Patents by Inventor Nobuo Yokochi

Nobuo Yokochi 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: 10549672
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat fitted with a cup holder that includes a support wire member (41) including a pair of longitudinal portions (45) having base ends attached to either side of a side frame and extending in a forward direction, and a cross portion (46) extending between free ends of the longitudinal portions, a housing member (42) having a pair of side walls (47, 48), a front wall (49) extending between front edges of the side walls, and side flanges (51, 52) formed in lower edges of the side walls, the side flanges resting on the longitudinal portions of the support wire member, and a cup shaped container receiving member (60) having an open top and received in the housing member, a bottom end of the container receiving member being provided with a pair of engagement features (61) that are engaged by the longitudinal portions of the support wire member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Matsumoto, Nobuo Yokochi, Masaya Furuta, Shoko Saito, Heehyeok Park
  • Publication number: 20190111823
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat fitted with a cup holder that includes a support wire member (41) including a pair of longitudinal portions (45) having base ends attached to either side of a side frame and extending in a forward direction, and a cross portion (46) extending between free ends of the longitudinal portions, a housing member (42) having a pair of side walls (47, 48), a front wall (49) extending between front edges of the side walls, and side flanges (51, 52) formed in lower edges of the side walls, the side flanges resting on the longitudinal portions of the support wire member, and a cup shaped container receiving member (60) having an open top and received in the housing member, a bottom end of the container receiving member being provided with a pair of engagement features (61) that are engaged by the longitudinal portions of the support wire member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Manabu MATSUMOTO, Nobuo YOKOCHI, Masaya FURUTA, Shoko SAITO, Heehyeok PARK
  • Patent number: 9120404
    Abstract: A conveyance seat is provided that includes: a folding mechanism that performs a folding operation for folding the headrest forward; a first receiving portion that receives a first operation when folding only the headrest forward; a second receiving portion that receives a second operation when storing the conveyance seat; a first driving portion that drives only the folding mechanism by the first operation received by the first receiving portion to permit the folding mechanism to perform the folding operation; and a second driving portion that drives the folding mechanism along with the movement of at least one of the seat cushion and the seatback to the storing position permitting the folding mechanism to perform the folding operation when the second receiving portion receives the second operation, wherein the folding mechanism, the first driving portion, and the second driving portion are all attached to the seatback frame provided inside the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Tachikawa, Yusuke Ogata, Koki Sato, Nobuo Yokochi
  • Patent number: 9108544
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle seat device configured so that the seat cushion can be suitably held at a raised position and that side links are compact. A vehicle seat device is provided with a movement mechanism (41) capable of moving the seat cushion (24) between a seating position and a stowed position. The movement mechanism is provided with: a cross member (52) provided to the seat cushion; left and right, front support brackets (53, 54) provided to the vehicle body floor (12); left and right, side links (55, 56) rotatably connected to the left and right, front support brackets and rotatably connected to the cross member; and a guide link (57) which has first guide support shafts (71a, b) rotatably provided in front of the rotation support shafts (67, 75) of the side links and which also has a second guide support shaft (71e) rotatably provided to the cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Ogata, Koki Sato, Osamu Shirose, Nobuo Yokochi, Yoichi Tachikawa
  • Publication number: 20140015288
    Abstract: A conveyance seat is provided that includes: a folding mechanism that performs a folding operation for folding the headrest forward; a first receiving portion that receives a first operation when folding only the headrest forward; a second receiving portion that receives a second operation when storing the conveyance seat; a first driving portion that drives only the folding mechanism by the first operation received by the first receiving portion to permit the folding mechanism to perform the folding operation; and a second driving portion that drives the folding mechanism along with the movement of at least one of the seat cushion and the seatback to the storing position permitting the folding mechanism to perform the folding operation when the second receiving portion receives the second operation, wherein the folding mechanism, the first driving portion, and the second driving portion are all attached to the seatback frame provided inside the seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Tachikawa, Yusuke Ogata, Koki Sato, Nobuo Yokochi
  • Publication number: 20140015296
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle seat device configured so that the seat cushion can be suitably held at a raised position and that side links are compact. A vehicle seat device is provided with a movement mechanism (41) capable of moving the seat cushion (24) between a seating position and a stowed position. The movement mechanism is provided with: a cross member (52) provided to the seat cushion; left and right, front support brackets (53, 54) provided to the vehicle body floor (12); left and right, side links (55, 56) rotatably connected to the left and right, front support brackets and rotatably connected to the cross member; and a guide link (57) which has first guide support shafts (71a, b) rotatably provided in front of the rotation support shafts (67, 75) of the side links and which also has a second guide support shaft (71e) rotatably provided to the cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Ogata, Koki Sato, Osamu Shirose, Nobuo Yokochi, Yoichi Tachikawa