Patents by Inventor Kozo Ohdoi
Kozo Ohdoi 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: 9623734Abstract: A sunroof structure for a vehicle has a left side frame disposed on a left side of a vehicle body roof, extending along a vehicle front-rear direction, a right side frame disposed on a right side of the vehicle body roof, extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, a roof panel disposed between the left side frame and the right side frame, having a sunroof opening, a sunroof disposed in the sunroof opening and having at least two glass panels arranged next to each other in the vehicle front-rear direction, in which at least a foremost glass panel of the at least two glass panels is configured to be openable and closeable, and a sunroof side rail disposed below a peripheral portion of the sunroof opening, extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and having a drain groove and a drain portion configured to discharge water accumulated in the drain groove.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., WEBASTO SEInventors: Tomokazu Maeda, Kozo Ohdoi, Takashi Sasaki, Toru Shibue
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Patent number: 9592723Abstract: A vehicle sunroof device in which a movable panel is supported by a panel support member and the movable panel is capable of being moved in a tilted manner, the movable panel is prevented from being detached due to an upward load without increasing the thickness and the weight of the cored bar of the panel support member in a low-cost structure. A portion of the cored bar of the panel support member, which is located under cam grooves is bent to form first and second protrusions which protrude laterally in the thickness direction of the cored bar. The first protrusion is formed by notching multiple parts of the cored bar and bending the notched parts.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Kozo Ohdoi, Akihiro Shinkawa
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Publication number: 20160229273Abstract: A sunroof structure for a vehicle has a left side frame disposed on a left side of a vehicle body roof, extending along a vehicle front-rear direction, a right side frame disposed on a right side of the vehicle body roof, extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, a roof panel disposed between the left side frame and the right side frame, having a sunroof opening, a sunroof disposed in the sunroof opening and having at least two glass panels arranged next to each other in the vehicle front-rear direction, in which at least a foremost glass panel of the at least two glass panels is configured to be openable and closeable, and a sunroof side rail disposed below a peripheral portion of the sunroof opening, extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and having a drain groove and a drain portion configured to discharge water accumulated in the drain groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., WEBASTO SEInventors: Tomokazu Maeda, Kozo Ohdoi, Takashi Sasaki, Toru Shibue
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Publication number: 20160185196Abstract: A vehicle sunroof device in which a movable panel is supported by a panel support member and the movable panel is capable of being moved in a tilted manner, the movable panel is prevented from being detached due to an upward load without increasing the thickness and the weight of the cored bar of the panel support member in a low-cost structure. A portion of the cored bar of the panel support member, which is located under cam grooves is bent to form first and second protrusions which protrude laterally in the thickness direction of the cored bar. The first protrusion is formed by notching multiple parts of the cored bar and bending the notched parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Kozo OHDOI, Akihiro SHINKAWA
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Patent number: 9290086Abstract: In an opening/closing mechanism of a sunroof apparatus, an engaged portion engaged with a cam groove smoothly slides on upper and lower cam surfaces of a cam groove, and stiffness to support a roof panel is increased at low costs. The engaged portion includes a first sliding portion having a convex curve facing upward and sliding on the upper cam surface of the cam groove, and a second sliding portion coupled to the first sliding portion at a front or a rear of a vehicle, having a convex curve facing downward, and sliding on the lower cam surface of the cam groove.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Kozo Ohdoi, Akihiro Shinkawa
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Publication number: 20150091334Abstract: In an opening/closing mechanism of a sunroof apparatus, an engaged portion engaged with a cam groove smoothly slides on upper and lower cam surfaces of a cam groove, and stiffness to support a roof panel is increased at low costs. The engaged portion includes a first sliding portion having a convex curve facing upward and sliding on the upper cam surface of the cam groove, and a second sliding portion coupled to the first sliding portion at a front or a rear of a vehicle, having a convex curve facing downward, and sliding on the lower cam surface of the cam groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Kozo Ohdoi, Akihiro Shinkawa
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Patent number: 8740296Abstract: To provide a sunroof apparatus including a front panel and a rear panel closing a roof opening formed in a roof of a vehicle, capable of keeping a large distance in a back-and-forth direction between the supporting portions supporting the front and rear portions of the rear panel in a fully closed state of closing the roof opening by the front panel and the rear panel. In a fully closed state of panels, a rear forward supporting portion supporting the front portion of the rear panel is provided in a rear portion of a front slider and a rear backward supporting portion supporting the rear portion of the rear panel is provided in a rear slider.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Webasto SEInventors: Kozo Ohdoi, Osamu Yoshida
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Patent number: 8720987Abstract: To improve layout performance of components for driving a panel in a sunroof apparatus adapted to retractably open/close a roof opening with two sheets of panels of front and rear panels. A front timing member is located in the front side of the front panel and a rear timing member is located in a rear end side of the rear panel so that the timing members are moved back and forth within the same timing guide groove formed in the guide rail.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Webasto SEInventors: Kozo Ohdoi, Osamu Yoshida
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Publication number: 20140042778Abstract: To improve layout performance of components for driving a panel in a sunroof apparatus adapted to retractably open/close a roof opening with two sheets of panels of front and rear panels. A front timing member is located in the front side of the front panel and a rear timing member is located in a rear end side of the rear panel so that the timing members are moved back and forth within the same timing guide groove formed in the guide rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventors: Kozo Ohdoi, Osamu Yoshida
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Publication number: 20140035329Abstract: [Object] To provide a sunroof apparatus including a front panel and a rear panel closing a roof opening formed in a roof of a vehicle, capable of keeping a large distance in a back-and-forth direction between the supporting portions supporting the front and rear portions of the rear panel in a fully closed state of closing the roof opening by the front panel and the rear panel. [Means for solving] In a fully closed state of panels (6, 7), a rear forward supporting portion (69) supporting the front portion of the rear panel (7) is provided in a rear portion of a front slider (30) and a rear backward supporting portion (94) supporting the rear portion of the rear panel (7) is provided in a rear slider (74).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Kozo Ohdoi, Osamu Yoshida
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Patent number: 6871901Abstract: In a cabriolet motor vehicle (10) with a foldable roof, especially a foldable hardtop (12), with a rigid rear window (18) which is movable between a closed position in which it covers the vehicle interior, and a stowage position in which it is held in the stowage space (54) in the vehicle (10), the hardtop (12) has a front roof part (14) which can be connected to a transverse roof support (20) which borders the windshield and a rear roof part (16) which can be moved relative to it and which is coupled to it. Furthermore, the rear window (18) is made on a rear window element (18) which can be moved relative to the vehicle body and relative to the rear roof part (16).Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2003Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbHInventors: Jürgen Stenvers, Michael Respondek, Thomas Dintner, Kozo Ohdoi
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Publication number: 20030218355Abstract: In a cabriolet motor vehicle (10) with a foldable roof, especially a foldable hardtop (12), with a rigid rear window (18) which is movable between a closed position in which it covers the vehicle interior, and a stowage position in which it is held in the stowage space (54) in the vehicle (10), the hardtop (12) has a front roof part (14) which can be connected to a transverse roof support (20) which borders the windshield and a rear roof part (16) which can be moved relative to it and which is coupled to it. Furthermore, the rear window (18) is made on a rear window element (18) which can be moved relative to the vehicle body and relative to the rear roof part (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Applicant: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbHInventors: Jurgen Stenvers, Michael Respondek, Thomas Dintner, Kozo Ohdoi