324 patents
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Utility
Latch Assembly for a Power Tailgate System
1 Dec 22
A powered latch assembly for a vehicle tailgate includes a latch structured to engage a striker mounted on a vehicle and to be rotatable into a latching position when engaged with the striker, so as to maintain the tailgate in a closed position associated with the latching position of the latch.
Ryan Heins, Nicholas Ozog, Takashi Nishio, Toshio Machida, Shinsuke Takayanagi
Filed: 1 Jun 21
Utility
Stator
1 Dec 22
In a stator, a stator winding is provided in a stator core and includes phase windings.
Ken TAKEDA, Takashi MATSUMOTO, Takahito NOZAWA, Junichi SUGAWARA, Naoki TAKAHASHI
Filed: 31 May 22
Utility
Latch Assembly for a Power Tailgate System
1 Dec 22
A powered latch assembly for a vehicle tailgate includes a latch having a slot structured to receive a striker therein during closing of a tailgate.
Ryan Heins, Nicholas Ozog, Takashi Nishio, Toshio Machida, Shinsuke Takayanagi
Filed: 1 Jun 21
Utility
Control Device
1 Dec 22
A control device includes a control IC that receives power supply from a power source unit activated by a first signal, and that is configured to control driving of the power source unit, a first signal acquisition unit configured to acquire the first signal, a detection unit configured to detect rising and falling of the first signal, a second signal output unit configured to output a second signal when the falling of the first signal is detected by the detection unit, and a lowering unit configured to lower, according to the second signal output from the second signal output unit, a voltage value of a terminal of the power source unit, to which the first signal is to be input, to a predetermined value or less for a predetermined period of time set in advance.
Masaki YOKOTA, Motofumi Miyake, Hiroaki Takahashi
Filed: 12 Apr 22
Utility
Vehicle Slope Apparatus
24 Nov 22
A vehicle slope apparatus includes a slope plate configured to be moved in a deployment direction so as to be deployed at a lower end of a door opening portion and configured to be moved in a housing direction so as to be housed in a housing portion provided in a vehicle body, and a position holding device configured to hold a position of the slope plate against an external force.
Isao HONDA, Tomoyuki KATO, Yuta MURAKAMI, Masaki SUGIMOTO, Takanori SATO
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Vehicle Slope Apparatus
24 Nov 22
A vehicle slope apparatus includes a slope plate configured to be deployed at a lower end of a door opening portion, a guide rail extending in deployment and housing directions of the slope plate, a moving member configured to move along an extending direction of the guide rail, a support arm rotatably connected to a rear end of the slope plate and rotatably connected to the moving member, and a lift mechanism configured to lift the rear end of the slope plate by rotating the support arm in a state where the slope plate is deployed.
Eisuke SATO, Tomoyuki KATO
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Magnet Unit and Method for Manufacturing the Same
24 Nov 22
The present invention relates to a magnet unit including: a tubular holder having a central axis; and a magnet formed inner region of one end side of the tubular holder, in which the magnet includes a protruding portion at a corner portion where an end surface of the magnet in a central axis direction intersects with an outer peripheral surface of the magnet, which is provided along an inner peripheral surface of the tubular holder, and the protruding portion protrudes in the central axial direction.
Shotaro TANIGUCHI, Yasuhide USUI, Kazuki HAMADA, Takanori TSUZUKI, Yoshifumi OHASHI
Filed: 18 May 22
Utility
Guide Rail
17 Nov 22
A guide rail includes: a first rail that has a bottom wall on which a load roller rolls and supports the weight of a sliding door; a second rail that has side walls on which two guide rollers roll and defines a moving direction of the sliding door; and a first restriction part that restricts the motion of the load roller in an axial direction.
Tomohito KIRYU, Koichi MORITA, Hideaki KANASUGI, Shunsuke KANAGAI, Nobuo HAYAMA, Yusuke KATO, Nobuaki SAKAI
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Vehicle Control Device and Vehicle Control System
17 Nov 22
A vehicle control device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire detection information in a current traveling state and position information indicating a current position of a vehicle, a transmission unit configured to transmit traveling information in which the detection information and the position information are associated with each other to an external management device, a reception unit configured to receive changed specification information of the vehicle transmitted when the management device determines that specifications of the vehicle need to be changed, and a control unit configured to change the specifications of the vehicle corresponding to the specification information and reflect the changed specifications in traveling control.
Yutaro HONJO, Ichiji YAMADA
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Vehicle Drive Transmission Apparatus
10 Nov 22
A counter gear mechanism includes: a fifth gear in mesh with a third gear; a sixth gear in mesh with a fourth gear; and a seventh gear in mesh with a differential input gear.
Masaki KAWAMOTO, Mitsuhiro ICHIOKA, Tomoka YAMAMOTO, Akira INOUE, Hiroshi KATO
Filed: 7 Jul 20
Utility
Vehicle Lock Controlling System
3 Nov 22
A door locking mechanism and a seat forward tilt locking mechanism are installed in a vehicle.
