Patents by Inventor Hisato Oku

Hisato Oku 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: 8827362
    Abstract: A seat back frame for the vehicle seat, includes a pair of side frames that are disposed on both sides in a seat width direction; and a supporting plate that has both ends connected to a bottom section of each of the side frames, wherein the supporting plate is at least disposed along an interval between a first height that corresponds to an upper part of a lumbar vertebra of an occupant seated in the seat and a second height that corresponds to a lower part of the lumbar vertebra, and curves in a manner such that, in a cross-section along with a vertical direction, the supporting plate bulges forward along a line from the first height to the second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Kenichi Saito, Takeshi Abe, Harutomi Nishide, Yozo Furuta, Yoshitomo Oka, Hisato Oku
  • Patent number: 8690255
    Abstract: A seat back frame for a seat of a vehicle includes: a pair of side frames placed at a left side and a right side in a width direction of a seat; a head rest supporting frame supporting a head rest; a supporting plate, a both ends of the supporting plate being connected to a lower portion of each of the side frames; an upper opening provided above the supporting plate, the upper opening being opened in a front-rear direction; a planar elastic body provided across the upper opening; and a connection member elastically connecting a lower portion of the planar elastic body and an upper portion of the supporting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tachi-S Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Harutomi Nishide, Yoshitomo Oka, Kenichi Saito, Yozo Furuta, Hisato Oku, Hiroshi Abe, Munetoshi Nishihara
  • Patent number: 8668225
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat back frame that is provided with a pair of side frame portions that are located on both left and right sides in the seat transverse direction; an outer-side load transmitting block that is located further to an outer side in the transverse direction of the seat back frame than the side frame portion of the seat back frame, and that transmits an impact load that is input from a side of the vehicle body to the seat back frame; a protruding portion that protrudes from a side surface of the side frame portion on the outer side in the transverse direction of the seat back frame towards the outer side in the transverse direction of the seat back frame; a side airbag apparatus that is located on a front surface of the protruding portion; and an engaging portion that is formed in the outer-side load transmitting block, and that receives the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tachi-S Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Hisato Oku, Takashi Inoue, Takuya Hori, Masato Miyaguchi, Kazuyoshi Arata
  • Publication number: 20140042785
    Abstract: A vehicle seat device includes: a seat back; an attached member pivotally supported by the seat back and configured to be turnable between a retracted position at which the attached member is housed in a housing recessed portion formed to penetrate a cushion pad of the seat back and a protruding position at which the attached member protrudes toward a front side of the seat back; and an inner board closing a rear opening face of the housing recessed portion. In the vehicle seat device, a locking claw bent forward is provided in an upper end portion of the inner board, and a stopper member configured to suppress frontward and downward movement of the locking claw by engaging with the locking claw is provided in a frame of the seat back. Such vehicle seat device is capable of restricting excessive forward movement and deformation of the inner board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Hisato OKU, Hiroki IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20130140859
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat back frame that is provided with a pair of side frame portions that are located on both left and right sides in the seat transverse direction; an outer-side load transmitting block that is located further to an outer side in the transverse direction of the seat back frame than the side frame portion of the seat back frame, and that transmits an impact load that is input from a side of the vehicle body to the seat back frame; a protruding portion that protrudes from a side surface of the side frame portion on the outer side in the transverse direction of the seat back frame towards the outer side in the transverse direction of the seat back frame; a side airbag apparatus that is located on a front surface of the protruding portion; and an engaging portion that is formed in the outer-side load transmitting block, and that receives the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: TACHI-S CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Hisato Oku, Takashi Inoue, Takuya Hori, Masato Miyaguchi, Kazuyoshi Arata
  • Publication number: 20130113244
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises: left and right base frames (side portions 52, 53 of pipe frame 5) which extend in an upward-and-downward direction and constitute left and right portions of a seat back frame (2); a pressure-receiving member (10) disposed between the left and right base frames, and configured to move rearward upon receipt of a rearward load of a predetermined magnitude or greater from an occupant; a force-receiving member (bracket 7) disposed adjacent to a left or right outer side of one base frame (side portion 53), and configured to receive a load from outside in a lateral direction; and a load transmission part (lower portion 51 of pipe frame 5) disposed under the pressure-receiving member (10), connected to a lower end of the one base frame, and configured to transmit the load from the force-receiving member to a side laterally opposite to that on which the force-receiving member is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Jogen Yamaki, Hisato Oku
  • Publication number: 20130113243
