Patents by Inventor Harutomi Nishide

Harutomi Nishide 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).

  • Publication number: 20120228918
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a function of absorbing volatile substances in an interior of a vehicle with the seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat comprises a seat frame structure, a cushioned padding member supported on the seat frame structure, and a volatile substances-absorbing member provided on a surface of the cushioned padding member which faces the seat frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Junichi Takahashi, Takako Fukuda, Hideyuki Yanagita, Harutomi Nishide, Yoshiyuki Ito, Tetsushi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120098305
    Abstract: A seat back frame for the vehicle seat, includes a pair of side frames that are disposed on both sides in a seat width direction; and a supporting plate that has both ends connected to a bottom section of each of the side frames, wherein the supporting plate is at least disposed along an interval between a first height that corresponds to an upper part of a lumbar vertebra of an occupant seated in the seat and a second height that corresponds to a lower part of the lumbar vertebra, and curves in a manner such that, in a cross-section along with a vertical direction, the supporting plate bulges forward along a line from the first height to the second height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Kenichi Saito, Takeshi Abe, Harutomi Nishide, Yozo Furuta, Yoshitomo Oka, Hisato Oku
  • Publication number: 20120091766
    Abstract: A vehicle seat of the present invention includes: a seatback frame which has side frame sections on both sides thereof in a seat width direction; a load transmission member which projects toward an outside in the seat width direction from one of the side frame sections and transmits an impact load input from a side of a vehicle body to the seatback frame; and a side airbag device which is provided with an inflator which generates a gas when the impact load is input and a folded bag body to be deployed when the pressure of the gas is received. The inflator is attached to the load transmission member or the side frame section, and the bag body is disposed at a position which is further outside than a gas discharge port of the inflator in the seat width direction and is opposed to a surface facing the vehicle front side of the load transmission member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Takashi Aoki, Yukihiro Kunitake, Harutomi Nishide
  • Publication number: 20120018608
    Abstract: A seat slide position detection device for a vehicle includes a lower rail attached to a vehicle floor. The lower rail has one side and another side opposite to the one side in the width direction. The one side includes a side surface and an upward wall portion extending upward along the side surface. An upper rail is supported by the lower rail and slidable with respect to the lower rail in the longitudinal direction of the lower rail. A detection target portion is provided in the upward wall portion of the lower rail in a predetermined range in the longitudinal direction of the lower rail. A position sensor is disposed at the upper rail between the upper rail and the upward wall portion to face the detection target portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Harutomi Nishide, Yozo Furuta
  • Publication number: 20120019029
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a function of absorbing volatile substances in an interior of a vehicle with the seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat comprises a seat frame structure, a cushioned padding member supported on the seat frame structure, and a volatile substances-absorbing member provided on a surface of the cushioned padding member which faces the seat frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Junichi Takahashi, Takako Fukuda, Hideyuki Yanagita, Harutomi Nishide, Yoshiyuki Ito, Tetsushi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20110298267
    Abstract: A seat back frame for a seat of a vehicle includes: a pair of side frames placed at a left side and a right side in a width direction of a seat; a head rest supporting frame supporting a head rest; a supporting plate, a both ends of the supporting plate being connected to a lower portion of each of the side frames; an upper opening provided above the supporting plate, the upper opening being opened in a front-rear direction; a planar elastic body provided across the upper opening; and a connection member elastically connecting a lower portion of the planar elastic body and an upper portion of the supporting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: TACHI-S CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Harutomi Nishide, Yoshitomi Oka, Kenichi Saito, Yozo Furuta, Hisato Oku, Hiroshi Abe, Munetoshi Nishihara
  • Patent number: 8049491
    Abstract: In a position detecting device including a movable member provided in a displaceable manner on a base member, and a proximity sensor which detects the position of the movable member, the proximity sensor includes a magnetic field generating portion, a detecting portion which detects a change in magnetic field according to the displacement of the movable member, and a protruding portion made of a nonmagnetic material, which protrudes toward an object to be detected. A seat position detecting device of a vehicle including the configuration of the position detecting device mentioned above is provided. The base member is comprised of a lower rail which is fixedly installed on a floor of a vehicle body, and the movable member is comprised of an upper rail which is attached to a seat for a vehicle and slidably engaged with the lower rail and which is allowed to be fixed in arbitrary sliding positions on the lower rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Harutomi Nishide
