Patents by Inventor Hirotake MATSUKI

Hirotake MATSUKI 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).

  • Driving position adjusting apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 8444203
    Abstract: A driving position adjusting apparatus for a vehicle comprises a driver's seat provided on a floor panel of a vehicle compartment, an operational pedal, such as an accelerator pedal, which is operated by a driver seated in the driver's seat, an incline-face portion which is provided on the floor panel, on which a heel of the driver operating the operational pedal is placed, the incline-face portion having an upper face which is inclined so that a front portion thereof is located at a higher position than a rear portion thereof, and a heel-placement height adjusting device which adjusts a height position of the driver's heel placed on the incline-face portion at least by moving up or down the incline-face portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Ohtsubo, Toshihiko Tomita, Isao Hirashima, Shingo Kunihiro, Asami Iwamoto, Hirotake Matsuki
  • DRIVING POSITION ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110068608
    Abstract: A driving position adjusting apparatus for a vehicle comprises a driver's seat provided on a floor panel of a vehicle compartment, an operational pedal, such as an accelerator pedal, which is operated by a driver seated in the driver's seat, an incline-face portion which is provided on the floor panel, on which a heel of the driver operating the operational pedal is placed, the incline-face portion having an upper face which is inclined so that a front portion thereof is located at a higher position than a rear portion thereof, and a heel-placement height adjusting device which adjusts a height position of the driver's heel placed on the incline-face portion at least by moving up or down the incline-face portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori OHTSUBO, Toshihiko TOMITA, Isao HIRASHIMA, Shingo KUNIHIRO, Asami IWAMOTO, Hirotake MATSUKI