Patents by Inventor Norito AKIMOTO

Norito AKIMOTO 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: 10688886
    Abstract: The vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back includes one shaft member, a mount frame having a first bearing and a second bearing, and a first operation section and a second operation section which are arranged side by side. The shaft member is attached to the first and the second bearings, having no fixing section for the mount frame between the first and the second bearings, and serving as a center around which the first and the second operation sections are rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norito Akimoto, Masaaki Honda
  • Patent number: 10414304
    Abstract: A vehicular seat provided in a seat surface with a deep and narrow depression having a flat surface at the bottom is provided. The vehicular seat is a seat for automobiles including: a seat cushion to be a seating face portion of the seat; and a seat back provided on the back of the seat cushion and to be a backrest portion of the seat. A recess having a flat surface at the bottom is provided in the surface of at least one of the seat cushion and the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norito Akimoto, Tsutomu Hada, Hiroyuki Nojima
  • Patent number: 10391888
    Abstract: A seat moves along a rail in the front-back direction of a vehicle. A juxtaposed member (receiving member) extending in the front-back direction of the vehicle is joined to a floor or the seat so as to be located next to the rail. A detected portion is provided either to the juxtaposed member or to a member which is located on the floor side or the seat side which moves relative to the floor or the seat to which the juxtaposed member is coupled. A sensor that detects the detected portion is provided either to the juxtaposed member or to the member located on the floor side or the seat side. As a result of this configuration, the installation position of the sensor is less spatially restricted than the case in which the sensor is provided to the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nozaki, Yohei Ota, Norito Akimoto, Masaaki Honda
  • Publication number: 20190070979
    Abstract: A seat moves along a rail in the front-back direction of a vehicle. A juxtaposed member (receiving member) extending in the front-back direction of the vehicle is joined to a floor or the seat so as to be located next to the rail. A detected portion is provided either to the juxtaposed member or to a member which is located on the floor side or the seat side which moves relative to the floor or the seat to which the juxtaposed member is coupled. A sensor that detects the detected portion is provided either to the juxtaposed member or to the member located on the floor side or the seat side. As a result of this configuration, the installation position of the sensor is less spatially restricted than the case in which the sensor is provided to the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nozaki, Yohei Ota, Norito Akimoto, Masaaki Honda
  • Publication number: 20180345824
    Abstract: The vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back includes one shaft member, a mount frame having a first bearing and a second bearing, and a first operation section and a second operation section which are arranged side by side. The shaft member is attached to the first and the second bearings, having no fixing section for the mount frame between the first and the second bearings, and serving as a center around which the first and the second operation sections are rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Norito AKIMOTO, Masaaki HONDA
  • Publication number: 20180022253
    Abstract: A vehicular seat provided in a seat surface with a deep and narrow depression having a flat surface at the bottom is provided. The vehicular seat is a seat for automobiles including: a seat cushion to be a seating face portion of the seat; and a seat back provided on the back of the seat cushion and to be a backrest portion of the seat. A recess having a flat surface at the bottom is provided in the surface of at least one of the seat cushion and the seat back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Norito AKIMOTO, Tsutomu HADA, Hiroyuki NOJIMA
  • Patent number: 9827880
    Abstract: Vehicle seat including: a seat back pivoted to a side of the floor, a seat cushion pivoted to the seat back; and a front leg element having an upper end pivoted to the seat cushion and a lower end pivotally locked to the side of floor in a releasable manner, thus normally providing a four-pivotal-point linkage in the seat. Maintaining the four-pivotal-point linkage adversely restricts design and actions of the seat. Inequality conditions are therefore set in that four-pivotal-point linkage, such that folding down the seat back by an angle exceeding a predetermined angle results in unlocking of the lower end of the front leg element from the side of floor, thereby destroying the four-pivotal-point linkage. Hence, a freedom of design is increased for the seat and floor. Further, leverage mechanism(s) may be provided to facilitate the ease of unlocking the front leg element from the side of floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Fukutani, Norito Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20170253147
    Abstract: Vehicle seat including: a seat back pivoted to a side of the floor, a seat cushion pivoted to the seat back; and a front leg element having an upper end pivoted to the seat cushion and a lower end pivotally locked to the side of floor in a releasable manner, thus normally providing a four-pivotal-point linkage in the seat. Maintaining the four-pivotal-point linkage adversely restricts design and actions of the seat. Inequality conditions are therefore set in that four-pivotal-point linkage, such that folding down the seat back by an angle exceeding a predetermined angle results in unlocking of the lower end of the front leg element from the side of floor, thereby destroying the four-pivotal-point linkage. Hence, a freedom of design is increased for the seat and floor. Further, leverage mechanism(s) may be provided to facilitate the ease of unlocking the front leg element from the side of floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Minoru FUKUTANI, Norito AKIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9676299
    Abstract: Vehicle seat including: a seat back pivoted to a side of floor; a seat cushion pivoted to the seat back; and a front leg element having an upper end pivoted to the seat cushion and a lower end pivotally locked to the side of floor in a releasable manner, thus normally providing a four-pivotal-point linkage in the seat. Maintaining the four-pivotal-point linkage adversely restricts design and actions of the seat. Inequality conditions are therefore set in that four-pivotal-point linkage, such that folding down the seat back by an angle exceeding a predetermined angle results in unlocking of the lower end of the front leg element from the side of floor, thereby destroying the four-pivotal-point linkage. Hence, a freedom of design is increased for the seat and floor. Further, leverage mechanism(s) may be provided to facilitate the ease of unlocking the front leg element from the side of floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Fukutani, Norito Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20150021958
    Abstract: Vehicle seat including: a seat back pivoted to a side of floor; a seat cushion pivoted to the seat back; and a front leg element having an upper end pivoted to the seat cushion and a lower end pivotally locked to the side of floor in a releasable manner, thus normally providing a four-pivotal-point linkage in the seat. Maintaining the four-pivotal-point linkage adversely restricts design and actions of the seat. Inequality conditions are therefore set in that four-pivotal-point linkage, such that folding down the seat back by an angle exceeding a predetermined angle results in unlocking of the lower end of the front leg element from the side of floor, thereby destroying the four-pivotal-point linkage. Hence, a freedom of design is increased for the seat and floor. Further, leverage mechanism(s) may be provided to facilitate the ease of unlocking the front leg element from the side of floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Minoru FUKUTANI, Norito AKIMOTO