NIHON PLAST CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140353954 | STEERING WHEEL - The present invention aims to provide a steering wheel in which a decorative member is easily mounted and fixed to a steering main body without a need to employ fixing parts such as screws, and which is capable of effectively absorbing an impact by appropriately deforming the decorative member at the time of input of a load. The steering wheel of the present invention has: a plurality of engaging fixed units by which the decorative member is mounted and fixed to the steering main body's side via a fixing unit, and demounting of the fixing unit is restrained at the time of deformation of the decorative member; and an engaging unit which is arranged on a site configured to produce a bending deformation of the decorative member, and by which demounting is disallowed to be restrained at the time of deformation of the decorative member. | 12-04-2014 |
20140346018 | STEERING DEVICE - A back cover includes an opening configured to penetrate the back cover throughout between an exterior surface and an interior surface of the back cover, lock receivers capable of engaging respectively with hook-shaped lock portions of a switch unit, and fastening portions capable of fastening the switch unit to the back cover. The lock receivers and the fastening portions are arranged near a peripheral edge of the opening at positions with the opening interposed between the lock receivers and the fastening portions. | 11-27-2014 |
20140339846 | CUP HOLDER - The present invention provides a cup holder that is capable of preventing a drawing portion from being pushed and retracted while maintaining a state in which a cup is held. A retraction preventing portion is formed on an interior face of a bottom face of the holder case, and a protrusion is formed so as to be oriented to the bottom face's side of the holder case at a rear end part of a turnable holding arm portion that is provided at a drawing portion. In the case where an attempt is made to retract the drawing portion while maintaining the state in which the cup is held, the protrusion abuts against the retraction preventing portion, and retraction of the drawing portion can be prevented. | 11-20-2014 |
20140333050 | STEERING WHEEL - The present invention provides a steering wheel. Hook portions configured to engagingly fit an airbag module is directly supported by a boss portion independent of spoke portions. In addition, a tip end part's side of each of hook claws in each of the hook portions is arranged so as to be oriented to the inside of a steering wheel. With such a construction, even in the case where the airbag module is pulled in such a direction as to be spaced from a steering wheel at the time of inflation and expansion of an airbag, an engaged state between each of the hook claws and an engaged portion that is provided at the airbag module is obtained as engagement at a deeper position, and the engaged state can be established to be rigid in structure. | 11-13-2014 |
20140319878 | COWL TOP COVER - A cowl top cover of the present invention provides that hardly applies influence when a dimension error occurs to a component, on sealability between the cowl top cover and a bonnet hood, a performance of a washer nozzle. The cowl top cover of the present invention includes at least one bent part that is formed to be bent in a mountain-like and a valley-like shape in a vehicle height direction as viewed in a cross section orthogonal to a vehicle widthwise direction, and the bent part includes a flexural deformation structure with which it is possible to allow a locally flexural deformation in a vehicle lengthwise direction in the bent part and to enable expansion and contraction of a distance in the vehicle lengthwise direction between a locking pawl part disposed at first end of the cowl top cover and a seal member fixation part disposed at second end of the cowl top cover. | 10-30-2014 |
20140319807 | AIRBAG - An airbag includes: a gas introduction portion; and a folded bag-shaped airbag main body capable of being inflated and deployed in a first direction toward an object to be protected, by gas introduced from the gas introduction portion. The folded airbag main body includes: a deployment portion disposed to face a cover; a flow-in portion through which the gas flows from the gas introduction portion into the deployment portion; and a reduction portion disposed to face the gas introduction portion and configured to make the flow-in portion narrower toward a center portion of a main tear line of the cover and guide the gas introduced from the gas introduction portion to the center portion of the main tear line. | 10-30-2014 |
