Abstract: An operator for a vehicle side door includes: a drive unit; a pinion gear fixed to an output shaft of the drive unit; a rack including a rack gear, the rack gear being configured to engage with the pinion gear; a connecting arm pivotally supported on a vehicle body side bracket fixed to the vehicle body, the connecting arm being connected to a front end of the rack; and a contact stopper fixed to a rear end of the rack, wherein the side door moves in a direction of opening the door when the rack moves forward by the rotation of the pinion gear and the side door moves in a direction of closing the door when the rack moves backward by rotation of the pinion gear, and the contact stopper is configured to come into contact with the drive unit when the rack moves forward by a specified amount.

Abstract: There is provided a near-infrared sensor cover to be applied to a near-infrared sensor including a transmitting unit that transmits near-infrared radiation and a receiving unit that receives near-infrared radiation reflected by an object. The near-infrared sensor cover includes a cover main body portion disposed with a thickness direction thereof to be coincide with a transmission and reception direction of the near-infrared radiation and covering the transmitting unit and the receiving unit, and a heater wire disposed on the cover main body portion to generate heat when energized. The heater wire includes plural straight line portions that extend in parallel to each other and plural connection portions that connect end portions of adjacent straight line portions. An interval between adjacent straight line portions ranges from 3 mm to 10 mm, and a diameter of the heater wire ranges from 0.01 mm to 0.2 mm.

Abstract: An onboard sensor cover includes a cover body that includes front and rear bases and a decorative layer. The front base is made of a transparent plastic material that permits passage of an infrared ray and a millimeter wave and includes a rear surface in the transmission directions of the infrared ray and the millimeter wave that is configured by a first uneven surface. The rear base is made of a plastic material that permits passage of the infrared ray and the millimeter wave and includes a front surface in the transmission directions that is configured by a second uneven surface. The decorative layer is made of a material that reflects visible light and permits passage of the infrared ray and the millimeter wave and is in contact with the first and second uneven surfaces. The front and rear bases are made of the same type of plastic material.

Abstract: A vehicle door latch device includes: a latch body including: a latch secured by a latch shaft on a rear surface side of the latch body, the latch being configured to engage with a striker; a ratchet secured by a ratchet shaft on the rear surface side of the latch body, the ratchet being configured to engage with the latch; and a striker advancing path into which the striker advances relatively; a motor configured to release the ratchet from the latch; and an actuator case provided continuously on top of the latch body, the actuator case being configured to accommodate the motor.

Abstract: An upper door latch device for a vehicle is provided which satisfies the requirements of strength and is lightweight. A reinforcement flange section (261) extends downward from an extension section of a striker entry groove (26a), into which a striker enters, and bent forward at a right angle, or at substantially at a right angle, is provided at a side edge of a front base plate (26), which faces outside of the vehicle. A front mounting section (262) is provided continuous with the lower part of the reinforcement flange section (261).

Abstract: A vehicle sensor unit includes a millimeter wave radar device, an infrared sensor that is arranged at a position adjacent to the millimeter wave radar device, and a cover having a first cover portion and a second cover portion. The first cover portion is located in front of the millimeter wave radar device in a transmission direction of the millimeter waves to conceal the millimeter wave radar device and has millimeter wave transparency. The second cover portion is located in front of the infrared sensor in a transmission direction of the infrared light to conceal the infrared sensor and has infrared light transparency. The millimeter wave radar device and the infrared sensor are attached to the cover so that the whole vehicle sensor unit is configured as a single unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sheen product including a base material and a metal film provided on the base material, in which the metal film includes: a first layer formed of a compound represented by a general formula SiXMYOZ (M represents a metal element, X>0, Y>0, Z?0, and X+Y+Z=100); a second layer formed of In: and a third layer formed of a compound represented by a general formula SiX?M?Y?OZ? (M? represents a metal element, X?>0, Y?>0, Z??0, and X?+Y?+Z?=100), and the metal film are obtained by sputtering the first layer, the second layer and the third layer in this order.

Abstract: There is provided a near-infrared sensor cover to be applied to a near-infrared sensor including a transmitting unit that transmits near-infrared radiation to outside of a vehicle and a receiving unit that receives near-infrared radiation reaching and reflected by an object outside the vehicle, and to cover the transmitting unit and the receiving unit. The near-infrared sensor cover includes a luster layer formed by dispersing a filler in a coating film, the filler including a core and a shell that covers the core with a material having a refractive index different from that of the core. Light transmittance of near-infrared radiation in the near-infrared sensor cover is 60% or more.

Abstract: There is provided a near-infrared sensor cover to be applied to a near-infrared sensor including a transmitting unit that transmits near-infrared radiation and a receiving unit that receives near-infrared radiation reflected by an object. The near-infrared sensor cover includes a cover main body portion disposed with a thickness direction thereof to be coincide with a transmission and reception direction of the near-infrared radiation and covering the transmitting unit and the receiving unit, and a heater wire disposed on the cover main body portion to generate heat when energized. The heater wire includes plural straight line portions that extend in parallel to each other and plural connection portions that connect end portions of adjacent straight line portions. An interval between adjacent straight line portions ranges from 3 mm to 10 mm, and a diameter of the heater wire ranges from 0.01 mm to 0.2 mm.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle door latch device capable of shortening of energization time to an electrical drive source while a moving member is restrained by abutting against a stopper portion and improvement of durability of the electrical drive source. A control unit of the door latch device controls an electric motor for driving a sector gear in a release direction based on a door operation of an operation switch, and controls to stop a power supply to the electric motor when the latch is rotated from the full-latch position to the open position and a full-latch detecting switch is activated while the moving member is brought into abutment with the stopper portion and is stopped.

