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Banno, JP

Akihiro Banno, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100027359Memory test circuit which tests address access time of clock synchronized memory - A circuit for testing an access time of a clock synchronization type memory, includes a delay circuit, a sampling circuit and a coincidence detection circuit. The delay circuit generates a delayed clock obtained by delaying, by a time acceptable for a memory performance, a clock inputted to a memory. The sampling circuit takes in and outputs an output from the memory at the timing of the delayed clock. The coincidence detection circuit detects coincidence or non-coincidence by comparing the output from the sampling circuit with an expected value for the output from the memory.02-04-2010
20110051541Semiconductor device - A semiconductor device including a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix pattern, a write amplifier which writes write data to the memory cell in synchronization with a clock, a sense amplifier which reads out the write data written in the memory cell in synchronization with the clock, a plurality of column select switches which connect the plurality of the memory cells with the sense amplifier and the write amplifier, a column address decoder which makes the column select switch corresponding to one column among the plurality of the memory cells a conductive state based on a column address, a row address decoder which activates the memory cell of one row based on a row address, and a test write circuit which writes data corresponding to a logical level of a test signal to the memory cell based on a test mode signal.03-03-2011

Eiichi Banno, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110116524SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A semiconductor laser device includes: a semiconductor laser having a reflector region, a gain region for laser oscillation and a plurality of refraction index controllers, the reflector region having a plurality of segments in which a diffraction region and a space region are coupled to each other, the plurality of segments being separated into a plurality of segment groups having a same optical length, the plurality of refractive index controllers being provided according to each segment group and controlling an equivalent refraction index of each segment group; a wavelength controller controlling an oscillation wavelength of the semiconductor laser by controlling the plurality of the refraction index controllers as at least one of control parameters; and a dither controller inputting a dither signal into only one of the segment groups having the most segments from one of the refractive index controllers according to the segment group.05-19-2011

Hajime Banno, Tokai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110095072PRESS METHOD AND PRESS APPARATUS - A press apparatus includes a mounting table and a pressing member. A workpiece formed of a plurality of laminated core sheets is placed on the mounting table, and the pressing member is used for pressing the workpiece on the mounting table from above. The mounting table is supported by a base member so as to be loosely movable in a horizontal plane. When the pressing member is lowered, a positioning member determines the position of the workpiece such that the core sheets of the workpiece are aligned along a single vertical axis.04-28-2011

Hajime Banno, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100021274WORKPIECE TRANSFER APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR WORKPIECE TRANSFER APPARATUS, AND PRESS LINE - By adopting a workpiece transfer apparatus, which grips a workpiece by use of a predetermined grip device and transfers the workpiece between press apparatuses each of which drives a die, including a transfer control device for controlling a position of the grip device based on a resultant target value obtained by combining a die position of a press apparatus located on an upstream side of a workpiece transfer direction (an upstream side die position) and a die position of a press apparatus located on a downstream side of a workpiece transfer direction (a downstream side die position), in which the transfer control device sets a resultant target value so that the grip device moves smoothly, it becomes possible to suppress vibration in a workpiece transfer apparatus in a press line.01-28-2010

Hajime Banno, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090290015VEGETATION DETECTOR AND RELATED METHOD - A vegetation detector 11-26-2009

Hidetaka Banno, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090205464Starter including one-way clutch and method of manufacturing clutch outer of one-way clutch - The starter includes a planetary type reduction gear device for reducing rotational speed of a motor, the planetary type reduction gear including a sun gear coupled to a shaft of the motor, planetary gears engaging with the sun gear and a planetary carrier outputting a revolutional motion around the sun gear of the planetary gears as a drive torque of the motor. The starter further includes a one-way clutch transmitting the drive torque from a side of a clutch outer thereof to a side of a clutch inner thereof through rollers disposed in cam chambers formed between the clutch outer and the clutch inner. The clutch outer is integral with the planetary carrier. The planetary carrier is integrally formed with planetary shafts rotatably supporting the planetary gears, and projecting pins projecting in the same direction as the planetary shafts. The planetary shafts are located inwardly of the cam chambers.08-20-2009

