Patents by Inventor Takehiro Kajihara
Takehiro Kajihara 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).
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Patent number: 11230238Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat frame; a wire harness routed along the seat frame; and a fixture configured to fix the wire harness to the seat frame. The fixture is formed of a resin molded product made of a single member including a portion to be held and a plurality of holding portions, the portion to be held being configured to be held by the seat frame, and each of the plurality of holding portions being configured to hold a corresponding one of a plurality of different portions in the wire harness that are located in an extending direction of the wire harness. The wire harness is routed in a state where the wire harness in a bent state is held by the plurality of holding portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehiro Kajihara, Kenji Hayata, Hiroka Kohama
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Publication number: 20190084503Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat frame; a wire harness routed along the seat frame; and a fixture configured to fix the wire harness to the seat frame. The fixture is formed of a resin molded product made of a single member including a portion to be held and a plurality of holding portions, the portion to be held being configured to be held by the seat frame, and each of the plurality of holding portions being configured to hold a corresponding one of a plurality of different portions in the wire harness that are located in an extending direction of the wire harness. The wire harness is routed in a state where the wire harness in a bent state is held by the plurality of holding portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehiro KAJIHARA, Kenji HAYATA, Hiroka KOHAMA
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Patent number: 9067519Abstract: An attaching member includes a cover attaching portion to which a portion of a cover directly or indirectly attaches, a board attaching portion to which one end of a board member attaches, and an engaging portion that engages with a frame member. The portion of the cover is attached to the cover attaching portion, the board member is attached to the board attaching portion, mutual positions of the portion of the cover and the board member are fixed, and the engaging portion is engaged with the frame member.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehiro Kajihara, Kunio Nishiyama
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Patent number: 8740309Abstract: There is provided a seat gap hiding structure in a vehicle seat where a cutout portion is formed on a seat cushion to arrange a seat belt therein, and a strip-shaped member is provided on a seat cover to correspond to the cutout portion at a part of the cutout portion, which is other than an arrangement position of the seat belt to cover a gap around the seat belt. One end portion of the strip-shaped member is fixed to the seat cover and the other end portion thereof is movably fixed to the seat cover using an elastic member. When the strip-shaped member is moved from an original position where the strip-shaped member covers the gap of the cutout portion, the elastic member generates an elastic force to return the strip-shaped member to the original position.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takehiro Kajihara
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Publication number: 20130049433Abstract: An attaching member includes a cover attaching portion to which a portion of a cover directly or indirectly attaches, a board attaching portion to which one end of a board member attaches, and an engaging portion that engages with a frame member. The portion of the cover is attached to the cover attaching portion, the board member is attached to the board attaching portion, mutual positions of the portion of the cover and the board member are fixed, and the engaging portion is engaged with the frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehiro KAJIHARA, Kunio NISHIYAMA
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Patent number: 5691082Abstract: A beta-alumina solid electrolyte for use in a sodium-sulfur battery is composed of beta-alumina crystals having a degree of orientation toward the C axis thereof, of 0.2-0.4 and an aspect ratio of 4.0 or less. The beta-alumina solid electrolyte is composed of the beta-alumina crystals having a degree of orientation toward the C axis thereof, of 0.2-0.4 and has such a particle diameter distribution that the average particle diameter is 3 .mu.m or less, the proportion of the particles having a particle diameter of 5 .mu.m or less is 90% or more, and the maximum particle diameter is 300 .mu.m or less. A process for producing a beta-alumina solid electrolyte using an alumina source material, a magnesium source material and a sodium source material, uses a magnesium-aluminum spinel as the magnesium source material and subjects all materials to mixing, granulation, molding and firing to obtain a beta-alumina solid electrolyte without subjecting the materials to calcination.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1996Date of Patent: November 25, 1997Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Masaharu Kajita, Takehiro Kajihara, Takao Totoki