20140293632 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - An illuminating device for motor vehicle including an upper panel and a lower panel, an illumination opening partitioned between the upper and lower panels, and an illuminating portion having a light source portion and a light guide body configured to guide light from the light source portion to the illumination opening. A protrusion portion is set on the lower panel. A recessed portion into which the protrusion portion is to be inserted and an opposite portion that opposed to the protrusion portion are provided on the upper panel. A shading portion, provided between the opposite portion and a the light guide body, is configured to lower luminance of the leak light from the light guide body towards an opposite side to the illumination opening. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292016 | DRAWER APPARATUS - A drawer apparatus comprises a base member ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140151989 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag includes a vent hole discharging gas, a slide tether performing transition of a state of the vent hole, from an open state via a close state to the open state, by changing between a slackened state and an extended state, and a slide tether cover guiding the slide tether. The other end portion in a longitudinal direction of the slide tether body portion constitutes a first supporting point by being fastened in a direction going from the vent hole toward a mounting position of the inflator, bifurcated portions constitutes a second supporting point by the other end portion of the slide tether cover being fastened, terminal end portions of leg piece portions constitute a third supporting point by being respectively fastened. When the airbag is deployed, transition of a state of the vent hole is performed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140145422 | AIRBAG - The present invention provides an airbag that is capable of stabilizing a flow of a gas introduced into a lower air chamber to thereby stabilize an expansion behavior, the air bag being capable of stably constraining an occupant. Along a bulkhead configured to partition an airbag main body portion into an upper air chamber and the lower air chamber, a patch is mounted into the lower air chamber so that a rear end part is opposed to a distributing portion. The patch is expanded by means of a gas introduced into the lower air chamber in an expanded state of an inflating portion of the airbag main body portion to thereby form a cover portion along an interior face of the lower air chamber and a redundant portion configured to slacken with respect to the interior face of the lower air chamber. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145419 | COVER BODY FOR AIRBAG DEVICE - The present invention provides a cover body for airbag device that is capable of easily mounting an emblem that is provided with an emblem body having a narrow portion while ensuring its related mounting strength. A lock pin is protruded at a main body portion with a relatively large width of the emblem body. A hook pin is protruded at a narrow portion with a relatively small width of the emblem body. The lock pin is inserted into a first door portion and then is inserted into a thorough hole of a back plate on a rear face side. The hook pin is inserted into the first door portion, and is hooked therewith. | 05-29-2014 |
20140117710 | SPOILER STRUCTURE - A spoiler where when a weld face is inclined with respect to a pressurization direction, a weld rib is uniformly welded, and an outer member and an inner member are welded and fixed to each other at a stable strength. An inner member is welded and fixed to on an interior face side of an outer member by a vibration welding method. The outer member and/or the inner member before being welded has a weld rib formed on a face inclined with respect to a pressurization direction at the time of welding; a cross section of the rib is formed in a triangular or quadrangular shape; and in the cross section, two corners at both ends of a bottom edge each form an angle of 90 degrees or less. | 05-01-2014 |
20140087144 | RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT - A curved resin molded product. The resin molded product is provided to include: a pair of resin films defining first and second main surfaces, the first and second main surfaces being different in curvature from each other; and a resin base member disposed between the resin films. In the resin molded product, one of the resin films, which is on the side of a relatively larger curvature of the first and second main surfaces, has a thermal shrinkage larger than that of the other of the resin films which is on the side of a relatively smaller curvature. | 03-27-2014 |
20140083239 | STEERING APPARATUS - A steering apparatus includes a grip core and a rim part. The grip core has a cross-sectional area substantially constant in a longitudinal direction of the grip core. The rim part is molded by foaming of a material liquid in a mold, and configured to cover the grip core. A first portion of the rim part is smaller in cross-sectional area than a second portion of the rim part, wherein the mold includes a vent opening facing the first portion of the rim part during the molding of the rim part, wherein the mold includes a material liquid infusion opening facing the second portion of the rim part during the molding of the rim part, and wherein the material liquid is infused into the mold through the material liquid infusion opening, and allowed to flow toward the vent opening. | 03-27-2014 |
