Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110073696 | FISHING REEL HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A fishing reel handle assembly has a handle arm, a knob shaft, and a handle knob. The handle arm is relatively non-rotatably attached to a distal end of the handle shaft. The knob shaft is fixed to an end of the handle arm and extends in parallel to the handle shaft. The handle knob is supported by the knob shaft to be rotatable relative to the handle arm. The handle arm includes a main body and a convexo-concave portion. The main body extends substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the handle shaft, and is formed by laminating sheets of prepreg. The convexo-concave portion is convexly or concavely formed on at least either a front surface of the main body or a back surface of the main body. The front surface allows the handle knob to be attached thereto, the back surface disposed opposite to the front surface. | 03-31-2011 |
20110180647 | DUAL-BEARING REEL DRAG SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE - A reel drag sound producing device is provided for producing sound in conjunction with a drag function of a dual-bearing reel having a reel unit with a main gear. The drag sound producing device includes a rotation member being disposed in the reel unit to be rotated unitarily with the main gear, a pivot shaft being disposed in the reel unit, a hitting member being disposed onto the pivot shaft and to be moved between a silent position and a sound producing position, a drive mechanism being configured to move the hitting member in a first direction between the sound producing position and the silent position in conjunction with rotation of the main gear in a fishing-line winding direction and moved in a radial direction for a predetermined distance, and an urging member being configured to urge the hitting member towards the sound producing position. | 07-28-2011 |
20120018562 | Dual-Bearing Reel Drag Sound Producing Device - The dual-bearing reel drag sound producing device includes a rotation member, a pivot shaft, a hitting member, a drive mechanism, and an urging member. The rotation member is disposed adjacent to the side cover to rotate unitarily with a main gear, and includes a plurality of sound producing convexes on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The hitting member is attached on the pivot shaft to move radially at a predetermined distance from the pivot shaft and configured to pivot between a silent position and a sound producing position. The drive mechanism is configured to cause the hitting member to pivot from the silent position to the sound producing position and further to a position being opposite to the silent position across the sound producing position, in conjunction with rotation of the main gear. The urging member is configured to urge the hitting member towards the sound producing position. | 01-26-2012 |
20120223173 | FISHING REEL - A fishing reel for winding and releasing a fishing line includes a tubular spool being configured to wind the fishing line onto an outer periphery thereof, a spool shaft made of metal, the spool shaft being attached to an inner periphery of the spool, and a Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) layer being formed on a surface layer side of the spool shaft. | 09-06-2012 |
20120248233 | CENTRIFUGAL BRAKE DEVICE FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL - A centrifugal brake device for a dual-bearing reel is provided. The centrifugal brake device is configured to brake a spool. The centrifugal brake device includes a rotation member, a first brake shoe and a brake drum. The rotation member is configured to be rotated at least in conjunction with rotation of the spool in a fishing-line releasing direction. The first brake shoe includes first and second ends, where the first brake shoe is pivotably attached to the rotation member about an axis arranged in parallel to a rotation shaft of the spool, and the axis is arranged between the first end and a center of gravity of the first brake shoe. The brake drum is disposed inwards of the first brake shoe in a radial direction. The brake drum has different diameters and includes an outer peripheral surface being configured to contact with the first end. | 10-04-2012 |
20130087647 | FISHING-REEL REEL UNIT AND FISHING REEL - A reel unit for a fishing reel includes a cover member, a first member, and a second member. The cover member is made of a metal plate. The first member is made of metal. The first member is welded to an inner side of the cover member, and is configured to protrude from the cover member. The second member is made of synthetic resin. The second member is integrally formed with the cover member and the first member to at least partially cover the first member. | 04-11-2013 |
20130112795 | FISHING-REEL REEL UNIT, FISHING REEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FISHING-REEL REEL UNIT - A method of manufacturing a fishing-reel reel unit including a main body member having an opening includes forming the main body member having the opening and a processing reference, accommodating a bearing mounting part in the opening where the bearing mounting part has a bearing opening and an inner peripheral surface, accommodating a bearing in the bearing opening where the bearing is fixedly mounted on the inner peripheral surface, and machining the inner peripheral surface of the bearing mounting part after the bearing is fixedly mounted on the inner peripheral surface, based on the processing reference. | 05-09-2013 |
