Patents by Inventor Toshinari NAKAI
Toshinari NAKAI 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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Patent number: 11072283Abstract: A vehicle periphery monitoring device acquires first image information of a vehicle rear side and second image information of vehicle rear lateral sides. Second points at infinity of the second image information are made to approximately coincide with a first point at infinity of the first image information, and the first image information and the second image information are combined, and first composite image information is generated. When sensing a request to change a viewpoint toward a vehicle rear lateral side, second composite image information that is viewed with a virtual viewpoint having been moved toward a vehicle lateral side is generated. Further, when a path changing operation of an operation portion that is used in changing a path is completed, third composite image information that is viewed with a virtual viewpoint having been moved toward the side of the path change is generated.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Toshinari Nakai, Seiji Kondo
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Publication number: 20200369205Abstract: A vehicle periphery monitoring device acquires first image information of a vehicle rear side and second image information of vehicle rear lateral sides. Second points at infinity of the second image information are made to approximately coincide with a first point at infinity of the first image information, and the first image information and the second image information are combined, and first composite image information is generated. When sensing a request to change a viewpoint toward a vehicle rear lateral side, second composite image information that is viewed with a virtual viewpoint having been moved toward a vehicle lateral side is generated. Further, when a path changing operation of an operation portion that is used in changing a path is completed, third composite image information that is viewed with a virtual viewpoint having been moved toward the side of the path change is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Toshinari NAKAI, Seiji KONDO
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Patent number: 10676030Abstract: At an imaging device, a camera that captures images is housed in an outer cover and is provided at a vehicle exterior, and captures images of the vehicle exterior via a cover lens that is provided at an outer wall. A step portion, which causes an outer peripheral surface that is at the outer wall side to protrude-out further than an outer peripheral surface that is at a side opposite the outer wall, is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the outer cover.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Toshinari Nakai, Tomonori Ichikawa, Hidetaka Nomura
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Publication number: 20190278158Abstract: A heat generating body includes a heater unit that is integrally formed with plural placement portions and that generates heat when current is passed through the heater unit, and plural electrodes that are provided at the heater unit and that are each disposed at a different one of the plurality of placement portions to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Hiroki ISHIZUKA, Toshinari NAKAI
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Publication number: 20190193633Abstract: A viewing device for a vehicle has: a rear lateral camera that captures images of a vehicle rear lateral side; a monitor that displays captured images of the rear lateral camera; and a control device that, in a case in which a monitor checking situation in which a vehicle periphery is dark is detected from vehicle information acquired from a vehicle ECU, controls the rear lateral camera so as to adjust exposure at a time of image capturing by the rear lateral camera such that captured images that are displayed on the monitor become brighter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Tomonori ICHIKAWA, Toshinari NAKAI, Naoki SUNAGAWA, Masaki HAYASHI, Hiroki ISHIZUKA
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Publication number: 20190135191Abstract: A partial image is cropped from a photographed image and is displayed on monitors as an image for viewing. When altering the viewing range by altering the cropping position of the partial image cropped from the photographed image, if the position of the partial image is altered as far as an end portion of the photographed image, which forms a limit to the movement of the cropping position, then a belt-shaped image (for example, a belt-shaped image formed by a red line or the like) is added to the image for viewing in the portion of the partial image that corresponds to the movement limit, and the resulting image for viewing is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Naoki SUNAGAWA, Toshinari NAKAI, Tomonori ICHIKAWA, Masaki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10277784Abstract: In an imaging device, a bracket and a camera are capable of rotating with respect to a base, and harnesses are routed inside an inner supporting tube of the base. A covering frame of a harness cover covers an upper end portion of the inner supporting tube, the harness is abutted on the covering frame, and the covering frame is capable of rotating integrally with the bracket. This enables the harnesses to be suppressed from sliding on the covering frame and enables load input to the harnesses to be suppressed when the bracket is rotated, even though the harness is press-contacted to the covering frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masahide Inayama, Toshinari Nakai
