Patents by Inventor Naomi ASAHINA
Naomi ASAHINA 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: 11708893Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle includes: a shift body that is moved in a predetermined range in a first direction and in a second direction that is a direction opposite from the first direction, and whose shift position is changed; and a moving mechanism that has a moving member at which a first moving portion and a second moving portion are provided, the first moving portion moving the shift body in the first direction, and the second moving portion moving the shift body in the second direction, due to movement of the moving member.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Naomi Asahina, Yutaka Inamura, Kenji Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11162578Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle includes: a shift body that is moved and whose shift position is changed to a plurality of shift positions; a moving unit that moves the shift body; and a restricting body that restricts movement of the shift body by the moving unit at a predetermined shift position among the plurality of shift positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Naomi Asahina, Yutaka Inamura, Kenji Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11007872Abstract: Rattling of a shift body in a second direction is suppressed when movement of the shift body toward one side in the second direction is restricted. In a shift lever device, a projecting portion of a hook of a lever projects toward the left from the lever. When disposing the lever on an R position side from an N position, a leading end face of the projecting portion is restricted from pivoting toward the left side by a right face of a rear restricting portion of a left plate, such that a pivot operation of the lever toward the right side is restricted. Flexing of the hook can thereby be suppressed, enabling rattling of the lever in a left-right direction to be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yutaka Inamura, Naomi Asahina
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Patent number: 10935126Abstract: At a shift lever device, at a time when a lever is rotated in a left-right direction, a joint of the lever moves a joint tube of a link in an up-down direction. Moreover, at a time when the lever is rotated in a front-rear direction, a link operating portion of the lever rotates an operation tube of the link in the front-rear direction around the joint side. Here, at the time when the lever is rotated in the left-right direction, the joint is moved in the left-right direction with respect to the joint tube. Therefore, the need to provide parts between the lever and the joint can be eliminated, and a number of parts can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Naomi Asahina, Yutaka Inamura, Kenji Nakanishi, Keisuke Kameyama, Mizuho Maruyama
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Publication number: 20200240514Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle includes: a shift body that is moved in a predetermined range in a first direction and in a second direction that is a direction opposite from the first direction, and whose shift position is changed; and a moving mechanism that has a moving member at which a first moving portion and a second moving portion are provided, the first moving portion moving the shift body in the first direction, and the second moving portion moving the shift body in the second direction, due to movement of the moving member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Naomi ASAHINA, Yutaka INAMURA, Kenji NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20200182349Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle includes: a shift body that is moved and whose shift position is changed to a plurality of shift positions; a moving unit that moves the shift body; and a restricting body that restricts movement of the shift body by the moving unit at a predetermined shift position among the plurality of shift positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Naomi ASAHINA, Yutaka INAMURA, Kenji NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20200149627Abstract: At a shift lever device, at a time when a lever is rotated in a left-right direction, a joint of the lever moves a joint tube of a link in an up-down direction. Moreover, at a time when the lever is rotated in a front-rear direction, a link operating portion of the lever rotates an operation tube of the link in the front-rear direction around the joint side. Here, at the time when the lever is rotated in the left-right direction, the joint is moved in the left-right direction with respect to the joint tube. Therefore, the need to provide parts between the lever and the joint can be eliminated, and a number of parts can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-SeisakushoInventors: Naomi ASAHINA, Yutaka INAMURA, Kenji NAKANISHI, Keisuke KAMEYAMA, Mizuho MARUYAMA
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Publication number: 20200001709Abstract: Rattling of a shift body in a second direction is suppressed when movement of the shift body toward one side in the second direction is restricted. In a shift lever device, a projecting portion of a hook of a lever projects toward the left from the lever. When disposing the lever on an R position side from an N position, a leading end face of the projecting portion is restricted from pivoting toward the left side by a right face of a rear restricting portion of a left plate, such that a pivot operation of the lever toward the right side is restricted. Flexing of the hook can thereby be suppressed, enabling rattling of the lever in a left-right direction to be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Yutaka INAMURA, Naomi ASAHINA
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Patent number: 10458537Abstract: In a shift lever device, a lever moves an operation member when the lever is rotationally operated in a front-rear direction, and the lever rotates a select link such that the select link moves the operation member when the lever is rotation operated in a left-right direction. The position of the operation member is detected to detect a shift position of the lever. When the lever is rotation operated in the front-rear direction, the lever therefore moves the operation member without being through the select link, thereby enabling the precision with which the shift position of the lever in the front-rear direction is detected to be raised.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takehiro Niwa, Yohei Nakano, Naomi Asahina
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Patent number: 10253870Abstract: In a shift lever device, a gate pin of a lever is guided by a gate groove of a gate plate, and a detent pin of the lever is abutted on a detent face of a detent block due to an urging force. A sensor mechanism detects a shift position of the lever. The gate plate, the detent block, and the sensor mechanism are disposed at a lower side of the lever, the gate plate and the detent block are disposed at a rear side of the lever, and the sensor mechanism is disposed at a front side of the gate plate and the detent block. This thereby enables a reduction in size of the shift lever device in an up-down direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-DEISAKUSHOInventors: Takehiro Niwa, Yohei Nakano, Naomi Asahina
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Publication number: 20180031117Abstract: In a shift lever device, a gate pin of a lever is guided by a gate groove of a gate plate, and a detent pin of the lever is abutted on a detent face of a detent block due to an urging force. A sensor mechanism detects a shift position of the lever. The gate plate, the detent block, and the sensor mechanism are disposed at a lower side of the lever, the gate plate and the detent block are disposed at a rear side of the lever, and the sensor mechanism is disposed at a front side of the gate plate and the detent block. This thereby enables a reduction in size of the shift lever device in an up-down direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Takehiro NIWA, Yohei NAKANO, Naomi ASAHINA
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Publication number: 20180031118Abstract: In a shift lever device, a lever moves an operation member when the lever is rotationally operated in a front-rear direction, and the lever rotates a select link such that the select link moves the operation member when the lever is rotation operated in a left-right direction. The position of the operation member is detected to detect a shift position of the lever. When the lever is rotation operated in the front-rear direction, the lever therefore moves the operation member without being through the select link, thereby enabling the precision with which the shift position of the lever in the front-rear direction is detected to be raised.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Takehiro NIWA, Yohei NAKANO, Naomi ASAHINA
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Publication number: 20140033849Abstract: A shift device provided with a shift lever that is movable from a home position to a plurality of mode selection positions including a travel mode selection position and a non-travel mode selection position. A lever holding mechanism holds the shift lever at the travel mode selection position when the shift lever is moved to the travel mode selection position and returns the shift lever from the non-travel mode selection position to the home position when the shift lever is moved to the non-travel mode selection position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Makoto YAMAMOTO, Katsushi MIWA, Yohei NAKANO, Takehiro NIWA, Hironori WATANABE, Naomi ASAHINA