Hirokazu Banno, Iwakura-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110075941DATA MANAGING APPARATUS, DATA MANAGING METHOD AND INFORMATION STORING MEDIUM STORING A DATA MANAGING PROGRAM - A data managing apparatus having a word extracting portion that extracts one or a plurality of words from document data and a correlating portion that correlates the words extracted by the word extracting portion with related data related to the document data, includes a frequency storage portion having information about a frequency of each of the words stored thereon for each word; an infrequently-appearing word selecting portion that selects an infrequently-appearing word having the frequency lower than a given threshold value predetermined among the words extracted by the word extracting portion based on the information stored in the frequency storage portion; and a frequency updating portion that updates the information about frequency stored in the frequency storage portion in accordance with extraction by the word extracting portion or correlation by the correlating portion, the correlating portion correlating the infrequently-appearing word selected by the infrequently-appearing word selecting portion among the words extracted from the document data by the word extracting portion with the related data related to the document data.03-31-2011

Isao Banno, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090220301Tide apparatus and tide structure - It is an object to provide a tide apparatus comprising a storage tank connected to a underground pit for normally storing water of a constant amount, a connecting pipe for connecting between the underground pit and the storage tank, and a seismograph releasing apparatus formed on the connecting pipe for sensing a shake in an earthquake and for releasing the water stored in the storage tank into the underground pit, wherein the tide plate can protrude upward from the soil foundation face by operating the seismograph releasing apparatus in an earthquake to make the water stored in the storage tank flow into the underground pit via the connecting pipe.09-03-2009

Katsuya Banno, Owariasahi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100225442FINGER AUTHENTICATION DEVICE - A finger authentication device includes a base and an upper case which inclines to a proximal end side with respect to the base, which are integrally formed. The base includes a finger guide on which a finger is set, an optical system for guiding transmissive light penetrating the finger, and an image pick-up unit for picking up a pattern of the light guided by the optical system. Three LEDs each for irradiating the light to the finger set on the finger guide are arranged in the upper case. The light from the LEDs irradiates a center tip and both sides of the finger, respectively.09-09-2010

Keigo Banno, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090095052SENSOR CONTROL DEVICE AND AIR FUEL RATIO DETECTING APPARATUS - A gas sensor apparatus 04-16-2009

Keiji Banno, Fukuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100273941Thermally polymerizable resin composition - Disclosed is a water-soluble, thermally polymerizable oxetane composition essentially comprising a water-soluble oxetane compound and a heteropolyacid. The water-soluble thermally polymerizable oxetane resin composition essentially comprises (A) a water-soluble oxetane compound and (B) at least one heteropolyacid compound selected from heteropolyacids and heteropolyacid salts. The water-soluble oxetane compound may contain one or more oxetane functional groups in the molecule and one or more alcoholic OH groups in the molecule. The heteropolyacids include phosphotungstic acid, phosphomolybdic acid, silicotungstic acid, and silicomolybdic acid and mixtures thereof. The heteropolyacid salts include phosphotungstic acid salts, phosphomolybdic acid salts, silicotungstic acid salts, and silicomolybdic acid salts and mixtures thereof.10-28-2010

Keiji Banno, Kitakyushu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100081785Cationically polymerizable composition and method for controlling cationic polymerization - Disclosed is a cationically polymerizable composition which shows improved storage stability and whose polymerization initiation temperature or curing temperature is controlled. In the case where the composition is thermosetting, it yields a cured product of three-dimensional structure excellent in mechanical properties, electrical properties, adhesive properties, heat resistance, moisture resistance, chemical resistance, and the like. The cationically polymerizable composition comprises a cationically polymerizable compound selected from vinyl compounds, lactones, cyclic ethers, and the like, a heteropolyacid selected from phosphotungstic acid, phosphomolybdic acid, silicotungstic acid, silicomolybdic acid, and the like as a cationic polymerization initiator, and a stabilizer selected from heteropolyacid salts as an inhibitor of cationic polymerization.04-01-2010

Keisui Banno, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090061214OPTICAL ELEMENT AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An optical element is configured to have a base composed of a LuAg substrate having a refractive index of 2.14±0.01 for a wavelength of 193 nm and an antireflection film formed on the base, and the optical element being configured to contact a liquid having a refractive index of 1.64±0.01 for the wavelength of 193 nm. The antireflection film includes a high refractive index layer that is formed on the base, contains Al03-05-2009
20110129659METHOD OF PRODUCING AN OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device that includes a low refractive index film is produced at a low cost. To attain this object, in a process of producing an optical device that includes a multilayer film in which low refractive index films and high refractive index films are alternately laminated, a porous film is formed on a substrate by a sputtering deposition system which uses a target unit. The porous film is immersed in a liquid to lower the refractive index of the film. By forming in simple steps a low refractive index film that is lower in refractive index than conventionally used films, a high quality optical device can be obtained at a low cost.06-02-2011

