Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

Nissan Motor Company Limited

Ohi Siesakusho Co., Ltd.

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Junichi Maekawa

Tsutomu Aihara

Masaichi Moriya

Makoto Hirota

Hiroshi Yamazaki

Hideaki Takahashi

Kunio Yamada

Satoru Ugawa

Katsunori Shirahama

Akihiro Takeda

Toshiyuki Hara

Satoshi Obuchi, Deceased

Hirofumi Ienaga

Kishiro Muroi

Masanori Abe

Kazumi Nakahara

Hirotaka Nishizima

Shigeaki Hashimoto

Masaaki Miyamoto

An image forming device for adequately forming an image in which images overlap one another. The priority order (display order) of the images overlapping with one another is judged for the area where images of different attributes overlap with one another. When the priority rank of a three-dimensional image is high, a planar image in the overlapping area is deleted, or a three-dimensional image is formed on a planar image. When the rank of a planar image is high, only the color image of a three-dimensional image in the overlapping area is deleted, and a planar image is formed using foaming toner.

Image forming device and image forming method

Disclosed herein is a power seat slide device which comprises a stationary rail member; a movable rail member axially slidably engaged with the stationary rail member, the movable rail member having an anchor portion to which an end of a seat belt is connected; a rack member extending along and secured to the stationary rail member having an axially extending slit defined therebetween; a pinion meshed with the rack member; a drive device mounted on the movable rail member to drive the pinion; and an embracing structure connected to the movable rail member and embracing the rack member in a manner to constitute a slidably interlocking connection therebetween, the embracing structure having opposed end portions by which the pinion is rotatably held, one of the opposed portions being passed through the axially extending slit.

Power seat slide device

To reduce the longitudinal dimension of a multirange shift lever device for an automatic transmission, a guide plate is formed with a shift lever guide slot extending in both longitudinal and lateral directions of the vehicle, the shift lever pivotal motion in the longitudinal direction is directly transmitted via a pivotal motion transmitting mechanism (e.g. shaft) linked with the shift lever and that in the lateral direction is converted into the longitudinal direction pivotal motion by a pivotal motion converting mechanism (e.g. cam groove) linked with the shift lever.

Shift lever device for automatic transmission

A control device for controlling the operation of an openable roof of a wheeled motor vehicle. The device comprises three slide mechanisms arranged on mutually spaced portions of the body of the vehicle, each slide mechanism including a carrier device which carries thereon the openable roof for moving the openable roof between a full close position and a full open position; three electric actuators which are respectively connected to the three slide mechanisms for moving, when electrically energized, the carrier devices between positions corresponding to the full closed position of the openable roof and the other positions corresponding to the full open position of the openable roof. Latch assemblies are provided for latching at least two of the carrier devices relative to the vehicle body when the openable roof comes to one of the full close and full open positions. The operation of three electric actuators are controlled to function together to open and close the openable roof.

Openable roof control device of wheeled motor vehicle

Herein disclosed is a window regulator for regulating a glass pane, which comprises a guide rail including front and rear vertical parts and a horizontal part which extends between the front and rear vertical parts to constitute a generally U-shaped structure of the guide rail; front and rear holders slidably guided by the front and rear vertical parts of the guide rail; a first structure securing each of the front and rear holders to the window pane; a second structure for defining in the guide rail two cable guide grooves which extend throughout the entire length of the guide rail; two drive cables axially movably received in the respective cable guide grooves, the drive cables having given portions to which the front and rear holders are connected respectively; and drive means mounted on a given portion of the guide rail for axially moving the two drive cables in opposite directions.

Automotive door window regulator and method for mounting the same to

A drive apparatus of a roof structure for a vehicle comprises a drive gear rotatably supported by a casing of the apparatus; a first gear for transmitting the power from the drive gear to a drive section for opening and closing a lid disposed in the roof structure; a rotary member having a control section for switching a switch for detecting the position of the lid; and a second gear for transmitting the power from the drive gear to the rotary member. The drive apparatus has a control device for controlling a drive motor for driving the roof structure. The control device comprises a drive motor for slidably and tiltably driving the lid disposed in a roof opening by the normal and reverse rotations of the motor; a tilting control circuit having first and second tilting contacts disposed in a first switch, and tilting the lid by driving the drive motor in the normal and reverse directions by switching the first and second tilting contacts when the first switch is operated; a sliding control circuit having first and second sliding contacts disposed in a second switch, and sliding the lid by driving the drive motor in the normal and reverse directions by switching the first and second sliding contacts when the second switch is operated; and a switch device for electrically connecting and disconnecting the tilting control circuit and the sliding control circuit by a cam rotated by the drive motor in the normal and reverse directions.

Drive apparatus of a roof structure for a vehicle

Pull-up and pull-down wires extend toward each other from opposed positions with respect to a glass pane carrying member and are connected at their leading ends to spaced portions of the carrying member in such a manner that the two wires extend along a common line. A wire tensioner is mounted on the carrying member for tensioning the wires. The tensioner includes a torsion spring having outwardly extending end portions at least one of which is engaged with the leading end of one of the wires to bias the same toward the other.

Wire-type window regulator with wire tensioner

In a wire fixing device for a window regulator for an automotive vehicle, for instance, a wire stopper fixed to a wire is engaged with a recess formed in a wire fixing member fixed to a window panel carry unit slidable along two guide rails when the carry plate unit is moved to and fro by the wire. The wire fixing member is, in particular, formed with a slit for allowing only the wire to pass across the wire fixing member in the direction perpendicular to the wire extending direction, and fixed to the window panel carry unit in constained beam fashion. To engage the wire stopper with the recess, the wire fixing member is first dislocated from the wire stopper within an access hole, the wire is raised passing through the slit by holding the wire through the access hole; and the wire fixing member is slided just under the wire stopper. This device is small in size, high in rigidity and easy to assemble the wire to the window panel carry unit.

Wire fixing device for window regulator

A window regulator includes guide rails and connecting brackets which are connected to each other to constitute a base assembly in the form of an integral framework. Other constituent parts are mounted on the base assembly so that the window regulator is in the form of a unit prior to installation thereof on a door panel.

Window regulator

In a vehicle glass raising and lowering apparatus, a frame is provided comprising a pair of spaced guide rails held in a parallel disposition by a pair of transverse brackets. A carrier plate is slidably mounted on each guide rail for supporting a vehicle window glass secured thereto. Cable drive apparatus is connected to at least one of the carrier plates providing power reciprocation for the window glass. The apparatus being capable of insertion through a relatively narrow slot in a vehicle door.

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Yokohama, Japan

Junichi Maekawa