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20080302018 | SLIDE DOOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A slide door apparatus for a vehicle includes a driving device mounted to a slide door and a guide pulley unit mounted to the slide door. The guide pulley unit includes a plurality of guide pulleys each having first and second guide grooves. The guide pulley unit further includes first and second housing members for housing the plurality of guide pulleys, and a separating member provided between the first and second housing members for separating the first and second guide grooves of each of the plurality of guide pulleys. The slide door apparatus further includes a cable connected to the driving device and to a vehicle body. A first portion of the cable is disposed into the first groove of each of the plurality of guide pulleys. A second portion of the cable is disposed into the second groove of each of the plurality of guide pulleys. | 12-11-2008 |
20100251619 | VEHICLE DOOR OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS - A vehicle door opening/closing apparatus includes a drum unit disposed on the side of one face of an inner panel constituting a vehicle door and including a take-up drum capable of taking up a length of cable disposed between the vehicle and the vehicle door, a drive unit disposed on the side of the other face of the inner panel and configured to drive the take-up drum, a power transmission mechanism configured for transmitting a rotational drive force of the drive unit to the take-up drum, with allowing engagement and disengagement between take-up drum and the drive unit, and a coupling mechanism for coupling the drive unit to the drum unit, with the inner panel being clamped therebetween. | 10-07-2010 |
20120106182 | LIT DOOR HANDLE FOR A VEHICLE - A door handle apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The door handle includes a door handle body that is configured to be disposed at a door of the vehicle. A light source is mounted inside the door handle body. A light-transmitting member is located between the light source and the door handle body. The light-transmitting member is partially exposed to an exterior of the door handle body. | 05-03-2012 |
20130263633 | LIT DOOR HANDLE FOR A VEHICLE - A door handle apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The door handle includes a door handle body that is configured to be disposed at a door of the vehicle. A light source is mounted inside the door handle body. A light-transmitting member is located between the light source and the door handle body. The light-transmitting member is partially exposed to an exterior of the door handle body. | 10-10-2013 |
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20100077804 | Vehicle trunk locking device - A locking device for a trunk in a vehicle. The locking device includes a latch configured to change a state of the trunk between locked and unlocked, and a lever configured to drive the latch to an open position. The locking device further includes a lock knob configured to be disposed outward of a vehicle body to visually determine from an outside of the vehicle whether the trunk is in the locked state or the unlocked state. The lock knob is further configured to be selectively placed in a locked position. In the locked position, the trunk is configured to be brought into the locked state by prohibiting the latch from being driven to an open position. The lock knob is further configured to be selectively placed in an unlocked position. In the unlocked position, the trunk is configured to be brought into the unlocked state by enabling the latch to be driven to the open position. The locking device further includes an actuator for enabling the lock knob to be selectively placed in one of the locked position or the unlocked position. The locking device is configured to authenticate a portable key, when the lever is operated with the trunk in the locked state. When the portable key is authenticated, the lock knob is configured to be driven into the unlocked position. | 04-01-2010 |
20100077807 | Vehicle storage box locking device - A locking device for a storage box in a vehicle includes a lock configured to place the storage box in a closed state or an open state, and an actuator configured to drive the lock. The locking device further includes a button configured to place the storage box in the open state. The locking device is configured to perform an authentication of a portable key when the button is operated and the storage box is closed. When the portable key is authenticated when the button is operated, the lock is configured to place the storage box in the open state. When the portable key is not authenticated when the button is operated, the storage box is configured to be held in the closed state without the lock being driven. When the portable key is authenticated when the storage box is closed, the lock is configured to be driven to place the storage box in the closed state. When the portable key is not authenticated when the storage box is closed, the storage box is configured to be held in the open state without the lock being driven. | 04-01-2010 |
20100095756 | TIRE AIR-PRESSURE DETECTION DEVICE - A method and apparatus in accordance with embodiments of the invention includes a tire pressure detection device comprising an elongated casing having a first casing portion and a second casing portion, configured to house a pressure sensor and the battery therein. The elongated casing also includes a mounting hole for accommodating a connection member configured to connect the casing to a tire valve. The mounting hole is disposed, in one embodiment, and at approximately longitudinal center portion thereof. The first casing portion and the second casing portion are joined to each other by joint portions comprising a hook formed on one of the first casing portion and the second casing portion, and a hook hole formed in another of the first casing portion and the casing portion. The joint portions are located around the mounting hole and both longitudinal ends of the casing. The casing is configured such that a tire valve penetrates a rim of the tire wheel from an outside to an inside thereof. | 04-22-2010 |
20100236304 | VEHICLE HANDLE LOCKING APPARATUS - In a vehicle handle locking apparatus, a locking member that can operate between a locked position and an unlocked position and a holding member that operates together with the locking member are resiliently urged toward the unlocked position side; and an engaging member that engages with a holding member in the locked position and holds the locking member in the locked position is operated by operation of an electric actuator toward the side to release the engagement with the holding member. Forced unlocking drive device forcibly drives the holding member toward the unlocked position side in response to the operation of the electric actuator in a state in which the locking member is in the locked position. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a vehicle handle locking apparatus that releases, even when a force in a rotating direction is applied to a steering handle, engagement of a locking member with the steering handle or a linkage member so that an unlocked state is reliably achieved. | 09-23-2010 |
