Abstract: A sunroof device includes support members, which are attached to a movable panel, sliding members, which are slidable along guide rails, movable members, rotating bodies, two front-side rack gears, and two rear-side rack gears. Each movable member is fixed to one of the sliding members and supported by the corresponding one of the support members to be movable. Front and rear-side rotating bodies are respectively supported by front and rear portions of the movable panel. The front-side rack gears are coupled to the front-side rotating body such that the distances from the center of the movable panel to the front ends of the two movable members are equal. The rear-side rack gears are coupled to the rear-side rotating body such that distances from the center of the movable panel to the rear ends of the two movable members are equal.

Abstract: A sunroof device includes a sunroof unit, a looped first seal, and a second seal. The sunroof unit supports a panel capable of closing an opening of a roof of a vehicle. The sunroof unit includes a frame provided with two guide rails placed on two edges of the opening in a vehicle widthwise direction and two housings placed on two edges of the opening in a vehicle front-to-rear direction to connect front ends of the two guide rails to each other and rear ends of the two guide rails to each other in the vehicle widthwise direction. The first seal is arranged between an entire periphery of the opening and the frame. The second seal is arranged between opposing surfaces of the guide rails and the housings at portions where the guide rails are coupled to the housings. The second seal is butt against the first seal.

Abstract: A roof apparatus for a vehicle includes: a pair of guide rails that is disposed in each of both edge portions of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle body in a width direction of a vehicle and extends in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle; a frame that includes a main body portion disposed below the guide rails in an up-and-down direction of the vehicle and an extension portion extending in a width direction of the vehicle, and that is disposed so as to be bridged over the pair of guide rails; and a pair of brackets which is fixed to one of the frame and the pair of guide rails and is configured to come into contact with the other of the frame and the pair of guide rails, and in which the frame and the pair of guide rails are integrally formed.

Abstract: A roof apparatus for a vehicle includes: a movable panel configured to be movably attached to a roof of the vehicle; a guide rail that guides the movable panel; and a garnish connected to the movable panel and the guide rail, The garnish includes an attachment portion connected to an attachment panel of the movable panel, and an engagement portion slidably connected to the guide rail, the attachment portion includes an upper extension piece extending outwards in a vehicle width direction, and a lower extension piece extending outwards in the vehicle width direction below the upper extension piece, and the upper extension piece includes a first protrusion protruding downwards so as to be engaged with an engagement portion of the attachment panel, and a second protrusion protruding upwards, and is inserted into a gap between the movable panel and the attachment panel.

Abstract: A deflector apparatus includes a first locking portion for attaching a mesh type deflector, which reduces noise due to wind at an opening portion, to a drain member for suppressing infiltration of a fluid from the opening portion opened by a movable panel into a room; and a second locking portion formed in the deflector, in which the deflector is attached to the drain member by locking the second locking portion to the first locking portion.

Abstract: A vehicle roof apparatus on which an antenna main body is configured to be placed includes: an outer panel including a panel portion configured to cover a roof of the vehicle, and a cover portion integrally formed with the panel portion and raised toward an outside of the panel portion, in which an accommodating chamber that is configured to accommodate the antenna main body and that is opened toward an inside of the panel portion is provided in the cover portion.

Abstract: A bumper reinforcement for a vehicle includes: a body portion extending in a vehicle width direction and having an inner space extending in the vehicle width direction, the body portion being open at its side surface on a passenger compartment side in order to allow a pair of side members extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction to be inserted into the inner space from the passenger compartment side; and a reinforcing portion made of a carbon fiber-reinforced resin and bonded to an intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction of the body portion, the intermediate portion located between the pair of side members.

Abstract: The bumper reinforcement has a front surface flange, an upper surface web, a lower surface web, an upper lip, and a lower lip. An end of the upper surface web on the upper lip side is thicker than a center. When a collision load is applied to the front surface flange, the upper surface web extending in a direction orthogonal to the front surface flange from vicinity of an upper end of the front surface flange is deformed in an outward opened direction, and the upper lip extending downward from an extension end of the upper surface web is deformed in an inward closed direction.

Abstract: A panel structure of a sun roof includes: a panel; an inner panel that is made of a metal plate, is provided below the panel to extend along an edge portion of the panel, and has a recessed portion that is recessed downward and a flange portion that spreads outward along the panel over an entire periphery of the recessed portion; a sealing member that is made of a resin molding material having a constant cross section, is interposed between the flange portion and the panel over an entire periphery of the flange portion, and is bonded to a lower surface of the panel and an upper surface of the flange portion; and a covering member that is made of a resin material, is fixed to the panel, and is provided to cover the inner panel and the sealing member.

Abstract: A towing hook attachment structure includes: a towing hook; a bumper reinforcement having: a first wall extending in a vehicle width direction, a wall surface of the first wall facing the vehicle cabin; and an second wall and a third wall respectively extending to the vehicle cabin side from an upper end and a lower end of the first wall; and a nut member fastening the towing hook to the bumper reinforcement. The first, second and third walls are respectively provided with a first, second and third holes. The nut member is fixed to the bumper reinforcement while extending in a vehicle height direction and being inserted in the second hole and the third hole. A tip of the towing hook is inserted in the bumper reinforcement through the through hole and is fastened to the nut member.