20130153700 | FISHING-REEL REEL UNIT AND FISHING REEL - A fishing-reel reel unit includes a main body member; a first outer member, and a first inner member. The first outer member is mounted on the main body member, and the first outer member includes a corrosion-resistant coating formed thereon. The first inner member is formed in a tubular shape, when the first inner member is fixed to an inner periphery of the first outer member. The first inner member has a first inner peripheral surface on which a first bearing is mounted, and the first inner member is made of a corrosion-resistant material. | 06-20-2013 |
20130181081 | DUAL-BEARING REEL SPOOL BRAKE DEVICE AND DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel spool brake device configured to brake a spool being rotatably mounted to a reel unit by centrifugal force is provided. The dual-bearing reel spool break device includes a rotary member, a brake shoe, and a brake drum. The rotary member is configured to be rotated in conjunction with at least rotation of the spool in a fishing-line releasing direction. The brake shoe is elastically engaged with the rotary member, wherein the brake shoe is pivotable and detachable with the rotary member. The brake drum is disposed radially inwards or radially outwards of the brake shoe, wherein the brake drum has a peripheral surface contactable with the brake shoe. | 07-18-2013 |
20130233957 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool, a handle, a rotary member, and first and second rotary restricting units. The rotary member includes an engaging portion and is configured to be attachable to a first side plate when being rotated in an engagement direction for causing the engaging portion to be engaged to with the engaged portion. The rotary member is configured to be detachable from the first side plate when being rotated in a disengagement direction opposite to the engagement direction for causing the engaging portion to be disengaged from the engaged portion. The first rotary restricting unit is configured to restrict rotation of the rotary member in the engagement direction. The second rotary restricting unit is configured to restrict rotation of the rotary member in the disengagement direction while the first rotary restriction unit restricts rotation of the rotary member in the engagement direction. | 09-12-2013 |
20140110516 | SPOOL BRAKE DEVICE FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL - A spool brake device is configured to brake a spool capable of winding thereabout a fishing line having a terminal tackle. The spool brake device includes a spool braking part, a spool controlling part, a rotational speed detecting part, and a water landing determining part. The spool braking part is configured to electrically brake the spool in releasing the fishing line. The rotational speed detecting part is configured to detect a rotational speed of the spool. The water landing determining part configured to brake the spool in a predetermined timing after starting of casting with a braking force greater than a predetermined braking force, and to determine whether or not the terminal tackle is in a water landing state in accordance with a detection result of the rotational speed after releasing of braking. The water landing state indicating that the terminal tackle is in water. | 04-24-2014 |
20140110517 | SPOOL BRAKE DEVICE FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL - A spool brake device for a dual-bearing reel includes a spool braking part, a spool controlling part, a water landing determination part, and a water landing informing part. The spool brake device is configured to brake a spool capable of winding thereabout a fishing line having a terminal tackle attached to a tip thereof. The spool braking part is configured to electrically brake the spool. The spool controlling part is configured to electrically control the spool braking part. The water landing determining part configured to determine whether or not the terminal tackle is in a water landing state indicating that the terminal tackle is in water. The water landing informing part is configured to inform of the water landing state of the terminal tackle when the water landing determining part determines that the terminal tackle is in the water landing state. | 04-24-2014 |
20140231570 | PINION GEAR FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL AND DUAL-BEARING REEL INCLUDING SAME - A pinion gear for a dual-bearing reel, the pinion gear is configured to be meshed with a drive gear. The pinion gear includes a first support portion, a gear portion, a clutch control portion, and a plated coating. The first support portion is supported by the reel unit through a first bearing. The first support portion is rotatable and axially movable with respect to the first bearing. The gear portion is configured to be meshed with the drive gear. The first support portion is disposed on a first side of the gear portion. The clutch control portion is disposed between the first support portion and the gear portion. The clutch control portion includes an outer diameter smaller than that of the first support portion and an outer diameter of the gear portion. The plated coating is formed on at least an outer peripheral surface of the first support portion. | 08-21-2014 |
