Patents Assigned to Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
  • COWL TOP COVER
    Publication number: 20140319878
    Abstract: A cowl top cover of the present invention provides that hardly applies influence when a dimension error occurs to a component, on sealability between the cowl top cover and a bonnet hood, a performance of a washer nozzle. The cowl top cover of the present invention includes at least one bent part that is formed to be bent in a mountain-like and a valley-like shape in a vehicle height direction as viewed in a cross section orthogonal to a vehicle widthwise direction, and the bent part includes a flexural deformation structure with which it is possible to allow a locally flexural deformation in a vehicle lengthwise direction in the bent part and to enable expansion and contraction of a distance in the vehicle lengthwise direction between a locking pawl part disposed at first end of the cowl top cover and a seal member fixation part disposed at second end of the cowl top cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chikara SANO, Masaya Nakajima
  • AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20140319807
    Abstract: An airbag includes: a gas introduction portion; and a folded bag-shaped airbag main body capable of being inflated and deployed in a first direction toward an object to be protected, by gas introduced from the gas introduction portion. The folded airbag main body includes: a deployment portion disposed to face a cover; a flow-in portion through which the gas flows from the gas introduction portion into the deployment portion; and a reduction portion disposed to face the gas introduction portion and configured to make the flow-in portion narrower toward a center portion of a main tear line of the cover and guide the gas introduced from the gas introduction portion to the center portion of the main tear line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu SANO
  • DRAWER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140292016
    Abstract: A drawer apparatus comprises a base member (2) having a base wall (3a) and two side walls (3b) that extend in the same direction from opposed ends of the base wall (3a); a drawer (4); a guide structure (10) by which the drawer (4) is guided to move in the base member (2) between an open position and a storage position; and_a coil spring (6, 26) that is compressed between the base wall (3a) of the base member (2) and a rear wall (5a) of the drawer (4) to bias the drawer (4) toward the open position, to wherein the coil spring (6, 26) includes continuous circular elements of which diameters gradually change in accordance with a positional change in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhisa MASUDA
  • ILLUMINATING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140293632
    Abstract: An illuminating device for motor vehicle including an upper panel and a lower panel, an illumination opening partitioned between the upper and lower panels, and an illuminating portion having a light source portion and a light guide body configured to guide light from the light source portion to the illumination opening. A protrusion portion is set on the lower panel. A recessed portion into which the protrusion portion is to be inserted and an opposite portion that opposed to the protrusion portion are provided on the upper panel. A shading portion, provided between the opposite portion and a the light guide body, is configured to lower luminance of the leak light from the light guide body towards an opposite side to the illumination opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi WATANABE
  • Case member of airbag device
    Patent number: 8807589
    Abstract: A base plate portion 21 directly receiving face pressure of the airbag is provided with a steel plate 31 made of a metal, and a stack portion 33 having a resin layers 32 made of synthetic resin and overlapping both faces of the steel plate 31. It possible to uniformly generate stress on both faces of the steel plate 31 in contraction at the time of molding while ensuring sufficient strength against the expansion pressure of the airbag, so that it is possible to suppress deformation in a cooling process after the molding and dimensional stability is high. The peripheral wall portion 22 is able to ensure sufficient strength even when it is integrally formed with each resin layer 32 of the base plate portion 21 in the form of a single layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiko Yamami
  • Cowl-top cover crossmember having stepped portions
    Patent number: 8807634
    Abstract: A cowl-top cover 10 for covering a vehicle body between a front window shield and a front hood is provided with: a seal portion abutting against a rear end lower part of the front hood; and a longitudinal wall portion 1 that supports the seal portion and that is erected in a vertical direction of a vehicle, wherein the longitudinal wall 1 includes a stepped portion 3 that is extended along the vertical direction, the longitudinal wall being shaped to be wavy in a widthwise direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasumasa Horimizu
  • Airbag device
    Patent number: 8789848
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag folded into a shape having a base portion, an upper surface opposite the base portion, and a side portion surrounding a portion between the base portion and the upper surface, and a holding member configured to cover the airbag as folded by being laid over the airbag as folded. The holding member has a plurality of cloth piece portions and a single connection portion connecting the plurality of cloth piece portions to one another. The connection portion of the holding member is located at the upper surface of the airbag as folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mamoru Takagi
