Patents by Inventor Masamori Hirose
Masamori Hirose 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: 11794442Abstract: A superposition interior component includes a base, an outer layer member, which covers the base, and a middle member, which is made of a soft plastic and disposed between the base and the outer layer member. The superposition interior component is formed by stacking the base, the middle member, and the outer layer member together. The middle member includes a plate-shaped body, first protrusions, and second protrusions. The first protrusions protrude from a first surface of the body, which faces the base. The second protrusions protrude from a second surface of the body, which faces the outer layer member.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Yoshida, Osamu Miyashita, Hideaki Sakai, Masamori Hirose, Kenji Onuma
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Publication number: 20220152972Abstract: A superposition interior component includes a base, an outer layer member, which covers the base, and a middle member, which is made of a soft plastic and disposed between the base and the outer layer member. The superposition interior component is formed by stacking the base, the middle member, and the outer layer member together. The middle member includes a plate-shaped body, first protrusions, and second protrusions. The first protrusions protrude from a first surface of the body, which faces the base. The second protrusions protrude from a second surface of the body, which faces the outer layer member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Kenichi YOSHIDA, Osamu MIYASHITA, Hideaki SAKAI, Masamori HIROSE, Kenji ONUMA
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Publication number: 20210324665Abstract: Provided is a hood lock device attachment structure. A hood lock device is configured so as to be fixed to an attachment portion disposed on a vehicle body and configured so as to lock a hood in a closed state through engagement with a hood striker that protrudes from the inner surface of the hood of the vehicle. This hood lock device attachment structure has at least one temporary attachment portion that is configured so as to temporarily attach the hood lock device to the attachment portion using a fitting force in such a manner that the attachment portion and the hood lock device are relatively movable in the vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masamori HIROSE, Satoru MIYAKE
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Patent number: 10752183Abstract: A laminated composite interior part includes a first member made of synthetic resin and having a mating surface; and a second member made of elastically deformable synthetic resin and having a plate portion substantially parallel to the mating surface. The plate portion has integrally-formed and interspersed protrusions protruding toward the mating surface. The second member is placed on the first member with distal end portions of the protrusions being in contact with the mating surface. Cushioning properties are provided by elastic deformation of the protrusions, caused as the protrusions' distal end portions are relatively pressed against the mating surface. Flexural rigidity of each of the protrusions against a compressive load is anisotropic about its axis, so that the protrusion is flexurally deformed in one direction about its axis with the distal end portion thereof sliding on the mating surface. Surface roughness of the mating surface is less than 0.20.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyashita, Kenichi Yoshida, Kenji Onuma, Takeshi Taniguchi, Masamori Hirose, Hideaki Sakai
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Patent number: 10330165Abstract: A laminated composite interior component including: a first member that has a predetermined mating surface; and a second member made of an elastically deformable resin material and having a plate portion that is generally parallel to the mating surface, the plate portion being integrally provided with a large number of projections that project toward the mating surface such that a space is formed between the mating surface and the plate portion, the second member being disposed so as to be placed on the first member with the projections contacting the mating surface, in which the large number of projections have the same shape as each other, and are configured such that a flexural rigidity of each of the projections against a compressive load is anisotropic around an axis so that the projections are each to be deflected in one direction around the axis, the large number of projections are disposed on line segments that define a shape of a large number of arrangement units in accordance with an arrangement patType: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignees: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd., Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Osamu Miyashita, Hideaki Sakai, Masamori Hirose, Yoshiaki Tomasu
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Patent number: 10293762Abstract: A vehicle interior part includes a structure in which a soft upholstery material covers a front surface of a base material which is located on an interior side of a vehicle. The soft upholstery material is disposed in a stretched state on the front surface of the base material which is located on the interior side of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignees: TOYOTA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., HAYASHI TELEMPU CO., LTDInventors: Kenji Onuma, Osamu Miyashita, Kenichi Yoshida, Masamori Hirose, Kenichi Uemori, Shintaro Suga
