Yazaki Corporation

Koito Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Other

Kyowa Leather Cloth Co., Ltd.

Masayuki Kondo

Akinobu Kubota

Kazuki Kawamura

Masaru Sakai

Hikaru Nagai

Yasuhiro Ichikawa

Haruhiko Sato

Masataka Yamamoto

Shigehiko Kazaoka

Teppei Muramatsu

Kazuhiro Kawachi

Hiroyuki Kikuchi

Shigeru Kuwahara

Hirofumi Akimoto

Sadayuki Takeyama

Toshimichi Hiki

A vehicular cleaner system () for cleaning a to-be-cleaned object (), wherein: the vehicular cleaner system () is provided with a tank () that accommodates a cleaning liquid, a pump () that pressure-feeds the cleaning liquid inside the tank (), a high-pressure-air generation unit () that generates high-pressure air, a first ejection port that sprays the cleaning liquid toward a cleaning surface of the to-be-cleaned object (), a second ejection port that sprays the high-pressure air toward the cleaning surface, and a controller () and vehicle ECU () that control the spraying of the cleaning liquid and the spraying of the high-pressure air; and the controller () and the vehicle ECU () perform control so as to initiate the spraying of the high-pressure air from the second ejection port after spraying of the cleaning liquid from the first ejection port has been initiated.

Vehicular cleaner system, vehicle having vehicular cleaner system, vehicular cleaner and vehicle having vehicular cleaner

A vehicle cleaner system that includes a single pump and a plurality of cleaners which are connected to the single pump and clean different cleaning target objects with a cleaning medium is disclosed. The cleaning target objects include a sensor which detects information on outside of a vehicle and a cleaner control unit which operates the plurality of cleaners in accordance with input of a signal. The cleaner control unit is capable of operating the plurality of cleaners such that cleaning methods of the plurality of cleaners are different from each other.

Vehicle cleaner system and vehicle including vehicle cleaner system

This vehicle cleaner unit is provided with: a cylinder unit comprising a cylinder which forms a chamber, a discharge port through which the chamber opens to the outside, and a piston which reciprocates inside of the cylinder and discharges from the discharge port a cleaning medium inside of the chamber; a power unit comprising a motor, a power transmission mechanism which transmits rotary motion of the motor to the piston to cause the piston to reciprocate, and a housing which houses the motor and the power transmission mechanism; and a casing which houses the cylinder unit and the power unit. The cylinder unit and the power unit are supported by the casing with rubber members interposed therebetween.

Vehicle cleaner unit and side turn signal lamp with camera

This vehicle cleaner unit, for cleaning a to-be-cleaned object mounted on the vehicle, is provided with: a single motor; a single pump comprising a cylinder which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle cleaner unit and into which air is introduced, and a piston which can carry out linear motion in the longitudinal direction inside of the cylinder and which blows air to outside of the vehicle cleaning unit at high pressure; a biasing spring which biases the piston to a first side in the longitudinal direction; and a single worm mechanism which transmits rotary motion of the motor to cause the piston to carry out linear motion to the second side opposite of the first side. The rotation axis of the motor and the longitudinal direction are parallel, and the motor and the pump are positioned on the same side of the worm mechanism in the longitudinal direction.

Vehicle cleaner unit and vehicle provided with vehicle cleaner unit

A license plate lamp unit which, with a simple structure, enables easy attachment of components to the rear of the vehicle and which can prevent relative displacement among components, and a vehicle equipped with the license plate lamp unit are provided. This license plate lamp unit is provided with: a license plate lamp () which irradiates light onto the license plate; a vehicle mounted camera () having a camera lens (A,B); a nozzlefor discharging a cleaning medium towards the camera lens (A,B); and an attachment member () supporting the license plate lamp (), the vehicle mounted camera () and a nozzle ().

License plate lamp unit and vehicle provided with license plate lamp unit

A vehicle cleaner system includes: a window washer configured to clean a front window of a vehicle; a lamp cleaner configured to clean a headlamp; a sensor cleaner configured to clean a sensor that detects information outside the vehicle; and a cleaner control unit configured to operate at least one of the window washer, the lamp cleaner, and the sensor cleaner in accordance with input of a signal. The cleaner control unit is configured to operate the window washer, the lamp cleaner, and the sensor cleaner such that at least two or more of a number of operations of the window washer, a number of operations of the lamp cleaner, and a number of operations of the sensor cleaner are different in accordance with a predetermined number of signals.

A foreign substance removing device includes: a cylinder including a support portion; a piston configured to send out a fluid flowing into the cylinder; a spring configured to urge the piston; and a mechanism configured to apply a moving force to the piston. A direction in which the fluid is sent out is a first direction. The piston is moved in the first direction by an urging force of the spring. An operation portion of the piston is formed with a convex or concave portion. The support portion is formed with an insertion concave portion into which the convex portion is capable of being inserted or an insertion convex portion capable of being inserted into the concave portion. A compression space is formed in the moving space when the piston is moved in the first direction and the convex portion or the insertion convex portion is inserted.

