoshihisa Hori, Takayuki Ogasawara, Hiroaki Hyodo, Tadashi Takahashi
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Patent number: 11535125Abstract: A seat slider device may include a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle; and an upper rail attachable to a lower portion of a seat and slidably engaging with the lower rail. The upper rail may include a lock pin movable along a short direction of the upper rail. The lower rail may include a plurality of first holes and a second hole. The first holes may be arranged along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail and configured to engage with the lock pin, and the second hole may be arranged with the first holes along the longitudinal direction of the lower rail. The second hole may be positioned at a position where the lock pin is incapable of engaging with the second hole or the second hole may have a size with which the lock pin is incapable of engaging.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventor: Norio Shimizu
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Patent number: 11458866Abstract: A seat slider device may include: a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle and including grooves arranged in a for direction of the lower rail; an upper rail attachable to a seat and slidably engaging with the lower rail; and a lock lever including a plurality of protrusions configured to engage with the grooves, supported by the upper rail to be swingable in a direction bringing the protrusions close to the grooves and in a direction bringing the protrusions away from the grooves, and biased in the direction bringing the protrusions close to the grooves. A portion of the lock lever between a pivot of the lock lever and the protrusions may have elasticity such that the portion flexes in the direction bringing the protrusions close to the grooves and in the direction bringing the protrusions away from the grooves.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihisa Hori, Takayuki Ogasawara, Rui Kawai, Seiki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20220258653Abstract: A seat slider device may include: a lower rail attached to a body of a vehicle; and an upper rail attached to a seat and slidable with respect to the lower rail. The upper rail may include: a roller or a slider piece being in contact with a bottom plate of the lower rail; and a protrusion supporting the roller or the slider piece. The protrusion may be integrated with the upper rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Shin SHIRAKI, Motohisa NAKAMURA, Yoshifumi NAKA
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Publication number: 20210362628Abstract: The present invention pertains to a seat slide device having: a lower rail fixed above a floor and extending in one direction; an upper rail connected to a seat and capable of moving along the lower rail; a drive pulley connected to a drive source and attached to the seat or the upper rail; an ended belt wound on the drive pulley so that one surface contacts the drive pulley, both ends of the ended belt being fixed to the floor or the lower rail; and a first and second pressing member attached to a position on the floor side of the seat or the upper rail closer than the drive pulley, each pressing member contacting the other surface of the ended belt, and the first pressing member, the drive pulley, and the second pressing member being disposed in the stated order along the one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicants: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd., Toyota Body Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiko Motozaki, Susumu Osaki, Motohisa Nakamura, Shin Shiraki, Takayuki Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20210188132Abstract: A seat slider device may include an upper rail; a lower rail slidably holding the upper rail; a bolt fixing the lower rail to a vehicle body; a washer through which the bolt passes; and a retainer retaining the bolt to the lower rail before the lower rail is fixed to the vehicle body with the bolt. The lower rail may include a bottom plate; a pair of outer vertical plates extending upward respectively from ends of the bottom plate; a pair of upper plates horizontally extending respectively from upper ends of the outer vertical plates to an inside of the lower rail; and a pair of inner vertical plates extending downward respectively from inner ends of the upper plates. The retainer may be arranged in the lower rail and configured to retain the bolt with the bolt through the washer and the through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicants: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ENSHU CO., LTD.Inventors: Shin SHIRAKI, Teruhiko KARASAWA, Takashi HATTORI, Shun FUJISHIRO, Yoshitaka SASAYAMA
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Patent number: 10994637Abstract: A seat slider device may include a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle; a belt arranged along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail and having both ends thereof fixed; and an upper rail attachable to a seat, slidably engaging with the lower rail, and including an actuator configured to feed the belt. The actuator may be configured to apply a drive force on a lower surface of the belt.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Ogasawara, Shin Shiraki, Hiroki Okamoto, Yoichi Fujii
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Patent number: 10850642Abstract: A seat slide device that can change sliding resistance when a seat is made to slide in accordance with a situation is provided. A seat slide device includes a lower rail fixed to a floor of a vehicle and an upper rail fixed to a seat of the vehicle and supported to be movable with respect to the lower rail. On the upper rail, a sliding member in contact with the slid surface of the lower rail from above is provided and configured such that the sliding resistance borne by the sliding member when the upper rail is moved is changed by a load in a vertical direction borne by the seat.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.Inventor: Shin Shiraki
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Publication number: 20200282868Abstract: A seat slider device may include: a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle; an upper rail attachable to a seat and slidably engaging with the lower rail; at least one roller provided in the upper rail and pressed against the lower rail or the body of the vehicle; and an actuator configured to rotate the at least one roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi KOMIYAMA, Yoshihisa HORI, Takayuki OGASAWARA, Hiroaki HYODO, Tadashi TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 10717373Abstract: A seat slide device that can adjust sliding resistance of sliding of an upper rail with respect to a lower rail in an unlock state is provided. The seat slide device is provided in a vehicle and includes a lower rail fixed to a floor of a vehicle, an upper rail fixed to a seat of the vehicle and supported to be capable of sliding with respect to the lower rail, a lock mechanism configured to switch a lock state in which movement of the upper rail is restricted and an unlock state in which the movement of the upper rail is allowed, and an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust sliding resistance of sliding of the upper rail with respect to the lower rail in the unlock state.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.Inventors: Hisato Watanabe, Shin Shiraki, Motohisa Nakamura, Takuo Yanagihara
