Patents Assigned to TS Tech Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11027637
    Abstract: To improve the seated feeling of an occupant in a seat having partially different hardness, a vehicle seat includes a seat frame, an S spring which is installed on the seat frame and receives a load of an occupant, and a seat back pad which has a plurality of regions respectively formed of different materials and is disposed between a skin material of the seat and the S spring. The S spring is disposed at a position facing a boundary portion which is provided in the seat back pad and is the plurality of regions respectively formed of different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazunori Hojo
  • Patent number: 11027631
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat frame including a pan frame (12), a blower, and a bracket (50) configured to attach the blower to the pan frame (12). The bracket (50) is provided with a first engagement portion (110) protruding toward the pan frame (12), and the pan frame (12) is provided with a first engagement hole (12A) in which the first engagement portion (110) is engageable. The first engagement portion (110) includes a first stopper portion (112) configured to be locked to the pan frame (12) when the first engagement portion (110) is engaged in the first engagement hole (12A), and a first elastically deformable portion (113) configured to deform elastically to allow the first stopper portion (112) to pass through the first engagement hole (12A) when the first engagement portion (110) is inserted into the first engagement hole (12A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Hoshi, Kazuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210153754
    Abstract: Disclosed is a biosensor arrangement structure, including: a plurality of biosensors that is disposed in a seat for supporting an occupant and that measures a health condition of the occupant. The seat includes: a seat body for holding the occupant; and an auxiliary supporter for supporting a body part of the occupant except for a torso and thighs. At least one of the plurality of biosensors is disposed at the auxiliary supporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi OZAWA, Takayoshi ITO, Kazuyuki TAKASAWA, Akira MIYOSHI, Munetaka KOWA
  • Patent number: 11007911
    Abstract: A seat back structure includes, a seat back frame which includes a panel material and a frame material joined with the panel material; a side frame which is included in the frame material and which is positioned in at least one edge side in a width direction of the panel material; and a first vulnerable portion which is formed in the side frame and which deforms when a load from an impact is applied. The first vulnerable portion is a slit formed by cutting out the side frame in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Yonehara, Hisato Oku, Kento Ota
  • Patent number: 11007902
    Abstract: A seat is configured to suitably restrain a warping of a connecting portion in a signal transmission path, when the connecting portion is disposed inside a through hole provided in a pad member of the seat. The seat includes: a pressure sensor that detects a seating pressure of a seat occupant; a leading wire of the transmission path that extends from the pressure sensor; a cable of the transmission path that extends from an electronic control unit for a signal output from the pressure sensor; a warp restraining member that restrains a warping of a connecting portion of the leading wire and the cable; and a through hole formed in a pad member of the seat, from one end to another end in the thickness direction of the pad member. The warp restraining member is inserted into the through hole to thereby pass the transmission path through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11001175
    Abstract: A seat back pad 70 has a groove 73 for tucking a skin material therein, formed at borders between a central portion 71 and side portions 72. A hole (slot hole 74) is formed in a bottom of the groove 73 along the groove 73. A tuck-in wire 76 for tucking the skin material in includes a plurality of tuck-in portions 76A provided along the groove 73, and a connecting portion (detour portion 76B) detouring around the hole and connecting the tuck-in portions 76A. With this configuration, when an upper body of an occupant P subsides into a seat back S2 in a rear-end collision of a vehicle, the central portion 71, defined by the groove 73 as a border, is easily and sufficiently moved rearward relative to the left and right side portions 72. Furthermore, the tuck-in wire 76 is not exposed through the hole, and thus adhesion between the seat back pad 70 and the tuck-in wire 76 can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Adachi, Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Masayuki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11001178
    Abstract: Rigidity is improved at a part where side frame pieces overlap each other in a side frame. In a vehicle seat provided with a seat back frame, a side frame of the seat back frame has a first side frame piece and a second side frame piece partially overlapping each other in a direction of extension of the side frame. The side frame has an overlapping part where both the first side frame piece and the second side frame piece overlap each other. At the overlapping part, the side frame pieces overlap each other in a state where a plurality of closed regions and closed by being surrounded by both side frame pieces are formed in a cross section of the overlapping part intersecting with the direction of extension of the side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Onuma
  • Patent number: 11001176
    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: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sachio Kobayashi, Hayato Shimazaki, Kazuhiro Oshima
  • Patent number: 11001181
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including a seat back in which a seat back frame that is a flat plate is provided, wherein a reinforcement portion is provided to a surface of the seat back frame, the surface requiring reinforcement, and the reinforcement portion protruding in a shape of a line along the surface requiring the reinforcement from the surface requiring the reinforcement, and at least a part of the reinforcement portion is a stepped portion that is provided to continue from the other portion of the reinforcement portion and has a protruding height lower than a protruding height of the other portion, the protruding height being a height from the surface requiring the reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Okuma, Naoya Nishimoto, Hisato Oku, Shingo Baba
  • Patent number: 10994639
    Abstract: Provided is an armrest device that can be positioned in an appropriate position suitable for the build of the vehicle occupant. The armrest device (10) comprises an interior member (1) provided on an inboard side of a vehicle door, and an armrest main body (9) supported by the interior member so as to be moveable between an initial position and a projecting position more inboard and forward than the initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10988064
