Patents by Inventor Hidenori Furuzawa

Hidenori Furuzawa 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: 7578098
    Abstract: A door weather strip capable of surely closing a gap between a door of a motor vehicle and a door opening portion of a vehicle body while exhibiting excellent sealing properties with good appearance. The door weather strip includes a base portion for attachment to an outer periphery of the door, and a seal portion which is integrally formed with the base portion for contacting the door opening portion. The seal portion includes a main seal and a sub-seal which is provided on an outer side of the main seal. The sub-seal has a protrusion which protrudes from the base portion towards the door opening portion, and a tubular part having a generally triangular cross-section. One corner of the tubular part is integrally joined to the protrusion such that one wall which faces the one corner is located between the door and the door opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Furuzawa, Yoshitaka Sugiyama, Masahiro Nozaki, Yukio Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20070137112
    Abstract: A door weather strip for sealing a gap between a door of a motor vehicle and a door opening portion of a vehicle body has an outside strip portion, an inside strip portion and a connection portion for integrally connecting the outside strip portion and the inside strip portion to each other. The outside strip portion has a base part for attachment to an inside part of a retainer, and a seal part. The seal part has a seal wall and a connection wall. The seal wall curves outwardly into an arc-shaped cross-section, a lower end of the seal wall contacts a rear face of an outside end of a door molding, and when the door is closed, the seal wall turns about the base part, and moves toward a bottom of the retainer while sliding on the rear face of the outside end of the door molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Furuzawa, Yoshitaka Sugiyama, Masahiro Nozaki
  • Publication number: 20060162257
    Abstract: A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of providing a seal between an opening portion of a vehicle body, and a closing member for closing the opening portion. The weather strip includes a base portion in which a flange provided in the opening portion of the vehicle body or the closing member is adapted to be inserted and a seal portion integrally formed with the base portion for contacting the opening portion or the closing member, and sealing between the opening portion and the closing member. The base portion holds a sealant member which is formed separately from the base portion and is composed of a highly foamed sponge material with a specific gravity of not more than 0.2 with a bottom wall thereof, and a projecting end of the flange is inserted into the sealant member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD
    Inventors: Masahiro Nozaki, Masanori Aritake, Hidenori Furuzawa
  • Publication number: 20060042170
    Abstract: A door weather strip capable of surely closing a gap between a door of a motor vehicle and a door opening portion of a vehicle body while exhibiting excellent sealing properties with good appearance. The door weather strip includes a base portion for attachment to an outer periphery of the door, and a seal portion which is integrally formed with the base portion for contacting the door opening portion. The seal portion includes a main seal and a sub-seal which is provided on an outer side of the main seal. The sub-seal has a protrusion which protrudes from the base portion towards the door opening portion, and a tubular part having a generally triangular cross-section. One corner of the tubular part is integrally joined to the protrusion such that one wall which faces the one corner is located between the door and the door opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hidenori Furuzawa, Yoshitaka Sugiyama, Masahiro Nozaki, Yukio Matsuda