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Publication number: 20200086767Abstract: A seat slider device may include a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle; a belt arranged along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail and having both ends thereof fixed; and an upper rail attachable to a seat, slidably engaging with the lower rail, and including an actuator configured to feed the belt. The actuator may be configured to apply a drive force on a lower surface of the belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki OGASAWARA, Shin SHIRAKI, Hiroki OKAMOTO, Yoichi FUJII
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Publication number: 20200062147Abstract: A seat slider device may include: a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle and including grooves arranged in a for direction of the lower rail; an upper rail attachable to a seat and slidably engaging with the lower rail; and a lock lever including a plurality of protrusions configured to engage with the grooves, supported by the upper rail to be swingable in a direction bringing the protrusions close to the grooves and in a direction bringing the protrusions away from the grooves, and biased in the direction bringing the protrusions close to the grooves. A portion of the lock lever between a pivot of the lock lever and the protrusions may have elasticity such that the portion flexes in the direction bringing the protrusions close to the grooves and in the direction bringing the protrusions away from the grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihisa HORI, Takayuki OGASAWARA, Rui KAWAI, Seiki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200001745Abstract: A seat slider device may include a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle; and an upper rail attachable to a lower portion of a seat and slidably engaging with the lower rail. The upper rail may include a lock pin movable along a short direction of the upper rail. The lower rail may include a plurality of first holes and a second hole. The first holes may be arranged along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail and configured to engage with the lock pin, and the second hole may be arranged with the first holes along the longitudinal direction of the lower rail. The second hole may be positioned at a position where the lock pin is incapable of engaging with the second hole or the second hole may have a size with which the lock pin is incapable of engaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventor: Norio SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 10391891Abstract: A seat slide device that can change sliding resistance when a seat is made to slide in accordance with a situation is provided. A seat slide device includes a lower rail fixed to a floor of a vehicle and an upper rail fixed to a seat of the vehicle and supported to be movable with respect to the lower rail. On the upper rail, a sliding member in contact with the slid surface of the lower rail from above is provided and configured such that the sliding resistance borne by the sliding member when the upper rail is moved is changed by a load in a vertical direction borne by the seat.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.Inventor: Shin Shiraki
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Publication number: 20190232823Abstract: A seat slide device that can change sliding resistance when a seat is made to slide in accordance with a situation is provided. A seat slide device includes a lower rail fixed to a floor of a vehicle and an upper rail fixed to a seat of the vehicle and supported to be movable with respect to the lower rail. On the upper rail, a sliding member in contact with the slid surface of the lower rail from above is provided and configured such that the sliding resistance borne by the sliding member when the upper rail is moved is changed by a load in a vertical direction borne by the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.Inventor: Shin Shiraki
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Patent number: 10040374Abstract: There is provided a seat slide device capable of stably holding a position of an upper rail as well as a position of a seat. An upper rail (3) has an inclined section (30d) obliquely formed so as to approach an inner surface of a lower rail (2) as going rearward. A displacement member (32) has an abutting section (33) disposed so as to abut on the inner surface of the lower rail (2) and an inclined section (30d). The abutting section (33) abuts on the inclined section (30d) by rearward urging to the displacement member (32) by a tension coil spring (36a). The inclined section (30d) converts urging force received from a tension coil spring (36a) through the abutting section (33) into force in such a direction as to abut on the inner surface of the lower rail (2) to apply the force to the abutting section (33), and the abutting section (33) is made to abut on the inner surface of the lower rail (2) at a time of locking and at a time of unlocking of a lock member (5).Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.Inventors: Motohisa Nakamura, Shin Shiraki
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Publication number: 20180105074Abstract: A seat slide device that can change sliding resistance when a seat is made to slide in accordance with a situation is provided. A seat slide device includes a lower rail fixed to a floor of a vehicle and an upper rail fixed to a seat of the vehicle and supported to be movable with respect to the lower rail. On the upper rail, a sliding member in contact with the slid surface of the lower rail from above is provided and configured such that the sliding resistance borne by the sliding member when the upper rail is moved is changed by a load in a vertical direction borne by the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.Inventor: Shin Shiraki
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Publication number: 20170368963Abstract: A seat slide device that can adjust sliding resistance of sliding of an upper rail with respect to a lower rail in an unlock state is provided. The seat slide device is provided in a vehicle and includes a lower rail fixed to a floor of a vehicle, an upper rail fixed to a seat of the vehicle and supported to be capable of sliding with respect to the lower rail, a lock mechanism configured to switch a lock state in which movement of the upper rail is restricted and an unlock state in which the movement of the upper rail is allowed, and an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust sliding resistance of sliding of the upper rail with respect to the lower rail in the unlock state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.Inventors: Hisato Watanabe, Shin Shiraki, Motohisa Nakamura, Takuo Yanagihara