Patents by Inventor Asao Ogasawara

Asao Ogasawara 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).

  • Patent number: 4493507
    Abstract: A tilting type sunroof comprises a roof panel supported with a lift link which is pivotally connected with a shoe. An arm of the lift link is engaged with an inclined groove of a stationary guide. The arm slides along the inclined groove to rotate with a linear movement of the shoe. The roof panel is driven to open or close a roof opening by the rotation of the arm. The inclined groove of the stationary guide has a portion of a large inclination and a portion of a small inclination such that a shift amount of the panel with respect to a shift amount of the shoe is large where the panel is substantially opened, while small where the panel is substantially closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1985
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Nagata, Keiji Mori, Asao Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 4480404
    Abstract: A locking apparatus for a detachable sunshade for a vehicle which includes a detachable panel, a connecting pin, a sunshade detachably attached to an interior portion of the detachable panel and detachably engaged with the detachable panel at a rear portion thereof via the connecting pin, a shaft supported on the sunshade, an arm fixed to the connecting arm and the shaft, a locking handle pivotally supported on the sunshade and fixed to the shaft, a knob connected to the locking handle for rotating the locking handle and a torsion spring for biasing the connecting pin in a direction for engagement with the detachable panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Assignee: Aisin Seki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mikio Sato, Asao Ogasawara, Keiji Mori