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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152220 | Rear door A rear door that includes an upper section, a lower section that connects to the upper section, a trim provided to an inner face of the rear door, and a pull handle portion provided in an interior-side design surface of the trim, the pull handle portion including a ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7357083 | Initiator An initiator is incorporated in an inflator in order to trigger the inflator through propagation of flame from an initiating explosive to a gas generator of the inflator. The initiator includes a closed-bottomed tubular capsule for accommodating the initiating explo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7293838 | Seat for vehicle A seat for a vehicle has an upper panel provided integrally with a seat back which can be tilted forward and rearward by operating an operation lever for reclining use. At a first operation position of an operation lever for walk-in use, the operation lever for walk... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267317 | Slide device A slide device, comprising first class members having spaces opening to sides formed in the longitudinal directions thereof and second class rail members positioned in the spaces, wherein either of the first and second class rail members movable relative to each oth... | 09/11/2007 |
| 6835439 | Panel for air bags and method of manufacturing the same A panel for an airbag of an automobile is formed by integrally molding a cover body, which is made of a synthetic resin, with a main body, made of another synthetic resin. The panel includes a joint portion, joined with the cover body, and provided around an opening... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6825623 | Opening and closing control device of opening and closing member for a vehicle An opening and closing control device of opening and closing member for a vehicle includes a motor for actuating the opening and closing member, and a control unit for driving the motor so as to become a predetermined target speed and for driving the motor in revers... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6806436 | Series spot welding method, device for carrying out the method, and electrodes employed in the method or the device In a series spot welding method, leading edge portions of pressed electrode tips crush bearing surfaces that are one stage higher than a general portion. Thereby, the bearing surfaces are first deformed into a spherical shape. The bearing surfaces thus deformed into... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6582181 | Vehicle seat A lift-up mechanism (50, 150) installed inside a vehicle serves to move a seat unit (10, 110) into or out of the vehicle. The seat unit (10, 110) is used as a passenger seat inside the vehicle and as a wheelchair outside the vehicle. Connecting plates (56... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6557919 | Rotating vehicle seat With respect to a rotating seat for a vehicle, for example, for the elderly or the handicapped, the known art requires two operations of moving a seat body forward and rotating it to a door opening, and is thus poor in usability. Further, if the seat is p... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6449905 | Automatic open and close device for door A device is structured to be integrated with a major components such as a movable unit and a stator contained in a rail member for easy removal from downward of the lintel, thus eliminating adjustment work on site. Since the door may be simply installed o... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6416272 | Wheelchair with retractable wheels for conversion to vehicle passenger seat A lift-up mechanism (50, 150) installed inside a vehicle serves to move a seat unit (10, 110) into or out of the vehicle. The seat unit (10, 110) is used as a passenger seat inside the vehicle and as a wheelchair outside the vehicle. Connecting plates (56... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6390536 | Mounting structure for center rail of slide door In a mounting structure for a center rail, a recess extending horizontally along the lower edge of a window opening of a lateral face of a vehicle body is formed, and the center rail is disposed in the recess to guide a slide door. The center rail is divi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6224130 | Mechanism for mounting seat belt of center seating space of a vehicle seat A mechanism for mounting a seat belt of a center seating space of a vehicle seat which exhibits sufficient strength and reduces weight and production costs to the greatest degree is provided. Such a mechanism is provided by separating a seat into a right ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6185868 | Automatic closer of pop-up door of vehicle A connection wire is connected to a part of a rear door popped up in a door-opening direction by an urging force. A pulley rotates responsive to a driving motor inside a wire-winding device to wind the connection wire thereon. In this manner, the rear doo... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6170196 | Apparatus for keeping upwardly swinging door of vehicle at desired angle One end of a connection wire is connected to a rear vehicle door which can be popped up by an urging force from a user. An apparatus for maintaining the position of the upwardly swinging rear door once it is opened at a desired angle includes a pulley for... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6113187 | Folding seat for vehicle An upper rail is slidably provided on a lower rail fixed to a floor of a vehicle body. The front end of a seat cushion is connected with the front end of the upper rail such that the seat cushion is pivotal forwardly for inversion. The lower end of a seat... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6021989 | Swivel assembly of a vehicle seat A swivel assembly of a vehicle seat including a ring-shaped upper plate fixed to a seat side member of a vehicle; a ring-shaped lower plate fixed to a floor side member of the vehicle; and a set plate holding the upper plate between it and the lower plate... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5986420 | Apparatus for automatically opening and closing pop-up door of a vehicle One end of a toothed cable is connected to a rear door of a vehicle. The toothed cable moves forward and backward, thus opening and closing the rear door. A drive motor imparts a moving force to the toothed cable. An electromagnetic clutch connects the dr... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5547255 | Reclining device for vehicle A reclining device for a vehicle includes a lower arm secured to a seat cushion of a vehicle seat, and an upper arm secured to a seat back of the vehicle seat. A ratchet plate of which an upper end is secured to the upper arm is turnably supported by the ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5134324 | Moving magnet type linear motor for automatic door In a moving magnet type linear motor for automatic door of the invention, a stator fixed inside a guide rail having a substantially .andgate.-shaped cross section and a moving unit having a substantially U-shaped cross section are combined so that a heigh... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4702517 | Detachable-type vehicle sun shade A detachable-type vehicle sun shade apparatus is disclosed for use in vehicles having glass sun roofs installed between a center roof material and an exterior panel, both of which define an opening. The opening has a flange mounted trim strip therearound ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4664352 | Suspension device for vehicle seat A suspension device for a vehicle seat has a lower frame secured to a vehicle floor, an upper frame disposed above the lower frame in parallel for mounting the vehicle seat, link plates disposed in parallel on the front side and the rear side of a vehicle... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4641065 | Moving coil type linear motor A moving coil type linear motor comprises a rail of generally U-shaped cross section, permanent magnets of flat plate-shape and magnetized in the direction of thickness and provided on an inner side of the rails with varied polarities of magnetic poles ne... | 02/03/1987 |
