Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Kawamoto

Yoshihiro Kawamoto 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: 5975451
    Abstract: The present invention is a webbing take-up device in which the pulling out amount of the webbing can easily be ensured during an emergency of a vehicle. During an emergency of the vehicle, the webbing take-up shaft (16) in the webbing take-up device (10) is locked by a pair of energy absorbing gears (22). When winding/tightening load of a webbing (14) increases, the fastening force by which a male thread (46) of the energy absorbing gear (22) is screwed into a female thread (44) of an energy absorbing ring (34) increases. Accordingly, when force of a predetermined value or more has been applied to a shear pin (50) and the shear pin (50) is bent in a direction of arrow H, the energy absorbing gear (22) can rotate in a fastening direction so that the webbing (14) is fed out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Toyoto Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Kawamoto