Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Nojiri

Masatoshi Nojiri 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).

  • Publication number: 20240100927
    Abstract: A door weather strip includes an attachment base that is attached to a door frame or a door molding, and a seal lip that abuts on a vehicle body opening peripheral edge when a door is closed, in which the vehicle body opening peripheral edge side at a tip of the seal lip is formed with a protrusion that abuts on the vehicle body opening peripheral edge when the door is closed, and the seal lip is formed with a hard portion harder than a material constituting the seal lip to extend from a lower region of the protrusion to a root side of the seal lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Shinnosuke HAMADA, Masatoshi NOJIRI
  • Publication number: 20230226891
    Abstract: A glass run includes: a bottom wall; a vehicle-outer-side side wall; and a vehicle-inner-side side wall. The bottom wall, the vehicle-outer-side side wall and the vehicle-inner-side side wall configure a basic framework being attached to a door frame groove portion formed in a door frame. The glass run guides an up and down movement of a door glass. A thick portion that protrudes to a vehicle inner side, is in sliding contact with the door glass, and has a higher hardness than that of the vehicle-outer-side side wall is formed on a vehicle inner side of the vehicle-outer-side side wall. When a thickness of the thick portion is set to t1 and a sum of thicknesses of the thick portion and the vehicle-outer-side side wall is set to T, t1 is 0.4 T or more and 1.0 T or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Masatoshi NOJIRI, Yasuhiro SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230166588
    Abstract: A glass run includes at least one of: an exterior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquely from an interior side of the exterior side wall that is closer to the bottom wall than a base portion of the exterior seal lip; an interior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquely in a direction toward a base portion of the interior seal lip from an exterior side of the interior side wall that is closer to the bottom wall than the base portion of the interior seal lip, the interior sub-lip formed with a thick portion on a base portion on a side of the interior seal lip; a thick portion formed on a base portion of the exterior seal lip; or a thick portion formed on a side of the interior seal lip that is not in contact with the door glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: Masatoshi NOJIRI
  • Publication number: 20230106306
    Abstract: A glass run 10 with a bottom wall 20, a vehicle outer side wall 30, and a vehicle inner side wall 40 as a basic skeleton, the basic skeleton being attached to a door frame groove portion 5 formed in a door frame 3, the glass run 10 guiding upward and downward movement of a door glass 4, in which a vehicle inner side of the vehicle outer side wall 30 is formed with a thick portion 31 that protrudes toward a vehicle inner side, comes into sliding contact with the door glass 4, and has higher hardness than hardness of a vehicle outer side wall body portion 37 of the vehicle outer side wall 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nojiri, Sagiri Kato, Masaaki Wakahara
  • Publication number: 20230065367
    Abstract: In a glass run including a bottom wall, a vehicle exterior side wall, and a vehicle interior side wall as a basic skeleton and attached to a groove portion formed in a door frame, a seal lip protruding portion protruding to the vehicle interior side wall side is formed at or in a vicinity of a seal lip distal end portion of a general surface on the vehicle interior side wall side of a vehicle interior seal lip, a side wall protruding portion protruding to a vehicle exterior side is formed on a vehicle exterior surface of the vehicle interior side wall between the vehicle interior seal lip and the bottom wall, a sub lip protruding obliquely from the side wall protruding portion in a vehicle interior surface direction of the vehicle interior seal lip is formed, and the seal lip protruding portion and the sub lip abut on each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nojiri, Yasuhiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11590834
    Abstract: A glass run includes at least one of: an exterior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquely from an interior side of the exterior side wall that is closer to the bottom wall than a base portion of the exterior seal lip; an interior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquely in a direction toward a base portion of the interior seal lip from an exterior side of the interior side wall that is closer to the bottom wall than the base portion of the interior seal lip, the interior sub-lip formed with a thick portion on a base portion on a side of the interior seal lip; a thick portion formed on a base portion of the exterior seal lip; or a thick portion formed on a side of the interior seal lip that is not in contact with the door glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masatoshi Nojiri
  • Patent number: 11479088
    Abstract: A glass run attached to a groove formed in a door frame includes: a basic frame including a bottom wall, a vehicle exterior side wall, and a vehicle interior side wall; an outer lip provided on the vehicle exterior side wall and coming into sliding contact with the vehicle exterior side of door glass; and an inner lip provided on the vehicle interior side wall and coming into sliding contact with the vehicle interior side of the door glass. The inner lip includes at least a first inner lip, and a second inner lip provided at a position closer to the bottom wall than the first inner lip is. Each of the first inner lip and the second inner lip extends toward the bottom wall, and does not come into contact with each other during sliding contact with the door glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masatoshi Nojiri
  • Publication number: 20210031599
