Patents Assigned to AISIN WUXI BODY PARTS CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20200009952
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a roof opening, a bent portion formed by bending a vehicle top plate downward is arranged on an edge of the roof opening; a movable panel which is configured to move along a vehicle front-rear direction to open and close the roof opening; a sealing member which is arranged on a front end edge and a rear end edge of the movable panel along a vehicle widthwise direction and on a left end edge and a right end edge of the movable panel and is provided with a main body portion and a press-contacted portion that is connected with the main body portion and that is pressed and contacted with a lower end of the bent portion in a vehicle upper-lower direction in a fully closed state; and a panel reinforcement portion which supports the movable panel and is arranged below the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN WUXI BODY PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuki SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20200009951
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a pair of guide rail members which are arranged on two opposite side edges in a vehicle widthwise direction of a roof opening along a vehicle front-rear direction; a movable panel; and a functional member which is configured to move along the pair of guide rail members and support the movable panel to open and close the roof opening, each guide rail member is provided with a functional member accommodating portion which accommodates the functional member and is located on an outer side of the vehicle widthwise direction with respect to the roof opening. According to the sunroof apparatus, the visual field from the sunroof in a vehicle chamber can be effectively enlarged, and water, dust or the like can be effectively prevented from invading the arrangement space of the functional member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN WUXI BODY PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuki SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20200009950
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a movable panel which is configured to open and close a roof opening; and a panel reinforcement portion, one end of which being close to a center of the roof opening is connected with the movable panel, and the other end of which being away from the center of the roof opening is located on a side being away from the center of the roof opening with respect to an edge of the roof opening, the panel reinforcement portion is provided with a recess which is located below the edge of the roof opening, and is provided with a notch or a hole. According to the sunroof apparatus, the invading water can be stored by a simple structure, and water and dust can be effectively prevented from invading a sliding range of a functional member to thereby effectively maintain a sliding performance of the functional member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN WUXI BODY PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuki SAWADA
  • Patent number: 10442278
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sunroof device having a good appearance which can enlarge ventilation area on the roof and decrease the wind noise when travelling. The sunroof device comprises: a movable panel; a guide rail; a panel supporter; a drive slider; a rear link; and a shield plate comprising a shield plate body and a shield plate arm located at rear of the shield plate body in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; wherein the drive slider and the rear link are provided at rear of the shield plate arm in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; and the front end portion of the panel supporter is pivotally supported on the guide rail by a support shaft, so as to be freely movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and is provided inside of the shield plate arm in the width direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN WUXI BODY PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Iwashita Katsuyoshi, Kazuki Sawada
  • Patent number: 10399424
    Abstract: The invention provides a sunroof device with good overall appearance. The sunroof device having: a first panel, a second panel and a weather strip, which is located between the first panel and the opening and between the second panel and the opening, and mounted along an inner peripheral edge portion of the opening. The weather strip has a first weather strip portion disposed at a position corresponding to a part of the opening and a second weather strip portion disposed at a position corresponding to another part of the opening, wherein, a first protrusion amount that the first weather strip portion protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening toward the first panel is smaller than a second protrusion amount that the second weather strip portion protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening toward the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN WUXI BODY PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Iwashita Katsuyoshi, Kazuki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20180272850
    Abstract: The invention provides a sunroof device with good overall appearance. The sunroof device having: a first panel, a second panel and a weather strip, which is located between the first panel and the opening and between the second panel and the opening, and mounted along an inner peripheral edge portion of the opening. The weather strip has a first weather strip portion disposed at a position corresponding to a part of the opening and a second weather strip portion disposed at a position corresponding to another part of the opening, wherein, a first protrusion amount that the first weather strip portion protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening toward the first panel is smaller than a second protrusion amount that the second weather strip portion protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening toward the second panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Aisin Wuxi Body Parts Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Iwashita KATSUYOSHI, Kazuki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20180257465
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sunroof device having a good appearance which can enlarge ventilation area on the roof and decrease the wind noise when travelling. The sunroof device comprises: a movable panel; a guide rail; a panel supporter; a drive slider; a rear link; and a shield plate comprising a shield plate body and a shield plate arm located at rear of the shield plate body in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; wherein the drive slider and the rear link are provided at rear of the shield plate arm in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; and the front end portion of the panel supporter is pivotally supported on the guide rail by a support shaft, so as to be freely movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and is provided inside of the shield plate arm in the width direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN WUXI BODY PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Iwashita KATSUYOSHI, Kazuki Sawada