Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Nagai
Tetsuya Nagai 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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Publication number: 20210061140Abstract: A vehicle-mounted seat device includes an SB main frame, a backrest, a relay disk secured at the center in the width direction of the backrest, a plurality of radial wires for suspending the backrest such that the backrest can swing relative to the SB main frame with the relay disk as the center, an SB subframe capable of swinging together with the backrest, a headrest, a headrest stay extending downward from the headrest and mounted on the SB main frame so as to rotate around a rotation shaft; a pressure-receiving body secured on the headrest stay so as to be disposed behind and opposed to the relay disk; and a provisional connection mechanism for provisionally connecting the headrest stay to the SB main frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Tetsuya Nagai, Kohshi Katoh, Takashi Sugimoto, Osamu Oda, Masatoshi Hada
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Publication number: 20200391635Abstract: A hanging type seat mounted in a vehicle comprises a seat main body for supporting an occupant from below; one or more front hanging tools which are passed across a front part of the seat main body, extended upward in the front-back direction, and attached to a structure in the vehicle; one or more rear hanging tools which are passed across a rear part of the seat main body, extended upward in the front-back direction, and attached to a structure in the vehicle; and two or more transverse hanging tools which are passed across both sides of the seat main body, extended laterally upward, and attached to a structure in the vehicle; wherein the seat main body is hung and held by the one or more front hanging tools, the one or more rear hanging tools, and the two or more transverse hanging tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Kohshi Katoh, Tetsuya Nagai, Ken Motozawa, Mitsuru Asai, Takayuki Mori
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Publication number: 20200353854Abstract: A headrest is supported by an upper lateral member and a lower lateral member of a seat frame. A headrest stay is inserted through each of guide slots, both of which are formed in both the upper lateral member and the lower lateral member, and an extension wire is hooked on a lower end of the headrest stay. In a rear-collision, a seat back is retreated by a force received from a seated passenger, and a tension of the tension wire is accordingly loosened, which causes the headrest to be tilted forward by an urging force of tilt springs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Tetsuya Nagai, Kohshi Katoh, Koki Kunugi, Ryunosuke Seki
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Publication number: 20200269735Abstract: In the vehicle seat, rear suspension members are provided at two positions spaced away from each other in a lateral direction on an edge of a seat cushion near a seatback, and support the seat cushion while the seat cushion is suspended from a seat cushion support frame so that the seat cushion is movable in the lateral direction. A front suspension member is provided at one position or two positions spaced away from each other in the lateral direction on ahead of the rear suspension members, and supports the seat cushion while the seat cushion is suspended from the seat cushion support frame so that the seat cushion is movable in the lateral direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuya NAGAI, Kohshi KATOH, Takashi SUGIMOTO, Osamu ODA, Ryunosuke SEKI, Kenji IIDA, AKira TAKINAMI, Masatoshi HADA
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Publication number: 20200139849Abstract: A seat cushion is swingable about an axis A with respect to a seat cushion support frame that is a part of a main frame. A cushion return spring that is a flat spring is disposed between the seat cushion and the seat cushion support frame so that an elastic force of the cushion return spring returns the seat cushion to a neutral position. A pair of clamp rollers that clamps the cushion return spring is disposed. The clamp rollers are movable along a longitudinal axis of the cushion return spring. Changing of a clamping position by moving the clamp rollers changes an effective length of the cushion return spring. In this way, a swingable range of the seat cushion and a force to return the seat cushion to the neutral position are changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Takashi Sugimoto, Kohshi Katoh, Osamu Oda, Tetsuya Nagai, Yuji Yamada, Akira Takinami, Masatoshi Hada
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Publication number: 20200139916Abstract: A seatback subframe is swingable laterally of the vehicle with respect to a seatback main frame. A backrest is attached to the seatback subframe. Side airbag modules are attached to the seatback subframe at side edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Tetsuya Nagai, Kohshi Katoh, Takashi Sugimoto, Osamu Oda, Masatoshi Hada
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Patent number: 10627346Abstract: Provided are a refractive index measuring device and a refractive index measuring method. A detector (2) detects an intensity of a measuring beam transmitted through the sample. A camera (200) images a color image of the measuring beam which is dispersed into multiple colors by transmitting through the sample. A scanning processing portion (101) carries out scanning by changing an angle of receiving the measuring beam transmitted through the sample or an angle of the measuring beam incident on the sample. A wavelength specifying processing portion (102) specifies, based on the detected intensity of the detector (2) varying with the scanning by the scanning processing portion (101) and color information corresponding to a position of the measuring beam incident on the detector (2) in a color image which is imaged by the camera (200), the wavelength corresponding to each peak of the detected intensity.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuya Nagai
