Patents by Inventor Shin Sakai

Shin Sakai 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).

  • Publication number: 20150197974
    Abstract: An opening and closing apparatus for an opening and closing member includes a support member, a transmission belt, a plurality of pulleys including a pair of driven pulleys, a first support wall portion including a first support recess portion, a second support wall portion including a second support recess portion coaxial with the first support recess portion, the second support wall portion being disposed to face the first support wall portion, and a support pin including a first end portion fitted in the first support recess portion, a second end portion fitted in the second support recess portion, and a shaft portion formed at an intermediate portion in an axial direction to be sandwiched between the first support wall portion and the second support wall portion and rotatably supporting each of the driven pulleys, the shaft portion being eccentric relative to the first end portion and the second end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiichi SUZUKI, Shin SAKAI, Eisuke NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 8901423
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring holding structure, wherein wiring for electrically connecting a vehicle body to the vehicle sliding door is held in the vehicle body. The wiring holding structure comprises a step member provided adjacent to the vehicle sliding door and a holding portion for holding the wiring. The step member is molded of plastic material. The holding portion is for holding the wiring. The holding portion comprises a first holding portion integrally molded onto the step member; and a second holding member that is fixed to face the first holding section. The second holding member holds the wiring together with the first holding portion. The number of components necessary for the wiring holding structure can thereby be reduced, and the size of the wiring holding structure is made more compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ishida, Shigeyuki Miyazaki, Shin Sakai
  • Publication number: 20140265470
    Abstract: A seat structure for a vehicle of the present invention comprises a seat cushion frame, slide mechanisms including a pair of guide rails provided at a vehicle floor and a pair of sliders, a pair of connecting members connecting the pair of sliders and the seat cushion frame, a connection position of the connecting members and the seat cushion frame being located inward in a seat width direction relative to a connection position of the connecting members and the sliders, and a coupling member coupling the pair of connecting members in a vehicle width direction so as to restrain the pair of connecting members from moving inward in the seat width direction in a rear-end collision of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Kouichi NAKAYA, Shin SAKAI, Katsunori MONDEN, Tsutomu MARUYAMA, Hirotaka MATSUMURA, Yoshitaka TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20140196252
    Abstract: An opening-closing control device drives an opening-closing member with use of a drive device and controls the opening-closing member to open or close an opening portion. The opening-closing control device includes a load detector and a drive-force stopping device. The load detector detects an increase of load on the opening-closing member due to pressing of the opening-closing member against an elastic member that is disposed on an end of the opening portion and is opposed to the opening-closing member in a moving direction of the opening-closing member. The drive-force stopping device stops a drive force supplied to the drive device at a timing just before the opening-closing member reaches a mechanically limit position in a closing direction of the opening-closing member when the increase of load is larger than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shin SAKAI
  • Patent number: 8622408
    Abstract: A step unit comprises: a step member which is provided on the vehicle body side so as to be adjacent to a slide door of the vehicle and has a flat plate section on which an occupant's foot is placed; and a drive device which is affixed to the step member and drives the slide door to open and close the slide door. The step member is molded using a resin material and has a accommodation portion which is provided with a bottom formed below the upper surface of the flat plate section. The drive device is affixed while at least a part thereof is accommodated within the accommodation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ishida, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Shigeyuki Miyazaki, Shin Sakai, Seiichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8418827
    Abstract: A driving device includes a first rotating member, an armature member being movable and rotatable together with, a second rotating member being rotatable relative to the armature member, a magnetic force generating portion for generating a magnetic force for attracting the armature member toward the second rotating member in order to establish a connection between the armature member and the second rotating member so as to be integrally rotatable, a sensor magnet fixed to the second rotating member, a sensor provided for detecting a change of the magnetic field and a fixing member formed with a first claw portion engaged with the second rotating member and a second claw portion engaged with the sensor magnet while being press-fitted thereto in a radial direction thereof, wherein the sensor magnet is fixed to the second rotating member by means of the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ishida, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Shigeyuki Miyazaki, Shin Sakai
  • Publication number: 20120261894