Koichi Banno, Yasu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090244805DIELECTRIC CERAMIC A ND MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a dielectric ceramic in which, while achieving a dielectric constant ε of 500 or more, a breakdown voltage higher than 90 kV/mm can be obtained and which is suitable for constituting dielectric ceramic layers of a multilayer ceramic capacitor for medium-to-high voltage application. As the dielectric ceramic constituting dielectric ceramic layers of the multilayer ceramic capacitor, a dielectric ceramic including, as a main component, (Ba10-01-2009
20110075318LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A laminated ceramic electronic component has a variety of superior mechanical properties and electrical properties, including a high degree of freedom in the design for ceramic materials, and can be manufactured at low cost and with a low percentage of defective products. The laminated ceramic electronic component includes a laminate including a plurality of stacked ceramic layers and a plurality of internal electrodes containing Al as a main constituent, the internal electrodes being arranged along specific interfaces between the ceramic layers, and external electrodes located on an outer surface of the laminate, wherein surface layer sections of the internal electrodes include an Al03-31-2011

Patent applications by Koichi Banno, Yasu-Shi JP

Koichi Banno, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120075770DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A laminated ceramic capacitor suitable for intermediate to high voltage applications uses a dielectric ceramic represented by {100(BaTiO03-29-2012

Koji Banno, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080230874SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device provided on a semiconductor substrate includes an element region including an element, a moisture-resistant frame surrounding the element region, an insulating layer provided between the moisture-resistant frame and an outer peripheral edge of the semiconductor device and on the semiconductor substrate, a first metal line extending along the outer peripheral edge and provided in the insulating layer, and a groove provided in the insulating layer.09-25-2008

Kouichi Banno, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120097359AUTOMATIC FOR AUTOMATIC POURING - Provided is an automatic pouring method whereby even a tilting automatic pouring device can pour at high speed, accommodating high-speed molding on a high-speed molding line. Said method includes: a process wherein a pouring tank, which can hold an amount of molten metal sufficient for multiple pours, is tilted forward, thereby pouring the molten metal from inside said tank into a casting mold; a process wherein the pouring tank is tilted backward, thereby halting the aforementioned pouring into the casting mold; and a process wherein a set of casting molds, including the casting mold for which the aforementioned pouring had completed, are moved at intervals. During the period from the beginning of the process in which molten metal is poured into the casting mold to the end of the process in which the set of casting molds is moved at intervals, whenever the weight of molten metal in the pouring tank is less than a prescribed weight, molten metal is continually supplied to the pouring tank by tilting a holding furnace forward.04-26-2012

Kouzi Banno, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090105069Structure Having Strong Contact With Solid Particles, Substrate Having Strong Contact With Solid Particles, And Manufacturing Methods Thereof - A structure having strong contact with solid particles comprising an assembly formed by secondary aggregation which is further aggregation of aggregates each formed by primary aggregation of primary particles each made of a metal and/or a metal oxide, wherein an average primary particle diameter of the primary particles is in a range from 1 to 100 μm, and, among void pores formed by the aggregates, a volume of void pores having pore diameters in a range within ±50% away from an average void pore diameter of the void pores is equal to or above 60% of a total volume of the void pores.04-23-2009
20090209415Composite material, composite material substrate, composite material dispersed fluid, and manufacturing methods thereof - A composite material includes an aggregate which contains a first metal particle constituting a core and second metal oxide particulates surrounding the first metal particle and having an average primary particle diameter ranging from 1 to 100 nm.08-20-2009

Kouzi Banno, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100281856DEVICE FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS - A device for purification of exhaust gas including: an exhaust gas passage 11-11-2010

Kozo Banno, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100274875INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FILE DISTRIBUTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a setting module configured to set each of plurality of computers in a data receivable state based on a address information read from a storage module, a reception module configured to receive, from each of the plurality of computers set in the data receivable state by the setting module, a data reception ready notification which is transmitted over the network by multicasting to notify data reception ready, and a transmission module configured to, when the reception module has received the data reception ready notification from each of the plurality of computers, transmit, by multicasting, the data read from the storage module and to be used to install the common system environment to the computers on the network from which the data reception ready notifications have been received.10-28-2010

Kuniyuki Banno, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090060244Face-to-face communication apparatus - An object is to provide a face-to-face communication apparatus in which, the safety in the inside of the chamber is ensured with a simple structure without drilling holes in the partitioning wall; there is no obstacle against viewing between the inside and the outside of the chamber; and communication or work can be carried out well between the persons in the inside and on the outside of the chamber without giving a sense of incompatibility to the person on the outside of the chamber due to the source of the voice of the person in the inside. Disclosed herein is a face-to-face communication apparatus that performs communication face to face via a transparent or semi-transparent wall that partitions between the inside and the outside of a chamber, said face-to-face communication apparatus being provided with a speaker that outputs voices from the inside of the chamber and a microphone that collects voices from the outside of the chamber, characterized in that said speaker outputs to the outside of the chamber via an acoustic pipe from an opening thereof. Preferably, microphones having different polarities are respectively incorporated onto both sides of the speaker output opening of said acoustic pipe.03-05-2009

