Patents by Inventor Yuta SUGAYA
Yuta SUGAYA 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: 12157428Abstract: In a vehicle seat having an airbag module placed in the seatback thereof, the load that may be applied to the back side of the seatback is prevented from being applied to the airbag module. The vehicle seat includes a seatback frame including a pair of side members extending vertically along either side thereof and providing a structural framework of a seatback, a plate member positioned behind the seatback frame and including an extension in an outboard direction from the side member located on an outboard side of the seatback frame, a mounting member connected to the outboard side member, and an airbag module positioned on a front side of the extension and connected to the outboard side member via the mounting member, a clearance being defined between the airbag module and the extension.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Katsuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
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Publication number: 20240100998Abstract: A vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back is folded onto a seat cushion and the seat cushion together with the folded seat back is rotatably lifted away from a floor, and the vehicle seat is configured to include a support member coupled to the floor; a rotating member rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device extending the front-rear direction and having one end coupled to the support member and a second end coupled to the lower rail on the side toward the support shaft side, wherein the urging device is configuredType: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Yasutaka Abe, Yuta Sugaya
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Patent number: 11872911Abstract: In order to prevent distortion of slide rails caused by an urging force generated by an urging member in a vehicle tumble seat, a vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back is folded onto a seat cushion and the seat cushion together with the folded seat back is rotatably lifted away from a floor, and the vehicle seat is configured to include a support member coupled to the floor; a rotating member rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device extending the front-rear direction and having one end coupled to the support membType: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasutaka Abe, Yuta Sugaya
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Publication number: 20240001882Abstract: In a vehicle seat having an airbag module placed in the seatback thereof, the load that may be applied to the back side of the seatback is prevented from being applied to the airbag module. The vehicle seat includes a seatback frame including a pair of side members extending vertically along either side thereof and providing a structural framework of a seatback, a plate member positioned behind the seatback frame and including an extension in an outboard direction from the side member located on an outboard side of the seatback frame, a mounting member connected to the outboard side member, and an airbag module positioned on a front side of the extension and connected to the outboard side member via the mounting member, a clearance being defined between the airbag module and the extension.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Katsuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
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Patent number: 11787359Abstract: In a vehicle seat having an airbag module placed in the seatback thereof, the load that may be applied to the back side of the seatback is prevented from being applied to the airbag module. The vehicle seat (1, 300, 400) comprise a seatback frame (19) including a pair of side members (26, 301) extending vertically along either side thereof and providing a structural framework of a seatback, a plate member (20, 402) positioned behind the seatback frame and including an extension (32, 410) extending in an outboard direction from the side member located on an outboard side of the seatback frame, a mounting member connected to the outboard side member, and an airbag module (23) positioned on a front side of the extension and connected to the outboard side member via the mounting member, a clearance (S) being defined between the airbag module and the extension.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Katsuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
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Publication number: 20230115864Abstract: In a vehicle seat having an airbag module placed in the seatback thereof, the load that may be applied to the back side of the seatback is prevented from being applied to the airbag module. The vehicle seat (1, 300, 400) comprise a seatback frame (19) including a pair of side members (26, 301) extending vertically along either side thereof and providing a structural framework of a seatback, a plate member (20, 402) positioned behind the seatback frame and including an extension (32, 410) extending in an outboard direction from the side member located on an outboard side of the seatback frame, a mounting member connected to the outboard side member, and an airbag module (23) positioned on a front side of the extension and connected to the outboard side member via the mounting member, a clearance (S) being defined between the airbag module and the extension.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Katsuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
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Publication number: 20230103332Abstract: In order to prevent distortion of slide rails caused by an urging force generated by an urging member in a vehicle tumble seat, a vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back is folded onto a seat cushion and the seat cushion together with the folded seat back is rotatably lifted away from a floor, and the vehicle seat is configured to include a support member coupled to the floor; a rotating member rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device extending the front-rear direction and having one end coupled to the support membType: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Yasutaka Abe, Yuta Sugaya
