Patents Assigned to TS Tech Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12728777
    Abstract: There is provided a conveyance seat in which in a seat pad composed of two layers of pad members, the number of components is reduced by fixing a skin to the seat pad without using a locking member such as a clip. A conveyance seat includes a seat pad; and a skin covering the seat pad. The seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member harder than the first pad member. The second pad member is provided with a protruding portion integrally formed with the second pad member to lock the skin. The skin is provided with a locked portion locked to the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Akutsu, Hirokazu Onitsuka, Kazuya Aoki, Kazuya Inoue, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 12728778
    Abstract: To reduce the weight of a cross member bridged between right and left sides of a seat frame. A seat frame includes an upper frame forming an upper portion of a seat back frame, and a cross member bridged at the upper frame. The cross member includes right and left end portions in a seat width direction, the right and left end portions being fixed to the upper frame; and a first recessed portion that is recessed upward or downward and provided between the right and left end portions. The first recessed portion is provided at a center portion of the cross member in the seat width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Baba, Yuki Hosokawa, Takaya Kurisu
  • Patent number: 12728776
    Abstract: A seat comprises a seat cushion pad (20) including an air flow passage (21), and a blower connected to the air flow passage (21). The seat cushion pad (20) comprises a pad body (100), and a cover member (200) disposed on an upper surface of the pad body (100) to form the air flow passage (21) between the pad body (100) and the cover member (200). The cover member (200) comprises a first cover member (210) disposed on the upper surface of the pad body (100), and a second cover member (220) disposed on an upper surface of the first cover member (210). The first cover member (210) is fixed to the pad body (100), and the second cover member (220) is fixed to the first cover member (210) and to the pad body (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Okimura, Tatsumi Konno, Wataru Nishii, Yuji Nakano, Hiroshi Izawa, Hiromi Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 12703319
    Abstract: The vehicle seat includes a seat frame, a belt guide attached to the seat frame, and a coupling member coupling the belt guide to the seat frame. The seat frame is provided with a first locking portion extending in a first direction, and the belt guide is provided with a first receiving hole extending in the first direction and through which the first locking portion passing, and a second receiving hole extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and receiving a part of the coupling member. The coupling member received in the second receiving hole engages the first locking portion passing through the first receiving hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Inoue, Hiromi Taniguchi, Hiroyuki Nomura, Hidetaka Yonehara, Masaki Tanaka, Yoshiaki Ito
  • Patent number: 12697909
    Abstract: The vehicle cabin temperature control device comprises an air conditioning device based on a refrigeration cycle including a compressor driven by an electric motor, and including an air blowing port for blowing conditioned air into a cabin of a vehicle, and an air blowing device configured to blow conditioned air to an occupant seated on a seat and consuming less electric power than the air conditioning device, and a control unit that activates the air blowing device for a predetermined time period upon startup of the air conditioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Kojima, Tomokazu Kuma, Takuma Konno, Soichiro Tanaka, Yuto Aoki
  • Patent number: 12691796
    Abstract: The vehicle seat device has a rotation device provided between a floor and a seat cushion to rotatably support the seat cushion relative to the floor. The rotation device comprises a base portion provided on the floor; a rotatable portion provided on the seat cushion and rotatably supported by the base portion; an electric actuator for rotating the rotatable portion with respect to the base portion; and a rotation lock device for selectively prohibiting rotation of the rotatable portion with respect to the base portion. The rotation lock device is configured to be manually switched between a locked state and a released state. The electric actuator is configured to allow rotation of the rotatable portion with respect to the base portion when the rotation lock device is released and electric power is not supplied to the electric actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruki Mochizuki, Satoshi Suzuki, Takayoshi Katori, Masato Watanabe, Tsukasa Meguro, Yoichi Tachikawa
  • Patent number: 12686313
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat that can be appropriately changed in shape so that a seated occupant can take a comfortable posture. The conveyance seat includes a seat back frame; a skin material covering the seat back frame; movable bodies arranged between the seat back frame and the skin material and protruding forward with respect to the seat back frame; and a control device controlling movements of the movable bodies. The movable bodies have the right and left shoulder movable bodies arranged at upper parts of the seat back frame, and the lumbar movable body arranged below the shoulder movable bodies in the seat back frame, and the control device controls the amount of protrusion of one of the shoulder movable body and the lumbar movable body based on the amount of protrusion of the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Naoya Nishimoto, Yudai Matsui, Takanori Yamaguchi, Naoto Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 12679262
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes an outer frame forming a framework of a seatback, a frame bracket coupled to a left or right side part of the outer frame, a module bracket fastened to the frame bracket for supporting an airbag module, a shape former coupled to the side part of the outer frame to form an outer shape of the seatback, wherein gap spaces are formed between the outer frame and the shape former, and the frame bracket and the module bracket are fastened to each other at fastening points frontward of the gap spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kento Fujiyama, Hiroki Nakajima, Hiromasa Ueki, Mizuki Shimura, Eiichi Kishimoto, Masaaki Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Tsuji, Kohei Fukuoka, Hikaru Arai
  • Patent number: 12668179
    Abstract: There is provided a notification system that, when a user misplaces luggage or a mobile terminal on a seat, promptly notifies the user of the misplaced luggage or the misplaced mobile terminal. A notification system 1 includes a seat S; a luggage detection unit 31 that detects a presence of luggage on the seat or in the vicinity of the seat, the luggage being held by a user; a seating detection unit 32 that detects whether or not the user is seated on the seat; a notification unit 33 that notifies the user of presence or absence information of the luggage; and a control unit 20 that is connected to and controls the luggage detection unit and the notification unit. When the luggage detection unit detects the luggage after an elapse of a predetermined time from when the seating detection unit has detected that the user has left the seat, the control unit causes the notification unit to notify the user that the luggage has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Ito, Yuichiro Hoshi, Kohei Kowata, Hayato Shimazaki
  • Patent number: 12662032
