Patents by Inventor Fujio Onuki

Fujio Onuki has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7207704
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp having a distance adjustment section that adjusts the distance between the lamp body and the reflector and includes an adjustment shaft, a gear member, and a receiving element. The adjustment shaft has a spherical end; the gear member includes a shaft portion that has the adjustment shaft therein, elastic pawls protruding from the shaft portion, and empty spaces defined by the elastic pawls to allow flexure of the elastic pawls toward the shaft portion; and the receiving element is formed on the back surface of the reflector. The gear member having the adjustment shaft is rotatably inserted in an insertion hole of the lamp body, the elastic pawls are engaged with the edge of the insertion hole to prevent the gear member from slipping out; and the spherical end of the adjustment shaft is engaged with the receiving element and prevented from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyuki Tachiiwa, Manbu Maeda, Koichi Nakamura, Fujio Onuki
  • Publication number: 20060092653
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp having a distance adjustment section that adjusts the distance between the lamp body and the reflector and includes an adjustment shaft, a gear member, and a receiving element. The adjustment shaft has a spherical end; the gear member includes a shaft portion that has the adjustment shaft therein, elastic pawls protruding from the shaft portion, and empty spaces defined by the elastic pawls to allow flexure of the elastic pawls toward the shaft portion; and the receiving element is formed on the back surface of the reflector. The gear member having the adjustment shaft is rotatably inserted in an insertion hole of the lamp body, the elastic pawls are engaged with the edge of the insertion hole to prevent the gear member from slipping out; and the spherical end of the adjustment shaft is engaged with the receiving element and prevented from rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Takeyuki Tachiiwa, Manabu Maeda, Koichi Nakamura, Fujio Onuki
  • Patent number: 6609941
    Abstract: An vehicle lamp assembling apparatus including a jig which supports a lamp component, an apparatus main body having disposed thereon positioning and fastening mechanisms (plungers and engagement holes) for positioning and fastening the jig to the apparatus main body. Some equipment (contact units) is disposed on the apparatus main body, and/or on the jig, for carrying out a predetermined processing, such as working or inspection, on the lamp component supported by the jig. Further, a control part is disposed on the apparatus main body, for drive control of the equipment. An ID plate that stores processing information, such as driving procedures and driving amount of the equipment, is disposed on the jig, whereas a non-contact memory reader is disposed on the apparatus main body so as to oppose the ID plate when the jig is fastened to the apparatus main body. The control part drives the equipment based on the processing information read from the ID plate via the memory reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fujio Onuki, Shinobu Matsui