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Publication number: 20190058835Abstract: An imaging device in which, a main camera is connected to a control substrate by a flexible substrate, and a sub camera is connected to the control substrate by a sensor connector and a control connector. The control substrate is attached to the sub camera by being fastened together using screws, and the control substrate is detached from the sub camera by unfastening the screws fastening the control substrate to the sub camera. This enables the number of cameras to be easily changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Tomonori ICHIKAWA, Toshinari NAKAI
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Publication number: 20180361935Abstract: At an imaging device, a camera that captures images is housed in an outer cover and is provided at a vehicle exterior, and captures images of the vehicle exterior via a cover lens that is provided at an outer wall. A step portion, which causes an outer peripheral surface that is at the outer wall side to protrude-out further than an outer peripheral surface that is at a side opposite the outer wall, is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the outer cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Toshinari NAKAI, Tomonori ICHIKAWA, Hidetaka NOMURA
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Patent number: 10150427Abstract: In an imaging device, a stay is supported at a side door of a vehicle, and a camera module is attached to a camera cover. The stay and the camera cover are integrally molded together. This enables a simple configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshinari Nakai, Masahide Inayama, Tomonori Ichikawa, Masashi Hanazato
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Publication number: 20170341598Abstract: In an imaging device, a stay is supported at a side door of a vehicle, and a camera module is attached to a camera cover. The stay and the camera cover are integrally molded together. This enables a simple configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENK-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Toshinari NAKAI, Masahide INAYAMA, Tomonori ICHIKAWA, Masashi HANAZATO
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Publication number: 20170064163Abstract: In an imaging device, a bracket and a camera are capable of rotating with respect to a base, and harnesses are routed inside an inner supporting tube of the base. A covering frame of a harness cover covers an upper end portion of the inner supporting tube, the harness is abutted on the covering frame, and the covering frame is capable of rotating integrally with the bracket. This enables the harnesses to be suppressed from sliding on the covering frame and enables load input to the harnesses to be suppressed when the bracket is rotated, even though the harness is press-contacted to the covering frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Masahide INAYAMA, Toshinari NAKAI
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Publication number: 20160334619Abstract: In an imaging device, a camera images an image through a lens. Moreover, a heat transfer member transfers heat to the lens, and heats the lens. Here, the lens is exposed to the exterior of the imaging device through an exposing hole of the heat transfer member and an opening of the design cover. Thus, a larger amount of light can be made incident to the imaging element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Toshinari NAKAI, Masahide INAYAMA, Masakazu IWATSUKI
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Patent number: 9360183Abstract: A mirror apparatus for a vehicle includes a design body, a first emission member, a second emission member, a guide body and a differentiation portion. The design body includes a mirror provided at a vehicle, and the design body structures a design surface. The first emission member emits light and the second emission member emits light. The guide body guides the light emitted by the first emission member and the light emitted by the second emission member to an outer side of the design body. The differentiation portion makes directions in which the light emitted by the first emission member and the light emitted by the second emission member are guided by the guide body different.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomonori Ichikawa, Toshinari Nakai, Yasunori Hirosawa
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Publication number: 20150036371Abstract: A mirror apparatus for a vehicle includes a design body, a first emission member, a second emission member, a guide body and a differentiation portion. The design body includes a mirror provided at a vehicle, and the design body structures a design surface. The first emission member emits light and the second emission member emits light. The guide body guides the light emitted by the first emission member and the light emitted by the second emission member to an outer side of the design body. The differentiation portion makes directions in which the light emitted by the first emission member and the light emitted by the second emission member are guided by the guide body different.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Tomonori ICHIKAWA, Toshinari NAKAI, Yasunori HIROSAWA
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Publication number: 20130318753Abstract: A tongue for a seatbelt device includes: a metal core at which an insertion portion is formed continuously from a metal core base portion; a molded portion formed by the metal core base portion of the metal core being covered with a synthetic resin material; a webbing pass-through portion, one end of which opens along the thickness direction of the metal core base portion in one face of the molded portion, and another end of which opens in an end portion of the molded portion at a side opposite to the insertion portion; and a groove portion formed between the metal core base portion and the webbing pass-through portion, the groove portion opening in the end portion of the molded portion at the side opposite to the insertion portion and opening in an inner periphery face of the webbing pass-through portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENK-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Toshinari NAKAI, Yutaka HIRAKO