    Abstract: A step unit comprises: a step member which is provided on the vehicle body side so as to be adjacent to a slide door of the vehicle and has a flat plate section on which an occupant's foot is placed; and a drive device which is affixed to the step member and drives the slide door to open and close the slide door. The step member is molded using a resin material and has a accommodation portion which is provided with a bottom formed below the upper surface of the flat plate section. The drive device is affixed while at least a part thereof is accommodated within the accommodation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ishida, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Shigeyuki Miyazaki, Shin Sakai, Seiichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120241212
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring holding structure, wherein wiring for electrically connecting a vehicle body to the vehicle sliding door is held in the vehicle body. The wiring holding structure comprises a step member provided adjacent to the vehicle sliding door and a holding portion for holding the wiring. The step member is molded of plastic material. The holding portion is for holding the wiring. The holding portion comprises a first holding portion integrally molded onto the step member; and a second holding member that is fixed to face the first holding section. The second holding member holds the wiring together with the first holding portion. The number of components necessary for the wiring holding structure can thereby be reduced, and the size of the wiring holding structure is made more compact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ishida, Shigeyuki Miyazaki, Shin Sakai
  • Patent number: 7952312
    Abstract: A controller computes a pinching amount of an object caused by a window glass. The controller estimates a prior pinching amount of the object caused by the window glass before the controller computes the pinching amount of the object. The controller confirms occurrence of the pinching of the object based on the computed pinching amount and the estimated prior pinching amount of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Sakai, Takahiro Sumiya
  • Publication number: 20110121693
    Abstract: A driving device includes a first rotating member, an armature member being movable and rotatable together with, a second rotating member being rotatable relative to the armature member, a magnetic force generating portion for generating a magnetic force for attracting the armature member toward the second rotating member in order to establish a connection between the armature member and the second rotating member so as to be integrally rotatable, a sensor magnet fixed to the second rotating member, a sensor provided for detecting a change of the magnetic field and a fixing member formed with a first claw portion engaged with the second rotating member and a second claw portion engaged with the sensor magnet while being press-fitted thereto in a radial direction thereof, wherein the sensor magnet is fixed to the second rotating member by means of the fixing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiko ISHIDA, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Shigeyuki Miyazaki, Shin Sakai
  • Patent number: 7908061
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a power window device stores a speed control start position that is set between a fully open position and a fully closed position, and a speed control end position that is set adjacently to the fully open position. While driving a windowpane in a direction toward the fully open position, the control apparatus reduces a motor output after the windowpane reaches the speed control start position until it reaches the speed control end position. The control apparatus de-energizes a motor when the windowpane reaches the speed control end position. The speed control end position is set at a position, from which the windowpane cannot reach the fully open position with its movement speed at the time the motor is de-energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Sakai, Kazuyuki Hirai, Toshihiro Saito
  • Patent number: 7859204
    Abstract: A controller prestores average moving speed data, which corresponds to respective corresponding positions of a window glass of a door driven by a motor at the time of the closing movement of the window glass, as learning data. The controller senses pinching of an object by the window glass based on the learning data and the speed measurement signal obtained at the time of the closing movement of the window glass. The controller senses a disturbance when the speed measurement signal obtained at the time of the closing movement of the window glass exceeds a predetermined value. The controller updates the learning data based on the average moving speed data at the time of the closing movement of the window glass. The controller controls execution and non-execution of updating of the learning data in response to a close state and an open state of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Sakai, Takahiro Sumiya
  • Publication number: 20090299580
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a power window device stores a speed control start position that is set between a fully open position and a fully closed position, and a speed control end position that is set adjacently to the fully open position. While driving a windowpane in a direction toward the fully open position, the control apparatus reduces a motor output after the windowpane reaches the speed control start position until it reaches the speed control end position. The control apparatus de-energizes a motor when the windowpane reaches the speed control end position. The speed control end position is set at a position, from which the windowpane cannot reach the fully open position with its movement speed at the time the motor is de-energized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Sakai, Kazuyuki Hirai, Toshihiro Saito
