Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Tanoi
Tsutomu Tanoi 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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Publication number: 20160281409Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a control device for a vehicle opening-closing member, comprising: a drive motor configured to perform closing drive of an opening-closing member provided in a vehicle by rotating in a first direction and perform opening drive of the opening-closing member by rotating in second direction opposite to the first direction; a controller configured to control a start operation of rotation of the drive motor and a direction of the rotation of the drive motor by outputting a control signal for switching connection of a switching portion; and a detector configured to output a signal indicating the direction of the rotation of the drive motor to the controller, the controller determines presence or absence of sticking of the switching portion on the closing drive side, based on the signal from the detector, and when determining that the sticking is present, the controller performs at least one of cut-off of supply of power to the drive motor and output of a control signType: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi URASE, Nobuyasu BESSHO, Tsutomu TANOI, Toshiro MAEDA
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Patent number: 8152217Abstract: A roof operating device includes a roof member operated so as to be extended from and stored in vehicle body, a lid operated to be opened and closed when the roof member is operated, an operation switch, actuators driving the roof member and the lid, a first and second closer mechanisms provided at first and second portions and operated for moving the lid so as to be in a fully closed state, and each of the first and second closer mechanisms including a striker, a latch and a half latched state detection portion for detecting a half latched state between the latch and the striker, wherein after the half latched state detection portions detect the half latched state, and the operation switch is continuously operated, the first and second closer mechanisms are synchronously operated in order to move the lid so as to be in a fully closed state.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tsutomu Tanoi
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Publication number: 20100072775Abstract: A roof operating device includes a roof member operated so as to be extended from and stored in vehicle body, a lid operated to be opened and closed when the roof member is operated, an operation switch, actuators driving the roof member and the lid, a first and second closer mechanisms provided at first and second portions and operated for moving the lid so as to be in a fully closed state, and each of the first and second closer mechanisms including a striker, a latch and a half latched state detection portion for detecting a half latched state between the latch and the striker, wherein after the half latched state detection portions detect the half latched state, and the operation switch is continuously operated, the first and second closer mechanisms are synchronously operated in order to move the lid so as to be in a fully closed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventor: Tsutomu Tanoi
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Patent number: 7661960Abstract: An electrical contact mechanism adapted to be mounted to a retractable mechanism including a supporting mechanism for extending a roof and a rear window and stowing the roof and the rear window in a stowage space, includes a first member rotating in conjunction with the supporting mechanism, a first contact mounted to the first member, a second member connected to the first member and rotating relative to the first member in conjunction with the supporting mechanism, and a second contact mounted to the second member, wherein electric power is supplied to an apparatus mounted to at least one of the roof and the rear window by connecting the first contact with the second contact.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2008Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabuhsiki KaishaInventors: Tsutomu Tanoi, Yusuke Kokubo
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Patent number: 7637057Abstract: An operating mechanism for an open/close object comprising a driving device for driving and opening the open/close object, a position detecting device for detecting an open position of the open/close object (1), and a fully open position storage device for storing a fully open position of the open/close object, wherein, when the driving device drives and opens the open/close object, the driving device is stopped in a fully open recognition position stored in the fully open position storage device or a position a fixed amount short of the fully open recognition position. When a current position of the open/close object after completion of the opening drive by the driving device is different from the fully open recognition position (#1), the fully open position storage device sets a new fully open recognition position (#2).Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Shatai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Seika Matsui, Hideharu Kato, Tsutomu Tanoi, Tomonori Suzuki, Mizuho Morimitsu
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Publication number: 20090127885Abstract: An electrical contact mechanism adapted to be mounted to a retractable mechanism including a supporting mechanism for extending a roof and a rear window and stowing the roof and the rear window in a stowage space, includes a first member rotating in conjunction with the supporting mechanism, a first contact mounted to the first member, a second member connected to the first member and rotating relative to the first member in conjunction with the supporting mechanism, and a second contact mounted to the second member, wherein electric power is supplied to an apparatus mounted to at least one of the roof and the rear window by connecting the first contact with the second contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Tsutomu Tanoi, Yusuke Kokubo