  • Publication number: 20110209924
    Abstract: The submarine phenomenon can be prevented and the accuracy of a passenger's weight measurement is improved. A vehicle seat includes a pair of fixed lower rails fixed on the floor of a passenger compartment, a pair of movable upper rails that are engaged with the fixed lower rails so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction with respect to each of the fixed lower rails, a sub frame which is disposed at an upper side of the movable upper rails, load sensors and that lie between the sub frame and the movable upper rails, brackets and which are disposed so as to erect them on each of the movable upper rails, and a submarine pipe 11 which is crossed between the brackets. The submarine pipe is disposed to be slidable in a left-and-right direction with respect to the right bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicants: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Endo, Kenji Sato, Harutomi Nishide, Tatsuya Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 7999539
    Abstract: In a proximity sensor 20 for detecting the proximity of a member to be detected 8 having a magnet or a magnetic material using a magnetic detection element 26, there are provided elastic members 33 for elastically energizing the magnetic detection element 26 toward the detection surface 26a thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Harutomi Nishide
  • Publication number: 20110139515
    Abstract: The submarine phenomenon can be prevented and the accuracy of a passenger's weight measurement is improved. A vehicle seat includes a pair of fixed lower rails fixed on the floor of a passenger compartment, a pair of movable upper rails that are engaged with the fixed lower rails so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction with respect to each of the fixed lower rails, a sub frame which is disposed at an upper side of the movable upper rails, load sensors and that lie between the sub frame and the movable upper rails, brackets and which are disposed so as to erect them on each of the movable upper rails, and a submarine pipe 11 which is crossed between the brackets. The submarine pipe is disposed to be slidable in a left-and-right direction with respect to the right bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicants: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru ENDO, Kenji Sato, Harutomi Nishide, Tatsuya Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20110089742
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a function of absorbing volatile substances in an interior of a vehicle with the seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat comprises a seat frame structure, a cushioned padding member supported on the seat frame structure, and a volatile substances-absorbing member provided on a surface of the cushioned padding member which faces the seat frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Junichi Takahashi, Takako Fukuda, Hideyuki Yanagita, Harutomi Nishide, Yoshiyuki Ito, Tetsushi Yamada
  • Patent number: 7913578
    Abstract: The submarine phenomenon can be prevented and the accuracy of a passenger's weight measurement is improved. A vehicle seat includes a pair of fixed lower rails fixed on the floor of a passenger compartment, a pair of movable upper rails that are engaged with the fixed lower rails so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction with respect to each of the fixed lower rails, a sub frame which is disposed at an upper side of the movable upper rails, load sensors and that lie between the sub frame and the movable upper rails, brackets and which are disposed so as to erect them on each of the movable upper rails, and a submarine pipe 11 which is crossed between the brackets. The submarine pipe is disposed to be slidable in a left-and-right direction with respect to the right bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Endo, Kenji Sato, Harutomi Nishide, Tatsuya Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20110018301
    Abstract: A passenger's weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, capable of suppressing generation of an initial load. The passenger's weight measurement device includes a pair of slide rails extending in parallel and fixed to the vehicle floor, and a pair of side frames that support the seat and are disposed above the pair of slide rails. Load cells are disposed between the pair of the slide rails and the pair of the side frames. A set of first connection frames for connecting both ends the pair of side frames extend in parallel so as to be perpendicular to the pair of side frames. Second and third connecting frames connect middle parts of the pair of slide rails so as to be perpendicular to the slide rails. The pair of the slide rails and the second and a third connecting frames constitute an H-shaped frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru ENDO, Kenji Sato, Harutomi Nishide, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Naotaka Kumakiri, Mikihito Kojima, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20110018302
    Abstract: A passenger's weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, capable of suppressing generation of an initial load. The passenger's weight measurement device includes a pair of slide rails extending in parallel and fixed to the vehicle floor, and a pair of side frames that support the seat and are disposed above the pair of slide rails. Load cells are disposed between the pair of the slide rails and the pair of the side frames. A set of first connection frames for connecting both ends the pair of side frames extend in parallel so as to be perpendicular to the pair of side frames. Second and third connecting frames connect middle parts of the pair of slide rails so as to be perpendicular to the slide rails. The pair of the slide rails and the second and a third connecting frames constitute an H-shaped frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru ENDO, Kenji Sato, Harutomi Nishide, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Naotaka Kumakiri, Mikihito Kojima, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20100282522