Atsushi Shiota, Hajime Sasaki, Yuji Utoh, Hiroshi Mikoshi, Yuki Fujii
Filed: 27 Apr 22
Utility
Light Control Film
3 Nov 22
A light control film includes a light control layer containing a material in which transmittance of electromagnetic waves changes when a voltage is applied, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer that are respectively stacked on both sides of the light control layer and are configured such that the voltage is applicable to the light control layer, a substantially transparent first base material layer that is stacked on a side of the first electrode layer opposite to the light control layer and supports the first electrode layer, and a substantially transparent second base material layer that is stacked on a side of the second electrode layer opposite to the light control layer and supports the second electrode layer.
Akira KUSAKABE, Kaoru SHIMANO
Filed: 25 Apr 22
Utility
Rotor and Manufacturing Method of Rotor
3 Nov 22
A rotor includes: a shaft having a tubular shape; and a rotor core including a through hole into which the shaft is inserted and that has a regular polygonal shape.
Yutaka HARA, Takehiko ADACHI, Mariko SAITO, Noriyuki WATANABE, Yuji TERAUCHI
Filed: 7 Aug 20
Utility
Ramp-equipped Vehicle
20 Oct 22
A ramp-equipped vehicle includes a ramp that is provided so as to be deployable from a side portion of a vehicle body to the outside of the vehicle body, a controller that controls the operation of deploying the ramp, and a sensor that senses moving bodies present in a certain area that is away from a ramp deployment area.
Junya FUKUTA, Kentaro OYA, Isao HONDA, Naoya ISHIDA, Chihiro DATE, Yuji NISHI, Takeshi NISHIKIBE
Filed: 8 Apr 22
Utility
Robot Device and Liquid Supply Device
20 Oct 22
A robot device of the present disclosure includes at least one artificial muscle that operates by being supplied with liquid; and a liquid supply device that supplies and discharges the liquid to/from the artificial muscle, and the liquid supply device includes a liquid storage part that stores the liquid; a pump that sucks the liquid from the liquid storage part and discharges the liquid; a pressure regulating device that includes a spool and an electromagnetic part that allows the spool to move, and that generates drive pressure for the artificial muscle by regulating source pressure from the pump side, and regulates the source pressure by balancing at least a force given to the spool from the electromagnetic part and a force given to the spool by action of the drive pressure; and a control device that applies a current to the electromagnetic part of the pressure regulating device so that the drive pressure reaches target pressure.
Masahiro ASAI, Tomomi ISHIKAWA, Tomonari OKAMOTO, Shinya ICHIKAWA, Noriomi FUJII, Ryo TAKADA, Jin IZAWA, Hiroki TAKATA, Hiroshi YAMADA
Filed: 14 Sep 20
Utility
Shift Device
20 Oct 22
A shift device includes a shift switching member including a plurality of valley portions corresponding to shift positions, a motor including a rotor and a stator and configured to drive the shift switching member, a first drive system including a first inverter configured to output a voltage for driving the motor, a second drive system provided separately from the first drive system and including a second inverter configured to output a voltage for driving the motor; and a positioning member configured to be fitted into any one of the plurality of valley portions of the shift switching member to establish the corresponding shift position.
Atsuto OGINO, Kota ISHIKAWA, Yutaka UCHIDA
Filed: 22 Mar 22
Utility
Valve Timing Control Unit
13 Oct 22
The valve timing control unit includes a valve timing control mechanism that includes a driving rotary body, a driven rotary body, an electric motor and a deceleration gear each for setting the relative rotational phase of the driving rotary body and the driven rotary body, and a phase sensor unit that detects the actual phase of the driving rotary body and the driven rotary body.
Kenya FUJIMOTO, Yoshinari TOKUNAGA, Shigehiro TANABE, Takano NAKAI, Yoshiyuki KAMOYAMA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Toru HIROTA
Filed: 7 Apr 22
Utility
Protector with Sensor
13 Oct 22
An inner-cabin side part of a hollow part of a protector with a sensor extends between a top end and an inner-cabin side end with an inner-cabin side apex closest to an interior of an automobile body.
Michihiko MATSUMOTO, Hirofumi NAKAI, Wataru HATTORI
Filed: 5 Apr 22
Utility
Valve Opening and Closing Timing Control Apparatus Device
13 Oct 22
A valve opening and closing timing control device includes a driving-side rotating body, a driven-side rotating body, a stopper configured to determine a mechanical limit of a displacement region of a relative rotation phase, a phase control mechanism configured to change the relative rotation phase, and a control unit configured to control the electric motor so as to displace the actual phase detected by a phase sensor.
Shuhei SUGIYAMA
Filed: 22 Mar 22
Utility
Motor Power Supply Device
13 Oct 22
A motor power supply device includes a first power supply, a motor driven by a power supplied from the first power supply, a first power supply line, a first power supply side semiconductor switch, a first output side semiconductor switch, a first power supply side voltage detection unit disposed on a first power supply side with respect to the first power supply side semiconductor switch on the first power supply line and configured to detect a voltage of the first power supply line, and a control unit configured to execute control to determine a state of power supply from the first power supply to the first power supply side semiconductor switch based on a measured value obtained by the first power supply side voltage detection unit.
Yutaka UCHIDA, Takanori SUZUKI, Kohei YAMAZAKI
Filed: 6 Apr 22