Patents by Inventor Syunsuke KANAGAMI

Syunsuke KANAGAMI 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: 20240149821
    Abstract: A steering wheel enabling support of an airbag module by distributing a load when the airbag activates to ensure prescribed deployment performance of the airbag without affecting the horn function. The steering wheel includes: a support unit that supports the airbag module a enabling the airbag module to move along the Z-axis direction relative to the core metal; and a horn mechanism having a movable contact provided on the airbag module and a fixed contact provided on the pin of the support unit. When in a horn non-operating state, a stopper is separated by a distance D2 in the Z-axis direction relative to the airbag module and the distance D2 is farther than the distance D1 of the movable contact and the fixed contact in the Z-axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jinkeun KIM, Syunsuke KANAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20220134876
    Abstract: A vehicle driving system to be provided in a vehicle includes a touch sensor and a control unit. The touch sensor is to be provided in the steering operation device and configured to measure a fluctuation in electrostatic capacitance. The control unit determines, based on information from the touch sensor, whether a driver of the vehicle is in a steering-holding state or in a non-steering-holding state. After a detection of a first fluctuation that is a fluctuation in the electrostatic capacitance occurring before a malfunction of the touch sensor, the control unit determines that the driver is in the non-steering-holding state even if the information from the touch sensor to the control unit indicates that the driver is in the steering-holding state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Noriyuki TSUKADA, Ryosuke KUBO, Masahito SEKINE, Syunsuke KANAGAMI, Osamu TAKAHASHI, Takateru SAWADA, Kenji MAKINO, Shogo MAENAKA