Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

Shinji Oguchi

Toshinori Tanase

Chiharu Totani

Michio Inoue

Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Tadashi Yamamoto

Katsunobu Sakane

Kenji Mori

Masakazu Hashimoto

Naoki Hotta

Shuji Inui

Takuji Nagata

Seitaro Taki

Yasuhiko Shinoda

Masateru Yamazaki

Yuji Sato

Shigeyuki Suzuki

Akihiro Misawa

Hajime Kitte

Tadaoki Ichikawa

Bunpei Morita

Toshikatsu Togawa

Hitoshi Horibe

Kazuhisa Takahashi

Takeshi Kondo

Takehiko Shiraki

Takao Adachi

Tasuku Ishihara

A cell culture device includes a holding member including a main body cylindrical portion extending in a cylindrical shape in an axial direction and a holding portion provided at an axially intermediate portion of the main body cylindrical portion and holding a culture membrane; and a first cylindrical member detachably mounted on one axial side with respect to the holding member, extending in a cylindrical shape in the axial direction, and protruding from one axial end of the holding member toward the one axial side when being mounted to the holding member. Also included is a second cylindrical member detachably mounted on another axial side with respect to the holding member, extending in a cylindrical shape in the axial direction, and protruding from another axial end of the holding member toward the other axial side when being mounted to the holding member.

Cell culture device

Cell culture device and method of using the same

A vehicle position guidance system includes a terminal position measurement section, a vehicle position measurement section, a calculator, and a guide. The terminal position measurement section measures a position of a terminal carried by a user. The vehicle position measurement section measures a position of a parked vehicle. The calculator obtains a route using position information related to the terminal and position information related to the parked vehicle. The guide assists the user in entering the vehicle by selectively using a first guidance and a second guidance depending on whether a distance is long or short between the terminal and the parked vehicle on the route. The first guidance provides guidance to the position of the parked vehicle using the terminal. The second guidance provides guidance to the position of the parked vehicle through a notification using a vehicle on-board device of the parked vehicle.

Vehicle position guidance system and vehicle position guidance method

A vehicle includes an air bag device for an occupant seated in a rearmost seat. The air bag device includes an air bag, which is accommodated at the rear end portion of the roof of the vehicle in a folded state, and an inflator, which supplies gas to the air bag. The air bag is unfolded downward to be inflated between the rearmost seat and a rear window glass. The air bag device has several functions to effectively protect an occupant seated in the rearmost seat, such as a function to apply a predetermined tension to the inflated air bag, a function to properly restrict the thickness of the air bag, and a function to properly control the unfolding direction of the air bag.

Air bag device for rear-end collision mounted on vehicle

There is provided a pedestrian protection air bag system Min which air bags accommodated on a cowl each have a recessed portion which avoids a hinge mechanism and project from lateral side edges of a lower surface of a hood panel at a rear end thereof so as to cover front sides of front pillars. The hood panel is configured to be raised on a rear end side thereof so as to form a projection space for the air bags between the cowl and the rear end of the hood panel, while when in normal use, the hood panel is made to be opened upwards at a front end side thereof by means of the hinge mechanisms provided near the left and right edges at the rear end thereof. The hinge mechanisms, cases which cover the folded air bags and actuators for raising the hood panel are provided sequentially in that order towards the front on the lateral side edge of the hood panel at the rear end thereof.

Pedestrian protection air bag system

An occupant restraining device (S) is provided with: a shielding member () to be let off from the peripheral edge (DW/VW) of a vehicle window (WF) arranged in a door of a vehicle, so as to shield the window; and a let-off means () for letting off the housed shielding member () so as to shield the window (WF). The shielding member () and the let-off means () are arranged in the door (FD). A garnish () is arranged on the peripheral edge of the door (FD) for covering the housed shielding member () so that the shielding member () is let off. An airbag device (ABM) can be arranged in the vehicle without any problem even if the occupant restraining device (S) is mounted together with the airbag device (ABM) on the vehicle.