20140263792 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool, a spool shaft, a handle, and an attachment-detachment operating part, a lock member. The reel unit includes a frame having a first side plate and a second side plate. The attachment-detachment operating part has a protruding portion protruding towards the first side plate from a position away from an axis of the spool shaft. The first side cover is attachable to and detachable from the first side plate when the attachment-detachment operating part is at a first position. The first side cover is non-attachable to and non-detachable from the first side plate when the attachment-detachment operating part is at a second position. The lock member has an engaging groove. The engaging groove is allowed to be engaged with the protruding portion. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263793 | DUAL-BEARING REEL SPOOL BRAKING DEVICE AND DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel spool braking device is configured to brake a spool that is rotatably mounted on a reel body by centrifugal force. The dual-bearing reel spool includes at least one brake shoe, a rotating member and a brake drum. The brake shoe is arranged to apply a braking force to the spool. The rotating member is configured to rotate in conjunction with the spool. The rotating member includes a pivot shaft portion and a fixing portion. The pivot shaft portion pivotally supports the brake shoe and that movably supports the brake shoe in an axial direction of the pivot shaft portion. The fixing portion engages the brake shoe and non-pivotally fixes the brake shoe. The brake drum is arranged to selectively contact the brake shoe. | 09-18-2014 |
20140332616 | DUAL-BEARING REEL SPOOL BRAKING DEVICE - A present dual-bearing reel spool braking device is configured to apply a braking force to a spool that is rotatably mounted on a reel body with a centrifugal force. The spool braking device includes a rotating member, a brake shoe, a brake drum, and a selective fixing member. The rotating member rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the spool. The brake shoe is supported by a rotating member so as to be pivotal between a braking position where the brakes are applied to the spool with a centrifugal force and a non-braking position where a non-braking rotation of the spool is allowed. The brake drum is configured to come into contact with the brake shoe. The selective fixing member is mounted to the rotating member. The selective fixing member selectively fixes the brake shoe to the non-braking position by selectively engaging with the brake shoe. | 11-13-2014 |
20140374524 | DUAL-BEARING REEL SPOOL BRAKING DEVICE AND A DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel spool braking device for applying a braking force to a spool rotatably mounted on a reel body, the dual-bearing reel spool braking device includes a brake drum, a rotating member, and a brake shoe. The brake drum is configured to be non-rotatably attached to the reel body. The rotating member is configured to rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the spool. The brake shoe is detachably attached to the rotating member and configured to contact the brake drum. The rotating member comprises a main body section, a swinging shaft section indisposed on the main body section and swingably supporting the brake shoe, and a main body section configured to guide the brake shoe when mounting the brake shoe to the swinging shaft section. | 12-25-2014 |
20150076268 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A spool access mechanism of a dual-bearing reel includes a frame, a spool support portion, a first side cover and a cover opening/closing portion. The frame includes an opening portion. The frame is formed in a substantially circular shape. The spool support portion is mounted to an interior of the frame. The spool support portion supports a spool in a rotatable state. The first side cover is allowed to be disposed in the opening portion of the frame. The cover opening and closing portion is disposed between the spool and the first side cover in the interior of the frame. The cover opening and closing portion is engaged with the spool support portion and the first side cover, and opens and closes the first side cover. | 03-19-2015 |
20150076269 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A cover open mechanism of a dual-bearing reel includes a frame, a first side cover, a spool support portion and a cover opening and closing portion. The cover opening and closing portion includes a cover opening and closing structure and an urging member. The cover opening and closing structure is engaged with the spool support portion and the first side cover, and sets an opened/closed state of the first side cover. The urging member is disposed between the first side cover and the cover opening and closing structure, and urges the first side cover in an openable state. The first side cover is configured to be prevented from rotating when any one of the first side cover and the spool support portion is engaged with the other of the first side cover and the spool support portion. | 03-19-2015 |
20150181853 | DUAL-BEARING REEL PINION GEAR AND DUAL-BEARING REEL - In the present dual-bearing reel, a pinion gear has a body, a first support part, a second support part, a gear part and a narrowed part. The first support part is disposed on a first end side of the body. The second support part is disposed on a second end side of the body The gear part is disposed so as to be spaced from the first support part at an interval between the first support part and the second support part. The narrowed part is disposed between the first support part and the gear part. The narrowed part includes an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the second support part and less than a root circle diameter of the gear part. | 07-02-2015 |
