Patents by Inventor Kazuya MIYAWAKI
Kazuya MIYAWAKI 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: 12083939Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat having a good seating feeling and a suitable shock absorbing structure at the time of a rear collision. A conveyance seat has a configuration in which a cushion material is placed on a back frame and is covered with a skin material. The back frame includes right and left side frames which constitute side portions in a seat width direction and extend in an up to down direction. A surface of a cushion front portion disposed on a seat front side of the back frame in the cushion material is provided with a skin pull-in groove for pulling an end of the skin material and a surface groove disposed on the outside of the skin pull-in groove in the seat width direction and extending in the up to down direction. A back surface of the cushion front portion is provided with a back surface groove which is disposed between the skin pull-in groove and the surface groove in the seat width direction and extends in the up to down direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Miyawaki, Satoshi Fujita
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Publication number: 20240166104Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a support leg connected to a floor to be pivotable about a first axis extending in a horizontal direction; a seat cushion connected to the support leg to be pivotable about a second axis which is parallel to the first axis; a first coupling device provided on the support leg and configured to be detachably coupled with a first coupling part provided on the floor; and a second coupling device provided on the seat cushion and configured to be detachably coupled with a second coupling part provided on the floor. The seat cushion is movable between a stowed position in which the seat cushion is in a lowest position, a first use position in which the first coupling device is coupled with the first coupling part, and a second use position in which the second coupling device is coupled with the second coupling part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Kohei TAGUCHI, Takako MIYOSHI, Takayoshi ITO, Kazuya MIYAWAKI, Kazuaki MIMA, Yuki YOSHIOKA, Akira MIYOSHI, Tomoyuki KURIMOTO, Keiichi KITAYAMA, Yasuhiro FURUICHI
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Publication number: 20230278473Abstract: A conveyance seat capable of suppressing wrinkles or saggings from occurring on a surface of a seat main body is provided. A conveyance seat S includes a seat back and a movable body which is attached inside the seat back, is disposed at an outer position in relation to a center portion of the seat back, and is operated so that a side portion of the seat back protrudes toward a seated occupant side (seat front side). The movable body is disposed on a back surface of a cushion material in the side portion. An end portion (rear end portion) on the side opposite to the seated occupant side of the movable body is disposed on the seated occupant side (seat front side) in relation to a seating surface of the center portion of the seat back.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Takanori YAMAGUCHI, Masahito TASHIRO, Katsuya KAWATA, Kazuya MIYAWAKI, Heehyeok PARK, Kenta KIKUCHI, Naoto YAMAUCHI, Naoya MATSUMOTO, Hiroyuki KAKU, Hiroshi BABA, Jinichi TANABE
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Publication number: 20230271537Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat with a structure enabling a rockable moving piece to be disposed in a seat face in a well-fitting manner. A vehicle seat in which a rocking means having a drive mechanism and a moving piece for conveying rocking movement of the drive mechanism to a seated person is disposed in a through hole obtained by hollowing out a portion of a seat face of a seat cushion, wherein: a recess which is recessed in the thickness direction so as to surround the through hole is disposed in the seat face of the seat cushion; and the moving piece is shaped so that the bottom surface side follows the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Kazuya MIYAWAKI, Naoto YAMAUCHI
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Patent number: 11679702Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat with a structure enabling a rockable moving piece to be disposed in a seat face in a well-fitting manner. A vehicle seat in which a rocking means having a drive mechanism and a moving piece for conveying rocking movement of the drive mechanism to a seated person is disposed in a through hole obtained by hollowing out a portion of a seat face of a seat cushion, wherein: a recess which is recessed in the thickness direction so as to surround the through hole is disposed in the seat face of the seat cushion; and the moving piece is shaped so that the bottom surface side follows the recess.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Miyawaki, Naoto Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20230144452Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat having a good seating feeling and a suitable shock absorbing structure at the time of a rear collision. A conveyance seat has a configuration in which a cushion material is placed on a back frame and is covered with a skin material. The back frame includes right and left side frames which constitute side portions in a seat width direction and extend in an up to down direction. A surface of a cushion front portion disposed on a seat front side of the back frame in the cushion material is provided with a skin pull-in groove for pulling an end of the skin material and a surface groove disposed on the outside of the skin pull-in groove in the seat width direction and extending in the up to down direction. A back surface of the cushion front portion is provided with a back surface groove which is disposed between the skin pull-in groove and the surface groove in the seat width direction and extends in the up to down direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Kazuya MIYAWAKI, Satoshi FUJITA
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Publication number: 20220363173Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat with a structure enabling a rockable moving piece to be disposed in a seat face in a well-fitting manner. A vehicle seat in which a rocking means having a drive mechanism and a moving piece for conveying rocking movement of the drive mechanism to a seated person is disposed in a through hole obtained by hollowing out a portion of a seat face of a seat cushion, wherein: a recess which is recessed in the thickness direction so as to surround the through hole is disposed in the seat face of the seat cushion; and the moving piece is shaped so that the bottom surface side follows the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Kazuya MIYAWAKI, Naoto YAMAUCHI