20140083235 | HANDLE - A lower spoke cored bar of a spoke cored bar constituting a spoke portion couples one end portion of a first coupling portion to a rim cored bar. The lower spoke cored bar couples one end portion of a second coupling portion to a boss cored bar. The lower spoke cored bar is provided with a vertical wall portion which couples a bending-shaped first bent portion to the other end portion of the first coupling portion, and which couples a second bent portion in a bending form to the other end portion of the second coupling portion. The rim cored bar is provided with a deformation allowing portion capable of deforming. The vertical wall portion and deformation allowing portions are arranged substantially on the same line. | 03-27-2014 |
20140070563 | RESIN PRODUCT FOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides a resin product for a vehicle, which can be welded, even in a shape having a part curved in a vibration direction, with a sufficient strength by means of vibration welding. A resin product | 03-13-2014 |
20130320655 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device includes an airbag folded into a shape having a base portion, an upper surface opposite the base portion, and a side portion surrounding a portion between the base portion and the upper surface, and a holding member configured to cover the airbag as folded by being laid over the airbag as folded. The holding member has a plurality of cloth piece portions and a single connection portion connecting the plurality of cloth piece portions to one another. The connection portion of the holding member is located at the upper surface of the airbag as folded. | 12-05-2013 |
20130285355 | COVER MEMBER OF AIRBAG DEVICE - First support portions | 10-31-2013 |
20130277950 | CASE MEMBER OF AIRBAG DEVICE - A base plate portion | 10-24-2013 |
20130241184 | AIR BAG AND FOLDING METHOD THEREOF - An air bag includes: a gas introduction opening portion; and a bag-shaped air bag main body portion; the air bag main body portion in the folded state including a first accumulated portion folded in a state where at least a portion of the first accumulated portion is turned over on a counter-occupant side toward the gas introduction opening, and a second accumulated portion which includes a face confronting portion confronting a face of the occupant in a normal position, and which is folded in a state where the face confronting portion is superimposed on the first accumulated portion so that the inflation gas introduced from the gas introduction opening directly flows into the face confronting portion. | 09-19-2013 |
20130229004 | AIRBAG DEVICE - The present invention provides an airbag device that is capable of restraining a rectification cloth that switches a vent hole to an opened or closed state so as not to be twisted, and that is capable of switching the vent hole from an opened state to a closed state, and further, switching to the opened state. At an initial stage at which an airbag main body inflates and expands, the vent hole | 09-05-2013 |
20130169004 | DECORATIVE PANEL AND VEHICLE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR COMPONENTS - The present invention provides a decorative panel including a design surface; and a circumferential edge portion that is formed so as to cross from the design surface, wherein the circumferential edge portion has a first face | 07-04-2013 |
20130143029 | MOLD GOODS - For a skin, a non-foamed polyurethane resin layer at the surface side and a foamed polyurethane resin layer between the non-foamed polyurethane resin layer and a base member are configured to form an integral and uniform layer over an extent from an injection point to a distant point on a surface of the base member, so that an integral skin foam in which such skin layer and foamed layer are laminated can be molded, under an atmospheric pressure, in a single process, allowing for manufacture of a laminate article with a high degree of uniformity over an appreciable wide range of the article, as well as for provision of a laminate mold goods having the skin and foamed layers formed with a high uniformity along the base member, over the length in a flow direction of skin forming material. | 06-06-2013 |
20130106140 | COWL TOP COVER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20130106121 | LATCH DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20130056455 | MEMBER, AND IN PARTICULAR, GRIPPING MEMBER, INTERIOR MEMBER, AND STEERING WHEEL - A member of the present invention is provided with: a base material | 03-07-2013 |
20130033071 | STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING COWL-TOP COVER - In present invention, a protrusion portion | 02-07-2013 |
20130001933 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An occupant protection apparatus for a vehicle includes a curtain airbag device and a side airbag device. The vehicle includes a side window glass for closing from a vehicle body upper construction to a waist line of the vehicle. The curtain airbag device includes a curtain airbag and is installed at the vehicle body upper construction. The side airbag device includes a side airbag stowed at a lower level than the waist line and installed in a seat of the vehicle. Upon a side impact to the vehicle, the curtain airbag is developed downward, and the side airbag is inserted into a space between the curtain airbag and the side window glass. According to the occupant protection apparatus, development, man-hours such as adjustments of gas amounts of inflators and a production cost can be decreased in spite of the installation of at least two types of airbags. | 01-03-2013 |
