Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Eto
Yasuyuki Eto 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: 10926703Abstract: A door mirror apparatus for a vehicle is provided in which an electric motor is housed within an actuator case disposed within a mirror housing, and the actuator case includes a case member fixed to the mirror housing and a cover member that has a holder support part swingably supporting the mirror holder and is joined to the case member, wherein a motor shaft projects from one end portion along an axial direction of a motor housing of the electric motor, and an end face support projection part that is in line contact with one end portion among opposite end faces in the axial direction of the motor housing is provided integrally with one of the case member and the cover member. This makes it difficult for vibration of the electric motor to be transmitted to the actuator case, thus enabling reduction in noise when operating the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventor: Yasuyuki Eto
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Patent number: 10730438Abstract: A vehicle door mirror includes a base member mounted on a side door while having plural mounting holes and plural insertion holes coaxially communicating with the mounting holes, and a mirror housing pivotably supported on a support shaft which has a plurality of bosses, each boss having a tubular portion and ribs extending along an axial direction of the tubular portion. Screw members are inserted through respective ones of the insertion holes and screwed into the tubular portions of the bosses respectively inserted into the mounting holes so that the ribs of each boss abut against an inner peripheral face of the corresponding mounting hole. The ribs are projectingly provided on the outer peripheral face, at least on a base part side, of the corresponding tubular portion. Such arrangement suppresses vibration of the mirror even when the support shaft is made of a synthetic resin.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventors: Yasuyuki Eto, Satoshi Jin
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Publication number: 20190375331Abstract: A door mirror apparatus for a vehicle is provided in which an electric motor is housed within an actuator case disposed within a mirror housing, and the actuator case includes a case member fixed to the mirror housing and a cover member that has a holder support part swingably supporting the mirror holder and is joined to the case member, wherein a motor shaft projects from one end portion along an axial direction of a motor housing of the electric motor, and an end face support projection part that is in line contact with one end portion among opposite end faces in the axial direction of the motor housing is provided integrally with one of the case member and the cover member. This makes it difficult for vibration of the electric motor to be transmitted to the actuator case, thus enabling reduction in noise when operating the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventor: Yasuyuki ETO
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Publication number: 20190359136Abstract: A door mirror apparatus for a vehicle is provided in which a pair of electric motors are housed within an actuator case disposed within a mirror housing, and the actuator case includes a case member fixed to the mirror housing and a cover member having a holder support part swingably supporting the mirror holder and is joined to the case member, wherein electric motor housing chambers housing the pair of electric motors are formed within the actuator case, a groove opening toward the cover member side is formed in the case member between the electric motor housing chambers, and a projecting wall inserted into the groove is provided on the cover member. This can cut off the transmission of vibration between a pair of electric motor housing chambers, thus enabling noise reduction while eliminating the requirement for high dimensional precision for both a case member and a cover member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventor: Yasuyuki ETO
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Patent number: 10399497Abstract: A vehicle door mirror in which a pivoting member fixedly housed within a mirror housing on which a mirror is mounted is pivotably supported on a support shaft implanted in a base member mounted on a side door, wherein in order to restrict an end of pivoting of at least one of a forward inclined position and a rearward inclined position of the mirror housing, a restricting face is formed on one of the support shaft and the base member, and a restricting part is provided on the pivoting member, the restricting part being capable of making line contact with the restricting face in one plane orthogonal to an axis of the support shaft. This prevents excessive stress from occurring when restricting the range of pivoting of a mirror housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventors: Satoshi Jin, Yasuyuki Eto
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Publication number: 20170368996Abstract: A vehicle door mirror is provided in which a base member is mounted on a side door while having a plurality of mounting holes and a plurality of insertion holes coaxially communicating with the mounting holes, a mirror housing is pivotably supported on a support shaft which has a plurality of bosses having a tubular portion and a rib extending along an axis of the tubular portion and being plurally projectingly provided on the tubular portion, and a screw member inserted through the insertion hole is screwed into the tubular portion of the boss inserted into the mounting hole so that the rib abuts against the mounting hole, wherein the rib is projectingly provided on the outer peripheral face, at least on a base part side, of the tubular portion. Such arrangement suppresses vibration of the mirror even when the support shaft is made of a synthetic resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventors: Yasuyuki ETO, Satoshi JIN
