Patents by Inventor Tomoatsu Tani

Tomoatsu Tani 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).

  • Tonneau cover device for vehicle
    Patent number: 8011711
    Abstract: In a tonneau cover device for a vehicle, an interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) 40 comprises a pair of pulleys 45, 46 disposed separated in a vertical direction at each of the left and right sides of a cargo compartment, a first linking wire 51 wrapped around the pulleys 45, 46 and connected to the rear end of a tonneau cover, a rotary member 50 whereabout the first linking wire 51 is wrapped or wound between the pulleys 45, 46, and a second linking wire 53 having an end thereof connected to the back door, another end thereof wrapped around and engaged with the rotary member 50, and rotating the rotary member 50 interlocked with opening and closing of the back door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation, Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Hirayama, Noriaki Haba, Tomoatsu Tani
  • Tonneau cover device for vehicle
    Publication number: 20090058128
    Abstract: In a tonneau cover device for a vehicle, an interlocking mechanism (interlocking means) 40 comprises a pair of pulleys 45, 46 disposed separated in a vertical direction at each of the left and right sides of a cargo compartment, a first linking wire 51 wrapped around the pulleys 45, 46 and connected to the rear end of a tonneau cover, a rotary member 50 whereabout the first linking wire 51 is wrapped or wound between the pulleys 45, 46, and a second linking wire 53 having an end thereof connected to the back door, another end thereof wrapped around and engaged with the rotary member 50, and rotating the rotary member 50 interlocked with opening and closing of the back door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isao Hirayama, Noriaki Haba, Tomoatsu Tani