Fujikura Limited

Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho

Toyota Gosei Co., Ltd.

Koji Sakiyama

Takehisa Ide

Takashi Ichikawa

Takeshi Togura

Takuya Osaki

Shigeru Yabuya

Yasuo Takemura

Yuichiro Yamaguchi

Takahiko Sato

Mitsuru Kamikatano

Masatsugu Ohashi

Bunji Inagaki

Kazuya Umino

Masahiro Kondo

Yuki Noguchi

Kohki Ishikawa

Koichi Ichihara

Hiroshi Iwata

A headrest position adjustment device includes a capacitance sensor unit, and a drive motor unit. The capacitance sensor unit includes a plurality of electrode groups each configured by a plurality of sensing electrodes. The total electrode area of each of the electrode groups is switchable by a switching unit of a circuit unit between at least a total electrode area A and a total electrode area A+B. The total electrode area A is selected when the distance d between a head and a headrest is short, and the total electrode area A+B is selected when the distance is long. In this way, the sensitivity is changed depending on how long or how short the distance is. An estimated center position of the head is calculated based on capacitance values obtained, and thereby the position of the headrest is adjusted.

Headrest position adjustment device

To be configured inexpensively to enable cost reduction and sense sitting posture of an occupant highly accurately, occupant posture sensing apparatusincludes capacitance sensor unitand circuit unit. Capacitance sensor unitincludes first and second sensing electrodesandprovided at portions of vehicle interior ceilingahead of and right above a seatand connected to capacitance sensing circuitof circuit unitand shield-driving circuitthrough selector switches SWand SW. CPUof circuit unitdetermines sitting posture of occupant (human body)sitting on the seatbased on information regarding position of headof the occupantby using capacitance values detected by capacitance sensing circuitbased on capacitances from sensing electrodesandPosture information regarding the determined sitting posture is output to ECU mounted on a vehicleand used for controlling air bag deployment, etc.

Occupant posture sensing apparatus and occupant posture sensing method

Disclosed in a door mirror device capable of continuously emitting light from two light guides. The door mirror device comprises: a first light-emitting light guide arranged in the visor part of a door mirror foldably mounted on the door mirror support part of a vehicle; a second light-emitting light guide provided in the door mirror support part, an end of the second light-emitting light guide facing to an end of the first light-emitting light guide so as to have continuity with the first light-emitting light guide; and a light source configured to emit light toward the first light-emitting light guide and the second light-emitting light guide, the light source being provided in the visor part.

Door mirror device for a vehicle

To enable position or distance of sensing target making approach, etc. to the range of sensing area to be detected securely with simple configuration at low cost and improve latitude of designing, position detector includes capacitance sensor unit and detecting circuit unit. Capacitance sensor unit includes first and second sensing electrodes and dielectric material therebetween. Dielectric material has range L of sensing area defined on its sensing surface. Detecting circuit unit includes selector switches SWA and SWB, capacitance sensing circuits, A/D converters, and arithmetic processing circuit. Arithmetic processing circuit judges and detects the position of sensing target in range L of sensing area based on detected values of capacitances Cand Csensed by first and second sensing electrodes under switching control on selector switches SWA and SWB.

Position detector

Disclosed is an electrical capacitance sensor comprising: a boardhaving a one main surface and an other main surface; a sensor electrodeformed on the one main surface of the boardand detecting an electrical capacitance between the sensor electrodeand an object; a first guard electrodeformed on the one main surface of the boardand in a vicinity of the sensor electrode; and a second guard electrodeformed on the other main surface of the board, wherein a first terminal connecting portionfor the first guard electrodeand a second terminal connecting portionfor the second guard electrodeare provided at positions opposing each other.

Electrical capacitance sensor

In this connecting structure for auxiliary machinery and cable is a connecting structure, a plurality of conductors are surrounded by an insulating covering and arrayed in a flat configuration and an auxiliary machinery that attaches directly to this cable; and characterized in that the auxiliary machinery is provided with a housing being equipped with a board on which electronic components are mounted and to which a specific circuitry pattern has been formed, a connection terminal that is connected to the circuitry pattern on the board and to at least one conductor among the conductors of the cable, and a molded part for sealing the connections between the connection terminal of the housing and the conductors of the cable; and the cable is disposed so as to extend along the outside of the auxiliary machinery.

Connecting structure for accessory device and cable, waterproofing structure for accessory device, and mounting structure for accessory device

Among each of the conductorstothat form the flat cableof the flat harness, at the installation part of the relay connector, conductorsand, conductorsand, and conductorsandare respectively cut and separated, and then connected to the relay connection terminal. Thereby, the number of conductorsthat form the flat cableis decreased to a minimum, and thus it is possible to decrease the unnecessary amount of material. In addition, in the manufacturing steps, the crimping step of the flat cableto the relay connector, the cutting step, and the molding step are carried out in one step, and thus the number of manufacturing steps can be decreased.

Method for manufacturing a flat cable harness

An apparatus is provided that makes it possible to make following cars aware when a door is open and simultaneously illuminate a feet area, including, a lens that is attached at a door position that faces the feet area when a vehicle door is open, and a light guide member that is attached at a door position that faces following cars. One or more LEDs for the feet area are provided on the inner side of the lens, and one or more LEDs for the rear direction are provided that irradiate light on the light guide member.

Lighting apparatus of vehicle door

Flat harness with a cut conductor, and manufacturing method thereof

A connector includes a first connector having a first connector housing which supports plural first connection terminals in its inside and a second connector having a second connector housing which supports plural second connection terminals connected to the plural first connection terminals in its inside. At least one magnetic member disposed in the first connector housing or second connector housing. The magnetic member is disposed to be held between leading ends of the plural first connection terminals or between leading ends of the plural second connection terminals, and a magnetic field is generated in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the both first and second connection terminals are inserted during a period of time from complete engagement of the first and second members to complete disengagement thereof, or a period of time from complete disengagement of the first and second connectors to complete engagement thereof.

Connector and electric connection structure

A through hole ( ) is formed on a engagement part ( ) of a connector housing ( ), and an installation part ( ) whose distal end ( ) projects on an end ( ) of the connector housing ( ) through this through hole ( ) is formed on a sealing member ( ). When the through hole ( ) is sealed by a mold part ( ) that is formed on the end ( ) side of the connector housing ( ), the installation part ( ) is also sealed, and the sealing member ( ) is fastened to the connector housing ( ).

Fastening structure for sealing member

The present invention provides such a structure that a male-type terminal which in inserted to a female-type terminal to come in contact therewith comprises a resistor on at least a tip portion of a resistor and that at the time of insertion to the female-type terminal, a switching is made from the resistor to the conductor portion and, at the time of detachment from the female-type terminal, switching is made from the conductor portion to the resistor.

Male-type terminal and connector and electric-connection structure using the same

A connector comprises a male-type connector having a male-type housing and a male-type terminal housed therein, and a female-type connector having a female-type housing and a female-type terminal housed therein. A pair of permanent magnets is attached to both sides of the inner surface of the male-type housing so as to sandwich the top end portion of the male-type terminal. Due to the magnetic field of the permanent magnets, the arc is diffracted and extended by Lorentz force. Therefore, melting, melting of the terminal portion and occurrence of an automobile fire owing to discharge are prevented.

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Sakura, Japan

Koji Sakiyama