Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu TAHARA
Hiroyasu TAHARA 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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Patent number: 11505121Abstract: A mounting assembly includes a lighting device, a vehicular interior component, and a light guide member mounting member with which the light guide member is mounted on the vehicular interior component. The lighting device includes a light source and a long light guide member. The vehicular interior component includes a through hole and a receiving member that includes a stopper hole near the through hole. The light guide member mounting member includes a support portion and a fitting portion that extends from the support portion and is fitted to the stopper hole. The support portion includes a curved wall that has a space defined by the curved wall and receives and supports a portion of the light guide member in the space to be opposite the through hole such that the light exits the light guide member is supplied to a vehicular interior surface side of the vehicular interior component.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akifumi Hori, Ai Morishima, Takamasa Yamada, Hiroyasu Tahara
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Publication number: 20220111791Abstract: A mounting assembly includes a lighting device, a vehicular interior component, and a light guide member mounting member with which the light guide member is mounted on the vehicular interior component. The lighting device includes a light source and a long light guide member. The vehicular interior component includes a through hole and a receiving member that includes a stopper hole near the through hole. The light guide member mounting member includes a support portion and a fitting portion that extends from the support portion and is fitted to the stopper hole. The support portion includes a curved wall that has a space defined by the curved wall and receives and supports a portion of the light guide member in the space to be opposite the through hole such that the light exits the light guide member is supplied to a vehicular interior surface side of the vehicular interior component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akifumi HORI, Ai MORISHIMA, Takamasa YAMADA, Hiroyasu TAHARA
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Patent number: 9475427Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes a light source, a light source housing, and a covering member. The light source housing holds the light source therein and has an opening. The covering member is attached to the light source housing so as to cover the opening of the light source housing and configured to pass light emitted by the light source therethrough. The covering member includes a transparent sheet portion and a cover portion. The sheet portion includes an electrode layer. The cover portion is welded to one of surfaces of the sheet portion by insert molding and arranged on the light source housing to cover the opening of the light source housing and a light exit surface of the light source such that a surface of the cover portion without the sheet portion faces the light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyasu Tahara, Kenji Kiyosawa
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Patent number: 9352686Abstract: A vehicular interior part includes an interior part main body, an elongated light guide member guiding light from a light source, and a light guide member holder mounted to the interior part main body and holding the light guide member. The light guide member holder includes an elongated holder main body including a holder recess where the light guide member is arranged and having a U-shaped cross section and extending in an elongated direction of the light guide member, and at least two mount portions provided on a peripheral end portion of the holder main body and arranged along an elongated direction of the holder main body and mounted to the interior part main body. The holder main body includes a weak portion between the at least two mount portions that has mechanical strength lower than other parts of the holder main body.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyasu Tahara, Yuuki Setoyama
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Patent number: 9221394Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle is provided to a vehicular door trim to illuminate a handle housing portion in which an inside handle is housed. The lighting device includes a light exit member, a light exit member mount member provided on an upper side of the inside handle and on which the light exit member is arranged, and a light transmission portion provided to the light exit member mount member and through which light from the light exit member is directed to the handle housing portion. The light exit member is arranged on a vehicular compartment inner side than the light transmission portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Ukai, Hiroyasu Tahara, Takahiro Sugioka, Ryuuji Fukui
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Patent number: 9016914Abstract: A light source unit assembly includes a light source, a light guide member, a light source housing member housing the light source, a light guide member holder, and a mounting member. The light guide member includes a light entrance portion and a light exit portion from which the light entering the light entrance portion exits. The light guide member holder supports an end portion of the light guide member including the light exit portion. The mounting member is provided to a vehicular interior part and each of the light source housing member and the light guide member holder is independently mounted to the mounting member. Each of the light source housing member and the light guide member holder has a connecting portion with which the light source housing member and the light guide member holder are connected to each other such that the light entrance portion faces the light source.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Ukai, Hiroyasu Tahara
