Patents by Inventor Takanobu TABATA

Takanobu TABATA 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: 12269393
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a first display unit disposed in front of and above a driver's seat and including a display screen configured to be deployed from an interior member into the vehicle cabin and be withdrawn from the vehicle cabin into an inside of the interior member, a drive unit configured to drive the display screen, and a control unit configured to control the first display unit and the drive unit. The control unit includes a driving status acquisition unit configured to acquire a driving status of a vehicle, a drive control unit configured to change a deployment amount of the display screen based on the acquired driving status, and a display control unit configured to cause the display screen to display a rear seat image captured by an in-vehicle camera for a rear seat to fit with the deployment amount of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Maeda, Tatsuya Shimizu, Takanobu Tabata, Yasuyuki Andou, Takahiro Suzuki, Fumihiro Onogi
  • Patent number: 12202337
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit including a display surface that is configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle; a display control unit that is configured to set the information displayed at the display surface and a display area in which the information is displayed at the display surface; a drive unit that is configured to drive the display unit in and out of an interior member that is disposed in a vehicle cabin; and a drive control unit that is configured to control the drive unit such that the display area and an exposed area, of the display surface, which is exposed from the interior member are proportional to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KOJIMA PRESS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Maeda, Tatsuya Shimizu, Takanobu Tabata, Yasuyuki Andou, Takahiro Suzuki, Norifumi Suzuki, Fumihiro Onogi
  • Patent number: 12103394
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: a display unit in a shape of a rectangular film, the display unit being configured to be advanced from and withdrawn into a ceiling of a vehicle cabin; a lower edge reinforcing portion located at a lower edge of the display unit, the lower edge reinforcing portion reinforcing the lower edge of the display unit; and a support mechanism configured to be extended and retracted according to an amount by which the display unit protrudes beyond the ceiling, and configured to support the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Maeda, Tatsuya Shimizu, Takanobu Tabata, Yasuyuki Andou, Takahiro Suzuki, Fumihiro Onogi
  • Publication number: 20230249621
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a first display unit disposed in front of and above a driver's seat and including a display screen configured to be deployed from an interior member into the vehicle cabin and be withdrawn from the vehicle cabin into an inside of the interior member, a drive unit configured to drive the display screen, and a control unit configured to control the first display unit and the drive unit. The control unit includes a driving status acquisition unit configured to acquire a driving status of a vehicle, a drive control unit configured to change a deployment amount of the display screen based on the acquired driving status, and a display control unit configured to cause the display screen to display a rear seat image captured by an in-vehicle camera for a rear seat to fit with the deployment amount of the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhisa MAEDA, Tatsuya SHIMIZU, Takanobu TABATA, Yasuyuki ANDOU, Takahiro SUZUKI, Fumihiro ONOGI
  • Publication number: 20230249551
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: a display unit in a shape of a rectangular film, the display unit being configured to be advanced from and withdrawn into a ceiling of a vehicle cabin; a lower edge reinforcing portion located at a lower edge of the display unit, the lower edge reinforcing portion reinforcing the lower edge of the display unit; and a support mechanism configured to be extended and retracted according to an amount by which the display unit protrudes beyond the ceiling, and configured to support the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhisa MAEDA, Tatsuya SHIMIZU, Takanobu TABATA, Yasuyuki ANDOU, Takahiro SUZUKI, Fumihiro ONOGI
  • Publication number: 20220314799
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit including a display surface that is configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle; a display control unit that is configured to set the information displayed at the display surface and a display area in which the information is displayed at the display surface; a drive unit that is configured to drive the display unit in and out of an interior member that is disposed in a vehicle cabin; and a drive control unit that is configured to control the drive unit such that the display area and an exposed area, of the display surface, which is exposed from the interior member are proportional to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuhisa MAEDA, Tatsuya SHIMIZU, Takanobu TABATA, Yasuyuki ANDOU, Takahiro SUZUKI, Norifumi SUZUKI, Fumihiro ONOGI
  • Publication number: 20180316194
    Abstract: A magnetic part used with a non-contact power transmitting/receiving coil has an appropriate shape and size and decreases power loss of the magnetic part. A power transmitting/receiving coil unit includes four flat magnetic bodies disposed over a power transmitting coil that is flatly wound in a rectangular shape. The magnetic bodies are disposed at vertices of the power transmitting coil. Each magnetic body includes a pair of magnetic pieces, with the magnetic pieces being disposed symmetrically about an imaginary line extending from the center toward the vertex of the power transmitting coil and expanding from the inside to outside of the power transmitting coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Syunsuke NAKANE, Kimitaka KURAMOTO, Takanobu TABATA, Arinori HIGASHIYAMA, Hiroaki YUASA, Chiemi TSUNEKAWA