Patents by Inventor Takuto Esaki
Takuto Esaki 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: 9744884Abstract: Realized is a vehicle seat capable of improving the rigidity of a cushion frame with respect to a load input to a seat back while suppressing an increase in weight and size of the cushion frame. In a vehicle seat including a height adjustment mechanism which is driven to adjust the height of a seat cushion and a brake mechanism which maintains the height of the seat cushion when the height adjustment mechanism is not driven, the brake mechanism is connected to a second connection portion different from a first connection portion connected to the seat back in the cushion frame, and reinforcement portions and which extend in a direction from the first connection portion toward the second connection portion are provided between the first connection portion and the second connection portion in the cushion frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd, Imasen Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Takuto Esaki, Takashi Yashiro
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Patent number: 9227530Abstract: A vehicle seat with a height adjustable seat bottom, includes a side frame (30) which constitutes left and right frames of the seat bottom, a linkage configured to render a height of the side frame adjustable, and an operation knob assembly (10) including an operation knob (12) for adjustment of the height of the side frame (30). The operation knob assembly (10) includes a fixing portion (15) protruding toward the side frame (30) and being fixed to the side frame (30) in a position inwardly of the operation knob (12) with respect to a direction of an axis (11) of rotation of the operation knob (12).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Yuusuke Satou, Mitsunobu Nishioka, Takuto Esaki
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Patent number: 9156378Abstract: A recliner mechanism 4 of a seat for a vehicle includes components in a case 15 having one side case 20 and the other side case 25. The case 15 is integrally attached by the attachment member 50 so that the one side case 20 and the other side case 25 are freely rotated. The attachment member 50 has at least a horizontal tubular portion 51 having a predetermined length and an abutment portion 52 connected to a peripheral edge of the tubular portion 51. In the attachment member 50, an abutment portion 52 is provided on either one of left and right sides of the tubular portion 51, and the other side of the tubular portion 51 is formed in an opening 56 for fitting in which the case 15 can be fitted.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Imasen Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Yuusuke Satou, Mitsunobu Nishioka, Takuto Esaki
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Publication number: 20150231993Abstract: A vehicle seat achieves support rigidity of a height link mechanism coupled to a side frame that enables restraints of shaft misalignment between a drive shaft of a height brake and that of a sector gear portion. The vehicle seat includes side frames and a frame coupling member that couples the side frames together. An attachment member including a brake support portion that supports the drive shaft of the height brake is attached to the right and left insides of the right and left side frames. In the attachment member, a region located in back of the brake support portion is a region supported by the frame coupling member, and a region located in front of the brake support portion is a front frame coupling portion that is coupled to the side frames, whereby the attachment member is attached to the side frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicants: TS TECH CO., LTD., IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Masami Yoshida, Takuto Esaki, Takashi Yashiro
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Patent number: 9108534Abstract: A vehicle seat slidable in a front-rear direction comprises a lower rail (5) fixed on a floor of a vehicle, and configured to have a shape elongated in the front-rear direction and having a groove (55) provided in a laterally central position, an upper rail (4) configured to be engageable with the groove (55) and slidable in the front-rear direction relative to the lower rail (5), and a seat bottom frame (3) fixed to the upper rail (4). The seat bottom frame (3) is fixed to a left or right side surface of the upper rail (4), the lower rail (5) has a pair of left and right top portions (53A, 53B) between which the groove (55) is disposed and of which the to inner top portion (53A) fixed to the seat bottom frame (3) is formed in a position lower than that of the outer top portion (53B) that is on a side opposite to the inner top portion (53A).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Yuusuke Satou, Mitsunobu Nishioka, Takuto Esaki
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Publication number: 20150210188Abstract: Realized is a vehicle seat capable of improving the rigidity of a cushion frame with respect to a load input to a seat back while suppressing an increase in weight and size of the cushion frame. In a vehicle seat including a height adjustment mechanism which is driven to adjust the height of a seat cushion and a brake mechanism which maintains the height of the seat cushion when the height adjustment mechanism is not driven, the brake mechanism is connected to a second connection portion different from a first connection portion connected to the seat back in the cushion frame, and reinforcement portions and which extend in a direction from the first connection portion toward the second connection portion are provided between the first connection portion and the second connection portion in the cushion frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Takuto Esaki, Takashi Yashiro
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Patent number: 9073456Abstract: A vehicle seat with a height adjustable seat bottom, comprises side frames (30) which constitute the seat bottom, front links (5) and rear links (6) pivotally connected to the side frames (30), slide rails (4) disposed under the side frames (30) to form a four-bar linkage with the side frames (30), the front links (5) and the rear links (6), and an operation unit (7) including an operation knob (71 B) configured to be operated to make a rotational motion which actuates the four-bar linkage for adjustment of a height of the seat bottom. The operation unit (7) includes a pinion gear (73) configured to be rotatable coaxially with the operation knob (71B) provided at one of the pair of side frames (30), and the front links (5) include a sector gear portion (51) configured to engage with the pinion gear (73), such that rotation of the pinion gear (73) causes the front links (5) to pivot.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Masaya Furuta, Mitsunobu Nishioka, Takuto Esaki
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Publication number: 20130214580Abstract: A recliner mechanism 4 of a seat for a vehicle includes components in a case 15 having one side case 20 and the other side case 25. The case 15 is integrally attached by the attachment member 50 so that the one side case 20 and the other side case 25 are freely rotated. The attachment member 50 has at least a horizontal tubular portion 51 having a predetermined length and an abutment portion 52 connected to a peripheral edge of the tubular portion 51. In the attachment member 50, an abutment portion 52 is provided on either one of left and right sides of the tubular portion 51, and the other side of the tubular portion 51 is formed in an opening 56 for fitting in which the case 15 can be fitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicants: IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Yuusuke Satou, Mitsunobu Nishioka, Takuto Esaki
