Patents by Inventor Futoshi HARADA

Futoshi HARADA 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).

  • Inside handle support member for vehicle door
    Patent number: 10458161
    Abstract: An inside handle support member for a vehicle door includes: a base member that is a frame having an opened vehicle interior side end portion, in which the base member is detachably mounted to a trim constituting a vehicle interior side surface of the vehicle door through an aperture formed in the trim, and rotatably supports an inside handle configured to operate a lock device provided in the vehicle door; and a bezel that is a frame detachably mounted to a peripheral edge of the vehicle interior side end portion of the base member, in which the bezel includes: an engagement hole; and an engagement hole forming portion that defines a vehicle exterior side edge of the engagement hole, and the base member includes: an engagement claw protruding on an outer peripheral surface of the base member; and a guide protrusion having a guide surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinobu Kunimatsu, Atsushi Kamiya, Yuusaku Miki, Masamichi Morita, Haruyasu Hasegawa, Futoshi Harada
  • INSIDE HANDLE SUPPORT MEMBER FOR VEHICLE DOOR
    Publication number: 20170306666
    Abstract: An inside handle support member for a vehicle door includes: a base member that is a frame having an opened vehicle interior side end portion, in which the base member is detachably mounted to a trim constituting a vehicle interior side surface of the vehicle door through an aperture formed in the trim, and rotatably supports an inside handle configured to operate a lock device provided in the vehicle door; and a bezel that is a frame detachably mounted to a peripheral edge of the vehicle interior side end portion of the base member, in which the bezel includes: an engagement hole; and an engagement hole forming portion that defines a vehicle exterior side edge of the engagement hole, and the base member includes: an engagement claw protruding on an outer peripheral surface of the base member; and a guide protrusion having a guide surface
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinobu KUNIMATSU, Atsushi KAMIYA, Yuusaku MIKI, Masamichi MORITA, Haruyasu HASEGAWA, Futoshi HARADA