Patents by Inventor Masaya Yoshitsuru

Masaya Yoshitsuru 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: 9139116
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat that can prevent a front end portion of a child restraint system from sinking downward into a seat cushion when a forward impact force is applied to a vehicle body, and can also reduce the number of components and achieve weight saving. The vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a slide rail 2, a locking mechanism is provided at the slide rail 2, a lock release handle 3 is suspended between the pair of right and left slide rails 2, the lock release handle 3 includes a first handle portion 3A and a second handle portion 3B, a front end portion of a reinforcement 23 is fixed to a front panel 22, the reinforcement 23 is provided with a coupling surface 31 to which a device mechanism 40 is coupled, the coupling surface 31 is inclined forwardly upward, and the coupling surface 31 is located on a front outer side from the second handle portion 3B as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the coupling surface 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignees: Suzuki Motor Corporation, NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Yoshitsuru, Ryusuke Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20140042784
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat that can prevent a front end portion of a child restraint system from sinking downward into a seat cushion when a forward impact force is applied to a vehicle body, and can also reduce the number of components and achieve weight saving. The vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a slide rail 2, a locking mechanism is provided at the slide rail 2, a lock release handle 3 is suspended between the pair of right and left slide rails 2, the lock release handle 3 includes a first handle portion 3A and a second handle portion 3B, a front end portion of a reinforcement 23 is fixed to a front panel 22, the reinforcement 23 is provided with a coupling surface 31 to which a device mechanism 40 is coupled, the coupling surface 31 is inclined forwardly upward, and the coupling surface 31 is located on a front outer side from the second handle portion 3B as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the coupling surface 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicants: NHK SPRING CO., LTD., SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya Yoshitsuru, Ryusuke Nishioka
  • Patent number: 7585011
    Abstract: A folding seat 1 is provided with a leg 4, the leg having a movable hinge portion 42a at the lower end thereof, the movable hinge portion is pivotally connected to a fixed hinge portion 61 on a vehicle body floor 5 so that the leg can tilt down forward to fold the seat on the vehicle body floor The covering structure for the leg 4 includes a leg cover 7 mounted on the leg to cover the leg front surface and the movable hinge portion, and a hinge cover 8 mounted on the vehicle body floor side to cover the fixed hinge portion. The hinge cover has engagement grooves 82 engaging with a movable hinge covering portion of the leg cover so as to allow pivoting of the movable hinge covering portion. The movable hinge covering portion is provided with an engagement edge 72a on the lateral portion thereof so as to be slidably under the inner periphery side of an inside edge 82a of the engagement groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Kuroki, Yuki Atsumi, Masaya Yoshitsuru, Fumiaki Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20090102223
    Abstract: A folding seat 1 is provided with a leg 4, the leg having a movable hinge portion 42a at the lower end thereof, the movable hinge portion is pivotally connected to a fixed hinge portion 61 on a vehicle body floor 5 so that the leg can tilt down forward to fold the seat on the vehicle body floor The covering structure for the leg 4 includes a leg cover 7 mounted on the leg to cover the leg front surface and the movable hinge portion, and a hinge cover 8 mounted on the vehicle body floor side to cover the fixed hinge portion. The hinge cover has engagement grooves 82 engaging with a movable hinge covering portion of the leg cover so as to allow pivoting of the movable hinge covering portion. The movable hinge covering portion is provided with an engagement edge 72a on the lateral portion thereof so as to be slidably under the inner periphery side of an inside edge 82a of the engagement groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Yohei Kuroki, Yuki Atsumi, Masaya Yoshitsuru, Fumiaki Matsushita