Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

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Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho

Tamotsu Tsuchida

Hiroki Okada

Toshiharu Katagiri

Yuichi Murakami

Keiji Yamamoto

Morihito Nomura

Arinobu Kimura

Yoshiyuki Seki

Ken Komatsubara

Kazuki Tsuboi

Shun Totsuka

A grille shutter includes a frame, a fin supported by the frame, and brackets that are arranged respectively on opposite sides of the frame in the vehicle right-left direction and used for attaching the frame to a vehicle body. Each of the brackets is partially provided with a fragile portion.

Grille shutter

A capacitance touch sensing device that detects the touch of a user against a surface of a door handle on the outside of a vehicle includes an upper sensor electrode provided in an upper portion of the door handle, a lower sensor electrode provided in a lower portion of the door handle, an upper detecting portion that detects when the user has touched an upper surface of the door handle based on output from the upper sensor electrode, and a lower detecting portion that detects when the user has touched a lower surface of the door handle based on output from the lower sensor electrode. The detection sensitivity of one of the upper detecting portion or the lower detecting portion is lower than the detection sensitivity of the other.

Capacitance touch sensing device and door locking device

A mechanical key code verification system including a mechanical key and a lock apparatus into which the mechanical key is inserted. The mechanical key includes a key body. A key code pattern formed on the key body includes a plurality of recessed portions and a plurality of non-recessed portions. A wireless communication mechanism is incorporated in the key body which performs wireless communication with a communication device. The wireless communication device including an antenna arranged on the key body. The lock apparatus mechanically verifies the key code pattern of the mechanical key when the mechanical key is inserted therein. The recessed portions of the key code pattern of the mechanical key is located inward from the antenna on the key body.

Mechanical key code verification system

A door handle for a vehicle which can miniaturize a transmitter provided on the vehicle and reduce a cost of the system is provided. The door handle includes a handle body which is mounted on an outer face of a door of the vehicle. A least a transmitting antenna of a transmitter which transmits a radio signal toward outside of the vehicle is integrated with the handle body. A smart key entry system for a vehicle using the door handle is also provided.

Door handle for vehicle and smart entry system for vehicle using the same

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Toyota, Japan

Tamotsu Tsuchida