Patents by Inventor Hideyuki TOMBE

Hideyuki TOMBE 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).

  • Seatbelt control device, seatbelt apparatus, and seatbelt control method
    Patent number: 9707925
    Abstract: A seatbelt control device for controlling a seatbelt provided in a vehicle, and a seatbelt apparatus having the seatbelt control device, are provided with a restricting circuit that restricts control of the seatbelt in a case in which restricting the control of the seatbelt is permitted, and the restricting circuit, in a case in which a door provided on the vehicle is open, restricts the control of the seatbelt at a timing slower than that for a case in which the door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Hideyuki Tombe
  • SEATBELT CONTROL DEVICE, SEATBELT APPARATUS, AND SEATBELT CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20160355158
    Abstract: A seatbelt control device for controlling a seatbelt provided in a vehicle, and a seatbelt apparatus having the seatbelt control device, are provided with a restricting circuit that restricts control of the seatbelt in a case in which restricting the control of the seatbelt is permitted, and the restricting circuit, in a case in which a door provided on the vehicle is open, restricts the control of the seatbelt at a timing slower than that for a case in which the door is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Hideyuki TOMBE
  • Electric retractor and seatbelt device
    Patent number: 9428145
    Abstract: An electric retractor comprises a winding part configured to extract and wind a seatbelt that restrains an occupant, an electric driving part for extracting or winding the seatbelt by a driving of a motor, and a control part configured to control the driving of the motor, wherein respective external covers of each of the parts are electrically connected to the same potential, and at least one of the external covers is connected to a GND.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tombe, Yutaka Hamada
  • Restraint device
    Patent number: 8783725
    Abstract: When releasing a connection between a motor and a spool, the value of a drive voltage is increased at start-up of the motor. After the rotating shaft of the motor starts rotating, the value of the drive voltage is set to a minimum value necessary to maintain the rotation of the rotating shaft. By this means, it is possible to prevent the number of revolutions of the rotating shaft of the motor from increasing unnecessarily and reduce the sound produced from the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Hideyuki Tombe
  • ELECTRIC RETRACTOR AND SEATBELT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140145022
    Abstract: An electric retractor comprises a winding part configured to extract and wind a seatbelt that restrains an occupant, an electric driving part for extracting or winding the seatbelt by a driving of a motor, and a control part configured to control the driving of the motor, wherein respective external covers of each of the parts are electrically connected to the same potential, and at least one of the external covers is connected to a GND.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tombe, Yutaka Hamada
  • Restraining device
    Patent number: 8528938
    Abstract: The motor drive current has a value increased for a time necessary for the clutch operation to mechanically connect the motor and spool and, after the clutch operation, the drive current has a value necessary only for preventing the rotation of the spool due to the belt tension. In this way, the power necessary only for restraining the occupant is consumed after the operation of the clutch is ensured. Then, it is possible to reduce the motor power consumption and suppress heat generation of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Hideyuki Tombe
  • RESTRAINT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130049341
    Abstract: When releasing a connection between a motor and a spool, the value of a drive voltage is increased at start-up of the motor. After the rotating shaft of the motor starts rotating, the value of the drive voltage is set to a minimum value necessary to maintain the rotation of the rotating shaft. By this means, it is possible to prevent the number of revolutions of the rotating shaft of the motor from increasing unnecessarily and reduce the sound produced from the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Hideyuki TOMBE
  • RESTRAINING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130049340
    Abstract: The motor drive current has a value increased for a time necessary for the clutch operation to mechanically connect the motor and spool and, after the clutch operation, the drive current has a value necessary only for preventing the rotation of the spool due to the belt tension. In this way, the power necessary only for restraining the occupant is consumed after the operation of the clutch is ensured. Then, it is possible to reduce the motor power consumption and suppress heat generation of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Hideyuki TOMBE