Patents by Inventor Yutaka Miyachi

Yutaka Miyachi 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: 7857035
    Abstract: A sun shade apparatus of the present invention has a curtain capable of shielding a window portion of a door. The curtain can be stretched between a shielding state and an open state on the window portion. The apparatus has a motor, a cable provided so as to be capable of being forced out or drawn in by the operation of the motor, and a connector connecting the cable and the curtain to each other. The curtain is stretched with the operation for forcing out or drawing in the cable. The connector has a connection release mechanism that releases the cable and the curtain from the state of being connected when a load equal to or higher than a predetermined value is applied against the operation for forcing out or drawing in the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Miyachi, Shinji Tominaga, Yoshitaka Jokaku, Koichi Takeuchi, Atsushi Sato
  • Patent number: 7828040
    Abstract: A sun shade apparatus of the present invention having a cable provided so as to be capable of being forced out or drawn in, a connector connecting the cable and a curtain to each other, a guide rail provided on a window portion, and a slide member attached to the curtain and slidable on the guide rail. The curtain is stretched with the operation for forcing out or drawing in the cable. The guide rail has a bracket for fixing the guide rail on a vehicle door panel. One end of the bracket is engaged with a flange portion of the door panel, while the other end is fixed on the door panel by a fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Miyachi, Koichi Takeuchi, Shinji Tominaga, Yoshitaka Jokaku
  • Patent number: 7717157
    Abstract: A sun shade apparatus of the present invention has a pair of cables provided so as to be movable in outer tubes. A curtain has its opposite ends connected to ends of each cable and is stretched with the movement of the cables. At least one of the outer tubes is divided into a first tube and a second tube between which a length adjusting mechanism is interposed. The length adjusting mechanism consists of a first connecting member having a female thread formed therein, and a second connecting member having a male thread formed on its outer surface and having a cylindrical portion which is screwed into the female thread of the first connecting member. A fastening nut member which abuts against an end surface of the first connecting member is provided on the cylindrical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Miyachi, Koichi Takeuchi, Shinji Tominaga, Yoshitaka Jokaku
  • Publication number: 20080035284
    Abstract: A sun shade apparatus of the present invention has a curtain capable of shielding a window portion of a door. The curtain can be stretched between a shielding state and an open state on the window portion. The apparatus has a motor, a cable provided so as to be capable of being forced out or drawn in by the operation of the motor, and a connector connecting the cable and the curtain to each other. The curtain is stretched with the operation for forcing out or drawing in the cable. The connector has a connection release mechanism releases the cable and the curtain from the state of being connected when a load equal to or higher than a predetermined value is applied against the operation for forcing out or drawing in the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Yutaka Miyachi, Shinji Tominaga, Yoshitaka Jokaku, Koichi Takeuchi, Atsushi Sato
  • Publication number: 20080035283
    Abstract: A sun shade apparatus of the present invention has a pair of cables provided so as to be movable in outer tubes. A curtain has its opposite ends connected to ends of each cable and is stretched with the movement of the cables. At least one of the outer tubes is divided into a first tube and a second tube between which a length adjusting mechanism is interposed. The length adjusting mechanism consists of a first connecting member having a female thread formed therein, and a second connecting member having a male thread formed on its outer surface and having a cylindrical portion which is screwed into the female thread of the first connecting member. A fastening nut member which abuts against an end surface of the first connecting member is provided on the cylindrical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Yutaka Miyachi, Koichi Takeuchi, Shinji Tominaga, Yoshitaka Jokaku
  • Publication number: 20080035285
    Abstract: A sun shade apparatus of the present invention having a cable provided so as to be capable of being forced out or drawn in, a connector connecting the cable and a curtain to each other, a guide rail provided on a window portion, and a slide member attached to the curtain and slidable on the guide rail. The curtain is stretched with the operation for forcing out or drawing in the cable. The guide rail has a bracket for fixing the guide rail on a vehicle door panel. One end of the bracket is engaged with a flange portion of the door panel, while the other end is fixed on the door panel by a fixing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Yutaka Miyachi, Koichi Takeuchi, Shinji Tominaga, Yoshitaka Jokaku