Patents by Inventor Yutaka Kitaike

Yutaka Kitaike 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: 8894092
    Abstract: An airbag device capable of preventing a fish-mouth phenomenon and reducing the weight of a retainer is provided. The inner case has a plurality of holding holes for holding the retainer. The retainer has a bottom surface portion for supporting an airbag and an inflator, a side wall portion that is disposed at the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion and that has a height set to H so that the side wall portion hardly receives a pressure of the airbag when the airbag is inflated and developed, and engagement members that are disposed on the side wall portion and that are engageable with the holding holes. The substantially entirety of the retainer is housed in the inner case when the engagement members are engaged with the holding holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Hayashi, Yutaka Kitaike
  • Patent number: 8814200
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, an inflator, a retainer and an airbag cover. The airbag is usually folded, and expands and develops in an emergency. The inflator supplies gas to the airbag. The retainer secures the airbag and the inflator. The airbag cover houses the airbag. The airbag cover has a plate-like part and an inner case. The plate-like part constitutes the interior surface of a vehicle. The inner case is disposed on the rear surface of the plate-like part and constitutes an expansion and development path for the airbag. The inner case has a plurality of retaining holes for retaining the retainer. The retainer has a roughly planar-shaped support body capable of being stored within the inner case and an annular belt-like body inserted into the retaining holes and attached to the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Hayashi, Yutaka Kitaike
  • Publication number: 20140097600
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, an inflator, a retainer and an airbag cover. The airbag is usually folded, and expands and develops in an emergency. The inflator supplies gas to the airbag. The retainer secures the airbag and the inflator. The airbag cover houses the airbag. The airbag cover has a plate-like part and an inner case. The plate-like part constitutes the interior surface of a vehicle. The inner case is disposed on the rear surface of the plate-like part and constitutes an expansion and development path for the airbag. The inner case has a plurality of retaining holes for retaining the retainer. The retainer has a roughly planar-shaped support body capable of being stored within the inner case and an annular belt-like body inserted into the retaining holes and attached to the support body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Shinji Hayashi, Yutaka Kitaike
  • Publication number: 20140015231
    Abstract: An airbag device capable of preventing a fish-mouth phenomenon and reducing the weight of a retainer is provided. The inner case has a plurality of holding holes for holding the retainer. The retainer has a bottom surface portion for supporting an airbag and an inflator, a side wall portion that is disposed at the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion and that has a height set to H so that the side wall portion hardly receives a pressure of the airbag when the airbag is inflated and developed, and engagement members that are disposed on the side wall portion and that are engageable with the holding holes. The substantially entirety of the retainer is housed in the inner case when the engagement members are engaged with the holding holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Shinji Hayashi, Yutaka Kitaike