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Patent number: 10457167Abstract: Provided is a seatback structure for a seatback provided with a lower seatback support and an upper seatback support pivotably connected to the upper end of the lower seatback support. An actuator (17) is fixedly secured to one of a pair lower side frames (6) of a seatback frame (F), and an output end (17a) of the actuator is configured to move linearly along a length of the lower side frame, and a link (25) is provided with an upper end pivotally connected to a part of a corresponding upper side frame (7) and a lower end pivotally connected to the output end of the actuator. The upper end portion of the lower side frame and the lower end portion of the corresponding upper side frame comprise plate members facing laterally each other in an overlying relationship, and at least partly interposing the link therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruki Mochizuki, Kazuhiro Mishiba, Kazuya Miyawaki
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Patent number: 10315544Abstract: Vehicle seat with seat cushion and seat back includes a seat frame, which comprises: first and second frames disposed at a distance away from each other in a predetermined direction; third frame connecting end portions of the first and second frames; fourth frame connecting another end portions of the first and second frames; and a connecting frame disposed at distances away from the first frame and second frame and connecting the third frame and fourth frame. The seat frame comprises: first pipe member having a U-shaped configuration and configured to form the first frame, the connecting frame, and part of the third frame by which the first frame and the connecting frame are connected; and second pipe member having a U-shaped configuration and configured to form the second frame, a remaining part of the third frame and the fourth frame, and connected to the first pipe member.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Miyawaki, Atsushi Okimura, Takahide Aoki, Hiroki Ikeda, Toshimitsu Mizukoshi
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Patent number: 10245988Abstract: A vehicle seat including a seat cushion, a seat back, a seat belt, and a seat belt retractor is provided. The vehicle seat includes: a seat back frame comprising: right and left side frames disposed at a distance away from each other in a lateral direction; an upper frame connecting upper end portions of the right side frame and the left side frame; a lower frame connecting lower end portions of the right side frame and the left side frame; and a connecting frame made of a pipe member and disposed at distances away from the right and left side frames and connecting the upper frame and the lower frame; and a first bracket by which the seat belt retractor is attached to the seat back frame. The first bracket is provided on the connecting frame at distances away from the upper frame and the lower frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka Yonehara, Kazuya Miyawaki, Hiroyuki Nomura, Atsushi Okimura, Hiroki Ikeda, Toshimitsu Mizukoshi, Yuma Oga
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Publication number: 20180222357Abstract: Provided is a seatback structure for a seatback provided with a lower seatback support and an upper seatback support pivotably connected to the upper end of the lower seatback support. An actuator (17) is fixedly secured to one of a pair lower side frames (6) of a seatback frame (F), and an output end (17a) of the actuator is configured to move linearly along a length of the lower side frame, and a link (25) is provided with an upper end pivotally connected to a part of a corresponding upper side frame (7) and a lower end pivotally connected to the output end of the actuator. The upper end portion of the lower side frame and the lower end portion of the corresponding upper side frame comprise plate members facing laterally each other in an overlying relationship, and at least partly interposing the link therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Haruki Mochizuki, Kazuhiro Mishiba, Kazuya Miyawaki
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Publication number: 20170368974Abstract: A vehicle seat including a seat cushion, a seat back, a seat belt, and a seat belt retractor is provided. The vehicle seat includes: a seat back frame comprising: right and left side frames disposed at a distance away from each other in a lateral direction; an upper frame connecting upper end portions of the right side frame and the left side frame; a lower frame connecting lower end portions of the right side frame and the left side frame; and a connecting frame made of a pipe member and disposed at distances away from the right and left side frames and connecting the upper frame and the lower frame; and a first bracket by which the seat belt retractor is attached to the seat back frame. The first bracket is provided on the connecting frame at distances away from the upper frame and the lower frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Hidetaka YONEHARA, Kazuya MIYAWAKI, Hiroyuki NOMURA, Atsushi OKIMURA, Hiroki IKEDA, Toshimitsu MIZUKOSHI, Yuma OGA
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Publication number: 20170368975Abstract: Vehicle seat with seat cushion and seat back includes a seat frame, which comprises: first and second frames disposed at a distance away from each other in a predetermined direction; third frame connecting end portions of the first and second frames; fourth frame connecting another end portions of the first and second frames; and a connecting frame disposed at distances away from the first frame and second frame and connecting the third frame and fourth frame. The seat frame comprises: first pipe member having a U-shaped configuration and configured to form the first frame, the connecting frame, and part of the third frame by which the first frame and the connecting frame are connected; and second pipe member having a U-shaped configuration and configured to form the second frame, a remaining part of the third frame and the fourth frame, and connected to the first pipe member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Kazuya MIYAWAKI, Atsushi OKIMURA, Takahide AOKI, Hiroki IKEDA, Toshimitsu MIZUKOSHI