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Patent number: 10059282Abstract: A vehicle interior panel in which a surface layer member including an upholstery portion and a cushioning portion covers a front surface of a base material such that the upholstery portion faces an interior side of a vehicle, in the vehicle interior panel, a terminal portion of the base material includes in an inward flange portion projecting toward the interior side of the vehicle, and the upholstery portion includes a fold-back terminal portion that is formed by folding back a terminal portion of the upholstery portion toward an exterior side of the vehicle so as to tuck in the terminal portion of the upholstery portion around the terminal portion of the base material which includes the inward flange portion, and the vehicle interior panel is configured to have a clearance between a terminal of the inward flange portion and the upholstery portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masamori Hirose, Kenji Onuma, Kenichi Uemori, Shintaro Suga
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Publication number: 20170334370Abstract: A laminated composite interior part includes a first member made of synthetic resin and having a mating surface; and a second member made of elastically deformable synthetic resin and having a plate portion substantially parallel to the mating surface. The plate portion has integrally-formed and interspersed protrusions protruding toward the mating surface. The second member is placed on the first member with distal end portions of the protrusions being in contact with the mating surface. Cushioning properties are provided by elastic deformation of the protrusions, caused as the protrusions' distal end portions are relatively pressed against the mating surface. Flexural rigidity of each of the protrusions against a compressive load is anisotropic about its axis, so that the protrusion is flexurally deformed in one direction about its axis with the distal end portion thereof sliding on the mating surface. Surface roughness of the mating surface is less than 0.20.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu MIYASHITA, Kenichi YOSHIDA, Kenji ONUMA, Takeshi TANIGUCHI, Masamori HIROSE, Hideaki SAKAI
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Publication number: 20170327055Abstract: A vehicle interior part includes a structure in which a soft upholstery material covers a front surface of a base material which is located on an interior side of a vehicle. The soft upholstery material is disposed in a stretched state on the front surface of the base material which is located on the interior side of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicants: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd., Hayashi Telempu CorporationInventors: Kenji ONUMA, Osamu MIYASHITA, Kenichi YOSHIDA, Masamori HIROSE, Kenichi UEMORI, Shintaro SUGA
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Patent number: 9815418Abstract: Numerous fine projections (20) are formed interspersed on a plate-shape member (18), and the neutral plane (S) of each fine projection (20) is inclined at an inclination angle ? to the normal line (O) such that the contact center (Q) does not overlap with the base part in the plane direction of the surface (22), so when a pressing load (F) is applied, the moment acting on the fine projections (20) is large, and the fine projections (20) easily deform to bend in the respective inclination direction. By this means, the tactile softness (cushion properties) are improved by preventing the fine projections (20) from undergoing simple compression deformation in the axial direction, and stick-slip due to friction between the fine projections (20) and the surface (22) is avoided, making it possible to obtain a smooth and stable tactile softness.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyashita, Kenichi Yoshida, Masamori Hirose, Hideaki Sakai
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Patent number: 9802383Abstract: A laminated composite interior component, having cushioning property, including a first member having a predetermined mating surface, and a second member made of an elastically deformable resin material, having a plate portion on and parallel to the mating surface and multiple solid protrusions formed integrally with the plate portion and having tip ends that protrude toward and contact the mating surface, and flexural rigidity of each protrusion against a compressive load having anisotropy around an axis perpendicular to the plate portion. Each of the protrusions have a longitudinal shape in a transverse section parallel to the plate portion and have one or more stepped portions, with a smaller section at its tip end side, in one of a pair of sidewalls located in a lateral direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the longitudinal shape. Each protrusion is tilted toward a sidewall opposite the stepped portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyashita, Kenichi Yoshida, Hideaki Sakai, Masamori Hirose
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Publication number: 20170267189Abstract: A vehicle interior panel in which a surface layer member including an upholstery portion and a cushioning portion covers a front surface of a base material such that the upholstery portion faces an interior side of a vehicle, in the vehicle interior panel, a terminal portion of the base material includes in an inward flange portion projecting toward the interior side of the vehicle, and the upholstery portion includes a fold-back terminal portion that is formed by folding back a terminal portion of the upholstery portion toward an exterior side of the vehicle so as to tuck in the terminal portion of the upholstery portion around the terminal portion of the base material which includes the inward flange portion, and the vehicle interior panel is configured to have a clearance between a terminal of the inward flange portion and the upholstery portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masamori HIROSE, Kenji ONUMA, Kenichi UEMORI, Shintaro SUGA