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises: left and right base frames (side portions 52, 53 of a pipe frame 5) which constitute left and right portions of a seat back frame (2); a force-receiving member (bracket 7) disposed adjacent to a left or right outer side of one base frame (side portion 53), and configured to receive a load from outside in a lateral direction; and a load transmission part (a lower frame 6 and a lower portion 51 of the pipe frame 5) configured to transmit the load from the force-receiving member to a side laterally opposite to that on which the force-receiving member is provided. The force-receiving member has a shape with a closed cross section, and has an input-side end portion (7a) and an output-side end portion (7b), such that the input-side end portion stretches out in at least one of upward, downward, frontward and rearward directions wider than the output-side end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Jogen Yamaki, Hisato Oku
  • Publication number: 20130113245
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises: a base frame (side frames 4, pipe frame 5) which constitutes left and right lower portions of a seat back frame; a force-receiving member (bracket 7) disposed adjacent to a left or right outer side of the base frame, and configured to receive a load from outside in a lateral direction; and a load transmission part (lower portion 51 and lower frame) configured to transmit the load from the force-receiving member to a side laterally opposite to that on which the force-receiving member is provided. The force-receiving member has a shape with a closed cross section, and a portion of at least one of the front wall and the rear wall (front wall 81) separate from upper and lower ends thereof provides an uneven shape (recessed portions 81a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Jogen Yamaki, Hisato Oku
  • Publication number: 20130106151
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises: left and right side frames (4) which constitute left and right lower portions of a seat back frame (2); an inner frame (pipe frame 5) disposed adjacent to a laterally inner side of one of the side frames (4); a force-receiving member (bracket 7) disposed adjacent to a laterally outer side of the one of the side frames (4), provided discretely from the inner frame, and configured to receive a load from outside in a lateral direction; and a load transmission part (lower frame 6 and lower portion 51 of the pipe frame 5) configured to transmit the load from the force-receiving member to a side laterally opposite to that on which the force-receiving member is provided. The force-receiving member is directly fixed to the inner frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Jogen Yamaki, Hisato Oku
  • Publication number: 20130106152
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises: a base frame (side frame 4, pipe frame 5) which constitutes at least left and right lower portions of a seat back frame; a force-receiving member (bracket 7) disposed adjacent to a left or right outer side of the base frame, and configured to receive a load from outside in a lateral direction; and a load transmission part configured to transmit the load from the force-receiving member to a side laterally opposite to that on which the force-receiving member is provided, wherein the force-receiving member has a shape with a closed cross section, and a portion of at least one of an upper wall (72) and a lower wall (74) separate from front and rear ends thereof provides an uneven shape (stepped profile 72a, 74a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Jogen Yamaki, Hisato Oku
  • Patent number: 8366146
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seatback frame including an outer side part frame, provided at an outer side in a width direction of a vehicle body, and an inner side part frame, provided at an inner side in the width direction; an outer side load transmission block protruding from the seatback frame towards an outer side in the width direction, and transmitting to the seatback frame, an impact load inputted from a side of the vehicle body; and a protrusion part protruding from a side surface of the outer side part frame towards an outer side in the width direction, wherein the protrusion part is fitted and fixed to a fitting hole provided on the outer side load transmission block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Takeshi Abe, Hisato Oku
  • Publication number: 20120098305
    Abstract: A seat back frame for the vehicle seat, includes a pair of side frames that are disposed on both sides in a seat width direction; and a supporting plate that has both ends connected to a bottom section of each of the side frames, wherein the supporting plate is at least disposed along an interval between a first height that corresponds to an upper part of a lumbar vertebra of an occupant seated in the seat and a second height that corresponds to a lower part of the lumbar vertebra, and curves in a manner such that, in a cross-section along with a vertical direction, the supporting plate bulges forward along a line from the first height to the second height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Kenichi Saito, Takeshi Abe, Harutomi Nishide, Yozo Furuta, Yoshitomo Oka, Hisato Oku
  • Patent number: 8162385
    Abstract: A load transmission body for a vehicle, which transmits an impact load to a floor of the vehicle body, includes: a pair of side walls fixed to the floor of the vehicle body and extending in a vehicle front-back direction; a front reinforcing wall having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in a vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; a rear reinforcing wall disposed at a vehicle rear side of the front reinforcing wall, having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in the vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; and a side reinforcing member provided at each of the side walls, having reinforcing beads extending in the vehicle front-back direction, and a front end portion and a rear end portion that are coupled to the front wall and the rear wall, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Takeshi Abe, Hisato Oku