20150208631 | LEVEL WINDING MECHANISM FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL - A level winding mechanism for a dual-bearing reel includes a worm shaft, a guide member and a slide member. The guide member has a tubular shape and is disposed radially outside of the worm shaft. The slide member has a first through hole and an accommodation recess. The first through hole enables the guide member to penetrate therethrough. The accommodation recess is formed on the inner surface of the first through hole. The slide member is configured to slide along the guide member. | 07-30-2015 |
20150366179 | DUAL-BEARING REEL AND CLUTCH MECHANISM THEREOF - A clutch mechanism includes a clutch portion and a pinion gear. The pinion gear has an engaging part and a gear part. The engaging part is located on a first end as a spool-side end of the pinion gear and is capable of being engaged with the clutch portion. The gear part is meshed with the drive gear. The gear part has helical teeth enabling the pinion gear to be urged toward the spool by the drive gear. The engaging part has a bottom and a first wall. The first wall extends from the bottom toward the first end and tilts in the same direction as the helical teeth with respect to the spool shaft such that the pinion gear is urged oppositely to the spool by the clutch portion when the engaging part is engaged with the clutch portion and receives transmission of rotation in a fishing-line releasing direction from the spool. | 12-24-2015 |
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20130163616 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS THAT CAN BE OPERATED IN POWER-SAVING MODE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus which makes it possible to achieve the securing of network communication speed and the reduction of power consumption of a communication apparatus at the same time. The communication apparatus performs communication at a first link speed when operating in a power-saving mode and at a second link speed higher than the first link speed when operating in a normal power mode. In a first link unit, a standby time period for switching the first link speed to the second link speed is required after the communication apparatus enters the normal power mode. In a second link unit, the standby time period is not required. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the communication apparatus switches between a communication by the first link unit and a communication by the second link unit such that one of the communications which consumes less electric power is selected, based on switching information. | 06-27-2013 |
20130205156 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS USER AUTHENTICATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus that improves the convenience of a user who performs authentication using an authentication medium. A communication system module acquires authentication information from an IC card. A sensor system module detects proximity of the IC card. A main circuit element group authenticates a user using the acquired authentication information. A power supply controller supplies power to those modules and the group. A power supply destination is controlled such that the apparatus is shifted to a power saving state in which power is supplied only to the sensor system module. In the power saving state, when the sensor system module detects proximity of the IC card, the power supply destination is controlled to cause the apparatus to shift to a normal power state in which power is supplied to the communication system module and the main circuit element group. | 08-08-2013 |
20140126009 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - It aims to improve user's convenience by, while keeping a printing electricity charge low by executing a print job under a low electricity charge, executing a print job for a user aiming at certain print job execution without waiting until time of the low electricity charge. In order to do so, an image forming apparatus acquires information related to the electricity charge, and restricts execution of the input print job based on the acquired information. Thus, in case of restricting the execution of the input print job based on the information related to the electricity charge, if the input print job is a first print job configured to be executed on a priority basis, the first print job is executed, and, if the input print job is a second print job not configured to be executed on a priority basis, the execution of the second print job is restricted. | 05-08-2014 |
20140160513 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - The present invention aims to, even if a job for which there is a strong possibility that necessary power exceeds maximum power consumption is requested, process the job in an operation mode in which necessary power does not exceed the maximum poser consumption. Thus, in case of performing a copy function of printing an image on a paper based on read and acquired image data, an image forming apparatus performs control not to simultaneously perform a reading operation of reading an image of an original and a printing operation of printing an image on a paper, when information for restricting an amount of power that the image forming apparatus can use has been received, and performs control to simultaneously perform the reading operation of reading the image of the original and the printing operation of printing the image on the paper, when the information is not received. | 06-12-2014 |
