Patents by Inventor Tadashi Odashima

Tadashi Odashima 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: 20240069956
    Abstract: A request response processing unit calculates, based on observation information about the agent, at least one other agent near the agent, and the task, a request parameter as to whether or not to request help, and a response parameter as to whether or not to respond to a request from the at least one other agent. An importance processing unit performs processing for calculating, based on at least the request parameter of the at least one other agent and the response parameter of the agent, importance of each of the tasks for the agent. A task selection unit selects the task to be performed by the agent according to the importance. A task execution unit controls the agent so that it performs the selected task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi ODASHIMA, Yoshiumi KAWAMURA, Kazuki SHIBATA, Tomohiko JIMBO
  • Publication number: 20240049886
    Abstract: The chair of the present disclosure includes a base, a seating surface positioned on the upper side of the base and seated by a user, a base and a seating surface are connected, a seating surface is maintained in a reference state, and a seating surface is inclined from the reference state in accordance with a force applied to the seating surface by the seating of the user in accordance with the reference state; an elastic support post installed on the upper side of the base and rotating about an axis in the vertical direction based on power; a plurality of support posts installed on the upper side of the rotating table and supporting the seating surface at the upper end portion when the seating surface is inclined; and a motor that generates power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi ODASHIMA, Tomio IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11857833
    Abstract: A foot-pedaling exercise apparatus by which a user can perform an effective foot-pedaling exercise is provided. A foot-pedaling exercise apparatus includes a crank, a main-body part configured to rotatably hold the crank, a link rotatably connected to the crank, the link including a pedal on which a sitting user puts his/her foot, a moving member disposed in the link, and a tilt table including an inclined surface on which the moving member slides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Fujio Ikeda, Tadashi Odashima, Takahiro Takeda
  • Publication number: 20230329890
    Abstract: The first attaching member is configured to be fixed to a portion on the center side of the body of the joint portion to which the brace is attached. The second attaching member is configured to be fixed to a portion of the joint portion opposite to the center side of the body. The pressing member is configured to press a portion of the joint portion that extends when the joint portion bends. The plurality of tension members is configured to pull and connect the first attaching member, the second attaching member, and the pressing member. Each of the plurality of tension members is arranged such that the amount of change in the length of the tension member when the joint portion is bent and extended is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tadashi Odashima
  • Publication number: 20230146049
    Abstract: A usage condition proposal system includes a storage medium that stores a reference DB having a plurality of pieces of causal relationship information that includes training information and variation range information, the training information including physical information for a user and usage condition information for a training machine, variation range information indicating a variation range of a joint angle of at least one joint of the user when the user trains using the training machine based on the usage condition information. A processor is configured to extract, with reference to the reference DB, based on the physical information and the specified variation range information, the causal relationship information of which the variation range information indicates the variation range satisfying a predetermined relationship with the specified variation range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eisuke AOKI, Takahiro TAKEDA, Tadashi ODASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230131281
    Abstract: A walking assist device includes a pair of link members rotatably connected to each other at an output shaft situated at a location corresponding to a knee of a user, one link member being fixed to a thigh side of the user, and another link member being fixed to a lower leg side of the user, a rotary damper that generates a resistance force that is conveyed to the output shaft and that acts against rotation of the link members around the output shaft, a one-way gear that limits the resistance force generated by the rotary damper to one of directions of the rotation of the link members around the output shaft, and a clutch that switches between conveyance and non-conveyance of the resistance force from the rotary damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi ODASHIMA, Hideaki HATTORI
  • Patent number: 11583465
    Abstract: The knee joint weight-bearing apparatus includes a buttock attaching part, a lower-leg attaching part, and two thigh connection units. Each thigh connection unit includes a front thigh link and a rear thigh link. The buttock attaching part, the lower-leg attaching part, the front thigh link, and the rear thigh link constitute a four-bar linkage. The buttock attaching part is configured so that when a user applies his/her weight to the buttock attaching part, a tensile force is generated in the front thigh link and a compressive force acts on the rear thigh link. The rear thigh link includes a gas spring that is configured to be stretchable in a longitudinal direction thereof and generates a resistive force against the compressive force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi Odashima, Eisuke Aoki, Tomio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220408927
    Abstract: A chair includes a movable part including a seat on which a user sits, a supporting part configured to support the movable part in such a way that the movable part can be moved to the right and to the left; and a restoration unit, which is a biasing member configured to bias the movable part toward the neutral position in the right and the left. The supporting part supports the movable part in such a way that the movable part descends as the movable part is away from the neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Takahiro Takeda, Tadashi Odashima, Tomio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220331654
    Abstract: A pedaling exercise device includes a rotation mechanism configured to pivotally support a rotation shaft to allow rotation, a pair of cranks having first ends connected to both ends of the rotation shaft of the rotation mechanism, respectively, a pair of links having first ends rotatably connected to second ends of the cranks, respectively, and having second ends provided with wheels, respectively, a pair of pedal portions connected to the links along a longitudinal direction of the links, respectively, a rolling surface connected to a first end of the rotation mechanism on a user side, and a restriction portion configured to restrict separation of the wheels from the upper surface of the rolling surface in a case where the first end of the rotation mechanism is lifted such that the rotation mechanism is erected in a state where a second end of the rotation mechanism is grounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro TAKEDA, Eisuke AOKI, Tadashi ODASHIMA, Yusuke ANO
  • Publication number: 20220313528
