| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D373369 |
Drive plate for a motor vehicle |
September 3, 1996 |
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| D373368 |
Drive plate for a motor vehicle |
September 3, 1996 |
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| 7261014 |
Backlash preventing structure for steering column |
August 28, 2007 |
| A backlash preventing structure for a steering column is provided for reducing the cost by reducing the number of parts and improving the ease of assembly, and for preventing hammering noise. The steering column has a cylindrical movable jacket slidably fitted into an outer cylindrical |
| 7168741 |
Steering apparatus |
January 30, 2007 |
| A first housing rotatably supports a steering shaft having an end portion coupled to a steering wheel. A second housing engages with the first housing via two impact energy absorbing rings separate from each other in the axial direction. The first housing and the second housing are r |
| 6904827 |
Automatic transmission operating lever with switch |
June 14, 2005 |
| An automatic transmission operating lever which includes a knob with a switch, a lever member and a conducting wire wired in the knob to send a signal from the switch. The lever member includes a rod to be inserted into the knob and a lever base having an end face to which the rod is |
| 6854802 |
Seat recliner for vehicle |
February 15, 2005 |
| The seat recliner includes a base (10) mounted to a first seat member. The seat recliner includes a gear (60) mounted to a second seat member and being rotatable relative to the base. The gear has first teeth (61) along a peripheral face of the gear. The seat recliner includes a locking |
| 6820851 |
Seat slide |
November 23, 2004 |
| A seat slide (E1) includes a first guide (1). The seat slide includes a second guide (2) configured to be guided by the first guide (1). The second guide (2) supports a seat (101). The seat slide includes a leading member (3) configured to move the second guide (2) relative to the first |
| 6789444 |
Shift lever device with locking mechanism |
September 14, 2004 |
| A shift lever device which includes a housing, a shift lever, a knob, a rod with a key and a locking mechanism. The shift lever has a tube and a supporting member provided with a pivot supported by the housing on the vehicle body and a base block to which the tube is connected. The knob |
| 6732608 |
Shift knob and shift lever |
May 11, 2004 |
| A lever (60) is for operation via a grip (40). Lever (60) has a transmission member (61) incorporated therein. A mechanism (M1) is for the operation of transmission member (61) via grip (40). A connecting member (10) is assembled with mechanism (M1). Connecting member (10) is fixed to |
| 6705180 |
Automatic transmission operating lever with switch |
March 16, 2004 |
| An automatic transmission operating lever which includes a knob with a switch, a lever member and a conducting wire wired in the knob to send a signal from the switch. The lever member includes a rod to be inserted into the knob and a lever base having an end face to which the rod is |
| 6666515 |
Seat recliner |
December 23, 2003 |
| The seat recliner includes a first seat member. The seat recliner includes a second seat member rotatable relative to the first seat member. The seat recliner includes an input cam member for rotating relative to the first seat member. The seat recliner includes a pivot on the first seat |
| 6629733 |
Reclining device |
October 7, 2003 |
| A frame has a pivot protruding therefrom. A first gear is rotatable relative to the frame. A cam is rotatable with the first gear. A second gear is between the pivot and the cam. The second gear is engaged with the cam for rotation. The second gear is to be rotated on the pivot, thus to |
| 6443026 |
Shift lever operating apparatus for automatic transmission |
September 3, 2002 |
| A shift lever operating apparatus includes: a control tube rotatably supported; a shift lever axially attached to the control tube; a compression rod inserted into the control tube which moves in an axial direction in accordance with an operation of the shift lever and integrally rot |
| 6439663 |
Seat reclining apparatus for vehicles |
August 27, 2002 |
| A seat reclining apparatus for vehicles includes a casing, which has a recess and a mount extending from the recess, and a cap, which has a fringe and an inside gear formed along the inner periphery of the cap. The cap is received in the recess of the casing. The fringe of the cap and th |
| 6422526 |
Structure of support leg member for seat slide device |
July 23, 2002 |
| A structure of support leg member having a pair of reinforcing pieces formed laterally thereof, which is used with a seat slide device provided in an automotive seat, wherein an inclinable portion is defined in the upper securing portion of the support leg member on which a guide rail of |
| 6378394 |
Operating apparatus for automatic transmission |
April 30, 2002 |
| An operating apparatus for an automatic transmission, comprises: a select lever connected to automatic transmission end; a first rotation supporting point provided at a middle position of the select lever and supporting the select lever in such a manner as to freely rotate; a second rota |
| 6330836 |
Steel for gear drive plate gear and method for producing the drive plate gear |
December 18, 2001 |
| A steel for a gear which is formed on a drive plate gear includes; C: 0.32 to 0.38%, Si: 0.1% or less, Mn: 0.60 to 0.90%, P: 0.03% or less, and S: 0.035% or less. |
| 6282974 |
Operating apparatus for automatic transmission |
September 4, 2001 |
