Patents by Inventor Masahiko Onuma
Masahiko Onuma 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: 11608072Abstract: An on-board device includes: an air-conditioning unit configured to perform air conditioning by blowing air-conditioning air into a vehicle cabin from an at outlet port that faces the vehicle cabin, and perform, in accordance with remote control, pre-air conditioning for air-conditioning the vehicle cabin before an occupant gets into a vehicle; a seat moving unit configured to move a vehicular seat in a seat front-rear direction, the vehicular seat being disposed such that a front face of a seat back faces the air outlet port; and a control unit configured to, when the remote control is perforated for performing the pre-air conditioning, control the air-conditioning unit such that the pre-air conditioning is performed, and control the seat moving unit such that the vehicular seat moves to a seat front side.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masahiko Onuma
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Patent number: 10661762Abstract: A camera cleaning device includes: a jet nozzle being placed above a lens of the camera, the jet nozzle being configured to dispersedly jet washing water toward the lens; and a garnish fixed to an outer panel so as to be placed on a rear side of the outer panel in a vehicle front-rear direction, wherein the jet nozzle is disposed between the outer panel and the garnish.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masahiko Onuma
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Publication number: 20200062271Abstract: An on-board device includes: an air-conditioning unit configured to perform air conditioning by blowing air-conditioning air into a vehicle cabin from an at outlet port that faces the vehicle cabin, and perform, in accordance with remote control, pre-air conditioning for air-conditioning the vehicle cabin before an occupant gets into a vehicle; a seat moving unit configured to move a vehicular seat in a seat front-rear direction, the vehicular seat being disposed such that a front face of a seat back faces the air outlet port; and a control unit configured to, when the remote control is perforated for performing the pre-air conditioning, control the air-conditioning unit such that the pre-air conditioning is performed, and control the seat moving unit such that the vehicular seat moves to a seat front side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masahiko Onuma
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Publication number: 20190111895Abstract: A camera cleaning device includes: a jet nozzle being placed above a lens of the camera, the jet nozzle being configured to dispersedly jet washing water toward the lens; and a garnish fixed to an outer panel so as to be placed on a rear side of the outer panel in a vehicle front-rear direction, wherein the jet nozzle is disposed between the outer panel and the garnish.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masahiko ONUMA
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Patent number: 10220756Abstract: A vehicle seat of the present invention has: a seat main body that has a seat cushion and a seatback; a concave portion that is provided in at least one of the seat cushion and the seatback, and that is provided at a region supporting a seated vehicle occupant, and that is formed in a shape that is recessed in a direction of moving away from the seated vehicle occupant; and a biometric signal detecting section having an airbag, which is mounted so as to extend over the concave portion and is capable of inflating and contracting, and a pressure sensor, which detects pressure applied to the airbag in a state in which the airbag is inflated.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiko Onuma, Yuuki Kadono, Hidenao Hamada, Masanobu Miyakoshi, Takuya Okada
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Publication number: 20180170230Abstract: Provided is an air supply device including a tubular member, a pump head, and a movable body. The pump head includes an air intake portion through which air flow into the tubular member and an air delivery portion through which the air flown into the tubular member is delivered to an airbag disposed in at least a seat back in a vehicle seat. The movable body is configured such that the tubular member is expanded and contracted, the air is flown into the tubular member from the air intake portion, and the air flown into the tubular member is delivered from the air delivery portion as a result of a reciprocating movement resulting from energization of a coil portion, the movable body approaching and moving away from the pump head during the reciprocating movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiko ONUMA, Yuuki KADONO
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Publication number: 20180086238Abstract: A vehicle seat of the present invention has: a seat main body that has a seat cushion and a seatback; a concave portion that is provided in at least one of the seat cushion and the seatback, and that is provided at a region supporting a seated vehicle occupant, and that is formed in a shape that is recessed in a direction of moving away from the seated vehicle occupant; and a biometric signal detecting section having an airbag, which is mounted so as to extend over the concave portion and is capable of inflating and contracting, and a pressure sensor, which detects pressure applied to the airbag in a state in which the airbag is inflated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiko ONUMA, Yuuki KADONO, Hidenao HAMADA, Masanobu MIYAKOSHI, Takuya OKADA
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Patent number: 9878647Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a bladder as an actuator; a pump that is operated to supply air to the bladder; a switch that is operated to operate the pump; and a switching valve that is disposed in an air supply/discharge passage for the air for the bladder, the switching valve being configured to connect the air supply/discharge passage to a discharge port of the pump when the air is supplied to the bladder, and to connect the air supply/discharge passage to an exhaust port when the air is discharged from the bladder. The switching valve is incorporated in the switch, and is configured to receive an operating force applied to the switch, and to supply and discharge the air to and from the bladder in accordance with an operation of the switch.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke Uno, Masashi Yanagawa, Koji Saito, Masahiko Onuma
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Patent number: 9814859Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: plural airbags for massaging that are provided at least at an interior of a seatback, and that inflate to push against portions of a body of a seated vehicle occupant; an air supplying/discharging device that has a forced-air source that feeds air under pressure, and a control valve that supplies and discharges the air, that has been fed under pressure from the forced-air source, to the plural airbags respectively, so that the air supplying/discharging device inflates and contracts the plural airbags individually; and an electronic control unit that, in a state in which the forced-air source is operated, repeats, at a uniform cycle, supplying and discharging of the air by switching of the control valve, to generate awakening vibrations at least at one airbag among the plural airbags.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiko Onuma, Kouji Saitou
