Patents by Inventor Kenji Kenmochi
Kenji Kenmochi 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: 11691569Abstract: A vehicular door mirror device is provided which includes an engagement claw provided on one of a lamp unit and a mirror housing being engaged with a latching part provided on the other of the lamp unit and the mirror housing, wherein the mirror housing includes a housing main body that has a mirror housing recess part and is pivotably supported by a base member, and a cover that has the slit formed therein and is mounted on the housing main body so as to cover the housing main body from a side opposite to an open direction of the mirror housing recess part, the cover being provided with a restriction part that restricts displacement of the engagement claw toward a direction in which the engagement claw disengages from the latching part. The lamp unit is thus prevented from detaching from the mirror housing even under an external impact.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventor: Kenji Kenmochi
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Patent number: 11458896Abstract: In a vehicle door mirror, an electric retraction unit is disposed between a mirror housing and a shaft pivotably supporting a base end part of the mirror housing, and at least three housing fastening parts are fastened to the mirror housing and provided integrally with a unit constituent member forming part of the electric retraction unit. A vibration suppression arm part is provided integrally with the unit constituent member and extends in a direction that goes away from at least two of the at least three housing fastening parts. A remaining one housing fastening part of the at least three housing fastening parts is formed in a tip end part of the vibration suppression arm part. Accordingly, the vehicle door mirror can give an effective vibration suppression effect while enhancing the workability and suppressing any increase in the cost.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Lock, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Kenmochi, Yukinori Kawano, Yuki Ishibashi, Takeshi Sasaki, Takuro Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20220194297Abstract: A vehicular door mirror device is provided which includes an engagement claw provided on one of a lamp unit and a mirror housing being engaged with a latching part provided on the other of the lamp unit and the mirror housing, wherein the mirror housing includes a housing main body that has a mirror housing recess part and is pivotably supported by a base member, and a cover that has the slit formed therein and is mounted on the housing main body so as to cover the housing main body from a side opposite to an open direction of the mirror housing recess part, the cover being provided with a restriction part that restricts displacement of the engagement claw toward a direction in which the engagement claw disengages from the latching part. The lamp unit is thus prevented from detaching from the mirror housing even under an external impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventor: Kenji KENMOCHI
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Publication number: 20200339036Abstract: In a vehicle door mirror, an electric retraction unit is disposed between a mirror housing and a shaft pivotably supporting a base end part of the mirror housing, and at least three housing fastening parts are fastened to the mirror housing and provided integrally with a unit constituent member forming part of the electric retraction unit. A vibration suppression arm part is provided integrally with the unit constituent member and extends in a direction that goes away from at least two of the at least three housing fastening parts. A remaining one housing fastening part of the at least three housing fastening parts is formed in a tip end part of the vibration suppression arm part. Accordingly, the vehicle door mirror can give an effective vibration suppression effect while enhancing the workability and suppressing any increase in the cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Kenji KENMOCHI, Yukinori KAWANO, Yuki ISHIBASHI, Takeshi SASAKI, Takuro HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 10293754Abstract: A mirror device for a vehicle is provided in which a support member is housed and fixed within a housing supported on a vehicle, a mirror disposed in the housing is held by a mirror holder, a joint having a spherical portion is projectingly provided on the support member, a hollow hemispherical fitting and supporting part having the spherical portion fitted thereinto is provided on the mirror holder, and a ring-shaped spring for maintaining the fitted state of the spherical portion within the fitting and supporting part is fitted around the fitting and supporting part. An engagement part that engages with the spring so as to prevent the spring from disengaging from the fitting and supporting part is formed integrally with the mirror holder while being capable of flexing so as to allow the spring to be fitted onto the fitting and supporting part.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventors: Kenji Kenmochi, Takehito Yamashita
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Publication number: 20160159285Abstract: A mirror device for a vehicle is provided in which a support member is housed and fixed within a housing supported on a vehicle, a mirror disposed in the housing is held by a mirror holder, a joint having a spherical portion is projectingly provided on the support member, a hollow hemispherical fitting and supporting part having the spherical portion fitted thereinto is provided on the mirror holder, and a ring-shaped spring for maintaining the fitted state of the spherical portion within the fitting and supporting part is fitted around of the fitting and supporting part. An engagement part that engages with the spring so as to prevent the spring from disengaging from the fitting and supporting part is formed integrally with the mirror holder while being capable of flexing so as to allow the spring to be fitted onto the fitting and supporting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventors: Kenji KENMOCHI, Takehito YAMASHITA
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Patent number: 8950878Abstract: A vehicle door mirror is provided in which an upward facing support seat and a support shaft rising from the support seat are fixedly provided on a side door side of a vehicle, a click mechanism is provided between opposing faces of the support seat and a bearing part provided on a bracket and pivotably supported on the support shaft, a coil spring is provided between a spring receiving member fixed to the support shaft and a flat spring receiving face formed on the bearing part, and a lubricant reservoir is formed on the spring receiving face. The lubricant reservoir has at least a first groove that continues so that one end is disposed closer to the center of the support shaft than the other end. Thus, a lubricant is always stably supplied to an area of the coil spring that is in sliding contact with the spring receiving face.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventors: Kenji Kenmochi, Tomoyuki Kukita
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Publication number: 20130194685Abstract: A vehicle door minor is provided in which an upward facing support seat and a support shaft rising from the support seat are fixedly provided on a side door side of a vehicle, a click mechanism is provided between opposing faces of the support seat and a bearing part provided on a bracket and pivotably supported on the support shaft, a coil spring is provided between a spring receiving member fixed to the support shaft and a flat spring receiving face formed on the bearing part, and a lubricant reservoir is formed on the spring receiving face. The lubricant reservoir has at least a first groove that continues so that one end is disposed closer to the center of the support shaft than the other end. Thus, a lubricant is always stably supplied to an area of the coil spring that is in sliding contact with the spring receiving face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA HONDA LOCKInventors: Kenji Kenmochi, Tomoyuki Kukita