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Patent number: 5612154Abstract: A beta-alumina solid electrolyte for use in a sodium-sulfur battery is composed of beta-alumina crystals having a degree of orientation toward the C axis thereof, of 0.2-0.4 and an aspect ratio of 4.0 or less. The beta-alumina solid electrolyte is composed of the beta-alumina crystals having a degree of orientation toward the C axis thereof, of 0.2-0.4 and has such a particle diameter distribution that the average particle diameter is 3 .mu.m or less, the proportion of the particles having a particle diameter of 5 .mu.m or less is 90% or more, and the maximum particle diameter is 300 .mu.m or less. A process for producing a beta-alumina solid electrolyte using an alumina source material, a magnesium source material and a sodium source material, uses a magnesium-aluminum spinel as the magnesium source material and subjects all materials to mixing, granulation, molding and firing to obtain a beta-alumina solid electrolyte without subjecting the materials to calcination.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1995Date of Patent: March 18, 1997Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Masaharu Kajita, Takehiro Kajihara, Takao Totoki
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Patent number: 5194201Abstract: A method of manufacturing silicon nitride sintered bodies comprising the steps of preparing a powder consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight of silicon nitride, 2.about.15 parts by weight of a rare earth element, 0.5.about.15 parts by weight of a Zr compound and 0.3.about.5 parts by weight of SiC, molding the thus prepared powder and firing the resulting molding.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1991Date of Patent: March 16, 1993Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Miwa, Seiichi Asami, Takehiro Kajihara
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Patent number: 5122862Abstract: A ceramic lid for sealing a semiconductor element and having a sealing surface which is to seal a semiconductor element within a recess of a ceramic package, by heating the recess with glass sealant and hermetically sealing the semiconductor element. The ceramic lid is made of alumina of high purity and to the sealing surface of the ceramic lid is applied a glass sealing aid which is pretreated at a higher temperature than the heating temperature for sealing the semiconductor element, before hermetically sealing the semiconductor element in the ceramic package. A method of manufacturing a ceramic lid for sealing a semiconductor element includes the steps of manufacturing the ceramic lid with alumina of high purity having a sealing surface with the recess of the ceramic package, wherein to the sealing surface of the ceramic lid is applied a glass sealing aid of 5-30 .mu.m in thickness onto a sealing surface of the ceramic lid with the ceramic package.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1990Date of Patent: June 16, 1992Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Takehiro Kajihara, Koichiro Maekawa, Toshio Ohashi
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Patent number: 5089449Abstract: Silicon nitride sintered bodies including Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 and at least one element selected from Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, MgO, ZrO.sub.2. In the silicon nitride bodies, a J phase solid solution is present in an intergranular phase, which satisfies a relation of 0.65x.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.x+2 wherein y is an amount of J phase solid solution and x is an amount of Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 as an additive.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1990Date of Patent: February 18, 1992Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Miwa, Seiichi Asami, Takehiro Kajihara, Kouichi Imao
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Discharge tube for a high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp and a method of manufacturing the same
Patent number: 4800320Abstract: A discharge tube for a high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp is disclosed, which comprises a translucent alumina tubular body, first and second end plates of cermet having a firing shrinkage factor which is less than that of the translucent alumina tubular body, end first and second electrode support members partially embedded in inner sides of the first and second end plates, respectively. The first end plate is fitted to the first end portion of the alumina tubular body and bonded thereto through shrinkage fitting at a shrinkage fitting ratio of the tubular body to the first end plate being from 3 to 6% during a simultaneous sintering of the first end plate to the tubular body and a simultaneous bonding of the first electrode support member to the first end plate through shrinkage fitting at a shrinkage fitting ratio of the first end plate to the first electrode support member being from 4 to 16% when the alumina tubular body is fired to be translucent.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1987Date of Patent: January 24, 1989Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Takehiro Kajihara, Senji Atsumi, Hirotsugu Izumiya -
