Patents by Inventor Akinori OSAMURA
Akinori OSAMURA 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).
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Patent number: 11491853Abstract: A sunroof device includes a rear link that slides along a longitudinal direction of a guide rail in conjunction with a slide member and moves up and down a rear end side of a movable panel by tilting in conjunction with the sliding of the slide member. Further, the rear link is provided with an engaging protrusion protruding in a width direction of the guide rail, and the guide rail is provided with a link engaging portion that regulates, by arranging the engaging protrusion inside, tilting of the rear link in a rising direction. The link engaging portion includes an upwardly opened cutout portion provided in the guide rail, and a metallic engaging bracket having an upper wall portion covering a topside of the cutout portion by being fixed to the guide rail. The engaging protrusion includes a metallic shaft body, and a resin layer covering the shaft body.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Takuya Fujimura, Akinori Osamura
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Publication number: 20210339610Abstract: A sunroof device includes a rear link that slides along a longitudinal direction of a guide rail in conjunction with a slide member and moves up and down a rear end side of a movable panel by tilting in conjunction with the sliding of the slide member. Further, the rear link is provided with an engaging protrusion protruding in a width direction of the guide rail, and the guide rail is provided with a link engaging portion that regulates, by arranging the engaging protrusion inside, tilting of the rear link in a rising direction. The link engaging portion includes an upwardly opened cutout portion provided in the guide rail, and a metallic engaging bracket having an upper wall portion covering a topside of the cutout portion by being fixed to the guide rail. The engaging protrusion includes a metallic shaft body, and a resin layer covering the shaft body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuya FUJIMURA, Akinori OSAMURA
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Patent number: 10889167Abstract: A sunroof device includes a panel bracket that holds a movable panel capable of opening and closing an opening portion disposed to a roof panel, a guide portion that is disposed to the panel bracket, and a sliding bracket that slidably engages with the guide portion. Further, the sunroof device includes a rear link, serving as a support member, that, while being coupled to the panel bracket via the sliding bracket and thereby changing a coupling position thereof with the panel bracket according to an opening-and-closing movement position of the movable panel, supports the panel bracket. On a sliding contact surface of the panel bracket with the guide portion of the panel bracket, a plurality of groove portions extending in a sliding direction of the sliding bracket along the guide portion are disposed.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Aisei Kawazu, Ryuta Fukada, Akinori Osamura
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Patent number: 10889170Abstract: A deflector device includes a deflector that is arranged at a front edge portion of a roof opening portion, an arm that supports the deflector, a holder that rotatably supports the arm, and a spring member that is interposed between the holder and the arm and thereby rotationally biases the arm in a direction in which the deflector is spread. To the holder, an engaging piece that has a claw portion engaging with an edge portion of a mounting hole formed at a fixing position (a support surface of a base member) at which the holder is fixed is disposed. To the engaging piece, a pressed portion against which the spring member pressing the holder is pressed and that thereby reinforces an engagement state of the claw portion with the edge portion of the mounting hole is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akinori Osamura, Ryuta Fukada, Aisei Kawazu
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Publication number: 20190315212Abstract: A deflector device includes a deflector that is arranged at a front edge, portion of a roof opening portion, an arm that supports the deflector, a holder that rotatably supports the arm, and a spring member that is interposed between the holder and the arm and thereby rotationally biases the arm in a direction in which the deflector is spread. To the holder, an engaging piece that has a claw portion engaging with an edge portion of a mounting hole formed at a fixing position (a support surface of a base member) at which the holder is fixed is disposed. To the engaging piece, a pressed portion against which the spring member pressing the holder is pressed and that thereby reinforces an engagement state of the claw portion with the edge portion of the mounting hole is disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akinori OSAMURA, Ryuta FUKADA, Aisei KAWAZU
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Publication number: 20190315206Abstract: A sunroof device includes a panel bracket that holds a movable panel capable of opening and closing an opening portion disposed to a roof panel, a guide portion that is disposed to the panel bracket, and a sliding bracket that slidably engages with the guide portion. Further, the sunroof device includes a rear link, serving as a support member, that, while being coupled to the panel bracket via the sliding bracket and thereby changing a coupling position thereof with the panel bracket according to an opening-and-closing movement position of the movable panel, supports the panel bracket. On a sliding contact surface of the panel bracket with the guide portion of the panel bracket, a plurality of groove portions extending in a sliding direction of the sliding bracket along the guide portion are disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Aisei KAWAZU, Ryuta FUKADA, Akinori OSAMURA
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Publication number: 20190299760Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes a base panel (20) made of aluminum alloy and provided at a peripheral edge portion of an opening (11) formed at a body (10) of a vehicle, a sunroof unit (25) attached to the base panel (20), and a panel (13) arranged above the base panel (20), the panel being connected to the sunroof unit (25).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuta FUKADA, Akinori OSAMURA, Yusuke SATO