Patents by Inventor Kenshi EDA
Kenshi EDA 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: 10906492Abstract: A passenger protection apparatus includes a detector, an adjuster, a controller, and a setting unit. The detector is configured to detect an environmental condition outside a vehicle; the adjuster is configured to be able to correct a sitting posture of a passenger to sit on a seat in a proper position; the controller is configured to control actuation of the adjuster; and the setting unit is configured to set a time frame divided into a plurality of frames until a predicted collision between an own vehicle and an object outside the vehicle, based on a result of detection by the detector. The controller controls the actuation of the adjuster to correct the sitting posture of the passenger in a correction frame at least contained in the time frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Shota Kanegae, Kenshi Eda, Kazuya Yamane
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Patent number: 10824886Abstract: An occupant monitoring device for a vehicle in which an occupant sits on a seat provided in an occupant compartment includes an imaging device and a plurality of light projectors. The imaging device is configured to capture an image of a plurality of occupants sitting side-by-side in a vehicle width direction. The plurality of light projectors are provided in correspondence with a plurality of seat positions of the seat and are configured to project light toward the seated occupants.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Ryota Nakamura, Kenshi Eda, Keita Onishi, Masayuki Marubashi
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Patent number: 10821932Abstract: A passenger protection apparatus includes an airbag and an inflator. The airbag is configured to hold a passenger sitting on a seat of a vehicle when the airbag deploys, and the inflator is configured to supply gas to expand the airbag. The airbag includes: a main bag configured to hold a head and an upper body of the passenger; sub bags configured to protrude to the passenger to deploy between the main bag and the passenger; and connectors configured to swingably couple the sub bags to the main bag at positions out of a center of the seat in a vehicle width direction, so that the sub bags can swing when a force is applied to the sub bags in the vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Shota Kanegae, Kazuya Yamane, Toru Yamashita, Kenshi Eda
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Patent number: 10807549Abstract: A safety apparatus for a vehicle includes a structure, an inflator, a collision position detector, and a deployment controller. The structure extends along an outer periphery of the vehicle, and includes a plurality of partial structures. The inflator is configured to supply gas into the structure. The collision position detector is configured to detect or predict a collision position the vehicle upon colliding against an object. The deployment controller is configured to control gas supply from the inflator to the structure, based on a collision position detected or predicted by the collision position detector. The deployment controller causes the inflator to supply the gas to a partial structure corresponding to the collision position to deform at least the corresponding partial structure outward in a vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Shota Kanegae, Toru Yamashita, Kenshi Eda
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Publication number: 20190362167Abstract: An occupant monitoring device for a vehicle in which an occupant sits on a seat provided in an occupant compartment includes an imaging device and a plurality of light projectors. The imaging device is configured to capture an image of a plurality of occupants sitting side-by-side in a vehicle width direction. The plurality of light projectors are provided in correspondence with a plurality of seat positions of the seat and are configured to project light toward the seated occupants.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Ryota Nakamura, Kenshi Eda, Keita Onishi, Masayuki Marubashi
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Publication number: 20190299911Abstract: A passenger protection apparatus includes an airbag and an inflator. The airbag is configured to hold a passenger sitting on a seat of a vehicle when the airbag deploys, and the inflator is configured to supply gas to expand the airbag. The airbag includes: a main bag configured to hold a head and an upper body of the passenger; sub bags configured to protrude to the passenger to deploy between the main bag and the passenger; and connectors configured to swingably couple the sub bags to the main bag at positions out of a center of the seat in a vehicle width direction, so that the sub bags can swing when a force is applied to the sub bags in the vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Shota KANEGAE, Kazuya YAMANE, Toru YAMASHITA, Kenshi EDA
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Publication number: 20190299893Abstract: A safety apparatus for a vehicle includes a structure, an inflator, a collision position detector, and a deployment controller. The structure extends along an outer periphery of the vehicle, and includes a plurality of partial structures. The inflator is configured to supply gas into the structure. The collision position detector is configured to detect or predict a collision position the vehicle upon colliding against an object The deployment controller is configured to control gas supply from the inflator to the structure, based on a collision position detected or predicted by the collision position detector. The deployment controller causes the inflator to supply the gas to a partial structure corresponding to the collision position to deform at least the corresponding partial structure outward in a vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Shota KANEGAE, Toru YAMASHITA, Kenshi EDA
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Publication number: 20190241139Abstract: A passenger protection apparatus includes a detector, an adjuster, a controller, and a setting unit. The detector is configured to detect an environmental condition outside a vehicle; the adjuster is configured to be able to correct a sitting posture of a passenger to sit on a seat in a proper position; the controller is configured to control actuation of the adjuster; and the setting unit is configured to set a time frame divided into a plurality of frames until a predicted collision between an own vehicle and an object outside the vehicle, based on a result of detection by the detector. The controller controls the actuation of the adjuster to correct the sitting posture of the passenger in a correction frame at least contained in the time frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Shota KANEGAE, Kenshi EDA, Kazuya YAMANE