    Abstract: A glass run attached to a groove formed in a door frame includes: a basic frame including a bottom wall, a vehicle exterior side wall, and a vehicle interior side wall; an outer lip provided on the vehicle exterior side wall and coming into sliding contact with the vehicle exterior side of door glass; and an inner lip provided on the vehicle interior side wall and coming into sliding contact with the vehicle interior side of the door glass. The inner lip includes at least a first inner lip, and a second inner lip provided at a position closer to the bottom wall than the first inner lip is. Each of the first inner lip and the second inner lip extends toward the bottom wall, and does not come into contact with each other during sliding contact with the door glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Masatoshi NOJIRI
  • Publication number: 20200307364
    Abstract: A glass run includes at least one of: an exterior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquely from an interior side of the exterior side wall that is closer to the bottom wall than a base portion of the exterior seal lip; an interior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquely in a direction toward a base portion of the interior seal lip from an exterior side of the interior side wall that is closer to the bottom wall than the base portion of the interior seal lip, the interior sub-lip formed with a thick portion on a base portion on a side of the interior seal lip; a thick portion formed on a base portion of the exterior seal lip; or a thick portion formed on a side of the interior seal lip that is not in contact with the door glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Masatoshi NOJIRI
  • Patent number: 10093160
    Abstract: An opening trim weather strip includes an attaching base portion and a hollow seal portion. The hollow seal portion is formed to be divided into a first hollow portion and a second hollow portion. The first hollow portion includes a first outer peripheral sidewall extending from an opening end of a vehicle outside sidewall of the attaching base portion, the hollow seal portion connection wall, a first inner peripheral sidewall, and the vehicle outside sidewall. The second hollow portion includes a second outer peripheral sidewall and a second inner peripheral sidewall. A connector between the first outer peripheral sidewall and the second outer peripheral sidewall forms a hollow seal portion bent portion, and an outer surface of the hollow seal portion bent portion is formed to be positioned in the inner peripheral direction of the vehicle body opening peripheral edge than the tip portion of the second hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nojiri, Hirofumi Otsuka, Hiroshi Sobue
  • Patent number: 9919590
    Abstract: An opening trim weatherstrip includes: a mounting base portion which is mounted on a flange; and a hollow seal portion, which is configured to be brought into abutment with a door frame or an outer circumference of a door panel of a motor vehicle door to seal a gap between the motor vehicle door and a vehicle body opening portion circumferential edge, including: a hollow root portion which is formed from the mounting base portion; and a hollow extension portion which is provided so as to extend transversely outwards from the hollow root portion; wherein a deformation rigidity of the hollow extension portion at a portion where the opening trim weatherstrip is mounted on a portion of the vehicle body opening portion circumferential edge which lies near a door hinge is higher than a deformation rigidity of the hollow extension portion at the other portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nojiri, Hirofumi Otsuka
  • Patent number: 9597949
    Abstract: A glass run that is excellent in appearance quality and durability, and exhibits improved sealing properties is proposed. The glass run for attachment to vertical sides of the door frame has a bottom wall for attachment to a door frame or a door molding, and an outer seal lip extending from an exterior side edge of the bottom wall. The outer seal lip has a base part extending towards a door glass, and a main part extending from the base part while curving inwardly of the base part. When the outer seal lip is deformed and bent with a side edge of the door glass, a tip end part of the outer seal lip is located inwardly of a surface of the bottom wall or the outer side wall, which faces a side edge of the door glass, and the base part is formed to have a rigidity lower than that of the main part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masatoshi Nojiri
  • Publication number: 20170050504
    Abstract: An opening trim weather strip includes an attaching base portion and a hollow seal portion. The hollow seal portion is formed to be divided into a first hollow portion and a second hollow portion. The first hollow portion includes a first outer peripheral sidewall extending from an opening end of a vehicle outside sidewall of the attaching base portion, the hollow seal portion connection wall, a first inner peripheral sidewall, and the vehicle outside sidewall. The second hollow portion includes a second outer peripheral sidewall and a second inner peripheral sidewall. A connector between the first outer peripheral sidewall and the second outer peripheral sidewall forms a hollow seal portion bent portion, and an outer surface of the hollow seal portion bent portion is formed to be positioned in the inner peripheral direction of the vehicle body opening peripheral edge than the tip portion of the second hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Masatoshi NOJIRI, Hirofumi OTSUKA, Hiroshi SOBUE
  • Patent number: 9475373
    Abstract: A center pillar weather strip attached to a center pillar includes an attachment base that attached to the center pillar, a front side linkage part that extends obliquely upward in a front direction of the car body from the attachment base, a rear side linkage part that extends from the attachment base to a rear direction of the car body, a hollow seal part that is linked to tips of the front side linkage part and the rear side linkage part and formed in a shape curved convex to a car outside, and a front side seal lip that extends from a connection portion between the front side linkage part and the hollow seal part toward an extending direction of the hollow seal part and formed in a shape curved convex to the center pillar side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sobue, Masatoshi Nojiri