Patent number: 4731561Abstract: A ceramic envelope device for a high-pressure metal-vapor discharge lamp, including a translucent ceramic tube, a pair of electrically conducting end caps closing opposite ends of the ceramic tube, and a pair of opposed discharge electrodes each of which is supported at its one end by the corresponding end cap such that the other end of the electrode protrudes from the inner surface of the corresponding end cap in a longitudinally inward direction of the ceramic tube. Each of the end caps is covered at its inner surface with an electrical insulator. The electrical insulator has a protruding portion surrounding a part of the corresponding electrode which protrudes from a radially central portion of the inner surface of the corresponding end cap. The surrounded part of the corresponding electrode is radially spaced from the protruding portion (the electrical insulator).Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1985Date of Patent: March 15, 1988Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotsugu Izumiya, Takehiro Kajihara, Senji Atsumi
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Discharge tube for a high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp and a method of manufacturing the same
Patent number: 4687969Abstract: Disclosed herein is a discharge tube for a high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp, which discharge tube comprises a translucent alumina tubular body, a lower end plate bonded to one end portion of the alumina tubular body which has an electrode support member inside thereof and is bonded to the alumina tubular body when the alumina tubular body is subjected to the light transmission treatment through firing, another end plate which has an electrode support member inside thereof and is bonded to the other end of the translucent alumina tubular body by means of a frit.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1985Date of Patent: August 18, 1987Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Takehiro Kajihara, Senji Atsumi, Hirotsugu Izumiya -
Patent number: 4665344Abstract: A ceramic envelope device for a high-pressure metal-vapor discharge lamp, including a translucent ceramic tube, a pair of end caps closing opposite ends of the ceramic tube, and a pair of oppositely located discharge electrodes each of which is supported at a first end by the corresponding end cap such that a second end of the electrode protrudes from an inner surface of the corresponding end cap in the longitudinal direction of the ceramic tube. The end caps are electrically conductive, and completely covered at their inner surfaces with an electrical insulator.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1985Date of Patent: May 12, 1987Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Takehiro Kajihara, Senji Atsumi, Hirotsugu Izumiya
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Patent number: 4616996Abstract: A non-oxidizing firing furnace for ceramic articles, which comprises a furnace chamber filled with a non-oxidizing gas, a conveyor mechanism provided on the floor portion of the furnace chamber and adapted to move the ceramic articles oppositely to a direction in which the non-oxidizing gas is flown through the furnace chamber for firing the ceramic articles; and at least one partition wall with the surface being composed of molybdenum which partition wall is provided at the ceiling portion of the furnace chamber to define a low temperature zone on the inlet side for the ceramic articles and a high temperature zone.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1985Date of Patent: October 14, 1986Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Takehiro Kajihara, Mitsugu Suzuki
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Patent number: 4495116Abstract: A polycrystalline translucent alumina sintered body having high in-line transmission, which is suitable for an envelope for a high pressure vapor discharge lamp, is produced by adding to alumina powder having a purity of more than 99.8% MgO or a compound forming MgO in an amount of 0.01-0.1% by weight calculated as MgO, La.sub.2 O.sub.3 or a compound forming La.sub.2 O.sub.3 in an amount of 0.001-0.05% by weight calculated as La.sub.2 O.sub.3, and Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 or a compound forming Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 in an amount of 0.001-0.05% by weight calculated as Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, thoroughly mixing the resulting mixture, shaping the mixture into a desired form and firing the shaped article under vacuum or either atmosphere of hydrogen gas or dissociated ammonia gas under oxygen concentration of 10.sup.-15 -10.sup.-25 atm.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 1982Date of Patent: January 22, 1985Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Kaneno, Takehiro Kajihara
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Patent number: 4373030Abstract: A polycrystalline translucent alumina sintered body having high in-line transmission, which is suitable for an envelope for a high pressure vapor discharge lamp, is produced by adding to alumina powder having a purity of more than 99.8% MgO or a compound forming MgO in an amount of 0.01-0.1% by weight calculated as MgO, La.sub.2 O.sub.3 or a compound forming La.sub.2 O.sub.3 in an amount of 0.001-0.05% by weight calculated as La.sub.2 O.sub.3, and Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 or a compound forming Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 in an amount of 0.001-0.5% by weight calculated as Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, thoroughly mixing the resulting mixture, shaping the mixture into a desired form and firing the shaped article under vacuum or either atmosphere of hydrogen gas or dissociated ammonia gas under oxygen concentration of 10.sup.-15 -10.sup.-25 atm.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1981Date of Patent: February 8, 1983Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Kaneno, Takehiro Kajihara