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20080265637 | Active Headrest Mechanism for Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat of the invention includes: a rectangular-shaped seat back frame ( | 10-30-2008 |
20100026060 | VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING VEHICLE SEAT - A backrest frame | 02-04-2010 |
20100060047 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat comprises a headrest mounted on the seatback frame so as to be movable in a front-and-back direction, a cushion plate mounted on the seatback frame, and a collision detector provided at back side of cushion plate. The headrest is connected to the collision detector by way of a active headrest mechanism. When the collision detector is moved backward, the headrest is moved forward. A space part is formed between an upper edge of the cushion plate and an upper frame of the seatback frame. The space part is enlarged by forming the upper frame by a pipe frame. | 03-11-2010 |
20100270834 | VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLING METHOD - The vehicle seat of the invention has an active headrest mechanism for moving the headrest forward in the event of a rear-end collision. The active headrest mechanism is composed of a headrest support part in lateral direction provided with a vertical engaging part for supporting a pillar of the headrest, and an upside link mechanism for moving the headrest support part ahead of the backrest, and the upside link mechanism is mounted on the upper frame of one plate of the backrest frame by way of a bracket. | 10-28-2010 |
20110187167 | VEHICLE SEAT - The vehicle seat includes a collision sensor provided to a seat back frame and being movable relatively backward by a rear-end collision, a headrest attached to the seat back frame and being movable between a normal support position and a head protection position anterior to the normal support position. The headrest is movable from the normal support position to the head protection position when the collision sensor is moved backward. The vehicle seat has a lock mechanism attached to the seat back frame. The lock mechanism is moved to a lock position by inertia when receiving an external force by a rear-end collision to regulate a return of the headrest from the head protection position to the normal support position. | 08-04-2011 |
20120126593 | COUPLING MECHANISM FOR HEADREST OF VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally. | 05-24-2012 |
20120126594 | COUPLING MECHANISM FOR HEADREST OF VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally. | 05-24-2012 |
20130076087 | VEHICLE SEAT - A backrest frame is provided with a cushion plate of one substantially square plate form positioned behind the waist from the upper part of the back of a vehicle seat occupant, movably back and forth by way of a plurality of upper and lower parallel seat springs, one end of either one of a pair of right and left seat springs of the plurality of upper and lower parallel seat springs is connected to a pair of lower link mechanisms provided rotatably on the backrest frame, and a rear end collision sensor is formed by the cushion plate between the seat springs for moving a headrest forward, and a coupling part of the other end of the seat spring is directly attached to the lower link mechanism. | 03-28-2013 |
20130082496 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable plate member provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the plate reduces a distance between the head of the seat occupant and the headrest. The plate is attached to each side frame through a link member and a link support shaft swingably supports the link member. A bracket member that supports the link support shaft and is attached to the side frame. | 04-04-2013 |
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20080203786 | Vehicle seat - A vehicle seat | 08-28-2008 |
20090309398 | COUPLING MECHANISM FOR HEADREST OF VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat of the invention has an upper movable member ( | 12-17-2009 |
20110175409 | Coupling Mechanism for Headrest of Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally. | 07-21-2011 |
20110175410 | Coupling Mechanism for Headrest of Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally. | 07-21-2011 |
20110193377 | Coupling Mechanism for Headrest of Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally. | 08-11-2011 |
20130270887 | SEAT BACK STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A seat back structure for a vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention including a headrest, a seat back frame, a pad disposed in front of a surface of the seat back frame, a backrest surface of the pad, and right and left side supports each provided on either side of the backrest surface in a seat width direction, in which a right slit portion and a left slit portion are provided between the backrest surface and the right and the left side supports, respectively, each of the right slit portion and the left slit portion penetrating the pad in the thickness direction of the pad and extending in a vertical direction of the pad, and the right and the left slit portions are spaced apart from each other in the seat width direction. | 10-17-2013 |