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Publication number: 20170349101Abstract: A vehicle door mirror in which a mirror housing is formed by joining a plurality of cover members to each other, is provided, wherein an engagement projection is projectingly provided integrally with one of a pair of cover members, the engagement projection projecting inward from an inner face of the one cover member and having a first engagement claw on an extremity part thereof and a second engagement claw disposed further toward the inner face side of the one cover member than the first engagement claw, and a first latching part and a second latching part are provided integrally with the other of the pair of cover members, the first engagement claw being resiliently engaged with the first latching part, and the second engagement claw being resiliently engaged with the second latching part. Such arrangement prevents the cover members from falling apart due to an external force or vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventor: Yasuyuki ETO
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Publication number: 20170327043Abstract: A vehicle door mirror in which a pivoting member fixedly housed within a mirror housing on which a mirror is mounted is pivotably supported on a support shaft implanted in a base member mounted on a side door, wherein in order to restrict an end of pivoting of at least one of a forward inclined position and a rearward inclined position of the mirror housing, a restricting face is formed on one of the support shaft and the base member, and a restricting part is provided on the pivoting member, the restricting part being capable of making line contact with the restricting face in one plane orthogonal to an axis of the support shaft. This prevents excessive stress from occurring when restricting the range of pivoting of a mirror housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA HONDA LOCKInventors: Satoshi JIN, Yasuyuki ETO
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Patent number: 9649981Abstract: A door mirror for a vehicle includes: a mirror housing; a housing body disposed in the mirror housing and configured to house a mirror; a lower cover disposed in the mirror housing and covers a lower section of the housing body from below; a plurality of lower cover side engagement claws vertically disposed on an inner surface of the lower cover and extending in a vertical direction; lower cover locking sections disposed in the housing body and respectively engaged with the plurality of lower cover side engagement claws; and engagement claw restricting sections, each of which is disposed in the housing body and approaches and faces at least one of the lower cover side engagement claws from above, the lower cover side engagement claws being respectively engaged with the lower cover locking sections.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA HONDA LOCKInventors: Michiru Hiraoka, Yasuyuki Eto
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Patent number: 9428112Abstract: In a vehicle door mirror, a mirror housing accommodating electric components is rotatably supported at a base member that is mounted to a side door, and a coupler that is electrically connected to the electric components is attached to the base member. A sheet member that is positioned to and held by the base member and is sandwiched between the side door and the base member is fastened to the side door by being fastened together with the base member, and the coupler is clamped between the base member and the sheet member. Accordingly, the coupler can be attached using a fewer number of components and a fewer number of working steps.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda LockInventors: Yasuyuki Eto, Tetsuya Oda
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Publication number: 20150274076Abstract: In a vehicle door mirror, a mirror housing accommodating electric components is rotatably supported at a base member that is mounted to a side door, and a coupler that is electrically connected to the electric components is attached to the base member. A sheet member that is positioned to and held by the base member and is sandwiched between the side door and the base member is fastened to the side door by being fastened together with the base member, and the coupler is clamped between the base member and the sheet member. Accordingly, the coupler can be attached using a fewer number of components and a fewer number of working steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Yasuyuki ETO, Tetsuya ODA
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Publication number: 20150116165Abstract: A door mirror for a vehicle includes: a mirror housing; a housing body disposed in the mirror housing and configured to house a mirror; a lower cover disposed in the mirror housing and covers a lower section of the housing body from below; a plurality of lower cover side engagement claws vertically disposed on an inner surface of the lower cover and extending in a vertical direction; lower cover locking sections disposed in the housing body and respectively engaged with the plurality of lower cover side engagement claws; and engagement claw restricting sections, each of which is disposed in the housing body and approaches and faces at least one of the lower cover side engagement claws from above, the lower cover side engagement claws being respectively engaged with the lower cover locking sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Michiru Hiraoka, Yasuyuki Eto