Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Harai

Hiroyuki Harai 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).

  • Vehicle lighting device
    Patent number: 11767958
    Abstract: In order to ensure accuracy for positioning two molding members spaced from each other and an outer lens disposed in an opening between the two molding members, a vehicle lighting device includes: a first molding member; a second molding member that is formed separately from the first molding member and is spaced from the first molding member through an opening; and an outer lens, disposed in the opening, having a transmissive surface through which lamp light is transmitted from a depth side toward a front side. The first molding member and the second molding member each have a molding-side positioning portion configured to be positioned relative to the transmissive surface of the outer lens. The outer lens has a first lens-side positioning portion configured to be positioned relative to the first molding member and a second lens-side positioning portion configured to be positioned relative to the second molding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhki Kuramitsu, Yoshiharu Tanaka, Hirotaka Fukui, Masaya Kometani, Makoto Okada, Hiroyuki Harai
  • VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220333754
    Abstract: In order to ensure accuracy for positioning two molding members spaced from each other and an outer lens disposed in an opening between the two molding members, a vehicle lighting device includes: a first molding member; a second molding member that is formed separately from the first molding member and is spaced from the first molding member through an opening; and an outer lens, disposed in the opening, having a transmissive surface through which lamp light is transmitted from a depth side toward a front side. The first molding member and the second molding member each have a molding-side positioning portion configured to be positioned relative to the transmissive surface of the outer lens. The outer lens has a first lens-side positioning portion configured to be positioned relative to the first molding member and a second lens-side positioning portion configured to be positioned relative to the second molding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Yuhki Kuramitsu, Yoshiharu Tanaka, HIrotaka Fukui, Masaya Kometani, Makoto Okada, Hiroyuki Harai