Patents by Inventor Akihiko Inaoka

Akihiko Inaoka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Unlocking actuator
    Patent number: 8400033
    Abstract: An unlocking actuator for automatic unlocking of vehicle seat and manual unlocking of vehicle seat. Rotary torque generated by an electric motor in order to unlock a vehicle seat is transmitted to a rotary gear which is thereby rotated. A substantially sectorial insertion hole is formed in a pulley along the rotational direction and an abutting surface is formed on one end side of the insertion hole. A first inner cable has one end fixed to a first groove for winding formed in the outer circumferential part of the pulley and wound in the first groove for winding, and the other end connected with an unlocking mechanism. A second inner cable has one end fitted idly in a second groove for winding formed in the outer circumferential part of the pulley and wound in the second groove for winding, and the other end connected with an unlocking operation rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hi-Lex Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Karaki, Hitoshi Osafune, Akihiko Inaoka
  • Unlocking Actuator
    Publication number: 20100259120
    Abstract: An unlocking actuator for automatic unlocking of vehicle seat and manual unlocking of vehicle seat. Rotary torque generated by an electric motor in order to unlock a vehicle seat is transmitted to a rotary gear which is thereby rotated. A substantially sectorial insertion hole is formed in a pulley along the rotational direction and an abutting surface is formed on one end side of the insertion hole. A first inner cable has one end fixed to a first groove for winding formed in the outer circumferential part of the pulley and wound in the first groove for winding, and the other end connected with an unlocking mechanism. A second inner cable has one end fitted idly in a second groove for winding formed in the outer circumferential part of the pulley and wound in the second groove for winding, and the other end connected with an unlocking operation rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: HI-LEX Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Karaki, Hitoshi Osafune, Akihiko Inaoka