Nifco Inc.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Howa Textile Industry Co., Ltd.

Takahide Ichimaru

Takeaki Nakajima

Shinya Murabayashi

Masamitsu Shiono

Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi

Toru Matsui

Syouichi Hokazono

Yoshiaki Kato

Yuki Takikawa

A device for preventing a fueling error reliably prevents a fueling error by accurately preventing an insertion of a small-diameter nozzle without blocking an insertion of a large-diameter nozzle whose entrance should be permitted. Even if an end of a nozzle is strongly pressed to left-and-right shutter members (), the shutter members () never rotate and move in an opening direction unless the shutter members () slide and move to an outside of a radial direction. Thus, the structure prevents the shutter members () from erroneously moving to a position in which the nozzle is allowed to enter from a blocking position.

Device for preventing fueling error

In an operating member () disposed in a cabin and manually operated by the occupant of a seat and an interior device () such as a cup holder allowing its position to be changed with a movable mechanism disposed near the seat, the operating member () possesses a detecting sensor () for detecting a starting time of a manual operation of the operating member () by a hand, and a movable mechanism () automatically changes the interior device to a position not to interfere with the manual operation of the operating member in response to the detection signal of the detecting sensor ().

Configuration for operating interior device and cup holder using the same

A door unit for selectively opening and closing an opening in an object includes a door having a bendable slatted door body and a flexible sheet member positioned over the door body. Guide grooves in the object slidably guide at least the door body, and the respective ends of the door body and the sheet member are connected on one end in the sliding direction. By setting an appropriate spacing between the guide grooves, the generation of noise that would otherwise be caused by the door body and the sheet member rubbing against each other when they are opened or closed, is avoided. The use of the separate sheet member also significantly increases the options for the material to be employed for the design surface of the door unit.

Door unit

A tying structure for an assist grip is intended for tying a base member supporting the assist grip swingably thereon to a car body panel with a clip and an engaging member. The clip is provided with first engaging parts for engagement with the base member and second engaging parts for engagement with the car body panel. The first engaging parts are provided in a part thereof penetrating the base member in the outside-inside insertion direction and protruding toward a front side the base member with a through hole penetrating the part in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction. The engaging member is provided with an engaging part inserted into the through hole and enabled to prevent the base member from slipping off the clip and a cover covering the front side of the base member.

Tightening structure for assist grip

A cover opening and closing device switches a cover body to rotate between a closed position and an open position. The cover opening and closing device includes a single operation button for switching the cover body between the closed position and the open position, a forcing device for forcing the cover body at least toward the closed position from a near closed position when the cover body is closed, and a switching device for releasing the cover body in the open position and allowing the cover body to rotate toward the closed position when the operation button is pushed.

Cover opening and closing device

A drive device for driving two members includes one drive source; a rotating member connected to the drive source; and a drive member connected to the rotating member via a coupling device. The drive member stops upon releasing the connection from the rotating member via the coupling device after moving for a predetermined distance in synchronicity with the rotating member. The rotating member and the drive member drive the two members, respectively.

Drive device for driving two members and shielding system for vehicle

A cover opening and closing mechanism switches a cover body on a corresponding surface of a main body between a closed position for closing the corresponding surface and an open position for opening the same. The cover opening and closing mechanism includes a forcing device for always urging the cover body toward the closed position; a push button; a switching device having a cam facing the button, an acceleration gear engaging a gear part provided on the cover body, and a striker; and a latch device for locking the striker in the open position of the cover body and releasing the lock when the button is pushed. The switching device switches the cover body from the closed position to the open position against a force of the forcing device.

Cover opening and closing mechanism

In a latch with a switch, when a movable member is pushed into a housing against a force of a coil spring, the movable member is locked in a pushed-in position by a lock mechanism and a switch is turned on. When the movable member is pushed again into the housing, the movable member is returned to a protruding position and the switch is turned off. The switch is formed of a pin attached to the movable member and having both ends protruding from two opposite sides of the movable member; and a pair of fixed terminals fixed inside the housing. When the movable member is at the protruding position, both ends of the pin become a conducting state, and when the movable member is at the pushed-in position, both ends of the pin become a non-conducting state. The conducting and non-conducting states can be reversed.

Latch with switch

In a clip for attaching a cover member of the invention, a base plate of the clip is bonded to and fixed at a bottom of a concave section formed in a vehicle. The base plate is provided with a holding section for holding a holder for attaching the cover. Also, plural pairs of elastic pieces elastically abutting against both side surfaces forming the concave section are provided at both sides of the base plate. Accordingly, the clip for attaching the cover member can be easily bonded to and fixed at a center of a width direction of the concave section.

Clip for attaching a cover member and a structure for attaching the same

An article holder includes a base to be attached to an inner side portion of a frame and at lease two clip members to be assembled to the base with a space therebetween. The clip members receive therein engaging projections of projecting pieces provided at an article while elastically expanding. Also, the clip members include inserting portions having engaging portions to be engaged with the engaging projections of the projecting pieces through rebounding at terminal positions to which the projecting pieces are inserted. Moreover, the clip members are rotatably assembled to the base. Thus, in case a window glass is curved to have a curved inner side on a passenger's compartment side, the article can be held corresponding to the curve by changing the engaging positions of a plurality of engaging portions with respect to the article.

Molding holder

A damper device includes a damper main body, and a grommet fixed to a fixing member. The damper main body includes a shaft portion having a plurality of engagement projection portions extending along a peripheral direction at predetermined intervals in an axial direction thereof. The grommet has a tube portion, an engaging device to be fixed to the fixing member formed outside the tube portion, and an elastic anchor piece disposed inside the tube portion to engage the engagement projection portions of the shaft portion pressed into the tube portion. When a stopper is formed outside the shaft portion and tightened to the grommet, the damper main body can be securely fixed to the grommet.

Damper device

A clip is attached to an insertion part of an object and inserted into an attachment hole formed in an object receiving attachment. The clip is formed of a pair of clamping plates facing each other for receiving therebetween the insertion part of the object and having elasticity for expanding outward. The clamping plates have a plurality of teeth with tips formed on inner surfaces. The tips form a multiple stage pattern across a direction of insertion into the attachment hole to be pressed to the insertion part. Also, coupling arms are provided outside the clamping plates. The coupling arms are coupled into the attachment hole by elasticity at a final position of insertion into the attachment hole after being elastically bent inward upon insertion of the insertion part of the object into the attachment hole.

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Chigasaki, Japan

Takahide Ichimaru