Patents by Inventor Tomoki Nii

Tomoki Nii 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: 10611065
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a conveyance seat having a pad structure including a seat pad and a back face member includes integrally molding the seat pad with the back face member in a state where the back face member is arranged so as to cross over at least part of a parting line that is formed by laying a first sub element and a second sub element of a molding die on top of each other, the molding die being formed of at least the first sub element and the second sub element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Nii, Yoshiyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 10471866
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including: a seat pad made of foamed resin; and a seat cover being integral with the seat pad, wherein a seating surface of the seat pad includes a seating part and a bank part, wherein a portion of the seat cover covering a seat inner side portion of the bank part includes a seat cover main part and a planar reinforcing member arranged on a back side of the seat cover main part, wherein the reinforcing member is configured by a material bendable and deformable towards a seat pad side and includes a general section and a flexible section which can be more easily bent towards the seat pad side than the general section, and wherein a portion of the reinforcing member covering a peak side of the bank part is configured by the flexible section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoki Nii
  • Patent number: 10220550
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a seat structure member includes forming a protrusion that protrudes inward on an inside surface of a portion that forms a foaming chamber for a seat pad, on one die and another die that form the foaming chamber. Applying, to a cover, a region that will not be integrated with the seat pad when the seat pad is foam molded, at a location on the cover that corresponds to a location of the protrusion when placing the cover on the inside surface of the foaming chamber. The method further includes arranging the cover following a shape of the protrusion and foam molding the seat pad and forming a space of a recessed portion between the seat pad and the cover, by releasing the one die and the other die after foam molding the seat pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Nii, Yoshiyuki Murata
  • Publication number: 20180339616
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including: a seat pad made of foamed resin; and a seat cover being integral with the seat pad, wherein a seating surface of the seat pad includes a seating part and a bank part, wherein a portion of the seat cover covering a seat inner side portion of the bank part includes a seat cover main part and a planar reinforcing member arranged on a back side of the seat cover main part, wherein the reinforcing member is configured by a material bendable and deformable towards a seat pad side and includes a general section and a flexible section which can be more easily bent towards the seat pad side than the general section, and wherein a portion of the reinforcing member covering a peak side of the bank part is configured by the flexible section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoki NII
  • Patent number: 9744890
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including a seat pad including a flow channel portion, a seat cover covering the seat pad and having breathability, a functional member disposed between the seat pad and the seat cover and having breathability, and a blowing member configured to blow the gas into or out of the seat through the flow channel portion of the seat pad and the seat cover along a flow path, wherein the functional member is integrated with any one of the seat pad and the seat cover with an adhesive portion, which has poorer breathability than the seat cover and the functional member, interposed therebetween, and wherein the adhesive portion includes a passage portion through which the gas is configured to pass, and the passage portion is disposed in the flow path of the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Nii, Hiroyuki Hatano
  • Patent number: 9579862
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat component includes a first step of integrating a cushion member and an upholstery member together during molding of the cushion member, and a second step of forming a flow passage through which air passes from a back surface of the cushion member toward the upholstery member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Ota, Tomoki Nii, Kazuaki Toyama, Mitsuaki Taniguchi, Masahiko Ito, Ryousuke Jyoujima, Yoshiyuki Murata, Shinya Kaneko, Tetsuo Hayashida, Asakiyo Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20160221231
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a seat structure member includes forming a protrusion that protrudes inward on an inside surface of a portion that forms a foaming chamber for a seat pad, on one die and another die that form the foaming chamber. Applying, to a cover, a region that will not be integrated with the seat pad when the seat pad is foam molded, at a location on the cover that corresponds to a location of the protrusion when placing the cover on the inside surface of the foaming chamber. The method further includes arranging the cover following a shape of the protrusion and foam molding the seat pad and forming a space of a recessed portion between the seat pad and the cover, by releasing the one die and the other die after foam molding the seat pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NII, Yoshiyuki MURATA
  • Patent number: 9333686
    Abstract: A seat structure member includes a cover and a seat pad. The cover and the seat pad are integrated when the seat pad is foam molded. A recessed portion is formed on a portion of a surface of the seat pad that is covered by the cover. Integrated molding of the seat pad and the cover is avoided at a location of the recessed portion, and a space of the recessed portion is formed between the seat pad and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Nii, Yoshiyuki Murata
  • Publication number: 20160107551
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including a seat pad including a flow channel portion, a seat cover covering the seat pad and having breathability, a functional member disposed between the seat pad and the seat cover and having breathability, and a blowing member configured to blow the gas into or out of the seat through the flow channel portion of the seat pad and the seat cover along a flow path, wherein the functional member is integrated with any one of the seat pad and the seat cover with an adhesive portion, which has poorer breathability than the seat cover and the functional member, interposed therebetween, and wherein the adhesive portion includes a passage portion through which the gas is configured to pass, and the passage portion is disposed in the flow path of the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NII, Hiroyuki HATANO
