Patents by Inventor Hisashi MURAFUJI

Hisashi MURAFUJI 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: 11511650
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a back frame connected to a base member so as to be able to rotate around a first rotation shaft; a rotation locking mechanism; a cushion frame connected to the back frame so as to be able to rotate around a second rotation shaft, and in which a long hole is formed; a link member connected to the base member so as to be able to rotate around a third rotation shaft; a fourth rotation shaft fixed to the link member and inserted in the long hole so as to be able to move relatively and so as to be able to rotate; and movement restricting portion provided between the fourth rotation shaft and an inner surface of the long hole, and that restricts movement of the fourth rotation shaft from one end portion of the long hole toward another end portion side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi Murafuji, Yuji Noto, Ryota Matsui, Kosuke Tayama
  • Publication number: 20220161698
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a back frame connected to a base member so as to be able to rotate around a first rotation shaft; a rotation locking mechanism; a cushion frame connected to the back frame so as to be able to rotate around a second rotation shaft, and in which a long hole is formed; a link member connected to the base member so as to be able to rotate around a third rotation shaft; a fourth rotation shaft fixed to the link member and inserted in the long hole so as to be able to move relatively and so as to be able to rotate; and movement restricting portion provided between the fourth rotation shaft and an inner surface of the long hole, and that restricts movement of the fourth rotation shaft from one end portion of the long hole toward another end portion side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Hisashi MURAFUJI, Yuji NOTO, Ryota MATSUI, Kosuke TAYAMA
  • Patent number: 9073469
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat component member that has a frame member, a cushion material, and a support member arranged on the frame member. The support member includes a frame-shaped member having a polygonal shape that can be attached to the frame member, and a bag-shaped planar member that is attached to the frame-shaped member in a tensioned state to support the cushion material. The frame-shaped member can be accommodated in the bag-shaped planner member while at least one side of the frame-shaped member is at a contracted state. The frame-shaped member is maintained at an expanded state as the at least one side of the frame-shaped member is at a non-contracted state, such that the planner member is expanded from an inner side thereof and is maintained at the tensioned state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Fujikawa, Hisashi Murafuji
  • Publication number: 20140139003
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat component member that has a frame member, a cushion material, and a support member arranged on the frame member. The support member includes a frame-shaped member having a polygonal shape that can be attached to the frame member, and a bag-shaped planar member that is attached to the frame-shaped member in a tensioned state to support the cushion material. The frame-shaped member can be accommodated in the bag-shaped planner member while at least one side of the frame-shaped member is at a contracted state. The frame-shaped member is maintained at an expanded state as the at least one side of the frame-shaped member is at a non-contracted state, such that the planner member is expanded from an inner side thereof and is maintained at the tensioned state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicants: NHK SPRING CO., LTD., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki FUJIKAWA, Hisashi MURAFUJI