316 patents
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Utility
Protector with sensor
7 Feb 23
A protector with a sensor couples to a sliding door.
Michihiko Matsumoto, Toshimichi Kawaguchi, Daisuke Hayashi, Wataru Hattori
Filed: 20 Apr 21
Utility
Line-of-sight measurement device
7 Feb 23
A line-of-sight measurement device includes: an imaging unit that images a face of a subject; a light illumination unit that illuminates light to an eye of the subject; a camera coordinate system eyeball center coordinate calculation unit that estimates coordinates of an eyeball center, from a face image imaged by the imaging unit; a pupil center calculation unit that estimates coordinates of an apparent pupil center, from a pupil center position on the face image; an eyeball position orientation estimation unit that calculates an optical axis vector toward the pupil center from the eyeball center on the basis of the coordinates of the eyeball center and the apparent pupil center; a corneal reflection image calculation unit that obtains coordinates of a corneal reflection image on the basis of the coordinates of the eyeball center, the optical axis vector, and a predetermined eyeball model; and an image coordinate calculation unit that estimates image coordinates of a corneal reflection image on the face image, from the coordinates of the corneal reflection image.
Shin-ichi Kojima, Shin Osuga, Takashi Kato, Yuya Yamada, Takeshi Matsumura
Filed: 11 Feb 20
Utility
Manufacturing method of differential device
31 Jan 23
A first abutting surface, a first welding surface, a first facing surface are formed in a differential case.
Hiroyuki Ono, Yusuke Suzuki
Filed: 15 Aug 18
Utility
Damper device
31 Jan 23
A damper device includes first to third rotating elements rotatable about a rotational center; a first elastic element located between the first and third rotational elements and compressed by relative rotation of the first rotational element to the third rotational element in one rotational direction; a second elastic element located between the second and third rotational elements and compressed by relative rotation of the third rotational element to the second rotational element in the one rotational direction, a support member intervenient between the third rotational element and the first elastic element to support the first elastic element; and a restrictor provided with the third rotational element to rotatably support the support member in a plane orthogonal to the rotational center, to restrict the support member from rotating beyond a certain angle and from moving away from the third rotational element in rotational directions.
Satoshi Kubota
Filed: 17 Nov 17
Utility
Rotary electric machine and wheel steering system of vehicle
31 Jan 23
Provided is a rotary electric machine including a stator including a plurality of stator pieces, a rotor being arranged inside the stator and rotating about a rotation axis, a housing holding the stator and the rotor, a lid member preventing the stator and the rotor from coming out of the housing, and a cylindrical frame forming the stator by containing the plurality of stator pieces and being internally mounted in the housing, in which a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion for fixing the frame to the housing are disposed at both end portions of the frame along an extending direction of the rotation axis.
Hideaki Kato, Hiroaki Yui, Shinpei Fujii
Filed: 10 Mar 21
Utility
Method of manufacturing rotary electric machine armature
17 Jan 23
A method of manufacturing a rotary electric machine armature that includes a cylindrical armature core in which a plurality of slots that extend in an axial direction are disposed in a circumferential direction and a coil wound around the armature core, the slots having respective radial openings that open in a radial direction, and the coil being formed by joining a plurality of segment conductors to each other.
Kiyotaka Koga, Tomotsugu Sugihara
Filed: 20 Sep 18
Utility
Damper device
17 Jan 23
A damper device includes an input element to which a torque from an engine is transmitted, an output element, an elastic body arranged to transmit a torque between the input element and the output element, and a rotary inertia mass damper that includes a planetary gear that includes a sun gear arranged to rotate integrally with one element of the input element and the output element, a carrier that rotatably supports a plurality of pinion gears and is arranged to rotate integrally with the other element of the input element and the output element, and a ring gear that meshes with the plurality of pinion gears and works as a mass body.
Takuya Yoshikawa, Aki Ogawa, Akiyoshi Kato, Ryosuke Otsuka, Kazuyoshi Ito, Masaki Wajima, Kazuhiro Itou
Filed: 18 Mar 20
Utility
Vehicle drive apparatus
10 Jan 23
A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a first bearing disposed between a rotor support member and a case in a radial direction so as to restrict movement of the rotor support member to a first axial side relative to the case; and a second bearing disposed between a connecting shaft and the case in an axial direction so as to restrict movement of the connecting shaft to a second axial side relative to the case.
Shigeki Ideue, Takeru Morita, Keita Inda, Kenji Dozono, Tatsuya Okishima, Toshihiko Kamiya, Masashi Ikemura
Filed: 8 Jan 20
Utility
Valve timing control unit
10 Jan 23
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
Vehicle door lock device
3 Jan 23
Provided is a vehicle door lock device capable of preventing a vehicle door from being opened accidentally even when the vehicle door is deformed.
