Patents by Inventor Tokuji Kondo

Tokuji Kondo 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: 7243974
    Abstract: A locking devices may include a striker and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism may include a base plate having a slot that can receive the striker, a latch rotatably attached to the base plate, a pawl rotatably attached to the base plate, and a cam member rotatably attached to the base plate. The locking mechanism includes a force transmitting path for transmitting a force that urges the locking mechanism in a locking condition to be disengaged from the striker. The force transmitting path passes through the cam member and includes a force interrupting portion positioned therein. The force interrupting portion is arranged and constructed to interrupt the force transmitting path when the force exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Araco Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokuji Kondo, Taiyo Ootuka, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Makoto Asano
  • Publication number: 20050104384
    Abstract: A locking devices may include a striker and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism may include a base plate having a slot that can receive the striker, a latch rotatably attached to the base plate, a pawl rotatably attached to the base plate, and a cam member rotatably attached to the base plate. The locking mechanism includes a force transmitting path for transmitting a force that urges the locking mechanism in a locking condition to be disengaged from the striker. The force transmitting path passes through the cam member and includes a force interrupting portion positioned therein. The force interrupting portion is arranged and constructed to interrupt the force transmitting path when the force exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Tokuji Kondo, Taiyo Ootuka, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Makoto Asano
  • Patent number: 5660441
    Abstract: A tilt-type headrest mounted on an upper horizontal portion of an arched support rod to be mounted on a backrest of a passenger seat, which headrest includes a headrest frame formed with a cylindrical hinge portion retained in frictional engagement with the horizontal portion of the support rod and a pair of opposed plate-like body portions extending in parallel from the hinge portion, the plate-like body portions each being integrally formed with an inwardly curled rim portion at their upper peripheries and both side peripheries and formed with a pair of laterally spaced joint portions at both sides of the hinge portion, the inwardly curled rim portions and the joint portions being engaged with each other in a condition where the headrest frame has been folded at its hinge portion to oppose the plate-like portions to one another and a pair of laterally spaced clamp members each formed with a cylindrical hinge portion retained in frictional engagement with the horizontal portion of the support rod and a pair
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Araco Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetaka Nagayasu, Tokuji Kondo
  • Patent number: 4666208
    Abstract: In combination with a seat track structure including a movable track slidable on a stationary track, a handle shaft rotatably supported on the movable track, a lock plate secured to the stationary track, and a detent lever secured to the hand shaft and being loaded to engage the lock plate at a selected position, a walk-in mechanism includes a release lever rotatable on the handle shaft and being provided with an upward projection and a lateral projection, and a resilient plate having one end secured on the movable track, an intermediate portion provided with a downward projection and a flexible end portion formed with an opening to receive the upward projection of the release lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignees: Arakawa Shatai Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Tatematsu, Tokuji Kondo, Shiro Sasaki, Koji Kawamatsu