Patents Assigned to Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
  • Patent number: 11904734
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ENSHU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Shiraki, Teruhiko Karasawa, Takashi Hattori, Shun Fujishiro, Yoshitaka Sasayama
  • Patent number: 11584265
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Shiraki, Motohisa Nakamura, Yoshifumi Naka
  • Patent number: 11577630
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Komiyama, Yoshihisa Hori, Takayuki Ogasawara, Hiroaki Hyodo, Tadashi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11535125
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Norio Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11458866
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Hori, Takayuki Ogasawara, Rui Kawai, Seiki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220258653
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin SHIRAKI, Motohisa NAKAMURA, Yoshifumi NAKA
  • Publication number: 20210362628
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicants: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd., Toyota Body Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Motozaki, Susumu Osaki, Motohisa Nakamura, Shin Shiraki, Takayuki Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20210188132
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ENSHU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin SHIRAKI, Teruhiko KARASAWA, Takashi HATTORI, Shun FUJISHIRO, Yoshitaka SASAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10994637
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ogasawara, Shin Shiraki, Hiroki Okamoto, Yoichi Fujii
  • Patent number: 10850642
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Shin Shiraki
  • Publication number: 20200282868
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi KOMIYAMA, Yoshihisa HORI, Takayuki OGASAWARA, Hiroaki HYODO, Tadashi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10717373
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisato Watanabe, Shin Shiraki, Motohisa Nakamura, Takuo Yanagihara
  • Publication number: 20200086767
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki OGASAWARA, Shin SHIRAKI, Hiroki OKAMOTO, Yoichi FUJII
  • Publication number: 20200062147
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa HORI, Takayuki OGASAWARA, Rui KAWAI, Seiki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200001745
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Norio SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10391891
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Shin Shiraki
  • Publication number: 20190232823
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Shin Shiraki
  • Patent number: 10040374
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohisa Nakamura, Shin Shiraki
  • Publication number: 20180105074
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Shin Shiraki
  • Publication number: 20170368963
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisato Watanabe, Shin Shiraki, Motohisa Nakamura, Takuo Yanagihara