Occupant restraining device

Occupant protecting device and air bag device for rear-end collision mounted on vehicle

Occupant arresting device

An occupant restraining device (S) comprises a shielding member (F) and an airbag (F). The shielding member (F) in action is deployed from the peripheral edge (DW) of a window (WF) of a vehicle to shield the window. The airbag (F) in action is expanded and inflated from the peripheral edge (UW) of the window that it can be interposed between the shielding member (F) and an occupant (M). The airbag (F) allows the side of the lower end () at the time of completion of the expansion and inflation to move in the direction generally perpendicular to the window (WF). Even if the occupant (M) is close to the window (WF), the expanded and inflated airbag (F) is smoothly interposed between the occupant (M) and the window (WF).

A pedestrian protecting device includes an airbag housed below a cowl louver made of a synthetic resin, such that it is folded in an elongated shape along the cowl louver. The airbag can be expanded to protrude upward by an inflating gas discharged from an inflator, to protect a pedestrian. The cowl louver includes a door portion covering the airbag when folded and housed, and curved to protrude to the front at the respective centers of its front and rear edges. This door portion can be opened to the front or to the rear by the expanding airbag. The door portion is formed integrally with the cowl louver and includes expansion promoting means so that it can be smoothly opened.

Pedestrian protecting device

An occupant restraining device (S) is provided with a shielding member (F/R) to be deployed from the peripheral edge of a window (WF/WR) of a vehicle so as to shield the window (WF/WR). The occupant restraining device (S) is further provided with an inflator (), a cylinder () and a piston rod () for deploying the shielding member (F/R) housed to shield the window (WF/WR). The shielding member (F/R) is arranged to substantially rise from the lower edge side (DW) in the peripheral edge of the window (WF/WR). The shielding member (F/R) can be smoothly expanded to shield the window (WF/WR) even if the occupant leans against the peripheral edge of the window (WF/WR).

A passenger's seat airbag device is mounted on a vehicle in which a rear wall portion is arranged on the rear side of a side window. The airbag is folded and housed on the upper edge side of the side window to cover the side window. The airbag is mounted on its two longitudinal ends. The rear side leading end is mounted on the rear wall portion. In the vicinity of the corner portion a guide guides the downward protrusion of the airbag and can regulate the movement of the airbag to the interior side when the airbag is extending and expanding.

Head protecting airbag device

A head protecting airbag device comprising an airbag folded and housed above the upper edge of a window inside of a vehicle and expanded while being extended to cover the inner side of the window when it admits an inflating gas. The airbag includes a body portion and an extension portion. The body portion covers the inner side of a side window positioned on the side face of the vehicle. The extension portion is arranged on at least the front end of the body portion, and extends on the inner side generally perpendicular to the side window. Moreover, the extension portion is formed into a sheet shape having flexibility such that it can be arranged in front of a passenger upon completion of the expansion of the airbag. Moreover, the body portion is fixed at its upper edge upon completion of the expansion on the body side while allowing the lower edge upon completion of the expansion to move generally perpendicular to the side window. The extension portion is fixed at its leading end removed from the body portion to the vehicle body and is housed in a roof portion over the portion of the cabin in front of the passenger such that it can protrude downward along with the body portion housed above the upper edge of the side window. In this head protecting airbag device, the body portion of the airbag can be smoothly arranged between the passenger and the side window by moving its lower edge. Moreover, the extension portion can protect the passenger moving forward.

An air bag apparatus, assembled in a vehicle steering wheel, is provided with an inflator, an air bag in a folded state and a cover for covering the folded air bag. The cover provided with a hinged door portion which is opened by a force at a time when the bag body is initially developed and inflated as it deploys. The air bag is folded to one direction to form a long and narrow shape having a predetermined width and both ends of the long and narrow shape are housed in a housing space formed between the inflator and the cover in the form of outwardly winding rolls. At a time of initial development of the air bag, each outer surface of the outwardly winding rolls is brought into contact with a wall surface of the housing space opposing to the outer surface by a gas supplied from the inflator so that the development of the outwardly winding rolls is temporally delayed.

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Aichi-ken, Japan

Shinji Oguchi