Patents by Inventor Matsuo NAGATA

Matsuo NAGATA 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: 11634166
    Abstract: A support structure for an airbag apparatus includes an airbag apparatus having a bag holder, a supporting member having a shaft portion, a slider, an annular damper holder, and an annular elastic member. The shaft portion extends in a front-rear direction, while being passed through the bag holder. The shaft portion includes a flange at the rear end. The slider is fitted around the shaft portion to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The damper holder covers part of the slider in the front-rear direction. The elastic member includes protrusions that protrude rearward from the elastic member so as to contact the flange, thereby partially filling a gap between the elastic member and the flange. The protrusions extend radially with an axis of the supporting member serving as a center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuo Nagata, Yuki Nonoyama
  • Patent number: 11623601
    Abstract: A head protection airbag device includes an airbag including a front seat protection portion, and an end side expansion portion, and a partition closing portion. The airbag is configured to be provided with a single receiving area where the head which moves diagonally forward at the time of an oblique collision or an offset collision of the vehicle is received by the front seat protection portion, and a collaborative receiving area where the head is received by the front seat protection portion and the end side expansion portion. The partition closing portion is linearly provided to be inclined forward and downward in a state where the airbag is viewed from a side when the expansion of the airbag is completed. The collaborative receiving area includes vehicle inner side surfaces of the end side expansion portion and the front seat protection portion with the partition closing portion interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuo Nagata, Jun Sato
  • Publication number: 20220219749
    Abstract: A support structure for an airbag apparatus includes an airbag apparatus having a bag holder, a supporting member having a shaft portion, a slider, an annular damper holder, and an annular elastic member. The shaft portion extends in a front-rear direction, while being passed through the bag holder. The shaft portion includes a flange at the rear end. The slider is fitted around the shaft portion to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The damper holder covers part of the slider in the front-rear direction. The elastic member includes protrusions that protrude rearward from the elastic member so as to contact the flange, thereby partially filling a gap between the elastic member and the flange. The protrusions extend radially with an axis of the supporting member serving as a center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Matsuo NAGATA, Yuki NONOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11338756
    Abstract: An airbag device with a horn switch body, configured so as to be installed in an upper surface side in a boss portion near a center of a steering wheel, includes: an airbag which inflates by receiving inflation gas; an inflator for supplying inflation gas to the airbag; a pad covering the folded airbag; a mounting base made of sheet metal which holds the airbag, the inflator, and the pad; a horn switch body having an assembling pin to be assembled to a main body side of the steering wheel; and a support plate made of a sheet metal which supports the horn switch body as a configuration attached to a lower surface side of the mounting base. A case around the assembling pin, the mounting base, or the support plate is provided with a spacer capable of preventing rattling of the switch disposition portion in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuo Nagata, Koji Sakurai, Hirotoshi Kanzaki, Kenji Sumita, Hiroki Sakamoto, Yuki Nonoyama
  • Publication number: 20220080922
    Abstract: A head protection airbag device includes an airbag including a front seat protection portion, and an end side expansion portion, and a partition closing portion. The airbag is configured to be provided with a single receiving area where the head which moves diagonally forward at the time of an oblique collision or an offset collision of the vehicle is received by the front seat protection portion, and a collaborative receiving area where the head is received by the front seat protection portion and the end side expansion portion. The partition closing portion is linearly provided to be inclined forward and downward in a state where the airbag is viewed from a side when the expansion of the airbag is completed. The collaborative receiving area includes vehicle inner side surfaces of the end side expansion portion and the front seat protection portion with the partition closing portion interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Matsuo NAGATA, Jun SATO
  • Patent number: 11260822
    Abstract: A side airbag device includes: a side airbag in a folded state; a gas generator that includes an attachment portion to be attached to a vehicle, and that is configured to generate inflation gas to be supplied to the side airbag; a wrapping sheet that covers peripheries of the side airbag and the gas generator, and that is breakable when the side airbag is deployed and inflated; and a wire harness that includes a connection end portion electrically connected to the gas generator, and that is led out to an outer portion of the wrapping sheet. The wire harness is provided with a first locking portion, and the wrapping sheet is provided with a second locking portion that is locked to the first locking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuo Nagata, Tatsuya Hashido
  • Publication number: 20210061212