20150251570 | SEAT BACK STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A seat back structure for a vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention including a headrest, a seat back frame, a pad disposed in front of a surface of the seat back frame, a backrest surface of the pad, and right and left side supports each provided on either side of the backrest surface in a seat width direction, in which a right slit portion and a left slit portion are provided between the backrest surface and the right and the left side supports, respectively, each of the right slit portion and the left slit portion penetrating the pad in the thickness direction of the pad and extending in a vertical direction of the pad, and the right and the left slit portions are spaced apart from each other in the seat width direction. | 09-10-2015 |
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20080258519 | Automobile Seat with Impact-Absorbable Seatback - In an automobile seat provided with a seatback having a metal-made seatback frame of a substantially quadrilateral shape, the seatback frame comprising a pair of spaced apart left and right side frame sections | 10-23-2008 |
20110210587 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH CUSHION PLATE - A vehicle seat comprises a rectangular-shaped seat back frame having right and left side frames; a flexible plate member provided between the right and left side frames; a seat back cushion provided in front of the flexible plate member; a mechanism for pushing the seat back cushion to a front direction by forwardly protruding the flexible plate member that results from the flexible plate member being bent; a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, wherein the headrest is forwardly movably connected to the right and left side frames via right and left link members; and a rear-end collision detecting plate disposed at a portion of the seat back frame behind the seat occupant, wherein the rear-end collision detecting plate detects rearward movement of the seat occupant. | 09-01-2011 |
20110210588 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH CUSHION PLATE - A vehicle seat comprises a rectangular-shaped seat back frame having right and left side frames; a flexible plate member provided between the right and left side frames; a seat back cushion provided in front of the flexible plate member; a mechanism for pushing the seat back cushion to a front direction by forwardly protruding the flexible plate member that results from the flexible plate member being bent; a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, wherein the headrest is forwardly movably connected to the right and left side frames via right and left link members; and a rear-end collision detecting plate disposed at a portion of the seat back frame behind the seat occupant, wherein the rear-end collision detecting plate detects rearward movement of the seat occupant. | 09-01-2011 |
20120133181 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH CUSHION PLATE - A vehicle seat comprises a rectangular-shaped seat back frame having right and left side frames; a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant that is installed within the vehicle seat; a rear-end collision detector mounted to the seat back frame at a position behind the seat occupant, wherein the rear-end collision detector detects rearward movement of the seat occupant and moves rearward; a link member that supports the rear-end collision detector with the seat back frame therethrough; and a biasing member that biases the link member; wherein: the rear-end collision detector acts such that the rearward movement of the rear-end collision detector reduces a distance between a head of the seat occupant and the headrest, and a lower end portion of the biasing member is coupled to a rear portion of the side frame and disposed posterior to the rear-end collision detector. | 05-31-2012 |
20130214582 | Vehicle Seat with Cushion Plate - A vehicle seat is provided comprising: a seat back frame having a side frame; a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant; a load receiving member disposed behind the seat occupant and movable rearward in response to a load from the seat occupant; and a link member mounted to the seat back frame and rearwardly movable; wherein: a rearward movement of the load receiving member moves the link member rearward and reduces a distance between the head of the seat occupant and the headrest; the load receiving member is provided with a first through-hole and a second through-hole; and the first through-hole and the second through-hole are disposed in a same horizontal plane. | 08-22-2013 |
20130257117 | VEHICLE SEAT - Provided is a vehicle seat having a high absorbing efficiency of impact energy upon rear end collision. The vehicle seat includes a pair of side frames that are arranged on the side, and lower frames and that connect lower portions of the pair of side frames to each other, in which a narrow portion including: a horizontal portion formed inside the pair of side frames along a longitudinal direction with a flexibility against a load equal to or more than a predetermined impact load, and an inclined portion extending from the horizontal portion via a bent portion inside the pair of side frames is formed on the lower frames. | 10-03-2013 |
20130264849 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat comprises a seat bottom frame | 10-10-2013 |