  • Patent number: 7513378
    Abstract: An extendable container including a container body and a sheet, the container body having a bottom part, a bellows barrel part extendable in a height direction, and a top part having an openable cover, the sheet being wrapped around the outer circumference of the container body to secure the container body, wherein the bellows barrel part includes ring portions, each having a predetermined width and trough portions, the ring portions including projections arranged thereon, and wherein the sheet includes locking holes at positions in alignment with the projections of the ring portion such that the locking holes receive the respective projections when the sheet is wrapped around the bellows barrel part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Inventors: Akihide Mori, Shin Sakai
  • Publication number: 20090058340
    Abstract: A controller computes a pinching amount of an object caused by a window glass. The controller estimates a prior pinching amount of the object caused by the window glass before the controller computes the pinching amount of the object. The controller confirms occurrence of the pinching of the object based on the computed pinching amount and the estimated prior pinching amount of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Sakai, Takahiro Sumiya
  • Publication number: 20080297076
    Abstract: A controller prestores average moving speed data, which corresponds to respective corresponding positions of a window glass of a door driven by a motor at the time of the closing movement of the window glass, as learning data. The controller senses pinching of an object by the window glass based on the learning data and the speed measurement signal obtained at the time of the closing movement of the window glass. The controller senses a disturbance when the speed measurement signal obtained at the time of the closing movement of the window glass exceeds a predetermined value. The controller updates the learning data based on the average moving speed data at the time of the closing movement of the window glass. The controller controls execution and non-execution of updating of the learning data in response to a close state and an open state of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Sakai, Takahiro Sumiya
  • Publication number: 20060161105
    Abstract: A disposal injector capable of preventing an injector mix-up accident from occurring by filling chemicals therein beforehand and capable of being easily and safely disposed off by storing an injector needle after use in a piston so as not to be re-used, comprising an injector body having an injector needle mounting part formed at one end of a tubular body part and an opening part for accepting the piston formed at the other end, the injector needle mounted on the injection needle mounting part, and the piston inserted into the opening part, the tubular body part further comprising a means for restricting the movement of the piston formed by filling the chemicals therein beforehand and closing the chemicals by the piston, wherein the piston movement restriction means is formed by covering the piston rod of the piston with a bellows formed of the peripheral surface parts with flat surfaces of a specified width and bottom parts alternately continued with each other and a fixing sheet is adhered to the peripheral
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Akihide Mori, Shin Sakai
  • Publication number: 20060081555
    Abstract: An extendable container capable of minimizing an occupied volume necessary for storage and transportation by surely keeping a specified height in use and by reducing a height in nonuse or at the time of scrapping, comprising a container body having a bottom part, a body part with a vertically extendable bellows structure, and a top part with an openable cover and a sheet fixedly wound on the outer peripheral surface of the body part thereof, wherein the body part is formed in the bellows structure having peripheral flat surface parts of specified widths and bottom parts, projections are provided on the peripheral surface parts at specified intervals, locking holes engaged with the projections are provided in the sheet wound on the body part at positions corresponding to the projections, the sheet is fixed to the body part by the engagement of the projections with the locking holes, and a re-releasable adhesive agent is applied to the rear surface of the sheet and the sheet is fixed to the body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Akihide Mori, Shin Sakai
  • Patent number: 4940542
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a liquid, including a container having an interior space accommodating the liquid, a first valve attached to the container, a delivery path having one end submerged in the liquid and extending through the container such that the other end is outside the container, and a second valve disposed in the delivery path for closing and opening the delivery path. The first valve permits a pressurized gas to flow therethrough into the container to raise the pressure within the container, but inhibits a discharge flow of the pressurized gas and the liquid therethrough out of the interior space. The liquid is delivered out of the container through the delivery path, due to the raised pressure within the interior space. The device has a micro-porous membrane filter disposed in a portion of the delivery path which is located upstream of the second valve, as viewed in the direction of delivery of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignees: Tomei Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Simizu, Shin Sakai, Satoru Matsumoto, Osamu Yamamoto, Hisao Tanaka