Patents by Inventor Akihiro Tomitaka
Akihiro Tomitaka 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).
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Patent number: 8702122Abstract: An airbag (11) by which, when a vehicle (20) including two seats arranged in a vehicle width direction is subjected to a side collision, an occupant (P10, P11) sitting in a seat (22L, 22R) at the opposite side of the collision is restricted from moving to the collision side. The airbag (11) has, in the maximally-expanded status, an outline shape seen from the front side of the vehicle. This outline shape has: an airbag upper part (11U) that forms a part equal to or higher than a position corresponding to a shoulder of a seat back (25L, 23R) and that protects the neck and head for example of the occupant (P10, P11); and an airbag lower part (11D) that forms a part equal to or lower than a position corresponding to a shoulder of the seat back (25L, 23R) and that protects the shoulder and arm for example of the occupant (P10, P11). The airbag (11) is configured to have an entire shape that has the inner outline of the occupant (P10, P11) in the vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignees: Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Tomitaka, Kazumasa Misawa, Mitsuru Mochiduki, Shigeyuki Suzuki, Kenji Fujimura, Hiroshi Kato
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Patent number: 8353529Abstract: The airbag apparatus includes a folded airbag, an inflator and an airbag storage that stores therein the airbag and the inflator. The airbag is inflated by the gas introduced from the inflator in a region between the left seat and the right seat to abut both to a vehicle interior ceiling above the airbag storage and to interior parts of a vehicle interior below the airbag storage. The airbag prevents an occupant sitting in a seat at a side opposite to collision from moving to the collision side.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignees: Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Tomitaka, Kazumasa Misawa, Mitsuru Mochiduki, Shigeyuki Suzuki, Kenji Fujimura
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Patent number: 8267424Abstract: At the inflation thereof, an airbag (10) has a three-dimensional shape composed of a front face (11), a back face (12), left and right side faces (13L, 13R), a ceiling face (14), and a bottom face (15). The front face (11) and the back face (12) have a trapezoidal shape in which the upper bottom is wider than the lower bottom. The upper edge of the front face (11) is formed to be wider than the upper edge of the back face (12). At a side collision, the airbag (10) inflates between seats (20L, 20R) so that the airbag face opposed to an occupant (P) falls to the occupant side. This can allow, when the occupant (P) moves to the collision side, the shoulder of the occupant to strike the airbag while simultaneously or substantially simultaneously allowing the head to strike the airbag. An airbag can be provided that blocks, at a side collision, the move due to the impact of the side collision of the occupant in the lateral direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignees: Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiro Tomitaka, Kazumasa Misawa, Mitsuru Mochiduki
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Patent number: 7971901Abstract: An airbag apparatus is provided by which, when an airbag collides with an occupant, the occupant can receive a reaction force from the airbag. An airbag apparatus (10A to 10B) inflates between two seats arranged in a vehicle width direction (20L, 20R, 21L, 21R) to protect an occupant (P). The airbag apparatus (10A to 10B) includes an inflator (12) and a folded airbag (11). When gas is jetted from the inflator (12) at a side collision, the airbag (11) is allowed to inflate and is abutted to a vehicle interior (35) to thereby suppress the move of the airbag (11) when the airbag (11) collides with the body of the occupant (P).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignees: Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiro Tomitaka, Kazumasa Misawa, Mitsuru Mochiduki
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Publication number: 20100314859Abstract: An airbag apparatus is provided by which, when an airbag collides with an occupant, the occupant can receive a reaction force from the airbag. An airbag apparatus (10A to 10B) inflates between two seats arranged in a vehicle width direction (20L, 20R, 21L, 21R) to protect an occupant (P). The airbag apparatus (10A to 10B) includes an inflator (12) and a folded airbag (11). When gas is jetted from the inflator (12) at a side collision, the airbag (11) is allowed to inflate and is abutted to a vehicle interior (35) to thereby suppress the move of the airbag (11) when the airbag (11) collides with the body of the occupant (P).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicants: KANTO AUTO WORKS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akihiro Tomitaka, Kazumasa Misawa, Mitsuru Mochiduki
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Publication number: 20100295280Abstract: An airbag (11) by which, when a vehicle (20) including two seats arranged in a vehicle width direction is subjected to a side collision, an occupant (P10, P11) sitting in a seat (22L, 22R) at the opposite side of the collision is restricted from moving to the collision side. The airbag (11) has, in the maximally-expanded status, an outline shape seen from the front side of the vehicle. This outline shape has: an airbag upper part (11U) that forms a part equal to or higher than a position corresponding to a shoulder of a seat back (25L, 23R) and that protects the neck and head for example of the occupant (P10, P11); and an airbag lower part (11D) that forms a part equal to or lower than a position corresponding to a shoulder of the seat back (25L, 23R) and that protects the shoulder and arm. for example of the occupant (P10, P11). The airbag (11) is configured to have an entire shape that has the inner outline of the occupant (P10, P11) in the vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicants: KANTO AUTO WORKS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Tomitaka, Kazumasa Misawa, Mitsuru Mochiduki, Shigeyuki Suzuki, Kenji Fujimura, Hiroshi Kato
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Publication number: 20100283230Abstract: The airbag apparatus (10) is installed in the vehicle (20) that has a plurality of seats arranged in the vehicle width direction. An airbag storage means (12) is formed between the plurality of seats (22R, 22L). An airbag (11) having a gas inflow opening and an inflator (13) for jetting gas into the airbag are stored in an airbag storage means (12). The inflator (12) is provided so as to jet gas in an upward direction. The airbag (11) is inflated in a substantially upward direction by the gas introduced from the inflator (12) and is abutted to a vehicle interior ceiling (25) and the vehicle interior ceiling (25) guides the inflation direction. The airbag (11) is inflated in the frontward direction and is then inflated in a downward direction to be the maximum inflation. An upper end and a lower end of the airbag (11) are abutted to a vehicle interior ceiling (25) and a vehicle interior lower side, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicants: KANTO AUTO WORKS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Tomitaka, Kazumasa Misawa, Mitsuru Mochiduki, Shigeyuki Suzuki, Kenji Fujimura
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Publication number: 20100264631Abstract: At the inflation thereof, an airbag (10) has a three-dimensional shape composed of a front face (11), a back face (12), left and right side faces (13L, 13R), a ceiling face (14), and a bottom face (15). The front face (11) and the back face (12) have a trapezoidal shape in which the upper bottom is wider than the lower bottom. The upper edge of the front face (11) is formed to be wider than the upper edge of the back face (12). At a side collision, the airbag (10) inflates between seats (20L, 20R) so that the airbag face opposed to an occupant (P) falls to the occupant side. This can allow, when the occupant (P) moves to the collision side, the shoulder of the occupant to strike the airbag while simultaneously or substantially simultaneously allowing the head to strike the airbag. An airbag can be provided that blocks, at a side collision, the move due to the impact of the side collision of the occupant in the lateral direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicants: KANTO AUTO WORKS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akihiro Tomitaka, Kazumasa Misawa, Mitsuru Mochiduki