Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Matsuzaki

Tsutomu Matsuzaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20150123435
    Abstract: A seat back pad 70 has a groove 73 for tucking a skin material therein, formed at borders between a central portion 71 and side portions 72. A hole (slot hole 74) is formed in a bottom of the groove 73 along the groove 73. A tuck-in wire 76 for tucking the skin material in includes a plurality of tuck-in portions 76A provided along the groove 73, and a connecting portion (detour portion 76B) detouring around the hole and connecting the tuck-in portions 76A. With this configuration, when an upper body of an occupant P subsides into a seat back S2 in a rear-end collision of a vehicle, the central portion 71, defined by the groove 73 as a border, is easily and sufficiently moved rearward relative to the left and right side portions 72. Furthermore, the tuck-in wire 76 is not exposed through the hole, and thus adhesion between the seat back pad 70 and the tuck-in wire 76 can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Takamasa ADACHI, Tsutomu MATSUZAKI, Masayuki YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8955907
    Abstract: A seat back pad 70 has a groove 73 for tucking a skin material therein, formed at borders between a central portion 71 and side portions 72. A hole (slot hole 74) is formed in a bottom of the groove 73 along the groove 73. A tuck-in wire 76 for tucking the skin material in includes a plurality of tuck-in portions 76A provided along the groove 73, and a connecting portion (detour portion 76B) detouring around the hole and connecting the tuck-in portions 76A. With this configuration, when an upper body of an occupant P subsides into a seat back S2 in a rear-end collision of a vehicle, the central portion 71, defined by the groove 73 as a border, is easily and sufficiently moved rearward relative to the left and right side portions 72. Furthermore, the tuck-in wire 76 is not exposed through the hole, and thus adhesion between the seat back pad 70 and the tuck-in wire 76 can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamasa Adachi, Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Masayuki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8671529
    Abstract: A closed-end treatment structure for a slide fastener of a vehicle seat, the structure including: a pair of cloth tapes to be attached to a seat skin of the vehicle seat; a pair of teeth lines respectively attached to the pair of cloth tapes; a slider configured to move from a top stop side to a bottom stop side while detachably meshing the teeth lines; a pull-tab connected to the slider through a connection portion; and a storing portion configured to store the slider, the pull-tab and end portions of the cloth tapes, in a state where the slider is moved to the bottom stop side, thereby storing the closed-end of the slide fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Mima, Tsutomu Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20130270878
    Abstract: A seat back pad 70 has a groove 73 for tucking a skin material therein, formed at borders between a central portion 71 and side portions 72. A hole (slot hole 74) is formed in a bottom of the groove 73 along the groove 73. A tuck-in wire 76 for tucking the skin material in includes a plurality of tuck-in portions 76A provided along the groove 73, and a connecting portion (detour portion 76B) detouring around the hole and connecting the tuck-in portions 76A. With this configuration, when an upper body of an occupant P subsides into a seat back S2 in a rear-end collision of a vehicle, the central portion 71, defined by the groove 73 as a border, is easily and sufficiently moved rearward relative to the left and right side portions 72. Furthermore, the tuck-in wire 76 is not exposed through the hole, and thus adhesion between the seat back pad 70 and the tuck-in wire 76 can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Adachi, Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Masayuki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8393425
    Abstract: In a large-sized radiator core support manufactured by filling a mold cavity 2 with a resin material through injection, polypropylene (PP) containing carbon fiber in a range of 15 to 30 wt % is used as the resin material, and an average fiber length of the carbon fiber remaining after molding is set to 1.5 mm or more. Moreover, a spiral flow length L/D of the carbon fiber is set to 200 mm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 8371651
    Abstract: A child seat mountable vehicle seat, includes: a seat skin including a front skin and a rear skin; a stitched portion; and a non-stitched portion formed in the stitched portion to define an opening from which a metal striker is projected. An extension portion of the front skin is turned over and extends forwards, while an extension portion of the rear skin extends forwards further than the metal striker. A trim plate is applied along an inner surface side of the rear skin, and in the non-stitched portion, the extension portion of the front skin is superposed on the extension portion of the rear skin with respect to a direction in which a latching device is moved to latch the metal striker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: T.S. Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Abe, Tsutomu Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 8328259
    Abstract: A trim cover having overlapped first and second cover members is fixed to a vehicle surface by a structure which includes a belt-like support plate attached along an end of the first cover member, and an engaging element. The engaging element has a longitudinal base portion and spaced tongue-shaped pieces projecting laterally therefrom. The engaging element extends along an end of the second cover member which positionally corresponds to the end of the first cover member. Fasteners fix the support plate, at both ends and a center portion thereof, through the end of the first cover member, to a surface of a vehicle. The tongue-shaped pieces of the engaging element are press-fitted through spaces in regions between the first cover member and the surface which are not occupied by the fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Hiroshi Ohara
