Patents by Inventor Yasushi YOKOKURA

Yasushi YOKOKURA 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: 11827267
    Abstract: A steering device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a column unit, a front bracket, a rear bracket, and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism includes a rod supported by the column unit so as to be movable in a vertical direction in tilt guide holes in an unlocked state, and an operation portion that is fixed to a first side end portion of a rod in a right-left direction and that is used to operate of the rod. The first through-hole includes a first straight portion and a first tapered portion. The second through-hole includes a second straight portion and a second tapered portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Akaishi, Yasushi Yokokura, Daichi Okumura
  • Publication number: 20230294752
    Abstract: A steering device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a column unit, a front bracket, a rear bracket, and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism includes a rod supported by the column unit so as to be movable in a vertical direction in tilt guide holes in an unlocked state, and an operation portion that is fixed to a first side end portion of a rod in a right-left direction and that is used to operate of the rod. The first through-hole includes a first straight portion and a first tapered portion. The second through-hole includes a second straight portion and a second tapered portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuya Akaishi, Yasushi Yokokura, Daichi Okumura
  • Patent number: 11597426
    Abstract: In a steering device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, a holding portion of a driven cam that is held in a tilt guide hole includes a lock contact portion that faces one side in a bolt circumferential direction and comes into contact with an inner peripheral edge of the tilt guide hole in a locked state to restrict the driven cam from rotating toward the one side in the bolt circumferential direction with respect to a rear side plate portion and a release contact portion that faces the other side in the bolt circumferential direction and comes into contact with the inner peripheral edge of the tilt guide hole in an unlocked state to restrict the driven cam from rotating toward the other side in the bolt circumferential direction with respect to the rear side plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Yokokura, Kazuya Akaishi
  • Patent number: 11498606
    Abstract: In a steering device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, a driven cam includes a lock position restriction surface with which a cam portion of a drive cam engages in a locked state and a release position restriction surface that is provided to be separated front the lock position restriction surface in a bolt circumferential direction and that engages with the drive cam in the bolt circumferential direction in an unlocked state. The cam portion includes a sliding surface that faces the driven cam in the unlocked state and a flank surface that faces the release position restriction surface in the bolt circumferential direction. The angle of the flank surface with respect to the bolt circumferential direction is smaller than the angle of the release position restriction surface with respect to the bolt circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Yokokura, Kazuya Akaishi
  • Publication number: 20220234647
    Abstract: In a steering device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, a holding portion of a driven cam that is held in a tilt guide hole includes a lock contact portion that faces one side in a bolt circumferential direction and comes into contact with an inner peripheral edge of the tilt guide hole in a locked state to restrict the driven cam from rotating toward the one side in the bolt circumferential direction with respect to a rear side plate portion and a release contact portion that faces the other side in the bolt circumferential direction and comes into contact with the inner peripheral edge of the tilt guide hole in an unlocked state to restrict the driven cam from rotating toward the other side in the bolt circumferential direction with respect to the rear side plate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yasushi Yokokura, Kazuya Akaishi
  • Publication number: 20220234646
    Abstract: In a steering device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, a driven cam includes a lock position restriction surface with which a cam portion of a drive cam engages in a locked state and a release position restriction surface that is provided to be separated front the lock position restriction surface in a bolt circumferential direction and that engages with the drive cam in the bolt circumferential direction in an unlocked state. The cam portion includes a sliding surface that faces the driven cam in the unlocked state and a flank surface that faces the release position restriction surface in the bolt circumferential direction. The angle of the flank surface with respect to the bolt circumferential direction is smaller than the angle of the release position restriction surface with respect to the bolt circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yasushi Yokokura, Kazuya Akaishi
  • Patent number: 10518798
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is realized by providing a steering device having: a column pipe for supporting a shaft; an outer column; a fixing bracket, and a tightening tool, wherein the outer column includes an embracing main body portion that holds the column pipe so that the column pipe can move in a front-rear direction, and clamp portions for widening and narrowing a slit formed in the embracing main body portion in a width direction, and an inner peripheral recessed portion is formed on an inner peripheral side of the embracing main body portion opposite the slit so as to extend from a rear end of the embracing main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ito, Mami Tokizaki, Kazuya Akaishi, Yasushi Yokokura, Koji Hirooka, Ryosuke Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180099688
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is realized by providing a steering device having: a column pipe for supporting a shaft; an outer column; a fixing bracket, and a tightening tool, wherein the outer column includes an embracing main body portion that holds the column pipe so that the column pipe can move in a front-rear direction, and clamp portions for widening and narrowing a slit formed in the embracing main body portion in a width direction, and an inner peripheral recessed portion is formed on an inner peripheral side of the embracing main body portion opposite the slit so as to extend from a rear end of the embracing main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Toru ITO, Mami TOKIZAKI, Kazuya AKAISHI, Yasushi YOKOKURA, Koji HIROOKA, Ryosuke TAKAHASHI