20120223546 | COWL-TOP COVER - A cowl-top cover arranged across a lower end part of a front window panel, a rear end part of a front hood, and an upper end part of a dash panel, of a vehicle. The cover is formed by a seal loading portion supporting the rear end part of the front hood with a sealing member, a longitudinal wall portion extending downwardly LWR from a rear end part of the seal loading portion, and a panel loading portion supported at the upper end part of the dash panel. The longitudinal wall portion includes a first oblique face portion formed at a predetermined angle θ1 at a rear portion side PR on the basis of a perpendicular line with the rear end part of the seal loading portion being a start point; and a second oblique face portion bent and formed at a front side FR of the first oblique face portion. | 09-06-2012 |
20120126577 | COWL-TOP COVER - A cowl-top cover | 05-24-2012 |
20120068444 | AIRBAG DEVICE - The present invention provides an airbag device that is capable of restraining a rectification cloth that switches a vent hole to an opened or closed state so as not to be twisted, and that is capable of switching the vent hole from an opened state to a closed state, and further, switching to the opened state. At an initial stage at which an airbag main body inflates and expands, the vent hole 8 is arranged between the leg portions 5, and when the airbag main body is in a predetermined internal pressure state, the vent hole is closed by means of the band-shaped portion 4. If an occupant or the like comes into contact with the airbag main body, a tense state of each of the leg portions is released, the rectification cloth is established in a slackened state, and the vent hole 8 is established in an opened state. | 03-22-2012 |
20110049933 | COWL-TOP COVER - A cowl-top cover | 03-03-2011 |
20110049157 | STORAGE BOX ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A storage box assembly for a vehicle includes a case in which an opening is formed on an upper surface thereof, and a lid for opening/closing the opening. When the lid is closed, a surface of the lid and an upper surface of the case substantially form a flush surface. When the lid is opened, the lid is moved to be retracted in the case by a guide mechanism. | 03-03-2011 |
20100213692 | AIR BAG AND AIR BAG DEVICE - An airbag and an airbag device, which are capable of readily improving expansion characteristics of the airbag and reducing manufacturing cost, are provided. An airbag | 08-26-2010 |
20100187862 | STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING COWL TOP COVER - A structure of mounting a cowl top cover which has a back end portion mounted to a lower end portion of a front windshield panel is disclosed. The structure includes: a surface portion disposed at the back end portion of cowl top cover, the surface portion covering a surface of lower end portion of front windshield panel and extending in a vehicular widthwise direction; a plurality of clip portions disposed at back end portion of cowl top cover, the lower end portion of front windshield panel being clamped between the clip portions and the surface portion in a plurality of places along the direction in which the surface portion extends; and a thin plate portion disposed at back end portion of cowl top cover, wherein the thin plate portion connecting plurality of clip portions with each other is thinner than surface portion and is spaced apart from front windshield panel. | 07-29-2010 |
20100133790 | AIRBAG DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An airbag is formed of two base fabrics. An adhesive agent is pasted with some width on one of the base fabrics and then another of the base fabrics is put on the one of the base fabrics. The two fabrics are adhered together to form the airbag. Pasting start/end portions of the adhesive agent is set at a gas introducing portion of the airbag. Pasting start/end points (terminal ends of the start/end portions) is located outside a path in the gas introducing portion through which a gas is introduced into an inside of the airbag. According to an airbag with the airbag, assembling workability of the airbag can be improved. | 06-03-2010 |
20090298959 | Polyurethane Resin Moulding For Vehicle Interior Part And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - A method of manufacturing a polyurethane resin moulding for a vehicle interior part, includes: adding at least one of a polyol mixture and a polyisocyanate compound to at least one of microencapsulated paraffin waxes and shirasu balloons, followed by polymerizing the polyol mixture and the polyisocyanate compound. The polyol mixture contains a polyol, a catalyst, a chain extender and an auxiliary agent. A melting point of the microencapsulated paraffin waxes is 60° C. to 80° C. | 12-03-2009 |
20090218739 | Vibration Reducing Structure for steering wheel | 09-03-2009 |