  • Publication number: 20120068506
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle seat including: a seatback frame that includes a pair of an outer side frame portion and an inner side frame portion and a lower frame portion; a tilting shaft that supports the seatback frame at a position below the lower frame portion; and a first load transfer block that transfers an impact load input from a side portion of the vehicle body to the seatback frame, wherein the vehicle seat further includes a plate-shaped rigid member of which an upper end is connected to the lower frame portion and an inner end in the vehicle width direction is connected to the inner side frame portion in the vehicle width direction, and wherein a lower edge of the plate-shaped rigid member extends to at least a height position of the tilting shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicants: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Hisato Oku, Yozo Furuta, Hiroyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20120013108
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seatback frame including an outer side part frame, provided at an outer side in a width direction of a vehicle body, and an inner side part frame, provided at an inner side in the width direction; an outer side load transmission block protruding from the seatback frame towards an outer side in the width direction, and transmitting to the seatback frame, an impact load inputted from a side of the vehicle body; and a protrusion part protruding from a side surface of the outer side part frame towards an outer side in the width direction, wherein the protrusion part is fitted and fixed to a fitting hole provided on the outer side load transmission block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Takeshi Abe, Hisato Oku
  • Publication number: 20110298267
    Abstract: A seat back frame for a seat of a vehicle includes: a pair of side frames placed at a left side and a right side in a width direction of a seat; a head rest supporting frame supporting a head rest; a supporting plate, a both ends of the supporting plate being connected to a lower portion of each of the side frames; an upper opening provided above the supporting plate, the upper opening being opened in a front-rear direction; a planar elastic body provided across the upper opening; and a connection member elastically connecting a lower portion of the planar elastic body and an upper portion of the supporting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: TACHI-S CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Harutomi Nishide, Yoshitomi Oka, Kenichi Saito, Yozo Furuta, Hisato Oku, Hiroshi Abe, Munetoshi Nishihara
  • Patent number: 8033602
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle seat that receives by a seatback a load that is input from the side of a vehicle, the vehicle seat including a plate member that has a plurality of uneven portions in which a ridgeline portion extends along the vehicle width direction and is attached to a seatback frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Takeshi Abe, Hisato Oku, Yasuki Motozawa
  • Patent number: 7918489
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat body; a plurality of seat supports which extend along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, are disposed with interval along a width direction of the vehicle, and support the seat body; and a load absorption member which connects the adjacent seat supports each other, wherein the load absorption member having: a plurality of beams which extend between the adjacent seat supports along the width direction of the vehicle; and a plate-shaped portion on which the beams are provided along the width direction of the vehicle and which has a plurality of areas which are partitioned with the beams so as to be arranged along the longitudinal direction of vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisato Oku, Jogen Yamaki, Takeshi Abe
  • Publication number: 20110057477
    Abstract: A load transmission body for a vehicle, which transmits an impact load to a floor of the vehicle body, includes: a pair of side walls fixed to the floor of the vehicle body and extending in a vehicle front-back direction; a front reinforcing wall having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in a vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; a rear reinforcing wall disposed at a vehicle rear side of the front reinforcing wall, having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in the vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; and a side reinforcing member provided at each of the side walls, having reinforcing beads extending in the vehicle front-back direction, and a front end portion and a rear end portion that are coupled to the front wall and the rear wall, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jogen YAMAKI, Takeshi ABE, Hisato OKU
  • Patent number: 7854470
    Abstract: A load transmission body for a vehicle, transmitting an impact load to a floor of the vehicle body, the load transmission body includes: a pair of side walls fixed to the floor of the vehicle body and extending in a vehicle front-back direction; a front reinforcing wall having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in a vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; a rear reinforcing wall disposed at a vehicle rear side of the front reinforcing wall, having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in the vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; and a side reinforcing member disposed at each of the front reinforcing wall and the rear reinforcing wall, extending in the vehicle front-back direction, and coupling the front reinforcing wall with the rear reinforcing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jogen Yamaki, Takeshi Abe, Hisato Oku