Patents by Inventor Nobuya Akagi

Nobuya Akagi 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: 11767688
    Abstract: A door latch device includes a latch mechanism, an inner lever having a connection lever and an actuation lever, and a lock mechanism switching between unlocked and locked state. The lock mechanism includes a connection member capable of transmitting operation of the connection lever to the actuation lever, a first rotating lever rotated by a motor to first and second working positions, a second rotating lever rotatable to a first rotation position where the connection member is moved to an unlock position and a second rotation position where the connection member is moved to a lock position, a connection spring connecting the first rotating lever and the second rotating lever while allowing relative rotation of them, and a holding spring having a biasing force stronger than a biasing force of the connection spring and holds the first rotating lever at the first and second working positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: U-SHIN LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuya Akagi, Yuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11466480
    Abstract: A door locking device includes a latching mechanism configured to detachably lock a striker fixed to a vehicle body, an inner lever capable of rotating for releasing locking of the striker by the latching mechanism; and a child lever capable of rotating between an unlocked position where the inner lever is contactable with the child lever and a locked position where the inner lever is uncontactable with the child lever. The child lever is configured to transmit a rotational force of the inner lever to the latching mechanism by being rotated due to contacting of the inner lever with the child lever at the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: U-SHIN LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuya Akagi
  • Publication number: 20220065005
    Abstract: A door latch device includes a latch mechanism, an inner lever having a connection lever and an actuation lever, and a lock mechanism switching between unlocked and locked state. The lock mechanism includes a connection member capable of transmitting operation of the connection lever to the actuation lever, a first rotating lever rotated by a motor to first and second working positions, a second rotating lever rotatable to a first rotation position where the connection member is moved to an unlock position and a second rotation position where the connection member is moved to a lock position, a connection spring connecting the first rotating lever and the second rotating lever while allowing relative rotation of them, and a holding spring having a biasing force stronger than a biasing force of the connection spring and holds the first rotating lever at the first and second working positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuya AKAGI, Yuki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11156023
    Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes a door handle base provided at a vehicle door and provided with a cylinder lock, and a door latch mechanism provided at the vehicle door. The cylinder lock includes a key cylinder, a paddle portion operably and detachably coupled to the door latch mechanism and configured to transmit rotation of the key cylinder to the door latch mechanism, and a support portion configured to rotatably support the paddle portion. The door latch mechanism includes a key rotor into which the paddle portion is detachably inserted. The paddle portion is supported on the support portion to rotate between a direction of a center axis of the support portion and a direction inclined with respect to the center axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, U-Shin Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Iwata, Yusuke Moriwaki, Koji Yoshioka, Isao Ochi, Nobuya Akagi
  • Patent number: 10961749
    Abstract: A door locking device includes: a latch mechanism detachably engageable with a striker; an opening lever rotatable interlockingly with a manipulation of a door handle; a transmission member swingable between an unlocking position and a locking position; and a spring member biasing the transmission member from the locking position toward the unlocking position. The spring member allows the movement of the transmission member from the unlocking position toward the locking position in a state where a force of inertia equal to or more than a set value acts on the transmission member. The door locking device also includes a restricting portion restricting biasing of the transmission member toward the unlocking position by the spring member when the transmission member is moved to the locking position against a biasing force of the spring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: U-SHIN LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuya Akagi, Yuki Higashibata
  • Publication number: 20190186180
    Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes a door handle base provided at a vehicle door and provided with a cylinder lock, and a door latch mechanism provided at the vehicle door. The cylinder lock includes a key cylinder, a paddle portion operably and detachably coupled to the door latch mechanism and configured to transmit rotation of the key cylinder to the door latch mechanism, and a support portion configured to rotatably support the paddle portion. The door latch mechanism includes a key rotor into which the paddle portion is detachably inserted. The paddle portion is supported on the support portion to displace in a far-near direction relative to the key rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, U-Shin Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke IWATA, Yusuke MORIWAKI, Koji YOSHIOKA, Isao OCHI, Nobuya AKAGI
  • Publication number: 20180128021
    Abstract: A door locking device includes a latching mechanism configured to detachably lock a striker fixed to a vehicle body, an inner lever capable of rotating for releasing locking of the striker by the latching mechanism; and a child lever capable of rotating between an unlocked position where the inner lever is contactable with the child lever and a locked position where the inner lever is uncontactable with the child lever. The child lever is configured to transmit a rotational force of the inner lever to the latching mechanism by being rotated due to contacting of the inner lever with the child lever at the unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Nobuya AKAGI
