Patents by Inventor Kiyozumi Fukami

Kiyozumi Fukami 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).

  • Sunroof apparatus
    Patent number: 7125070
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus comprises a movable panel provided on an opening portion of a vehicle roof and capable of tilting-up and sliding, a functional bracket that supports the movable panel, a drive member actuated to move in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle along a guide rail attached to the vehicle roof, a front shoe connected to the drive member for controlling the movements of a front portion of the functional bracket by means of a front functional member, as a consequence of moving in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the guide rail in accordance with the movements of the drive member and a rear shoe connected to the drive member for controlling movement of a rear portion of the functional bracket by means of a rear functional member, as a consequence of moving in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the guide rail in accordance with the movements of the drive member, wherein the front shoe and the rear shoe are supported by an identical guide portion of the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuki Sawada, Toshio Iwata, Katsuyoshi Iwashita, Kiyozumi Fukami, Shinji Sakai
  • Sunroof apparatus
    Publication number: 20050127719
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus comprises a movable panel provided on an opening portion of a vehicle roof and capable of tilting-up and sliding, a functional bracket that supports the movable panel, a drive member actuated to move in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle along a guide rail attached to the vehicle roof, a front shoe connected to the drive member for controlling the movements of a front portion of the functional bracket by means of a front functional member, as a consequence of moving in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the guide rail in accordance with the movements of the drive member and a rear shoe connected to the drive member for controlling movement of a rear portion of the functional bracket by means of a rear functional member, as a consequence of moving in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the guide rail in accordance with the movements of the drive member, wherein the front shoe and the rear shoe are supported by an identical guide portion of the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki Sawada, Toshio Iwata, Katsuyoshi Iwashita, Kiyozumi Fukami, Shinji Sakai