Patents by Inventor Atsushi NINAGAWA

Atsushi NINAGAWA 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).

  • Patent number: 10787100
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat includes a side frame, a tilt arm, a cushion panel, a receiving surface, and a pad support. The tilt arm extends from a coupling portion coupled to the side frame to a seat front side. The cushion panel is coupled to a front end portion of the tilt arm and support a front end portion of the cushion pad. The receiving surface supports the cushion pad from below. The pad support has a flange that extends downward from both ends in a seat-width axis of the receiving surface. The receiving surface is a substantially strip-shaped continuous surface. The flange is continuous within a range in which the receiving surface is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsushi Ninagawa
  • Patent number: 10556528
    Abstract: A cushion frame for use in a vehicle seat includes a side frame extending in a seat front-rear direction, a bracket supporting the side frame and a coupling member. The bracket includes a lower end portion having a fixing portion fixed to a vehicle directly or indirectly. The coupling member is fixed to an upper end portion of the bracket to hold the upper end portion at a position offset in a seat width direction relative to the side frame and to fix the upper end portion to the side frame. A welding region of the coupling member, projected on a virtual plane orthogonal to the seat width direction, extends along an outer periphery of the coupling member in a specified area including an intersection between the outer periphery of the coupling member projected on the virtual plane and a bracket normal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsushi Ninagawa
  • Publication number: 20190118686
    Abstract: A cushion frame for use in a vehicle seat includes a side frame extending in a seat front-rear direction, a bracket supporting the side frame and a coupling member. The bracket includes a lower end portion having a fixing portion fixed to a vehicle directly or indirectly. The coupling member is fixed to an upper end portion of the bracket to hold the upper end portion at a position offset in a seat width direction relative to the side frame and to fix the upper end portion to the side frame. A welding region of the coupling member, projected on a virtual plane orthogonal to the seat width direction, extends along an outer periphery of the coupling member in a specified area including an intersection between the outer periphery of the coupling member projected on the virtual plane and a bracket normal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsushi NINAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190023156
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat includes a side frame, a tilt arm, a cushion panel, a receiving surface, and a pad support. The tilt arm extends from a coupling portion coupled to the side frame to a seat front side. The cushion panel is coupled to a front end portion of the tilt arm and support a front end portion of the cushion pad. The receiving surface supports the cushion pad from below. The pad support has a flange that extends downward from both ends in a seat-width axis of the receiving surface. The receiving surface is a substantially strip-shaped continuous surface. The flange is continuous within a range in which the receiving surface is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsushi NINAGAWA