  • Publication number: 20170370128
    Abstract: A door locking device includes: a latch mechanism detachably engageable with a striker; an opening lever rotatable interlockingly with a manipulation of a door handle; a transmission member swingable between an unlocking position and a locking position; and a spring member biasing the transmission member from the locking position toward the unlocking position. The spring member allows the movement of the transmission member from the unlocking position toward the locking position in a state where a force of inertia equal to or more than a set value acts on the transmission member. The door locking device also includes a restricting portion restricting biasing of the transmission member toward the unlocking position by the spring member when the transmission member is moved to the locking position against a biasing force of the spring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Nobuya AKAGI, Yuki HIGASHIBATA
  • Patent number: 9551171
    Abstract: A door locking device includes a latch mechanism with which a striker is engageable or from which the striker is disengageable. A first link operates the latch mechanism in an interlocking manner with an inner door handle so as to release the striker. A second link is movable between an unlocked position where the second link is operated in an interlocking manner with the first link and a locked position where the second link is not operated in an interlocking manner with the first link and operates the latch mechanism in an interlocking manner with an outer handle by way of the first link in the unlocked position so as to release the striker. A locking lever changes over the second link between the unlocked position and the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: U-SHIN LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuya Akagi
  • Patent number: 9249605
    Abstract: A door lock apparatus includes: a latch mechanism; a lock mechanism having a link that can move the latch mechanism to an unlock position and a lock position, and a lock plate that moves the link; a key-operation-force transfer mechanism that transfers an operation force of a key cylinder to the lock plate of the lock mechanism; and a housing in which at least the lock mechanism and the key-operation-force transfer mechanism are accommodated. The door lock apparatus further includes a positioning portion and an engaging portion that position the key-operation-force transfer mechanism in a neutral state corresponding to a neutral position of the key cylinder with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: U-SHIN LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio Yamagata, Nobuya Akagi
  • Publication number: 20140346785
    Abstract: Provided is a door locking device which includes: a latch mechanism with which a striker is engageable or from which the striker is disengageable; a first link which operates the latch mechanism in an interlocking manner with an inner door handle so as to release the striker; a second link which is movable between an unlocked position where the second link is operated in an interlocking manner with the first link and a locked position where the second link is not operated in an interlocking manner with the first link, and operates the latch mechanism in an interlocking manner with an outer handle by way of the first link in the unlocked position so as to release the striker; and a locking lever which changes over the second link between the unlocked position and the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: U-SHIN LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuya AKAGI
  • Patent number: 8870247
    Abstract: A door locking apparatus that can be used for both manual operating specifications and automatic operating specifications and that is capable of miniaturization and weight reduction in a use for the manual operating specifications includes a latch mechanism, a door opening mechanism and a manual locking mechanism wherein, a first housing (10) in which the door opening mechanism and the manual locking mechanism are disposed and a second housing (42) in which an automatic locking mechanism that moves the door opening mechanism to the unlocking position or the locking position based on an input of an electric signal is disposed are provided, and a second housing attaching portion (23) to which the second housing can be attached is provided on the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: U-Shin Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Yamagata, Nobuya Akagi
  • Publication number: 20120266639
    Abstract: The door lock apparatus of the invention includes: a latch mechanism; a lock mechanism having a link 35 that can move the latch mechanism to an unlock position and a lock position, and a lock plate 50 that moves the link 35; a key-operation-force transfer mechanism (55, 61, 68) that transfers an operation force of a key cylinder 58 to the lock plate 50 of the lock mechanism; and a housing (11, 21) in which at least the lock mechanism and the key-operation-force transfer mechanism are accommodated. The door lock apparatus further includes positioning means (15b, 66) that positions the key-operation-force transfer mechanism (55, 61, 68) in a neutral state corresponding to a neutral position of the key cylinder 58 with respect to the housing (11, 21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Mikio YAMAGATA, Nobuya AKAGI
  • Publication number: 20120096905
    Abstract: A door locking apparatus that can be used for both manual operating specifications and automatic operating specifications and that is capable of miniaturization and weight reduction in a use for the manual operating specifications includes a latch mechanism, a door opening mechanism and a manual locking mechanism wherein, a first housing (10) in which the door opening mechanism and the manual locking mechanism are disposed and a second housing (42) in which an automatic locking mechanism that moves the door opening mechanism to the unlocking position or the locking position based on an input of an electric signal is disposed are provided, and a second housing attaching portion (23) to which the second housing (42) can be attached is provided on the first housing (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Mikio Yamagata, Nobuya Akagi