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Publication number: 20150085509Abstract: A vehicular interior part includes an interior part main body, an elongated light guide member guiding light from a light source, and a light guide member holder mounted to the interior part main body and holding the light guide member. The light guide member holder includes an elongated holder main body including a holder recess where the light guide member is arranged and having a U-shaped cross section and extending in an elongated direction of the light guide member, and at least two mount portions provided on a peripheral end portion of the holder main body and arranged along an elongated direction of the holder main body and mounted to the interior part main body. The holder main body includes a weak portion between the at least two mount portions that has mechanical strength lower than other parts of the holder main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyasu TAHARA, Yuuki SETOYAMA
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Patent number: 8926150Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, an elongated panel member, an elongated light guide member provided to the panel member, a first light transmission portion provided in the panel member and through which the light from the light guide member transmits toward the first portion to be illuminated, and a second light transmission portion provided in the panel member to be farther away from the light source than the first light transmission portion and through which the light from the light guide member transmits toward the second portion to be illuminated, the second light transmission portion and the second portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the light exit portion. The light guide member and the second portion are provided to be closer to each other as they are farther away from the light source.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Shatai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Ukai, Hiroyasu Tahara, Takahiro Sugioka, Ryuuji Fukui
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Publication number: 20140376253Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes a light source, a light source housing, and a covering member. The light source housing holds the light source therein and has an opening. The covering member is attached to the light source housing so as to cover the opening of the light source housing and configured to pass light emitted by the light source therethrough. The covering member includes a transparent sheet portion and a cover portion. The sheet portion includes an electrode layer. The cover portion is welded to one of surfaces of the sheet portion by insert molding and arranged on the light source housing to cover the opening of the light source housing and a light exit surface of the light source such that a surface of the cover portion without the sheet portion faces the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyasu TAHARA, Kenji KIYOSAWA
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Patent number: 8870422Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, an elongated panel member, an elongated light guide member provided to the panel member, a first light transmission portion provided in the panel member and through which the light from the light guide member transmits toward the first portion to be illuminated, and a second light transmission portion provided in the panel member to be farther away from the light source than the first light transmission portion and through which the light from the light guide member transmits toward the second portion to be illuminated, the second light transmission portion and the second portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the light exit portion. The light guide member and the second portion are provided to be closer to each other as they are farther away from the light source.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Shatai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Ukai, Hiroyasu Tahara, Takahiro Sugioka, Ryuuji Fukui
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Publication number: 20130242581Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle is provided to a vehicular door trim to illuminate a handle housing portion in which an inside handle is housed. The lighting device includes a light exit member, a light exit member mount member provided on an upper side of the inside handle and on which the light exit member is arranged, and a light transmission portion provided to the light exit member mount member and through which light from the light exit member is directed to the handle housing portion. The light exit member is arranged on a vehicular compartment inner side than the light transmission portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicants: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Ukai, Hiroyasu Tahara, Takahiro Sugioka, Ryuuji Fukui
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Publication number: 20130235604Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, an elongated panel member, an elongated light guide member provided to the panel member, a first light transmission portion provided in the panel member and through which the light from the light guide member transmits toward the first portion to be illuminated, and a second light transmission portion provided in the panel member to be farther away from the light source than the first light transmission portion and through which the light from the light guide member transmits toward the second portion to be illuminated, the second light transmission portion and the second portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the light exit portion. The light guide member and the second portion are provided to be closer to each other as they are farther away from the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicants: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Ukai, Hiroyasu Tahara, Takahiro Sugioka, Ryuuji Fukui
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Publication number: 20130094233Abstract: A light source unit assembly includes a light source, a light guide member, a light source housing member housing the light source, a light guide member holder, and a mounting member. The light guide member includes a light entrance portion and a light exit portion from which the light entering the light entrance portion exits. The light guide member holder supports an end portion of the light guide member including the light exit portion. The mounting member is provided to a vehicular interior part and each of the light source housing member and the light guide member holder is independently mounted to the mounting member. Each of the light source housing member and the light guide member holder has a connecting portion with which the light source housing member and the light guide member holder are connected to each other such that the light entrance portion faces the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro UKAI, Hiroyasu TAHARA