Abstract: An electric-powered vehicle includes a drive wheel and a coasting wheel. The drive wheel and the coasting wheel are spaced apart from each other in a vehicle traveling direction. A frame is arranged between the drive wheel and the coasting wheel and rotationally supports the drive wheel and the coasting wheel. The frame has an object mounting portion. A stay is coupled to the frame and extends upward from the frame. A seat and a handlebar are supported by the stay. The vehicle has a plurality of modes including a ride mode, in which a user uses the vehicle while being seated on the seat and holding the handlebar, and a cart mode, in which the user uses the vehicle while standing on the ground and holding the handlebar. The vehicle is selectively switched to a shape corresponding to each of the modes.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a control device of an opening and closing member for a vehicle including a control portion outputting a control signal that switches a connection of a switch portion to control a drive motor closing and opening the opening and closing member mounted on the vehicle and a detection portion outputting a signal indicating the rotary direction of the drive motor to the control portion, wherein the control portion determines whether or not the switch portion is stuck on a basis of the signal from the detection portion, and in a case where the control portion determines that the switch portion is stuck, the control portion outputs the control signal for switching the connection of the switch portion so as to stop the drive motor and to maintain the drive motor in a stop state is provided.

Abstract: A roof apparatus includes: a roof panel in which an opening and a pedestal portion extending over an entire peripheral portion of the opening are formed; and a sunroof unit. The sunroof unit includes guide rails mounted on both edge portions of the pedestal portion in a width direction of a vehicle, functional components supported by the guide rails so as to be capable of moving in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle, a movable panel supported by the functional components and opens and closes the opening in response to movements of the both functional components, and a fixed panel connecting front ends of the guide rails together in the width direction of the vehicle, mounted so as to be adjacent to the movable panel which is in a closed state, and covering a drive member which drives and moves the both functional components.

Abstract: A vehicle radiator apparatus includes: a radiator main body; a grill shutter unit configured to adjust the amount of air introduced from an opening in front of the radiator main body and flowing toward the radiator main body; and an air guiding plate provided to extend in a longitudinal direction below the radiator main body and the grill shutter unit to guide the air introduced from the opening to the radiator main body, in which the grill shutter unit includes: a shutter member configured to open or close the opening of a vehicle; and a shutter support member configured to support the shutter member, and including left and right side frame portions and an upper frame portion, and lower ends of the side frame portions are assembled and attached to an upper surface portion of the air guiding plate.

Abstract: A radiator support member includes; a pair of vertical beam portions respectively extending in a vehicle height direction along both side edge portions of a radiator body portion of a vehicle; and a horizontal beam portion extending in a vehicle width direction along an upper edge portion of the radiator body portion, in which the pair of vertical beam portions and the horizontal beam portion are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, wherein a tubular member extending in the vehicle width direction is attached to the horizontal beam portion, and both end portions of the tubular member in the vehicle width direction are fixed to a body portion of the vehicle.

Abstract: A moving device includes: a moving body; guide rails extending in a moving direction of the moving body on both sides in one direction orthogonal to the moving direction and each of which has first and second guides mutually symmetrical in the one direction, and a third guide interposed between the first and second guides; connecting portions provided at both-side end portions of the moving body in the one direction and mutually symmetrical in the one direction; first and second shoes respectively mounted on the connecting portions, sliding the first and third guides and the second and third guides, and having the same shape; first and second drive belts respectively connected to the first and second shoes in the first and second guides to be integrally moved and moving and driving the first and second shoes.

Abstract: A restricting device includes: a movable member that is capable of changing a posture with respect to a support member; and a buffer member that is fixed to the movable member, comes into contact with the support member in accordance with a posture change of the movable member, and restricts the posture of the movable member, wherein in the movable member, a mounting recess portion, an outlet port, a slip-off preventing piece, and a fitting piece are formed, and the buffer member has a fixing portion, an elastic portion, and a connecting portion, and in the elastic portion, a fitting recess portion is fitted is formed.

Abstract: A deflector apparatus for a vehicle includes a deflector, a support member and a torsion spring. The deflector includes arm portions provided as a pair, and each of the arm portions includes a shaft portion and a cam protruding portion. The support member includes a support recessed portion in which the shaft portion is inserted, a cam recessed portion in which the cam protruding portion is inserted and a support protruding portion. The torsion spring includes a turning portion attached to the support protruding portion, and a first leg portion and a second leg portion each extended in the vehicle front and rear direction from the turning portion. The first leg portion includes a distal end portion which can be in slide contact with the arm portion and the second leg portion includes a distal end portion which can be in slide contact with the support member.

Abstract: A sunroof panel for a vehicle includes a panel, a reinforcement member including a pair of side frames, a front frame, and a rear frame, and a joint portion joining first distal ends of the side frames to distal ends of the front frame, respectively, the joint portion joining second distal ends of the side frames to distal ends of the rear frame, respectively. At least one of the pair of the side frames, the front frame and the rear frame is made from a material that includes a specific gravity less than a specific gravity of the others of the pair of the side frames, the front frame and the rear frame.

Abstract: A deflector device includes: a deflector (20) that includes a deflector body (21) extending in a width direction of a vehicle and arm portions (22)respectively connected to both end portions of the deflector body, and protrudes upward from a roof (10) as the deflector is turned in one direction, and is stored below the roof as the deflector is turned in the other direction; a biasing member (40) biasing the deflector in a turning direction where the deflector protrudes upward; and a stopper member (30) which is connected to the deflector such that the stopper member can be turned around the axial line extending in the width direction of a vehicle, and which maintains the position of the deflector, and whose fallen position is maintained by a housing (14) provided in a front edge portion of opening (11) in a state where the deflector is stored below the roof.