Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Sakayanagi

Hiroyuki Sakayanagi 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 device of vehicle
    Patent number: 10479393
    Abstract: A steering device of a vehicle, the steering device includes: a column housing supported by a vehicle body; a column tube supported to be movable with respect to the column housing in an axial direction; and a pressing mechanism interposed between the column tube and the column housing to press the column tube. The pressing mechanism includes: an abutment member that abuts against an outer surface of the column tube; a biasing member that is interposed between the abutment member and the column housing so as to bias the abutment member in a direction toward the column tube; and a shim member that is interposed between the biasing member and the abutment member and includes a supporting portion abutting against the biasing member, and a pressing portion abutting against the abutment member in a region shifted from the supporting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sakayanagi, Yoshinori Ishibashi
  • Steering Device of Vehicle
    Publication number: 20180086362
    Abstract: A steering device of a vehicle, the steering device includes: a column housing supported by a vehicle body; a column tube supported to be movable with respect to the column housing in an axial direction; and a pressing mechanism interposed between the column tube and the column housing to press the column tube. The pressing mechanism includes: an abutment member that abuts against an outer surface of the column tube; a biasing member that is interposed between the abutment member and the column housing so as to bias the abutment member in a direction toward the column tube; and a shim member that is interposed between the biasing member and the abutment member and includes a supporting portion abutting against the biasing member, and a pressing portion abutting against the abutment member in a region shifted from the supporting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sakayanagi, Yoshinori Ishibashi