Patents by Inventor Hidetaka Azuma
Hidetaka Azuma 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: 20240092303Abstract: An airbag device (1100) includes: an inflator (1110); a first panel (1130) that has a first fixing portion (1132) and a second fixing portion (1133) that are different parts from an edge portion (1131) and that face each other; a second panel (1140) that makes up a sack-like airbag along with the first panel (1130); and a regulating member (1150) provided within the airbag. The length from the first fixing portion (1132) to the second fixing portion (1133) of the first panel (1130) is longer than a length from a first part (1151) to a second part (1152) of the regulating member (1150). The airbag has a main bag (1121) and a sub-inflating portion (1122), and when inflated and deployed, gas from the inflator (1110) in introduced to the main bag (1121), the first panel (1130) faces a passenger, and the sub-inflating portion (1122) catches the passenger.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka AZUMA, Tsukasa INABA, Tetsuro HAMADA
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Patent number: 11912225Abstract: A side airbag device capable of restricting an occupant from moving to the inner side in the vehicle width direction while restraining the head of the occupant is inflatable and deployable in a space beside an occupant seated in a vehicle seat. The side airbag device includes an inflator configured to generate a gas and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to the gas upon activation of the inflator to protect a lateral portion of the occupant. The airbag includes a torso protection portion, and a head protection portion configured to be provided above the torso protection portion and inflatable and deployable between an upper portion of a shoulder of the occupant and a lateral portion of a head of the occupant. The head protection portion is bendable at an acute angle relative to the torso protection portion in an inflated and deployed state of the airbag.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Yuta Minami, Yoshitaka Okagami, Kazuya Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20220355756Abstract: A side airbag device capable of restricting an occupant from moving to the inner side in the vehicle width direction while restraining the head of the occupant is inflatable and deployable in a space beside an occupant seated in a vehicle seat. The side airbag device includes an inflator configured to generate a gas and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to the gas upon activation of the inflator to protect a lateral portion of the occupant. The airbag includes a torso protection portion, and a head protection portion configured to be provided above the torso protection portion and inflatable and deployable between an upper portion of a shoulder of the occupant and a lateral portion of a head of the occupant. The head protection portion is bendable at an acute angle relative to the torso protection portion in an inflated and deployed state of the airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka AZUMA, Yuta MINAMI, Yoshitaka OKAGAMI, Kazuya HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11491946Abstract: A side airbag device is to be attached to a side portion of a seat back and includes an inflator and a bag-shaped airbag. The airbag includes a first inflation part at which a gas ejection hole of the inflator is disposed and configured to be inflated and deployed beside a body of an occupant, and a second inflation part communicating with the first inflation part and configured to be inflated and deployed beside a head of the occupant. A portion of the first inflation part is configured to be inflated and deployed above a console box and to come into contact with an upper surface of the console box. In a state where the airbag is folded, the second inflation part is folded to overlap the first inflation part such that the second inflation part is arranged inward of the first inflation part in a vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Yuta Minami, Kazuya Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11440499Abstract: A side airbag device includes an inflator; and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to a gas upon activation of the inflator. The airbag includes a torso protection portion inflatable and deployable in a space beside a torso of the occupant, a support portion provided on a console box side of the torso protection portion and configured to be pushed onto a top surface of the console box in an inflated and deployed state, and a hip protection portion inflatable and deployable between a hip of the occupant and a lateral portion of the console box. The support portion and the hip protection portion are defined by a continuous chamber. The inflator is positioned from above to below the support portion in a side view of the vehicle. The airbag is mounted on a lateral portion of the vehicle seat via the inflator.