Patents by Inventor Keiichiro NISHIURA

Keiichiro NISHIURA 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: 10661642
    Abstract: In a back window part seal structure for a vehicle with a retractable roof wherein a weather strip is used, an outer panel provided on a deck cover includes an upper overlap portion that covers a weather strip at an upper edge of a back window from diagonally above and behind the vehicle to improve the sealing property and achieve a configuration in which the assembly failure is less likely to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: WEBASTO JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Sawahata, Akio Yamada, Yasufumi Kawakami, Masaki Oda, Takashi Senoo, Miwa Shinohara, Keiichiro Nishiura
  • Publication number: 20190152306
    Abstract: In a back window part seal structure for a vehicle with a retractable roof wherein a weather strip is used, an outer panel 35 provided on a deck cover 18 includes an upper overlap portion 36 that covers a weather strip 40 at an upper edge of a back window 15 from diagonally above and behind the vehicle to improve the sealing property and achieve a configuration in which the assembly failure is less likely to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: WEBASTO JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji SAWAHATA, Akio YAMADA, Yasufumi KAWAKAMI, Masaki ODA, Takashi SENOO, Miwa SHINOHARA, Keiichiro NISHIURA
  • Patent number: 9994096
    Abstract: There are provided a front weather strip provided between a first roof member and a second roof member, a rear weather strip provided between the second roof member and a third roof member, a roof-side weather strip provided at the second roof member, and a vertical weather strip. Plural partition walls which form the plural vertical flow passages are provided at the vertical weather strip, and a first flow passage for distributing water from the front weather strip to plural vertical flow passages of the vertical weather strip by way of the roof-side weather strip and a second flow passage for distributing water from the rear weather strip to at least one of plural vertical flow passages of the vertical weather strip are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Miwa Shinohara, Keiichiro Nishiura, Hiromu Oda, Akio Okayama
  • Patent number: 9975414
    Abstract: There are provided a pillar attached to a vehicle-body side separately from a roof, a pillar-side weather strip provided at the pillar, a vehicle-body-side weather strip provided at a vehicle-body side of a lower portion of the pillar, and an engagement portion provided at a lower end portion of the pillar-side weather strip, the engagement portion being configured to engage from an inward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the vehicle-body-side weather strip. The vehicle-body-side weather strip comprises a guide portion which guides the engagement portion of the pillar-side weather strip inward and downward, an engaged portion positioned at a lower portion of the guide portion, and a wall portion which contacts a hanging piece provided at the lower end portion of the pillar-side weather strip from an outward side in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Miwa Shinohara, Keiichiro Nishiura, Hiromu Oda, Akio Okayama
  • Publication number: 20170267088
    Abstract: There are provided a pillar attached to a vehicle-body side separately from a roof, a pillar-side weather strip provided at the pillar, a vehicle-body-side weather strip provided at a vehicle-body side of a lower portion of the pillar, and an engagement portion provided at a lower end portion of the pillar-side weather strip, the engagement portion being configured to engage from an inward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the vehicle-body-side weather strip. The vehicle-body-side weather strip comprises a guide portion which guides the engagement portion of the pillar-side weather strip inward and downward, an engaged portion positioned at a lower portion of the guide portion, and a wall portion which contacts a hanging piece provided at the lower end portion of the pillar-side weather strip from an outward side in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Miwa SHINOHARA, Keiichiro NISHIURA, Hiromu ODA, Akio OKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170267087
    Abstract: There are provided a front weather strip provided between a first roof member and a second roof member, a rear weather strip provided between the second roof member and a third roof member, a roof-side weather strip provided at the second roof member, and a vertical weather strip. Plural partition walls which form the plural vertical flow passages are provided at the vertical weather strip, and a first flow passage for distributing water from the front weather strip to plural vertical flow passages of the vertical weather strip by way of the roof-side weather strip and a second flow passage for distributing water from the rear weather strip to at least one of plural vertical flow passages of the vertical weather strip are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Miwa SHINOHARA, Keiichiro NISHIURA, Hiromu ODA, Akio OKAYAMA