Foreign substance removing device

An integrated lamp-and-camera module () includes: a pair of license plate lamps (R,L) that are disposed in a left-right direction of a license plate (LP) of a vehicle (VE), and apply light to the license plate (LP); a first camera () and a second camera () that are disposed between the pair of license plate lamps (R,L) to capture an image of a rear side of the vehicle (VE); and a housing () to which the respective license plate lamps (R,L), the first rear view camera (), and the second camera () are attached. The housing () is attached to a vehicle body.

Integrated lamp-and-camera module

A vehicle headlamp includes a lamp unit including a light source and being disposed inside a lamp outer casing, an actuator including a drive shaft and being detachable from a certain portion, a joint including a coupling portion and being detachable from the lamp unit, the coupling portion being coupled to the drive shaft in a state in which the joint is attached to the lamp unit. The lamp unit includes a plurality of unit configuration portions including the light source. The lamp unit is formed with a communication space which opens at least downward. At least one of the unit configuration portions can be removed at least downward through the communication space in a state in which the actuator has been detached from the certain portion and the joint has been detached from the lamp unit.

Vehicle headlamp

It is provided a subsystem for seat weight detection, the configuration of which enables improved assemblability and economization of space in layout. A seat weight detecting subsystem is provided for each seatmounted inside a vehicle. Each seat weight detecting subsystemincludes weight detection sensorswhich are installed in a seat, and a power supplying memberwhich is connected to the weight detecting sensors, a power supply, an ECUand the like. The power supplying memberis provided with an FPCand a seat side ECU functional portionthat is integratedly attached to the FPC. The seat-side ECU functional portionincludes sensor connecting sections, a signal receiving section, a data generating section, and a data outputting section

Seat weight detecting subsystem

Intersected portions (C) of coated electric wiresand () are sandwiched and pressurized between a horn-side chip () and an anvil-side chip () (sandwiching step). Ultrasonic vibration force determined by a first vibration condition is applied to the horn-side chip () to melt insulators () and () of the coated electric wires () and () (insulator-melting step). A time point when conductors () and () of the coated electric wires () and () come into contact with each other is automatically detected by the melting of the insulators () and () (conductor contact-detecting step). After the conductors came into contact with each other, ultrasonic vibration force determined by a second vibration condition is applied to the horn-side chip (), thereby bonding the conductors () and () to each other (conductor-bonding step).

Ultrasonic bonding method of coated electric wires and ultrasonic bonding apparatus using same

It is a crossing-wire fixing structurethat comprises a first wireand a second wire, which each have a conductorcovered with an insulating coatingand which are arranged in such a way as to cross each other, and that also comprises a crossing portion, in which the insulating coatingsmelt and solidify so that the conductorsof the first wireand the second wireare in contact with each other, a soft materialadapted to cover the first wireand the second wirearound the crossing portion, a protective filmadapted to support the soft materialby interposing the first wireand the second wirein a radial direction thereof. The crossing portionis fixed to a predetermined mounting facethrough the protective film. This fixing structurehas a through holeprovided in the protective filmin such a manner as not to interfere with the first wireand the second wire, and in such a way as to permit the soft materialto be exposed therefrom. The crossing portionis fixed onto the mounting facethrough the soft materialexposed from the through hole

Crossing-wire fixing structure

An apparatus in which a pair of hollow molding portions and for molding in which a terminal connecting portion with a terminal fitting crimped onto a conductor at a tip portion of a sheathed wire is accommodated and set are provided inside a mold made up by an upper mold and a lower mold , a molding resin in a molten state being injected and poured into the molding portions and to cover and mold the terminal connecting portion so as to provide waterproofing, the terminal connecting portion subjected to covering and molding being released from the mold so as to be removed outside the mold. A casting surface of the molding portion of the upper mold is provided with a gradient or a curvature for facilitating the release of the terminal connecting portion subjected to covering and molding from the mold, whereby the terminal connecting portion subjected to covering and molding remains in the molding portion of the lower mold during mold releasing.

Waterproof apparatus for terminal connecting portion of sheathed wire

An instrument panel of a vehicle is attached on a reinforce which is fixed on a part of a vehicle body. A first connector is provided on at least one of both longitudinal end portions of the reinforce. The first connector is electrically connected to electric equipments provided with the instrument panel. A second connector is provided on the vehicle body such that electric connection is effected with the first connectors when the reinforce is fixed on the vehicle body.

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Shizuoka, Japan

Masayuki Kondo