Patents by Inventor Hiroshi NIIKUNI

Hiroshi NIIKUNI 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).

  • Patent number: 11320824
    Abstract: A vehicle including: a sliding door configured to block an opening provided in a vehicle body when in a closed state, a trajectory of sliding movement of the sliding door overlapping a trajectory of turning of a steered wheel; a steering mechanism configured to turn the steered wheel; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: control the steering mechanism in order to perform autonomous driving, and control the steering mechanism prior to the vehicle stopping so as to adjust a steering angle of the steered wheel, such that the steered wheel moves out of the trajectory of the sliding door in a case in which the steered wheel is within the trajectory of the sliding door during autonomous driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi Niikuni
  • Patent number: 10940822
    Abstract: A vehicle seat structure that includes: a seatback that is provided at a seat rear side of a seat cushion so as to be able to tilt in a seat front-rear direction with respect to the seat cushion, and that can support an upper body of a vehicle occupant; a headrest that is provided at a side of the seatback, which side is opposite from a side at which the seat cushion is located, and that can support a head portion of the vehicle occupant; and shoulder restraining portions that are provided at the headrest or at the headrest side of the seatback, and that, by protruding out toward a vehicle occupant side at a time of an emergency of a vehicle, restrain both shoulders of the vehicle occupant in a case in which the vehicle occupant has moved along the seatback toward the headrest side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Niikuni, Kenichiro Koshizako
  • Publication number: 20200264617
    Abstract: A vehicle including: a sliding door configured to block an opening provided in a vehicle body when in a closed state, a trajectory of sliding movement of the sliding door overlapping a trajectory of turning of a steered wheel; a steering mechanism configured to turn the steered wheel; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: control the steering mechanism in order to perform autonomous driving, and control the steering mechanism prior to the vehicle stopping so as to adjust a steering angle of the steered wheel, such that the steered wheel moves out of the trajectory of the sliding door in a case in which the steered wheel is within the trajectory of the sliding door during autonomous driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroshi NIIKUNI
  • Publication number: 20190291679
    Abstract: A vehicle seat structure that includes: a seatback that is provided at a seat rear side of a seat cushion so as to be able to tilt in a seat front-rear direction with respect to the seat cushion, and that can support an upper body of a vehicle occupant; a headrest that is provided at a side of the seatback, which side is opposite from a side at which the seat cushion is located, and that can support a head portion of the vehicle occupant; and shoulder restraining portions that are provided at the headrest or at the headrest side of the seatback, and that, by protruding out toward a vehicle occupant side at a time of an emergency of a vehicle, restrain both shoulders of the vehicle occupant in a case in which the vehicle occupant has moved along the seatback toward the headrest side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi NIIKUNI, Kenichiro KOSHIZAKO