Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Nifco Inc.

Jun Katakabe

Toshihiro Inoue

Kunio Kiyohara

Yohei Kuwano

Yasuhiko Nakamura

Kazuaki Horiguchi

A cup holder device includes a fixed case, a movable case capable of moving between a stored position stored in the fixed body and a drawn-out position projecting forward from an opening of the fixed body, and a cup holder capable of moving between a stored position stored in the movable case and a use position projecting forward from an opening of the movable case. A coupling member is provided on the movable case and pivotally supported such that a projection at one end engages the cup holder in the stored position and a claw at the other end engages the fixed case in the drawn-out position. The coupling member is normally urged toward the fixed case.

Cup holder device

An air conditioning duct to be positioned on a rear surface of a vehicular instrument panel ( ). The duct ( ) allows an air conditioning duct with complicated share to be formed of a plurality of separate cylindrical members ( to ). Joining the plurality of cylindrical members with a plurality of fixture members ( ) allows the air conditioning duct to be obtained. The cylindrical members have leg portions ( A to C, ) designed to be mounted to the instrument panel.

Air conditioning duct and method for mounting same

A mount structure for an automobile body has a recess portion defined in a defroster duct and a projection defined in a cowl box. Both the recess portion and the projection have sloping surfaces, wherein the sloping angles of the surfaces are predetermined for enabling the direction of removal of an instrument panel from the automobile body to be freely selected from within a given angular range. Accordingly, the panel unit, which can include various components formed integrally therewith, can be easily and precisely positioned in the automobile body. Further, removal of the panel unit for routine maintenance can be easily performed without obstruction from other automotive components which remain in place in the automobile body.

Mount structure for an instrument panel

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Wako, Japan

Jun Katakabe