Abstract: A wire type window regulator includes a guide rail, a wire driving mechanism, and a wire guide member. The guide rail guides a slider base to freely move up and down. A window glass is fixed to the slider base. The wire driving mechanism moves the slider base up/down along the guide rail via a drive wire. The wire guide member is disposed on at least one of an upper end and a lower end of the guide rail. The wire guide member changes a routing direction of the drive wire wound around the wire guide member. The wire guide member supports a fixing member that is inserted through the guide rail and that fixes the guide rail and the wire guide member to the vehicle door panel.

Abstract: A driving device for a vehicular opening-closing body that ensures stably assembling a drum housing and a motor unit without requiring high positioning accuracy is provided. One of the drum housing and the motor unit includes a plurality of boss portions projecting toward another one of the drum housing and the motor unit, and securing members for securing the drum housing and the motor unit are secured to the plurality of boss portions. The other one of the drum housing and the motor unit includes a plurality of boss receiving portions that receive the plurality of boss portions. At least one of the plurality of boss receiving portions has a reverse tapered surface that has a diameter expanded toward a corresponding boss portion. In a state where the drum housing and the motor unit are supported, a clearance is disposed between the boss portion and the reverse tapered surface.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a door channel is provided. The door channel is provided in a space defined between an inner panel and an outer panel of a vehicle door and has an outside wall and a connection wall connected to the outside wall. The method includes: (a) disposing the door channel in a die; and (b) forming a cut portion in a comer portion of the door channel by punching the comer portion by a punch. The cut portion includes: a first cut portion formed in a comer portion of the outside wall; and a second cut portion formed in a corner portion of the connection wall and communicating with the first cut portion. By the first cut portion, a first cut surface and a second cut surface facing each other are formed on the outside wall. In the step (b), the first cut portion and the second cut portion are formed by a single punching.

Abstract: A wire type window regulator for vehicle that allows easily guiding a drive wire to a wire insertion clearance of a wire guide member and/or a drum housing during assembly is obtained. A wire guide member includes a wire guide groove around which the drive wire is wound, a wire disconnection prevention portion, and an inclination guide surface. The wire disconnection prevention portion is disposed to extend from one region to another region of regions on both sides between which the wire guide groove is interposed. The wire disconnection prevention portion forms a wire insertion clearance from which the drive wire is introducible to the wire guide groove with the other region. The inclination guide surface is disposed in the other region. The inclination guide surface guides the drive wire introduced to the wire guide groove to the wire insertion clearance.

Abstract: A press molding method of this disclosure includes: disposing a plurality of inner peripheral molding dies inside an outer shape cutting molding die having an annular cross section, the outer shape cutting molding die being configured to press-mold an identical outer shape member from a base material formed of a metal plate, the identical outer shape member having an outer shape identical to a final-shaped member, the inner peripheral molding dies being configured to press-mold all through-holes and all unevenness disposed on the final-shaped member to the base material or the identical outer shape member; and shifting all timings of press moldings to the base material and the identical outer shape member with the outer shape cutting molding die and the plurality of inner peripheral molding dies to one another.

Abstract: A vehicular opening-closing body driving device that supplies a grease to sliding portions of a drive drum and a drum housing to ensure a smooth performance while ensuring reductions of manufacturing cost, manufacturing time, and manufacturing process is provided. The vehicular opening-closing body driving device includes a drive drum, a drum housing, and sliding portions. A drive wire is wound around the drive drum. The drive wire is a wire for driving a vehicular opening-closing body. The drum housing rotatably houses and supports the drive drum. A sliding portion is disposed between a bottom surface of the drum housing and a facing surface of the drive drum. The facing surface faces the bottom surface. The drum housing includes a grease supply hole for supplying a grease to the sliding portion.

Abstract: An assembling determination method and an assembling determination device for a vehicular opening-closing body driving device can determine a normal/abnormal winding of a drive wire around a spiral groove to ensure a quick and accurate action. The assembling determination method includes winding a drive wire around the spiral groove on the peripheral surface of a drive drum, wherein the drive wire drives a vehicular opening-closing body, arranging an inspection jig to face the drive drum surface via a clearance, determining that the drive wire is wound around the spiral groove in an abnormal manner when the inspection jig contacts the drive wire, and determining that the drive wire to be wound around the spiral groove in a normal manner when the inspection jig and the drive wire are contactless.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shutter device for a vehicle in which a manufacturing cost is reduced. Provided is a shutter device (1) for a vehicle, which has: a frame member (10) that has an opening provided therein and is mounted on the vehicle; a fin (20) that extends in a first direction; and a rotary shaft unit (40) that pivotably supports the fin (20) on the frame member to be pivotable in the opening of the frame (10). The fin (20) is provided integrally with or independently from the rotary shaft unit (40), and the fin (20) has a uniform sectional shape in the first direction.

Abstract: A vehicle door standing pillar sash includes a first member and a second member combined together, the first member comprising a glass run holding portion that has a recessed shape opened toward a window opening side, the second member comprising a bag-shaped portion that protrudes toward a vehicle inner side with respect to the glass run holding portion; a pair of opposed portions formed at a bottom part of the glass run holding portion, the pair of opposed portions including the first member and the second member, the first member and the second member being opposed to each other; and a protruding portion provided on one of the pair of opposed portions, the protruding portion protruding toward the other of the pair of opposed portions, the protruding portion laminated and bonded to the other of the pair of opposed portions by welding.