  • Patent number: 8157324
    Abstract: There is provided a long-life and strong cover material terminal treating member in which the terminal treatment of a cover material is easy to perform, and the terminal of the cover material is less liable to be taken away by a force from the outside, and which can withstand a long-time use. The cover material terminal treating member 10 for a seat part in which a cushion material 23 is covered with a cover material 24 includes a retaining plate 17 fixed to the terminal of the cover material 24a and a retaining clip 11 for storing the retaining plate 17. The retaining clip 11 includes a first wall part 12 fixed at a position different from the terminal of the cover material 24a, a second wall part 14 facing to the first wall part 12, and a connecting part 13 for connecting the two wall parts 12 and 14 to each other. In the end part of the second wall part 14, a retaining claw 16 bent at an acute angle and being in contact with one end side of the retaining plate 17 is erectingly provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Tsubasa Hitomi
  • Publication number: 20110232048
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a closed-end treatment structure for a slide fastener of a vehicle seat, the structure including: a pair of cloth tapes to be attached to a seat skin of the vehicle seat; a pair of teeth lines respectively attached to the pair of cloth tapes; a slider configured to move from a top stop side to a bottom stop side while detachably meshing the teeth lines; a pull-tab connected to the slider through a connection portion; and a storing portion configured to store the slider, the pull-tab and end portions of the cloth tapes, in a state where the slider is moved to the bottom stop side, thereby storing the closed-end of the slide fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki MIMA, Tsutomu MATSUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20110156460
    Abstract: According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a child seat mountable vehicle seat, including: a seat skin including a front skin and a rear skin; a stitched portion; and a non-stitched portion formed in the stitched portion to define an opening from which a metal striker is projected, wherein a belt-like portion of the front skin is turned over and extends forwards, while a belt-like portion of the rear skin extends forwards further than the metal striker, wherein a trim plate is applied along an inner surface side of the rear skin, and wherein, in the non-stitched portion, the belt-like portion of the front skin is superposed on the belt-like portion of the rear skin with respect to a direction in which a latching device is moved to latch the metal striker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko ABE, Tsutomu MATSUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20100259079
    Abstract: There is provided a long-life and strong cover material terminal treating member in which the terminal treatment of a cover material is easy to perform, and the terminal of the cover material is less liable to be taken away by a force from the outside, and which can withstand a long-time use. The cover material terminal treating member 10 for a seat part in which a cushion material 23 is covered with a cover material 24 includes a retaining plate 17 fixed to the terminal of the cover material 24a and a retaining clip 11 for storing the retaining plate 17. The retaining clip 11 includes a first wall part 12 fixed at a position different from the terminal of the cover material 24a, a second wall part 14 facing to the first wall part 12, and a connecting part 13 for connecting the two wall parts 12 and 14 to each other. In the end part of the second wall part 14, a retaining claw 16 bent at an acute angle and being in contact with one end side of the retaining plate 17 is erectingly provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Tsubasa Hitomi
  • Publication number: 20100242235
    Abstract: There is disclosed a structure for fixing an end of a trim cover, the trim cover including first and second cover members combined with each other in such a manner that surfaces thereof are lapped one over the other. The trim cover end-fixing structure comprises a support plate of a substantially belt-shape in outline attached along an end of the first cover member and an engaging element including a longitudinal base portion and a plurality of tongue-shaped pieces provided along the longitudinal base portion so as to be spaced apart from one another and project laterally from the longitudinal base portion. The engaging element is provided along an end of the second cover member which positionally corresponds to the end of the first cover member, with the longitudinal base portion thereof being attached to the end of the second cover member and with the tongue-shaped pieces lying on the second cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Hiroshi Ohara
  • Publication number: 20100038929
    Abstract: In a large-sized radiator core support manufactured by filling a mold cavity 2 with a resin material through injection, polypropylene (PP) containing carbon fiber in a range of 15 to 30 wt % is used as the resin material, and an average fiber length of the carbon fiber remaining after molding is set to 1.5 mm or more. Moreover, a spiral flow length L/D of the carbon fiber is set to 200 mm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Tsutomu Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 7303714