  • Latch device and method of assembling same
    Patent number: 8783739
    Abstract: For facilitating the work of applying a pivotal member, which is to be pivotally connected to a base member, with a satisfied biasing force, a coil-shaped torsion spring is mounted on the pivotal member having one end thereof pressed on a projection of the pivotal member, then the pivotal member is moved to the base member in such a manner that the end of the torsion spring is brought into abutment with and pressed against a stopper portion of the base member while releasing from the projection of the pivotal member, and the pivotal member is further moved toward the base member until the pivotal member is properly set to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Hasegawa
  • AIRBAG DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140151989
    Abstract: An airbag includes a vent hole discharging gas, a slide tether performing transition of a state of the vent hole, from an open state via a close state to the open state, by changing between a slackened state and an extended state, and a slide tether cover guiding the slide tether. The other end portion in a longitudinal direction of the slide tether body portion constitutes a first supporting point by being fastened in a direction going from the vent hole toward a mounting position of the inflator, bifurcated portions constitutes a second supporting point by the other end portion of the slide tether cover being fastened, terminal end portions of leg piece portions constitute a third supporting point by being respectively fastened. When the airbag is deployed, transition of a state of the vent hole is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki IWAMOTO, Yohei KIUCHI, Takahiro YAMAUCHI, Hideaki SAITO, Hideki MOCHIZUKI
  • AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20140145422
    Abstract: The present invention provides an airbag that is capable of stabilizing a flow of a gas introduced into a lower air chamber to thereby stabilize an expansion behavior, the air bag being capable of stably constraining an occupant. Along a bulkhead configured to partition an airbag main body portion into an upper air chamber and the lower air chamber, a patch is mounted into the lower air chamber so that a rear end part is opposed to a distributing portion. The patch is expanded by means of a gas introduced into the lower air chamber in an expanded state of an inflating portion of the airbag main body portion to thereby form a cover portion along an interior face of the lower air chamber and a redundant portion configured to slacken with respect to the interior face of the lower air chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro KOIKE
  • COVER BODY FOR AIRBAG DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140145419
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cover body for airbag device that is capable of easily mounting an emblem that is provided with an emblem body having a narrow portion while ensuring its related mounting strength. A lock pin is protruded at a main body portion with a relatively large width of the emblem body. A hook pin is protruded at a narrow portion with a relatively small width of the emblem body. The lock pin is inserted into a first door portion and then is inserted into a thorough hole of a back plate on a rear face side. The hook pin is inserted into the first door portion, and is hooked therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomotaka ISHIKAWA, Daisuke Ishioroshi
  • SPOILER STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20140117710
    Abstract: A spoiler where when a weld face is inclined with respect to a pressurization direction, a weld rib is uniformly welded, and an outer member and an inner member are welded and fixed to each other at a stable strength. An inner member is welded and fixed to on an interior face side of an outer member by a vibration welding method. The outer member and/or the inner member before being welded has a weld rib formed on a face inclined with respect to a pressurization direction at the time of welding; a cross section of the rib is formed in a triangular or quadrangular shape; and in the cross section, two corners at both ends of a bottom edge each form an angle of 90 degrees or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takenori KURATA
  • Cowl top cover and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 8690229
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing a cowl top cover, which can easily adjust a reaction force of a first seal portion, and ensure sealing performance in a lip part. A main body cavity is formed in a part of a cavity by moving a slid core forward in a guide hole and making it contact with a second die. A cover main body is molded by injecting a synthetic resin into the main body cavity. A slide core is moved backward by a predetermined distance in the guide hole so that the thickness of a lip part in a lip protrusion becomes smaller than that of the lip part in a second seal portion. The lip part is molded by injecting a synthetic resin softer than that forming the cover main body into a seal portion cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Ishikawa
  • RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20140087144