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Publication number: 20200114795Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a lock-to-neutral-position mechanism that locks a seat cushion at a neutral position, and an immediate lock mechanism that locks the seat cushion immediately at a current position when locking is required. A steering sensor senses a steering angle and a steering angular velocity. The immediate lock mechanism performs the locking when the steering angle is large, whereas the lock-to-neutral-position mechanism performs the locking when the steering velocity is high. When the steering wheel is at the neutral position, the locking by the immediate lock mechanism is released and the locking is switched over to the lock-to-neutral-position mechanism that is in a lock ready state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Tetsuya Nagai, Takashi Sugimoto, Osamu Oda, Kohshi Katoh, Akira Takinami, Masatoshi Hada
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Publication number: 20200108749Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion configured to support the buttocks of an occupant, a seat back configured to support the back of the occupant, an elastic force adjustment unit configured to adjust elastic force of a lumbar spine support of the seat back configured to support the lumbar spine of the occupant, in a longitudinal direction, and a controller configured to operate the elastic force adjustment unit. The controller is configured to make the elastic force larger in the case where oscillation of the vehicle is large, than that in the case where oscillation of the vehicle is small.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuya Nagai, Kohshi Katoh, Takashi Sugimoto, Osamu Oda, Masatoshi Hada
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Publication number: 20200086776Abstract: A locking block is fixed with respect to a seat cushion. A locking pin which can advance and retract relative to the locking block is provided on a main frame side. A V groove shape receptacle is formed on the locking block. When the locking pin is advanced into the receptacle portion, the locking pin is guided by a receiving inclined surface of the receptacle portion forming the V-shape groove, and advances to a bottom of the receptacle portion. With this process, the locking block moves in a rotational direction B, and when the locking pin engages the bottom, the seat cushion is fixed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Tetsuya Nagai, Takashi Sugimoto, Osamu Oda, Kohshi Katoh, Akira Takinami, Masatoshi Hada
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Patent number: 10416077Abstract: A first data acquisition processing unit acquires light intensity distribution data on the basis of an image of measurement light that has entered a camera. A second data acquisition processing unit acquires light intensity distribution data on the basis of the detected intensity of measurement light detected by a detector. A refractive index measurement processing unit measures the refractive index of a sample on the basis of the light intensity distribution data acquired by the second data acquisition processing unit. A determination processing unit determines whether the refractive index of the sample measured by the refractive index measurement processing unit is acceptable on the basis of the peaks of the light intensity distribution data acquired by the first data acquisition processing unit and second data acquisition processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventor: Tetsuya Nagai
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Patent number: 10393651Abstract: Provided are an attachment for liquid sample measurement which is capable of effectively reducing a consumption amount of a liquid sample, a refractive index measuring device and a refractive index measuring method. An attachment (100) is disposed on a V-block prism (1) formed on a V-shaped groove (11) for keeping a sample so as to enter the groove (11). A body (110) of the attachment (100) forms an enclosing space (107) for enclosing the liquid sample between the body and a surface of the groove (11) formed on the V-block prism (1), and makes the liquid sample enclosed in the enclosing space (107) contact directly with the surface of the groove (11).Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuya Nagai
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Publication number: 20190094139Abstract: Provided are a refractive index measuring device and a refractive index measuring method. A detector (2) detects an intensity of a measuring beam transmitted through the sample. A camera (200) images a color image of the measuring beam which is dispersed into multiple colors by transmitting through the sample. A scanning processing portion (101) carries out scanning by changing an angle of receiving the measuring beam transmitted through the sample or an angle of the measuring beam incident on the sample. A wavelength specifying processing portion (102) specifies, based on the detected intensity of the detector (2) varying with the scanning by the scanning processing portion (101) and color information corresponding to a position of the measuring beam incident on the detector (2) in a color image which is imaged by the camera (200), the wavelength corresponding to each peak of the detected intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuya NAGAI
