Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Torii
Hidekazu Torii 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).
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Patent number: 7458628Abstract: A vehicle sun visor including a visor body and a support rod disposed on the visor body. The support rod is adapted to engage a support hook mounted to a vehicle cabin ceiling. The support rod includes a core rod member mounted on the visor body and an outer sleeve disposed on the outer peripheral side of the core rod member. The outer sleeve includes first and second semi-circular cylindrical sleeve halves each having at least one resilient engaging portion formed integrally therewith. The resilient engaging portions resiliently engage an outer peripheral surface of the core rod member. The semi-circular cylindrical sleeve halves may have similar configurations with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignees: Kyowa Sangyo Co., Ltd., Shinwa Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hidekazu Torii
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Patent number: 7213865Abstract: A blow molded vehicle sun visor (1) has a visor body (2) formed by a blow molding process. The visor body (2) has a hollow plate-shaped configuration defining an inner space. A bearing member (3) is positioned within the inner space of the visor body (2) during the blow molding process. A support rod (4) is inserted into the bearing me (3) in order to pivotally support the visor body (2). The bearing member (3) has at least one through hole (33, 34) formed therein and extending in a direction of thickness. The visor body (2) has at least one column (25) corresponding to the at least one through hole (33, 34) and formed integrally with the visor body (2). The at least one column (25) extends though the corresponding at least one through hole (33, 34) of the bearing member (3) in order to prevent the movement of the bearing Ryder (3) and to reinforce the visor body (2) with respect to the direction of thickness.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignees: Kyowa Sangyo Co., Ltd., Shinwa Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hidekazu Torii
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Publication number: 20060175869Abstract: A sun visor for a vehicle has a visor body and a pivot shaft. The visor body shields a vehicle cabin from light that would otherwise enter. The pivot shaft is inserted into the visor body and rotatably supports the visor body about the axis. The visor body has a joint member therein for joining the visor body with the pivot shaft. The joint member is extended or contracted when the visor body receives an impact force in a direction corresponding to the visor body slipping-off of the pivot shaft. Therefore the joint member inhibits the visor body from slipping-off of the pivot shaft in an axial direction by elastic or cushioning action, adsorbing at least a portion of the impact force. The joint member can be a resilient member or a dampener for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2006Publication date: August 10, 2006Applicants: Kyowa Sangyo Co., LTD., Shinwa Seiko Co., LTD.Inventors: Hidekazu Torii, Satoshi Takimoto
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Patent number: 7066522Abstract: A sun visor for vehicles has a sun visor body, a spindle, and a bearing member. The sun visor body is rotatably mounted on a periphery of the spindle via the bearing member. The bearing member has a bearing, for rotatably holding the spindle, and a baffle, for holding the sun visor body at a desired rotational position about the spindle. The bearing member is integrally formed using metal. When at least a predetermined extraction force acts on the spindle relative to the sun visor body, the bearing member is extracted along with the spindle from a receiving part provided on the sun visor body.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignees: Kyowa Sangyo Co., Ltd., Shinwa Seiko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hidekazu Torii
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Publication number: 20050264023Abstract: A vehicle sun visor including a visor body and a support rod disposed on the visor body. The support rod is adapted to engage a support hook mounted to a vehicle cabin ceiling. The support rod includes a core rod member mounted on the visor body and an outer sleeve disposed on the outer peripheral side of the core rod member. The outer sleeve includes first and second semi-circular cylindrical sleeve halves each having at least one resilient engaging portion formed integrally therewith. The resilient engaging portions resiliently engage an outer peripheral surface of the core rod member. The semi-circular cylindrical sleeve halves may have similar configurations with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicants: Kyowa Sangyo Co., LTD, Shinwa Seiko Co., LTD.Inventor: Hidekazu Torii
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Publication number: 20050236865Abstract: A blow molded vehicle sun visor (1) has a visor body (2) formed by a blow molding process. The visor body (2) has a hollow plate-shaped configuration defining an inner space. A bearing member (3) is positioned within the inner space of the visor body (2) during the blow molding process. A support rod (4) is inserted into the bearing me (3) in order to pivotally support the visor body (2). The bearing member (3) has at least one through hole (33, 34) formed therein and extending in a direction of thickness. The visor body (2) has at least one column (25) corresponding to the at least one through hole (33, 34) and formed integrally with the visor body (2). The at least one column (25) extends though the corresponding at least one through hole (33, 34) of the bearing member (3) in order to prevent the movement of the bearing Ryder (3) and to reinforce the visor body (2) with respect to the direction of thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicants: Kyowa Sangyo Co., LTD, Shinwa Seiko Co., LTD.Inventor: Hidekazu Torii
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Publication number: 20050206187Abstract: A sun visor for vehicles has a sun visor body, a spindle, and a bearing member. The sun visor body is rotatably mounted on a periphery of the spindle via the bearing member. The bearing member has a bearing, for rotatably holding the spindle, and a baffle, for holding the sun visor body at a desired rotational position about the spindle. The bearing member is integrally formed using metal. When at least a predetermined extraction force acts on the spindle relative to the sun visor body, the bearing member is extracted along with the spindle from a receiving part provided on the sun visor body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicants: Kyowa Sangyo Co., Ltd, Shinwa Seiko Co., LtdInventor: Hidekazu Torii