Patents by Inventor Narito TANI

Narito TANI 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: 9944258
    Abstract: An operation device for a vehicle parking brake, which includes: support bracket fixed to vehicle body and having a pair of first and second side plates, which face each other with predetermined interval therebetween; operation pedal supported between first and second side plates of support bracket so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis; and return spring having one end portion hooked on operation pedal and other end portion hooked on first side plate and winding portion located between ends portions and wound about pivot axis and that biases operation pedal toward original position, and which operation pedal is operated to pivot about pivot axis, so a parking brake cable is subjected to tensile force, thereby operating parking brake, one of end portions of return spring being bent and formed so as to bias a pedal pad of operation pedal toward first or second side plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Kuroyanagi, Narito Tani
  • Publication number: 20160075312
    Abstract: An operation device for a vehicle parking brake, which includes: support bracket fixed to vehicle body and having a pair of first and second side plates, which face each other with predetermined interval therebetween; operation pedal supported between first and second side plates of support bracket so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis; and return spring having one end portion hooked on operation pedal and other end portion hooked on first side plate and winding portion located between ends portions and wound about pivot axis and that biases operation pedal toward original position, and which operation pedal is operated to pivot about pivot axis, so a parking brake cable is subjected to tensile force, thereby operating parking brake, one of end portions of return spring being bent and formed so as to bias a pedal pad of operation pedal toward first or second side plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji KUROYANAGI, Narito TANI
  • Patent number: 8596428
    Abstract: An equalizer device for a parking brake including an equalizer body that is formed by connecting paired side plates, which extend parallel to each other from a back plate so as to form a U-shape and a synthetic resin member that is fixedly arranged inside the equalizer body. The equalizer body includes paired engagement holes, paired insertion holes, and paired slits. Portions of the back plate, at which the engagement holes are formed, serve as the engagement portions. The synthetic resin member has a substantially flat plate shape that is arranged so as to face a portion of an inner face of a first side plate. The portion is a part of the U-shape, and extends parallel to the first side plate. The synthetic resin member includes paired gate portions and an engagement lug. The synthetic resin member is fitted to the equalizer body by the engagement lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiro Takeshima, Hideki Matsubo, Narito Tani, Mitsuo Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20120103736
    Abstract: An equalizer device for a parking brake including an equalizer body that is formed by connecting paired side plates, which extend parallel to each other from a back plate so as to form a U-shape and a synthetic resin member that is fixedly arranged inside the equalizer body. The equalizer body includes paired engagement holes, paired insertion holes, and paired slits. Portions of the back plate, at which the engagement holes are formed, serve as the engagement portions. The synthetic resin member has a substantially flat plate shape that is arranged so as to face a portion of an inner face of a first side plate. The portion is a part of the U-shape, and extends parallel to the first side plate. The synthetic resin member includes paired gate portions and an engagement lug. The synthetic resin member is fitted to the equalizer body by the engagement lug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro TAKESHIMA, Hideki MATSUBO, Narito TANI, Mitsuo YOSHIDA