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Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA


Location: Kariya-shi, JP
No. of patents: 128

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NumberTitleIssue Date
8171823Power seat driving apparatus for vehicle
A power seat driving apparatus for a vehicle includes a moving unit and a decelerating mechanism, wherein the decelerating mechanism includes a driving gear to which a driving force is inputted, a driven gear engaged with the driving gear so as to be rotatably drive...
05/08/2012
8146978Seat slide device for vehicle
A seat slide device for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail movable relative to the lower rail and a lock member for restricting the relative movement of the upper and lower rails. The restriction of the relative movement can be released and the lock-rele...
04/03/2012
8146878Vehicle seat sliding apparatus
In a vehicle seat sliding apparatus of the type wherein rotating an operating lever causes a lock lever to allow an upper rail to slide along a lower rail, the operating member is supported by a supporting bracket fixed to the upper rail to rotate about a fulcrum wh...
04/03/2012
8142576Clutch member and process for manufacturing the same
A clutch member and a process for manufacturing the same. In the clutch member, a steel sheet has an initial composition of 0.32 to 0.38% of C, 0.15% or less of Si, 0.3 to 0.5% of Mn, and 0.16 to 0.60% of Cr, by mass; and has an initial uniformly dispersed structure...
03/27/2012
8136784Vehicle seat slide device
A vehicle seat slide device is provided, wherein a manipulation handle has a grip portion, acting end portions for operating lock/unlock mechanisms, shaft support portions which are between the acting end portions and the grip portion and which are formed to a flat ...
03/20/2012
8132422Cogeneration system
A cogeneration system includes a coolant circuit through which a coolant is circulated for conducting a heat exchange with an exhaust heat generated by a power generation unit, a buffer tank provided at the coolant circuit and storing the coolant, a heating circuit ...
03/13/2012
8128169Seat reclining apparatus for vehicle
A seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle includes a first arm arranged at a seat cushion, a second arm arranged at a seat back, an internal gear formed at the first arm, an external gear formed at the second arm and engaging with the internal gear, a first circumfer...
03/06/2012
8128135Lock device for a vehicle
A lock device for a vehicle includes a base plate provided with an entrance/retracting groove for receiving or retracting a striker and a latch pivotally supported on the base plate by a latch axis. The latch includes a lock groove engaging with or disengaging from ...
03/06/2012
8128051Seat sliding apparatus for vehicle
A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle includes lower rails, upper rails, screw mechanisms provided between the upper rails and the lower rails, the screw mechanism including a screw shaft and a nut which is engaged with the screw shaft, one of the screw shaft and t...
03/06/2012
8118342Lock apparatus of seat for vehicle
A lock apparatus of a seat for a vehicle includes a striker, a first plate including a first plate groove portion, a second plate including a second plate groove portion, plural fixing portions provided at the first and second plates, a hook member being pivotable b...
02/21/2012
8110952Rotating electric machine having guide or outlets for splitting refrigerant
To provide a rotating electric machine capable of accurate detection of coil temperature by causing refrigerant to flow so as not to contact a temperature detecting element provided on a coil end portion. A rotating electric machine (10) comprises: a cylindri...
02/07/2012
8091851Slide device for vehicle
A vehicle slide device is provided, which can adjustably move the second rail along the first rail without play therebetween in a front-rearward direction with a long adjustment stroke. In the vehicle slide device according to the invention, since a plurality of rol...
01/10/2012
8091247Gear shape measuring apparatus
A gear shape measuring apparatus includes a supporting unit adapted to support a test gear so as to be rotatably driven about a first rotation axis, a gauge gear being rotatable about a second rotation axis while engaging with the test gear, an inter-axis angle sett...
01/10/2012
8052215Seat reclining apparatus for vehicle
A seat reclining apparatus includes first and second angle adjusting mechanisms, a connecting shaft being eccentric to a center of a rotating shaft of the first and second angle adjusting mechanisms, a first actuating mechanism including a first transmitting device,...
11/08/2011
8052113Seat slide apparatus for vehicle
A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a cushioning member provided at one of an operational lever and a lock lever. The cushioning member is configured to contact the other of the operational lever and the lock lever for restricting a contact of an end porti...
11/08/2011
8049868Concave-convex surface inspection apparatus
A concave-convex surface inspection apparatus includes a slit light source unit emitting a slit light to a concave-convex surface of an object to be inspected, an image-taking unit taking an image of the concave-convex surface illuminated by the emitted slit light w...
11/01/2011
8042634Power output apparatus, vehicle mounting the same, and method for controlling power output apparatus
The rotating shaft of the motor is connected to and disconnected from the first coupled rotating shaft, the crankshaft of the engine, and the drive shaft is connected to and disconnected from the second coupled rotating shaft and the third coupled rotating shaft. Th...
10/25/2011
8042415Motion converting drive mechanism and vehicle seat apparatus including the same
A motion converting drive mechanism converting a rotary motion into a linear reciprocating motion includes a motor having an output shaft, a housing case to which the output shaft of the motor is fixed, a reduction gear mechanism including a first pinion and a secon...
10/25/2011
8038197Power seat apparatus for vehicle
A power seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a screw member, a feed nut member fixed to the lower rail and meshed with the screw member, a retention member fixed to the upper rail, a fitting member rotatably held by the retention member...
10/18/2011
8036796Seat apparatus for vehicle
A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a side support portion moved in first and second directions, a driving device moving the side support portion in the first direction and in the second direction, a vehicle location obtaining means for obtaining vehicle locatio...