20090212540 | CURTAIN AIR BAG DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An air bag comprises inside and outside base fabrics that are stitched to constitute an outer bag that is flat when receiving no gas. The outer bag is formed with a gas inlet opening through which an inflation gas is led into the outer bag to expand the same. The air bag further comprises inside and outside smaller fabrics that are stitched to constitute an inner bag that is installed in the outer bag. Given portions of the inside and outside smaller fabrics are stitched to given portions of the inside and outside base fabrics respectively to form a plurality of narrow auxiliary chambers between the inner bag and the outer bag. | 08-27-2009 |
20090189379 | Airbag Device - An airbag device includes an airbag, an adjusting unit capable of adjusting an aperture efficiency of at least one vent hole, a tether belt whose one end is connected to the adjusting unit, and a holding unit for hooking another end of the tether belt. In case where the inflating airbag needs to exert a small reactive force, the adjusting unit is made in a full-opened state at a development early stage with the other end being held by the holding unit and then made in a half-opened until a development final stage with the other end being kept held by the holding unit. In case where the inflating airbag needs to exert a large reactive force, the adjusting unit is made in a full-closed state from a development start to the development final stage with the other end being released from the holding unit. | 07-30-2009 |
20090108666 | Vehicle wheel - A sub air chamber provided around outer circumferential surface of a well of a rim of a vehicle wheel includes an upper plate and a lower plate connected at edges thereof which are fitted into channels in first and second vertical wall surfaces formed on the rim. At least one of the upper plate and the bottom plate has orthogonally and diagonally aligned beads to vertical walls, extending in a circumferential direction of the wheel, supporting the sub air chamber, connecting parts locally connecting the upper plate and the bottom plate. The sub air chamber has a protruding part for communicating the sub air chamber with the tire air chamber and serves as a stopper of the sub air chamber. | 04-30-2009 |
20090085374 | COVER FOR FRONT COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE BODY AND FRONT SECTION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY - A cover is provided between a front hood and a vehicle component. The cover includes a cover main portion, a lid, a supporting portion, a supported portion, and a contacting portion. An opening is formed on the cover main portion. The supporting portion is integrally provided on the cover main portion and around the opening. The supported portion is integrally provided on a circumferential edge of the lid and engaged with the supporting portion. The contacting portion is provided on the lid and receives a downward load from the front hood. One or both of the supporting portion and the supported portion deforms elastically in case where a load has been applied to the contacting portion and thereby the lid drops off within the opening. According to the cover, a deformable amount of the cover can be increased and maintenance costs can be reduced. | 04-02-2009 |
20090085332 | AIRBAG COVER BODY AND AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag is expanded upward on the side of a passenger from a door part. A cover body which covers the airbag is formed by overlaying an outer part made of a hard resin to an inner part made of a soft resin. A supporting piece part is protruded from the cabin external side of the inner part. A to-be-ripped part is formed on the supporting piece part. On expansion of the airbag, the to-be-ripped part is ripped, thereby allowing the door part to move rotationally on the cabin internal side. Therefore, the airbag equipped at the door part can be smoothly expanded along the side face part of the cabin. Thus, an airbag apparatus is improved in appearance. | 04-02-2009 |
20090079233 | Assist Grip - An assist grip includes: a grip member to be gripped by a passenger, the grip member configured to be capable of being pulled out from a retraction position to a grip position; a base member which is fixed to the vehicle and which includes a rotation shaft; a rotation arm pivotally supported so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft from the retraction position to a pull-out position; retraction biasing means configured to always bias the rotation arm in a retraction direction; and a holding member configured to hold the rotation arm in the pull-out position against a biasing force of the retraction biasing means when the rotation arm is caused to rotate to the pull-out position. In the assist grip, the grip member is rotatably jointed to the rotation arm, and the grip member is provided with a release dog formed therein, the release dog configured to release the rotation arm from being held by the holding member as the grip member is rotated. | 03-26-2009 |