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Patent number: 7038413Abstract: A trapping detection device of an opening/closing member includes a motor, a motor speed detection device, a control device, a voltage detection device for detecting a drive voltage applied to the motor, an actual speed decision device for deciding the actual speed of a rotation of the motor, an estimated speed calculation device for calculating the estimated speed of the rotation of the motor based on the drive voltage, an estimated speed storage device for storing the estimated speed for a predetermined time, an estimated speed correction device for correcting the estimated speed based on a difference between the actual speed and the estimated speed obtained before the predetermined time, a trapping determination device for determining the trapping based on a change state of a difference between the estimated speed being corrected and the actual speed.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2003Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Onozawa, Takashi Kikuta, Tsutomu Tanoi
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Publication number: 20050237018Abstract: An operating mechanism for an open/close object comprising a driving device for driving and opening the open/close object, a position detecting device for detecting an open position of the open/close object (1), and a fully open position storage device for storing a fully open position of the open/close object, wherein, when the driving device drives and opens the open/close object, the driving device is stopped in a fully open recognition position stored in the fully open position storage device or a position a fixed amount short of the fully open recognition position. When a current position of the open/close object after completion of the opening drive by the driving device is different from the fully open recognition position (#1), the fully open position storage device sets a new fully open recognition position (#2).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Seika Matsui, Hideharu Kato, Tsutomu Tanoi, Tomonori Suzuki, Mizuho Morimitsu
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Publication number: 20040119433Abstract: A control device for an opening/closing member which changes a predetermined judgment value from a first judgment value to a second judgment value greater than the first judgment value after the operation of an operation switch is repeated for a predetermined time if the control for stopping and reversing the movement of the opening/closing member is repeated when the operation switch is operated to close the opening/closing member again after performing the control for stopping and reversing the opening/closing member, and the second judgment value is returned to the first judgment value after elapsing a predetermined time after changing the predetermined judgment value to the second judgment value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsutomu Tanoi, Kenji Hori, Takashi Kikuta
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Publication number: 20040065498Abstract: A trapping detection device of an opening/closing member includes a motor, a motor speed detection device, a control device, a voltage detection device for detecting a drive voltage applied to the motor, an actual speed decision device for deciding the actual speed of a rotation of the motor, an estimated speed calculation device for calculating the estimated speed of the rotation of the motor based on the drive voltage, an estimated speed storage device for storing the estimated speed for a predetermined time, an estimated speed correction device for correcting the estimated speed based on a difference between the actual speed and the estimated speed obtained before the predetermined time, a trapping determination device for determining the trapping based on a change state of a difference between the estimated speed being corrected and the actual speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoru Onozawa, Takashi Kikuta, Tsutomu Tanoi
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Patent number: 6617812Abstract: An electrically moving apparatus for moving a movable body includes a security mechanism for detecting an abnormal increase of a load applied to the movable body during the movable body being moved by an operation of an electric motor. The electrically moving apparatus does not require an increase of a threshold value for judging the increase of the load applied to the movable body. The security mechanism is not operated when an increase of a load for lifting down an operative member being movable in response to the movement of the movable body.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2002Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Youji Nagashima, Takashi Kitani, Tsutomu Tanoi
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Publication number: 20020117983Abstract: An electrically moving apparatus for moving a movable body includes a security mechanism for detecting an abnormal increase of a load applied to the movable body during the movable body being moved by an operation of an electric motor. The electrically moving apparatus does not require an increase of a threshold value for judging the increase of the load applied to the movable body. The security mechanism is not operated when an increase of a load for lifting down an operative member being movable in response to the movement of the movable body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2002Publication date: August 29, 2002Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Youji Nagashima, Takashi Kitani, Tsutomu Tanoi