| KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO Patent applications |
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| 20120134166 | MIRROR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Arrangement accuracy of a transmission member with respect to an exposure hole is increased. In a door mirror device for a vehicle, a turn lamp is assembled to a bracket, a visor rim, and a visor cover, and an exposure portion of a lamp lens of the turn lamp is exposed by an exposure hole of a lower visor cover. As an anchor plate of the lower visor cover is inserted into an anchoring hole of the lamp lens and a fitting column of the lamp lens is inserted into a fitting hole of the lower visor cover, the lamp lens is positioned in the lower visor cover. Therefore, the accuracy precision of the exposure portion with respect to the exposure hole can be increased, thereby enhancing the appearance of a gap between the exposure portion and the periphery of the exposure hole. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134040 | MIRROR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Motor bodies are housed between a case and a case-inner, with the whole of the outside-periphery surrounded by an outer peripheral wall. The upper-side-outer-peripheral face of the outer-peripheral wall slopes continuously downwards on progression from an uppermost portion of the outer-peripheral face towards a vehicle right side edge of the outer-peripheral face, and slopes continuously downwards from the uppermost portion towards the vehicle left side edge of the outer-peripheral face. Accordingly, even suppose water is to reach the upper side of the upper-side-outer-peripheral face, the upper-side-outer peripheral face of the outer-peripheral wall causes such water to always flow downwards towards the lower side of the outer-peripheral wall, and hence water can be suppressed or prevented from remaining standing on the upper-side-outer peripheral face of the outer-peripheral wall | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134038 | MIRROR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Suppressing liquid from seeping into an adjusting section through a discharge hole. In a vehicle door mirror device an opening hole in a holder portion of a mirror-surface adjustment-device is in communication with opening outlet of a mirror holder outer through an opening outlet in the mirror holder outer and a gap between the mirror and the mirror holder outer. Accordingly, even suppose water seeps into the mirror-surface adjustment-device through the opening hole in the holder portion, the water would be externally discharged outside the mirror holder outer through the opening hole, the opening outlet, the gap and the opening outlet. Furthermore, even suppose water at high pressure from outside the mirror holder outer is to reach the opening outlet, the water can be suppressed from seeping into the mirror-surface adjustment-device through the opening outlet and the opening hole due to the water pressure being reduced in the gap. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134037 | VEHICLE MIRROR APPARATUS - There is provided a vehicle mirror apparatus including: a mirror provided to a vehicle; a worm gear rotated by driving force from a base end side of the worm gear; a wheel gear engaged with the worm gear, the wheel gear adjusting a mirror-face angle of the mirror by being rotated due to the worm gear rotating; and a radial direction stopper portion that stops radial direction displacement of the worm gear towards the wheel gear radial direction outside by the leading end side of the worm gear making contact with the radial direction stopper portion. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120124875 | Exterior Sign - An exterior sign includes a main body, which has a design, a plating material, which is arranged on an inner surface of the main body, wherein the plating material is visible through the main body, and a double-layered protective layer, which is arranged on the plating material. The double-layered protective layer includes a first protective layer and a second protective layer. The first protective layer is arranged closer to the plating material than the second protective layer and has a lower level of contractility during curing than the second protective layer. The second protective layer has a higher level of corrosion resistance than the first protective layer. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120119053 | MIRROR DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - Accuracy of positioning of a turning body to a mounting member when the mounting member and a support member are separate components is improved. In a vehicle door mirror device, a stand of a housing device is mounted to a base by being fastened with mounting screws. Axial directions of the mounting screws are angled with respect to an axial direction of the stand. An inner periphery abutting face and a vertical abutting face of the stand are abutted against an outer periphery abutting face and a perpendicular abutting face of the base in directions perpendicular to the axis of the stand. Thus, the stand is positioned to the base in whole directions perpendicular to the axis of the stand. Therefore, positioning accuracy of the housing device and a main body portion to the base in whole directions perpendicular to the axis of the stand can be improved. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120119009 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - There is provided a webbing take-up device including: a spool to which an end of webbing is anchored and that takes up the webbing by rotating in a take-up direction; a lock portion that restricts rotation of the spool in a pullout direction, in a coupled state capable of transmitting rotation force to the spool; a sensor portion that actuates in a rapid vehicle deceleration state in which a vehicle is being decelerated with a deceleration of a specific value or greater, a state in which the spool is rapidly rotated with an acceleration of a specific value or greater in the pullout direction, or a combination thereof; a drive portion that rotates the spool in the take-up direction by forward driving force output and that actuates the sensor portion; and a clutch portion that couples the spool and the lock portion by actuation of the sensor portion. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120111709 | Switch Device - A switch device includes a lid arranged between a tactile switch, which is arranged on a substrate, and an operation button, which is coupled to a retainer so that the operation button can be pushed. The lid includes an opening at a location corresponding to the tactile switch. A lower surface of the elastic member is coupled to a surface of the lid. The operation button, when pushed, activates the tactile switch with an elastic member. The operation body, when released from the pushed state, deactivates the tactile switch as a reaction force of the elastic member returns the operation button to an initial position. The switch device includes a projection that supports the operation button. The projection is formed on an upper surface of the elastic member at a location corresponding to the surface of the lid. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120096970 | SHIFT DEVICE - In a shift lever device, a first-link is held at a permitting-position due to a release button being operated. Therefore, when a shift lever is operated from a “P” shift position, when a second-link is pushed toward a vehicle right side by the shift lever, even if a magnet is not energized, the second-link is rotated in a state where sliding of the first-link toward a vehicle right is impeded. Operation of the shift lever from the “P” shift position is thereby forcibly permitted. Here, the first-link is disposed at the permitting-position that is an initial-position, and, due to the release button being operated, the first-link is held at the permitting-position. Therefore, there is no need to move the first-link by operation of the release button, and the operation load and operation stroke of the release button can be made to be small. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120085197 | IGNITION SWITCH OPERATION RESTRICTING DEVICE - An operation restricting device includes an operation knob to be turned by a user, a rotor member to rotate integrally with the operation knob, a case member enclosing the rotor member to be rotatable therein, a stopper member being movable along a radial direction of the rotor member in the rotor member, the stopper member restricting a rotation of the rotor member by engaging with a wall part of the case member, a spring for always providing a spring force biasing the stopper member outside the rotor member in the radial direction, a solenoid to retain a plunger by being energized, and a link member rotatably engaging with the plunger. When the solenoid is energized, the turning of the operation knob allows the stopper member to move back into the rotor member against the spring force such that the engaging of the stopper member is released. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120083234 | Receiver - A receiver includes an antenna unit that is able to receive a transmission signal from a subject alternately at different reception levels. A wave detection unit wave-detects the transmission signal to generate a detection signal. The detection signal has a signal level that becomes fixed in accordance with the transmission signal when the antenna unit receives the transmission signal at a reception level greater than or equal to a reception limit, and the signal level of the detection signal becomes non-fixed when the antenna unit receives the transmission signal at a reception level that is less than the reception limit. A correction unit removes, when the detection signal includes a fixed value session and a non-fixed value session, the non-fixed value session and corrects the signal level of the non-fixed value session to a level equivalent to the signal level of a fixed value session. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120083148 | POWER FEEDING PLUG LOCKING DEVICE - A power feeding plug locking device that locks a power feeding plug to a power feeding inlet. The power feeding inlet is arranged in a machine including a door that can be locked. The locking device includes a lock mechanism of which operational state is shifted between a lock state and an unlock state. The lock mechanism prohibits removal of the power feeding plug from the inlet in the lock state and allows removal of the power feeding plug from the inlet in the unlock state. An operation unit is operated when switching the operational state of the lock mechanism between the lock state and the unlock state. A door lock state confirmation unit confirms whether the door of the machine is locked. A controller controls the operational state of the lock mechanism based on the operation of operation unit whether the door is locked. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120067994 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - In a webbing retractor, the center of a rack and rack-teeth in an axial direction of a pinion is placed on the opposite side of a leg plate side with respect to the central axis of a cylinder. The piston is acted upon by a tilting-force toward the leg plate side from the pinion. A stop portion of an upper stay is placed on another leg plate side of the leg plate. Even when the piston is acted upon by the tilting force toward the leg plate side from the pinion, the stop portion can stop the movement of the leg plate toward the other leg plate side, and tilting of the piston and the cylinder toward the leg plate side can be suppressed. Moreover, the need to increase the strength of a frame and so forth can be eliminated, so the webbing retractor can be made compact and lightweight. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120065839 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A communications system for a vehicle includes control units, that receive supply of electricity from an on-vehicle battery to control devices mounted on the vehicle and are connected to each other via a controller area network (CAN). Each control unit monitors operational states of the other control units. At least one of the control units has a power management module. The power management module monitors signals on the CAN to detect a signal indicating whether or not the at least one control unit needs to be activated, and, based on the detected signal, the power management module adjusts the amount of electricity supplied from the battery to the at least one control unit. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120062361 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A wireless communication system for a vehicle has a portable device that transmits a wireless signal and a vehicle-mounted device that receives the wireless signal from the portable device. Each time a switch in the portable device is turned on, the portable device updates a portable device rolling code and transmits a wireless signal including the portable device rolling code. The vehicle-mounted device receives the wireless signal through a receiver and authenticates the portable device through comparison between the portable device rolling code included in the wireless signal and the vehicle rolling code. The vehicle-mounted device locks or unlocks the vehicle door if the portable device is authenticated. When the wireless signal is received through the receiver after the most recent locking or unlocking of the vehicle door has been carried out using the mechanical key, the vehicle-mounted device locks or unlocks the vehicle door if the switch is turned on for n (n is an integral number greater than or equal to 2) times or more. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061225 | SWITCH UNIT - A switch unit for detecting movement of a target object in a first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction includes a first movable body arranged to move in the first direction together with the movement of the target object in the first direction, a first substrate provided with a first detecting unit for detecting a position of the first movable body in the first direction, a second movable body arranged to move in the second direction together with the movement of the target object in the second direction, and a second substrate provided with a second detecting unit for detecting a position of the second movable body in the second direction. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120032018 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device capable of smoothly releasing rotation locking while also stabilizing a load support direction during rotation locking. A pawl is equipped with a flat plane shaped load receiving face. The pawl is normally retained in a load receiving position but is rotationally moved when imparted with drive force of a drive mechanism section. The lock ring is equipped with a protrusion portion set with a lower rigidity than the rigidity of the pawl. The lock ring is not capable of rotating by the protrusion portion being supported by the load receiving face of the pawl, and rotation is permitted by moving the load receiving face away from the protrusion portion with rotational movement of the pawl. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032017 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device comprising a take-up shaft on which webbing is taken up; a movement member that is moved at a specific occasion; a rotation member comprising a coaxially provided rotation shaft support portion and an accommodation portion formed at the periphery of the rotation shaft support portion, the take-up shaft being rotated in the take-up direction by the rotation member meshing with the movement member and being rotated during movement of the movement member; and a shaft bearing member disposed on a rotation shaft support portion side of the rotation member, the shaft bearing member comprising a main body portion, a shaft bearing wall that projects out from the main body portion towards a rotation member side and is accommodated in the accommodation portion, and a shaft bearing hole formed in the main body portion and the shaft bearing wall for supporting the rotation shaft support portion. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120030490 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system includes a network formed by a plurality of control units, each operated in a high power consumption mode and a low power consumption mode. A selected one or more of the control units act solely or in cooperation with each other to implement a specific function. Each of the selected one or more of the control units related to the specific function is set in the high power consumption mode. Each of the non-selected control units unrelated to the specific function is set in the low power consumption mode. