Patents by Inventor Koji TAKIYA

Koji TAKIYA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230286418
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat having a variable cushion length. The vehicle seat includes: a front panel of metal arranged on a front-end side of a seat cushion to form a frame of the seat cushion; a sliding device allowing a movable portion to be displaceable and including a sliding member of resin displaceable relative to the front panel in seat front-rear directions; and a bracket of metal that is coupled to the front panel in a manner displaceable relative to the front panel in the seat front-rear directions and that is displaced integrally with the sliding member, the bracket transmitting a load acting on the movable portion to the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji TAKIYA, Akihiro KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10464448
    Abstract: A conveyance seat that can increase an engagement force between components in a walk-in mechanism is provided. The conveyance seat comprises a plate-like tilting member that transmits a pivoting force to a back frame and is pivotable relative to the back frame; a plate-like engagement member displaceable between an engaged position and a non-engaged position with the tilting member; and a plate-like locking member displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the engagement member. The engagement member comprises projections including a slanted-projection having a first side wall in a frontward pivoting direction of the back frame. The tilting member comprises depressions engageable with the projections including a slanted-depression having a second side wall facing the first side wall. The first and second side walls are separated and each slant such that a lower end is situated more frontward in the pivoting direction than an upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Takiya, Masato Kuroda
  • Patent number: 10449875
    Abstract: A conveyance seat that can increase an engagement force in a walk-in mechanism is provided. One mode of the present disclosure is a conveyance seat comprising a back frame; a tilting member; an engagement member; and a locking member. The tilting member transmits a pivoting force to the back frame and is pivotable relative to the back frame. The engagement member is displaceable between an engaged position and a non-engaged position relative to the tilting member. The locking member is displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the engagement member. The engagement member comprises a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion that are offset from each other along the pivot axis of the back frame. The tilting member comprises a first receiving member engageable with the first engagement portion, and a second receiving member engageable with the second engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Takiya, Masato Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20180257518
    Abstract: A conveyance seat that can increase an engagement force between components in a walk-in mechanism is provided. The conveyance seat -comprises a plate-like tilting member that transmits a pivoting force to a back frame and is pivotable relative to the back frame; a plate-like engagement member displaceable between an engaged position and a non-engaged position with the tilting member; and a plate-like locking member displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the engagement member. The engagement member comprises projections including a slanted-projection having a first side wall in a frontward pivoting direction of the back frame. The tilting member comprises depressions engageable with the projections including a slanted-depression having a second side wall facing the first side wall. The first and second side walls are separated and each slant such that a lower end is situated more frontward in the pivoting direction than an upper end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji TAKIYA, Masato KURODA
  • Publication number: 20180257517
    Abstract: A conveyance seat that can increase an engagement force in a walk-in mechanism is provided. One mode of the present disclosure is a conveyance seat comprising a back frame; a tilting member; an engagement member; and a locking member. The tilting member transmits a pivoting force to the back frame and is pivotable relative to the back frame. The engagement member is displaceable between an engaged position and a non-engaged position relative to the tilting member. The locking member is displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the engagement member. The engagement member comprises a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion that are offset from each other along the pivot axis of the back frame. The tilting member comprises a first receiving member engageable with the first engagement portion, and a second receiving member engageable with the second engagement portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji TAKIYA, Masato KURODA