Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Hirasawa

Kiyoshi Hirasawa 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: 7648194
    Abstract: In an indoor structure of a vehicle including a door (12) provided in a door opening (20) at the side of a vehicle and a step (5) for passenger ingress and egress provided on the indoor side of the door opening, the step being located at a lower position than a floor (4) of the vehicle compartment, an expanded floor portion (6) substantially level with the floor (4) is provided on the vehicle rear side of the step (5). Also, a rear leg (24) of a foldable seat (2) is extended outward in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle compartment, and is placed on the expanded floor portion (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hirasawa, Masaya Suzuki, Hitoshi Takane, Kiyokazu Fujisawa
  • Publication number: 20080174943
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus, which has a simple structure and the performance of visual appearance thereof in an operation state with a display section being adjusted in the height and angle thereof is not decreased, and provides the same comfort as an ordinary TV set while viewing TV images or the like. A main unit (100), a lid section (200) containing a display unit (210) so as to cover the main unit, and a telescopic arm section (300) of which one end is rotatably pivoted in the rear end portion of the main unit, and the other end thereof is rotatably pivoted in the rear portion of the lid section (200) are provided. The main unit (100) of the portable electronic apparatus is provided with locking part (120) for locking the lower edge portion of the lid section (200) in the upper portion on the front-end side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hirasawa, Tomoyoshi Hamada
  • Publication number: 20080036231
    Abstract: In an indoor structure of a vehicle including a door (12) provided in a door opening (20) at the side of a vehicle and a step (5) for passenger ingress and egress provided on the indoor side of the door opening, the step being located at a lower position than a floor (4) of the vehicle compartment, an expanded floor portion (6) substantially level with the floor (4) is provided on the vehicle rear side of the step (5). Also, a rear leg (24) of a foldable seat (2) is extended outward in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle compartment, and is placed on the expanded floor portion (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hirasawa, Masaya Suzuki, Hitoshi Takane, Kiyokazu Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 6523905
    Abstract: A crawler carrier capable of smoothly operating a driving force source even at a slant. The driving force source is arranged between a dump body and a cab and laid in a lateral direction and at the same time the driving force source and a heat exchanger are arranged in series in a lateral direction. With such an arrangement as above, the driving force source can be arranged at an upper structure frame under a state in which it becomes substantially horizontal without interfering with the dump body. Even when the crawler carrier performs work at a slant the engine can always be lubricated with lubricant oil and the driving force source can be operated smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Tamura, Morio Oshina, Kiyoshi Hirasawa, Tsuyoshi Takayama, Yoshinori Sendai
  • Patent number: 6361246
    Abstract: A tired roller, which permits widening the field of view on both the left and right sides of an operator's section and is convenient for steering. In a tired roller with an operator's section arranged close to a right-hand side wall of a tired roller main body 11 and with an ingress-egress step 18 arranged on the tired roller main body 11, a space 20 for the arrangement of the ingress-egress step 18 is formed on the tired roller main body 11 at a position between a left-hand side wall and the operator's section. In the arrangement space 20, the ingress-egress step 18 which is provided with plural treads 21,22,23 is arranged extending aslant from the operator's section toward a lower part of the left-hand side wall, so that an operator 9 can look down at a road surface on the left side from the operator's section through a space above the treads 21,22,23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Tamura, Kiyoshi Hirasawa
  • Publication number: 20020030397
    Abstract: There is provided a crawler carrier capable of smoothly operating the driving force source even at a slant ground or the like. The driving force source is arranged between the dump body and the cab and laid in a lateral direction and at the same time the driving force source and the heat exchanger are arranged in series in a lateral direction. With such an arrangement as above, the driving force source can be arranged at the upper structure frame under a state in which it becomes substantially horizontal without being interfered with the dump body. With such an arrangement as above, even in the case that the crawler carrier performs a work at the slant ground such as a mountain area having a high gradient, the engine can always be lubricated with lubricant oil and the driving force source can be operated smoothly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Seiji Tamura, Morio Oshina, Kiyoshi Hirasawa, Tsuyoshi Takayama, Yoshinori Sendai
  • Patent number: 5069483
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a useful improvement in a seat belt mount mechanism of a seat belt for use in an automotive vehicle of the type that an anchor plate adapted to support the seat belt at the middle portion thereof is fixed securely to a door sash element of a vehicle body by way of a fixing bracket, and in which one end of the anchor plate is operatively introduced into an opening formed in a center pillar of a vehicle body in a state that a door is closed, wherein there is provided a latch engagement of a substantially T-shaped cross section at the leading of one end of the anchor plate. With this arrangement, the latch engagement of the anchor plate may positively be held from disengagement with the opening in the center pillar, when the door sash element of the vehicle body is deformed from a shock load, and also this possible deformation of the door sash element of the vehicle body from such a shock load may be prevented to a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor company Limited
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Hirasawa
  • Patent number: 5054814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a passive type seat belt mounting structure wherein the seat belt is forcibly loaded around the body of the occupant upon he/she sitting down in a vehicle seat and closing a door, wherein a shoulder retractor and a lap retractor around which a seat belt is wound is attached to a common bracket which is in turn attached to the interior of the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Company Limited
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hirasawa, Nobunari Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 5048866
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a useful improvement in a seat belt mount mechanism for use in an automotive vehicle of the type that an anchor plate adapted to support a shoulder anchor for holding the seat belt extending through an opening defined therein is mounted operatively to a door sash element of the vehicle body by way of a fixing bracket, wherein there is provided an elongated portion extending outwardly from the lower end of the anchor plate, upon which the elongated portion the shoulder anchor is held operatively, whereby it is feasible in practice to bring the mount for the shoulder anchor as far behind as possible of the door sash element, and consequently, the seat belt may serve more effectively in function to forcibly catch a driver or passengers therein. With this arrangement, it is possible in practice to make the anchor plate and the fixing bracket small and compact in construction, accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Company Limited
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Hirasawa
  • Patent number: 5031933
    Abstract: The present invention provides a seat belt support structure wherein a bracket is fixedly secured on a door sash for holding an anchor plate which supports the seat belt, the seat belt support structure being characterized in that said bracket for fixedly securing the anchor plate is attached to the inner surface of the outer panel of said door sash and its attachment portion is concealed by a door glass run which is used to hold the door window glass, resulting in that screws do not project outwardly through the inner panel and a smooth sealing surface is ensured to seal a clearance between the door sash and the center pillar. Sealing members can thus be easily arranged and it is possible to improve sealing characteristics of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Company Limited
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hirasawa, Nobunari Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 4689782
    Abstract: A motor driven hub has a socket defined concentrically therein, with an annular disk bearing surface left around the socket for supporting a flexible magnetic disk. Movable into and out of engagement with the hub is a rotatable clamp having a central body portion and a plurality of clamp segments extending radially outwardly therefrom. The clamp segments have centering portions to fit in the hub socket through the central hole in the magnetic disk for centering same, and clamping portions for clamping the disk against the disk bearing surface of the hub. Each clamp segment further includes a deflectable bridge portion joining the associated centering and clamping portions to the body portion, so that the centering and clamping portions of all the clamp segments are individually resiliently displaceable for firmly clamping the magnetic disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Teac Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Tsuchiya, Kiyoshi Hirasawa
  • Patent number: D520018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Sotec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Kase, Kiyoshi Hirasawa