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025001 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - There is provided a webbing take-up device including: a seating portion formed to a cylinder shaped body and facing towards a cylinder shaped body axial direction second side; a bar shaped body housed at the inside of the cylinder shaped body and comprising a protrusion portion protruding out from the bar shaped body towards the cylinder shaped body axial direction second side; a push nut attached by fitting over the protrusion portion; and a washer through which the protrusion portion is inserted, the washer being seated against the seating portion with a face of the washer on the side of the washer away from the seating portion in contact with the push nut, and the rigidity to bending of the washer set higher than the rigidity to bending of the push nut. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024404 | GAS FLOW STRUCTURE AND WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - Plural door portions are formed by sectioning the gas blowing section of the gas generator with slits. In a state in which gas has been generated by the gas generator, the plural door portions part at the slits and open towards the outside of the casing body. A gas flow path section is connected to a peripheral wall section configuring an deployment space permitting opening of the door portions. The gas flow path section is provided with an upstream portion which is in communication with the deployment space and formed along a direction orthogonal to the direction of gas blowing from the gas blowing section, and an opening portion provided at the gas inflow side, which is set so as to communicate with a space which is between adjacent door portions when the door portions | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120013111 | PRETENSIONER MECHANISM - A pretensioner mechanism comprising webbing capable of restraining a vehicle occupant; a cylinder member into which gas is supplied when specific conditions occur; a movement member provided so as to be capable of moving inside the cylinder member, the movement member being formed with a communication hole that communicates a first side and a second side of the movement member; a closure member that is inserted into the communication hole and substantially closes off the communication hole to such an extent that pressure from the gas supplied into the cylinder member causes the movement member to move towards the first side and the restraining force of the webbing on the occupant is increased; and a communication groove formed between the communication hole and the closure member to communicate a first side of the closure member with a second side of the closure member. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120009454 | Portable Device - A portable device, which performs wireless communication with a communication peer, includes a battery, which powers an electronic component, and a case, which accommodates the electronic component and battery. The case includes a battery compartment having an opening. An elastic waterproof seal surrounds the opening. A battery lid, which covers the opening, is formed integrally with the waterproof seal and coupled to the case in a direction perpendicular to a radial direction of the waterproof seal. A rim around the opening of the battery compartment pushes the waterproof seal when coupling the battery lid to the case thereby elastically deforming the waterproof seal in an inward radial direction. The waterproof seal, when elastically deformed, keeps the battery lid coupled to the case and seals the battery lid and case in a liquid-tight state. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006927 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - When disassembling after a gas being supplied into a tube member, the gas in the tube member is discharged before the tube member and a moving member become separable. In a webbing take-up device, a cover plate cannot be removed from a frame and thereafter a cylinder and a piston inside the cylinder cannot be separated before covering of a fixing screw with a covering section of a plate being released by removing a screw from an exhaust port of the cylinder and by removing the plate from the cylinder. Thus, after a high-pressure gas being supplied into the cylinder, the high-pressure gas inside the cylinder can surely be discharged by removing the plate from the cylinder and the exhaust port is opened by the screw before the cylinder and the piston being separated. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120005895 | METHOD FOR MAKING CIRCUIT BOARD - A method for making a circuit board includes separating a plurality of versatile circuit boards from a collective board by cutting a connecting portion of the collective board, the plurality of versatile circuit boards being connected each other via the connecting portion, and cutting a part of a wiring formed on each of the plurality of versatile circuit boards to produce the circuit board. The cutting of the part of the wiring is conducted within the separating of the plurality of versatile circuit boards. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110315805 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device that is both capable of promoting reductions in size and weight and capable of excellently maintaining coupling strength between a pawl member and a ring portion. A clutch plate and a lock ring of this webbing take-up device are coupled by plural teeth provided at the clutch plate meshing with plural teeth provided at the lock ring. This lock ring is specified to have a lower material strength than the clutch plate. A tooth height H | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110309181 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A coil spring is provided in a compressed state between a coupling wall section provided at a clutch guide and an inner-side locking section. The clutch guide is provided with a support section which supports one axial-direction end section of the coil spring from a side opposite to the clutch cover in an axial direction of the clutch guide. The clutch cover is provided with a leading-end protruding section which is projected with respect to the inner-side locking section so as to be inserted in the other axial-direction end section of the coil spring. The leading-end protruding section is inclined, with respect to a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the clutch cover, toward a support section side, so that the coil spring is curved so as to be convex to the support section side. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309180 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - When attempt is made to insert a fitting-shaft section into a fitting-hole section in a state where phases of the fitting-shaft section of a spring-screw and the fitting-hole section of an adapter about a central-axis line of a spool-body are not matched, shaft-section-side inclined-surfaces formed at shaft-section-side protrusions abut to hole-section-side inclined-surfaces formed at hole-section-side protrusions, so the shaft-section-side inclined-surfaces press the hole-section-side inclined-surfaces in such a direction inclined in a pull-out direction to a projecting-direction of a shaft-section body from a flange section. The adapter having received a pressing force generated by this pressing at the hole-section-side inclined-surfaces has rotated in the pull-out direction, and then the phases of the fitting-hole section and the fitting-shaft section have aligned about the central-axis line of the spool-body, each shaft-section-side protrusion intrudes into a gap between the hole-section-side protrusions adjacent to each other, and the fitting-shaft section fits into the fitting-hole section. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309179 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - The present invention is to suppress a generation of a noise due to repeatedly hitting a clutch plate against a clutch cover and a clutch guide. A webbing take-up device is provided with a clutch cover fixed to a sub-torsion shaft so as to be rotatable integrally therewith; a clutch guide arranged so as to face the clutch cover, and supported capable of relatively rotating to the sub-torsion shaft; a lock ring formed around the clutch cover and the clutch guide; and a clutch plates turned to a lock ring side while being guided by the clutch guide in accordance with relative rotation of the clutch guide to the clutch cover into one rotational direction, and engaged with the lock ring. L-shaped springs which urge the clutch plates to a clutch cover side are formed integrally with the clutch guide. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309178 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - A webbing retractor has a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism includes a lock member; a clutch cover; a clutch guide that is positioned between the clutch cover and a spool, the clutch guide being supported in a relatively rotatable manner with respect to the lock member, the clutch guide being capable of relatively rotating between an unactuated position and an actuated position with respect to the clutch cover, the clutch guide being engaged with a trigger member positioned on a side of the spool and being held in the unactuated position; a spring provided in a compressed state between the clutch cover and the clutch guide; a pawl positioned between the clutch cover and the clutch guide, and being engaged with the ring unit; and an axial-direction separation restricting mechanism that restricts axial-direction separation between the clutch cover and the clutch guide while allowing the relative rotation of the clutch cover and the clutch guide with respect to each other. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110308346 | GEARSHIFT LEVER FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A gearshift lever for switching a gear range of a vehicle transmission includes a lever body, which accommodates a detent rod, and an operation unit, which is arranged on the lever body. The operation unit is pushed to disengage the detent rod from a detent receptacle formed in a base plate and cancel pivoting restriction of the lever body. The operation unit includes an inclined surface on which the detent rod slides. The inclined surface moves the detent rod in a direction in which the detent rod disengages from the detent receptacle when the operation unit is pushed. The operation unit also includes a coil spring, which biases the operation unit in a direction that is the same as a direction in which the operation unit is pushed to hold the detent rod in contact with the inclined surface, and a mount, which positions the coil spring. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110303780 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A sleeve is fitted in a spool so as to be arranged coaxially with the spool. A fit-insertion hole including plural female splines is formed on a cylindrical inner side of the sleeve coaxially with an axial line of the sleeve. A fit-insertion portion, which is fit-inserted in the fit-insertion hole, of a sub torsion shaft is coaxial with an axial line of the sub torsion shaft and provided with plural male splines formed on an outer peripheral side of the fit-insertion portion. As a result of rotational displacement of the sleeve about the axial line thereof and regulation of rotation of the sub torsion shaft, so an axial center of the fit-insertion portion is made to coincide with an axial center of the fit-insertion hole, a fit-insertion portion side of the sub torsion shaft is fixed by a fixing mechanism with respect to the sleeve. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303779 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - When a retaining portion for a first load absorbing wire and a second insertion hole of a second load absorbing wire are aligned with each other in a spool radial direction, and a retaining portion for the second load absorbing wire and a first insertion hole of the first load absorbing wire are aligned with each other in a spool radial direction, the forming position of the retaining portion for the first load absorbing wire is set further to the spool radial direction outside than the second insertion hole so that the retaining portion of the first load absorbing wire and the second insertion hole do not align with each other along the spool axial direction in this state. Similarly the forming position of the retaining portion for the second load absorbing wire is set further to the spool radial direction outside than the first insertion hole. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302972 | KEY AND LOCKING DEVICE - A key includes a body that is plate-shaped to be inserted into a locking device, and a groove that is formed in the body and engages with a plurality of tumblers of the locking device to allow locking and unlocking operations. The groove includes, at a location corresponding to one tumbler of the locking device, a non-engagement part that does not engage with the one tumbler. The groove may include an inside groove, and the non-engagement part may include a notch portion that the inside groove is cut to reach an edge portion of the body. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302969 | KEY CYLINDER INSTALLATION STRUCTURE - A key cylinder installation structure includes a key cylinder including a flange that is fixed to a trunk of a vehicle, the flange including a mounting hole through which a mounting bolt is inserted into a reference hole and a secondary reference hole, respectively, formed in the trunk, the key cylinder being operable to lock and unlock the trunk, and a pad that is attached to the flange of the key cylinder and includes a hole through which the mounting bolt is inserted and a projection projecting toward a center of the key cylinder in the hole of the pad. When the mounting bolt is inserted into the mounting hole, the projection of the pad lies between the mounting bolt and the mounting hole. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110300736 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR POWER FEEDING PLUG - A locking device that locks a power feeding plug to a power receiving connector, one of the power feeding plug and the power receiving connector including a hook, the other one of the power feeding plug and the power receiving connector including a catch, the locking device including a lock bar that is moved between a first lock position, at which it holds the hook on the catch and a first unlock position, at which it permits the hook to move away from the catch. A wire is moved between a second lock position, at which it is engaged with the lock bar and restricts movement of the lock bar to the first unlock position, and a second unlock position, at which it is disengaged from the lock bar and permits movement of the lock bar to the first unlock position. A motor is arranged at a position separated from the power receiving connector. A cam transmits the driving force of the motor to the wire. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110300728 | LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device that locks a power feeding plug to a power receiving connector and locks a lid covering the power receiving connector. The locking device includes a lock bar that locks a hook, which is arranged on the power feeding plug, to a catch, which is arranged on the power receiving connector. A hook restriction member permits and restricts movement of the lock bar. A lid restriction member permits and restricts opening of the lid. A motor moves the hook and lid restriction members. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110296881 | KEY INTERLOCK DEVICE - A key interlock device includes a solenoid that holds a plunger when the solenoid is excited, and a link member that includes a shaft around which the link member is rotatable, and engages with the plunger so as to transmit a restraining force opposing an operation force of a key when the solenoid is excited. The shaft of the link member is disposed on a virtual line extending from a line of force of the operation force of the key. The key interlock device may include an engaging part through which the key interlock device is attached to a body of a steering lock device and which is disposed behind the shaft to which the operation force of the key applies. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110294328 | PLUG LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device that locks a power feeding plug to an inlet of an plug-in vehicle to restrict removal of the power feeding plug from the inlet. The locking device includes a housing coupled to the inlet. The housing covers a peripheral portion of the inlet and includes a hook port that receives the hook when the power feeding plug is inserted into the inlet. A lock bar, which is arranged in the housing, moves between a lock position, in which the lock bar locks the hook to the inlet, and an unlock position, in which the lock bar permits the hook to move relative to the inlet. The lock bar, when located at the lock position, blocks the hook, which is hooked to the inlet, to restrict removal of the housing from the inlet. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291464 | CAP ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND CAP - There is provided a cap attachment structure, including: a cap that is attached to a wheel of a vehicle; a first elastic deformation portion that is provided at the cap, the first elastic deformation portion being elastically deformed and engaging with the wheel while the cap is attached to the wheel; and a second elastic deformation portion that is provided at the cap, the second elastic deformation portion not being elastically deformed while the cap is attached to the wheel, and the second elastic deformation portion being elastically deformed by engaging with the wheel when the cap is detached from the wheel. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290930 | WEBBING RETRACTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROTATION DETECTING MEMBER - In a webbing retractor, when a V gear has been rotated in a withdrawal direction following a spool and a W pawl has been relatively displaced with respect to the V gear by inertial force, the rotation of the V gear is regulated and a lock plate regulates the rotation of the spool. A first center-of-gravity adjusting hole and a second center-of-gravity adjusting hole are disposed in the W pawl, and the sensitivity of detecting the inertial force is adjusted as a result of a center-of-gravity position of the W pawl being adjusted. The first center-of-gravity adjusting hole and the second center-of-gravity adjusting hole are disposed away from an outer peripheral surface of the W pawl, so the center-of-gravity position of the W pawl becomes adjustable without having to change the outer peripheral shape of the W pawl. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290929 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - A webbing retractor includes a retracting shaft; a lock member regulating the rotation of the retracting shaft in the pulled-out direction; a rotating body connected to the retracting shaft; a rotation detecting member that is relatively displaced with respect to the rotating body by inertial force, by which rotation of the rotating body in the pulled-out direction is regulated, and by which the lock member is actuated; and a regulating member having an engaging portion that engages with the rotation detecting member because of the rotation of the rotating body in the retraction direction. The regulating member regulates the relative displacement of the rotation detecting member with respect to the rotating body resulting from rebound of the stopping of the retraction of the webbing, and the engagement of the engaging portion with the rotation detecting member is released as the engaging portion is displaced toward a radial direction inside of the rotating body by the rotation of the rotating body in the pulled-out direction. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290928 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In an insertion hole formed in an adapter, a side wall which presses an insertion piece of a stopper with an urging force of a spiral spring has a wall surface parallel to a virtual straight line passing a center of the adapter and positioned on the virtual straight line. Thus, a direction which the wall surface of the side wall presses the insertion piece of the stopper is along a facing direction which the side wall and another side wall face each other, and is not inclined outward in a radial direction of the adapter with respect to the facing direction. Thereby, a pressing force applied from the wall surface of the side wall to the insertion piece of the stopper does not cause the insertion piece to be extruded from the insertion hole. Thus, insertion state of the insertion piece to the insertion hole can be satisfactorily maintained. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290927 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In a webbing take-up device, a housing chamber is provided integrally at an axial-direction end portion of the spool, and opens to an outer-side in a radial-direction of the spool. A lock plate is housed in the housing chamber, and a side surface of the housing chamber is engaged with the lock plate at a predetermined occasion, and rotation of the spool in a drawing-out direction is regulated. An opening-side end portion of the side surface is arranged at a position away from a slit in a circumferential-direction of the spool. Thus, a wall part passing the side surface and being along the axial-direction becomes larger, so strength of the spool can be enhanced. Further, an outer-side of the housing chamber in the axial-direction is closed, so strength of the housing chamber can be enhanced, with the result that the strength of the spool can be further enhanced. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110287649 | CHARGING INLET DEVICE - A locking device for a power feeding plug installed in a vehicle. The vehicle includes an inlet that receives the power feeding plug to charge a battery, which powers a motor. A door antenna transmits a verification signal to an electronic key. The locking device includes a lock bar moved between lock and unlock positions. The lock bar blocks the power feeding plug, which is attached to the inlet, when located at the lock position to prohibit removal of the power feeding plug from the inlet. An inlet antenna transmits the verification signal to an area that includes the inlet. The inlet antenna and door antenna are arranged at different locations. A controller moves the lock bar when verification of the electronic key is accomplished in response to the verification signal from the inlet antenna. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110281452 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR POWER FEEDING PLUG - A locking device for a power feeding plug that prevents unauthorized removal of the power feeding plug from an inlet. The locking device includes a lock mechanism that locks the power feeding plug to the inlet. The lock mechanism includes an actuator and a lock member pivotable by the actuator between a lock position, at which the lock member locks the power feeding plug to the inlet, and an unlock position. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110281447 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR POWER FEEDING PLUG - A power feeding plug for use with a power receiving connector includes a hook that engages the power receiving connector. A manual operation portion is operated to disengage the hook from the power receiving connector. A locking device selectively prohibits operation of the manual operation portion. The locking device includes a key cylinder operated by an authentic mechanical key. A lock mechanism moves in cooperation with the key cylinder. When the authentic mechanical key operates the key cylinder, the lock mechanism is moved between a lock position, to prohibit removal of the power feeding plug from the power receiving connector, and an unlock position, to permit removal of the power feeding plug from the power receiving connector. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278140 | Restriction Mechanism for Ignition Switch - A vehicle starter switch device including a cylinder, a rotor rotatable in the cylinder to a plurality of rotational positions including a first position and a second position, an ignition switch connected to the rotor, and a restriction mechanism that restricts and permits the rotation of the rotor. The restriction mechanism includes a single solenoid that restricts rotation of the rotor from the first position to the second position when de-energized. The solenoid also permits rotation of the rotor from the second position to the first position when de-energized. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110277519 | IGNITION SWITCH OPERATION RESTRICTING DEVICE - An operation restricting device for an ignition switch includes a body including a turning restriction portion at a first position and a second portion, a rotor rotatably disposed in the body, a locking pin held movably in a turning plane of the rotor by the rotor, for restricting a first turn of the rotor from the second position to the first position, and a second turn of the rotor from the first position to the second position, the first turn and the second turn being opposite to each other, and a plate disposed movably or immovably in a movement plane of the locking pin, for permitting the first turn and the second turn of the rotor by switching an actuator. The turning restriction portion at the second position includes a turning lever to turn in the turning plane of the rotor. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110277516 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR POWER FEEDING PLUG - A locking device that prevents unauthorized removal of a power feeding plug from an inlet. The locking device is provided with a lock mechanism, which includes a lock member that locks the power feeding plug to the inlet, and an operation member, which is operated at least when shifting the lock mechanism to a lock state. The operation member applies an operation force to the lock member to mechanically move the lock member and shift the lock mechanism to a lock state. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110207347 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED CONNECTION TO OUTLET - An unauthorized connection prevention device use with an outlet, which is electrically connectable to a connection plug arranged on a basal end of a charging cable that supplies commercial power to a power receiving connector. The unauthorized connection prevention device includes a verification circuit that performs verification to determine whether an authorized operator is electrically connecting the connection plug to the outlet. A lock mechanism switches, in accordance with a result of the verification performed by the verification circuit, between an unlocked state, which permits connection of the connection plug to an outlet port of the outlet, and a locked state, which prohibits connection of the connection plug to the outlet port. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110204173 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - An operating load of an overload releasing mechanism is made to be high by a simple method. In a webbing retractor, spring claws engage with recesses of a rotor, and a gear wheel and the rotor are connected. When relative rotational force is applied between the rotor and the gear wheel, the spring claws elastically deform and engagement thereof with the recesses is released. Due thereto, connection of the rotor and the gear wheel is released, and the overload releasing mechanism is operated. Here, urging members urge the spring claws toward a side of engaging with the recesses. Due thereto, the operating load of the overload releasing mechanism can be made to be high by a simple method of merely adding the urging members. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110201223 | LOCK STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY CHARGING CONNECTOR - A battery charging connector lock structure that locks a power feeding connector to a receptacle of a power receiving connector. The connector lock structure includes a restriction member that moves between a lock position, in which the restriction member restricts movement of a hook of the power feeding connector to prohibit removal of the power feeding connector from the receptacle, and an unlock position, in which the restriction member releases the hook to permit removal of the power receiving connector. The restriction member includes an extension. A stopper is coupled to the extension of the restriction member and moves the restriction member to the lock position or the unlock position. A drive source moves the stopper to move the restriction member to the lock position. An urging member is arranged on the extension of the restriction member to move the restriction member to the lock position. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110194202 | VEHICLE MIRROR APPARATUS - A vehicle mirror apparatus comprising a mirror provided at a vehicle; a pivoting member holding the mirror; a sliding part provided at the pivoting member; a holding member pivotably holding the pivoting member, whereby an angle of a mirror surface of the mirror is adjusted; and a pivoting surface provided at the holding member. The sliding part is made slidable on the pivoting surface while a gap is provided between an edge of the holding member at a side of the pivoting member and the pivoting member in a pivoting radial direction of the pivoting member. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110186676 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device which can improve the workability of the assembly work of a tension reducer is obtained. In this webbing take-up device, a take-up spring unit is arranged closer to the opening side of a case than a reduction spring unit within a case. For this reason, when a clutch is arranged inside the reduction balance spring and the inner end of the reduction balance spring in a spiral direction is locked to a spring case of the clutch, the clutch and the reduction balance spring can be easily and visually recognized from the opening side of the case. Thus, the other end of the reduction balance spring can be easily locked to the spring case. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110186675 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device with a small difference in a frictional force between an outermost layer portion of a spiral spring along a circumferential direction of a rotating body and an inner peripheral portion of the rotating body is obtained. A reduction sliding spring is formed in a curved shape, such that the radius of curvature becomes gradually larger in a predetermined ratio toward a longitudinal central portion from both longitudinal ends in a state where the reduction sliding spring has not been elastically deformed in a circular shape. The amount of elastic deformation accompanying a minute change in a position from the longitudinal central portion to both longitudinal ends becomes approximately equal in a state where the reduction sliding spring has been elastically deformed in the circular shape. Therefore, a radially outward elastic force having substantially a center of the reduction sliding spring as its center becomes approximately equal. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110174911 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE - Provided is a webbing winding device having a lock mechanism in which a driven body is less influenced by an inclination of a driving body. A peripheral wall extends from an edge portion of a penetration hole formed at a sensor gear constituting the lock mechanism toward a link member, and a guide hole is formed at a bottom wall formed at the front end of the peripheral wall. An engagement pin of the link member passes through the guide hole from the base end portion rather than the front end portion thereof in the protruding direction. Further, in the front end side of the engagement pin passing through and protruding from the guide hole, the outer peripheral portion is spaced apart from the inner peripheral portion of the peripheral wall. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110174910 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE - It is provided a webbing winding device with good assembly characteristics of components in a second lock unit. In the webbing winding device, due to a leading end of a spring tab of a guide plate interacting with ratchet teeth of an internal ratchet and a second lock base rotating in the pull-out direction in this state, relative rotation occurs between the guide plate and the second lock base, and a second lock pawl is meshed with the ratchet teeth of the internal ratchet. Since this configuration is not a configuration in which relative rotation between the guide plate and a second lock base is induced by bias force of bias means, such as a compression coil spring or the like, there is no bias force received in the rotational circumferential direction when the guide plate and the second lock base are being assembled, resulting in easy assembly. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110174106 | SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - In a shift lever device, even when a magnet is immovably installed, the shift lever device can shift a shift lever between blocking and allowing operation from a “P” shift position to an “R” shift position because a first link and a yoke plate are slidable, a second link is rotatable with respect to the first link, and the magnet switches between attraction and non-attraction with respect to the yoke plate. For this reason, the magnet can be immovably installed. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110133012 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In a V-sensor of a webbing take-up device, concave portions are formed in supporting walls of a supporting member having a spring property, and peak ends of a rotating shaft of a sensor pawl gets into the concave portions, and the rotating shaft is thereby supported by the supporting walls. Cone-shaped concave portions come into contact by pressure with the cone-shaped peak ends of the rotating shaft due to the elasticity of the supporting walls, and therefore, when the rotating shaft attempts to be displaced in the axis direction thereof and in a direction orthogonal to the axis direction of the rotating shaft, the elasticity of the supporting walls withstand displacement of the rotating shaft. As a result, occurrence of a rattle of the rotating shaft, that is, the sensor pawl can be prevented or restrained. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110127363 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device comprising a spool and a locking unit having a locking unit main body having a rotational acceleration detecting unit, wherein the rotational acceleration detecting unit comprises a second rotating body; a rotation transmission member provided at the second rotating body; an inertial mass body having a pressing portion and provided at the second rotating body; a biasing means provided at the second rotating body; and a retaining portion provided at the second rotating body to pinch the rotation transmission member together with the inertial mass body biased by the biasing means, thereby retaining the rotation transmission member in a state in which the rotation transmission member does not engage with the first rotating body, and to release retention of the rotation transmission member when relative rotation is produced between the second rotating body and the inertial mass body. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110121122 | ENGAGING MEMBER SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - An engaging member supporting structure having a rotating body being connected to a spool, transmitting rotation to the spool and having rotation from the spool transmitted thereto; a support body provided coaxially with the rotating body; an engaging member provided at the support body and rotating in one direction to engage with the rotating body; a shaft potion formed at one of the support body or the engaging member; and a bearing portion formed at the other of the support body or the engaging member in such a manner that the shaft portion is inserted therein, whereby the engaging member is rotatably provided at the support body, wherein, in a state in which the engaging member engages with the rotating body, a clearance is formed between an outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion and a portion of an inner peripheral surface of the bearing portion. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110109447 | KEY LOCATOR FOR ELECTRONIC KEY SYSTEM - A key locator includes a first and second antenna arranged in a vehicle. A first query unit transmits a challenge from the first antenna. A second query unit transmits a challenge from the second antenna to an electronic key responding to the challenge of the first query unit. A key locating unit determines the location of the electronic key in accordance with whether responses to the challenges from the first and second antennas are received from the electronic key. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110101143 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device that can regulate displacement of a held part such as clutch while suppressing or preventing a drop in the assembility of the held part such as clutch. A projection is formed on a bridge portion in a wall portion on the opposite side of a holding portion side. When a cover plate is attached to a frame, a base portion of the cover plate contacts a distal end of the wall portion, but at the portion where the rojection is formed, the based portion presses the projection and bends the bridge portion. By the bridge portion bending, a touching surface of the holding portion contacts a base portion of a clutch plate and regulates displacement of the clutch plate. Moreover, in a state where the bridge portion is not bending, a clearance is formed between the touching surface and the base portion when the clutch plate is disposed, so the clutch plate can be also be easily attached. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110095658 | ROTATIONAL ANGLE DETECTOR - A rotational angle detector provided with a circular rotary plate integrally rotatable with a rotor of a motor and including a circumferential surface having marks, which are spaced apart by different angular intervals in a circumferential direction. A rotational angle detection unit is arranged along the circumferential direction of the rotary plate to detect a rotational angle of each mark, rotated together with the rotary plate, in a predetermined detection zone. The rotational angle detector determines, when adjacent marks are located in the detection zone, angular intervals between the adjacent marks based on the rotational angle of each mark, specifies a mark that is located in the detection zone based on the determined angular intervals, and detects the rotational angle of the rotor based on the rotational angle of the specified mark rotating in the detection zone. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110089280 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device enabling a reduction in size of an overload release mechanism and easy adjustment of an operation torque of the overload release mechanism is provided. In the overload release mechanism of this webbing take-up device, rotary force of a large diameter gear is transmitted to a small diameter gear via plural annular friction springs. The friction springs are disposed between an inner periphery face of a main body portion of the large diameter gear and a tubular portion of the small diameter gear, side by side along an axial direction of the two gears. Consequently, a radial direction enlargement of the large diameter gear and small diameter gear due to space for disposing the friction springs may be restrained. Moreover, the operation torque of the overload release mechanism may be adjusted stepwise by changing the number of the friction springs to be used, in accordance with requirements. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110084691 | ROTATION DETECTOR - A rotation detector includes a first distance sensor disposed to face a rotating body with a gear portion formed non-parallel to a rotation axis for continuously measuring a distance from the gear portion during rotation of the rotating body, a second distance sensor disposed at a position different from the first distance sensor in a direction of the rotation axis for continuously measuring a distance from the gear portion during rotation of the rotating body, and an axis shift detecting portion for detecting an axis shift of the rotation axis based on a variation in the distance measured by at least one of the first and second distance sensors. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110079673 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE - Provided is a webbing winding device capable of mounting a holding member for holding a pretensioner on a frame easily. The webbing winding device has a holder which is mounted on a leg plate only by applying loads to tip ends (upper ends) of load receiving pieces and pushing the tip end (bent portion) sides of engagement claws into hole portions. With this structure, the operation of mounting the holder on the leg plate is easy and does not need any component such as screw. As no fastening component such as screw for mounting the holder on the leg plate is required, the cost for components is reduced and as no fastening step of screw is required, such cost is also reduced. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110068771 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor for outputting a detection signal corresponding to a current flowing through a bus bar. The current sensor includes a magnetic core that concentrates and amplifies a magnetic field generated by the current near a detection portion of the bus bar. A magnetic detection element detects the magnetic field concentrated by the magnetic core and outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the detected magnetic field. The detection portion of the bus bar and the magnetic core are molded integrally with each other. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068614 | PRETENSIONER - In the present pretensioner, press contact portions are formed further to a side of an open end of a packing housing section than central portions of opposing faces along a depth direction of the packing housing section. Accordingly, when a packing is being fitted into the packing housing section, no great resistance is imparted to a curved face side of the packing from a press contact wall of a housing section body and the opposing face, and the packing is fitted comparatively smoothly therein. Consequently, even when fitting the packing into the packing housing section, a packing main body is largely resilient-deformed, such that a large collapse in a through hole can be prevented, and the sealing ability of the seal due to deformation of the packing main body can be effectively enhanced. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110058391 | INVERTER DEVICE - An inverter device includes a power module, which converts DC power into AC power, and a bus bar, which is fastened to a terminal of the power module by a bolt. In a state in which a current sensor is arranged between the terminal of the power module and the bus bar, the bolt fastens together the bus bar, the current sensor, and the terminal. The current sensor detects current flowing through the bolt to detect current flowing through a power supply route, which includes the bus bar. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110050222 | CURRENT SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SENSOR MODULE FOR USE IN CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor for outputting a detection signal corresponding to a current flowing through a bus bar. The current sensor includes a magnetic core that concentrates and amplifies magnetic flux generated by the current near a detection portion of the bus bar. A magnetic detection element detects the magnetic flux concentrated by the magnetic core and outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the detected magnetic flux. A signal processing circuit includes electronic components and processes the electrical signal output from the magnetic detection element to generate the detection signal. A lead frame holds the magnetic detection element and the electronic components. The magnetic detection element, electronic components, and lead frame are combined to form a single sensor module. The current sensor detects the current flowing through the bus bar with the sensor module and outputs the detection signal. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110031340 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - Assembling performance of a torsion bar to a spool is improved. When a webbing take-up device is assembled, the torsion bar is inserted into the spool while catch projections of a serration pillar of the torsion bar are corresponded to insertion grooves of an insertion hole of the spool. Subsequently, in a state where the serration pillar of the torsion bar arrives at an catch hole of the spool, the torsion bar is rotated in a winding direction with respect to the spool, so that the catch projections are caught by catch surfaces of catch grooves of the catch hole, whereby the torsion bar is made non-removable from the spool. Therefore, a direction in which the torsion bar is assembled to the spool is made to be only an axial direction of the spool, and assembling performance of the torsion bar to the spool can be improved. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110018531 | Magnetic Sensor and Method for Manufacturing Magnetic Sensor - A method for manufacturing a magnetic sensor. The method includes forming a plurality of magnetic detection elements on a substrate to form a bridge circuit, forming a protective film that protects the magnetic detection elements on the substrate, forming a plurality of stress absorption grooves near each of the magnetic detection elements by etching the protective film to produce a multilayer substrate including the protective film, the stress absorption grooves, and the magnetic detection elements, packaging the multilayer substrate, and annealing the multilayer substrate prior to the packaging. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110013411 | Door Mirror Device - Disclosed in a door mirror device capable of continuously emitting light from two light guides. The door mirror device comprises: a first light-emitting light guide arranged in the visor part of a door mirror foldably mounted on the door mirror support part of a vehicle; a second light-emitting light guide provided in the door mirror support part, an end of the second light-emitting light guide facing to an end of the first light-emitting light guide so as to have continuity with the first light-emitting light guide; and a light source configured to emit light toward the first light-emitting light guide and the second light-emitting light guide, the light source being provided in the visor part. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110006147 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE - A webbing winding device includes a clutch mechanism interposed between a spool and an output shaft of a motor and has a simple structure and high operability. In an interference piece that has an interference portion interfering with a connection pawl when an input gear of a clutch is rotated in the winding direction, a base portion is disposed between an outer retaining ring and an inner retaining ring formed at a gear box, and the base portion comes into press contact with an inner peripheral portion of the outer retaining ring and an outer peripheral portion of the inner retaining ring. The interference portion keeps interfering with the connection pawl until a pressing force more than a maximum static frictional force generated between the inner peripheral portion of the outer retaining ring and the outer peripheral portion of the inner retaining ring, and the base portion is applied to the interference portion, thereby rotating the connection pawl. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100314478 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - To obtain a webbing take-up device that can not only transmit to a take-up shaft only rotation from a motor by a clutch but is also simple and compact. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100308988 | Turn Signal Illumination Controller - A turn signal illumination controller monitors the lateral movement distance of a vehicle from when a turn switch lever is operated so as to illuminate a turn signal indicator. When the lateral movement distance is greater than or equal to a threshold value indicating completion of lane changing, the turn signal illumination controller cancels the turn signal indicator. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100300231 | SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - In a shift lever device, when the shift lever is operated from a position C to a position N, a pusher slides along a select sliding region of an indexing section due to biasing force. In the indexing section, an anchor is formed at positions over the entire range of the select sliding region by a secondary resin penetrating completely into a through hole in a primary resin. Therefore, lifting of the secondary resin relative to the primary resin can be suppressed during molding of the secondary resin. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100289720 | COUPLING STRUCTURE FOR ANTENNA DEVICE - A coupling structure for an antenna device including a housing, which retains an antenna element for transmitting or receiving a communication signal, and a wire harness, which extends out of the housing. The coupling structure includes a coupling member that couples the wire harness to a conductor when coupling the housing to a coupling location. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100289619 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes an antenna element, a wireless circuit, and electronic circuit, a substrate, a conductor, and a stub. The antenna element transmits or receives a communication signal. The wireless circuit is connected to the antenna element. The electronic circuit differs from the wireless circuit. The wireless circuit and electronic circuit are arranged in positional isolation on the substrate. The conductor is connected to the substrate to connect the antenna device to another device. The stub is arranged in a substrate part in which the wireless circuit is located. The stub has a pattern length that causes resonance at one fourth of a wavelength of the communication signal. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100264245 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device includes a speed-reduction mechanism that reduces rotation speed of a motor to transmit rotation force to a take-up shaft. An overload release mechanism is disposed at a middle position of the speed-reduction mechanism. The overload release mechanism includes a large-diameter gear rotating with the rotation speed of the motor being reduced and the rotation force being transmitted, a spring member mounted to the large-diameter gear, and a small-diameter gear provided to rotate relatively to the large-diameter gear, rotating the take-up shaft when the rotation speed thereof is reduced and the rotation force is transmitted to the take-up shaft, engaging with the spring member to become a state where relative rotation with respect to the large-diameter gear is stopped, and slides with the spring member when the rotation force acts between the large-diameter gear to become a state where relative rotation to the large-diameter gear is allowed. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100235026 | HYBRID CAR TRAVEL MODE SETTING DEVICE - A travel mode setting device for a hybrid car capable of ensuring the security against car theft and convenience when the car is lent to the third party. The hybrid car has travel drive sources and selectively uses one of them and can travel in one of travel modes. Authenticating means separately authenticate the car user and creates authentication results. Limiting means limits the travel modes to the usable travel modes according to the results of the authentication by the authenticating means. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100220857 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING SECRET KEY - A secret key registration system which registers a secret key in a portable key device and vehicle. A first transformation equation is stored in a writer and the vehicle. A second transformation equation is stored in the portable key device and the vehicle. The writer transmits a registration code to the portable key device and generates intermediate data with the first transformation equation of the writer. The intermediate data is transmitted to the portable key device, which generates the secret key from the intermediate data with the second transformation equation. The portable key device transmits the registration code to the vehicle. The vehicle generates intermediate data from the registration code with the first transformation equation of the vehicle, and then generates the secret key from the intermediate data with the second transformation equation. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219051 | Vehicle Turn Signal Device - A turn signal device for a vehicle for activating a turn signal in accordance with operation of an operation lever. The turn signal device includes a turning state detection unit, which detects a turning state of the vehicle. The turning state detection unit monitors a temporal change in the turning state of the vehicle after the turn signal is activated. The turning state detection unit deactivates the turning signal when detecting that the vehicle first turns in an activation direction of the turn signal, then turns in a direction opposite to the activation direction, and afterward turns again in the activation direction. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100207625 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor includes an annular magnetic core that includes a closed magnetic path including a void in a portion thereof, and a magnetic body for focusing flux of a magnetic field generated around a conductor that carries a measured current, and a magnetic detecting portion for detecting flux of a magnetic field generated in the void of the magnetic core. The magnetic core includes a plurality of pairs of stepped portions on a pair of opposing end surfaces that form the void, the stepped portions descending along a direction separating from the conductor. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100192649 | KEY DEVICE - Rotation of a rotating member to a predetermined rotational position is properly regulated by a regulating member even when a thickness of the regulating member in a rotating shaft direction is made smaller. In a steering lock device, a pair of restricting portions formed in a release frame of a release link is disposed at both-sides of a link in front- and rear-direction, so restricts tilt of the link to both-sides in the front- and rear-direction. For this reason, even if thickness of the link in the front- and rear-direction in the vicinity of the shaft is made smaller, when rotation of a cam shaft from an “ACC” position to a “LOCK” position is regulated by the link, tilt of the link to both-sides in the front- and rear-direction can be suppressed, so that the link can properly regulate rotation of the cam shaft from the “ACC” position to the “LOCK” position. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100192646 | KEY REGULATING DEVICE - A driving section and a regulating member are easily mounted to a subject of assembly. In an interlock unit, a solenoid, a shaft, a link, a release link, and a torsion spring are integrated together by means of a unit box. By the interlock unit being mounted to a lock body, the solenoid, the shaft, the link, the release link and the torsion spring can be mounted to the lock body. For this reason, it is not necessary that the solenoid, the shaft, the link, the release link and the torsion spring are separately mounted to the lock body, and the solenoid, the shaft, the link, the release link and the torsion spring can be easily mounted to the lock body. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100192645 | KEY DEVICE - A regulating member, an allowing member and an urging member are easily assembled to a subject to which these members are assembled. When assembling of an interlock unit is carried out, with a fitting convex portion of a link being fitted into a fitting concave portion of a release link, a torsion spring (particularly, a connecting portion) is temporarily elastically deformed, and a pair of spiral portions of the torsion spring are mounted to spring holding shafts of the link and the release link, respectively. As a result, the link, the release link and the torsion spring can be brought into a temporarily assembled state, and can be easily assembled to a unit box. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100188198 | FUNCTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A function display device includes an operating portion, a display portion for displaying a function operable by the operating portion, a trigger information generating portion that generates trigger information for displaying the function on the display portion based on movement of an operator with respect to the operating portion, and a control section for controlling the display portion based on the generated trigger information so as to display the function in a region of the display portion easily visible from the operator. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100156621 | DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR - A directional indicator includes a momentary type turn signal lever supported to undergo a swing operation and automatically returning to a neutral position after the swing operation, a turn switch operated by the swing operation of the turn signal lever in a first zone for generating a turn signal for informing a driving direction of a vehicle and for setting an auto turn cancel mode for automatically canceling the turn signal, a manual switch operated by the swing operation of the turn signal lever in a second zone for setting a manual mode for manually canceling the turn signal, and a turn signal control section for controlling cancellation of the turn signal based on an operating state of the turn switch and the manual switch. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100154497 | MECHANICAL KEY AND LOCKING/UNLOCKING KEY - The portability of a mechanical key and a locking/unlocking key having the mechanical key is improved. The mechanical key is housed in a portable device in such a manner that a key plate is folded into two at a portion formed with an inner groove. Thus, the housing space for housing the mechanical key can be reduced and the portable device can be made smaller. Accordingly, the portability of the locking/unlocking key can be improved. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100147986 | WEBBING RETRACTING DEVICE - A webbing retracting device that may prevent entering of an end-lock state when a spool rotates in the pull out direction on rebound just after completion of taking up of the webbing belt. A restriction weight is provided on a V gear. The restriction weight moves in the pull out direction relative to the V gear by acceleration when the V gear is rotated in the take up direction, and furthermore, the restriction weight pivots about a support pin under centrifugal force due to rotation of the V gear and attains a contact position. In such a state, even if the inertial mass attempts to displace toward the lock activation direction, the restriction weight interferes with the inertial mass and restricts displacement of the inertial mass toward the lock activation direction. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100142163 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME - A circuit board is fixed to a housing including a boss-like fixing part by being fastened by a fixing tool. The circuit board includes a printed portion formed in a region that the circuit board contacts with the housing. The printed portion includes a lattice printed portion formed by silk screening on a periphery of a fixing hole through which the fixing tool is inserted, and a ring printed portion formed by silk screening on a periphery of the lattice printed portion. The lattice printed portion includes a non-printed region, and the ring printed portion includes no non-printed region. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100142162 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device for vehicle outer mirror includes a control board that mounts a control element for electrically controlling an outer mirror driver portion, a driver board that is separated from the control board and mounts a drive element for driving the outer mirror driver portion based on a control signal from the control board, and a housing for housing therein the control board and the driver board that are electrically connected by a coupling means. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100102880 | LOAD DRIVE DEVICE - A load drive device has a load drive unit including an input system electrically connectable to a control power supply and an output system electrically connectable to a load drive power supply. The load drive unit supplies the electrical load with load drive voltage from the load drive power supply via the output system when the control power supply applies control voltage to the input system. A potential difference detection unit detects a potential difference between the control voltage and the load drive voltage. A potential fixing unit fixes a potential at a control system electrical route, connecting the control power supply and the input system of the load drive unit, to a prohibition level that prohibits the output system of the load drive unit from driving the electrical load when the potential difference detected by the potential difference detection unit exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100097737 | LOAD DRIVING DEVICE - A load driving device including a semiconductor switch arranged in a current path extending from a power supply to a load. A control circuit controls activation and deactivation of the semiconductor switch. The control circuit deactivates the semiconductor switch when it is determined that overcurrent is flowing through the current path. A current detector detects current that is flowing through the current path. The control circuit determines that overcurrent is flowing when the current detector continuously detects current that is greater than a threshold value over a predetermined detection time. The detection time is set to be shorter than the time from when the current in the current path exceeds the threshold value to when an increase in resistance value of the semiconductor switch resulting from heat generated by the current lowers the current to the threshold value. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100090817 | VEHICLE ELECTRONIC KEY SYSTEM - A vehicle electronic portable key system including a master key and sub-key. A retainer is arranged in the vehicle to retain the sub-key. A control unit determines whether the master key or sub-key is located in a vehicle interior or exterior wireless communicatable area. When the key is located in one of the wireless communicatable areas, the control unit permits various operations of the vehicle in accordance with the communicable area in which the key is located. The control unit determines that the sub-key is in a lent state if the sub-key is removed from the retainer when the master key is located in the interior wireless communicatable area. In a state in which the sub-key is located in one of the wireless communicatable areas after removal from the retainer, the control unit limits the operations of the vehicle unless the sub-key is determined as being in the lent state. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100090454 | PRETENSIONER - In the pretensioner, a guiding wall is provided in a generator-side passing portion of a gas passing portion, and an inner portion of the generator-side passing portion at a portion where the guard wall is set is located to a base end rather than a tip end of a wire protective cylinder. Further, a gas generator mounting hole and the generator-side passing portion is inclined to be directed the base end of the wire protective cylinder. For this reason, gas that is jetted from a gas generator is blown to the base end of the wire protective cylinder or a surrounding portion thereof. As a result, even though the thickness of the wire protective cylinder is not set to be large, it can be against pressure of the blown gas. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100083716 | ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEVICE AND MOTOR DAMPING STRUCTURE - An electric steering wheel lock device including a lock bar which moves between a lock position, at which the lock bar prohibits rotation of a steering shaft, and an unlock position, at which the lock bar permits rotation of the steering shaft. An electric motor generates drive force for moving the lock bar. A motor holding member for holding the electric motor includes a motor fastening portion having two contact portions, which face toward each other, to clamp a casing of the electric motor. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100073130 | KEY HOLDING DEVICE FOR IN-VEHICLE AUXILIARY KEY - A key holding device includes a key cylinder capable of retaining an auxiliary key which is a vehicle key that is not a master key. A rotor is rotatably arranged in the key cylinder. The auxiliary key is insertable into the rotor. A tumbler is rotatable with the rotor in the key cylinder. The tumbler holds the auxiliary key in a manner irremovable from the key cylinder in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor. A key lock mechanism is capable of locking the rotor in a state in which the tumbler holds the auxiliary key in a manner irremovable from the key cylinder. A control unit selectively switches the rotor between a locked state and an unlocked state by controlling the key lock mechanism so as to permit removal of the auxiliary key when the rotor is in the unlocked state. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100071427 | KEY SLOT DEVICE FOR IN-VEHICLE AUXILIARY KEY - A key slot capable of accommodating an auxiliary key, which is a vehicle key other than a master key. A key lock mechanism locks or unlocks movement of the auxiliary key in the key slot, thereby allowing the auxiliary key to be taken out of the key slot in accordance with a lending condition of the auxiliary key. An invalid key return prevention unit permits the auxiliary key to be returned to the key slot in accordance with a return condition of the auxiliary key. If the return condition is met, the invalid key return prevention unit causes the key lock mechanism to lock the auxiliary key in the key slot. If the return condition is not met, the invalid key return prevention unit does not allow the auxiliary key to be returned to the key slot. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100071424 | ELECTRIC LOCK FOR OPEN-CLOSE BODY - An electric lock for a glove box lid closed when a lock member is engaged with a fastening portion and allowed to open when the lock member is disengaged from the fastening portion. The electric lock includes an operation unit operated by a vehicle occupant when opening the glove box lid. A verification unit performs verification of the vehicle occupant. A lock release member pushes the lock member and separates the lock member from the fastening portion when the operation unit is operated in a state in which the verification is established. A disconnection unit integrally connects the operation unit and lock release member when verification is established and disconnects the operation unit and lock release member when not established. When verification is not established, a control unit prohibits the disconnection unit from integrally connecting the operation unit and lock release member to disable opening of the glove box lid. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100052303 | PRETENSIONER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a pretensioner device, a boot formed into a cylindrical shape covers a circumference of an elongated member, and a tip end of webbing inserted into an insertion hole of a joint anchor through a pair of through-holes formed on an upper end side of the boot is sewn at portions in front of and behind an insertion portion, whereby the boot is engaged with the elongated member. The insertion hole of the joint anchor is exposed to outside of the boot through the pair of through-holes of the boot even in a state in which the elongated member is covered with the boot. Therefore, positional shift of the boot relative to the webbing is prevented, and sewing operation of the webbing may be performed by inserting the tip end of the webbing into the insertion hole of the joint anchor after covering the elongated member with the boot. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051734 | PRETENSIONER - A pretensioner is provided, which can be partially changed in mechanical strength of in a cylinder, in addition, can be widely used. In the pretensioner, the cylinder is molded by forging, and a positioning portion as a high-strength portion is formed from a partition formed using a excess portion produced during the forging-molding. Therefore, while an outer circumferential shape of the cylinder is not changed, a specification of the positioning portion can be varied, the specification including a formation position of the positioning portion, an extension dimension of the positioning portion from the cylinder, and thickness of the positioning portion along a through direction of the cylinder. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051733 | PRETENSIONER AND PRETENSIONER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A pretensioner is provided, of which the cylinder, including a restriction portion, can be inexpensively formed, the cylinder having the restriction portion for positioning a gas generation unit to be mounted to a cylinder, and a pretensioner manufacturing method for manufacturing such a pretensioner is provided. In the pretensioner, since the cylinder is molded by forging, an inexpensive material compared with a stainless pipe member can be used for the molding. In addition, since the positioning portion can be molded during forging-molding for molding the entire cylinder, cost can be reduced even in this regard. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100045283 | MAGNETIC SENSOR AND MAGNETIC SENSOR DEVICE - A magnetic sensor arranged on a second line forming an angle of 45° at a switched position for switching a state being set up on a first line that projects displacement of center of magnetic field generating means generating a magnetic field. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100045272 | POSITION DETECTOR - A position detector includes a magnet which moves in cooperation with movement of a detection subject. A magnetic sensor detects magnetic flux generated from the magnet and outputs first and second detection signals from two output terminals. A signal processing circuit differentially amplifies the detection signals to generate an analog signal. A control unit calculates movement of the detection subject based on the analog signal. An abnormality detection circuit includes a switching element which connects one of the output terminals of the magnetic sensor to ground. The control unit determines an abnormality in the magnetic sensor and the signal processing circuit by comparing the voltage level of the analog signal with a predetermined determination level, which is the voltage level of the analog signal when the first switching element is activated during normal operation of the magnetic sensor and the signal processing circuit. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100024495 | KEY APPARATUS - There is provided a key apparatus, including: a key cylinder that is rotatable when a vehicle key is inserted; and an accommodating portion in which an assembling member is assembled in a body member, the body member and the assembling member form an inner surface, and the key cylinder is accommodated in the inner surface. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100024148 | WIPER CONTROLLER - A vehicle wiper controller includes a wiper drive circuit which drives a wiper. An operation switch is manipulated in a plurality of manipulation directions or to a plurality of operation mode positions when a manipulation force is applied thereto. A wiper operation control unit electronically controls the operation of the wiper and sets the wiper to an operation mode corresponding to the manipulation of the operation switch. A control signal hold circuit, discrete from the wiper operation control unit, transmits a control signal to the wiper drive circuit when the operation switch is manipulated in a predetermined first manipulation direction or when the operation switch is manipulated to a predetermined first operation mode position. The control signal hold circuit sets a hold state for holding the transmission state of the control signal. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100010698 | Charging System - A charging system that facilitates tracking of a stolen charging subject. The charging subject includes a battery and has a unique identification code. A charging device is connected to the battery of the charging subject by an electric cable, and the battery is chargeable. A server is connected to either one of the charging device and the charging subject and manages charging of the charging subject with the charging device. The server is cable of registering an identification code of the charging subject. The server obtains the identification code from the charging subject, determined whether or not the obtained identification code is registered in the server, and transmits to the charging device a charging prohibition command for prohibiting charging of the charging subject with the charging device when the obtained identification code is not registered in the server. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090309696 | VEHICLE FUNCTION RESTRICTION SYSTEM - A vehicle function restriction system for installation in a vehicle. The vehicle includes a master key allowed to activate any function of the vehicle. The system includes a valet key mounted in the vehicle and configured to dismountable from the vehicle to be lent to a person to whom the vehicle is lent. A restriction setting unit sets the vehicle in a restriction state when the valet key is dismounted from the vehicle. The restriction setting unit sets at least one restricted vehicle functions which is not activated by the valet key, in accordance with the person to whom the vehicle is lent. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090309003 | PIVOT CONNECTING STRUCTURE - A sliding torque between a pivot portion and a fitting portion may be preferably secured. In an inner mirror device, pivot portions are arranged on both end portions in an axis line direction of a stay formed by a resin material. One pivot portion is fitted in a fitting hole of a holder main body, and the other pivot portion is fitted in a fitting hole of a device main body. In this manner, the holder and the device main body are connected to each other through the stay. In this case, plural notches are formed in the pivot portions, and outside dimensions of the pivot portions may be elastically expanded and reduced. A metal spring pin is pressed into the stay, and the spring pin biases the pivots in a dimension-expansion direction. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090294565 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device provided with a clutch disposed between a take-up shaft and a motor, the clutch coupling and releasing coupling of the take-up shaft to the motor. When a gear wheel of the clutch is rotated in a take-up direction by the motor, a friction spring mounted to a spring housing portion of the clutch housing moves a pawl with a first protrusion of the friction spring, causing the pawl to mesh with a ratchet wheel. Relative rotation of the gear wheel with respect to the ratchet wheel (spool) in the take-up direction is thereby restricted, and the spool rotates with the gear wheel in the take-up direction. Since the pawl is directly moved by the friction spring mounted on the clutch housing, the configuration for moving the pawl can be simplified. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090294267 | LEVER SWITCH DEVICE - A lever switch device, includes a lever main body comprising an insert hole communicating from a tip end portion to a terminal end portion and a first opening provided on a side surface so as to at least partially communicate with the insert hole between the tip end portion and the terminal end portion, the lever main body being rotatably supported by a body around a predetermined rotation center axis; and a first remote shaft rotatably arranged through the first opening of the lever main body, and comprising a first operating knob at one end portion and a first operation portion at another end portion for operating an operational object by a rotational operation of the first operating knob. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090293565 | CARD TYPE MECHANICAL KEY - A card type mechanical key including a card member having a card surface and an edge portion. The card member includes a mechanical code pattern formed by partially eliminating the card surface or the edge portion and functioning as a verification code mechanically verifiable by a lock device. A fitting member is fitted to the mechanical code pattern. A concealment sticker is adhered removably to the card member in a state in which the fitting member is fitted to the mechanical code pattern of the card member so as to conceal the mechanical code pattern and the fitting member. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090278492 | CHARGING SYSTEM - A charging system that significantly increases the anti-theft capability of a charging subject. The charging subject includes a rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery of the charging subject is connected to a power supply of a house by power lines. An authentication management device performs authentication of the charging subject by communicating with the charging subject through the power lines and permits charging of the rechargeable battery with the power supply of the house only when the authentication is established. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090266197 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A GEARSHIFT MEMBER TO A STEERING WHEEL MAIN BODY, STEERING WHEEL, AND GEARSHIFT MEMBER - A paddle shift member | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090261193 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - A webbing retractor is provided that can structure a WSIR mechanism with a small number of parts. When a second gear, that is pivotally-supported so as to rotate freely at a trigger lever, revolves around a first gear while rotating around a shaft, the trigger lever pulls a lock pawl via a link and causes the lock pawl to mesh with a lock base, and rotation of a spool in a pull-out direction is restricted. With such a structure, a structure corresponding to a ring gear of a planetary gear train is not needed, and a locking mechanism can be structured by a small number of parts. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090257159 | SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A short circuit protection circuit which readily recovers a relay drive circuit to an output operation state after a short circuit is cancelled while preventing the relay drive circuit from being damaged by a short circuit. The relay drive circuit outputs a drive current to a load in accordance with a first control signal. A short circuit detection circuit detects the occurrence of a short circuit at an output side of the relay drive circuit and suspends output operation of the relay drive circuit when a short circuit occurs. Further, the short circuit detection circuit intermittently transmits a recovery signal to the relay drive circuit in a certain time interval after a predetermined time elapses from when the short circuit occurs to recover the output operation of the relay drive circuit. The time interval is gradually increased whenever the recovery signal is transmitted. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090255367 | STEERING WHEEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel and steering wheel manufacturing method are provided in which misalignment of the relative position of the wood member and the metal core can be prevented or suppressed in the period until the elastic adhesive is cured. A wood member and a rim metal core portion are bonded by an elastic adhesive being present between the wood member and the rim metal core portion. Spacer members are disposed between the wood member and the rim metal core portion so as to position the wood member relative to the rim metal core portion. Consequently, misalignment of the relative position of the wood member and the rim metal core portion is suppressed by the spacer members during the period until the elastic adhesive is cured. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090246304 | TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A temperature adjustment mechanism for use in an injection molding machine that shortens a molding cycle time while preventing the occurrence of a stranding phenomenon in an optimum manner. A passage includes an opening arranged near an outer surface of an outlet of an injection nozzle for an injection molding machine. A supply control unit supplies the passage with at least one of cooling air and heating air to selectively eject the cooling medium, the heating medium, and a mixture of the cooling medium and the heating medium near the outer surface of the outlet. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090218432 | WEBBING WINDER - In a webbing winder, when a webbing belt is wound around a spool, a V gear is rotated in a winding direction together with a W pawl, a friction spring, and a contact member, thereby generating a frictional force between the contact member and a sensor holder. As a consequence, the friction spring and the contact member are located at a restriction position, so that the friction spring engages with an engaging surface of the W pawl. Therefore, even if the spool and the V gear are rapidly and slightly rotated in a withdrawal direction in reaction when the webbing belt is completely wound by the spool, the W pawl cannot mesh with a ratchet gear formed at the sensor holder due to the restriction of oscillation of the W pawl, thus preventing any end lock. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090212903 | Card-Type Electronic Key - A card-type electronic key having a high level of portability and including an emergency mechanical key that is difficult to duplicate. The electronic key is used with a communication controller arranged in a vehicle. The electronic key includes a communication circuit unit which transmits a wireless signal including an authentication code. The communication circuit unit is allowed to control an external device arranged on the subject when the communication controller receiving the wireless signal determines that the verification code is authentic. A key card unit includes a verification code pattern formed by through holes. A concealment film is removably adhered to the key card unit and conceals the through holes so that the through holes cannot be seen. