Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Tezuka
Nobuyuki Tezuka 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).
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Publication number: 20240227628Abstract: In an arrangement which includes: a seat support body slidably supported on a fixed rail fixed to a floor; a power supply device supplying power to an electrical component on a seat side; and a drive device driving the seat support body in a front-and-rear direction and having a motor and a transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through an interior of the fixed rail, the power supply device includes: a housing housing an electric wire for power supply; and a slider linked to the seat support body and slidable within the fixed rail. The electric wire is drawn out from the housing, retained by the slider and slidable within the fixed rail. The slider has an interference-avoiding portion for avoiding interference with the transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through the interior of the fixed rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Tsukasa Meguro, Toshiaki Shimada, Nobuyuki Tezuka
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Patent number: 11970091Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat in which the rotation device is disposed without compromising the passenger comfort in the cabin, a vehicle seat includes: a floor panel which has a sheet shape, constitutes a floor surface of a cabin, and has an elongated hole extending linearly; a slide device provided below the floor panel to be slidable along the elongated hole; a rotation device provided on the slide device to be rotatable about a rotation axis below the floor panel, the rotation axis extending vertically and overlapping with the elongated hole; a support leg which is columnar in shape, is provided on the rotation device along the rotation axis, and extends to above the floor panel by passing through the elongated hole; and a seat main body which is joined to an upper end of the support leg and on which an occupant can be seated.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Numajiri, Nobuyuki Tezuka, Akihito Kobayashi, Tadashi So, Akira Miyoshi, Tomoyuki Kurimoto
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Patent number: 11964593Abstract: In an arrangement which includes a seat support body slidably supported on a fixed rail fixed to a floor; a power supply device supplying power to an electrical component on a seat side; and a drive device driving the seat support body in a front-and-rear direction and having a motor and a transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through an interior of the fixed rail, the power supply device includes: a housing housing an electric wire for power supply; and a slider linked to the seat support body and slidable within the fixed rail. The electric wire is drawn out from the housing, retained by the slider and slidable within the fixed rail. The slider has an interference-avoiding portion for avoiding interference with the transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through the interior of the fixed rail.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsukasa Meguro, Toshiaki Shimada, Nobuyuki Tezuka
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Publication number: 20230311732Abstract: Provided is a headrest in which devices can be placed and which is easy to manufacture. A headrest comprises a pillar supported by a seat back on which the headrest is provided; a core supported by the pillar and having one or more receiving recesses recessed inward from an outer surface of the core; one or more devices, each device received in a corresponding receiving recess; and a skin material covering the core and the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Takayoshi ITO, Kazumasa NARITA, Kazuhiro OSHIMA, Nobuyuki TEZUKA, Yasuo INOSE, Atsushi YAMABE, Takashi TAKAHARA, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Akihito KOBAYASHI, Akira KODAMA, Takako MIYOSHI, Akira MIYOSHI, Yoshitomo SATO
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Publication number: 20230278468Abstract: In an arrangement which includes a seat support body slidably supported on a fixed rail fixed to a floor; a power supply device supplying power to an electrical component on a seat side; and a drive device driving the seat support body in a front-and-rear direction and having a motor and a transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through an interior of the fixed rail, the power supply device includes: a housing housing an electric wire for power supply; and a slider linked to the seat support body and slidable within the fixed rail. The electric wire is drawn out from the housing, retained by the slider and slidable within the fixed rail. The slider has an interference-avoiding portion for avoiding interference with the transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through the interior of the fixed rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Tsukasa Meguro, Toshiaki Shimada, Nobuyuki Tezuka
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Patent number: 11691540Abstract: In an arrangement which includes: a seat support body slidably supported on a fixed rail fixed to a floor; a power supply device supplying power to an electrical component on a seat side; and a drive device driving the seat support body in a front-and-rear direction and having a motor and a transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through an interior of the fixed rail, the power supply device includes: a housing housing an electric wire for power supply; and a slider linked to the seat support body and slidable within the fixed rail. The electric wire is drawn out from the housing, retained by the slider and slidable within the fixed rail. The slider has an interference-avoiding portion for avoiding interference with the transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through the interior of the fixed rail.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsukasa Meguro, Toshiaki Shimada, Nobuyuki Tezuka
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Patent number: 11518276Abstract: In an arrangement which includes: a seat support body slidably supported on a fixed rail fixed to a floor; a power supply device supplying power to an electrical component on a seat side; and a drive device driving the seat support body in a front-and-rear direction and having a motor and a transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through an interior of the fixed rail, the power supply device includes: a housing an electric wire for power supply; and a slider linked to the seat support body and slidable within the fixed rail. The electric wire is drawn out from the housing, retained by the slider and slidable within the fixed rail. The slider has an interference-avoiding portion for avoiding interference with the transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through the interior of the fixed rail.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsukasa Meguro, Toshiaki Shimada, Nobuyuki Tezuka
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Publication number: 20220355708Abstract: In an arrangement which includes: a seat support body slidably supported on a fixed rail fixed to a floor; a power supply device supplying power to an electrical component on a seat side; and a drive device driving the seat support body in a front-and-rear direction and having a motor and a transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through an interior of the fixed rail, the power supply device includes: a housing housing an electric wire for power supply; and a slider linked to the seat support body and slidable within the fixed rail. The electric wire is drawn out from the housing, retained by the slider and slidable within the fixed rail. The slider has an interference-avoiding portion for avoiding interference with the transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through the interior of the fixed rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Tsukasa Meguro, Toshiaki Shimada, Nobuyuki Tezuka
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Publication number: 20220161694Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat in which the rotation device is disposed without compromising the passenger comfort in the cabin, a vehicle seat includes: a floor panel which has a sheet shape, constitutes a floor surface of a cabin, and has an elongated hole extending linearly; a slide device provided below the floor panel to be slidable along the elongated hole; a rotation device provided on the slide device to be rotatable about a rotation axis below the floor panel, the rotation axis extending vertically and overlapping with the elongated hole; a support leg which is columnar in shape, is provided on the rotation device along the rotation axis, and extends to above the floor panel by passing through the elongated hole; and a seat main body which is joined to an upper end of the support leg and on which an occupant can be seated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Nobuyuki TEZUKA, Akihito KOBAYASHI, Tadashi SO, Akira MIYOSHI, Tomoyuki KURIMOTO
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Publication number: 20210394646Abstract: In an arrangement which includes: a seat support body slidably supported on a fixed rail fixed to a floor; a power supply device supplying power to an electrical component on a seat side; and a drive device driving the seat support body in a front-and-rear direction and having a motor and a transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through an interior of the fixed rail, the power supply device includes: a housing an electric wire for power supply; and a slider linked to the seat support body and slidable within the fixed rail. The electric wire is drawn out from the housing, retained by the slider and slidable within the fixed rail. The slider has an interference-avoiding portion for avoiding interference with the transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through the interior of the fixed rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Tsukasa Meguro, Toshiaki Shimada, Nobuyuki Tezuka