| An operating apparatus for an automatic transmission, comprises: a select lever connected to the automatic transmission end; a first rotation supporting point provided at a middle position of the select lever and supporting the select lever in such a manner as to freely rotate; a second |
| 6276226 |
Cycloidal gear with small number of teeth |
August 21, 2001 |
| A cycloidal gear with a small number of teeth includes a tooth of cycloid tooth. In the above construction, the number of teeth is four or five; and the cycloidal gear with a small number of teeth meshes with a large gear with cycloid tooth to constitute a gear train. |
| 6193203 |
Seat sliding apparatus |
February 27, 2001 |
| A seat sliding apparatus, includes: a pair of right and left upper rails; a pair of lock plates mounted respectively to the pair of right and left upper rails in such a manner such that vicinities of base portions of the lock plates are pivoted via a shaft so that the lock plates are cap |
| 6151988 |
Drive plate for automotive vehicle |
November 28, 2000 |
| A drive plate (E) for an automotive vehicle for transmitting a torque from a crankshaft (6) to a torque converter (7), while absorbing a thrust load applied from the torque converter to the crankshaft is formed with: a central mount portion (11) for mounting a crankshaft; an outer gear ( |
| 6113190 |
Seat reclining device |
September 5, 2000 |
| A back rest member pivotable frontwardly and rearwardly and lockable at a plurality of pivotal positions thereof is provided with a transmission route for transmitting an urging force to urge the back rest member frontwardly, and a break mechanism for breaking the transmission route |
| 6044790 |
Manual operating apparatus for an automatic transmission |
April 4, 2000 |
| A manual operating apparatus for an automatic transmission is structured such that a first shift line (L1) and a second shift line (L2) corresponding to a shift direction of a shift lever (2) are disposed side by side and that the shift lever (2) can move to the first shift line (L1) |
| 6007040 |
Seat slide apparatus |
December 28, 1999 |
| A seat slide apparatus includes: a lock plate axially attached to a side surface of an upper rail of which a portion near a base portion is axially attached in a freely rotatable manner; a lock hole formed in a lower portion close to a free end of the lock plate; and a lock spring engagi |
| 5938533 |
Drive plate for vehicles |
August 17, 1999 |
| A disk-like body has first holes arranged in a central portion in a circumferentially spaced manner for a fixing to a crankshaft, second holes arranged in a radially outer portion in a circumferentially spaced manner for a fixing to a torque converter, rigidity-controlling first openings |
| 5915660 |
Seat slide apparatus |
June 29, 1999 |
| A novel seat slide apparatus comprising a lower rail mounted on the vehicle body and an upper rail having a substantially inverted-T section is disclosed, which is formed by folding a single plate member. The upper rail includes a lower upper flange with the lower surface thereof slidabl |
| 5906259 |
Parking rod in parking lock device of automatic transmission |
May 25, 1999 |
| A parking rod for a parking lock device of an automatic transmission comprises a straight-shaped parking rod main body portion, and an applied force transmitting portion formed continuously at the base portion side of the parking rod main body portion. The applied force transmitting port |
| 5890398 |
Drive plate for automotive vehicle |
April 6, 1999 |
| A drive plate (E) for an automotive vehicle for transmitting a torque from a crankshaft (6) to a torque converter (7), while absorbing a thrust load applied from the torque converter to the crankshaft is formed with: a central mount portion (11) for mounting a crankshaft; an outer gear ( |
| 5737955 |
Method for inclearing thickness of outer peripheral portion of disc, and method for molding disc |
April 14, 1998 |
| In a method for increasing the thickness of an outer peripheral portion of a metallic disc material, a first forming die is prepared so as to have a first groove portion on an outer periphery thereof for receiving the metallic disc material. The first groove portion has a pair of side wa |
| 5588330 |
Gear shifting device with locking disengageable mechanism manually operated by a tool |
December 31, 1996 |
| A gear shifting device includes a frame, a shifting lever with a positioning pin pivotably attached to the frame, a locking member pivotably attached to the frame for preventing the positioning pin from falling when the shifting lever is in a Parking position, an actuator for operati |
| 5566583 |
Shifting apparatus of automatic transmission |
October 22, 1996 |
| A shifting apparatus for an automatic transmission mounted on a steering column (10), comprises: a shift lever (30) shifted from a park position to drive positions formed in a shift plate (61); a selector member (50) formed with a detent portion (51) selectively engaged with one of shift |
| 5522279 |
Shift lever structure for operating automatic transmission |
June 4, 1996 |
| A shift lever structure (E) for operating an automatic transmission of a vehicle, includes a frame (10) fixed to a floor of the vehicle, a shaft (20,21,22) rotatably supported by the frame, a shift lever (30) and a select lever (40) connected with the automatic transmission. Both the |
| 5379871 |
Shift lever apparatus |
January 10, 1995 |
| A shift lever apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a pin-lock member which can be positioned at a pin-lock position for preventing the positioning pin positioned at the parking position from moving, and a restrict member which can be positioned at a restrict position for |
| 5350148 |
Seat sliding device |
September 27, 1994 |