20140103626 | VEHICLE SEAT - Provided is a vehicle seat capable of efficiently absorbing impact energy generated upon a rear end collision in a manner such that the vehicle seat is stably deformed at a specific position with respect to a complex input load generated upon a rear end collision. A vehicle seat includes: frame side portions that are located at the right and left sides of a seat back frame and extend in the up to down direction; and frame extension portions that extend from the frame side portions toward the inside in the right and left direction. A connection portion that connects the frame side portions to the frame extension portions is provided with a deformation portion that is deformed when an impact load is applied thereto. The deformation portion is formed adjacent to other deformation portions having deformation characteristics different from that of the deformation portion. | 04-17-2014 |
20140182110 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING VEHICLE SEAT WITH CUSHION PLATE - A method of assembling a vehicle seat is provided, comprising: providing a seat back frame; forwardly movably connecting a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant to the seat back frame; mounting a rear-end collision detector to the seat back frame at a position behind the seat occupant, operatively connecting the rear-end collision detector to the headrest; disposing a link member at a position lateral to the rear-end collision detector; forming a front extending portion that inwardly extends in a right-to-left direction at a front end of a lateral face of the side frame; and forming a rear extending portion that inwardly extends in the right-to-left direction; wherein a protruding portion is formed from a portion of the lateral face of the side frame that faces at least the part of the bracket, the link support shaft being disposed at a same height as the protruding portion. | 07-03-2014 |
20150321590 | VEHICLE SEAT - A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction. | 11-12-2015 |
20150352985 | VEHICLE SEAT - Provided is a vehicle seat having a high absorbing efficiency of impact energy upon rear end collision. The vehicle seat includes a pair of side frames that are arranged on the side, and lower frames and that connect lower portions of the pair of side frames to each other, in which a narrow portion including: a horizontal portion formed inside the pair of side frames along a longitudinal direction with a flexibility against a load equal to or more than a predetermined impact load, and an inclined portion extending from the horizontal portion via a bent portion inside the pair of side frames is formed on the lower frames. | 12-10-2015 |
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20100271560 | Audio processing apparatus and audio processing method - An audio processing apparatus includes: a transmission signal input/output unit that inputs or outputs a video signal, an audio signal, and a control signal; a reproduction processing unit that reproduces the audio signal inputted to the transmission signal input/output unit or an audio signal inputted to any other audio signal input unit; an output unit that outputs the audio signal, which is processed by the reproduction processing unit, through a loudspeaker; and a control unit that when detecting that a control signal signifying that a predetermined mode concerning the display image quality represented by the video signal should be designated is inputted to the transmission signal input/output unit, instructs the reproduction processing unit to perform predetermined sound-field processing or sound-quality processing during the reproduction. | 10-28-2010 |
20120230525 | AUDIO DEVICE AND AUDIO SYSTEM - An audio device includes: a reproduction unit that reproduces an audio signal of a plurality of channels; an input unit that receives a detection signal indicating the positions of the reproduction unit and a listener; and a control unit that changes the audio signal to be reproduced by the reproduction unit depending on the position based on the detection signal. | 09-13-2012 |
20130051584 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a device control apparatus including a wearing information detection section which detects wearing information of a sound output apparatus, and an output control section which switches an output destination of an input sound between the sound output apparatus and another sound output apparatus in accordance with a detection result obtained by the wearing information detection section. | 02-28-2013 |
20130053992 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an apparatus including a device control apparatus including one or two or more connection sections which are connected to an external device, and a control section which controls a sound output from a sound output section of sound data input from the one or two or more connection sections. The control section controls the sound output from the sound output section in accordance with a first sound output mode using a first logical address or a second sound output mode using a second logical address, the second sound output mode having functions which are more limited than functions of the first sound output mode. | 02-28-2013 |
20130283333 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: a first output terminal connected to a first control bus capable of bi-directionally transmitting a control signal; a second output terminal connected to a second control bus capable of bi-directionally transmitting the control signal, the first and second output terminals being configured to output baseband video and audio signals; and a controller configured to execute a separation output mode in which the video signal is output from the first terminal and the audio signal is output from the second terminal, to exclusively control valid and invalid states of the first and second buses, and in a case where a user instructs an execution of the separation output mode, to transmit a first control signal to a first device in a valid state of the first bus and transmit a second control signal to a second device in a valid state of the second bus. | 10-24-2013 |
