Patents by Inventor Etsuo Ozawa
Etsuo Ozawa 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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Publication number: 20230136714Abstract: A console box includes a box main body having an upper opening, and a lid that opens and closes the upper opening. The lid includes a lid main body, a pivot, and an operation portion. The pivot is provided at one side in a width direction of the lid main body and couples the lid main body to the box main body. The operation portion is provided to correspond to the pivot, and decouples the pivot and the box main body from each other when operated. The lid is configured to be pivotal about the pivot and to be detached from the box main body when the operation portion is operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Naoyuki FUKUI, Yu HISHIDA, Etsuo OZAWA, Tasuku SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 11565629Abstract: A double-doored lid apparatus includes: a box body; first and second doors; an opening/closing mechanism that opens and closes the first and second doors in conjunction with each other; a locking mechanism that locks the first and second doors in their closed states; an urging member that urges the first and second doors in an opening direction while the doors are locked by the locking mechanism; and a support member that transmits the urging force from the urging member to the first and second doors. The support member includes: a first support portion that supports one end portion of the urging member; and second and third support portions that start to come into contact with the first and second doors, respectively, before the doors reach a predetermined locking position during closing motions thereof, and that support the first and second doors when the doors are locked by the locking mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki Fukui, Etsuo Ozawa
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Patent number: 11117506Abstract: A rotary holder device includes: a vehicle interior member having an opening portion formed with a predetermined shape in an upper surface thereof; and a rotary body mounted on the vehicle interior member so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis extending in a horizontal direction. The rotary body has a first holder portion and a second holder portion provided at rotation angle positions different from each other. The first holder portion has a first opening formed in a shape corresponding to the predetermined shape, and a first bottom wall facing the first opening at a position at the horizontal axis side with respect to the first opening. The second holder portion has a second opening formed in a rectangular shape, and a second bottom wall facing the second opening at a position at the horizontal axis side with respect to the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki Fukui, Masanori Sakakibara, Etsuo Ozawa
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Publication number: 20200324680Abstract: A rotary holder device includes: a vehicle interior member having an opening portion formed with a predetermined shape in an upper surface thereof; and a rotary body mounted on the vehicle interior member so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis extending in a horizontal direction. The rotary body has a first holder portion and a second holder portion provided at rotation angle positions different from each other. The first holder portion has a first opening formed in a shape corresponding to the predetermined shape, and a first bottom wall facing the first opening at a position at the horizontal axis side with respect to the first opening. The second holder portion has a second opening formed in a rectangular shape, and a second bottom wall facing the second opening at a position at the horizontal axis side with respect to the second opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Naoyuki FUKUI, Masanori SAKAKIBARA, Etsuo OZAWA
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Patent number: 10603979Abstract: An air-conditioning register includes an operation knob. The operation knob includes a knob body and a cap with its downstream end portion closed by a lens. The cap is made of a material softer than those of the knob body and the lens. The inner circumferential portion of the upstream end portion of the cap is pressed against the outer circumferential portion of the knob body with at least a part engaged with the outer circumferential portion of the knob body by a projection-recess relationship. The inner circumferential portion of the downstream end portion of the cap is pressed against the outer circumferential portion of the lens with at least a part engaged with the outer circumferential portion of the lens by a projection-recess relationship.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Shibata, Kenji Asano, Etsuo Ozawa
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Publication number: 20200071984Abstract: A double-doored lid apparatus includes: a box body; first and second doors; an opening/closing mechanism that opens and closes the first and second doors in conjunction with each other; a locking mechanism that locks the first and second doors in their closed states; an urging member that urges the first and second doors in an opening direction while the doors are locked by the locking mechanism; and a support member that transmits the urging force from the urging member to the first and second doors. The support member includes: a first support portion that supports one end portion of the urging member; and second and third support portions that start to come into contact with the first and second doors, respectively, before the doors reach a predetermined locking position during closing motions thereof, and that support the first and second doors when the doors are locked by the locking mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Naoyuki FUKUI, Etsuo OZAWA