20140093087 | VEHICULAR AUDIO PROCESSING UNIT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - A vehicular audio processing unit includes a receiver that receives voice data by wirelessly communicating with audio equipment, an audio processor that applies predetermined audio processing to the voice data received by the receiver, a transmitter that transmits the voice data to which the audio processor applies the predetermined audio processing by wirelessly communicating with an audio output device that can output a sound, and a sensor that detects an operational status of a vehicle with which the unit is provided. The audio processor automatically modifies the predetermined audio processing based on the operational status detected by the operational status detector to the voice data received by the receive, thereby the user is not required to perform any operation for varying the voice output according to an operational status of the vehicle. | 04-03-2014 |
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20090025690 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A fuel supply device includes a subtank in a fuel tank, a fuel pump in the subtank having a first pump unit suctioning fuel in the subtank to supply fuel to an external equipment and a second pump unit suctioning fuel outside the subtank to pump fuel into the subtank, and a filter connected to a first suction port of the first unit and a second suction port of the second unit and filtering supply fuel supplied to the equipment and pump fuel pumped into the subtank. The filter includes a case, a first filter, and a second filter. The first filter in a first passage of the case directing fuel in the subtank into the first port filters the supply fuel. The second filter in a second passage of the case directing fuel outside the subtank into the second port filters the pump fuel. | 01-29-2009 |
20090028690 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system supplies fuel in a fuel tank to a fuel consumption apparatus. The system includes a subtank, a pump unit, and an urging device. The subtank is received in the fuel tank and has a communicating hole at a bottom of the subtank. Part of fuel, which is stored in the fuel tank, is stored in the subtank. The outside and inside of the subtank communicate through the hole. The pump unit is received in the subtank and has a supply pump part, which supplies fuel in the subtank to the apparatus, and a pumping part, which pumps up fuel outside the subtank into the subtank. The pumping part has a suction part, which suctions fuel outside the subtank through the hole. The urging device urges the pump unit directly or indirectly toward the bottom of the subtank. | 01-29-2009 |
20090095264 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system includes a fuel pump, a filter element, a pressure regulating valve, and a filter case. The filter case is configured to cover radially inner and outer surfaces of the filter element. The filter case has a receiving portion. A bottom portion of the receiving portion and an end portion of the filter element defines therebetween an outflow chamber for storing fuel. The outflow chamber includes a partitioning member that partitions the outflow chamber into first and second outflow chamber sections. The second outflow chamber section is communicated with an inlet portion of the pressure regulating valve. The partitioning member has a communication portion that provides communication between the first and second outflow chamber sections. | 04-16-2009 |
20110139278 | FUEL PUMP - A filter device is connected to a fuel pump for supplying filtered fuel to an internal combustion engine. The filter device has a bag-shaped filter element forming therein a fuel passage, wherein fuel passes through the filter element to enter into the fuel passage. The filter element further forms a vapor pooling chamber above the fuel passage, so that vapors separated from the filtered fuel in the fuel passage are moved toward the vapor pooling chamber. A valve device is provided at a portion of the filter device, which is close to the vapor pooling chamber, so that vapors are discharged from the vapor pooling chamber to an outside of the filter device. | 06-16-2011 |
20110174704 | FUEL FILTER DEVICE - A suction filter has a filter member including multiple filter layers stacked in a thickness direction. The suction filter removes extraneous matters contained in fuel when the fuel passes through the filter member in the thickness direction. The filter member has gaps among the filter layers adjacent to each other in the thickness direction. An opening area variable section is formed in at least one of the filter layers. The opening area variable section enlarges and opens when the filter layer bends. The opening area variable section enlarges and opens to form a through hole penetrating through the filter layer if the filter layer bends to a downstream filter layer side due to flow pressure caused when the fuel flows. | 07-21-2011 |
20120240901 | SUCTION FILTER - A pump unit having a fuel pump and a suction filter is provided in a sub tank of a fuel tank. A filter element sheet for the suction filter is formed in a cup shape, a bottom wall portion of which faces to an inner bottom surface of the sub tank. A suction port of the fuel pump is opened to a fuel passage formed in the inside of the suction filter, so that filtered fuel is sucked into the fuel pump. Multiple mountain fold portions and multiple valley fold portions are formed on a side wall of the cup-shaped filter element sheet, to thereby increase surface area for filtering the fuel. | 09-27-2012 |
20130233285 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device has a sub-tank to be provided in a fuel tank. The sub-tank has an outer tubular portion and a bottom wall. A communication hole is formed in the bottom wall. An upper-side filter element is fixed to an upper side of the bottom wall to form an upper-side filter space between them, while a lower-side filter element is fixed to a lower side of the bottom wall to form a lower-side filter space between them. An inlet port of a fuel pump is connected to the upper-side filter element. Apart of fuel can be reserved in a fuel holding portion of the inside of the sub-tank and/or in the upper-side filter space, even when fuel amount in the fuel tank is decreased and the fuel tank is inclined with respect to a horizontal line. | 09-12-2013 |
20150060349 | SUCTION FILTER - A suction filter includes: a casing having an intake port through which fuel is drawn; a filtration object to filter the fuel to be drawn into the intake port; and a wall component which defines a fuel passage for fuel which passes the filtration object toward the intake port. At least a part of the filtration object is located upper than the intake port. The wall component has an upper end positioned upper than the intake port, and the fuel passage is defined so that the fuel flowing through the fuel passage flows over the upper end. | 03-05-2015 |