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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8108969 | Checker-equipped door hinge device for vehicle A checker-equipped door hinge device for vehicle includes: a first bracket fixed to one of a body and a door; a second bracket fixed to another one of the body and the door; a hinge pin connecting the first and second brackets to each other, and allowing the bracket... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7913354 | Automobile door checker An automobile door checker includes a case secured to a door, a check plate that runs movably through the case and is pivotably supported on a body, a detent member fitted into and retained by the case and working in cooperation with a detent face of the check plate... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7437802 | Door hinge with checker A door hinge with a checker include: a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm which are connected to be relatively rotatable by a hinge pin; a check cam which is provided at the first hinge arm and has positioning recessed portions on its outer peripheral surface; a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7383614 | Door checker for automobile A door checker includes: a check lever 6 formed, at the proximal end thereof, with a boss 10 connected to a bracket 7 via a shaft 8; a case 1 having through holes 4, 5 through which the check lever 6 passes; and shoes... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7240399 | Door checker for automobile In a door checker for an automobile, including: a case; a check plate which movably extends through the case and which has on its opposite sides ball guide grooves extending in a lengthwise direction; a pair of ball holders accommodated in the case; a pair of balls ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7213302 | Door retention device used in process of manufacturing automobile In order to ensure that a door can be retained at least in a fully opened position and a slightly opened position by the combination of a smaller number of exclusive parts with a hinge connecting a body and a door in a door retention device used in a process of manu... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7143473 | Door checker for automobile A door checker for an automobile includes: a check lever 6; a case 1 through which the check lever 6 passes and which is fixed to a door D; and a shoe 19 which is housed in the case 1 and in sliding contact with detent surfaces 9 o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6928695 | Checker-equipped door hinge A checker-equipped door hinge includes a checker that is provided between first and second hinge arms and imparts a stepwise limiting resistance to pivoting of the two hinge arms relative to each other. The checker includes a check cam that is formed separately from... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6880204 | Checker-equipped door hinge A checker-equipped door hinge is provided in which a first notch and a second notch are respectively provided on the front surface and the reverse surface of a fixed base of a second hinge arm, and a torsion spring is formed from a single length of spring wire rod s... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6871382 | Door checker for automobile In a door checker for an automobile, including an intermediate recess which is formed in a side face of a check lever and deeper than a ball guide groove and into which a check ball is fitted by a biasing force of a check spring in order to generate a moderation res... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6813811 | Door checker for automobile A door checker for an automobile includes a case secured to a door, and a check plate mounted to extend through the case and supported on a body. A pair of detent members and resilient members for urging the detent members against opposite sides of the check plate a... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6728993 | Structure for pivotally supporting check plate of door checker In a check plate supporting structure, a check plate of a door checker interposed between a door support and a door supported on the door support is turnably supported on a bracket mounted to the door support. A pivot secured to the bracket is relatively turnably pr... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6334605 | Pantagraph-type jack In a pantagraph-type jack, a base comprises an upper base member and a lower base member which are connected to each other relatively movably in the vertical direction, inner ends of a pair of lower arms are swingably connected to the upper base member vi... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6161816 | Pantagraph-type jack, and process for producing the same A pantagraph-type jack includes a pair of lower arms and a pair of upper arms. Upper ends of the lower arms and lower ends of the upper arms are connected to each other through first and second connecting shafts. An externally threaded rod is rotatably bu... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5707043 | Electric power tool for driving jack A driving joint includes a joint block secured to an output shaft of an electric driving unit, and a U-shaped connection plate connected at its opposite ends to the joint block and provided at its front wall with an elongated connection hole. The connecti... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5529286 | Jack In a pantagraph type jack, a pair of side plate portions are provided at an upper end of each lower arm, and a pair of side plate portions are provided at a lower end of each upper arm, the pairs of side plate portions being superposed on each other. Oute... | 06/25/1996 |
