Patents Assigned to Howa Textile Industry Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20200047470
    Abstract: A hood silencer includes a back skin layer, a thin film layer, a first shape-retaining layer, a sound-absorbing layer, a second shape-retaining layer, an aeration-suppressing layer, and a front skin layer. The aeration-suppressing layer suppresses oozing of a binder resin out of the surface of the front skin layer from the second shape-retaining layer during the heat forming of the second shape-retaining layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro ASAI, Akihiro SHIRAI
  • Publication number: 20190135200
    Abstract: A soundproof body is formed by a two-layer lamination structure of a felt layer and a film layer. Some of plural fibers constructing the felt layer are formed to be thicker than the remaining fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke KATO, Kousuke UEDA
  • Patent number: 9931915
    Abstract: A sliding member includes a casing and a plate spring. The plate spring is placed in a middle accommodating portion of the casing between front and rear portions of a middle lower wall portion and a protruding portion of a middle upper wall portion constructed by a mountain-shaped wall portion and the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Sawai, Hiroki Koyama
  • Patent number: 9616824
    Abstract: A dash silencer has a lamination structure of a first layer, an intermediate layer, and a second layer. The intermediate layer is formed as a non-air permeable thin-membrane layer. The second layer is formed as a perforated layer having a plurality of opening portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinobu Fushiki, Takahiro Asai, Junichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20170066308
    Abstract: A sliding member includes a casing and a plate spring. The plate spring is placed in a middle accommodating portion of the casing between front and rear portions of a middle lower wall portion and a protruding portion of a middle upper wall portion constructed by a mountain-shaped wall portion and the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro SAWAI, Hiroki KOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9121175
    Abstract: A dash insulator is constructed by layering a front layer, a sound absorption layer of a membrane-vibration type and a perforated sound insulation layer. A layered body of the sound absorption layer and the perforated sound insulation layer is constructed such that the inner diameter and the opening ratio of opening portions of the perforated sound insulation layer are set to enable suppression of a resonance phenomenon between vibrations of the sound absorption layer and the perforated sound insulation layer in relation to low frequency range noise components of noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinobu Fushiki
  • Patent number: 8840136
    Abstract: A front pillar trim mounting structure has a front pillar (10), a front pillar trim (30), an airbag (60), and an assist grip (70). The front pillar is provided in the front portion of a vehicle. The front pillar trim (30) covers the front pillar (10) from the inner side of the vehicle. The airbag (60) is located between the front pillar (10) and the front pillar trim (30). The assist grip (70) is attached to the front pillar (10), and is installed on a vehicle inner surface of the front pillar trim (30). The front pillar trim (30) has a first front pillar trim (40), a second front pillar trim (50), and an engagement mechanism (54). The assist grip (70) is installed on the first front pillar trim (40). The second front pillar trim (50) is provided with an opening where the first front pillar trim (40) is installed. The engagement mechanism (54) detachably connects the second front pillar trim (50) to first front pillar trim (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Howa Textile Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikatsu Masatsugu, Hiroyuki Seto, Takahiro Narikiyo
  • Patent number: 8827342
    Abstract: In a vehicle package tray (100) disposed in the back of a rear seat of a vehicle, a sheet-shaped glass fiber mats (108), in which urethane resin (110) is impregnated, are overlapped on both surfaces of a semi-hard urethane foam layer (102), a front surface material (104) is overlapped on the surface of one glass fiber mat (108), in which the urethane resin (110) is impregnated, via a first adhesive film (106), back material (114) is overlapped on the surface of the other glass fiber mat (108), in which the urethane resin (110) is impregnated, via a second adhesive film (112), and the multi-overlapped object obtains a sound absorbing performance by being formed into a three-dimensional shape by being pinched and fixed by a press die, heated, pressurized, and thereby fused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Howa Textile Industry Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Atsushi Kuroda, Hiroyuki Seto
  • Publication number: 20140246268
    Abstract: A dash insulator is constructed by layering a front layer, a sound absorption layer of a membrane-vibration type and a perforated sound insulation layer. A layered body of the sound absorption layer and the perforated sound insulation layer is constructed such that the inner diameter and the opening ratio of opening portions of the perforated sound insulation layer are set to enable suppression of a resonance phenomenon between vibrations of the sound absorption layer and the perforated sound insulation layer in relation to low frequency range noise components of noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinobu Fushiki
  • Publication number: 20140191533
    Abstract: Provided is a pillar trim (30) (a vehicle interior trim) with a main body part (32) formed in a hollow, three-dimensional structure by a thermoplastic synthetic resin. The exterior surface of the main body part (32) has a structure whereby an attachment surface (32a) attached to a vehicle structural member and a design surface (32b) inside the vehicle which are both joined together. In addition, the main body part (32) is formed of a bag-like construction that restricts the flow of internal air to the outside, and the main body part (32) distributes and absorbs impact forces from passenger during vehicle impact by using the internal pressure thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Masahito Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140159351
    Abstract: A front pillar trim mounting structure has a front pillar (10), a front pillar trim (30), an airbag (60), and an assist grip (70). The front pillar is provided in the front portion of a vehicle. The front pillar trim (30) covers the front pillar (10) from the inner side of the vehicle. The airbag (60) is located between the front pillar (10) and the front pillar trim (30). The assist grip (70) is attached to the front pillar (10), and is installed on a vehicle inner surface of the front pillar trim (30). The front pillar trim (30) has a first front pillar trim (40), a second front pillar trim (50), and an engagement mechanism (54). The assist grip (70) is installed on the first front pillar trim (40). The second front pillar trim (50) is provided with an opening where the first front pillar trim (40) is installed. The engagement mechanism (54) detachably connects the second front pillar trim (50) to first front pillar trim (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikatsu Masatsugu, Hiroyuki Seto, Takahiro Narikiyo