10/11/2011
8035328State memorizing device for movable member
A state memorizing device for a movable member, includes a lock state determining portion for determining whether or not the movable member, driven by a motor, is in a locked state, based on a motor current, an initial positional information memorizing portion for m...
10/11/2011
8033607Seat reclining device for vehicle
A seat reclining device for a vehicle is disclosed that includes a lock mechanism and a memory mechanism. The seat reclining device is arranged between a seat cushion frame and a seat back frame, and includes a control shaft associated with operation of an unlock op...
10/11/2011
8032284Seat apparatus for vehicle
A seat apparatus for controlling a side support portion on the basis of a road shape includes a control program cooperating with a car navigation system, a self-directed control program, a sensor error detecting program, and a map matching error detecting program, w...
10/04/2011
8029587Strainers for air conditioning device
A strainer provided in a refrigerant piping of an air conditioning device through which refrigerant flows includes a cylindrical shell disposed in the refrigerant piping, a cage type filter which includes an opening at one end and a bottom at the other end facing wi...
10/04/2011
8029246Pressure-operated mechanism and water pump including the same
A pulley is fixed to a housing of a water pump, the pulley being connected to an output shaft of an internal combustion engine so that the pulley is driven through the output shaft. In the housing, a slider moves to and fro due to a change in pressure in a pressure ...
10/04/2011
8016355Seat cushion adjusting apparatus
A seat cushion adjusting apparatus includes: a supporting member, forming a frame of a seat cushion; a seat member and forming an outer shape of the seat cushion; an adjusting member, engaging with an end portion of the seat member; a moving mechanism, rotatably con...
09/13/2011
8006949Seat slide device for vehicle
A seat slide device includes a handle rotatably supported in holding holes provided respectively at a pair of upper rails to rotate a radial projection portion for releasing a lock mechanism, and a bearing member having an outer edge portion disposed between the upp...
08/30/2011
8002353Vehicle seat reclining apparatus
A vehicle seat reclining apparatus is provided which is simple in construction and which is capable of pressing pawls by a cam at places close to meshing portions. To that end, a plurality of pawls 31 having outer gears 44, 47 which are disengag...
08/23/2011
8002352Seat reclining device
In a seat reclining device, which eliminates a gap between a plurality of pawls and a guide wall, a wedge member is provided between at least one of the plurality of pawls and the guide wall, and a cam includes a wedge pressing cam portion for relatively rotating an...
08/23/2011
7997655Seat driving apparatus
A seat driving apparatus includes: a gear transmission mechanism, preventing a backlash by means of the wedge member applied with a biasing force of a biasing member and transmitting a torque; an actuator, operating a seatback of a seat; and a control unit, controll...
08/16/2011
7993060Seat slide apparatus for vehicle
A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a first rail adapted to be securely mounted on one of a vehicle floor and a seat, a second rail adapted to be securely mounted on the other of the vehicle floor and the seat and movably assembled relative to the first ra...
08/09/2011
7992938Seat reclining apparatus for vehicle
A seat reclining apparatus includes a pair of first arms, a pair of second arms, a pair of hinge pins, a pair of reclining mechanisms including a pair of lock mechanisms, each of which includes a cam, the lock mechanism restricting a rotational movement of the seat ...
08/09/2011
7992834Vehicle seat sliding apparatus
In a vehicle seat sliding apparatus including first and second rails, one of which is movable relative to the other within a range restricted by engagement between raised tabs of the first and second rails, a cover member is provided at an end of the upper rail. The...
08/09/2011
7988233Seat reclining device
In a seat reclining device, a spiral spring includes an inner end portion engaged with the cam, an outer end portion engaged with the lower arm, and a wound portion formed by winding and provided between the inner end portion and the outer end portion. The outer end...
08/02/2011
7986151Head rest device for vehicle
When moving a head rest front portion in a full-open position direction, an ECU determines that the head rest front portion comes close to an occupant head portion on the basis of a detection result of an electrostatic capacitance sensor so as to stop the head rest ...
07/26/2011
7980607Impact absorbing member
An impact absorbing member comprises a first main body and a second main body. The first main body comprises a first partial tube wall and first flange members. The second main body comprises a second partial tube wall and second flange members. The first flange mem...
07/19/2011
7973131Extreme thermophile single-stranded DNA binding mutant protein, and nucleic acid isothermal amplification method of use thereof
The invention establishes a technology that allows non-specific amplification to be inhibited during nucleic acid amplification in an isothermal amplification reaction, such that the amplification efficiency is increased. The invention is a extreme thermophile singl...
07/05/2011
7963496Vehicle seat sliding apparatus
In a vehicle seat sliding apparatus wherein rotating an operating lever causes a lock lever to allow a sliding movement of an upper rail along a lower rail, the operating lever is held within a bracket connected to the upper rail via torsion spring. The torsion spri...
06/21/2011
7958959Mounting structure for a part provided to an enclosure of an in-wheel motor
A breather device provided on the outer peripheral section of a case of an in-wheel motor is located at a position above the rotation shaft of the in-wheel motor, between the in-wheel motor and a wheel. The position is inside the wheel in the width direction of a ve...
06/14/2011
7931406Sensor-equipped cover for vehicular-wheel bearing assembly
A sensor-equipped structure of a vehicular-wheel bearing assembly mounted to an outer ring member of a vehicular-wheel bearing assembly, is provided with a sensor portion for detecting the rotation of an inner ring member rotatably disposed on a radially inner side ...
04/26/2011
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