Yuichiro Tanaka, Yasuhiko Sono, Junichiro Takagi, Satoshi Endo
Filed: 2 Oct 19
Utility
Vehicle opening and closing body control device
3 Jan 23
A vehicle opening and closing body control device includes: a control unit configured to control an opening and closing body drive device that drives an opening and closing body of a vehicle, and to cause the opening and closing body to open and close based on an operation request; a detection unit configured to detect an obstacle present around the opening and closing body based on a detection result of an obstacle sensor; and a setting unit configured to set a target stop position that is a position where the opening and closing body is near the obstacle based on a distance from the opening and closing body to the obstacle before operation of the opening and closing body is started.
Shogo Kimura
Filed: 12 Mar 20
Utility
Seat device
27 Dec 22
A seat device is provided with: a first air bag expanding and contracting inside a seat surface skin; a holding member for holding the first air bag and movable along the inner surface of the seat surface skin; a drive device for moving the holding member so as to change the arrangement of the first airbag; and a second air bag independent of the first air bag, the second air bag expanding inside the seat surface skin so as to press the seat surface skin to separate the seat surface skin from the first air bag.
Takashi Ogiso, Kazuo Noso
Filed: 29 Mar 16
Utility
Superimposed-image display device and computer program
27 Dec 22
Superimposed-image display devices and programs display a guide image providing a guidance of information to a driver of a vehicle such that the guide image is superimposed on a view ahead of the vehicle and is visually recognized.
Kenji Watanabe, Hiroyuki Miyake, Yuusuke Morita
Filed: 19 Jul 18
Utility
Door control device
27 Dec 22
A door control device stops a door such that the door does not come into contact with an obstacle existing in a rotation range of the door.
Ryu Miyashiro, Kosuke Kito
Filed: 7 Nov 19
Utility
Vehicle door device
27 Dec 22
A vehicle door device includes: a braking control unit applying a braking force to a swing door of a vehicle by controlling an operation of a braking device; and an action position detection unit detecting an action position of the swing door.
Ryu Miyashiro, Kota Katahara
Filed: 2 Jan 20
Utility
Manufacturing method of tooth part, tooth part, and processing device of tooth part
27 Dec 22
The tooth part includes: a tubular portion having an inner tooth portion formed on an inner peripheral surface and an outer tooth portion formed on an outer peripheral surface; a plurality of inner peripheral wall portions that each extend in an axial direction of the tubular portion and form a tooth tip portion of the inner tooth portion and a tooth bottom portion of the outer tooth portion; a plurality of outer peripheral wall portions that each extend in the axial direction and form a tooth bottom portion of the inner tooth portion and a tooth tip portion of the outer tooth portion; and an annular rib that is joined to the outer peripheral wall portions and that extends in an annular shape on an open end side with respect to the inner peripheral wall portions in the axial direction and radially outward from the inner peripheral wall portions, at an open end of the tubular portion.
Ryo Matsumoto, Takuya Maruyama
Filed: 25 Jan 19
Utility
Current sensor
27 Dec 22
A current sensor configured to measure a current value of a current flowing through each of a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor, the current sensor comprising: first to third magnetic detection units provided with detection surfaces and configured to output first to third detection result; first to third amplification factor correction units configured to correct first to third amplification factors set in advance based on an ambient temperature; first to third amplifiers configured to amplify the detection results based on the corrected amplification factors and output the amplified detection results as amplified signals; first to third influence degree correction units indicating influence degrees of the magnetic fields generated by the current flowing through the conductors; and first to third correction units configured to correct the amplified signals based on the corrected influence degrees and the amplified signals.
Tomoya Tanaka, Takashi Hara, Hiromu Kinoshita
Filed: 16 Jul 21
Utility
Map display system and map display program
27 Dec 22
There is provided a technique that can appropriately display route icons.
Toshiyuki Hirano, Kazuya Ueda, Xin Jin
Filed: 21 Aug 19
Utility
Opening and closing body control apparatus for a vehicle
27 Dec 22
An opening and closing body control apparatus for a vehicle includes an assist control portion configured to detect an operation of an opening and closing body of the vehicle by an operator or a user and control voltage applied to a motor serving as a drive source which applies a drive force to the opening and closing body during the operation of the opening and closing body by the operator or the user.
Ryo Asano, Takeshi Nishikibe
Filed: 17 Jan 20
Utility
Fuel cell system
27 Dec 22
A fuel cell system includes a reformer, a fuel cell, a desulfurizer, a recirculation passage through which the reformer communicates with the desulfurizer such that a part of the anode gas generated in the reformer flows into the desulfurizer, and an orifice member provided on the recirculation passage.
Satoshi Kato, Takeshi Kitamura, Tomomichi Kanda, Takamichi Aoki
Filed: 12 Oct 21