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taei Shibahara, Toshihiro Takebayashi, Yuichi Sugimura, Motoharu Hirata, Hidetaka Azuma, Yuta Minami, Yoshitaka Okagami, Kazuya Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11400882Abstract: A side airbag device includes an airbag including a first inflation portion fixed to a seat and a second inflation portion inclining toward an occupant with respect to the first inflation portion. The airbag includes an occupant side panel disposed on an occupant side, a non-occupant side panel disposed opposite the occupant side panel, and a strip connection panel connecting a peripheral edge of the occupant side panel and a peripheral edge of the non-occupant side panel. The non-occupant side panel is spaced from the occupant side panel in a vehicle width direction. The connection panel includes a bend portion between a first peripheral edge portion connected to a first part of the peripheral edge of the occupant side panel defining the first inflation portion and a second peripheral edge portion connected to a second part of the peripheral edge of the occupant side panel defining the second inflation portion, or in the second peripheral edge portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Yuta Minami, Yoshitaka Okagami, Kazuya Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20210339698Abstract: A side airbag device is to be attached to a side portion of a seat back and includes an inflator and a bag-shaped airbag. The airbag includes a first inflation part at which a gas ejection hole of the inflator is disposed and configured to be inflated and deployed beside a body of an occupant, and a second inflation part communicating with the first inflation part and configured to be inflated and deployed beside a head of the occupant. A portion of the first inflation part is configured to be inflated and deployed above a console box and to come into contact with an upper surface of the console box. In a state where the airbag is folded, the second inflation part is folded to overlap the first inflation part such that the second inflation part is arranged inward of the first inflation part in a vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka AZUMA, Yuta MINAMI, Kazuya HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20210300294Abstract: A side airbag device includes an airbag including a first inflation portion fixed to a seat and a second inflation portion inclining toward an occupant with respect to the first inflation portion. The airbag includes an occupant side panel disposed on an occupant side, a non-occupant side panel disposed opposite the occupant side panel, and a strip connection panel connecting a peripheral edge of the occupant side panel and a peripheral edge of the non-occupant side panel. The non-occupant side panel is spaced from the occupant side panel in a vehicle width direction. The connection panel includes a bend portion between a first peripheral edge portion connected to a first part of the peripheral edge of the occupant side panel defining the first inflation portion and a second peripheral edge portion connected to a second part of the peripheral edge of the occupant side panel defining the second inflation portion, or in the second peripheral edge portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka AZUMA, Yuta MINAMI, Yoshitaka OKAGAMI, Kazuya HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20210300293Abstract: A side airbag device includes an inflator; and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to a gas upon activation of the inflator. The airbag includes a torso protection portion inflatable and deployable in a space beside a torso of the occupant, a support portion provided on a console box side of the torso protection portion and configured to be pushed onto a top surface of the console box in an inflated and deployed state, and a hip protection portion inflatable and deployable between a hip of the occupant and a lateral portion of the console box. The support portion and the hip protection portion are defined by a continuous chamber. The inflator is positioned from above to below the support portion in a side view of the vehicle. The airbag is mounted on a lateral portion of the vehicle seat via the inflator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taei SHIBAHARA, Toshihiro TAKEBAYASHI, Yuichi SUGIMURA, Motoharu HIRATA, Hidetaka AZUMA, Yuta MINAMI, Yoshitaka OKAGAMI, Kazuya HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 10882486Abstract: The side airbag device includes an inflator and a side airbag that is stored in a folded state in a side portion of a seatback of a vehicle seat and is inflatable and deployable in a space between a vehicle sidewall and a side portion of an occupant. The side airbag includes an outer bag and an inner bag. The inner bag houses the inflator and is disposed at a rear portion of the outer bag along an extending direction of the seatback. The outer bag is provided with a vent hole configured to communicate with an outside. The inner bag is provided with a gas circulating hole configured to communicate with the outer bag. The gas circulating hole is disposed at a position to be blocked by the outer bag when the side airbag in an inflated and deployed state is pressed between the occupant and the vehicle sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation, Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Okada, Yuichi Sugimura, Hidetaka Azuma, Takahiko Yamamura, Ichiro Yokomi, Tetsuro Hamada
