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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448237 | Rotational element position detector for door latch assembly To prevent an erroneous installation of a rotational detection lever and a rotational element, one of a plurality of toothed portions of a rotational element is made into a larger toothed portion which is larger in pitch and/or tooth height, and one of a plurality o... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7216901 | Operation force transmitting member for door lock apparatus An operation force transmitting member of a door lock apparatus has a guide tube and an inner cable passed through the guide tube and is connected to one of the door lock apparatus and an operating device for operating the door lock apparatus at the upper end portio... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7121043 | Actuating device for open/close member of vehicle A connecting rod is provided with a bent portion in a substantially middle part thereof so that a lower section of the connecting rod below the substantially middle part in a vertical direction may be inclined, with respect to the longitudinal direction of a guide r... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7073291 | Device for automatically controlling opening and closing of a vehicle slide door A device for automatically controlling a slide door for a vehicle, wherein the slide door is adapted to open and close along a guide track installed in a vehicle body, the device having a door drive device, a motor load detection device, a door position detection de... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6866250 | Tensioning device for cable inserted through flexible tube A tensioning device for a cable inserted through a flexible tube, in which the flexible tube is fixed at one end to a stationary member, and the cable is connected to a movable member relative to the stationary member. The tensioning device includes a socket fixed t... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6841955 | Moving body drive control device A moving body drive control device characterized by mutually balancing a magnitude of driving force TK and a magnitude of braking force TB, both of the forces being generated by a motor, to approximate a moving speed of a moving body 100 to a target speed hig... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6729071 | Device for automatically controlling opening and closing of a vehicle slide door A device for automatically controlling a slide door for a vehicle, wherein the slide door is adapted to open and close along a guide track installed in a vehicle body, the device having a door drive device having a motor, a motor load detection device, a door positi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6637783 | Opening and closing device of vehicle lock apparatus In a state where a rotary member has stopped at a position other than a neutral position, an actuating lever can be returned to the neutral position by an urging device, and retained in the neutral position, by shifting a switching member from a connectin... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6594567 | Automatic opening/closing device of vehicular opening/closing body and controlling method An automatic opening/closing device of a vehicular opening/closing body, which gradually increases a duty until a rotary pulse cycle is definitely decided at a stage before a jamming determining time comes, thus making it possible to move a backdoor even ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6546672 | Cable guide structure for window regulator A cable guide structure for a window regulator is provided with rails aligned so as to be parallel with each other, moving elements for supporting a window panel, a cable connected to said moving elements. A diagonally cabling portion of the cable is line... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6513859 | Opening and closing apparatus for an opening and closing member of a vehicle The pinion pivotally mounted on a vehicle body by the axis parallel to a hinge axis is linked by the motor provided on the vehicle body so as to be rotated in forward and reverse directions, the rack engaging the pinion is provided on the edge of the rack... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6499776 | Automotive lock opening and closing apparatus An output mechanism includes a closing lever adapted to rotate from a neutral position in two opening and closing directions when a motor is allowed to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise and to rotate a latch from a half-latched position to a full-latc... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6435605 | Vehicle sunroof device A vehicle sunroof has a tilting lid provided at a front part of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle. The tilting lid is adapted to be moved vertically at a rear end thereof with lifter mechanisms. A sliding lid is provided at a rear part of the openi... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431023 | Lever pivoting structure A lever pivoting structure is mounted on an inner panel of a vehicle door. The structure comprises a first circular opening formed in the inner panel and a shaft member including a body portion, an enlarged flange portion formed on a rear end of the body ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401392 | Power operating apparatus for vehicle door A power operating apparatus for a vehicle door moveable between an opened position and a closed position, includes a drive mechanism provided at the inside of a vehicle body with respect to a door opening of the vehicle door to power move the vehicle door... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398288 | Control device of automotive pivoting door A motor vehicle has a pivoting door that pivots upward and downward. A control device for controlling the pivoting door comprises an electric drive unit that drives the pivoting door by an electric power; a door operation switch that permits the pivoting ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6361104 | Vehicle sunroof device A vehicle sunroof has a tilting lid provided at a front part of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle. The tilting lid is adapted to be moved vertically at a rear end thereof with lifter mechanisms. A sliding lid is provided at a rear part of the openi... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6338224 | Movement transmission mechanism installed in automotive door A door includes outer and inner panels which are combined to define therebetween a given space. A window pane is vertically movably installed in the given space, an actuating device is connected to the outer panel, an actuated device is connected to the i... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6328272 | Seat slide unit Only a left lock mechanism is coupled directly to an operation bar of comparatively high rigidity and a right lock mechanism is coupled to the left lock mechanism via a wire as a coupling member. The operation bar is rotatably supported at left and right ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6312047 | Vehicle sunroof device A vehicle sunroof has a tilting lid provided at a front part of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle. The tilting lid is adapted to be moved vertically at a rear end thereof with lifter mechanisms. A sliding lid is provided at a rear part of the openi... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6290289 | Sunroof apparatus When a lid is situated at its fully closing position, a guide pin of a drive shoe is contacted with the front end of a guide groove formed in a guide member. From this state, as a drive shoe is driven and rotated forwardly, the guide pin is moved backward... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6283535 | Apparatus for driving vehicle door to open and close A kinetic conversion mechanism includes a driving pulley pivotally connected to one end portion of a board which is pointed in the direction of substantially crossing the hinge shaft of a door, coupled to the output shaft of a motor and capable of forward... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6267420 | Latch mechanism for open-close member of a vehicle In a latch mechanism of an open-close member for a vehicle, a latch plate to be inlaid on a striker when a lid is closed and a detent lever for holding the latch plate in latched condition are pivotally supported by a base plate whose lower portion branch... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6264253 | Door lock apparatus provided with a sensing switch In a door lock apparatus having an engagement mechanism that can rotate between an open position corresponding to an open position of a door and a full latch position corresponding to a door closed position as the door is opened and closed, the engagement... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6253634 | Vehicular opener device having a recessed operation lever An opener device having an operation lever rotatably supported so as to open a lid member through a remote operation, and a spring hooked at one end to spring hooking member of the operation lever so as to elastically urge the operation lever, and hooked ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6223468 | Electric door closure An electric door closure comprises a rotation lever connected to a first rotation shaft of a latch plate to rotate therewith. An electric door actuator is mounted in a lock proper. An arm member is pivotally connected to the lock proper through a second r... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6196626 | Vehicle sunshade device A pushing projection having a portion for abutment at a front end thereof and a pulling-in projection having a portion for engagement at a rear portion thereof are provided on an upper surface of a front end portion of a rear sunshade so as to protrude th... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193288 | Electric lid closure An electric lid closure generally comprises a lock unit mounted to a trunk lid and an electric closing unit mounted to a trunk room mouth. The lock unit includes a latch plate, and the electric closing unit includes a support base, a striker base pivotall... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189400 | Lid opener A lid opener for use in a vehicle comprises a base member secured to a vehicle body. A control lever is pivotally connected to the base member. A rear portion of the control lever is connected through a wire to a latch mechanism of a lid member. The contr... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6186585 | Vehicle sunshade device A vehicle sunshade device has guide rails disposed on both sides of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle. The guide rails each has a guide groove having in turn a straight portion oriented longitudinally and extending substantially horizontally and an... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6186588 | Sunroof device for a vehicle A sunroof device for vehicles uses rods in place of the cable, which is inserted in a guide rail in the convention sunroof device. In addition to guide members, a shoe is provided at a predetermined position on each rod such that the shoe is located close... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6176528 | Electric lid closure An electric lid closure generally comprises a lock unit mounted to a trunk lid and an electric closing unit mounted to a mouth portion of a trunk room. The lock unit includes a latch plate and a locking plate by which the latch plate is locked at its latc... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6164015 | Device for automatically controlling opening and closing of a vehicle slide door A device for automatically controlling the operation of a sliding door for a vehicle, the sliding door being mounted on a side of the vehicle body so as to automatically be operated by a driving source such as a motor and freedom and safety incompatible w... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6145917 | Door operating apparatus for vehicle A door operating apparatus for a vehicle back door is comprised of a wire, a winding mechanism, a guide pulley, a tension mechanism and a stopper. The winding mechanism is installed at one of a vehicle body and the back door and is connected to an end of ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6134837 | Door holding control system for a vehicle slide door A door-holding control system for a vehicle slide door includes a slide door moved for its opening and closing on and along a guide track of a vehicle body by a slide door Moving mechanism, a clutch mechanism for interruptively transmitting a mechanical p... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6134836 | Device for automatically controlling the closure of a sliding door for a vehicle A device for automatically controlling the open-close of a vehicular sliding door enabling to smoothly change the slide door open-close control system from a manual to an automatic with decreasing any shock generated in changing the mode. Having a drive s... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6113162 | Door open/close detector A door open/close detector is incorporated in a door lock device. The door lock device includes a case, a latch plate pivotally connected to the case to pivot between a latch position to latch a striker and an open position to release the striker, and a l... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6087794 | Automatic open-and-close system for a vehicle slide door An automatic open-and-close system for a vehicle slide door includes a slide door being moved for its opening/closing along a guide track provided on a vehicle body by a slide door moving mechanism, a clutch device for intermittently transmitting a power ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6050632 | Sliding shoe for sun roof device An automotive sun roof device comprises a roof opening, a lid sized to cover the roof opening, a guide rail extending along a side of the roof opening, and a bracket secured to the lid. A sliding shoe is slidably engaged with the guide rail. The sliding s... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6048003 | Door lock device with half-latch detector A door lock device comprises a latch plate pivotally connected to the body and a pawl member pivotally connected through a pivot shaft to the body and engageable with the latch plate to retain the same in given positions. The pawl member is secured to the... | 04/11/2000 |