Abstract: In an opening control device that controls the opening of an access panel door, a movable member of a detecting portion, which is pushed in by a main door that is in a closed state, is brought into direct abutment with a connection lever to move the connection lever, wherein the connection lever connects a drive lever, which is linked to operate with an opening operation of the door, and a driven lever, which releases the locking by locking portions, wherein the connection lever has a displacement area which includes a connecting position and in which maintains the connection of the drive lever with the driven lever, the connection lever is moved toward a disconnecting position within the displacement area when the movable member staying in a protruding position and is moved to the disconnecting position as the movable member is pushed into the pushed-in position.

Abstract: An upper door latch device for a vehicle is provided which satisfies the requirements of strength and is lightweight. A reinforcement flange section (261) extends downward from an extension section of a striker entry groove (26a), into which a striker enters, and bent forward at a right angle, or at substantially at a right angle, is provided at a side edge of a front base plate (26), which faces outside of the vehicle. A front mounting section (262) is provided continuous with the lower part of the reinforcement flange section (261).

Abstract: In a motor-vehicle door latch device, a latch engages with a striker of a vehicle body when a door is closed. The latch comprises a half-latch engaging portion for incompletely engaging the latch with the striker and a full-latch engaging portion for fully engaging the latch with the striker. A half-latch avoiding member has a half-latch avoiding guide path which engages with a connecting member, thereby preventing the engagement member from engaging the half-latch portion of the latch.

Abstract: A latch device for vehicle LA provided on a door D of a vehicle, including: a latch 20, which meshes with a striker S; a ratchet 30, which regulates rotation of the latch 20; a detecting sensor 200 including a body 201 and terminals 202a and 202b exposed from the body 201, which detects operation of the latch 20 or the ratchet 30; and a main body 40 in which the detecting sensor 200 is arranged, wherein the main body 40 includes a discharging portion 417 formed on a position corresponding to the terminals 202a and 202b of the latch detecting sensor 200, and the terminals 202a and 202b of the detecting sensor 200 are arranged on an upper side of a vehicle than the discharging portion 417 in a state in which the door D is closed.

Abstract: In a motor-vehicle door latch device, a latch engages with a striker of a vehicle body when a door is closed. The latch comprises a half-latch engaging portion for incompletely engaging the latch with the striker and a full-latch engaging portion for fully engaging the latch with the striker. A half-latch avoiding member has a half-latch avoiding guide path which engages with a connecting member, thereby preventing the engagement member from engaging the half-latch portion of the latch.

Abstract: A latch device for vehicle LA provided on a door D of a vehicle, including: a latch 20, which meshes with a striker S; a ratchet 30, which regulates rotation of the latch 20; a detecting sensor 200 including a body 201 and terminals 202a and 202b exposed from the body 201, which detects operation of the latch 20 or the ratchet 30; and a main body 40 in which the detecting sensor 200 is arranged, wherein the main body 40 includes a discharging portion 417 formed on a position corresponding to the terminals 202a and 202b of the latch detecting sensor 200, and the terminals 202a and 202b of the detecting sensor 200 are arranged on an upper side of a vehicle than the discharging portion 417 in a state in which the door D is closed.

Abstract: A door latch system of a motor vehicle comprises a latch unit mounted to the vehicle body. The latch unit has a latch condition to latch the door at a closed position and an unlatch condition to unlatch the door thereby to release the door. The system further comprises a power latch canceling mechanism mounted to the vehicle body. The power latch canceling mechanism includes an actuator that, when energized, enforcedly causes the latch unit to assume the unlatch condition. The system further comprises a manual latch canceling mechanism mounted to the vehicle body. The manual latch canceling mechanism includes a handle member that is placed at a position other than a vehicle cabin of the vehicle and a power transmitting member that transmits a movement of the handle member to the latch unit. The manual latch canceling mechanism causes the latch unit to assume the unlatch condition when the handle member is manipulated.

Abstract: An outer tube part 8 and an inner tube part 6 which is disposed in an interior of the outer tube part 8 are provided in an air-conditioning duct system which is connected to an air flow path downstream side of a vehicle air-conditioning system, and a side branch type silencer chamber 9 is defined by an inner circumferential surface of the outer tube part 8 and an outer circumferential surface of the inner tube part 6. In addition, an axis of at least a portion of the outer tube part 8 which confronts the inner tube part 6 and an axis of the inner tube part 6 are both made to be a straight line, and a register functioning part is provided in an interior of a portion of the outer tube part 8 which lies further downstream in an air flow path than the inner tube part 6.

Abstract: A vehicular electrical disengaging door latch apparatus includes: a striker provided in one of a vehicle main body and a door of a vehicle; a door latch module provided in one of the door and the vehicle main body so as to freely engage with and disengage from; a latch disengaging module capable of electrically disengaging the door latch module; a control module capable of controlling the latch disengaging module; and a door-open operating module capable of mechanically disengaging the door latch module by another transmitting module other than the latch disengaging module, especially, the door-open operating module is located at one of a lower side of a seat cushion of an occupant seat and a floor member opposing to the occupant seat.

Abstract: An air intake sound control structure comprises a sound guiding pipe, a sound producing body, and a silencing means. The sound guiding pipe is branched off from a branch portion formed on a part of an air intake flow passage of an automobile, communicating with the air intake flow passage. The sound producing body is held by the sound guiding pipe at the position spaced apart from the branch portion, thereby sealing the sound guiding pipe, and producing a sound at a frequency which corresponds to its own natural vibration frequency by its vibration. The silencing means is disposed on the side of the branch portion of the sound guiding pipe and canceling a sound at a target frequency for suppression out of the air intake sound. The sound generated by the vibration of the sound producing body is transmitted into a vehicle interior.