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Publication number: 20130214576Abstract: A vehicle seat with a height adjustable seat bottom, comprises side frames (30) which constitute the seat bottom, front links (5) and rear links (6) pivotally connected to the side frames (30), slide rails (4) disposed under the side frames (30) to form a four-bar linkage with the side frames (30), the front links (5) and the rear links (6), and an operation unit (7) including an operation knob (71 B) configured to be operated to make a rotational motion which actuates the four-bar linkage for adjustment of a height of the seat bottom. The operation unit (7) includes a pinion gear (73) configured to be rotatable coaxially with the operation knob (71B) provided at one of the pair of side frames (30), and the front links (5) include a sector gear portion (51) configured to engage with the pinion gear (73), such that rotation of the pinion gear (73) causes the front links (5) to pivot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2011Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicants: IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Masaya Furuta, Mitsunobu Nishioka, Takuto Esaki
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Publication number: 20130200677Abstract: A vehicle seat with a height adjustable seat bottom, includes a side frame (30) which constitutes left and right frames of the seat bottom, a linkage configured to render a height of the side frame adjustable, and an operation knob assembly (10) including an operation knob (12) for adjustment of the height of the side frame (30). The operation knob assembly (10) includes a fixing portion (15) protruding toward the side frame (30) and being fixed to the side frame (30) in a position inwardly of the operation knob (12) with respect to a direction of an axis (11) of rotation of the operation knob (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicants: IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Yuusuke Satou, Mitsunobu Nishioka, Takuto Esaki
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Publication number: 20130193296Abstract: A vehicle seat slidable in a front-rear direction comprises a lower rail (5) fixed on a floor of a vehicle, and configured to have a shape elongated in the front-rear direction and having a groove (55) provided in a laterally central position, an upper rail (4) configured to be engageable with the groove (55) and slidable in the front-rear direction relative to the lower rail (5), and a seat bottom frame (3) fixed to the upper rail (4). The seat bottom frame (3) is fixed to a left or right side surface of the upper rail (4), the lower rail (5) has a pair of left and right top portions (53A, 53B) between which the groove (55) is disposed and of which the to inner top portion (53A) fixed to the seat bottom frame (3) is formed in a position lower than that of the outer top portion (53B) that is on a side opposite to the inner top portion (53A).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicants: IMASEN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hoshi, Yuusuke Satou, Mitsunobu Nishioka, Takuto Esaki
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Patent number: 7819471Abstract: A reclining device capable of eliminating mechanical play in a front-rear direction of a seat back is provided. Particularly, a reclining device reliably capable of locking and releasing is provided at an inexpensive cost. Movable guides are slidably disposed respectively between lock gears and a fixed guide. Each of the movable guides is formed in a shape that the width thereof gradually decreases from the outer end toward the inner end. In the sliding faces of the respective movable guides, a sliding face on the lock gear side is arranged to be parallel to a movement direction of the lock gear and the sliding face at the fixed guide side is inclined with respect to the sliding face at the side of the lock gear. Each of the movable guides engages with a spring and the spring imparts a force to the movable guides in an inner direction of a base plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Imasen Denki SeisakushoInventors: Yoshitaka Ishihara, Takuto Esaki, Kazuyoshi Hara
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Patent number: 7744157Abstract: A reclining device capable of eliminating mechanical play in a front-rear direction of a seat back is provided. Particularly, a reclining device reliably capable of locking and releasing is provided at an inexpensive cost. Movable guides are slidably disposed respectively between lock gears and a fixed guide. Each of the movable guides is formed in a shape that the width thereof gradually decreases from the outer end toward the inner end. In the sliding faces of the respective movable guides, a sliding face on the lock gear side is arranged to be parallel to a movement direction of the lock gear and the sliding face at the fixed guide side is inclined with respect to the sliding face at the side of the lock gear. Each of the movable-guides engages with a spring and the spring imparts a force to the movable guides in an inner direction of a base plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Imasen Denki SeisakushoInventors: Yoshitaka Ishihara, Takuto Esaki, Kazuyoshi Hara
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Publication number: 20100072796Abstract: A reclining device capable of eliminating mechanical play in a front-rear direction of a seat back is provided. Particularly, a reclining device reliably capable of locking and releasing is provided at an inexpensive cost. Movable guides are slidably disposed respectively between lock gears and a fixed guide. Each of the movable guides is formed in a shape that the width thereof gradually decreases from the outer end toward the inner end. In the sliding faces of the respective movable guides, a sliding face on the lock gear side is arranged to be parallel to a movement direction of the lock gear and the sliding face at the fixed guide side is inclined with respect to the sliding face at the side of the lock gear. Each of the movable guides engages with a spring and the spring imparts a force to the movable guides in an inner direction of a base plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Yoshitaka Ishihara, Takuto Esaki, Kazuyoshi Hara
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Publication number: 20090066137Abstract: A reclining device capable of eliminating mechanical play in a front-rear direction of a seat back is provided. Particularly, a reclining device reliably capable of locking and releasing is provided at an inexpensive cost. Movable guides are slidably disposed respectively between lock gears and a fixed guide. Each of the movable guides is formed in a shape that the width thereof gradually decreases from the outer end toward the inner end. In the sliding faces of the respective movable guides, a sliding face on the lock gear side is arranged to be parallel to a movement direction of the lock gear and the sliding face at the fixed guide side is inclined with respect to the sliding face at the side of the lock gear. Each of the movable-guides engages with a spring and the spring imparts a force to the movable guides in an inner direction of a base plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Yoshitaka Ishihara, Takuto Esaki, Kazuyoshi Hara