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Patent number: 10479313Abstract: The curtain airbag device includes: an inflator; an airbag; and a restricting member. The airbag includes an outer circumferential joining portion forming a bag body, a gas inlet portion, and a joining portion which is arranged in a region surrounded by the outer circumferential joining portion. The airbag, while being stored in a folded state, includes a roll folding portion formed by folding the bag body into a roll shape with a vehicle interior side base fabric facing outside, and a flip folding portion formed by folding back the bag body with the vehicle interior side base fabric facing inside. The restricting member includes a tip portion fixed to a lower side of a sidewall of a vehicle, and a base end portion joined to a vehicle exterior side base fabric located at the flip folding portion or an upper end portion of the roll folding portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Kou Sasaki, Shuhei Konishi, Masanori Kato
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Publication number: 20190241146Abstract: The side airbag device includes an inflator and a side airbag that is stored in a folded state in a side portion of a seatback of a vehicle seat and is inflatable and deployable in a space between a vehicle sidewall and a side portion of an occupant. The side airbag includes an outer bag and an inner bag. The inner bag houses the inflator and is disposed at a rear portion of the outer bag along an extending direction of the seatback. The outer bag is provided with a vent hole configured to communicate with an outside. The inner bag is provided with a gas circulating hole configured to communicate with the outer bag. The gas circulating hole is disposed at a position to be blocked by the outer bag when the side airbag in an inflated and deployed state is pressed between the occupant and the vehicle sidewall.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Shinji OKADA, Yuichi SUGIMURA, Hidetaka AZUMA, Takahiko YAMAMURA, Ichiro YOKOMI, Tetsuro HAMADA
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Publication number: 20180208146Abstract: The curtain airbag device includes: an inflator; an airbag; and a restricting member. The airbag includes an outer circumferential joining portion forming a bag body, a gas inlet portion, and a joining portion which is arranged in a region surrounded by the outer circumferential joining portion. The airbag, while being stored in a folded state, includes a roll folding portion formed by folding the bag body into a roll shape with a vehicle interior side base fabric facing outside, and a flip folding portion formed by folding back the bag body with the vehicle interior side base fabric facing inside. The restricting member includes a tip portion fixed to a lower side of a sidewall of a vehicle, and a base end portion joined to a vehicle exterior side base fabric located at the flip folding portion or an upper end portion of the roll folding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Hidetaka AZUMA, Kou SASAKI, Shuhei KONISHI, Masanori KATO
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Patent number: 9751491Abstract: A side airbag device includes an inflator and an airbag. The airbag includes a deployable bag and a separator that separates the bag into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber includes a support inflation portion and a protection inflation portion. The support inflation portion is deployable in such a shape that it gradually broadens from its lower end portion toward its upper end portion along a seat-side portion. The protection inflation portion is deployable at one end side of the support inflation portion. The inflator is disposed to supply a gas into the support inflation portion. The separator includes at least one gas distribution hole in a portion thereof that separates the support inflation portion of the first chamber and the second chamber from each other. The second chamber is provided below the first chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation, Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Sugimura, Taei Shibahara, Shinji Okada, Masato Hoshino, Hidetaka Azuma, Kou Sasaki, Yoshitaka Okagami
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Publication number: 20160221528Abstract: A side airbag device includes an inflator and an airbag. The airbag includes a deployable bag and a separator that separates the bag into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber includes a support inflation portion and a protection inflation portion. The support inflation portion is deployable in such a shape that it gradually broadens from its lower end portion toward its upper end portion along a seat-side portion. The protection inflation portion is deployable at one end side of the support inflation portion. The inflator is disposed to supply a gas into the support inflation portion. The separator includes at least one gas distribution hole in a portion thereof that separates the support inflation portion of the first chamber and the second chamber from each other. The second chamber is provided below the first chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi SUGIMURA, Taei SHIBAHARA, Shinji OKADA, Masato HOSHINO, Hidetaka AZUMA, Kou SASAKI, Yoshitaka OKAGAMI