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20130270763 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus includes a stacking unit that stacks a sheet conveyed thereto; a first alignment unit that aligns the sheet or a bundle of sheets stacked in the stacking unit in a sheet conveying direction; a second alignment unit that aligns the sheet or the bundle of sheets stacked in the stacking unit in a direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction; a pressing unit that presses the bundle of sheets at an end portion thereof on a predetermined one side; and a control unit that causes at least one of the first and second alignment units to execute an alignment operation during a press operation of the sheet or the bundle of sheets performed by the pressing unit. | 10-17-2013 |
20140062003 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR USING THE SAME IMAGE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus for receiving and processing a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus, the sheet processing apparatus comprising: a discharging unit configured to discharge the sheet; a stacking unit configured to stack thereon the sheet discharged by the discharging unit; a blowing air unit configured to blow air along a direction parallel to a surface of the sheet being stacked; a first alignment unit having a pair of alignment plane opposed each other, the first alignment unit configured to align the sheet in a direction parallel to a discharging direction of the sheet; and a second alignment unit configured to align the sheet in a direction orthogonal to the discharging direction of the sheet, wherein the blowing air unit is provided at a position opposed to the alignment plane. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062005 | SHEET EJECTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET EJECTING METHOD - A sheet ejecting device includes: a sheet ejecting unit configured to eject a sheet; a stacking unit on which the sheet that is ejected by the ejecting unit is stacked; an aligning unit configured to align the sheet in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the sheet is ejected; and a blowing unit configured to be provided to the aligning unit and blow a wind toward the ejected sheet. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062016 | SHEET OUTPUT DEVICE, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET OUTPUT METHOD - According to an embodiment, provided is a sheet output device including: a sheet output unit configured to output a sheet; a tray unit on which the sheet output by the sheet output unit is to be stacked; an air blower unit configured to blow air onto the sheet output by the sheet output unit; and a control unit configured to control an airflow rate of the air blower unit according to an amount of the sheet output from the sheet output unit. | 03-06-2014 |
20140145395 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SHEET STACKING METHOD - A sheet stacking apparatus including: a discharge unit configured to discharge a sheet through a discharge port; a stack unit configured to stack the discharged sheet thereon; and a plurality of blowing units configured to supply air to a discharge side of the discharge unit while the sheet is discharged, wherein the blowing units are disposed, below the discharge port, aligned with a direction perpendicular to a sheet discharge direction. | 05-29-2014 |
20140159301 | SHEET STACKING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET STACKING METHOD - A sheet stacking device includes: a stacking unit that stacks thereon a sheet discharged in a sheet discharging direction; a conveying unit that performs a moving-back operation of conveying the stacked sheet in a direction opposite to the sheet discharging direction; a pressing unit that performs a pressing operation of pressing the conveyed sheet; and a driving unit that drives the conveying unit and the pressing unit by a same driving source. | 06-12-2014 |
20150123342 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus includes a stacking unit that stacks a sheet conveyed thereto; a first alignment unit that aligns the sheet or a bundle of sheets stacked in the stacking unit in a sheet conveying direction; a second alignment unit that aligns the sheet or the bundle of sheets stacked in the stacking unit in a direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction; a pressing unit that presses the bundle of sheets at an end portion thereof on a predetermined one side; and a control unit that causes at least one of the first and second alignment units to execute an alignment operation during a press operation of the sheet or the bundle of sheets performed by the pressing unit. | 05-07-2015 |
20150353315 | SHEET EJECTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET EJECTING METHOD - A sheet ejecting device includes: a sheet ejecting unit configured to eject a sheet; a stacking unit on which the sheet that is ejected by the ejecting unit is stacked; an aligning unit configured to align the sheet in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the sheet is ejected; and a blowing unit configured to be provided to the aligning unit and blow a wind toward the ejected sheet. | 12-10-2015 |