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Patent number: 11529891Abstract: In order to prevent distortion of slide rails caused by an urging force generated by an urging member in a vehicle tumble seat, a vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back 6L is folded onto a seat cushion 5L and the seat cushion 5L together with the folded seat back 6L is rotatably lifted away from a floor 3, and the vehicle seat is configured to include: a support member 31 coupled to the floor; a rotating member 33L rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail 41 extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail 42 slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device 51 provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device 60 extending the front-rear direction and having oType: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasutaka Abe, Yuta Sugaya
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Patent number: 11491944Abstract: In a vehicle seat having an airbag module placed in the seatback thereof, the load that may be applied to the back side of the seatback is prevented from being applied to the airbag module. The vehicle seat (1, 300, 400) comprise a seatback frame (19) including a pair of side members (26, 301) extending vertically along either side thereof and providing a structural framework of a seatback, a plate member (20, 402) positioned behind the seatback frame and including an extension (32, 410) extending in an outboard direction from the side member located on an outboard side of the seatback frame, a mounting member connected to the outboard side member, and an airbag module (23) positioned on a front side of the extension and connected to the outboard side member via the mounting member, a clearance (S) being defined between the airbag module and the extension.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Katsuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
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Publication number: 20210237623Abstract: In order to prevent distortion of slide rails caused by an urging force generated by an urging member in a vehicle tumble seat, a vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back 6L is folded onto a seat cushion 5L and the seat cushion 5L together with the folded seat back 6L is rotatably lifted away from a floor 3, and the vehicle seat is configured to include: a support member 31 coupled to the floor; a rotating member 33L rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail 41 extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail 42 slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device 51 provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device 60 extending the front-rear direction and having oType: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Yasutaka Abe, Yuta Sugaya
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Patent number: 11059404Abstract: A reinforcement structure for a seat back frame includes a panel material; and a frame material joined to the panel material. The frame material is formed as a hat-type frame material including a web portion which is formed as a substantial U shape from a cross-sectional view and which forms a closed cross-sectional shape with the panel material, and a flange which is formed as one with the web portion and which is also joined to the panel material. A bead is formed in the panel material in a position opposing to the frame material.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kei Okuma, Naoya Nishimoto, Yuta Sugaya, Hisato Oku, Shingo Baba
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Patent number: 10946773Abstract: In order to prevent distortion of slide rails caused by an urging force generated by an urging member in a vehicle tumble seat, a vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back 6L is folded onto a seat cushion 5L and the seat cushion 5L together with the folded seat back 6L is rotatably lifted away from a floor 3, and the vehicle seat is configured to include: a support member 31 coupled to the floor; a rotating member 33L rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail 41 extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail 42 slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device 51 provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device 60 extending the front-rear direction and having oType: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasutaka Abe, Yuta Sugaya
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Publication number: 20210046891Abstract: In a vehicle seat having an airbag module placed in the seatback thereof, the load that may be applied to the back side of the seatback is prevented from being applied to the airbag module. The vehicle seat (1, 300, 400) comprise a seatback frame (19) including a pair of side members (26, 301) extending vertically along either side thereof and providing a structural framework of a seatback, a plate member (20, 402) positioned behind the seatback frame and including an extension (32, 410) extending in an outboard direction from the side member located on an outboard side of the seatback frame, a mounting member connected to the outboard side member, and an airbag module (23) positioned on a front side of the extension and connected to the outboard side member via the mounting member, a clearance (S) being defined between the airbag module and the extension.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Yuya Isomura, Sosaku Omori, Keita Wakesu, Kenji Matsuoka, Yuta Sugaya