Abstract: A belt molding that achieves a reduced separating/contacting noise includes a protrusion formed on an outer surface of a side portion, which is opposed to a glass, of a molding main body, a seal lip that is formed below the protrusion on the outer surface of the side portion, which is opposed to the glass, of the molding main body and is configured to be in contact with the glass, which rises and lowers, and is capable of being in contact with the protrusion when the glass is fully-closed. A skin is disposed on at least one of contacting portions among a seal lip contacting portion of the protrusion that contacts the seal lip and a protrusion contacting portion of the seal lip that contacts the protrusion. The skin is made of a harder material than a material of the protrusion or the seal lip that include the skin.

Abstract: An object is to provide a sash coupling structure and a method for sash coupling that ensures omission of the process. The sash coupling structure is made such that on a door frame constituted of a column and an upper sash, a coupling cross-sectional surface of the column and a coupling cross-sectional surface of the upper sash are butted together. The column is constituted of a channel member and an inner member. The channel member and the inner member include adhering portions coupled one another along a longitudinal direction. The inner member is plated. A non-adhering portion, which faces a non-not-yet-adhering portion of the inner member, is formed on the channel member at a butted coupling portion.

Abstract: The seat reclining apparatus includes first and second pawls supported by a base member to be movable in radial directions and to be engageable with an internal gear of a ratchet. In the unlocked range, a first pawl-restriction portion of the ratchet and a first limit portion of the first pawl, which are positioned on the radially outer side, radially face, and each pawl is prevented from engaging with the internal gear. In a specific range of the unlocked range, a second pawl-restriction portion of the ratchet and a second limit portion of the second pawl, which are positioned on the radially inner side, radially face. The second pawl-restriction portion or/and the second limit portion includes a pressing portion which moves the second pawl to a disengaged position when the second-pawl restriction portion and the second limit portion mutually contact in the rotational direction of the ratchet.

Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus includes: first and second reclining lock mechanisms that operate in a locked state and an unlocked state, where the locked state prevents a seat back from tilting and the unlocked state allows the tilting; a first rotation member that rotates toward an unlocking direction integrally with the shaft body to change the first reclining lock mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state; and a second rotation member that is operated to rotate by an operation member toward the unlocking direction to change the second reclining lock mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state via a cable. When the operation member is operated, the second rotation member rotates from the locking position toward the unlocking direction by a predetermined amount, subsequently transmits a rotation force to the first rotation member toward the unlocking direction via an interlocking portion.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a slide rail, including a lower rail and an upper rail, and includes a slide lock mechanism. The slide lock mechanism includes a lock member and an operating member. The lock member includes a first urging member. The operating member includes a second urging member. A clearance is set in a region from an initial position to an operation position of the operating member. The operating member includes an input operating member and an output operating member. The clearance is provided between the input operating member and the output operating member. The initial position is set by maintaining the clearance between the input operating member and the output operating member using an urging force of the second urging member. The second urging member includes a first support portion, a second support portion, and a first engagement portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a clip is assembled to an inner member in a state where the clip penetrates through a through-hole of the inner member. The through-hole penetrates between a bottom surface of a recessed part and an inner surface in the inner member, in other words, between front and rear surfaces of the inner member. This configuration enables a part where the inner member holds the clip to be formed relatively thicker. Thus, strength of a connection part of the clip and the inner member can be further enhanced.

Abstract: A reclining device includes: a reclining mechanism, which is capable of tilting of a seat back relative to a seat cushion to be locked or unlocked; a hinge pin, which is engaged with the reclining mechanism and configured to cause the reclining mechanism to be in an unlocked state; a first biasing member, one end of which is hooked to a hooking part provided at a seat-cushion-side member; and a second biasing member, one end of which is engaged to a periphery of an engagement part formed at the hinge pin and the other end of which is hooked to the seat-cushion-side member, wherein a vertical cross-section of the engagement part of the hinge pin has a non-circular shape.

Abstract: Provided is an exterior structure of a vehicle door. The exterior structure includes a first exterior member which is attached to the vehicle door and a second exterior member which is attached to the vehicle door. The first exterior member and the second exterior member are provided with an alignment portion which determines the position of the first exterior member in the vehicle forward and rearward directions via the second exterior member.

Abstract: Provided is an exterior structure of a vehicle door that includes a first exterior member and a second exterior member which are attached to the vehicle door and overlap each other as viewed from the vehicle exterior side. The first exterior member creates a clearance between the vehicle door and a portion of the first exterior member which overlaps the second exterior member. The vehicle door exterior structure is provided at the overlapping portions between the first exterior member and the second exterior member with an alignment portion which determines the position of the first exterior member in the vehicle interior and exterior directions via the second exterior member. The alignment portion makes it possible to properly align the overlapping portions of the two exterior members in the vehicle interior and exterior directions, thus making it possible to raise the quality of the vehicle door exterior structure.

Abstract: A belt molding that achieves a reduced separating/contacting noise includes a protrusion formed on an outer surface of a side portion, which is opposed to a glass, of a molding main body, a seal lip that is formed below the protrusion on the outer surface of the side portion, which is opposed to the glass, of the molding main body and is configured to be in contact with the glass, which rises and lowers, and is capable of being in contact with the protrusion when the glass is fully-closed. A skin is disposed on at least one of contacting portions among a seal lip contacting portion of the protrusion that contacts the seal lip and a protrusion contacting portion of the seal lip that contacts the protrusion. The skin is made of a harder material than a material of the protrusion or the seal lip that include the skin.