20090079176 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus equipped with an airbag, a garnish, a hinge, a protector and a bracket fixed to a vehicle body. An upper side of the garnish is supported by the bracket via the hinge. An engaging part protruding from the lower part of a garnish main part is engaged with an engagement receiving part disposed at the protector. Normally, the engaging part is engaged with the engagement receiving part, thereby retaining the shape of the garnish. On expansion of the airbag, the airbag presses the engaging part, by which the engaging part is disengaged from the engagement receiving part, and the garnish is opened smoothly. The airbag can be covered with the garnish, thereby allowing the garnish to move smoothly on expansion of the airbag. | 03-26-2009 |
20090079166 | Airbag and Method of Manufacture Thereof - An airbag includes a circumferential plane, a margin, a receiving plane and a second seam line. The circumferential plane is formed by being seamed to form a first seam line from its base end to its farthest end and has a closed cross section. The margin for the first seam line is provided on the circumferential plane. The receiving plane extends integrally from the circumferential panel and receives a passenger at an impact. The circumferential plane and the receiving plane are seamed together to form the second seam line. The second seam line crosses the first seam line and goes across the margin in a width direction of the margin. According to the airbag, its manufacturing efficiency can be improved. | 03-26-2009 |
20090058055 | STEERING WHEEL WITH AIR BAG DEVICE - A steering wheel with an air bag device includes: a steering wheel body having: an annular rim portion; a boss portion; a plurality of spoke portions; an upper space; and a plurality of lower spaces. The air bag device is mounted to the steering wheel body, the air bag device includes: an air bag; an inflator; a cover member covering the air bag; and an emblem disposed at a substantially central portion of a front surface of the cover member confronting a driver's seat. The cover member includes a tear line arranged to break to form a plurality of door portions each arranged to pivot toward one of the upper and lower spaces. The tear line is formed to pivot the emblem to one of the lower spaces of the steering wheel body when the cover member is broken at the inflation of the air bag. | 03-05-2009 |
20090033083 | Interior Structure For Vehicle Near Instrument Panel And Column Cover - An interior structure for a vehicle includes a cover. The cover includes a pair of attachments and arranged above a column cover. One of the attachments is attached to an instrument panel and another of the attachments is attached to a column cover. Then, the cover screens a gap between the instrument panel and the column cover. The cover includes a flexible main element and a pair of retainers. The main element further includes a pair of attached areas and an intermediate area joining the attached areas. The retainers are fixed to the attached areas to compose the attachments, respectively. According to the interior structure, attaching workability of the cover and an appearance are improved. | 02-05-2009 |
20090001694 | CURTAIN AIR BAG APPARATUS - A curtain air bag apparatus for protecting an occupant in a vehicle upon a vehicle collision, has an air bag body inflating and deploying in a curtain-like shape in a side surface of a vehicle interior with a high pressure gas jetted and introduced into the air bag body by an inflator. The air bag body has a main inflation chamber and a sub-inflation chamber which are defined by a partition portion formed by bonding inside surfaces of the air bag body, and a gas flow regulation passage formed as a partly non-bonding portion of the partition portion. The main and sub-inflation chambers are respectively located at an upper side and a lower side of the air bag body and communicate with each other through the gas flow regulation passage. | 01-01-2009 |
20080238060 | Airbag Device - An airbag device includes an airbag, first and second inflators, a gas-supply mechanism and a release member for connecting between a holding structure and the airbag. Gas generated by the second inflator is supplied into the airbag when the release member is pulled by the airbag while gas generated by the first inflator inflates the airbag. According to the airbag device, a gas amount supplied into an airbag can be switched according to an occupant's seating position without equipping a sensor for measuring a distance between an occupant and the airbag or a control device for computing the gas amount supplied. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238047 | CURTAIN AIR BAG DEVICE - An air bag, when in a flattened condition, has a longitudinally extending upper edge and a longitudinally extending lower edge. The longitudinally extending upper and lower edges extend on and along first and second imaginary lines respectively. The air bag comprises a plurality of expandable portions that include a larger expandable portion that has upper and lower edges respectively extending on and along the first and second imaginary lines and a smaller expandable portion that has an upper edge extending on and along the first imaginary line and a lower edge spaced from the second imaginary line by a given distance; and a non-expandable portion having a size-compensating part that extends from the lower edge of the smaller expandable portion to the second imaginary line. | 10-02-2008 |