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| 7721438 | Assembling method using marked information and assembly assembled by said assembling method An assembling method for an assembly is provided: the assembly comprising a cell structure (1) housed and held in a metal vessel (5) via a compressible material having a cushioning property (7) by arranging it between outer periphery of the stru... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7400953 | Vehicle meter unit A vehicle meter unit has a control unit and a controller area network (CAN) constituting a communications network. On-vehicle systems such as an engine control system, anti-lock braking system and electric power steering system are also provided with CANs and fault ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7261822 | Method and apparatus for activating water A process of activating water by leading water to pass through energy concentrated fields which are generated in particles, being composed of a single elementary material selected from a group of silicon, titanium, nickel and samarium or composed of fluorocarbon, of... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7188702 | Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus is provided, which has a first device for detection of steering torque, a motor, a motor drive unit, a second device for determining a target current based upon at least a signal of steering torque, a third device for detection o... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7048264 | Liquid-filled engine mount A liquid-filled engine mount is disclosed which includes a rubbery elastic member interposed between an engine and a vehicle body, a diaphragm positioned in opposed relation to the rubbery elastic member. The engine mount defines a liquid chamber therein. The liquid... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036843 | Airbag device and method for inflating the same The present invention provides an airbag device for, upon collision of a vehicle carrying the airbag device with an obstacle, mitigating the impact of collision of the obstacle with an inflated airbag. The airbag device includes a bag housing case and a cover. A mai... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022045 | Vehicle accelerator pedal device An accelerator pedal device includes a pedal reaction force providing device for providing a reaction force to an accelerator pedal according to an amount of depression of the accelerator pedal operated by a driver. The reaction force to be provided from the pedal r... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7024293 | Collision determination system A collision determination system of the present invention includes a plurality of acceleration sensors provided in a bumper face of a vehicle for detecting the acceleration of deformation of the bumper face when the vehicle collides with an object. The system also i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022419 | Composite plating film and a process for forming the same A composite nickel and copper alloy plating film (3) containing nickel and copper. Nickel is of high wear resistance and a nickel alloy improves the wear resistance of the film. Copper is of high resistance of the film. The film may further contain self-lubri... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021656 | Airbag device An airbag device has a bag housing case, an airbag housed in the bag housing case, a plate member provided within the airbag, and a bag pressure release mechanism. When the internal pressure of the airbag reaches a predetermined pressure, the bag pressure release me... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017659 | Vehicle air-conditioning system A vehicle air-conditioning system adjusts the temperature at an outlet by a combined amount of air flowing through a first bypass passage adjusted by an air mixing door and air flowing through a second bypass passage adjusted by a cool air adjusting door independent... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014008 | Steering system for vehicle A motor driving method for a steering apparatus for applying an auxiliary steering force to a steering system with two motors. When the two motors are driven, a first one of the two motors is operated first. Thereafter, the other, second motor is driven, whereby smo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004048 | Vehicle steering handle A steering handle includes a hub mounted to a steering shaft and a pair of grips mounted to the left and right of the hub. The left and right grips are gripped by a driver for steering. The left and right grips are radially slidable with respect to the hub. This all... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976556 | Electric power steering apparatus Electric power steering apparatus includes an electric motor for producing steering assist torque corresponding to steering torque applied to a steering system, and a worm gear mechanism for transmitting the steering assist torque to the steering system. The worm of... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971727 | Vehicle brake system A vehicle brake system includes a brake mechanism for individually braking wheels, and a brake controller for controlling the brake mechanism against an oblique collision from behind or an offset collision with a host vehicle. The controller includes a collision pre... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971473 | Steering system for vehicle Steering apparatus for transmitting a driving force of a motor through a gear mechanism to a rack shaft of a steering system and applying the driving force to steering road wheels in a steering direction. The apparatus has first and second motors. In the transmissio... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962196 | Mode switching control device of vehicle air-conditioning apparatus A mode switching control device of a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus capable of selecting vent mode delivery, whereby air is delivered to an upper part of the inside of a passenger compartment; foot mode delivery, whereby air is delivered to a lower part of the p... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962230 | Gas exhaust structure of fuel-cell-powered vehicle A gas exhaust structure of a fuel-cell-powered vehicle includes a recess formed in a rear bumper with a surrounding wall. An opening of the recess is covered with louvers to allow ventilation, thereby to form a chamber. A discharge end of the discharge pipe is mount... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6783158 | Vehicle A vehicle including a body frame (20) commonly used on a two-wheeled automotive vehicle (10), a three-wheeled automotive vehicle (140), and a four-wheeled automotive vehicle (200). A head pipe (23) is formed on a front frame (22... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6684830 | Variable valve timing engine An EGR passage 8 that recirculates exhaust gases in an exhaust pipe 5 of an engine 1 to an intake system by negative intake-gas pressure is provided. An intake cam 24 that opens and closes an intake valve 6 is provided so that a phase angle of the intake ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6554739 | Control system for automatic vehicle transmissions A system for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein the initial value of the desired pressure to be supplied to a hydraulic clutch for the current gear now being engaged is determined appropriately, when conducting a power-on downshif... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550532 | Fuel evaporator A fuel evaporator (1) includes an evaporation chamber (11) to prepare a fuel gas FG by evaporating a liquid fuel FL with heat, a fuel injector (40) to supply a liquid fuel to the evaporation chamber, a plurality of heating medium tubes (12) to lead a comb... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6238018 | Process for controlling braking-force distribution in vehicle A braking-force distribution control process controls the front and rear wheel braking-force distribution in a vehicle by regulating the braking liquid pressure ratio for front and rear wheel brakes, based on differences between front wheel speeds and rea... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6199011 | Navigation system and a vehicle control system A navigation system is provided where an error in the road data and an omission of the road data can be compensated for, and a vehicle control system is provided for using the navigation system. A yaw rate generation starting position, a yaw rate peak pos... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5890575 | Control apparatus for hydraulically operated vehicular transmission A changeover valve (13) connected to a shift valve unit (12) via four oil passages L3-L6, and two pressure regulating valves (141, 142) are provided. At speed changing when the changeover valve (13) is in a first (right) position, an... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5813389 | Cylinder-by-cylinder air-fuel ratio-estimating system for internal combustion engines A cylinder-by-cylinder air-fuel ratio-estimating system for an internal combustion engine includes an air-fuel ratio sensor arranged in the exhaust system of the engine, at a confluent portion of the exhaust system. The air-fuel ratio of a mixture supplie... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5460136 | Evaporative fuel-adsorbing device and evaporative emission control system including same An evaporative fuel-adsorbing device adsorbs evaporative fuel generated from a fuel tank of an internal combustion engine. A partition divides the interior of a casing at least into a first adsorbent chamber and a second adsorbent chamber. Adsorbents are ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 4945740 | Vehicle steering lock device A vehicle steering lock device mounted to an automotive vehicle, in which a rotor in a cylinder lock is rotated to a lock position by the operation relevant to the rotor, comprises switching means for detecting a specific pushing operation to the rotor, e... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4634486 | Upholstery material for seats and method of making the same An upholstery material for use on a seat, includes an intermediate resilient member composed of a plurality of sheet-like or block-shaped resilient bodies having different thicknesses and arranged in order of thickness, a face sheet covering one surface o... | 01/06/1987 |
