Patents by Inventor Yukihide YAMAZAKI

Yukihide YAMAZAKI 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: 10975606
    Abstract: A window regulator includes a guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, and an ascending-side cable that pulls the carrier plate in the ascending direction and a descending-side cable that pulls the carrier plate in the descending direction. The carrier plate includes an ascending-side spring housing hole, a descending-side spring housing hole and a holding hole, the ascending-side spring housing hole housing an end of the ascending-side cable and an ascending-side spring, the descending-side spring housing hole housing an end of the descending-side cable and a descending-side spring. The holding hole and the descending-side spring housing hole are aligned in a vertical direction. A portion of the holding hole overlaps the descending-side spring housing hole in a vehicle longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: JOHNAN MANUFACTURING INC.
    Inventors: Hideo Kashiwabara, Takeshi Nishizawa, Hiroki Shimizu, Yukihide Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10927588
    Abstract: A window regulator includes a guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, cables that pulls the carrier plate, a drum that is rotationally driven by a motor, and a housing that includes a drum housing accommodating the drum and a motor housing fixed to the drum housing and accommodating a portion of the motor. The drum housing includes a fitting portion including a fitting hole to insert a lower end of the guide rail and a fastening hole used to fasten the motor housing. The fastening hole of the drum housing is provided at a position overlapping the guide rail in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: JOHNAN MANUFACTURING INC.
    Inventors: Hideo Kashiwabara, Hiroki Shimizu, Yukihide Yamazaki, Wataru Murata
  • Patent number: 10927589
    Abstract: A window regulator includes a metal guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, a drum rotationally driven by a motor, a cable that is routed between the drum and the carrier plate via a direction changing member provided at an upper end of the guide rail and pulls the carrier plate, and a cable support that supports the cable between the drum and the direction changing member. The cable support includes a resin slide member allowing the cable to slide thereon and an attached-member receiving portion to which the slide member is attached. The attached-member receiving portion is integrated with the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: JOHNAN MANUFACTURING INC.
    Inventors: Hideo Kashiwabara, Hiroki Shimizu, Yukihide Yamazaki, Wataru Murata
  • Publication number: 20190292832
    Abstract: A window regulator includes a metal guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, a drum rotationally driven by a motor, a cable that is routed between the drum and the carrier plate via a direction changing member provided at an upper end of the guide rail and pulls the carrier plate, and a cable support that supports the cable between the drum and the direction changing member. The cable support includes a resin slide member allowing the cable to slide thereon and an attached-member receiving portion to which the slide member is attached. The attached-member receiving portion is integrated with the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Hideo KASHIWABARA, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Yukihide YAMAZAKI, Wataru MURATA
  • Publication number: 20190257134
    Abstract: A window regulator includes a guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, and an ascending-side cable that pulls the carrier plate in the ascending direction and a descending-side cable that pulls the carrier plate in the descending direction. The carrier plate includes an ascending-side spring housing hole, a descending-side spring housing hole and a holding hole, the ascending-side spring housing hole housing an end of the ascending-side cable and an ascending-side spring, the descending-side spring housing hole housing an end of the descending-side cable and a descending-side spring. The holding hole and the descending-side spring housing hole are aligned in a vertical direction. A portion of the holding hole overlaps the descending-side spring housing hole in a vehicle longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Hideo KASHIWABARA, Takeshi NISHIZAWA, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Yukihide YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190257133
    Abstract: A window regulator includes a guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, cables that pulls the carrier plate, a drum that is rotationally driven by a motor, and a housing that includes a drum housing accommodating the drum and a motor housing fixed to the drum housing and accommodating a portion of the motor. The drum housing includes a fitting portion including a fitting hole to insert a lower end of the guide rail and a fastening hole used to fasten the motor housing. The fastening hole of the drum housing is provided at a position overlapping the guide rail in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Hideo KASHIWABARA, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Yukihide YAMAZAKI, Wataru MURATA