Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Takamori

Hiroshi Takamori 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).

  • Steering wheel structure with airbag module
    Patent number: 8985623
    Abstract: A steering wheel structure with an airbag module having a horn bracket fixed to a steering wheel, an airbag module having an inflator and serving as a weight, a spring unit installed between the airbag module and the horn bracket and transmitting vibrations of the steering wheel to the airbag module for configuring a dynamic damper. The spring unit including an elastic body that transmits the vibrations and a protector attached to the horn bracket and housing the elastic body therein in an elastically deformable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: Autoliv Development AB, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kondo, Yukihiro Kunitake, Kunitomo Miyahara, Yutaka Hirota, Yutaka Tsuchida, Kunio Ohbayashi, Hiroshi Takamori, Koichi Akiyama
  • STEERING WHEEL STRUCTURE WITH AIRBAG MODULE
    Publication number: 20130221641
    Abstract: A steering wheel structure with an airbag module having a horn bracket fixed to a steering wheel, an airbag module having an inflator and serving as a weight, a spring unit installed between the airbag module and the horn bracket and transmitting vibrations of the steering wheel to the airbag module for configuring a dynamic damper. The spring unit including an elastic body that transmits the vibrations and a protector attached to the horn bracket and housing the elastic body therein in an elastically deformable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Takashi Kondo, Yukihiro Kunitake, Kunitomo Miyahara, Yutaka Hirota, Yutaka Tsuchida, Kunio Ohbayashi, Hiroshi Takamori, Koichi Akiyama