Patents by Inventor Koji NONOWAKI

Koji NONOWAKI 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: 11052790
    Abstract: A vehicle seat structure includes: a first side frame (11a) extending in a front-rear direction along one side portion of a seat cushion (4); a second side frame (11b) extending in the front-rear direction along the other side portion of the seat cushion (4); posture changing mechanisms (6, 7) mounted on the first side frame (11a) and capable of changing the posture of the seat cushion (4), and reinforcement members (R1, R2) provided at a portion of the second side frame (11b) where the reinforcement members (R1, R2) overlap the posture changing mechanisms (6, 7) in a side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Koji Nonowaki, Shin Sakai, Shigeru Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Iwakura
  • Publication number: 20210162889
    Abstract: A seat slide mechanism (15) includes: a lower rail (16) fixed to a floor pan (1) constituting a part of a vehicle body of a vehicle and extending in front-rear directions of the vehicle; a slider (17) slidable in the lower rail (16) and allowing a seat (10) to be mounted thereabove; and a slide-allowing member (30) arranged between the lower rail (16) and the slider (17) and enabling sliding of the slider (17) along the lower rail (16). The slide-allowing member (30) has a spring constant set to be smaller than a spring constant of the lower rail (16) or a spring constant of the slider (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo SAWAI, Koji NONOWAKI
  • Publication number: 20200384895
    Abstract: A vehicle seat structure includes: a first side frame (11a) extending in a front-rear direction along one side portion of a seat cushion (4); a second side frame (11b) extending in the front-rear direction along the other side portion of the seat cushion (4); posture changing mechanisms (6, 7) mounted on the first side frame (11a) and capable of changing the posture of the seat cushion (4), and reinforcement members (R1, R2) provided at a portion of the second side frame (11b) where the reinforcement members (R1, R2) overlap the posture changing mechanisms (6, 7) in a side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Koji NONOWAKI, Shin SAKAI, Shigeru KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki IWAKURA