Patents by Inventor Takuya TAKANO

Takuya TAKANO 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: 12293886
    Abstract: A switch device includes a case serving as a base portion and a knob attached to a fitting portion provided in the vicinity of an upper end of a cylindrical portion, in which the knob rotates in a seesaw-like manner around a rotary shaft member provided in the fitting portion, the knob includes an operation portion capable of being pulled up, the operation portion being provided on the front end side defined using the rotary shaft member as a boundary, and an abutment portion provided on the rear end side defined using the rotary shaft member as the boundary, the case includes a stopper portion configured to contact the abutment portion when the operation portion is pulled up, and the knob includes an extending portion extending toward the rear end side, the abutment portion being provided in the extending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: TOYO DENSO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Takano, Xiageng Lin
  • Publication number: 20230260724
    Abstract: A switch device includes a case serving as a base portion and a knob attached to a fitting portion provided in the vicinity of an upper end of a cylindrical portion, in which the knob rotates in a seesaw-like manner around a rotary shaft member provided in the fitting portion, the knob includes an operation portion capable of being pulled up, the operation portion being provided on the front end side defined using the rotary shaft member as a boundary, and an abutment portion provided on the rear end side defined using the rotary shaft member as the boundary, the case includes a stopper portion configured to contact the abutment portion when the operation portion is pulled up, and the knob includes an extending portion extending toward the rear end side, the abutment portion being provided in the extending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya TAKANO, Xiageng LIN
  • Patent number: 10950396
    Abstract: A switch device which is capable of ensuring mounting strength of an additional member while ensuring ease of operation. The switch device has an operating knob that transmits an input operation to a switch unit with an electric contact, and a housing that houses a switch unit. The housing that houses the switch unit has an opening via which the switch unit and the operating knob face each other. The housing has a water prevention wall installed in a standing manner to surround the opening. The operating knob has a box-shaped base member with one end thereof opened. An additional member with at least one insertion portion which is inserted into a through hole of the base member is mounted on the base member. The insertion portion extends to cross a standing direction of the water prevention wall, and as seen in the standing direction, the insertion portion and the opening are located away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: TOYO DENSO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Takano, Koji Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20200286700
    Abstract: A switch device which is capable of ensuring mounting strength of an additional member while ensuring ease of operation. The switch device has an operating knob that transmits an input operation to a switch unit with an electric contact, and a housing that houses a switch unit. The housing that houses the switch unit has an opening via which the switch unit and the operating knob face each other. The housing has a water prevention wall installed in a standing manner to surround the opening. The operating knob has a box-shaped base member with one end thereof opened. An additional member with at least one insertion portion which is inserted into a through hole of the base member is mounted on the base member. The insertion portion extends to cross a standing direction of the water prevention wall, and as seen in the standing direction, the insertion portion and the opening are located away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Takuya TAKANO, Koji YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: D1069739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: TOYO DENSO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Takano, Xiageng Lin