    Abstract: A cover material for a vehicle seat provides favorable touch while utilizing the texture of a leather material. A cover material for a vehicle seat includes: a leather portion made of natural leather or artificial leather; and a mesh fabric portion bonded to the back side of the leather portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takako Miyoshi, Junichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10981499
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting element mounted on a surface of the board, a support member on which the board is placed, and a cover having a plate shaped main cover body covering the light-emitting element and a tubular portion which receives a light guide body that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element. The main cover body includes a base, a protrusion protruding from the base toward the board, and a ridge disposed on a protruded end of the protrusion. A step is formed by the protrusion and the ridge, and the protrusion and the ridge extend in a same direction along the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10981480
    Abstract: To reduce the damage to the inner portion of a seat back caused by the mounting part of a headrest on the seat back. A vehicle seat (S) includes a headrest guide (6) having an insertion hole (6A) into which a headrest stay (12) of a headrest (S3) is inserted, a holder (8) mounted on a seat back frame (2) and configured to hold the headrest guide (6), and a cover member (10) configured to cover at least a part of the outer surfaces of the headrest guide (6) and the holder (8) and detachable from the seat back frame (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromi Taniguchi, Daisuke Okawa, Shoji Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 10974619
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises a frame member provided on a floor of a vehicle, a seat part such as a seat cushion detachably attached to the frame member, a mechanical connector device provided on the frame member and the seat part for detachably attaching the seat part to the frame member; and an electric connector device provided on the frame member and the seat part for electrically connecting an electric component provided on the seat part to an electric component provided on the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Hitomi Kobayashi, Takako Miyoshi, Satoshi Fujita, Katsuhiko Abe, Hajime Yoshida, Takahiro Mitsui, Tomoyuki Kurimoto
  • Patent number: 10973334
    Abstract: In a configuration in which a holder holding a controller is mounted on a seat part with a plate-shaped member, the exposure of the mounting part of the plate-shaped member on which the holder is mounted is eliminated. A seat device includes a pressure sensor measuring a value relating to the seated person's state a vibration imparting device performing a vibration imparting operation, an ECU controlling the vibration imparting device corresponding to the measurement result of the pressure sensor, a holder holding the ECU, and a mounting bracket fixed to a lower frame such that the holder is mounted on the lower frame of a seat part. The mounting bracket includes a mounting projection on which a side wall of the holder is mounted in a predetermined mounting direction. When the side wall is mounted on the mounting projection, the mounting projection is covered with the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Sugiyama, Takayuki Inose
  • Patent number: 10967770
    Abstract: A bracket for attaching an actuator is easily bonded to a side frame while avoiding interference with a shaft for driving a reclining mechanism. In a seat side frame which is provided at each of both ends of a seat back frame in the width direction, a reclining mechanism, and an actuator, the reclining mechanism is attached to a side wall of the side frame, and the actuator is fixed to an attachment bracket bonded to an inner surface of a portion to which the reclining mechanism is attached in the side wall in the width direction. An upper portion which is disposed above the attachment portion of the reclining mechanism and a lower portion which is disposed below the attachment portion thereof are connected to each other at the rear ends thereof and are separated from each other at the front ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Hoshi
  • Patent number: 10967758
    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: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kensuke Mizoi
  • Patent number: 10953779
    Abstract: A seat with an alertness-maintaining device that can efficiently secure a drive source (for example, a motor) when the drive source is internally housed and a vibratory stimulus is imparted to the occupant. The present disclosure relates to a seat with an alertness-maintaining device, the seat being provided with an alertness-maintaining device for imparting physical force to the occupant to promote alertness. A load-supporting portion for supporting the load on the back of the occupant is installed, and a device drive unit for imparting physical force to the occupant, the device drive unit that forms the alertness-maintaining device, is attached to the load-supporting portion. The device drive unit is provided with a drive source and a support member. The support member is attached to the load-supporting portion while grasping a part of the load-supporting portion by a drive source attachment surface portion and a load-supporting portion-clamping piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Sugiyama, Haruki Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 10953770
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) is provided with a cushion frame (5) that can be moved up and down by means of a link mechanism (6). To assist the upward movement of the cushion frame (5), a torsion bar (14) is disposed in a connection pipe (12) having both ends secured to a pair of left and right rear links (11, 11). A position holding member (24) holds the torsion bar (14) and is supported by the connection pipe (12), whereby the positional shift of the axis of the torsion bar (14) is suppressed. The position holding member (24) engages an extension portion (16) extending perpendicular to the shaft portion (15), and thus, does not rotate around the axis relative to the torsion bar (14). Therefore, in the position holding member (24), portions requiring reinforcement against a transverse force from the torsion bar (14) are limited a narrow range, and the position holding member (24) can be reduced in size and weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nakazawa, Wataru Honda, Hiromi Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 10946773
    Abstract: In order to prevent distortion of slide rails caused by an urging force generated by an urging member in a vehicle tumble seat, a vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back 6L is folded onto a seat cushion 5L and the seat cushion 5L together with the folded seat back 6L is rotatably lifted away from a floor 3, and the vehicle seat is configured to include: a support member 31 coupled to the floor; a rotating member 33L rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail 41 extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail 42 slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device 51 provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device 60 extending the front-rear direction and having o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Abe, Yuta Sugaya