Patents by Inventor Shuntaro KIMURA

Shuntaro KIMURA 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: 20160333626
    Abstract: A vehicle door opening device opens and closes a door on a vehicle body by a motor. A moving member moves along a guide rail fixed to the vehicle body and is connected to a door. An opening reversible member and a closing reversible member are disposed at one end and at the other end of the guide rail respectively and spaced in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the moving member. An opening cable and a closing cable are coupled to a closing coupling portion and a opening coupling portion of the moving member respectively. The closing coupling portion and the opening coupling portion are spaced from each other in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the moving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Seto, Hirotsugu Kinoshita, Shuntaro Kimura, Hiroshi Ishigaki
  • Publication number: 20160201374
    Abstract: A door opening and closing apparatus includes a rail module including: a rail member extending along a front-and-rear direction; a drive device mounted on the rail member; and a supporting member coupled to one end portion of a closing cable the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device and one end portion of an opening cable the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device. The rail module is provided with the drive device fastened to an outside of a vehicle body such that a part of the drive device goes inside the vehicle body through an opening provided on the vehicle body. At least the opening inversion member is provided at an upper portion of the other end portion of the rail member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Naoya SETO, Shuntaro KIMURA, Hiroshi SHIGAKI
  • Publication number: 20160201375
    Abstract: A door opening and closing apparatus includes a rail module including: a rail member extending along a front-and-rear direction; a drive device mounted on the rail member; and a supporting member coupled to one end portion of a closing cable the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device and one end portion of an opening cable the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device. The rail module is provided with the drive device fastened to an outside of a vehicle body such that a part of the drive device goes inside the vehicle body through an opening provided on the vehicle body. A portion of a housing of the drive device located outside the vehicle body closes the opening while a sealing member is interposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Naoya SETO, Shuntaro KIMURA, Naoki HANAKI