Patents by Inventor Morihiro Ichisugi

Morihiro Ichisugi 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: 8047611
    Abstract: A headrest bushing into which a headrest stay are inserted for supporting a head rest includes a lock mechanism for preventing disengagement of the headrest stay from the headrest bush; and an unlock mechanism having a button for unlocking the lock mechanism and a housing for accommodating which has an opening for manipulating the button, and wherein a surface of the button is placed inwardly from the opening of the housing. The surface of the button is placed correspondently to the opening of the housing or inwardly in a pressing direction from the opening of the housing. The headrest stay has a notch consisting of a horizontal surface and an inclined surface to increase its diameter of slowly downward from the deepest part of the horizontal surface, and wherein the horizontal surface of the notch engages with the lock mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Morihiro Ichisugi, Daijiro Terashima
  • Patent number: 8047614
    Abstract: The present invention provides a seat apparatus having: a seat back; a forward tilt device that allows at least a portion of the seat back to tilt forward; a securing device that secures the seat back at a vehicle body side; and a release strap that is used for releasing a securing condition of the securing device and has a grip portion. The release strap has a first condition in which the grip portion is positioned at a rear side of the seat back and a second condition in which the grip portion is positioned at a portion so as to be accessible from a front side of the seat back, and one of the first condition and the second condition of the release strap can be selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Goshima, Masami Handa, Morihiro Ichisugi, Toshiaki Sunaga
  • Publication number: 20080296951
    Abstract: The present invention provides a seat apparatus having: a seat back; a forward tilt device that allows at least a portion of the seat back to tilt forward; a securing device that secures the seat back at a vehicle body side; and a release strap that is used for releasing a securing condition of the securing device and has a grip portion. The release strap has a first condition in which the grip portion is positioned at a rear side of the seat back and a second condition in which the grip portion is positioned at a portion so as to be accessible from a front side of the seat back, and one of the first condition and the second condition of the release strap can be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicants: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD., NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Goshima, Masami Handa, Morihiro Ichisugi, Toshiaki Sunaga
  • Publication number: 20070145804
    Abstract: A headrest bushing into which a headrest stay are inserted for supporting a head rest includes a lock mechanism for preventing disengagement of the headrest stay from the headrest bush; and an unlock mechanism having a button for unlocking the lock mechanism and a housing for accommodating which has an opening for manipulating the button, and wherein a surface of the button is placed inwardly from the opening of the housing. The surface of the button is placed correspondently to the opening of the housing or inwardly in a pressing direction from the opening of the housing. The headrest stay has a notch consisting of a horizontal surface and an inclined surface to increase its diameter of slowly downward from the deepest part of the horizontal surface, and wherein the horizontal surface of the notch engages with the lock mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Morihiro Ichisugi, Daijiro Terashima
  • Patent number: 7137665
    Abstract: A vehicular seat apparatus has a first slide rail unit including a first stationary rail and a first moving rail and a second slide rail unit including a second stationary rail and a second moving rail. Load sensors are provided between the seat cushion assembly and the moving rails. The first stationary rail and the second stationary rail are connected to each other by a rigid frame. The rigid frame can maintain the relative positions of the first and second slide rail units. Body mounting leg portions provided on the rigid frame are fixed to a seat mounting portion of a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisya
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Osawa, Masami Handa, Morihiro Ichisugi
  • Publication number: 20050109909
    Abstract: A vehicular seat apparatus has a first slide rail unit including a first stationary rail and a first moving rail and a second slide rail unit including a second stationary rail and a second moving rail. Load sensors are provided between the seat cushion assembly and the moving rails. The first stationary rail and the second stationary rail are connected to each other by a rigid frame. The rigid frame can maintain the relative positions of the first and second slide rail units. Body mounting leg portions provided on the rigid frame are fixed to a seat mounting portion of a vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicants: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisya
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Osawa, Masami Handa, Morihiro Ichisugi