Patents by Inventor Nobuko Takasu

Nobuko Takasu 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: 10533349
    Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes: a door lock body configured to be mounted to a door; an outside open lever mounted, in a pivotable manner, to a support shaft arranged on the door lock body; and a coupling member mounted to a pivot end portion of the outside open lever and having an insertion hole. An end portion of a rod on the outside open lever side is insertable through the insertion hole. The rod is configured to couple the outside open lever and an outside door handle configured to be mounted to a vehicle exterior side of the door. A mounting hole in the coupling member intersects the insertion hole, and the pivot end portion of the outside open lever has a mounting portion. The coupling member is fitted and fixed onto the mounting portion of the outside open lever through the mounting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Suzumura, Takashi Nishio, Nobuko Takasu, Yasuhiko Sono, Masayuki Tomochika, Masanari Iwata, Yusuke Yamada
  • Patent number: 9834962
    Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes: a housing having an opening; a coupling member configured to be coupled to an operation mechanism arranged on a door; an operation lever arranged inside the housing and coupled to the coupling member through the opening; and a cover capable of opening and closing the opening and a coupling point between the coupling member and the operation lever. The cover is separate from the housing and assembled to the housing to be mountable on and demountable from the housing and rotatable between opened and closed states. Each of the housing and the cover includes: a temporary retaining mechanism to temporarily retain the cover in the opened state when the cover is assembled to the housing in a rotatable manner; and a full retaining mechanism configured to retain the cover in the closed state when the cover is rotatably assembled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: AISIN KEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Suzumura, Takashi Nishio, Nobuko Takasu, Yasuhiko Sono, Masayuki Tomochika, Masanari Iwata, Yusuke Yamada
  • Publication number: 20150300051
    Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes: a door lock body configured to be mounted to a door; an outside open lever mounted, in a pivotable manner, to a support shaft arranged on the door lock body; and a coupling member mounted to a pivot end portion of the outside open lever and having an insertion hole. An end portion of a rod on the outside open lever side is insertable through the insertion hole. The rod is configured to couple the outside open lever and an outside door handle configured to be mounted to a vehicle exterior side of the door. A mounting hole in the coupling member intersects the insertion hole, and the pivot end portion of the outside open lever has a mounting portion. The coupling member is fitted and fixed onto the mounting portion of the outside open lever through the mounting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto SUZUMURA, Takashi NISHIO, Nobuko TAKASU, Yasuhiko SONO, Masayuki TOMOCHIKA, Masanari IWATA, Yusuke YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20150247347
    Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes: a housing having an opening; a coupling member configured to be coupled to an operation mechanism arranged on a door; an operation lever arranged inside the housing and coupled to the coupling member through the opening; and a cover capable of opening and closing the opening and a coupling point between the coupling member and the operation lever. The cover is separate from the housing and assembled to the housing to be mountable on and demountable from the housing and rotatable between opened and closed states. Each of the housing and the cover includes: a temporary retaining mechanism to temporarily retain the cover in the opened state when the cover is assembled to the housing in a rotatable manner; and a full retaining mechanism configured to retain the cover in the closed state when the cover is rotatably assembled to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Suzumura, Takashi Nishio, Nobuko Takasu, Yasuhiko Sono, Masayuki Tomochika, Masanari Iwata, Yusuke Yamada