Patents by Inventor Miwa SHINOHARA
Miwa SHINOHARA 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: 10953735Abstract: In a motor vehicle having an opening 1 through an upper or lateral side of the vehicle cabin, a return portion 40c extending toward the inside of the vehicle cabin and the front of the vehicle from a region spaced rearward from the rear edge of the opening 1 is formed to return travel wind toward the front of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki Takahashi, Miwa Shinohara, Yoshihiko Horita, Tatsuo Koibuchi, Kazuaki Kikumitsu, Tomohiro Komaji, Sachi Matsui, Daisuke Nakazato, Akio Okayama
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Patent number: 10843544Abstract: Corner portions of an upper edge of the rear-side roof 24 close to the side windows protrude toward a front of the vehicle beyond a rear frame portion of the associated side window. Pillars are positioned on the respective corner portions inside the vehicle. Weatherstrips 34 each include a lip portion 34b covering an upper end portion of the associated pillar from outside of the vehicle while the roof is closed. Sealing members 40 are respectively provided on the inside of the corner portions. An extended sealing portion 40b extends from each sealing member 40. The extended sealing portion 40b blocks a gap, formed between the associated corner portion and the associated pillar and intended for the lip portion 34b, while the front-side roof is open. The lip portion 34b of the weatherstrip 34 is sandwiched between the extended sealing portion 40b and the pillar while the roof is closed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki Takahashi, Miwa Shinohara, Yoshihiko Horita, Tatsuo Koibuchi, Kazuaki Kikumitsu, Tomohiro Komaji, Sachi Matsui, Daisuke Nakazato, Akio Okayama
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Patent number: 10800235Abstract: An accessory that needs to be protected against water is located in a water-coverable area with waterproofness being provided with certainty, while the number of components is suppressed from increasing. An accessory provided with a metal casing or including a female connector is provided in a water-coverable area of an automobile including a retractable roof. A cover covering the accessory is provided. The cover includes a plurality of panels and a plurality of hinges and is foldable upward. A harness supporting bracket supporting a wire harness has a pressing function of pressing the cover such that the cover is not foldable.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: WEBASTO JAPAN Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuta Tsuda, Miwa Shinohara, Koji Sawahata, Keita Takehara
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Patent number: 10661642Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: WEBASTO JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Sawahata, Akio Yamada, Yasufumi Kawakami, Masaki Oda, Takashi Senoo, Miwa Shinohara, Keiichiro Nishiura
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Publication number: 20200049119Abstract: A vehicle control system comprises: a roof opening-closing button (12) provided inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle and configured to accept opening and closing manipulations for a roof unit (4); and a control unit (25) configured to control an engine (2), a roof actuator (10) of the roof unit, and an air conditioner (34), wherein the control unit is operable, when the roof opening-closing button accepts the closing manipulation for shifting the roof unit from an opened state to a closed state, in a situation where the roof unit is in the opened state, and the engine is in an idle-stop state, to control the engine such that the engine being in an idle-stop state is restarted, and control the roof actuator such that the roof unit being in the opened state is shifted to the closed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Ryohei YASUTOMI, Shohei KIYAMA, Jun NAITO, Hidemasa TOMIYORI, Miwa SHINOHARA, Yuta TSUDA, Hisanobu OKADA
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Publication number: 20200039338Abstract: A vehicle control system comprises: a roof opening-closing button (12) provided inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle and configured to accept opening and closing manipulations for a roof unit (4); and a control unit (25) configured to control an engine (2) and a roof actuator (10) of the roof unit, wherein the control unit is operable, when the roof opening-closing button accepts the opening manipulation for shifting the roof unit from a closed state to an opened state, in a situation where the roof unit is in the closed state, and the engine is in an idle-stop state, to control the engine such that the engine being in an idle-stop state is restarted, and control the roof actuator such that the roof unit being in the closed state is shifted to the opened state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Ryohei YASUTOMI, Shohei KIYAMA, Jun NAITO, Hidemasa TOMIYORI, Miwa SHINOHARA, Yuta TSUDA, Hisanobu OKADA
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Publication number: 20190193543Abstract: Corner portions of an upper edge of the rear-side roof 24 close to the side windows protrude toward a front of the vehicle beyond a rear frame portion of the associated side window. Pillars are positioned on the respective corner portions inside the vehicle. Weatherstrips 34 each include a lip portion 34b covering an upper end portion of the associated pillar from outside of the vehicle while the roof is closed. Sealing members 40 are respectively provided on the inside of the corner portions. An extended sealing portion 40b extends from each sealing member 40. The extended sealing portion 40b blocks a gap, formed between the associated corner portion and the associated pillar and intended for the lip portion 34b, while the front-side roof is open. The lip portion 34b of the weatherstrip 34 is sandwiched between the extended sealing portion 40b and the pillar while the roof is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Miwa SHINOHARA, Yoshihiko HORITA, Tatsuo KOIBUCHI, Kazuaki KIKUMITSU, Tomohiro KOMAJI, Sachi MATSUI, Daisuke NAKAZATO, Akio OKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20190193539Abstract: In a motor vehicle having an opening 1 through an upper or lateral side of the vehicle cabin, a return portion 40c extending toward the inside of the vehicle cabin and the front of the vehicle from a region spaced rearward from the rear edge of the opening 1 is formed to return travel wind toward the front of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Miwa SHINOHARA, Yoshihiko HORITA, Tatsuo KOIBUCHI, Kazuaki KIKUMITSU, Tomohiro KOMAJI, Sachi MATSUI, Daisuke NAKAZATO, Akio OKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20190152306Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: WEBASTO JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji SAWAHATA, Akio YAMADA, Yasufumi KAWAKAMI, Masaki ODA, Takashi SENOO, Miwa SHINOHARA, Keiichiro NISHIURA
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Publication number: 20190061500Abstract: An accessory that needs to be protected against water is located in a water-coverable area with waterproofness being provided with certainty, while the number of components is suppressed from increasing. An accessory provided with a metal casing or including a female connector is provided in a water-coverable area of an automobile including a retractable roof. A cover covering the accessory is provided. The cover includes a plurality of panels and a plurality of hinges and is foldable upward. A harness supporting bracket supporting a wire harness has a pressing function of pressing the cover such that the cover is not foldable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Yuta TSUDA, Miwa SHINOHARA, Koji SAWAHATA, Keita TAKEHARA
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Patent number: 9994096Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTDInventors: Miwa Shinohara, Keiichiro Nishiura, Hiromu Oda, Akio Okayama
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Patent number: 9975414Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTDInventors: Miwa Shinohara, Keiichiro Nishiura, Hiromu Oda, Akio Okayama
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Publication number: 20170267088Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTDInventors: Miwa SHINOHARA, Keiichiro NISHIURA, Hiromu ODA, Akio OKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20170267087Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTDInventors: Miwa SHINOHARA, Keiichiro NISHIURA, Hiromu ODA, Akio OKAYAMA