Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Kanto Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Junji Yamamoto

Masayuki Usami

Noboru Kanou

Naoki Yamada

Hideki Kusunoki

Takashi Omitsu

Noriaki Hattori

Atsushi Takumi

Yoshinobu Suzuki

Shingo Harada

A damping force control device for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a shock absorber having a fluid chamber therein and provided at each wheel side of the vehicle, an orifice device for supplying an amount of fluid into the fluid chamber, and a control device for controlling the opening of the orifice device based on the vertical speed above the shock absorber.

Damping force control device for suspension system

The invention is directed to an arrangement for providing an automatic steering control and restraining a steering wheel from being rotated in case of the automatic steering control. A rack is mounted on the vehicle to be laterally movable with respect thereto and linked to a main shaft of a steering wheel. A lateral shaft is disposed to be laterally movable with and with respect to the rack and linked at its opposite ends to steerable wheels of the vehicle. Relative positions of the rack and lateral shaft are adjusted by an adjusting device. An electromagnetic clutch is disposed to restrain at least one of the rack and the main shaft from being moved with a frictional force applied thereto in case of the automatic steering control. Consequently, the steering wheel is not rotated in the automatic steering control, while the steering wheel can be rotated manually against the frictional force.

Steering control apparatus

A locking device for a detachable panel fitted in a roof opening of automobiles comprises a pivotable lever mounted to the panel, a stationary body fixed to the vehicle roof, and a link mechanism securely fixed to the lever while pivoted to the stationary body. The link mechanism includes a pair of links each provided with a recess while the stationary body includes a pair of arms each provided with a pin resiliently urged to fit in the recess to lock the position of the panel at the partially open state. The recess includes two lateral edges one of which extends higher than the other other to act as the stopper of the pin, to thereby limit excessive rotational movement of the panel with respect to the stationary body.

Lacking device for a detachable panel of vehicles

A locking device comprises a lever pivotally mounted to a panel which is detachably fitted in a roof opening of automotive vehicles, a stationary body fixed to the vehicle roof and provided with a pair of parallel arms each having a hole therein, and a link mechanism including a stationary bracket fixed to the lever, a pair of links pivoted to the bracket and each having a pin for fitting in the hole in the arm and a spring interposed between the links to urge the links to move in opposite directions. The resilient engagement of the pins of the mechanism with the holes in the arms of the stationary body will avoid any rattle caused between the detachable panel and the vehicle roof.

Locking device for detachable panel of vehicle roofs

An edge trim and weather seal assembly for a movable sun roof of a vehicle comprises an edge strip secured in use around an edge of a sun roof panel by means of a bonding agent, and a seal strip mounted on the edge strip to form a weather seal with the vehicle roof opening. The edge strip has top and bottom flanges overlying upper and lower edge portions of the sun roof panel and secured thereto by the bonding agent, and a recess or well portion in the bottom flange receives excess bonding agent and prevents its spillage out onto the exposed part of the sun roof panel. The seal strip has a locating edge portion for engaging the recess in the bottom flange of the edge trim to retain the seal strip on the edge trim.

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Toyoake, Japan

Junji Yamamoto