Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Kamakura

Tatsuo Kamakura 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: 20220227210
    Abstract: An opening and closing body control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a sunroof device that opens and closes a movable panel provided in a roof opening of a vehicle; a shade device that opens and closes a light shielding member provided below the movable panel; and a drive circuit that supplies drive power to first and second motors that drive the sunroof device and the shade device, respectively. The drive circuit includes first to third arms connected in parallel in three rows and each including first and second switching elements connected in series, and by turning on the first or second switching element in the first, second or third arm and the first or second switching element in the first, second or third arm, the first or second motor is rotated forward or backward to drive the sunroof device or the shade device to be opened or closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuo KAMAKURA, Yi ZHANG, Atsushi TAKEMOTO
  • Patent number: 8433481
    Abstract: An opening and closing control apparatus for a roof panel for a vehicle includes an opening and closing device for driving the roof panel to open and close, an operation command device for outputting an operation command for opening and closing the roof panel by means of an operation switch, a vehicle speed detecting device, and a controlling device for controlling an operation of the opening and closing device, the controlling device performing an open and close control for operating the opening and closing device to cause the roof panel to move to a predetermined position where the roof panel is opened to a predetermined degree which is specified beforehand on the basis of a vehicle speed when the operation command for opening the roof panel is output by the operation command device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akimasa Yoshida, Tomoaki Imaizumi, Tatsuo Kamakura
  • Publication number: 20100032993
    Abstract: An opening and closing control apparatus for a roof panel for a vehicle includes an opening and closing device for driving the roof panel to open and close, an operation command device for outputting an operation command for opening and closing the roof panel by means of an operation switch, a vehicle speed detecting device, and a controlling device for controlling an operation of the opening and closing device, the controlling device performing an open and close control for operating the opening and closing device to cause the roof panel to move to a predetermined position where the roof panel is opened to a predetermined degree which is specified beforehand on the basis of a vehicle speed when the operation command for opening the roof panel is output by the operation command device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHI
    Inventors: Akimasa YOSHIDA, Tomoaki Imaizumi, Tatsuo Kamakura