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Publication number: 20190094138Abstract: Provided are an attachment for liquid sample measurement which is capable of effectively reducing a consumption amount of a liquid sample, a refractive index measuring device and a refractive index measuring method. An attachment (100) is disposed on a V-block prism (1) formed on a V-shaped groove (11) for keeping a sample so as to enter the groove (11). A body (110) of the attachment (100) forms an enclosing space (107) for enclosing the liquid sample between the body and a surface of the groove (11) formed on the V-block prism (1), and makes the liquid sample enclosed in the enclosing space (107) contact directly with the surface of the groove (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuya NAGAI
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Publication number: 20190041327Abstract: A first data acquisition processing unit acquires light intensity distribution data on the basis of an image of measurement light that has entered a camera. A second data acquisition processing unit acquires light intensity distribution data on the basis of the detected intensity of measurement light detected by a detector. A refractive index measurement processing unit measures the refractive index of a sample on the basis of the light intensity distribution data acquired by the second data acquisition processing unit. A determination processing unit determines whether the refractive index of the sample measured by the refractive index measurement processing unit is acceptable on the basis of the peaks of the light intensity distribution data acquired by the first data acquisition processing unit and second data acquisition processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Shimadzu CorporationInventor: Tetsuya NAGAI
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Patent number: 10031021Abstract: Light from a direction (D) different from a predetermined direction is reflected by a tapered surface (21) so as to enter an optical fiber (4) for guiding light entering along the predetermined direction to an appliance. Light from the desired direction (D) may thereby be reflected by the tapered surface (21) according to the angle of the tapered surface (21) and may be made to enter the optical fiber (4). Accordingly, even in a case where the installation position of an optical measurement probe (1) is limited, if the angle of the tapered surface (21) is appropriately set, light from the desired direction (D) may be made to enter the optical fiber (4).Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignees: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Hiraoka, Nobuyuki Iwai, Tetsuya Nagai, Yasuyuki Furukawa, Isao Azumagakito, Mitsuru Kowada, Satoru Okada
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Patent number: 9759178Abstract: There are provided a plug built-in type optical measurement probe capable of obtaining a more accurate measurement value, and an optical measurement device provided with the same. A spark section and a light receiving section are held by a plug main body while being arranged next to each other in a protruding manner such that an end face of a holder is arranged at a position where discharge light from the spark section does not enter the field of view of the light receiving section. Accordingly, the light receiving section can be held in a manner protruding from the plug main body, and entering of the discharge light from the spark section can be restricted by the holder of the light receiving section.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignees: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Hiraoka, Nobuyuki Iwai, Tetsuya Nagai, Isao Azumagakito, Satoru Okada
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Publication number: 20160349107Abstract: Light from a direction (D) different from a predetermined direction is reflected by a tapered surface (21) so as to enter an optical fiber (4) for guiding light entering along the predetermined direction to an appliance. Light from the desired direction (D) may thereby be reflected by the tapered surface (21) according to the angle of the tapered surface (21) and may be made to enter the optical fiber (4). Accordingly, even in a case where the installation position of an optical measurement probe (1) is limited, if the angle of the tapered surface (21) is appropriately set, light from the desired direction (D) may be made to enter the optical fiber (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Hiraoka, Nobuyuki Iwai, Tetsuya Nagai, Yasuyuki Furukawa, Isao Azumagakito, Mitsuru Kowada, Satoru Okada
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Patent number: 9239298Abstract: There are provided an optical measurement probe capable of obtaining a more stable measurement result, and an optical measurement device provided with the same. An incidence surface of an optical window to be used in a high temperature environment is covered by a deposited film. The optical window is formed of sapphire, and the deposited film is formed from SiO2. Adhesion of dirt to the incidence surface, and an influence, on a measurement result, of the adhesion of dirt on the incidence surface can thereby be prevented, and a more stable measurement result can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignees: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Nagai, Nobuyuki Iwai, Yasuyuki Furukawa, Ryoji Hiraoka, Isao Azumagakito, Satoru Okada
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Publication number: 20150085283Abstract: There are provided an optical measurement probe capable of obtaining a more stable measurement result, and an optical measurement device provided with the same. An incidence surface of an optical window to be used in a high temperature environment is covered by a deposited film. The optical window is formed of sapphire, and the deposited film is formed from SiO2. Adhesion of dirt to the incidence surface, and an influence, on a measurement result, of the adhesion of dirt on the incidence surface can thereby be prevented, and a more stable measurement result can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Nagai, Nobuyuki Iwai, Yasuyuki Furukawa, Ryoji Hiraoka, Isao Azumagakito, Satoru Okada