Patents by Inventor Tomonori Yoshida

Tomonori Yoshida 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: 5685611
    Abstract: A reclining device comprises a base fixedly connected to a seat cushion and an arm fixedly connected to a seat back and rotatably supported on the base. The arm has at least one inner toothed portion. A toothed block is slidably disposed between the base and the arm and has an outer toothed portion on an outer periphery thereof and a cam-contour surface on an inner periphery thereof. The base is formed integral with a recessed guide defining therein two parallel diametrically-opposed side walls for slidably guiding the toothed block outward, away from a center of rotation of the arm and inward toward the center of rotation of the arm. A rotary cam has a cam-profile surface on an outer periphery thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moriyuki Eguchi, Tomonori Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5301914
    Abstract: A seat slide device for an automotive vehicle which supports a seat to be slidably movable in the front and aft direction. The seat slide device is provided with a seat rail connected to the seat which is slidably connected with a floor rail. A bracket is integrally connected to and vertically projects and extends from the floor rail. The bracket is fittingly connected to a vehicle body with bolts. The bolts are located at a position where they are uncovered by other parts of the device, thereby enabling the easy detachment of the seat from the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Yoshida, Moriyuki Eguchi