    Abstract: A curved resin molded product. The resin molded product is provided to include: a pair of resin films defining first and second main surfaces, the first and second main surfaces being different in curvature from each other; and a resin base member disposed between the resin films. In the resin molded product, one of the resin films, which is on the side of a relatively larger curvature of the first and second main surfaces, has a thermal shrinkage larger than that of the other of the resin films which is on the side of a relatively smaller curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki ENDO, Masayuki SEKINE
  • HANDLE
    Publication number: 20140083235
    Abstract: A lower spoke cored bar of a spoke cored bar constituting a spoke portion couples one end portion of a first coupling portion to a rim cored bar. The lower spoke cored bar couples one end portion of a second coupling portion to a boss cored bar. The lower spoke cored bar is provided with a vertical wall portion which couples a bending-shaped first bent portion to the other end portion of the first coupling portion, and which couples a second bent portion in a bending form to the other end portion of the second coupling portion. The rim cored bar is provided with a deformation allowing portion capable of deforming. The vertical wall portion and deformation allowing portions are arranged substantially on the same line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya MURAMATSU, Tomohiro SAKURAI, Takaaki SEKI
  • STEERING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140083239
    Abstract: A steering apparatus includes a grip core and a rim part. The grip core has a cross-sectional area substantially constant in a longitudinal direction of the grip core. The rim part is molded by foaming of a material liquid in a mold, and configured to cover the grip core. A first portion of the rim part is smaller in cross-sectional area than a second portion of the rim part, wherein the mold includes a vent opening facing the first portion of the rim part during the molding of the rim part, wherein the mold includes a material liquid infusion opening facing the second portion of the rim part during the molding of the rim part, and wherein the material liquid is infused into the mold through the material liquid infusion opening, and allowed to flow toward the vent opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naohiro FUJITA
  • RESIN PRODUCT FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140070563
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin product for a vehicle, which can be welded, even in a shape having a part curved in a vibration direction, with a sufficient strength by means of vibration welding. A resin product 100 for a vehicle, made by welding a plurality of members 1, 2 by vibration welding is characterized in that: welded parts by vibration welding are arranged to a plurality of different surfaces 11 (11a, 11b, . . . ) discretely provided in a vibration direction Q; and a respective one of the plurality of surfaces 11 is set to fall within a predetermined angle with respect to the vibration direction Q.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takenori KURATA
  • AIRBAG DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130320655
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag folded into a shape having a base portion, an upper surface opposite the base portion, and a side portion surrounding a portion between the base portion and the upper surface, and a holding member configured to cover the airbag as folded by being laid over the airbag as folded. The holding member has a plurality of cloth piece portions and a single connection portion connecting the plurality of cloth piece portions to one another. The connection portion of the holding member is located at the upper surface of the airbag as folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mamoru TAKAGI
  • Airbag device
    Patent number: 8573642
    Abstract: The present invention provides an airbag device that is capable of restraining a rectification cloth that switches a vent hole to an opened or closed state so as not to be twisted, and that is capable of switching the vent hole from an opened state to a closed state, and further, switching to the opened state. At an initial stage at which an airbag main body inflates and expands, the vent hole 8 is arranged between the leg portions 5, and when the airbag main body is in a predetermined internal pressure state, the vent hole is closed by means of the band-shaped portion 4. If an occupant or the like comes into contact with the airbag main body, a tense state of each of the leg portions is released, the rectification cloth is established in a slackened state, and the vent hole 8 is established in an opened state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Suzuki, Hiroyuki Iwamoto
  • COVER MEMBER OF AIRBAG DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130285355
    Abstract: First support portions 71 and 72 positioned on a predetermined straight line L2 approximately perpendicular to a broken line of a hinge portion is set in a support portion 70 that supports a back plate 27 with respect to a back face side of a door portion 36. Second and third support portions 73 and 74 positioned in line symmetry with respect to the straight line L2, are set in the support portion 70. It is possible to receive the centrifugal force, which is applied to the back plate 27 due to the expansion of the door portion 36, with good balance by the first to third support portions 71, 72, 73, and 74. An emblem 24 can be reliably fixed to the door portion 36 with preventing a fixing pin 31 from being excessively locked into a through hole 33 more than necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya MURAMATSU, Tomohiro SAKURAI