Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Sakagami
Hiroyuki Sakagami 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: 9598884Abstract: In a vehicle door latch device, a latch engages with a striker of a vehicle body and a ratchet engages with the latch, so that a vehicle door is closed, and an inside operating lever and a childproof lock mechanism are disposed between a cover and a casing. To connect the childproof lock mechanism to the casing, the inside operating lever is held in an assembling position and the childproof lock mechanism is held in its locking state or in its unlocking state. The cover has a covering portion over a broader portion of a hole in the cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoharu Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Sakagami
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Publication number: 20140132010Abstract: In a vehicle door latch device, a latch engages with a striker of a vehicle body and a ratchet engages with the latch, so that a vehicle door is closed, and an inside operating lever and a childproof lock mechanism are disposed between a cover and a casing. To connect the childproof lock mechanism to the casing, the inside operating lever is held in an assembling position and the childproof lock mechanism is held in its locking state or in its unlocking state. The cover has a covering portion over a broader portion of a hole in the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoharu NAGAOKA, Hiroyuki SAKAGAMI
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Patent number: 8678452Abstract: In a vehicle door, a latch engages with a striker and a ratchet engages with the latch, so that the door is closed. In a vehicle door latch device, an inside operating lever and a childproof lock mechanism are disposed between a cover and a casing. To connect the childproof lock mechanism to the casing, the inside operating lever is held in an assembling position and the childproof lock mechanism is held in its locking state or in its unlocking state.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Mitsui Kinzoku Act CorporationInventors: Tomoharu Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Sakagami
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Publication number: 20110198870Abstract: In a vehicle door, a latch engages with a striker and a ratchet engages with the latch, so that the door is closed. In a vehicle door latch device, an inside operating lever and a childproof lock mechanism are disposed between a cover and a casing. To connect the childproof lock mechanism to the casing, the inside operating lever is held in an assembling position and the childproof lock mechanism is held in its locking state or in its unlocking state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Inventors: Tomoharu NAGAOKA, Hiroyuki SAKAGAMI
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Patent number: 7712803Abstract: A handle apparatus is provided to a door of a vehicle and inside the vehicle compartment. The handle apparatus includes a handle lever, a locking knob, and cover member. A latch mechanism is released and a door of a vehicle can be opened by operating the handle lever. The locking knob is movable between a lock position and an unlock position by moving a lock operational unit in a specific region. The door gets locked when the locking knob is in the lock position, and the door gets unlocked when the locking knob is in the unlock position. The cover member covers at least a rear region of the specific region in which the lock operational unit can move.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Odahara, Hiroyuki Sakagami
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Publication number: 20090058108Abstract: A striker of a vehicle door latch device comprises a longitudinal plate-like metal base and a U-shaped metal engaging member including a first leg part, a second leg part and a front connecting part. The first leg part has, at a front side portion thereof, a latch engaging part which is engageable with an engaging recess of a latch of the vehicle door latch device. The first leg part has, at a rear side portion thereof, a reinforced large diameter part with a larger diameter than that of the latch engaging part. A length of the reinforced large diameter part being 20% or more of the length of the first leg part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukio SAWAJIRI, Hiroyuki SAKAGAMI, Miki OGINO
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Patent number: 7360808Abstract: A handle apparatus is provided to a door of a vehicle and inside the vehicle compartment. The handle apparatus includes a handle lever, a locking knob, and cover member. A latch mechanism is released and a door of a vehicle can be opened by operating the handle lever. The locking knob is movable between a lock position and an unlock position by moving a lock operational unit in a specific region. The door gets locked when the locking knob is in the lock position, and the door gets unlocked when the locking knob is in the unlock position. The cover member covers at least a rear region of the specific region in which the lock operational unit can move.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2005Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Odahara, Hiroyuki Sakagami
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Publication number: 20080060398Abstract: A handle apparatus is provided to a door of a vehicle and inside the vehicle compartment. The handle apparatus includes a handle lever, a locking knob, and cover member. A latch mechanism is released and a door of a vehicle can be opened by operating the handle lever. The locking knob is movable between a lock position and an unlock position by moving a lock operational unit in a specific region. The door gets locked when the locking knob is in the lock position, and the door gets unlocked when the locking knob is in the unlock position. The cover member covers at least a rear region of the specific region in which the lock operational unit can move.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun ODAHARA, Hiroyuki SAKAGAMI
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Patent number: 7041903Abstract: A cable mounting mechanism includes a bracket having an opening, and a cable having a perimeter groove that is mounted on the opening in such a manner that a perimeter of the opening is pinched between both sidewalls of the perimeter groove. A clip is mounted for preventing the mounted cable from being moved in a perimeter direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Odahara, Hiroyuki Sakagami, Shintaro Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20050218666Abstract: A handle apparatus is provided to a door of a vehicle and inside the vehicle compartment. The handle apparatus includes a handle lever, a locking knob, and cover member. A latch mechanism is released and a door of a vehicle can be opened by operating the handle lever. The locking knob is movable between a lock position and an unlock position by moving a lock operational unit in a specific region. The door gets locked when the locking knob is in the lock position, and the door gets unlocked when the locking knob is in the unlock position. The cover member covers at least a rear region of the specific region in which the lock operational unit can move.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Jun Odahara, Hiroyuki Sakagami
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Publication number: 20050115730Abstract: A cable mounting mechanism includes a bracket having an opening, and a cable having a perimeter groove that is mounted on the opening in such a manner that a perimeter of the opening is pinched between both sidewalls of the perimeter groove. A clip is mounted for preventing the mounted cable from being moved in a perimeter direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2004Publication date: June 2, 2005Inventors: Jun Odahara, Hiroyuki Sakagami, Shintaro Mochizuki
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Patent number: 6698080Abstract: A method for making a striker for a vehicle door latch produces such a striker having a longitudinal plate-like metal base and a U-shaped metal engaging member including a first leg part, a second leg part and a front connecting part. The first leg part has, at a front side portion thereof, a latch engaging part which is engageable with an engaging recess of a latch of the vehicle door latch device. The first leg part has, at a rear side portion thereof, a reinforced large diameter part with a larger diameter than that of the latch engaging part. A length of the reinforced large diameter part is 20% or more in the length of the first leg part.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2002Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukio Sawajiri, Hiroyuki Sakagami, Miki Ogino
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Publication number: 20030000064Abstract: A method for making a striker for a vehicle door latch produces such a striker having a longitudinal plate-like metal base and a U-shaped metal engaging member including a first leg part, a second leg part and a front connecting part. The first leg part has, at a front side portion thereof, a latch engaging part which is engageable with an engaging recess of a latch of the vehicle door latch device. The first leg part has, at a rear side portion thereof, a reinforced large diameter part with a larger diameter than that of the latch engaging part. A length of the reinforced large diameter part is 20% or more in the length of the first leg part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukio Sawajiri, Hiroyuki Sakagami, Miki Ogino
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Publication number: 20020089195Abstract: A striker of a vehicle door latch device comprises a longitudinal plate-like metal base and a U-shaped metal engaging member including a first leg part, a second leg part and a front connecting part. The first leg part has, at a front side portion thereof, a latch engaging part which is engageable with an engaging recess of a latch of the vehicle door latch device. The first leg part has, at a rear side portion thereof, a reinforced large diameter part with a larger diameter than that of the latch engaging part. A length of the reinforced large diameter part being 20% or more of the length of the first leg part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2001Publication date: July 11, 2002Applicant: Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukio Sawajiri, Hiroyuki Sakagami, Miki Ogino
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Patent number: D457804Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2001Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukio Sawajiri, Hiroyuki Sakagami, Miki Ogino