    Abstract: The submarine phenomenon can be prevented and the accuracy of a passenger's weight measurement is improved. A vehicle seat includes a pair of fixed lower rails fixed on the floor of a passenger compartment, a pair of movable upper rails that are engaged with the fixed lower rails so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction with respect to each of the fixed lower rails, a sub frame which is disposed at an upper side of the movable upper rails, load sensors and that lie between the sub frame and the movable upper rails, brackets and which are disposed so as to erect them on each of the movable upper rails, and a submarine pipe 11 which is crossed between the brackets. The submarine pipe is disposed to be slidable in a left-and-right direction with respect to the right bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicants: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru ENDO, Kenji SATO, Harutomi NISHIDE, Tatsuya YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 7823951
    Abstract: A passenger's weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, capable of suppressing generation of an initial load. The passenger's weight measurement device includes a pair of slide rails extending in parallel and fixed to the vehicle floor, and a pair of side frames that support the seat and are disposed above the pair of slide rails. Load cells are disposed between the pair of the slide rails and the pair of the side frames. A set of first connection frames for connecting both ends the pair of side frames extend in parallel so as to be perpendicular to the pair of side frames. Second and third connecting frames connect middle parts of the pair of slide rails so as to be perpendicular to the slide rails. The pair of the slide rails and the second and a third connecting frames constitute an H-shaped frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Endo, Kenji Sato, Harutomi Nishide, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Naotaka Kumakiri, Mikihito Kojima, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 7793557
    Abstract: The submarine phenomenon can be prevented and the accuracy of a passenger's weight measurement is improved. A vehicle seat 1 comprises a pair of fixed lower rails 3 fixed on the floor of a passenger compartment, a pair of movable upper rails 4 which are engaged with the fixed lower rails 3 so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction with respect to each of the fixed lower rails 3, a sub frame 110 which is disposed at an upper side of the movable upper rails 4, load sensors 50, 60, 70, and 80 which lie between the sub frame 110 and the movable upper rails 4, brackets 8 and 9 which are disposed so as to erect them on each of the movable upper rails 4, and a submarine pipe 11 which is crossed between the brackets 8 and 9. The submarine pipe 11 is disposed to be slidable in a left-and-right direction with respect to the right bracket 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Endo, Kenji Sato, Harutomi Nishide, Tatsuya Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 7673935
    Abstract: A vehicular seat including: a seat back; a temperature regulation unit which regulates temperature of an air blown from a surface of the seat back and has a heat exchanger; and an exhaust passage which exhaust waste air discharged from the heat exchanger toward the outside of the seat, wherein: the heat exchanger and the exhaust passage are disposed inside the seat back; the exhaust passage has an exhaust portion which opens toward the outside of the seat back; and the exhaust portion is provided on a side of the seat back so as to be oriented downward, the side facing a side wall of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harutomi Nishide, Seiji Waku
  • Publication number: 20100026283
    Abstract: In a position detecting device including a movable member provided in a displaceable manner on a base member, and a proximity sensor which detects the position of the movable member, the proximity sensor includes a magnetic field generating portion, a detecting portion which detects a change in magnetic field according to the displacement of the movable member, and a protruding portion made of a nonmagnetic material, which protrudes toward an object to be detected. A seat position detecting device of a vehicle including the configuration of the position detecting device mentioned above is provided. The base member is comprised of a lower rail which is fixedly installed on a floor of a vehicle body, and the movable member is comprised of an upper rail which is attached to a seat for a vehicle and slidably engaged with the lower rail and which is allowed to be fixed in arbitrary sliding positions on the lower rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Harutomi Nishide
  • Publication number: 20090243350
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a temperature control unit is composed of a plurality of ditches installed on a surface of a seat pad covered with the second plate having a vent and a divergence department on a surface of a seat pad covered with the first plate, wherein the presence of a plurality of ditches on a surface of a seat pad and a divergence department to diverge a heated or cooled air sent from a blower to each ditch give good ventilation of a heated or cooled air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicants: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tachi-S Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harutomi Nishide, Masato Miyaguchi