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090205383 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE DEVICE - A vehicle door handle device, includes a cylinder lock for locking and unlocking a locking mechanism of an opening/closing panel, and a pair of pivot members pivotally attached to the opening/closing panel. One pivot member of the pair of pivot members is formed of a shutter capable of opening and closing a key insert hole of the cylinder lock, and another pivot member of the pair of pivot members has a pivotal force transmitting portion for transmitting a pivotal force in a direction to open the key insert hole to the one pivot member and is formed of an operating handle for opening and closing the opening/closing panel. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090188780 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device, includes a device main body incorporating a fixed pressure contact portion and includes a fixed sliding contact portion that forms a circuit together with the fixed pressure contact portion, and at least one pair of switches supported on the device main body, each switch comprising an operating knob. One switch of the at least one pair of switches includes a pressure-operated switch includes a movable pressure contact portion corresponding to the fixed pressure contact portion, and another switch includes a slide-operated switch includes a movable sliding contact portion corresponding to the fixed sliding contact portion. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090185256 | ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR - In an electrochromic mirror, an insulating film is disposed between a conductive reflective film and an electrolytic solution and the conductive reflective film and the electrolytic solution are electrically insulated from each other except inside of insulating film side small holes. Accordingly, in a portion where the insulating film side small holes are not formed, the conductive reflective film does not come into contact with the electrolytic solution, as the result, a ferrocene ion is not reduction-reacted. Thereby, a current is very effectively suppressed from steadily flowing between the conductive film and the conductive reflective film due to repetition of a redox reaction of ferrocene, resulting in very effectively suppressing a voltage from dropping due to the current. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090178448 | MECHANICAL KEY CODE VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A mechanical key code verification system including a mechanical key and a lock apparatus into which the mechanical key is insertable. The mechanical key includes a key body and a key code pattern including a plurality of recessed portions and a plurality of non-recessed portions formed on the at least one plane of the key body, the key code pattern having line symmetry. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090178447 | MECHANICAL KEY CODE VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A key system including a mechanical key and a lock apparatus into which the mechanical key is insertable. The mechanical key includes a key code pattern having recessed portions and non-recessed portions. The mechanical key is operated in key manipulation directions. The lock apparatus includes tumblers, each of which is associated with one of the recessed and non-recessed portions. The lock apparatus mechanically verifies the key code pattern when the mechanical key is inserted therein based on whether the tumblers are aligned with the associated recessed and non-recessed portions. The recessed and non-recessed portions in the key code pattern are deviated from the key manipulation directions. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090162581 | Resin Member Fitting Structure and Passenger Compartment Antenna Device - A resin member fitting structure including a first resin member, which is a rectangular hollow tube, has at least one inner wall surface. A second resin member, which is a hollow or solid rectangular tube, has at least one outer wall surface fitted to the at least one inner wall surface of the first resin member. The inner wall surface of the first resin member and the outer wall surface of the second resin member come into contact with each other and define at least one set of fitting surfaces. The second resin member has a hygroscopic expansion coefficient that is smaller than that of the first resin member. The at least one fitting surface includes a plurality of recess-projection engagement structures spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction that intersects a longitudinal direction of the first and second resin members. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090153294 | MECHANICAL KEY CODE VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A mechanical key code verification system including a mechanical key and a lock apparatus into which the mechanical key is inserted. The mechanical key includes a key body. A key code pattern formed on the key body includes a plurality of recessed portions and a plurality of non-recessed portions. A wireless communication mechanism is incorporated in the key body which performs wireless communication with a communication device. The wireless communication device including an antenna arranged on the key body. The lock apparatus mechanically verifies the key code pattern of the mechanical key when the mechanical key is inserted therein. The recessed portions of the key code pattern of the mechanical key is located inward from the antenna on the key body. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090145735 | LEVER SWITCH DEVICE - A lever switch device, includes a lever main body rotatably supported by a body around a predetermined rotation center axis, a first remote shaft rotatably incorporated in the lever main body, and comprising a first operating knob at one end and a first operation portion at another end for operating an operational object by a rotational operation of the first operating knob, a second remote shaft rotatably arranged in the lever main body with a coaxial structure with the first remote shaft, and includes a second operating knob at one end and a second operation portion at another end for operating an operational object by a rotational operation of the second operating knob. Rotation centers of the first and second operation portions are provided on the rotation center axis of the lever main body. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090126489 | ACCELERATION SENSOR - In an acceleration sensor, the magnitude of an acceleration of the vehicle is a predetermined value or more, a ball is moved laterally and upward along a supporting surface to rotate a lever upward. Even when the installing angle of a holder sensor is changed according to the type of the vehicle, engaging teeth of a bracket which mesh meshing teeth of the holder sensor are changed. So, the center axis of the supporting surface can be arranged parallel to the up-and-down direction to maintain the detecting performance of the acceleration of the vehicle. Therefore, the change of the bracket according to the type of the vehicle can be unnecessary. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090124123 | WATERPROOF PLUG FOR CONNECTOR, WATERPROOF CONNECTOR COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD OF ATTACHING THE SAME - A waterproof plug for a connector, includes an elastically deformable seal member for sealing a housing which houses terminals fixed at edges of electric cables in the inside thereof. The seal member is housed inside the housing by press-fitting, and has at least two elements holding the electric cables by sandwiching from both sides and tightly contacting with outer peripheral surfaces thereof. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090115180 | SEAT BELT APPARATUS - A seat belt apparatus simplifying an operation of mounting tongues to left and right respective buckles is provided. In the seat belt apparatus, a second tongue is held by a second tongue containing portion provided at a first buckle, and a first tongue is held by a first tongue containing portion provided at a second buckle. When mounting a first and second shoulder belt, and a first and second lap belt, when both of the first buckle and the second buckle are pulled to a front side of an occupant and an inserting hole of the first buckle and an inserting piece of the first tongue are opposed to each other, an inserting piece of the second tongue and an inserting hole of the second buckle are opposed to each other. When the inserting piece of the first tongue is inserted to the inserting hole of the first buckle, the inserting piece of the second tongue is inserted to the inserting hole of the second buckle. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090113688 | ASSEMBLY FAILURE PREVENTION DEVICE - An assembly failure prevention device capable of effectively preventing assembly failure of assembly members onto a belt member. A tongue support device | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090107287 | Gearshift Device - A gearshift device for an automatic transmission that prevents inadvertent gearshift operations. The gearshift device includes a shaft-shaped gearshift member partially exposed from a housing so as to be rotatable relative to the housing about a rotation axis and movable sidewards in at least a first direction that intersects the rotation axis. The gearshift member is rotated to a plurality of rotation positions respectively corresponding to the gear positions of the automatic transmission. A movement restriction unit permits movement of the gearshift member in the first direction only when the gearshift member is rotated to a selected one of the rotation positions to determine shifting to the gear position corresponding to the selected one of the rotation positions. A control unit provides the automatic transmission with a gearshift control signal corresponding to the selected one of the rotation positions. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090107194 | CYLINDER LOCK AND UNLOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING THEREOF - A cylinder lock, includes a sleeve, a key plug arranged in the sleeve and having a key insert hole opening on an edge face of a key insert side, a key matching member movably supported on the key plug, detachably arranged in the sleeve and withdrawn from the sleeve by an insertion of a matching key into the key insert hole, and a clutch arranged on an opposite side of the key insert side of the sleeve for transmitting an unlocking movement of an operating handle to a locking mechanism. The clutch has an input clutch element pivoting/moving by an input of the unlocking movement of the operating handle and an output clutch element moving by receiving a moving force from the input clutch element, the output clutch element is detachably coupled with the sleeve, and the input clutch element is detachably coupled with the sleeve and is arranged in a position to withdraw the output clutch element from the sleeve moving in an axial direction by a pivotal movement by the input of the unlocking movement in a locking state of the key matching member. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090102623 | Vehicle Security System - A vehicle security system for improving security. A portable device generates a wireless signal containing a first ID code. A verification device stores a second ID code and a first control ID code, receives the wireless signal from the portable device and performs verification with the first and the second ID codes. A controller stores a second control ID code, receives the first control ID code from the verification device, and performs verification with the first and the second control ID codes. The controller controls a control subject such as a door lock when verification of the first and second ID codes and verification of the first and second control ID codes are established. When a deletion operation is performed, the second ID code is deleted from the verification device and the first or second control ID code is invalidated. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090095038 | TUMBLER TYPE KEY - A tumbler-type key for use with a tumbler-type lock apparatus, which includes a support member, a movable member movable relative to the support member, and pin tumblers. The tumbler-type key includes a pattern of recessed portions and non-recessed portions arranged in a code pattern region of the tumbler-type key. When the tumbler-type key is inserted into or removed from the tumbler-type lock apparatus, the recessed portions and the non-recessed portions shift each of the pin tumblers between a locking state and an unlocking state so that movement of the movable member is prohibited or permitted depending on pin tumbler positions. The ratio of the quantity of the recessed portions or non-recessed portions relative to the total quantity of the recessed and non-recessed portions is set to fifty percent or greater to sixty percent or less. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090091434 | TUMBLER TYPE LOCK APPARATUS - A tumbler-type lock apparatus for use with a tumbler-type card key having a code pattern region including an array of holes and non-hole portions that expresses a key code of the tumbler-type card key. The tumbler-type lock apparatus includes a slider case and a slider movable relative to the slider case when the tumbler-type card key is inserted into the tumbler-type lock apparatus. Tumblers extending in the slider case and slider each correspond to one of the holes or non-hole portions. Springs bias the tumblers towards the slider. The tumbler-type lock apparatus verifies the tumbler-type card key when the tumblers are engaged with the slider case and slider during insertion of the tumbler-type card key. The slider includes accommodation portions. A distal end of the tumbler that has passed through the corresponding hole of the tumbler-type card key is accommodated in the corresponding accommodation portion. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090091421 | VALET KEY STORAGE DEVICE - A valet key storage device includes a valet key storage portion for storing a valet key on which an engaging portion is formed, a locking portion provided with a locking mechanism for locking an ejection of the valet key by engaging with the engaging portion of the valet key, a key cylinder conducting a release operation of the locking mechanism by a mechanical keys and a control section for controlling an unlocking operation of the locking portion based on a release operation of an immobilizing function and the key cylinder by the mechanical key. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090090826 | STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHING A SWITCH BODY TO A STEERING COLUMN TUBE - A structure for attaching a switch body to a steering column tube, includes a switch body attached to a steering column tube of a vehicle, an adaptor intervening between the switch body and the steering column tube of the vehicle and having a first engaging portion engaged with a locking portion of the steering column tube as well as a second engaging portion engaged with a locking portion of the switch body. The first engaging portion of the adaptor is engaged with the locking portion of the steering column tube, and at the same time, the second engaging portion of the adaptor is engaged with the locking portion of the switch body by pushing the switch body toward the steering column tube side of the vehicle. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090090150 | TUMBLER-TYPE KEY VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A tumbler-type key verification system including a tumbler-type key and a lock apparatus. The lock apparatus includes a support member, a movable member movable relative to the support member, tumblers which are biased by tumbler springs and are arranged to engage with the support member and the movable member, and a lock mechanism that reinforces the locking strength of the tumblers. The lock mechanism having a two-piece structure including a first piece movably accommodated in the movable member and a second piece movably accommodated in the support member. The lock mechanism reinforces the locking strength of the tumblers by having the first piece or the second piece engage both the movable member and the support member before the tumbler-type key is inserted into the lock apparatus or when the tumbler-type key is being inserted into the lock apparatus. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090076676 | INPUT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An input apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus being used for operation input to various vehicular electronic devices, sets position input permission areas on a two-dimensional operation surface of an operation input device discretely by control of a main controller. In control modes of a reaction force, a guide input mode where position indication operations to the areas on the operation surface by the operation input device are guided along unique paths defined in the respective area and an arbitrary mode where the position indication operations are not guided but performed freely can be changed. The guide input mode is set at least during a vehicle travel. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090072936 | Switching device - Magnetic attractive force of a magnet exerted on a movable contact in a sealing case through yokes changes as a result of movement of a magnetic shunt element induced by movement of a movable element located outside the sealing case. As a result, the movable contact can be brought into or out of contact with a stationary contact without involvement of entry of the movable element into the sealing case. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090064741 | VALET KEY STORAGE DEVICE - A valet key storage device, includes a valet key storage portion for storing a valet key having an opening, a locking bar for locking the valet key, a driving member for driving the locking bar to be inserted into the opening of the valet key, a locking pin for locking the locking bar, a driving section for driving the locking pin to lock the locking bar; and a control section for controlling the driving section to plunge or remove the locking pin into or from the locking bar. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090064740 | VALET KEY STORAGE DEVICE - A valet key storage device, includes a valet key storage portion for storing a valet key having an opening, a locking bar for locking the valet key, a driving section for driving the locking bar to be inserted into the opening of the valet key, and a control section for controlling the driving section to insert the locking bar into the opening of the valet key or remove the locking bar therefrom. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090058597 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A vehicle security system for improving convenience without lowering the security level. The vehicle communication system includes a plurality of portable devices and a communication controller, which communicates with the portable devices and controls a vehicle. The communication controller includes a first transmitter circuit, which transmits a first wireless signal within an area near the vehicle, a second transmitter circuit, which transmits a second wireless signal within an area in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and a communication control unit, which controls at least the closing of a door lock. When a door lever is operated in a state in which the door lock is closed, the communication control unit closes the door lock when one of the portable devices is located near the vehicle and keeps the door lock closed when none of the portable devices is located near the vehicle. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090038351 | CYLINDER LOCK DEVICE - A cylinder lock device includes a rotor case in a cylindrical shape, a rotor arranged to be rotatable inside the rotor case including a key insert hole being formed to extend in an axial direction, a sleeve arranged to be rotatable between the rotor case and the rotor and having an engaging groove, and a plurality of tumblers provided in the rotor to be movable in a radial direction to engage with the engaging groove of the sleeve when biased to an outer radial direction and to release the engagement with the sleeve by disengaging with the engaging groove when a regular key is inserted into the key insert hole. A position in a circumferential direction and a size of the engaging groove of the sleeve is configured to contact with an inner surface of the engaging groove at a different position in a circumferential direction with respect to at least two tumblers among the plurality of tumblers | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090031772 | CYLINDER LOCK AND UNLOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING THEREOF - A cylinder lock includes a sleeve having a plurality of locking holes, a key plug housed in the sleeve and having an output portion to output an interrupted motion of a clutch device by moving in an insertion and extraction direction by an insertion and extraction of a matching key, and a plurality of key matching members movably supported to the key plug, arranged to be insertable and removable in the plurality of locking holes respectively, and withdrawn from the plurality of locking holes respectively by an insertion of the matching key into the key plug. A portion of key matching members among the plurality of key matching members has a hook protruding toward a key insertion direction, and the sleeve has an engaging portion engaging with the hook by a movement in a key insertion direction of the key plug in locking holes among the plurality of licking holes which correspond to the portion of key matching members in the state that the plurality of key matching members are inserted into the plurality of locking holes. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090031771 | CYLINDER LOCK AND UNLOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING THEREOF - A cylinder lock includes a sleeve having a locking hole, a key plug housed in the sleeve and having an output portion to output an interrupted motion of a clutch device by moving in an insertion and extraction direction by an insertion and extraction of a matching key, a key matching member movably supported to the key plug, arranged to be insertable and removable in the locking hole and withdrawn from the locking hole by an insertion of the matching key into the key plug, and a key plug locking mechanism for locking the key plug into the sleeve in the state that the key matching member is inserted into the locking hole. The key matching member is arranged with gaps between an inner surface of the locking hole in a key insertion and extraction direction in the state that the key plug is locked into the sleeve by the key plug locking mechanism. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090031770 | CYLINDER LOCK AND UNLOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING THEREOF - A cylinder lock includes a sleeve having a plurality of locking holes, a key plug housed in the sleeve and having an output portion to output an interrupted motion of a clutch device by moving in an insertion and extraction direction by an insertion and extraction of a matching key, and a plurality of key matching members movably supported to the key plug, arranged to be insertable and removable in the plurality of locking holes respectively, and withdrawn from the plurality of locking holes respectively by an insertion of the matching key into the key plug. Dimensions of a key insertion and extraction direction, which is from a position where the plurality of key matching members are inserted into the plurality of locking holes to where they contact with the inner surface of the plurality of locking holes by a move operation in a key insertion direction of the key plug, are set to be at least two small and large dimensions which are different from one another. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090031768 | CYLINDER LOCK, CLUTCH DEVICE AND UNLOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING THEREOF - A cylinder lock includes a sleeve, and a key plug housed in the sleeve and having an output portion to output an interrupted motion of a clutch device by moving in an insertion and extraction direction by an insertion and extraction of a matching key. The key plug is formed by a pivoting spindle in which the output portion pivotally supports an input clutch element and an output clutch element of the clutch device in the output state by an insertion of the matching key. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090026993 | LOAD DRIVE CONTROL CIRCUIT - A load drive control circuit includes a drive circuit for driving a load. A control circuit, connected to the drive circuit by diagnostic lines, provides the drive circuit with a control command that specifies an operation state. The drive circuit drives the load in the operation state specified by the control command, generates a diagnostic output including diagnostic notification signals each having an H level or an L level, and provides the diagnostic notification signals of the diagnostic output to the control circuit. A signal output unit outputs first and second diagnostic outputs respectively in response to the first and second control command from the control circuit. A diagnostic line failure determination unit checks whether the first and second diagnostic outputs are both normal to determine whether the diagnostic lines includes a failure or not. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090019904 | KEY AND LOCK - A thin key that is thin but includes serrations on each of two opposite sides of a blade ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090002799 | ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR - An electrochromic mirror includes an electrically conductive reflective film capable of reflecting light that is incident thereto and having electrical conductivity in which plural fine penetration holes are formed, an electrochromic film that is provided at a side of the electrically conductive reflective film at which the light is incident and reflected, an electrically conductive film that is provided at a side of the electrically conductive reflective film that is opposite from the electrochromic film, and an electrolytic solution that contains lithium ions and is enclosed between the electrically conductive film and the electrically conductive reflective film. The plural penetration holes formed in the electrically conductive reflective film penetrate in a thickness direction thereof, and a ratio between a distance between respective centers of the penetration holes and an inner peripheral diameter dimension of the penetration holes is 7 or more. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080315804 | LOAD DRIVE CONTROL CIRCUIT - A load drive control circuit for controlling a load that includes connection terminals. The load drive control circuit includes bridge circuits respectively connected to the connection terminals of the load. Each bridge circuit includes two semiconductor elements, which are connected between a power supply and ground, and an output terminal. The semiconductor elements are each controlled to be switched between activated and deactivated states. The output terminal of each bridge circuit generates a bridge output that varies in accordance with a combination of the activated and deactivated states of the semiconductor elements in the bridge circuit. A detection circuit detects whether a short circuit is occurring in the connection terminals. A control circuit switches the bridge circuits to electrically disconnect the load from the power supply when a short circuit is occurring during a period in which the load is in a suspended state. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080287067 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PORTABLE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER - A portable device for preventing communication errors caused by disturbance such as noise. The portable device receives a first request signal from a communication controller and transmits a first response signal corresponding to the first request signal. A transmitter transmits the first response signal with a selected one of a plurality of frequencies. A transmission control unit transmits the first response signal from the transmitter with the one of the plurality of frequencies. The portable device further receives a second request signal from the communication control unit, which receives the first response signal. When the second request signal cannot be received, the portable device retransmits the first response signal from the transmitter with a frequency that differs from the one of the plurality of frequencies. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080284659 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna structure for a wireless communication device including a substrate having a first surface that supports an electronic component and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The antenna structure includes a first surface pattern formed on the first surface of the substrate. A second surface pattern is formed on the second surface of the substrate. The second surface pattern is at least partially separated from the first surface pattern in a direction perpendicular to a thicknesswise direction of the substrate. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080283652 | Webbing Winding Device - In a webbing take-up device | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080280504 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TERMINAL FOR CONNECTION HOLE AND ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrical connection terminal for a connection hole includes: a base-side end portion ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080257707 | TOUCH SENSOR SWITCH - A touch sensor switch for easily taking out an output of a touch sensor with high reliability. Push-type switching elements | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080252060 | Webbing Take-Up Device | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080251370 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device is provided with an operation key | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080245119 | CYLINDER LOCK DEVICE - A cylinder lock device is provided with a rotor | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080236225 | LOCK DEVICE - A lock device includes: a case member that is attached to a lock target; a sleeve member that is housed inside the case member such that the sleeve member is movable along an axial direction; a plunger member that is housed inside the sleeve member such that the plunger member is movable along the axial direction; a coupling structure in which a key insertion hole that allows insertion of a key is formed, the coupling structure being placed inside the plunger member and coupling together the sleeve member and the plunger member; and a manipulable member that is rotatably coupled to the sleeve member and the plunger member, rotates when just the plunger member moves, and releases the locked state of the lock target. The coupling structure is configured to release the coupling just when a regular key is inserted into the key insertion hole. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080219761 | Fastening Structure - Cylindrical portions | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080210802 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - By adjusting phases of a webbing sensor and a locking mechanism when a spool locking section operates, special precision and rigidity are not required of respective members, and operation is stabilized. In a webbing retractor, at a time when a lock pawl meshes with a ratchet tooth of a ratchet member, if the lock pawl meshes with an Nth ratchet tooth and a sensor pawl meshes with an (N−1)st internal tooth, a release pawl is moved from a restraining position to a restraint cancelled position against urging force of a torsion coil spring and due to torque in a clockwise direction which teeth surfaces generate. When a gear ring rotates to a position at which a phase difference with the ratchet member substantially disappears, the release pawl is returned to the restraining position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080203210 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - To simplify the structure of a webbing retractor, at a second locking mechanism 44 of the webbing retractor, when a gas generator is not operated, a cam engages with an outer peripheral groove of a lock ring, and a limit load by a torsion shaft is made to be a high load. On the other hand, when the gas generator is operated, the cam is moved apart from the outer peripheral groove of the lock ring, and the limit load by the torsion shaft is made to be a low load. Because only the cam is interposed between the lock ring and a piston which is driven by the gas generator, the number of parts of the second locking mechanism can be reduced, and the structure of the second locking mechanism can be made simple. | 08-28-2008 |
