Patents by Inventor Susumu Nakashima

Susumu Nakashima 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: 10654444
    Abstract: A seatbelt buckle device includes a buckle switch (40) having a switch substrate (42) and a slider part (50) which slides on the switch substrate (42) and a frame (20) which has a substantially U-shaped section and slidably holds an ejector (30) which operates synchronously with attachment/detachment of a tongue plate (1). The buckle switch (40) and the frame (20) are assembled integrally with each other as the a leg part (43) as a rear end of the switch substrate (42) is fixed to a side wall (22A) of the frame (20) through a switch substrate housing (45) and thus supported by the frame (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Goshu Kataoka, Pengfei Ni, Susumu Nakashima, Srikanth Shanthmallappa
  • Publication number: 20190161056
    Abstract: A seatbelt buckle device includes a buckle switch (40) having a switch substrate (42) and a slider part (50) which slides on the switch substrate (42) and a frame (20) which has a substantially U-shaped section and slidably holds an ejector (30) which operates synchronously with attachment/detachment of a tongue plate (1). The buckle switch (40) and the frame (20) are assembled integrally with each other as the a leg part (43) as a rear end of the switch substrate (42) is fixed to a side wall (22A) of the frame (20) through a switch substrate housing (45) and thus supported by the frame (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: GOSHU KATAOKA, PENGHEI NI, SUSUMU NAKASHIMA, SRIKANTH SHANTHMALLAPPA
  • Patent number: 8590658
    Abstract: An occupant protection system includes a winding shaft that winds up a seat belt; a reacher rotatably supported by a rotating shaft and which changes the position of the seat belt in a front-back direction of a vehicle; a biasing member biasing the reacher to turn in a front direction of the vehicle; a retraction detection unit detects that the reacher is in a rear position; a motor rotates the winding shaft in a winding direction and a pull-out direction of the seat belt; a current detection unit detects the motor current; and a control unit The control unit is configured to change the rotating direction of the motor to the pull-out direction when the motor is rotating in the direction of winding up the seat belt, the reacher is not in the rear position, and the motor current is a predetermined current value or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Tatsuya Harada, Susumu Nakashima, Yukinori Midorikawa
  • Publication number: 20130162002
    Abstract: An occupant protection system includes a winding shaft that winds up a seat belt; a reacher rotatably supported by a rotating shaft and which changes the position of the seat belt in a front-back direction of a vehicle; a biasing member biasing the reacher to turn in a front direction of the vehicle; a retraction detection unit detects that the reacher is in a rear position; a motor rotates the winding shaft in a winding direction and a pull-out direction of the seat belt; a current detection unit detects the motor current; and a control unit The control unit is configured to change the rotating direction of the motor to the pull-out direction when the motor is rotating in the direction of winding up the seat belt, the reacher is not in the rear position, and the motor current is a predetermined current value or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Tatsuya Harada, Susumu Nakashima, Yukinori Midorikawa