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Publication number: 20190030982Abstract: An air-conditioning register includes an operation knob. The operation knob includes a knob body and a cap with its downstream end portion closed by a lens. The cap is made of a material softer than those of the knob body and the lens. The inner circumferential portion of the upstream end portion of the cap is pressed against the outer circumferential portion of the knob body with at least a part engaged with the outer circumferential portion of the knob body by means of a projection-recess relationship. The inner circumferential portion of the downstream end portion of the cap is pressed against the outer circumferential portion of the lens with at least a part engaged with the outer circumferential portion of the lens by means of a projection-recess relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Minoru SHIBATA, Kenji ASANO, Etsuo OZAWA
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Patent number: 9950493Abstract: A decorative film includes a dark-colored opaque substrate, which includes a surface that includes an uneven section, and a transparent decorative layer, which is stacked on the surface of the opaque substrate and closely contacts the uneven section. The uneven section includes ridges and grooves, which are located between the ridges. The ridges extend in directions of the same tendency, and the grooves extend in directions of the same tendency as the ridges. A minute uneven section formed in the top surface of each ridge includes minute ridges and minute grooves, which are located between the minute ridges. The minute ridges extend in directions of the same tendency and have a narrower width than the ridges and the grooves, and the minute grooves extend in directions of the same tendency as the minute ridges and have a narrower width than the ridges and the grooves.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignees: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Etsuo Ozawa, Tatsuo Ito, Ryouki Kubomoto
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Publication number: 20170050606Abstract: An automobile airbag door includes a base member, a cover member, which is bonded to the surface of the base member, and a tear line, which is formed in the back side of the base member. The tear line is configured to be a starting point of tearing when the base member is pressed by an airbag being deployed and inflated. The cover member includes a three-dimensionally knitted cushion layer. The three-dimensionally knitted cushion layer includes a top-side knitted fabric layer, a back-side knitted fabric layer bonded to the surface of the base member, and a connection layer, which is configured by connecting strands connecting the back-side knitted fabric layer and the top-side knitted fabric layer to each other. The mass per unit area of the back-side knitted fabric layer is set to be in the range from 150 g/m2 to 300 g/m2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Shunta ASAKUMA, Chiharu TOTANI, Minoru TODA, Etsuo OZAWA
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Publication number: 20160101589Abstract: A decorative film includes a dark-colored opaque substrate, which includes a surface that includes an uneven section, and a transparent decorative layer, which is stacked on the surface of the opaque substrate and closely contacts the uneven section. The uneven section includes ridges and grooves, which are located between the ridges. The ridges extend in directions of the same tendency, and the grooves extend in directions of the same tendency as the ridges. A minute uneven section formed in the top surface of each ridge includes minute ridges and minute grooves, which are located between the minute ridges. The minute ridges extend in directions of the same tendency and have a narrower width than the ridges and the grooves, and the minute grooves extend in directions of the same tendency as the minute ridges and have a narrower width than the ridges and the grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Etsuo OZAWA, Tatsuo ITO, Ryouki KUBOMOTO
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Patent number: 7508381Abstract: In an on-board display apparatus, a transmission type display device is provided in front, displays a touch switch display when necessary, and operates as a touch panel. The transmission type display device can be turned to be transparent, and an image display device is provided rearward of the transparent portion. Since the display screen of the image display device toward the back, the visual range is long, and visibility can be improved. Since the display screen of the image display device and the display screen of the transmission type display device are not on the same plane, even if the touch switch display is touched by a finger, an image can be seen, and a pointer can be displayed on the display screen of the image display device in a position corresponding to the touched position.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2003Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignees: Fujitsu Ten Limited, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyuki Matsumura, Hiroyuki Asada, Takashi Ota, Takeshi Konuma, Yasuhiro Sakakibara, Akiyoshi Nagano, Etsuo Ozawa, Minoru Shibata
