Asmo Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Cable, Inc.

Ryousuke Sakamaki

Masaaki Shimizu

Takashi Aoyama

Manabu Kato

Hirokazu Tsuda

Tatsuya Ohtaka

Akio Oshiro

Kazuma Shibata

Yasuhiro Fukatsu

Akihiro Tanba

Akio Hattori

Takahiro Iida

Tomomi Nakamura

Masanori Ohishi

Masanori Oishi

Koji Niimi

Manabu Miyamoto

Teruji Sato

In a structure for fixing a foreign object detection sensor, a foreign object detection sensor, which detects a foreign object by being elastically deformed by external force applied by the foreign object detection, is fixed to a plastic bracket. A support portion projects from the outer peripheral surface of the foreign object detection sensor. The bracket has a penetration portion through which the support portion is passed. The foreign object detection sensor and the support portion inserted through the penetration portion clamp the bracket from opposite sides of the extending direction of the penetration portion.

Structure for fixing foreign object detection sensor and foreign object detection apparatus having the structure

In a manufacturing method of a foreign object detection apparatus, an elastic insulator including an attaching section and an inner peripheral portion, on which a plurality of electrodes is disposed in such a manner that each of the electrodes is away from the others, is formed, a predetermined portion of the attaching section is removed, a feeding member is coupled with the electrodes, and a coupling portion of the electrodes and the feeding member and a portion of the elastic insulator are covered with a covering part.

Manufacturing method of foreign object detection apparatus

A door trim for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises a fixed body including an opening and a movable body that opens and closes the opening. At least one of the fixed body and the movable body includes an attachment portion. The door trim comprises an elongate shape and a cover. The cover is attached along the attachment portion in a manner to cover the attachment portion. The door trim comprises a reinforcing member for reinforcing the cover. The reinforcing member is provided between the cover and the attachment portion to directly oppose the attachment portion. At least one of the cover and the reinforcing member is directly assembled to the attachment portion.

Door trim for vehicle

An opening and closing apparatus is disclosed that includes an opening and closing body, a force transmitting portion, an elongated sensor body, a support member, and a control section. The opening and closing body is actuated to selectively open and close an opening. The force transmitting portion has a drive portion that generates drive force. The force transmitting portion transmits the drive force from the drive portion to the opening and closing body. The sensor body detects an object between a closing-side end of the opening and closing body and a facing part of the periphery of the opening that faces the closing-side end of the opening. The closing-side end is at an advancing side of the opening and closing body when the opening and closing body is in a closing operation. The support member is fixed either to the closing-side end or the facing part. The support member supports the sensor body. The control section controls the drive portion based on a detection result of the object received from the sensor body. The support member includes an attachment main body and a reinforcing member that is embedded in the attachment main body and reinforces the attachment main body. The reinforcing member has a sensor holding portion that is exposed to the outside from the attachment main body and holds the sensor body.

Opening and closing apparatus

A foreign objection detection sensor has a lengthy sensor part having a sensor electrode having a first sensor electrode which detects a proximity of a foreign object and a second sensor electrode which detects a contact of the foreign object, a sensor terminal part provided at one end of the sensor part, a leading wire pulled out from the sensor terminal part, the leading wire being electrically connected to the sensor electrode at the sensor terminal part to provide a proximity detecting function for detecting the proximity of the foreign object to the sensor part and a contact detecting function for detecting the contact of the foreign object to the sensor part. The sensor terminal part has a support member which supports a detection circuit unit electrically connected to the sensor electrode to carry out the proximity detecting function and the contact detecting function together with the sensor electrode. The detection circuit unit is disposed in the support member.

Foreign object detection sensor and method for manufacturing the same

A thermistor device configures part of an electrical path from a motor feeder section to an armature. A recess defining wall defines an accommodating recess, which accommodates the thermistor device. The thermistor device includes a plate-like thermistor element. A first conductive plate and a second conductive plate sandwich the thermistor element. A pair of first projectionsare provided at the distal end of the first conductive plate in the insertion direction. A pair of second projectionsare provided at the distal end of the second conductive plate in the insertion direction. The first projections and the second projections abut against the recess bottom wall in a range that corresponds to the thermistor device except the thermistor element.

Thermistor device preventing deformation of thermistor element, and preventing first conductive plate from directly conducted to second conductive plate

An opening and closing apparatus having an opening and closing body, a drive portion, a control portion, and a detecting device is disclosed. The detecting device has a sensor portion for detecting the capacitance between the sensor portion and an object that is in the proximity of the sensor portion or is contacting the sensor portion. The detecting device detects that the object is in the proximity of the sensor portion or is contacting the sensor portion based on the capacitance detected by the sensor portion. If the detecting device detects contact of the object with the sensor portion when the opening and closing body is not being moved, the control portion controls the drive portion to start opening the opening and closing body. If the detecting device detects that the object is in the proximity of the sensor portion when the opening and closing body is being closed, the control portion controls the drive portion to stop or reverse the movement of the opening and closing body.

An opening and closing apparatus is disclosed. The opening and closing apparatus includes an opening and closing body, a capacitance sensor, and a sensor support member. The dynamic capacitance sensor has a conductive sensor electrode, and outputs a detection signal that corresponds to the capacitance between the sensor electrode and a conductive object located close to the sensor electrode. The sensor support member includes a guard electrode, a holding portion, an attaching portion, and a conductive reinforcing member. The reinforcing member is embedded in the main body. At least a part of the reinforcing member is embedded in the guard electrode such that the reinforcing member is integrated with the guard electrode.

Method for manufacturing a sensor supporting member

A housing is held by a bracket of a vehicle seat and receives a worm wheel and a threaded shaft. The shaft is driven linearly through the worm wheel. One end of the housing contacts the bracket and includes a receiving recess, which is recessed in the axial direction of the worm wheel. A sensor unit is installed in the recess of the one end of the housing and includes a support wall, which supports the housing relative to the bracket in the axial direction of the worm wheel.

Seat drive motor and power seat system

A housing includes a support surface that supports an axial force of a worm wheel. Ribs are arranged radially inward of a peripheral wall of one end of the housing and at least partially overlaps with the worm wheel in the axial direction of the rotatable member. Ribs contact a bracket and support the support surface of the gear housing relative to the bracket in the axial direction of the worm wheel when the axial force of the worm wheel is applied to the ribs.

An assembled part for being placed on a conveyor frame having a pair of guides along a direction of conveyance, being located between an upstream delivery member and a downstream positioning member and being conveyed and guided through the movement of them as one body, which includes a main body, a pair of guided portions facing the guides, a delivered portion facing the delivery member, a positioned portion facing the positioning member.

Assembled part in assembly line

In an electric motor having a rotation detection sensor, a pair of engagement recesses are provided on an axial end surface of a resin cylindrical body of a commutator. A permanent magnet is held around a rotary shaft of the motor with its one axial end surface being in abutment with the axial end surface of the cylindrical body. A pair of engagement recesses is provided on the other axial end surface of the magnet. A resin busing having a cylindrical part and a disk part is fitted on the rotary shaft at the side of the other axial end surface of the magnet. A pair of engagement protrusions is formed on the cylindrical part to be engaged with the engagement recesses of the cylindrical body, thereby restricting a relative movement between the bushing and the cylindrical body. Further, a pair of engagement protrusions is formed on the disk part to be engaged with the engagement recesses of the magnet, thereby restricting a relative movement between the bushing and the magnet. Thus, the magnet of the rotation sensor is fixedly mounted around the rotary shaft without using an adhesive bond.

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Toyohashi, Japan

Ryousuke Sakamaki