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes side frames and plate-shaped brackets. The side frames include cushion side frames disposed to a left and to a right of a seat cushion and back side frames disposed to a left and to a right of a seatback. The plate-shaped brackets are fixed to rear end portions of the cushion side frames to support the back side frames. Each of the brackets includes a first plate shaped part fixed to a corresponding back side frame and a second plate shaped part fixed to a corresponding cushion side frame. The first plate-shaped part is disposed outwardly in the left-right direction relative to a corresponding back side frame, and the second plate-shaped part is disposed inwardly in the left-right direction relative to a corresponding cushion side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Baba, Ryota Urushihara, Takuya Arai, Yoichi Tachikawa
  • Patent number: 12630062
    Abstract: A condition correction unit includes a plan storage unit configured to store correction plans showing contents of correction of the body condition of a seated person, a presentation unit configured to read a correction plan based on a current value measured by a measurement unit from the plan storage unit and present the correction plan to the seated person, and a processing execution unit configured to execute processing to correct posture by controlling an operating unit. The plan storage unit stores the correction plan presented by the presentation unit in association with information identifying the seated person when the correction plan is presented. The processing execution unit reads the correction plan associated with the information identifying the seated person from the plan storage unit, and executes the processing to correct the posture according to correction contents shown by the correction plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kensuke Mizoi
  • Patent number: 12623581
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat having a seat frame that suppresses a resonance by a simple means in a seat frame with an actuator. A conveyance seat is a conveyance seat having a seat frame with an actuator and includes a resonance suppressing portion which is formed in at least a part of the seat frame by a first uneven region formed by continuously forming a plurality of non-penetrating recesses and/or protrusions. Since the natural frequency of the seat frame changes, the resonance of the seat frame due to the operational vibration of the actuator can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Inose, Yuta Yaguchi, Katsuhiro Kiya
  • Patent number: 12617358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Takayoshi Ito, Kazumasa Narita, Yuma Miyamoto, Akihito Kobayashi, Kodai Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12606115
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a frame; a pad disposed on the frame; a skin covering the pad; an airbag device attached to the frame, and including an airbag and an inflator; a guide member that is provided on an inner surface side of the skin at a position corresponding to the airbag device, and that guides a deployment of the airbag; and an engagement member that pulls the skin in the pad. A length in an up to down direction from a first upper end to a first lower end of the engagement member is longer than a length in the up to down direction from a first upper end portion to a first lower end portion of a first end portion of the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 12600298
    Abstract: An armrest of a door lining includes: a skin material; a printed layer which is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material; a light emission body which is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material and the printed layer and displays a printed surface on the surface of the skin material; a proximity sensor which is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material and detects an approach of a detection target; a control unit which controls the light emission body based on a detection signal of the proximity sensor; and a switch device which is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material and detects pressure from the skin material side. The control unit controls the light emission body to emit light while the proximity sensor detects the detection target. The proximity sensor is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material and is disposed on a front surface side of the switch device and the light emission body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Tsutsui, Takayoshi Ito, Jinichi Tanabe, Takashi Takahara, Masanori Yabuki, Makoto Abe, Takeaki Maehata, Hidefumi Koizumi, Toshiki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 12594860
    Abstract: A vehicle seat device includes a rotating member rotatably supported by a base member via a rotary support part; a pressure receiving member supported by a seat cushion frame on the rotating member and receives the load of a seat cushion; and a rotary drive actuator that brings power for rotating the rotating member, wherein another actuator distinct from the rotary drive actuator is disposed to avoid a position overlapping with the rotary drive actuator in plan view. Thereby, the vehicle seat device can avoid increase in height even when another actuator is provided in addition to the rotary drive actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haruki Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 12583409
    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: June 30, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Katsuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
  • Patent number: 12583366
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seatback. The vehicle seat has a plate-shaped pressure-receiving member configured to receive a load from an occupant seated on the vehicle seat and a radio wave sensor fixed to the pressure-receiving member. The radio wave sensor is configured to acquire information about the occupant by emitting radio waves toward the occupant and detecting the radio waves reflected off the occupant. The pressure-receiving member includes a plurality of first ribs that protrudes from a backside of the pressure-receiving member, which is a side facing away from the occupant, in a direction away from the occupant, and a plurality of second ribs that protrudes from the backside in a direction away from the occupant, the plurality of second ribs crossing the plurality of first ribs. The radio wave sensor includes at least one fixing part that is fixed to the pressure-receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Kowata, Katsuya Kawata
  • Patent number: 12576806
    Abstract: To improve workability when attaching an airbag module disposed in a side portion of a vehicle seat from a seat back side. A vehicle seat (S) includes: a side frame (13) which constitutes a side portion of a seat back frame (10); a bracket (20) which includes an attachment portion (21) attached to a side surface of the side frame (13) on a seat inner side and a back protrusion portion (22) protruding backward from the attachment portion (21); and an airbag module (30) which includes a retainer (34) fixed to the back protrusion portion (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuro Yamada, Atsushi Yamabe
  • Patent number: 12570192
    Abstract: A conveyance seat includes a seat pad; and a skin which covers the seat pad, wherein the seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member that is harder than the first pad member, wherein the second pad member includes a first region and a second region which is harder than the first region, and wherein an engagement portion that locks the skin is provided in the first region of the second pad member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Akutsu, Daichi Mochizuki, Yushiro Tachibana, Yasunobu Kawamoto, Daisuke Ohkawa, Yusuke Ogata