Patents by Inventor Ryota SUGIURA

Ryota SUGIURA 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: 11225282
    Abstract: A steering device of a vehicle includes: a shaft mounted with a steering wheel; an inner tube rotatably covering the shaft; an outer tube fitting around the inner tube; a first housing reciprocably housing the outer tube along an axis direction of the shaft; an input unit provided on the outer tube; a screw member being provided in the first housing, and making the input unit reciprocable along the axis direction; and a worm gear rotating the screw member, and a motor driving the worm gear, being housed in a second housing mounted to the first housing. A vulnerable part is provided in the second housing in such a way that, when impact applies to the vehicle and another object collides with the second housing, the second housing breaks while maintaining a mounting state of the worm gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Toyoda, Ryota Sugiura, Kenji Imamura
  • Publication number: 20200339178
    Abstract: A steering device of a vehicle includes: a shaft mounted with a steering wheel; an inner tube rotatably covering the shaft; an outer tube fitting around the inner tube; a first housing reciprocably housing the outer tube along an axis direction of the shaft; an input unit provided on the outer tube; a screw member being provided in the first housing, and making the input unit reciprocable along the axis direction; and a worm gear rotating the screw member, and a motor driving the worm gear, being housed in a second housing mounted to the first housing. A vulnerable part is provided in the second housing in such a way that, when impact applies to the vehicle and another object collides with the second housing, the second housing breaks while maintaining a mounting state of the worm gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto TOYODA, Ryota SUGIURA, Kenji IMAMURA