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Patent number: 10906429Abstract: A seat slide structure includes a cushion frame, a slide rail including lower and upper rails, a movement mechanism, and a lock mechanism. The movement mechanism slides the cushion frame along a length direction of the slide rail. The lock mechanism includes a lock body engaging with the slide rail, and places or lifts a restriction on movement of the slide rail. The movement mechanism includes a lead screw, a gear part, and a shake absorber. The lead screw is provided in parallel with the slide rail, and is supported by the upper rail. The gear part transmits power from a power source to the lead screw to slide the lead screw and the upper rail along the lower rail. The shake absorber allows the cushion frame and the lead screw to move relative to one another in a moving direction of the upper rail along the lower rail.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Akutsu, Tsukasa Meguro, Yuya Adachi, Masaki Nagayama, Chikara Hishinuma, Yuta Sugaya, Richard Orr, Jonathan Osborne
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Publication number: 20200307429Abstract: A reinforcement structure for a seat back frame includes a panel material; and a frame material joined to the panel material. The frame material is formed as a hat-type frame material including a web portion which is formed as a substantial U shape from a cross-sectional view and which forms a closed cross-sectional shape with the panel material, and a flange which is formed as one with the web portion and which is also joined to the panel material. A bead is formed in the panel material in a position opposing to the frame material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicants: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kei OKUMA, Naoya NISHIMOTO, Yuta SUGAYA, Hisato OKU, Shingo BABA
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Publication number: 20200055425Abstract: A seat slide structure includes a cushion frame, a slide rail including lower and upper rails, a movement mechanism, and a lock mechanism. The movement mechanism slides the cushion frame along a length direction of the slide rail. The lock mechanism includes a lock body engaging with the slide rail, and places or lifts a restriction on movement of the slide rail. The movement mechanism includes a lead screw, a gear part, and a shake absorber. The lead screw is provided in parallel with the slide rail, and is supported by the upper rail. The gear part transmits power from a power source to the lead screw to slide the lead screw and the upper rail along the lower rail. The shake absorber allows the cushion frame and the lead screw to move relative to one another in a moving direction of the upper rail along the lower rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi AKUTSU, Tsukasa MEGURO, Yuya ADACHI, Masaki NAGAYAMA, Chikara HISHINUMA, Yuta SUGAYA, Richard ORR, Jonathan OSBORNE
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Patent number: 10550891Abstract: A rolling bearing has a pair of inner rings and an annular groove provided on an outer circumference of a portion where end portions of the pair of inner rings abut against each other. A seal member for a rolling bearing has an elastic portion. The seal member for a rolling bearing is mounted in the annular groove. The elastic portion has an annular proximal end portion that is fixed to one axial end side of the annular groove and an annular extending portion extending from the proximal end portion towards the other axial end side and having on an inner circumference thereof a sliding contact lip configured to be brought into sliding contact with the other axial end side of the annular groove.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki Hamada, Yuta Sugaya, Yuka Sato
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Patent number: 10493885Abstract: A reinforcement structure for a seat back frame includes a panel member and a frame member joined to the panel member. The panel member includes an outer peripheral flange formed by bending an outer peripheral portion of the panel member, and the outer peripheral flange includes a plurality of outer peripheral beads formed thereon and arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the panel member.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Kei Okuma, Naoya Nishimoto, Yuta Sugaya
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Publication number: 20190168637Abstract: In order to prevent distortion of slide rails caused by an urging force generated by an urging member in a vehicle tumble seat, a vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back 6L is folded onto a seat cushion 5L and the seat cushion 5L together with the folded seat back 6L is rotatably lifted away from a floor 3, and the vehicle seat is configured to include: a support member 31 coupled to the floor; a rotating member 33L rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail 41 extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail 42 slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device 51 provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device 60 extending the front-rear direction and having oType: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Yasutaka Abe, Yuta Sugaya
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Publication number: 20190055989Abstract: A rolling bearing has a pair of inner rings and an annular groove provided on an outer circumference of a portion where end portions of the pair of inner rings abut against each other. A seal member for a rolling bearing has an elastic portion. The seal member for a rolling bearing is mounted in the annular groove. The elastic portion has an annular proximal end portion that is fixed to one axial end side of the annular groove and an annular extending portion extending from the proximal end portion towards the other axial end side and having on an inner circumference thereof a sliding contact lip configured to be brought into sliding contact with the other axial end side of the annular groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki HAMADA, Yuta SUGAYA, Yuka SATO