Patents by Inventor Yutaka INAMURA

Yutaka INAMURA 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: 11708893
    Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle includes: a shift body that is moved in a predetermined range in a first direction and in a second direction that is a direction opposite from the first direction, and whose shift position is changed; and a moving mechanism that has a moving member at which a first moving portion and a second moving portion are provided, the first moving portion moving the shift body in the first direction, and the second moving portion moving the shift body in the second direction, due to movement of the moving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Naomi Asahina, Yutaka Inamura, Kenji Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11162578
    Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle includes: a shift body that is moved and whose shift position is changed to a plurality of shift positions; a moving unit that moves the shift body; and a restricting body that restricts movement of the shift body by the moving unit at a predetermined shift position among the plurality of shift positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Naomi Asahina, Yutaka Inamura, Kenji Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11007872
    Abstract: Rattling of a shift body in a second direction is suppressed when movement of the shift body toward one side in the second direction is restricted. In a shift lever device, a projecting portion of a hook of a lever projects toward the left from the lever. When disposing the lever on an R position side from an N position, a leading end face of the projecting portion is restricted from pivoting toward the left side by a right face of a rear restricting portion of a left plate, such that a pivot operation of the lever toward the right side is restricted. Flexing of the hook can thereby be suppressed, enabling rattling of the lever in a left-right direction to be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yutaka Inamura, Naomi Asahina
  • Publication number: 20210079998
    Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle having an automated parking mode is provided that includes a shift body and a display section. The shift body is movable into a variety of shift positions, i.e. D, N, R, and P. The display section displays not only the range of shift positions but can also display an automatic parking mode state (AP) when the shift body is in the park (P) state. The display section does not remain in the park P when the vehicle is driven into a parking place by the automatic parking mode, but instead displays the particular shift position (D, R, or N) the vehicle is in as it is being automatically parked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji NAKANISHI, Yutaka INAMURA
  • Patent number: 10935126
    Abstract: At a shift lever device, at a time when a lever is rotated in a left-right direction, a joint of the lever moves a joint tube of a link in an up-down direction. Moreover, at a time when the lever is rotated in a front-rear direction, a link operating portion of the lever rotates an operation tube of the link in the front-rear direction around the joint side. Here, at the time when the lever is rotated in the left-right direction, the joint is moved in the left-right direction with respect to the joint tube. Therefore, the need to provide parts between the lever and the joint can be eliminated, and a number of parts can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Naomi Asahina, Yutaka Inamura, Kenji Nakanishi, Keisuke Kameyama, Mizuho Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20200240514
    Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle includes: a shift body that is moved in a predetermined range in a first direction and in a second direction that is a direction opposite from the first direction, and whose shift position is changed; and a moving mechanism that has a moving member at which a first moving portion and a second moving portion are provided, the first moving portion moving the shift body in the first direction, and the second moving portion moving the shift body in the second direction, due to movement of the moving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Naomi ASAHINA, Yutaka INAMURA, Kenji NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20200182349
    Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle includes: a shift body that is moved and whose shift position is changed to a plurality of shift positions; a moving unit that moves the shift body; and a restricting body that restricts movement of the shift body by the moving unit at a predetermined shift position among the plurality of shift positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Naomi ASAHINA, Yutaka INAMURA, Kenji NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20200149627
    Abstract: At a shift lever device, at a time when a lever is rotated in a left-right direction, a joint of the lever moves a joint tube of a link in an up-down direction. Moreover, at a time when the lever is rotated in a front-rear direction, a link operating portion of the lever rotates an operation tube of the link in the front-rear direction around the joint side. Here, at the time when the lever is rotated in the left-right direction, the joint is moved in the left-right direction with respect to the joint tube. Therefore, the need to provide parts between the lever and the joint can be eliminated, and a number of parts can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Seisakusho
    Inventors: Naomi ASAHINA, Yutaka INAMURA, Kenji NAKANISHI, Keisuke KAMEYAMA, Mizuho MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200001709
    Abstract: Rattling of a shift body in a second direction is suppressed when movement of the shift body toward one side in the second direction is restricted. In a shift lever device, a projecting portion of a hook of a lever projects toward the left from the lever. When disposing the lever on an R position side from an N position, a leading end face of the projecting portion is restricted from pivoting toward the left side by a right face of a rear restricting portion of a left plate, such that a pivot operation of the lever toward the right side is restricted. Flexing of the hook can thereby be suppressed, enabling rattling of the lever in a left-right direction to be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yutaka INAMURA, Naomi ASAHINA