  • Patent number: 9211825
    Abstract: A conveyance seat includes: a seat cover; a seat pad foamed so as to be integrated with part of the seat cover; and an interrupting portion provided in part of the seat cover and inhibiting integration of the seat pad with the seat cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Nii, Yoshiyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 9067559
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include a vehicular seat having a seat pad, a seat cover, an airbag module, and webbing. The seat cover covers the seat pad. The airbag module is provided inside the seat pad, and has a bag body. The webbing is arranged so as to regulate a direction in which the bag body expands, and has a first portion provided integrally with the seat pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Nii, Yoshiyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 8919874
    Abstract: A vehicle seat component includes a cushion member, and an upholstery member that covers the cushion member. The cushion member and the upholstery member are integrated together during molding of the cushion member. The upholstery member has a first portion that is air-permeable and that is arranged at a seating side, and a second portion that is laminated on the first portion and that prevents intrusion of a molding material of the cushion member. A thin section that is recessed toward the upholstery member is formed in a back surface of the cushion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Ota, Tomoki Nii, Kazuaki Toyama, Mitsuaki Taniguchi, Yoshiyuki Murata, Tetsuo Hayashida, Ryousuke Jyoujima, Masahiko Ito, Asakiyo Ishikawa, Shinya Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20140291974
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include a vehicular seat having a seat pad, a seat cover, an airbag module, and webbing. The seat cover covers the seat pad. The airbag module is provided inside the seat pad, and has a bag body. The webbing is arranged so as to regulate a direction in which the bag body expands, and has a first portion provided integrally with the seat pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NII, Yoshiyuki MURATA
  • Publication number: 20140291880
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a conveyance seat having a pad structure including a seat pad and a back face member includes integrally molding the seat pad with the back face member in a state where the back face member is arranged so as to cross over at least part of a parting line that is formed by laying a first sub element and a second sub element of a molding die on top of each other, the molding die being formed of at least the first sub element and the second sub element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NII, Yoshiyuki MURATA
  • Publication number: 20140292043
    Abstract: A conveyance seat includes: a seat cover; a seat pad foamed so as to be integrated with part of the seat cover; and an interrupting portion provided in part of the seat cover and inhibiting integration of the seat pad with the seat cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NII, Yoshiyuki MURATA
  • Publication number: 20140290389
    Abstract: A conveyance seat includes: a seating sensor structure including a pressure-sensing portion that is used to detect a pressure, the seating sensor structure being arranged inside a seat pad of the conveyance seat through integral foam-molding. The seating sensor structure is formed by laminating the pressure-sensing portion, a second sheet-shaped member and a first sheet-shaped member in this order from a seating face side. The first sheet-shaped member has a higher stiffness than the seat pad. The second sheet-shaped member has a lower stiffness than the first sheet-shaped member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NII, Yoshiyuki MURATA
  • Publication number: 20140239697
    Abstract: A seat structure member includes a cover and a seat pad. The cover and the seat pad are integrated when the seat pad is foam molded. A recessed portion is formed on a portion of a surface of the seat pad that is covered by the cover. Integrated molding of the seat pad and the cover is avoided at a location of the recessed portion, and a space of the recessed portion is formed between the seat pad and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NII, Yoshiyuki MURATA
  • Publication number: 20130264742
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat component includes a first step of integrating a cushion member and an upholstery member together during molding of the cushion member, and a second step of forming a flow passage through which air passes from a back surface of the cushion member toward the upholstery member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki OTA, Tomoki NII, Kazuaki TOYAMA, Mitsuaki TANIGUCHI, Masahiko ITO, Ryousuke JYOUJIMA, Yoshiyuki MURATA, Shinya KANEKO, Tetsuo HAYASHIDA, Asakiyo ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20120213880
    Abstract: A mold for forming a skin-integrated foam article, by setting a planar skin material in a cavity, and foam-molding a foam body in the cavity, so that the foam body adheres integrally to the skin material, is disclosed. The mold has a core mold that is pressed against a surface of a part of the skin material set in the cavity when the core mold is placed in a closed position, and forms a hollow portion that is open to the surface of the part of the skin material, in the foam body. The core mold has a protrusion formed on a pressing face thereof which is pressed against the surface of the part of the skin material, and the protrusion is pressed against the surface of the part of the skin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki NII, Masami NAKANE
  • Patent number: 7717512
    Abstract: A seat back for a vehicular seat has a plate member for supporting a back of a pad and an elastic support mechanism for elastically holding the plate member for moving the plate member in a forward and backward direction with respect to a seat back frame. The plate member includes a first plate portion, a second plate portion positioned on the lower side of the first plate portion, and a third plate portion positioned on the lower side of the second plate portion. The first and third plate portions are more narrow than the second plate portion. The elastic support mechanism includes a rod-shaped elastic bridge member extending horizontally over the seat back frame on the back of the second plate portion. In addition, the elastic bridge member includes a bent portion at the center position as bent along the second plate portion toward the first plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Wissner, Mike Hard, Doug Krueger, Katsuhito Yamauchi, Yukihide Hamajima, Satoshi Nonoyama, Tomoki Nii