    Abstract: A cross member is arranged so as to extend in a width direction of a vehicle body. The cross member has both ends fixed to side framework structures of the vehicle body. The cross member includes a base frame extending in the width direction and reinforcing frame parts formed in integral with the base frame to cover the circumference of the base frame within its limited ranges in the width direction of the vehicle body. The base frame and the reinforcing frame parts are made from the same resinous material or plural resinous materials belonging to engineering plastic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Takashi Funatsu, Kazuhiro Saito, Seiji Sanada, Hideki Yoshida, Yo Matsutani
  • Patent number: 7275786
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back supported to the seat cushion in such a manner that a space is left between a rear end portion of the seat cushion and a lower end portion of the seat back, a concealing cover member for concealing the space from a rear side of the vehicle seat, the concealing cover member having upper and lower sections, the concealing cover member being attached at an upper edge portion of the upper section thereof to a lower portion of a back of the seat back so as to hang from the back of the seat back, and at least one elastic belt having first and second ends, the first end of the at least one elastic belt being attached to a lower edge portion of the lower section of the concealing cover member, wherein the lower section of the concealing cover member is extended toward a location under the seat cushion and the second end of the at least one elastic belt is attached to a bottom portion of the seat cushion, so that the space between the rear end portion of the seat cus
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20070029852
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back supported to the seat cushion in such a manner that a space is left between a rear end portion of the seat cushion and a lower end portion of the seat back, a concealing cover member for concealing the space from a rear side of the vehicle seat, the concealing cover member having upper and lower sections, the concealing cover member being attached at an upper edge portion of the upper section thereof to a lower portion of a back of the seat back so as to hang from the back of the seat back, and at least one elastic belt having first and second ends, the first end of the at least one elastic belt being attached to a lower edge portion of the lower section of the concealing cover member, wherein the lower section of the concealing cover member is extended toward a location under the seat cushion and the second end of the at least one elastic belt is attached to a bottom portion of the seat cushion, so that the space between the rear end portion of the seat cus
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: TS TECH Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 7160468
    Abstract: A cooling system for a fuel cell system is provided with a circulation system including a circulation pump for circulating coolant, the coolant essentially consisting of water and glycol, a fuel cell connected to the circulation system so as to be cooled by the coolant, a heat exchanger connected to the circulation system so as to radiate heat from the coolant and a filter connected to the circulation system and configured to remove oxidation reaction product of the glycol from the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20040191586
    Abstract: A cooling system for a fuel cell system is provided with a circulation system including a circulation pump for circulating coolant, the coolant essentially consisting of water and glycol, a fuel cell connected to the circulation system so as to be cooled by the coolant, a heat exchanger connected to the circulation system so as to radiate heat from the coolant and a filter connected to the circulation system and configured to remove oxidation reaction product of the glycol from the coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: Tsutomu Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20040135400
    Abstract: A cross member is arranged so as to extend in a width direction of a vehicle body. The cross member has both ends fixed to side framework structures of the vehicle body. The cross member includes a base frame extending in the width direction and reinforcing frame parts formed in integral with the base frame to cover the circumference of the base frame within its limited ranges in the width direction of the vehicle body. The base frame and the reinforcing frame parts are made from the same resinous material or plural resinous materials belonging to engineering plastic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Takashi Funatsu, Kazuhiro Saito, Seiji Sanada, Hideki Yoshida, Yo Matsutani
  • Patent number: 6478078
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for cooling a circulating water of a fuel cell. This heat exchanger includes (1) an aluminum member having an inner surface which defines an inner space in the aluminum member such that the circulating water is allowed to flow through the inner space; and (2) a resin coating layer formed on the inner surface of the aluminum member. It becomes possible to prevent contamination of the circulating water by the provision of the resin coating layer. The heat exchanger can be produced by a first process including (a) providing a core portion having tubes made of aluminum and corrugated fins, which are alternately arranged; (b) assembling the core portion and a tank made of aluminum into an assembly; (c) brazing the assembly by heating into a brazed assembly; and (d) coating the inner surface of the brazed assembly with a resin coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Yoshihiro Sasaki, Chizuko Yoshida