    Abstract: A motion assistance apparatus includes a first link, a second link coupled to the first link via a rotary shaft so as to rotate, a duct fixed to the first link, an electromagnet disposed so as to cover at least part of the duct, a first movable portion connected to a first end of the duct, a second movable portion connected to a second end of the duct, magnetic fluid filled in a hermetically sealed space defined by the duct, the first movable portion, and the second movable portion, a transmitting portion configured to convert relative rotation between the first link and the second link to a relative position change between the first movable portion and the second movable portion, and a control unit configured to control the electromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi ODASHIMA, Seiichi TANABE
  • Publication number: 20220257403
    Abstract: A shank outer link moves away from a thigh outer link in the longitudinal direction of the shank outer link and the shank outer link is drawn forward in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the shank outer link relative to the thigh outer link as a knee joint of a user is extended. A shank inner link moves away from a thigh inner link in the longitudinal direction of the shank inner link and the shank inner link is drawn forward in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the shank inner link relative to the thigh inner link as the knee joint of the user is extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Tadashi Odashima, Takahiro Takeda
  • Publication number: 20220117831
    Abstract: A stick with a wheel that is capable of assisting walking by power of a wheel and that is capable of driving the wheel according to desire of a user regarding walking is provided. The stick with the wheel includes the wheel and a drive part configured to drive the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Tadashi Odashima, Eiji Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Ryo Koyama, Hidekazu Nishigaki
  • Publication number: 20220118309
    Abstract: A foot-pedaling exercise apparatus by which a user can perform an effective foot-pedaling exercise is provided. A foot-pedaling exercise apparatus includes a crank, a main-body part configured to rotatably hold the crank, a link rotatably connected to the crank, the link including a pedal on which a sitting user puts his/her foot, a moving member disposed in the link, and a tilt table including an inclined surface on which the moving member slides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Fujio Ikeda, Tadashi Odashima, Takahiro Takeda
  • Publication number: 20210298986
    Abstract: A stick capable of assisting walking by power of a wheel and driving the wheel according to user's desire regarding walking while maintaining the stick at a stable posture is provided. A stick includes a first stick with a wheel and a second stick with a wheel, in which the first stick and the second stick are made to cooperate with each other to control driving of the wheels included in the first stick and the second stick, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Tadashi Odashima, Eiji Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Ryo Koyama, Hidekazu Nishigaki
  • Publication number: 20210259868
    Abstract: The present disclosure can provide a leg brace capable of reducing a pain in a knee while both enhancing its convenience and reducing the burden on an ankle. the leg brace including: a first pushing part that pushes a leg of the wearer outward so that an ankle bone is positioned above a heel bone; a second pushing part that pushes the leg of the wearer inward so that the ankle bone is positioned above the heel bone; a restraint part that restrains a positional relation between the first and the second pushing parts in which they face each other across the leg of the wearer; and a placement part on which a foot of the wearer is placed, the placement part being connected to the first pushing part or the second pushing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Takahiro Takeda, Seiichi Tanabe, Tomio Ikeda, Tadashi Odashima
  • Publication number: 20210259869
    Abstract: A knee brace includes a thigh fixing part, a shank fixing part, an outer leg joint that couples the thigh fixing part with the shank fixing part, and an inner leg joint that couples the thigh fixing part with the shank fixing part. When the wearer P flexes his/her knee joint, a lower arm is rotated with respect to an upper arm along with a rotation fulcrum shaft sliding in a long groove and a cam shaft sliding in a cam groove. When the outer leg joint and the inner leg joint are extended, the lower arm of the outer leg joint is configured to be moved relatively forward with respect to the lower arm of the inner leg joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Takahiro Takeda, Tomio Ikeda, Tadashi Odashima
  • Publication number: 20210169727
    Abstract: To provide a walking assistance system having a simple configuration with which a walking motion of a user can be appropriately assisted and a method therefor. The walking assistance system according to the present embodiments is a walking assistance system worn on a leg part of a user and includes a damper configured to apply a resisting force in a bending direction of a knee joint of the leg part, a sensor configured to detect a switching timing in a gait cycle of the user, and a control unit configured to switch modes of the damper in accordance with the switching timing so that a first mode and a second mode in which the resisting force is stronger than that in the first mode are repeated alternately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoe Maekita, Tadashi Odashima, Youichi Fujinori, Kanako Suzuki, Uori Koike
  • Publication number: 20210161749
    Abstract: The knee joint weight-bearing apparatus includes a buttock attaching part, a lower-leg attaching part, and two thigh connection units. Each thigh connection unit includes a front thigh link and a rear thigh link. The buttock attaching part, the lower-leg attaching part, the front thigh link, and the rear thigh link constitute a four-bar linkage. The buttock attaching part is configured so that when a user applies his/her weight to the buttock attaching part, a tensile force is generated in the front thigh link and a compressive force acts on the rear thigh link. The rear thigh link includes a gas spring that is configured to be stretchable in a longitudinal direction thereof and generates a resistive force against the compressive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi ODASHIMA, Eisuke AOKI, Tomio IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210161750
    Abstract: A knee joint weight-bearing apparatus, which is used as a leg brace, includes an inner thigh link, an inner lower-leg link, inner extension force generation means for generating an inner extension force between the inner thigh link and the inner lower-leg link in a direction in which a knee joint of a leg extends, an outer thigh link, an outer lower-leg link, and outer extension force generation means for generating an outer extension force between the outer thigh link and the outer lower-leg link in a direction in which the knee joint of the leg extends. The inner extension force is stronger than or weaker than the outer extension force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eisuke AOKI, Tadashi ODASHIMA, Tomio IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20200406095
    Abstract: A walking training apparatus according to related art has a problem that a state of walking training undergone outside a medical service provider cannot be acquired. An equipment data providing system according to the present disclosure includes a database configured to manage sensor data measured by a sensor of equipment from a wearer for walking training, adjustment information indicating an adjustment state of the equipment, and the equipment or the wearer in association with each other, and a transmission information management unit configured to transmit information managed in the database in response to an inquiry request from outside to an inquirer who makes the inquiry request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tadashi ODASHIMA