Patents by Inventor Nobuhito Kanae

Nobuhito Kanae 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).

  • Reclining apparatus and automotive seat provided with the same
    Patent number: 7631936
    Abstract: The invention provides a reclining apparatus which can make a width of an apparatus small. The reclining apparatus of the present invention is provided with a first bracket (1) attached to a seat back (10), a second bracket (2) attached to a seat cushion (11), a first shaft (3) forming a rotation center of the first bracket (1), a spiral spring (5) spirally wound around the first shaft (3) and biasing a rotation in a forward direction of the first bracket (1), and a rotary damper (6) decelerating a rotating speed of the first bracket (1) against an biasing force of the spiral spring (5). The rotary damper (6) and the spiral spring (5) are arranged in parallel, and an arm (7) rotating a casing (6a) of the rotary damper (6) on the basis of a rotation of the first bracket (1) is provided between the rotary damper (6) and the second bracket (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Fukukawa, Masaaki Takii, Hiroshi Yokoyama, Nobuhito Kanae
  • RECLINING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOTIVE SEAT PROVIDED WITH THE SAME
    Publication number: 20070194616
    Abstract: The invention provides a reclining apparatus which can make a width of an apparatus small. The reclining apparatus of the present invention is provided with a first bracket (1) attached to a seat back (10), a second bracket (2) attached to a seat cushion (11), a first shaft (3) forming a rotation center of the first bracket (1), a spiral spring (5) spirally wound around the first shaft (3) and biasing a rotation in a forward direction of the first bracket (1), and a rotary damper (6) decelerating a rotating speed of the first bracket (1) against an biasing force of the spiral spring (5). The rotary damper (6) and the spiral spring (5) are arranged in parallel, and an arm (7) rotating a casing (6a) of the rotary damper (6) on the basis of a rotation of the first bracket (1) is provided between the rotary damper (6) and the second bracket (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao FUKUKAWA, Masaaki Takii, Hiroshi Yokoyama, Nobuhito Kanae