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Patent number: 7056203Abstract: An air-conditioning resistor has a panel member formed with an opening for an operating element and an airflow port, a retainer formed on the panel member so as to communicate with the airflow port and to define interiorly an airflow passage for allowing air-conditioning air to flow therethrough, a lateral fin pivotably supported in the retainer and being capable of adjusting the wind direction of the air-conditioning air in the vertical direction, a vertical fin pivotably supported in the retainer and being capable of adjusting the wind direction of the air-conditioning air in the lateral direction, and a spherical operating element which can operate the vertical fin and the lateral fin simultaneously and has a partial spherical surfaces arranged so as to project from the opening for the operating element.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2004Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Toyoda Gosei. Co. Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Shibata, Etsuo Ozawa, Katsuhiro Katagiri
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Patent number: 7004527Abstract: A console box of the present invention has a box main body, a pair of sidewalls, and an armrest. The box main body is located between the sidewalls, and the armrest is located above the box main body. Each sidewall has a guide groove extending in the moving direction of the vehicle. The armrest has a pair of engaging pins. Each engaging pin is engaged with and slides along one of the guide grooves. Thus, the armrest smoothly slides along the moving direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2005Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Niwa, Akira Yamauchi, Shigeru Yabuya, Etsuo Ozawa, Takahiko Sato, Hiroki Imamura, Yuji Shimizu
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Patent number: 6932402Abstract: A console box of the present invention has a box main body, a pair of sidewalls, and an armrest. The box main body is located between the sidewalls, and the armrest is located above the box main body. Each sidewall has a guide groove extending in the moving direction of the vehicle. The armrest has a pair of engaging pins. Each engaging pin is engaged with and slides along one of the guide grooves. Thus, the armrest smoothly slides along the moving direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2003Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Niwa, Akira Yamauchi, Shigeru Yabuya, Etsuo Ozawa, Takahiko Sato, Hiroki Imamura, Yuji Shimizu
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Publication number: 20050146150Abstract: A console box of the present invention has a box main body, a pair of sidewalls, and an armrest. The box main body is located between the sidewalls, and the armrest is located above the box main body. Each sidewall has a guide groove extending in the moving direction of the vehicle. The armrest has a pair of engaging pins. Each engaging pin is engaged with and slides along one of the guide grooves. Thus, the armrest smoothly slides along the moving direction of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2005Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Kenji Niwa, Akira Yamauchi, Shigeru Yabuya, Etsuo Ozawa, Takahiko Sato, Hiroki Imamura, Yuji Shimizu
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Publication number: 20040203334Abstract: An air-conditioning resistor has a panel member formed with an opening for an operating element and an airflow port, a retainer formed on the panel member so as to communicate with the airflow port and to define interiorly an airflow passage for allowing air-conditioning air to flow therethrough, a lateral fin pivotably supported in the retainer and being capable of adjusting the wind direction of the air-conditioning air in the vertical direction, a vertical fin pivotably supported in the retainer and being capable of adjusting the wind direction of the air-conditioning air in the lateral direction, and a spherical operating element which can operate the vertical fin and the lateral fin simultaneously and has a partial spherical surfaces arranged so as to project from the opening for the operating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Shibata, Etsuo Ozawa, Katsuhiro Katagiri
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Publication number: 20040140959Abstract: In an on-board display apparatus, a transmission type display device is provided on a forward and displays a touch switch display when necessary, and the operability as a touch panel is ensured. The transmission type display device can be turned to be transparent, and an image display device is provided on a backward of the transparent portion. Since the display screen of the image display device is backward, the visual range is long, and the visibility can be improved. Since the display screen of the image display device and the display screen of the transmission type display device are not on the same plane, even if the touch switch display is touched by a finger, an image can be seen, and a pointer can be displayed on the display screen of the image display device in a position corresponding to the touched position, and thus the operability can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Kazuyuki Matsumura, Hiroyuki Asada, Takashi Ota, Takeshi Konuma, Yasuhiro Sakakibara, Akiyoshi Nagano, Etsuo Ozawa, Minoru Shibata
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Publication number: 20040080173Abstract: A console box of the present invention has a box main body, a pair of sidewalls, and an armrest. The box main body is located between the sidewalls, and the armrest is located above the box main body. Each sidewall has a guide groove extending in the moving direction of the vehicle. The armrest has a pair of engaging pins. Each engaging pin is engaged with and slides along one of the guide grooves. Thus, the armrest smoothly slides along the moving direction of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Inventors: Kenji Niwa, Akira Yamauchi, Shigeru Yabuya, Etsuo Ozawa, Takahiko Sato, Hiroki Imamura, Yuji Shimizu