Nissan Motor Company Limited

Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

Masanori Abe

Junichi Maekawa

Yoshitaka Iijima

Hirofumi Ienaga

Hiroaki Morimura

Shigeaki Hashimoto

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

An axle having a shallow 'U' shape is oriented beneath the vehicle so that side and bottom sections of the U-shape extend either forward or are angled slightly downward and connected to the chassis through trailing links of different lengths whereby the axle rotates during vertical movement of the road wheels. The axle is disposed in the vehicle so that as the axle moves vertically, the ends of the axle pivot up on either side of a tire housing while the center or inboard portion moves through a smaller distance into a clearance between the tire housing and a fuel tank.

Rigid axle rear suspension for an automotive vehicle or the like

A stabilizing device for a vehicle suspension of an automotive vehicle. The stabilizing device is capable of stabilizing the vehicle and of absorbing shock exerted in any direction. The stabilizing device comprises a first and a second shock absorbing member. The first shock absorbing member is applied to the vehicle as a vehicle suspension which is disposed between the vehicle body or chassis and a suspension member. The second shock absorbing member is provided on the vehicle so that it indirectly absorbs a shock exerted on the vehicle. The second shock absorber provides a restoring force approximate ten times more than that of the first shock absorbing member. Further, the second shock absorbing member has a titled position so that it can absorb a force or shock exerted on the vehicle in forward, backward and lateral directions.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Masanori Abe