316 patents
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Utility
Touch sensor unit
26 Sep 23
A touch sensor unit, that is installed on one of an opening provided in a vehicle and an opening and closing body configured to open and close the opening, includes: a touch sensor having a long sensor body; and a bracket configured to hold the touch sensor in a longitudinal direction of the sensor body and fixed to one of the opening and the opening and closing body.
Yuki Osaki, Tomohiro Ikai
Filed: 26 Jan 22
Utility
Motor, actuator, and manufacturing method of rotor provided at motor
26 Sep 23
A motor includes a rotor configured to rotate with a shaft.
Hiroaki Yui, Hiroki Ume, Hideaki Kato, Takahiro Sonoda
Filed: 12 Mar 21
Utility
Rotary electric machine member manufacturing method
19 Sep 23
A rotary electric machine member manufacturing method includes: a step of providing a motor core by stacking a plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets; and a step of welding the motor core by keyhole welding while pressurizing the motor core in a stacking direction with a welding pressure lower than that at which the thickness of the motor core in the stacking direction levels off.
Hideharu Ushida, Tetsuya Matsubara, Takehiro Anai
Filed: 9 Mar 18
Utility
Driving apparatus
12 Sep 23
A driving apparatus of the present disclosure includes an electric motor including a stator and a rotor, a case accommodating the electric motor and mounted on a vehicle so as to partially overlap a side member as viewed from a vehicle width direction, a drive shaft connected to a wheel, a plurality of radial ribs respectively projecting in the vehicle width direction and extending radially, and a connecting rib projecting in the vehicle width direction and joining with center side ends of the plurality of radial ribs.
Sho Ito, Seitaro Nobuyasu, Hiroyuki Tateno, Yuki Yamada
Filed: 24 Feb 22
Utility
Vehicle operation detection device and vehicle operation detection method
12 Sep 23
A vehicle operation detection device is applicable to a vehicle including a vehicle body in which an opening portion is provided, an opening and closing body which opens and closes the opening portion, an actuator which causes the opening and closing body to perform opening and closing operations, and a camera which captures an image around the opening portion, and is configured to detect a gesture of a user for starting at least one of the opening operation and the closing operation.
Takuya Tamura
Filed: 1 Mar 21
Utility
Shift device
12 Sep 23
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
Vehicle drive apparatus
5 Sep 23
A transmission mechanism is provided with an output gear drivingly coupled to at least one of a pair of output members and placed coaxially with the pair of output members.
Naoya Jinnai, Nozomu Takahashi, Hiroaki Sanji
Filed: 3 Mar 22
Utility
Locking and unlocking module and door handle module
22 Aug 23
A module includes a first antenna that performs, with a wireless communication terminal, communication for determining whether unlocking or locking of a door of a vehicle is enabled, a first board being installed with the first antenna, and a housing that houses the first board.
Takaaki Koizumi, Yuki Hayashi
Filed: 4 Jan 21
Utility
Step device for vehicle
22 Aug 23
A step device for a vehicle includes a movable step supported under a door opening, and a coupling member supported by a sliding door that opens and closes in a vehicle front-rear direction with a shifting zone in a vehicle width direction.
Yoshihiro Oji, Keisuke Nomura, Shinji Kazama, Kazuhiro Hibi, Kazuhiro Ikeda
Filed: 4 Sep 20
Utility
Vehicle ventilation control system
22 Aug 23
A vehicle ventilation control system includes: a reception unit that receives an instruction signal input by a user via wireless communication; and a control unit that controls ventilation inside a vehicle based on the instruction signal, in which the control unit performs ventilation control to control the ventilation based on the instruction signal input during a period after the user gets out of the vehicle to next boarding.
Yosuke Takata
Filed: 21 Jan 20
Utility
Vehicle drive apparatus
15 Aug 23
A transmission mechanism is provided with an output gear drivingly coupled to at least one of a pair of output members and placed coaxially with the pair of output members.
Naoya Jinnai, Nozomu Takahashi, Hiroaki Sanji
Filed: 3 Mar 22
Utility
Valve opening and closing timing control apparatus device
15 Aug 23
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
Shift device and vehicular motor control device
15 Aug 23
A shift device mounted on a vehicle includes a motor configured to drive, by electric power supplied from a power supply mounted on the vehicle, a shift switching member configured to switch shift positions, a cut-off unit configured to cut off conduction of a power supply line through which the electric power is supplied to the motor, and a drive circuit unit configured to output the electric power to the motor and including a driving switching element configured to execute a switching operation.
Yosuke Yokoi, Yutaka Uchida
Filed: 19 May 22
Utility
Vehicle opening and closing body control device that senses gestures
15 Aug 23
An opening and closing body control device is applied to a vehicle that includes a vehicle body having an opening, an opening and closing body configured to open and close the opening, a drive unit configured to operate the opening and closing body, and a detection device configured to detect a gesture operation of a user.
Koji Nagase, Takuya Tamura
Filed: 24 Jan 22
Utility
Vehicle drive apparatus that reduces or prevents an increase in oil agitation caused by a chain
15 Aug 23
An intermediate wall is provided with a return oil hole through which oil discharged from a friction engagement device returns toward an oil reservoir.
Takahiro Torii, Kazuki Kojima, Masahiro Ito, Yuya Ishihara
Filed: 9 Jan 20
Utility
Vehicle drive device
8 Aug 23
A rotary electric machine is disposed coaxially with an input member more toward a first side in an axial direction than a first gear that meshes with a second gear.
Ryohei Inoue
Filed: 8 Aug 22
Utility
Vehicular door lock device and vehicular door lock system
8 Aug 23
A lower lock device includes a base being fixed to a slide door, a first hook and a second hook each including a base end portion being rotatably supported by the base, and a driving link that is rotatably supported by the base, and drives the first hook and the second hook.
Toshitsugu Oda, Shinsuke Takayanagi, Masayuki Uchitsunemi
Filed: 8 Dec 20
Utility
Object detection device
8 Aug 23
An object detection device includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a transmission wave; a reception unit configured to receive a reception wave, which is the transmission wave reflected by and returned from an object, until a predetermined measurement time elapses after the transmission wave is transmitted; a detection unit configured to detect the object based on distance information based on the reception wave received by the reception unit; and a reception control unit configured to set the measurement time after the detection of the object to be shorter than the measurement time after a non-detection of the object.
Ippei Sugae, Koichi Sassa
Filed: 16 Mar 21
Utility
VLC in streets
8 Aug 23
A visual light communication emitter for a vehicle, arranged to communicate a status of the vehicle, includes a first light emitter arranged to emit flash light which is modulated at a first target frequency in a dedicated non-visible spectrum, and a second light emitter arranged to emit flash light which is modulated at a second target frequency in the dedicated non-visible spectrum.
Remy Bendahan, Sylvain Bougnoux, Yuta Nakano, Takeshi Fujita
Filed: 2 Mar 21
Utility
Air bag and vehicle seat device
1 Aug 23
An air bag includes a bag portion formed by bonding two sheet members together.
Takashi Ogiso, Tomoko Kanbara, Satoshi Masuda
Filed: 22 Mar 22