    Abstract: A side airbag device includes: a side airbag in a folded state; a gas generator that includes an attachment portion to be attached to a vehicle, and that is configured to generate inflation gas to be supplied to the side airbag; a wrapping sheet that covers peripheries of the side airbag and the gas generator, and that is breakable when the side airbag is deployed and inflated; and a wire harness that includes a connection end portion electrically connected to the gas generator, and that is led out to an outer portion of the wrapping sheet. The wire harness is provided with a first locking portion, and the wrapping sheet is provided with a second locking portion that is locked to the first locking portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Matsuo NAGATA, Tatsuya HASHIDO
  • Publication number: 20200307493
    Abstract: An airbag device with a horn switch body, configured so as to be installed in an upper surface side in a boss portion near a center of a steering wheel, includes: an airbag which inflates by receiving inflation gas; an inflator for supplying inflation gas to the airbag; a pad covering the folded airbag: a mounting base made of sheet metal which holds the airbag, the inflator, and the pad; a horn switch body having an assembling pin to be assembled to a main body side of the steering wheel; and a support plate made of a sheet metal which supports the horn switch body as a configuration attached to a lower surface side of the mounting base. A case around the assembling pin, the mounting base, or the support plate is provided with a spacer capable of preventing rattling of the switch disposition portion in the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Matsuo NAGATA, Koji SAKURAI, Hirotoshi KANZAKI, Kenji SUMITA, Hiroki SAKAMOTO, Yuki NONOYAMA
  • Patent number: 10507782
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus includes a gas generator and an airbag. The gas generator includes a gas generator main body and at least one mounting protrusion. The airbag includes a first fabric portion, a second fabric portion, and a storage chamber located between the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion. Part of the storage chamber is constituted by the first fabric portion. The storage chamber includes as insertion port, which allows the gas generator to be inserted, and one or more mounting holes, which allow the at least one mounting protrusion to be passed. The rearmost one in the insertion direction of the one or more mounting holes is a rearmost mounting hole. The storage chamber further includes an opening promoting portion, which is located between the insertion port and the rearmost mounting hole and causes the insertion port to open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuo Nagata, Akihisa Tange
  • Patent number: 10035488
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus includes a gas generator main body and an airbag. The gas generator main body includes a gas outlet portion, which includes gas discharging holes, and a non-outlet portion. The airbag includes an inflation portion, which is inflated by inflation gas, and a storage chamber, which is arranged outside the inflation portion and stores the gas generator main body. The storage chamber includes an insertion port for inserting the gas generator main body and a partition wall. The partition wall includes a pass-through portion through which the non-outlet portion is passed. The partition wall separates the storage chamber and the inflation portion from each other and restricts leakage of inflation gas in the inflation portion to the storage chamber through the gap between inner wall surface of the pass-through portion and the non-outlet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuo Nagata, Kazuaki Bito, Akira Suzuki, Koji Shibayama, Akihisa Tange
  • Publication number: 20170361803
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus includes a gas generator and an airbag. The gas generator includes a gas generator main body and at least one mounting protrusion. The airbag includes a first fabric portion, a second fabric portion, and a storage chamber located between the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion. Part of the storage chamber is constituted by the first fabric portion. The storage chamber includes as insertion port, which allows the gas generator to be inserted, and one or more mounting holes, which allow the at least one mounting protrusion to be passed. The rearmost one in the insertion direction of the one or more mounting holes is a rearmost mounting hole. The storage chamber further includes an opening promoting portion, which is located between the insertion port and the rearmost mounting hole and causes the insertion port to open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Matsuo NAGATA, Akihisa TANGE
  • Publication number: 20170349135
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus includes a gas generator main body and an airbag. The gas generator main body includes a gas outlet portion, which includes gas discharging holes, and a non-outlet portion. The airbag includes an inflation portion, which is inflated by inflation gas, and a storage chamber, which is arranged outside the inflation portion and stores the gas generator main body. The storage chamber includes an insertion port for inserting the gas generator main body and a partition wall. The partition wall includes a pass-through portion through which the non-outlet portion is passed. The partition wall separates the storage chamber and the inflation portion from each other and restricts leakage of inflation gas in the inflation portion to the storage chamber through the gap between inner wall surface of the pass-through portion and the non-outlet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Matsuo NAGATA, Kazuaki BITO, Akira SUZUKI, Koji SHIBAYAMA, Akihisa TANGE