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Patent number: 9701172Abstract: A blowing control apparatus for a seat, that includes a blower, and an air hole that is provided in a seating surface and through which air blown from the blower passes, also includes a measuring portion that measures a rotation speed or a current value of the blower as a blower measurement value, and a control portion that determines a degree to which the air hole is obstructed according to the blower measurement value measured by the measuring portion, and controls rotation of the blower by a driving voltage of the blower based on the degree.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Tsuzaki, Tomoko Hayakawa, Masahiko Onuma
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Publication number: 20170028163Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: plural airbags for massaging that are provided at least at an interior of a seatback, and that inflate to push against portions of a body of a seated vehicle occupant; an air supplying/discharging device that has a forced-air source that feeds air under pressure, and a control valve that supplies and discharges the air, that has been fed under pressure from the forced-air source, to the plural airbags respectively, so that the air supplying/discharging device inflates and contracts the plural airbags individually; and an electronic control unit that, in a state in which the forced-air source is operated, repeats, at a uniform cycle, supplying and discharging of the air by switching of the control valve, to generate awakening vibrations at least at one airbag among the plural airbags.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiko ONUMA, Kouji SAITOU
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Publication number: 20160185263Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a bladder as an actuator; a pump that is operated to supply air to the bladder; a switch that is operated to operate the pump; and a switching valve that is disposed in an air supply/discharge passage for the air for the bladder, the switching valve being configured to connect the air supply/discharge passage to a discharge port of the pump when the air is supplied to the bladder, and to connect the air supply/discharge passage to an exhaust port when the air is discharged from the bladder. The switching valve is incorporated in the switch, and is configured to receive an operating force applied to the switch, and to supply and discharge the air to and from the bladder in accordance with an operation of the switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke UNO, Masashi YANAGAWA, Koji SAITO, Masahiko ONUMA
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Publication number: 20160106620Abstract: A massage apparatus includes: a pump that is an air supply source; a motor that actuates a distributor; a power switch that optionally supplies power to the pump and the motor to actuate the pump and the motor; and a limit switch that is connected in parallel with the power switch, and is operated by a cam working with the distributor so as to be turned ON when the distributor assumes a position to supply air to any of bladders, and so as to be turned OFF when the distributor assumes a position to discharge air from at least any of the bladders.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke UNO, Koji SAITO, Masashi YANAGAWA, Masahiko ONUMA
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Patent number: 9045066Abstract: A heater control unit controls electric power supplied to a heater provided in a seat. The heater control unit includes an outside air temperature measuring portion that measures an outside air temperature, a seat surface temperature measuring portion that measures a surface temperature of the seat, and a control portion. The control portion controls a time for which an initial electric power larger than an electric power in a steady state after the initial state is output to the heater, according to the measured outside air temperature and the measured seat surface temperature in an initial state immediately after the heater is activated.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichi Mizuno, Tomoko Hayakawa, Masahiko Onuma, Noriko Ogawa
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Patent number: 9012817Abstract: A heater control unit controls electric power supplied to a heater provided in a seat. The heater control unit includes an outside air temperature measuring portion that measures an outside air temperature, a seat surface temperature measuring portion that measures a surface temperature of the seat, and a control portion. The control portion controls a time for which an initial electric power larger than an electric power in a steady state after the initial state is output to the heater, according to the measured outside air temperature and the measured seat surface temperature in an initial state immediately after the heater is activated.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Mizuno, Tomoko Hayakawa, Masahiko Onuma, Noriko Ogawa
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Patent number: 8348339Abstract: A seat for reducing looseness of a seated posture in the entirety of the body. In connection with a load peak position of the pelvis of a seated occupant as detected by a pelvis displacement sensor disposed in the seat cushion of a seat, a control device compares an initial peak position and a peak position after displacement. At the same time, the control device detects a shoulder blade position from load distribution of the chest of the seated occupant, detected by a chest displacement detecting sensor disposed in the upper portion of a seat back, and compares an initial position detected in advance and an after-displacement position.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiko Onuma, Terumitsu Ozawa
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Publication number: 20100283299Abstract: A seat for reducing looseness of a seated posture in the entirety of the body. In connection with a load peak position of the pelvis of a seated occupant as detected by a pelvis displacement sensor disposed in the seat cushion of a seat, a control device compares an initial peak position and a peak position after displacement. At the same time, the control device detects a shoulder blade position from load distribution of the chest of the seated occupant, detected by a chest displacement detecting sensor disposed in the upper portion of a seat back, and compares an initial position detected in advance and an after-displacement position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiko Onuma, Terumitsu Ozawa