  • Publication number: 20140110963
    Abstract: In a vehicle package tray (100) disposed in the back of a rear seat of a vehicle, a sheet-shaped glass fiber mats (108), in which urethane resin (110) is impregnated, are overlapped on both surfaces of a semi-hard urethane foam layer (102), a front surface material (104) is overlapped on the surface of one glass fiber mat (108), in which the urethane resin (110) is impregnated, via a first adhesive film (106), back material (114) is overlapped on the surface of the other glass fiber mat (108), in which the urethane resin (110) is impregnated, via a second adhesive film (112), and the multi-overlapped object obtains a sound absorbing performance by being formed into a three-dimensional shape by being pinched and fixed by a press die, heated, pressurized, and thereby fused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kuroda, Hiroyuki Seto
  • Patent number: 8701825
    Abstract: In order to mitigate transmission to the passenger compartment of noise generated in the engine compartment, a dash silencer is installed on the passenger-compartment-side surface of the dash panel of an automobile, wherein the mounting operation is facilitated by improving the mounting structure for the dash silencer. A stud pin is provided to the passenger-compartment-side surface of the dash panel, a chevron-shaped slit is formed in the mat-shaped dash silencer, and the stud pin is inserted through the slit, whereby the dash silencer is mounted on the passenger-compartment-side surface of the dash panel, wherein, when the chevron-shaped slit is formed in the dash silencer, a lower portion separated by the slit is caused to project farther than the upper portion toward the passenger compartment, and the lower portion is caused to inflect into the passenger compartment so as to form a stepped shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Howa Textile Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Shuichi Mizata
  • Patent number: 8695758
    Abstract: A dash silencer is constructed by layering a front side layer formed from a porous material, an intermediate layer constructed by a film structure body and a rear side layer. The rear side layer has upper and lower side layer portions which are formed from porous and sound insulation materials respectively and layered on upper and lower side layer portions of the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Howa Textile Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinobu Fushiki
  • Publication number: 20140070562
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automobile body undercover having durability against damage from foreign objects such as flying stones even in a case where a nonwoven fabric is used on an outer surface on a road surface side in order to achieve sound absorbing characteristics with respect to engine noise leaked outside a car, road noise originating from the road surface side, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yuichiro Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20130153330
    Abstract: A dash silencer is constructed by layering a front side layer formed from a porous material, an intermediate layer constructed by a film structure body and a rear side layer. The rear side layer has upper and lower side layer portions which are formed from porous and sound insulation materials respectively and layered on upper and lower side layer portions of the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinobu Fushiki
  • Publication number: 20130098707
    Abstract: In order to mitigate transmission to the passenger compartment of noise generated in the engine compartment, a dash silencer is installed on the passenger-compartment-side surface of the dash panel of an automobile, wherein the mounting operation is facilitated by improving the mounting structure for the dash silencer. A stud pin is provided to the passenger-compartment-side surface of the dash panel, a chevron-shaped slit is formed in the mat-shaped dash silencer, and the stud pin is inserted through the slit, whereby the dash silencer is mounted on the passenger-compartment-side surface of the dash panel, wherein, when the chevron-shaped slit is formed in the dash silencer , a lower portion separated by the slit is caused to project farther than the upper portion toward the passenger compartment, and the lower portion is caused to inflect into the passenger compartment so as to form a stepped shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Shuichi Mizata
  • Patent number: 8382184
    Abstract: A sound absorption sheet is constructed by both films which are made of a fire-retardant polyethylene resin and layered with each other. The film has a flat film portion and a large number of air bubble portions. The flat film portion is adhered at its rear face to the flat film from the side of the front face. A large number of air bubble portions are dispersed in a staggered arrangement with each other along the planar direction of the film and raised and formed cylindrically along the thickness direction of the flat film portion in a direction separating from the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Howa Textile Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Mizata, Shinya Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 8371635
    Abstract: In a dashboard insulator for a vehicle, an inner layer laminated between front and rear layers is formed by laminating fusion, barrier and other fusion films and has a large number of small holes with a uniform opening rate. The both layers are formed by a thermoplastic material with predetermined basis weight, and Young's modulus. The both fusion films formed by a thermoplastic material with a melting point lower than that of the barrier film fuse the both layers to the barrier film. Each fusion part of the both fusion films has a predetermined fusion force in its predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Howa Textile Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Mizata
  • Publication number: 20110272960
    Abstract: A sound absorption sheet is constructed by both films which are made of a fire-retardant polyethylene resin and layered with each other. The film has a flat film portion and a large number of air bubble portions. The flat film portion is adhered at its rear face to the flat film from the side of the front face. A large number of air bubble portions are dispersed in a staggered arrangement with each other along the planar direction of the film and raised and formed cylindrically along the thickness direction of the flat film portion in a direction separating from the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: HOWA TEXTILE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Mizata, Shinya Hayasaka