Patents Assigned to Johnan Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 7631458
    Abstract: A guide rail assembly includes a guide rail, a slider that slides along the guide rail, a wire fixed to the slider, and upper and lower wire feeders located at the upper and lower ends of the guide rail. The guide rail assembly, a drum around which the wire is wound, and a motor for turning the drum are mounted on a base bracket to form a single unit which is attached to a door inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignees: Johnan Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Moriyama, Hakurei Watanabe, Takashi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20070044382
    Abstract: A guide rail assembly includes a guide rail, a slider that slides along the guide rail, a wire fixed to the slider, and upper and lower wire feed means located at the upper and lower ends of the guide rail. The guide rail assembly, a drum around which the wire is wound, and a motor for turning the drum are mounted on a base bracket to form a single unit which is attached to a door inner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicants: JOHNAN MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Moriyama, Hakurei Watanabe, Takashi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 6935675
    Abstract: A retractable roof fixing apparatus capable of drawing the roof to a vehicle body to be snugly fixed thereto by automatically retracting a striker engaged with a latch by a sufficient distance. The retractable roof fixing apparatus comprises: a striker fixed on a roof; a base plate fixed on a body of a vehicle; a slide plate slidably attached to the base plate in a direction of movement of the striker; a latch rotatably mounted on the slide plate that engages the striker with a rotation of the latch; a cam rotatably mounted on the base plate; and a motor that rotates the cam, wherein the motor operates when the striker engages the latch to rotate the cam so as to slide the slide plate away from the roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Johnan Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Kubota, Masakane Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20040262943
    Abstract: A retractable roof fixing apparatus capable of drawing the roof to a vehicle body to be snugly fixed thereto by automatically retracting a striker engaged with a latch by a sufficient distance. The retractable roof fixing apparatus comprises: a striker fixed on a roof; a base plate fixed on a body of a vehicle; a slide plate slidably attached to the base plate in a direction of movement of the striker; a latch rotatably mounted on the slide plate that engages the striker with a rotation of the latch; a cam rotatably mounted on the base plate; and a motor that rotates the cam, wherein the motor operates when the striker engages the latch to rotate the cam so as to slide the slide plate away from the roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Johnan Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Kubota, Masakane Yoshizawa