Patents by Inventor Shota MOTOMURA
Shota MOTOMURA 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: 11833893Abstract: A guide rail for a sunroof apparatus includes an inner member and an outer member. The outer member is arranged on an outer side of the inner member in a width direction in an attached state where the guide rail is attached to a vehicle. The inner member guides a drive shoe of the sunroof apparatus. The outer member includes a fixed portion fixed to the vehicle. The outer member is coupled to the inner member.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Shota Motomura, Katsutoshi Kato
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Publication number: 20230009910Abstract: A guide rail for a sunroof apparatus includes an inner member and an outer member. The outer member is arranged on an outer side of the inner member in a width direction in an attached state where the guide rail is attached to a vehicle. The inner member guides a drive shoe of the sunroof apparatus. The outer member includes a fixed portion fixed to the vehicle. The outer member is coupled to the inner member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Shota MOTOMURA, Katsutoshi KATO
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Patent number: 11498400Abstract: In a sunroof device, each support member and each driving shoe include a pressing portion and an elastic body, respectively, that, when the driving shoe moves from a first position toward a second position, come close to each other and, when the driving shoe is positioned between the second position and a third position, come into contact with each other. When the driving shoe is positioned between the second position and the third position, the pressing portion presses the elastic body in a direction perpendicular to a width direction. A length in the width direction of the elastic body is longer than the pressing portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Yuya Aoki, Shota Motomura, Katsutoshi Kato
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Patent number: 11433748Abstract: In a sunroof device, a driving shoe includes a first plate being made of metal and including a first engaging wall engaging with a first guide portion of a support member, a second plate being made of metal and including a second engaging wall engaging with a second guide portion of the support member, and a sliding portion sliding with a guide rail. The driving shoe, by moving along the guide rail with the first engaging wall and the second engaging wall engaging with the first guide portion and the second guide portion, respectively, causes a rear edge portion of a movable panel to ascend or descend via the support member. In the driving shoe, the first plate and the second plate are coupled to each other in a width direction by the sliding portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Shota Motomura, Akinobu Muro, Katsutoshi Kato
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Patent number: 11247541Abstract: A front shoe as a sliding member includes a pair of support walls facing each other in a vehicle width direction, and a fulcrum shaft disposed in a bridging manner between both support walls. A support bracket as a support member supporting a movable panel and integrally moving while being joined to the front shoe includes a joint block having an engagement portion for the fulcrum shaft and serving as a second joint portion joined to a first joint portion on the front shoe side. Further, the joint block is arranged between both support walls while being relatively rotatable about the fulcrum shaft. On the joint block, a cushion member interposed between the joint block and the support walls while being fixed thereto is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Taiki Asano, Shota Motomura, Katsura Inoue, Katsutoshi Kato
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Publication number: 20210178870Abstract: A front shoe as a sliding member includes a pair of support walls facing each other in a vehicle width direction, and a fulcrum shaft disposed in a bridging manner between both support walls. A support bracket as a support member supporting a movable panel and integrally moving while being joined to the front shoe includes a joint block having an engagement portion for the fulcrum shaft and serving as a second joint portion joined to a first joint portion on the front shoe side. Further, the joint block is arranged between both support walls while being relatively rotatable about the fulcrum shaft. On the joint block, a cushion member interposed between the joint block and the support walls while being fixed thereto is disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taiki ASANO, Shota MOTOMURA, Katsura INOUE, Katsutoshi KATO
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Publication number: 20210061076Abstract: In a sunroof device, each support member and each driving shoe include a pressing portion and an elastic body, respectively, that, when the driving shoe moves from a first position toward a second position, come close to each other and, when the driving shoe is positioned between the second position and a third position, come into contact with each other. When the driving shoe is positioned between the second position and the third position, the pressing portion presses the elastic body in a direction perpendicular to a width direction. A length in the width direction of the elastic body is longer than the pressing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuya AOKI, Shota MOTOMURA, Katsutoshi KATO
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Publication number: 20210061075Abstract: In a sunroof device, a driving shoe includes a first plate being made of metal and including a first engaging wall engaging with a first guide portion of a support member, a second plate being made of metal and including a second engaging wall engaging with a second guide portion of the support member, and a sliding portion sliding with a guide rail. The driving shoe, by moving along the guide rail with the first engaging wall and the second engaging wall engaging with the first guide portion and the second guide portion, respectively, causes a rear edge portion of a movable panel to ascend or descend via the support member. In the driving shoe, the first plate and the second plate are coupled to each other in a width direction by the sliding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shota MOTOMURA, Akinobu MURO, Katsutoshi KATO
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Publication number: 20120248826Abstract: A panel structure of a sunroof, includes a roof panel for opening and closing an opening of a vehicle roof, an inner panel fixedly attached to a bottom surface of the roof panel along a first outer peripheral portion of the roof panel, an engaging recessed portion provided at the inner panel and curved in a downward direction along the first outer peripheral portion, a second outer peripheral portion provided at the inner panel and positioned below the roof panel while being apart from the roof panel and being directed toward an edge portion of the opening, a weather strip mounted on the first outer peripheral portion, an engaging protruding portion provided at the weather strip, and a seal portion provided at the weather strip and being elastically contactable with the edge portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Shota MOTOMURA, Youji Nagashima, Masahiko Abe