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Publication number: 20170122396Abstract: A laminated composite interior component including: a first member that has a predetermined mating surface; and a second member made of an elastically deformable resin material and having a plate portion that is generally parallel to the mating surface, the plate portion being integrally provided with a large number of projections that project toward the mating surface such that a space is formed between the mating surface and the plate portion, the second member being disposed so as to be placed on the first member with the projections contacting the mating surface, in which the large number of projections have the same shape as each other, and are configured such that a flexural rigidity of each of the projections against a compressive load is anisotropic around an axis so that the projections are each to be deflected in one direction around the axis, the large number of projections are disposed on line segments that define a shape of a large number of arrangement units in accordance with an arrangement patType: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicants: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Osamu MIYASHITA, Hideaki SAKAI, Masamori HIROSE, Yoshiaki TOMASU
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Publication number: 20160207277Abstract: A laminated composite interior component including a first member having a predetermined mating surface, and a second member made of an elastically deformable resin material, having a plate portion substantially parallel to the mating surface and multiple solid protrusions formed integrally with the plate portion so as to protrude toward the mating surface so that space is created between the plate portion and the mating surface, and placed on the first member such that the protrusions contact the mating surface, and the laminated composite interior component having cushioning properties as tip ends of the protrusions are pressed against the mating surface and elastically deformed, the multiple protrusions being provided so as to spread all over the plate portion, and flexural rigidity of each protrusion against a compressive load having anisotropy around an axis perpendicular to the plate portion, and each of the multiple protrusions having a longitudinal shape in a transverse section parallel to the plate pType: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu MIYASHITA, Kenichi YOSHIDA, Hideaki SAKAI, Masamori HIROSE
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Publication number: 20160101743Abstract: Numerous fine projections (20) are formed interspersed on a plate-shape member (18), and the neutral plane (S) of each fine projection (20) is inclined at an inclination angle ? to the normal line (O) such that the contact center (Q) does not overlap with the base part in the plane direction of the surface (22), so when a pressing load (F) is applied, the moment acting on the fine projections (20) is large, and the fine projections (20) easily deform to bend in the respective inclination direction. By this means, the tactile softness (cushion properties) are improved by preventing the fine projections (20) from undergoing simple compression deformation in the axial direction, and stick-slip due to friction between the fine projections (20) and the surface (22) is avoided, making it possible to obtain a smooth and stable tactile softness.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTDInventors: Osamu MIYASHITA, Kenichi YOSHIDA, Masamori HIROSE, Hideaki SAKAI
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Patent number: 7712992Abstract: A mounting part (second member) 12 has a positioning hole 26 to be fitted to an outer peripheral side of a boss 18 disposed on a vehicle interior part (first member) 10, to be positioned thereto. A facing surface 24 of the mounting part 12 is formed into a flat surface. By a slidable-contact of the flat facing surface 24 with a tip end of the boss 18 for a positional alignment, the positioning hole 26 can be fitted readily to the boss 18. A tubular portion 28 is disposed on a surface at a side opposite to the facing surface 24 to be fitted to the boss 18 substantially over its entire length thereof. Such fitting maintains the aligned state, so that a fastening work during fixing of the mounting part 12 by screwing a mounting screw 30 into a cylindrical hole 16 of the boss 18 is facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignees: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd., Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masamori Hirose, Fumihiko Okada, Naoki Hirose
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Publication number: 20100034581Abstract: A connecting structure for a vehicle interior part allows an ornament member to abut to a door trim body with an improved assembling workability and an increased design freedom on configuration design. The ornament member (14) has a stepped section (32) and a latch protrusion (34) contiguous with the stepped section (32). The door trim body (12) has a latch hole (44), through which the latch protrusion (34) is inserted due to elastic deformation and with which a retaining convex portion (46) latches due to elastic return of the latch protrusion. This enables the ornament member (14) to move closer to the door trim body (12) in an abutting direction to cause the latch protrusion (34) to be inserted to the latch hole (44) for assembling.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventor: Masamori HIROSE
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Publication number: 20080317545Abstract: A mounting part (second member) 12 has a positioning hole 26 to be fitted to an outer peripheral side of a boss 18 disposed on a vehicle interior part (first member) 10, to be positioned thereto. A facing surface 24 of the mounting part 12 is formed into a flat surface. By a slidable-contact of the flat facing surface 24 with a tip end of the boss 18 for a positional alignment, the positioning hole 26 can be fitted readily to the boss 18. A tubular portion 28 is disposed on a surface at a side opposite to the facing surface 24 to be fitted to the boss 18 substantially over its entire length thereof. Such fitting maintains the aligned state, so that a fastening work during fixing of the mounting part 12 by screwing a mounting screw 30 into a cylindrical hole 16 of the boss 18 is facilitated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2007Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Masamori Hirose, Fumihiko Okada, Naoki Hirose