Masahiko Banno, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090238478IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus enables efficient access to image information and increases processing speed. A reading unit generates addresses of a plurality of pixels in a rectangular region of an image stored in an external storage unit with reference to an arbitrary pixel in the rectangular region based on the address of the arbitrary pixel in the external storage unit and the number of pixels in a main scan direction. The reading unit then reads the pixels of the rectangular region successively with reference to the generated addresses of the plural pixels in the rectangular region.09-24-2009

Naoki Banno, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100133501SWITCHING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SWITCHING ELEMENT - A switching element of the present invention utilizes electro-chemical reactions to operate, and comprises ion conductive layer 06-03-2010
20110108829SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A switching device includes a first electrode (05-12-2011
20110272664SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; a multilevel wiring layer structure on the semiconductor substrate; and a variable resistance element in the multilevel wiring layer structure, wherein the variable resistance element comprises a variable resistance element film whose resistance changes between a top electrode and a bottom electrode, wherein the multilevel wiring layer structure comprises at least a wiring electrically connected to the bottom electrode and a plug electrically connected to the top electrode, and wherein the wiring also serves as the bottom electrode.11-10-2011

Noriyuki Banno, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110200064Optical device and optical apparatus - An optical device includes: an optical element having a first light-emitting region in the vicinity of a first surface and a first metal layer in contact with at least a region of the first surface which does not face the first light-emitting region; a support body disposed on the side of the optical element toward which the first surface faces; and a fuse-bonding layer disposed between the first surface and the support body and in a region which does not face the first light-emitting region, the fuse-bonding layer bonding the first metal layer and the support body.08-18-2011
20110211610Light emitting device and optical apparatus using the same - A light emitting device includes: a support base; a first light emitting element which is provided at one surface side of the support base and has a first substrate; and a second light emitting element which is provided between the first light emitting element and the support base and has a second substrate, which has a light emitting section as a semiconductor layer and a peripheral section other than the light emitting section at the first light emitting element side of the second substrate, and which has an embedded layer formed of a material with higher heat conductivity than the semiconductor layer in the peripheral section.09-01-2011

Noriyuki Banno, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100215073LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light-emitting device formed by easily mounting a light-emitting element onto a supporting base and a method of manufacturing the light-emitting device are provided. A light-emitting device includes: a supporting base including a depression section on a top surface thereof, the depression section having an inclined surface on a side wall thereof; a first light-emitting element arranged on a bottom surface of the depression section; and a second light-emitting element arranged on the first light-emitting element and the supporting base.08-26-2010
20110006664LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a light emitting device solving weakness caused by bonding between first and second light emitting elements and a method of manufacturing the same. A chip-shaped first light emitting element and a second light emitting element overlapped each other are disposed on a supporting base. Four island-shaped projections are provided on the top face of the supporting base, and support the second light emitting element. The projections are formed by wet-etching or dry-etching the supporting base, and a pad electrode is provided on the top face of the projection. The pad electrode is electrically connected to the second light emitting element and is also electrically connected to a wire.01-13-2011

Shigeki Banno, Chiryu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080227315Terminal and connecting structure between terminal and board - A terminal adapted to be inserted into a through-hole of a board from an insertion end and electrically connected to the board, includes a body portion in a cylindrical shape, a first retaining portion outwardly extending from the body portion so as to be elastically deformable in a perpendicular direction relative to an axial direction of the body portion and contacting a first surface of the board or a boundary portion between the first surface and the through-hole, and a second retaining portion positioned at a counter-insertion end side relative to the first retaining portion, outwardly protruding from the body portion and contacting a second surface, which is an opposite surface of the first surface, or a boundary portion between the second surface and the through-hole.09-18-2008

Yoshifumi Banno, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100286868ELECTRIC POWER-ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM - An electric power-assist steering system that provides a steering assist control in accordance with the steering angle right after the idle stop to reduce an unpleasant steering feeling and is installed in a vehicle having an idle stop mechanism (engine controller) that automatically performs an idle stop operation in a predetermined condition. The electric power-assist steering system includes a torque sensor, a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle relative to a midpoint of a steering angle that is learned, an electric motor whose assist force is controlled based on the steering torque and the steering angle, and a resolver for detecting a rotational angle of the electric motor. A steering angle right after the idle stop is determined based on the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor right before the idle stop and variation in the rotational angle detected by the resolver during the idle stop.11-11-2010