| A seat sliding device consisting essentially of an upper rail fixedly mounted on a seat, a lower rail which is fixedly mounted on a vehicle body and has a substantially identical cross section with that of the upper rail, and a rolling member for assisting said upper rail in sliding alon |
| 5340196 |
Seat reclining apparatus |
August 23, 1994 |
| A seat reclining apparatus comprises a pair of base plates (10A, 10B) on the outer side and on the inner side fixedly mounted respectively on both right- and left-hand sides of a seat cushion, and a pair of arms (90) fixedly mounted respectively on both left- and right-hand sides of a se |
| 5338093 |
Seat reclining apparatus |
August 16, 1994 |
| A seat reclining apparatus for adjusting an inclining angle of a seat back to a seat cushion is provided with a base plate secured to the seat cushion. An arm is secured to the seat back and is pivotably supported by the base plate. An upper tooth is secured to the arm, while a lower too |
| 5234384 |
Automatic tensioner |
August 10, 1993 |
| An automatic tensioner for applying a tension to a belt of an engine for a vehicle comprises a shaft fixedly mounted on a part of the vehicle. An arm has a proximal section which is supported by the shaft for angular movement thereabout, and a free end section of the arm is located on th |
| 5186069 |
Control device for automatic transmission |
February 16, 1993 |
| A control device for an automatic transmission is disclosed. The control device is provided with a base member mounted on a vehicle body. A shift lever is pivotably supported by the base member. The shift lever has a positioning pin movable in the axial direction of the shift lever. A gu |
| 5150871 |
Vehicle seat |
September 29, 1992 |
| The vehicle seat comprises a pair of lower rails arranged on the vehicle floor at an interval; a pair of upper rails slidably mounted on the lower rails, respectively; and a pair of base plates fixed to the upper rails, respectively at both the ends thereof with bolts or ribets. To furth |
| 5150870 |
Vehicle seat |
September 29, 1992 |
| In a vehicle seat provided with a seat cushion height adjusting device, at least one seat lift handle (10A or 10B) and a seat lifting device (20) are assembled into a unit and removably mounted between a pair of seat base plates (40A and 40B), so that the additional seat cushion height a |
| 5137244 |
Vehicle seat |
August 11, 1992 |
| In a vehicle seat provided with a seat belt anchor attached to a seat base plate or a seat sliding rail, a lower rail reinforcing member is provided for a lower rail in the vicinity of a seat belt anchor mounting portion, to increase strength of the lower rail required at vehicle collisi |
| 4986514 |
Seat reclining device |
January 22, 1991 |
| To minimize the width of a seat reclining device provided with a Taumel mechanism (planetary gear type angle adjusting mechanism), a motor unit is disposed on an inside surface of a base frame and within a seat cushion, and a motor output gear is disposed on an opposite outside surface o |
| 4913494 |
Seat apparatus having a reclining apparatus |
April 3, 1990 |
| A reclining apparatus comprises a back arm pivotally mounted to a holder plate and having a latch gear portion; a lower teeth section pivotally mounted to the holder plate and engaged with and disengaged from the latch gear portion to lock and unlock the back arm; a cam pivotally mounted |
| 4911096 |
Mark indicator and a manufacturing method thereof |
March 27, 1990 |
| A mark indicator comprises a transparent substrate; a recessed portion formed on a rear face of the transparent substrate and having a tapered shape widened on an open side thereof and having the shape of an indicating medium; and an indicating layer of the indicating medium disposed |
| 4884778 |
Attachment structure of a steering column |
December 5, 1989 |
| An attachment structure of a steering column comprises a bracket fixed to a steering jacket for receiving a steering shaft and attaching the steering jacket to a chassis, the bracket being attached to the chassis through metallic contact faces; and a capsule disposed in an attaching port |
| 4871137 |
Seat lifting apparatus |
October 3, 1989 |
| A seat lifting apparatus comprises a seat lifting device disposed between a base frame and a seat frame attached onto a seat side, and independently moving up or down the front and rear sides of the seat frame; front and rear shafts disposed in the seat lifting device and respectively di |
| 4850234 |
Auxiliary drive apparatus |
July 25, 1989 |
| A speed reduction mechanism comprises a drive member rotated by a rotary drive force of a drive source; a fixed member opposing to the drive member; a rotor disposed between the drive member and the fixed member and contacting the drive member and the fixed member and rotated around itse |
| 4822099 |
Rotary seat |
April 18, 1989 |
| To turn a seat to a reverse position within a narrow space, a rotary seat is composed of a turntable, a thigh support frame, a hip support cushion disposed on the turntable, and a thigh support cushion disposed on the thigh support frame. Simultaneously when the thigh support frame is |
| 4787594 |
Seat for motor vehicles |
November 29, 1988 |
| A seat for motor vehicle includes a seat cushion whose rear or front section or both are coupled via a link mechanism with a base frame in a manner that can be lifted and lowered, whereby through joining of the link mechanism to a control shaft for height adjustment that can be rotated |
| 4765680 |
Seat reclining device |
August 23, 1988 |
| A seat reclining device comprises a base plate which is fixed to the seat cushion side; an arm plate which is rotatably attached to the said base plate and is also fixed to the seat back side; a pair of upper plates, each having meshing teeth which extend over a certain area, which are |