  • Publication number: 20160272056
    Abstract: An opening trim weatherstrip includes: a mounting base portion which is mounted on a flange; and a hollow seal portion, which is configured to be brought into abutment with a door frame or an outer circumference of a door panel of a motor vehicle door to seal a gap between the motor vehicle door and a vehicle body opening portion circumferential edge, including: a hollow root portion which is formed from the mounting base portion; and a hollow extension portion which is provided so as to extend transversely outwards from the hollow root portion; wherein a deformation rigidity of the hollow extension portion at a portion where the opening trim weatherstrip is mounted on a portion of the vehicle body opening portion circumferential edge which lies near a door hinge is higher than a deformation rigidity of the hollow extension portion at the other portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Masatoshi NOJIRI, Hirofumi OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20160129767
    Abstract: A glass run that is excellent in appearance quality and durability, and exhibits improved sealing properties is proposed. The glass run for attachment to vertical sides of the door frame has a bottom wall for attachment to a door frame or a door molding, and an outer seal lip extending from an exterior side edge of the bottom wall. The outer seal lip has a base part extending towards a door glass, and a main part extending from the base part while curving inwardly of the base part. When the outer seal lip is deformed and bent with a side edge of the door glass, a tip end part of the outer seal lip is located inwardly of a surface of the bottom wall or the outer side wall, which faces a side edge of the door glass, and the base part is formed to have a rigidity lower than that of the main part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Masatoshi NOJIRI
  • Patent number: 9283835
    Abstract: A weather strip capable of preventing the reversing of seal lips caused by the raising and lowering of a door glass, and restraining the increment of the raising/lowering load of the door glass to enable the smooth raising and lowering of the door glass. The door inner weather strip includes a trim section and a seal section. The seal section includes a first seal section and a second seal section, and the first seal section and the second seal section are respectively provided with a first attaching leg and a second attaching leg along with a first seal lip and a second seal lip for contacting the door glass. The first seal lip and the second seal lip are formed such that tips thereof face each other, and the first seal lip is formed such that when the first seal lip and the second seal lip contact the door glass, the tip of the second seal lip is overlapped with the tip of the first seal lip so as to press the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Dosaki, Masatoshi Nojiri, Kisato Oba
  • Publication number: 20150273993
    Abstract: A center pillar weather strip attached to a center pillar includes an attachment base that attached to the center pillar, a front side linkage part that extends obliquely upward in a front direction of the car body from the attachment base, a rear side linkage part that extends from the attachment base to a rear direction of the car body, a hollow seal part that is linked to tips of the front side linkage part and the rear side linkage part and formed in a shape curved convex to a car outside, and a front side seal lip that extends from a connection portion between the front side linkage part and the hollow seal part toward an extending direction of the hollow seal part and formed in a shape curved convex to the center pillar side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroshi SOBUE, Masatoshi NOJIRI
  • Publication number: 20150266365
    Abstract: A weather strip capable of preventing the reversing of seal lips caused by the raising and lowering of a door glass, and restraining the increment of the raising/lowering load of the door glass to enable the smooth raising and lowering of the door glass. The door inner weather strip includes a trim section and a seal section. The seal section includes a first seal section and a second seal section, and the first seal section and the second seal section are respectively provided with a first attaching leg and a second attaching leg along with a first seal lip and a second seal lip for contacting the door glass. The first seal lip and the second seal lip are formed such that tips thereof face each other, and the first seal lip is formed such that when the first seal lip and the second seal lip contact the door glass, the tip of the second seal lip is overlapped with the tip of the first seal lip so as to press the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Tomohiro DOSAKI, Masatoshi NOJIRI, Kisato OBA
  • Patent number: 8979182
    Abstract: A panel structure for a vehicle roof device includes a holder portion and a weather strip. The holder portion includes a fitting protrusion having a narrowed portion. The weather strip includes, in an integral manner, an attaching base and a sealing portion. The attaching base has a fitting recess fitted to the fitting protrusion. The attaching base includes a body portion in close contact with an outer side surface of the fitting protrusion, an upper attaching portion in close contact with an upper outer side surface of the narrowed portion, and a lower attaching portion in close contact with a lower outer side surface of the narrowed portion. The thickness of the upper attaching portion in the upper end is set to be larger in an upper area than in a lower area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyozumi Fukami, Yuki Itsumi, Masatoshi Nojiri