Yoshikazu Banno, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080218059ELECTRON-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRON SOURCE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An electron-emitting device comprises a pair of oppositely disposed electrodes and an electroconductive film arranged between the electrodes and including a high resistance region. The high resistance region has a deposit containing carbon as a principal ingredient. The electron-emitting device can be used for an electron source of an image-forming apparatus of the flat panel type.09-11-2008

Yoshiko Banno, Kyoto-Fu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110074535MULTILAYER COIL DEVICE - A multilayer coil device is formed by alternately stacking a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of substantially spiral coil patterns. In the multilayer coil device, the number of turns of each of the substantially spiral coil patterns is more than one. Each of the substantially spiral coil patterns has a protrusion protruding toward a center of the substantially spiral coil pattern. The protrusion is located in a specific region where the number of coil pattern portions that cross a virtual line extending radially outward from the center of the coil pattern is smaller than that in another region of the substantially spiral coil pattern. The protrusion is provided as an additional part of a coil pattern portion that is closest to the center of the substantially spiral coil pattern in the specific region.03-31-2011
20110254650ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - In an electronic component having a built-in coil composed of coil conductors with a length of one turn, the inductance value can be increased while suppressing generation of short circuits inside the coil conductors. The electronic component includes a multilayer body formed by stacking a plurality of magnetic layers on top of one another. The built-in coil includes coil conductors and via hole conductors. The coil conductors each have a ring-shaped coil portion having a cut out portion in one side of one corner thereof, and a connecting portion that form an obtuse angle with a side extending from one end portion of the coil portion and is positioned in a region enclosed or surrounded by the coil portion. Via hole conductors connect the plurality of coil conductors to one another.10-20-2011
20110279213LAMINATED INDUCTOR - This disclosure provides a laminated inductor capable of suppressing concentration of magnetic gap portions, preventing local magnetic saturation, and obtaining excellent DC superposition characteristics. In an embodiment of a laminated inductor, magnetic layers and coil conductors are alternately laminated. The laminated inductor includes plural first mixed layers and plural second mixed layers. Each first mixed layer includes a first nonmagnetic material portion between ones of the conductive patterns overlapping in a lamination direction and a second nonmagnetic material portion that is inside the coil conductor and connected to the first nonmagnetic material portion. Each second mixed layer includes a nonmagnetic material portion between ones of the conductive patterns overlapping in the lamination direction and a nonmagnetic material portion that is outside the coil conductor and is connected to the first nonmagnetic material portion. The plural first mixed layers and the plural second mixed layers are formed as different layers.11-17-2011

Yoshiko Banno, Shiga-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110006868ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic component includes a multilayer composite including first insulating layers, second insulating layers, and a helical coil. The helical coil is disposed within the multilayer composite and includes a plurality of coil conductors connected to each other with a plurality of via hole conductors. The coil is located corresponding to the region defined by the second insulating layers when viewed in a stacking direction of the first and second insulating layers. The second insulating layers are located in the region coinciding with the locus of the coil without covering the via hole conductors when viewed in the stacking direction.01-13-2011

Yoshiteru Banno, Kiyosu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120080868STEERING WHEEL HAVING AIRBAG APPARATUS ATTACHED THERETO - An elastic wire which is linearly moved in an assembling direction parallel with an orthogonal surface perpendicular to an axial line of a steering shaft and thus assembled to a core member includes an attaching part that is attached to a core member and an engaging part that is engaged into a pin in a through-hole. The core member is provided with a surface restraint part that permits the attaching part to linearly move in the assembling direction and restrains the engaged attaching part from moving in a direction parallel with the orthogonal surface. The surface restraint part includes a restraining protrusion that permits the bent part 04-05-2012

Yoshiteru Banno, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100219621Airbag-equipped steering wheel device - In an airbag-equipped steering wheel, a plurality of horn switch mechanisms assembled to a bag holder each have a securing pin, which is inserted into a corresponding one of through holes formed in a metal core. A clip is engaged with a locking groove of each securing pin, so that each horn switch mechanism is fastened to the metal core. The through holes include one or more normal through holes that restrict inclination of the corresponding securing pins, and a special through hole that has an inclination permitting portion. The inclination permitting portion permits the corresponding securing pin to be inclined about the corresponding clip 09-02-2010