Patents by Inventor Yasuaki TANINO
Yasuaki TANINO 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: 11840868Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes: a latch mechanism switching member which switches a latch mechanism to an unlatching state; a first lever member which moves to an operating position when a door handle is operated to open a door; a link member movable to an unlock position where the link member is engaged with the latch mechanism switching member and the latch mechanism is switched to the unlatching state, and a lock position where the latch mechanism is not switched to the unlatching state; a second lever member releasably engageable with the link member and causing the latch mechanism switching member to move to the operating position by moving from an initial position to an operating position; a biasing member which biases the link member toward the lock position; and a drive unit which drives the second lever member to move from the initial position to the operating position.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Takumi Hayashi, Yasuaki Tanino, Yasuhiko Sono
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Patent number: 11591832Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes: a latch that has a full latch claw portion and a half latch claw portion, engages with a striker attached to a vehicle body during a closing operation of a vehicle door, is rotatable between an unlatch position and a full latch position, and rotates from the unlatch position to the full latch position; a pawl that is rotatable between an engagement position and a disengagement position, is pressed by the full latch claw portion to rotate in a direction from the engagement position toward the disengagement position, and engages with the full latch claw portion by rotating from the disengagement position to the engagement position; a block lever that is rotatable between a restriction position and a non-restriction position; and a half latch lever that is rotatable between an operation position, and a non-operation position.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Kajigai, Yasuaki Tanino, Kazunori Kojima, Takumi Hayashi, Yasuhiko Sono
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Patent number: 11486174Abstract: A vehicular door lock device includes a rotary member being movable between a releasing position and an unlocking correspondent position by rotation of an electric motor and being elastically urged to a neutral position, a release lever switching a latch mechanism to an unlatched state by rotation of the rotary member from the neutral position to the releasing position, an active lever switching the vehicular door lock device to an unlocked state by rotational movement of the rotary member from the neutral position to the unlocking correspondent position and switching the vehicular door lock device to a locked state by rotational movement of the rotary member to a locking correspondent position, and a block lever blocking rotational movement of the rotary member from the locking correspondent position to the releasing position when switching from the unlocked state to the locked state is made.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuaki Tanino, Yasuhiko Sono, Takumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20210164274Abstract: A vehicular door lock device includes a rotary member being movable between a releasing position and an unlocking correspondent position by rotation of an electric motor and being elastically urged to a neutral position, a release lever switching a latch mechanism to an unlatched state by rotation of the rotary member from the neutral position to the releasing position, an active lever switching the vehicular door lock device to an unlocked state by rotational movement of the rotary member from the neutral position to the unlocking correspondent position and switching the vehicular door lock device to a locked state by rotational movement of the rotary member to a locking correspondent position, and a block lever blocking rotational movement of the rotary member from the locking correspondent position to the releasing position when switching from the unlocked state to the locked state is made.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuaki TANINO, Yasuhiko SONO, Takumi HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20210102412Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes: a latch mechanism switching member which switches a latch mechanism to an unlatching state; a first lever member which moves to an operating position when a door handle is operated to open a door; a link member movable to an unlock position where the link member is engaged with the latch mechanism switching member and the latch mechanism is switched to the unlatching state, and a lock position where the latch mechanism is not switched to the unlatching state; a second lever member releasably engageable with the link member and causing the latch mechanism switching member to move to the operating position by moving from an initial position to an operating position; a biasing member which biases the link member toward the lock position; and a drive unit which drives the second lever member to move from the initial position to the operating position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takumi HAYASHI, Yasuaki TANINO, Yasuhiko Sono
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Publication number: 20200208444Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes: a latch that has a full latch claw portion and a half latch claw portion, engages with a striker attached to a vehicle body during a closing operation of a vehicle door, is rotatable between an unlatch position and a full latch position, and rotates from the unlatch position to the full latch position; a pawl that is rotatable between an engagement position and a disengagement position, is pressed by the full latch claw portion to rotate in a direction from the engagement position toward the disengagement position, and engages with the full latch claw portion by rotating from the disengagement position to the engagement position; a block lever that is rotatable between a restriction position and a non-restriction position; and a half latch lever that is rotatable between an operation position, and a non-operation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki KAJIGAI, Yasuaki TANINO, Kazunori KOJIMA, Takumi HAYASHI, Yasuhiko SONO
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Publication number: 20170260787Abstract: A slide door apparatus for a vehicle includes: a guide rail extending in a front and rear direction along a peripheral edge of a door opening part formed on a lateral side of a vehicle body; and a guide roller unit supporting the slide door on the lateral side, in which the guide rail includes first and second guide roller engagement units extending in the front and rear direction in parallel with each other in a width direction, and the first guide roller engagement unit includes a first curved portion, and the second guide roller engagement unit is disposed inside in the width direction compared to the first guide roller engagement unit such that a distance of the second guide roller engagement unit from the first guide roller engagement unit in the width direction is decreased at an end portion side in the closing direction of the slide door.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki UCHITSUNEMI, Tadao YUKI, Yasuaki TANINO