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Patent number: 9238446Abstract: A side airbag device (1) protects the passenger (90) in the lateral space (92). The airbag (10) has an attaching portion (11) attached to a side section (85) of a seat (80), and is folded so as to be able to deploy from the side section (85) toward the lateral space (92). The inflator (2) generates gas and thereby deploys the airbag (10) to a leading end portion (12) in the deployment direction (F). The airbag (10) has a bellows-like folded section in which a part (30) between the leading end portion (12) and the attaching portion (11) is folded in a bellows-like shape. The bellows-like folded section is disposed in front of the attaching portion (11) in the deployment direction (F), and is folded double toward the back of the deployment direction (F) so that a portion (32) close to the attaching portion (11) is positioned therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Katsunori Imai, Kou Sasaki, Yoshitaka Okagami, Miwa Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20150115583Abstract: A chamber required to be inflated and deployed at an early stage in an airbag is inflated and deployed in advance so as to protect an occupant at an early stage. An airbag device (1A) is provided with an airbag (10A) which protects an occupant (90) in a vehicle by inflation and deployment by gas, and an inflator (3) which supplies the gas to the airbag (10A). The airbag (10A) has a first chamber (20), a gas distribution port (14) provided in the first chamber (20), and a second chamber (30). The first chamber (20) stores an inflator (3) and is inflated by the gas supplied from the inflator (3). The second chamber (30) surrounds a part of the first chamber (20) including the distribution port (14) and is inflated by the gas supplied from the distribution port (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Katsunori Imai, Miwa Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20140300089Abstract: A side airbag device (1) protects the passenger (90) in the lateral space (92). The airbag (10) has an attaching portion (11) attached to a side section (85) of a seat (80), and is folded so as to be able to deploy from the side section (85) toward the lateral space (92). The inflator (2) generates gas and thereby deploys the airbag (10) to a leading end portion (12) in the deployment direction (F). The airbag (10) has a bellows-like folded section in which a part (30) between the leading end portion (12) and the attaching portion (11) is folded in a bellows-like shape. The bellows-like folded section is disposed in front of the attaching portion (11) in the deployment direction (F), and is folded double toward the back of the deployment direction (F) so that a portion (32) close to the attaching portion (11) is positioned therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Katsunori Imai, Kou Sasaki, Yoshitaka Okagami, Miwa Matsuoka
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Patent number: 8474864Abstract: An inflator that supplies gas in the event of a vehicle emergency and a curtain airbag that is inflated and deployed by gas introduction from the inflator are included. The curtain airbag includes an airbag body obtained by sewing a pair of base cloths together. The airbag body has, in the portion in which the gas is introduced from the inflator, a sewn part obtained by sewing a pair of edges of the base cloths. The airbag body further includes a protective cloth sewn to each of the pair of edges along the sewn part such that the sewn part is covered from the inside of the airbag body.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Shuhei Konishi
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Patent number: 8448984Abstract: Gas supplied from gas discharge ports is guided without providing a metal guide tube on the inflator of an airbag device, and the airbag is protected from the gas. An inner tube (50) is connected to a gas inlet (13) formed in an airbag (10), and an inflator (40) around which a fabric member (60) is wound is inserted into and attached to a gas passage (54) formed in the inner tube (50). The fabric member (60) is wound around the inflator (40) several times into a tubular shape such that it covers a plurality of gas discharge ports (42) provided in the inflator (40) and such that one end thereof opens to the inside of the airbag (10), and the fabric member (60) is inserted into the inner tube (50). When the inflator (40) is activated, gas from the gas discharge ports (42) is guided to the inside of the inner tube (50) by the fabric member (60) and is guided and supplied to air chambers (31) and (32) through the gas passage (54), thereby inflating and deploying the airbag (10).Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Ashimore Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetaka Azuma, Shuhei Konishi