Patents by Inventor Makoto SOTOKAWAUCHI

Makoto SOTOKAWAUCHI 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: 11603071
    Abstract: A wind-up device for winding up a vehicular airbag includes a base, a bar, and a first movable member. The base has an elongated plate shape extending in a first direction and includes a housing section that extends in the first direction. The vehicular airbag is placed on the base. The bar is disposed in the housing section and has a center axis extending in the first direction. The bar is rotatable around the center axis and includes a groove that extends in the first direction and is recessed from an outer surface of the bar toward the center axis. The first movable member extends in the first direction along the bar and is movable to be closer to the bar. The first movable member includes an insertion section that is to be inserted into the groove together with a portion of the airbag that is above the housing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhito Higuchi, Makoto Sotokawauchi, Masato Morii
  • Publication number: 20220332277
    Abstract: A wind-up device of winding up a vehicular airbag includes a base, a bar, and a first movable member. The base has an elongated plate shape extending in a first direction and includes a housing section that extends in the first direction. The vehicular airbag is placed on the base. The bar is disposed in the housing section and has a center axis extending in the first direction. The bar is rotatable around the center axis and includes a groove that extends in the first direction and is recessed from an outer surface of the bar toward the center axis. The first movable member extends in the first direction along the bar and is movable to be closer to the bar. The first movable member includes an insertion section that is to be inserted into the groove together with a portion of the airbag that is above the housing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhito HIGUCHI, Makoto SOTOKAWAUCHI, Masato MORII
  • Patent number: 9931783
    Abstract: A vacuum forming apparatus includes a die set including an upper die and a lower die. The upper die is configured to move in a horizontal direction from a normal position at which the upper die is initially set. The lower die includes a suction channel through which a vacuum is applied to a cover. The lower die is opposite the upper die that is at the normal position. The upper die is configured to move from the normal position to a space lateral to the lower die so as not to face the lower die after the die set is opened, and return to the normal position before the die set is closed. The lower die is configured to move downward during opening of the die set and upward during closing thereof. The die set is configured to form the base member with the cover into a predetermined shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Sotokawauchi
  • Publication number: 20150076745
    Abstract: A vacuum forming apparatus includes a die set including an upper die and a lower die. The upper die is configured to move in a horizontal direction from a normal position at which the upper die is initially set. The lower die includes a suction channel through which a vacuum is applied to a cover. The lower die is opposite the upper die that is at the normal position. The upper die is configured to move from the normal position to a space lateral to the lower die so as not to face the lower die after the die set is opened, and return to the normal position before the die set is closed. The lower die is configured to move downward during opening of the die set and upward during closing thereof. The die set is configured to form the base member with the cover into a predetermined shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Makoto SOTOKAWAUCHI