Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Tomichi

Hiroyuki Tomichi 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).

  • Patent number: 9487175
    Abstract: A curtain airbag device having a cushion portion connected to a bracket. The airbag includes a cushion portion that is accommodated in a long and narrow form, a bracket attached to a wall of a vehicle cabin, and a wrapping member that is wrapped around the cushion portion and the bracket. The bracket includes a base portion having an insertion hole, a vehicle fixing portion extending upward from the base portion, and protruding portions formed on both sides at a lower height than the vehicle fixing portion. The wrapping member has a root portion connected to the cushion portion and has hooking holes formed in a distal end thereof. The wrapping member is inserted into the insertion hole from the vehicle interior, folded back downward, and wrapped around the cushion portion toward the interior, and the hooking holes are hooked on the protruding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Hiroshi Noma, Takashi Murayama, Kazuaki Kobayashi, Tomokazu Oikawa, Hiroyuki Tomichi
  • Publication number: 20150291119
    Abstract: A curtain airbag device having a cushion portion connected to a bracket. The airbag includes a cushion portion that is accommodated in a long and narrow form, a bracket attached to a wall of a vehicle cabin, and a wrapping member that is wrapped around the cushion portion and the bracket. The bracket includes a base portion having an insertion hole, a vehicle fixing portion extending upward from the base portion, and protruding portions formed on both sides at a lower height than the vehicle fixing portion. The wrapping member has a root portion connected to the cushion portion and has hooking holes formed in a distal end thereof. The wrapping member is inserted into the insertion hole from the vehicle interior, folded back downward, and wrapped around the cushion portion toward the interior, and the hooking holes are hooked on the protruding portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroshi Noma, Takashi Murayama, Kazuaki Kobayashi, Tomokazu Oikawa, Hiroyuki Tomichi