FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

A canister is configured to adsorb and desorb an evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank of a vehicle and includes a case and at least one reinforcing member. The case includes therein a chamber, in which an adsorbent for the evaporated fuel is disposed, and also includes a charge port that takes in the evaporated fuel, a purge port that discharges the evaporated fuel, and an atmosphere port that is open to atmosphere. The at least one reinforcing member is a long and narrow member situated on a wall of the case facing the chamber. A material of the at least one reinforcing member has higher stiffness than a material of the case.

A method for manufacturing a formed product includes: (i) bending a plate-shaped workpiece, which extends in a length direction of the formed product and has at least one through part formed therethrough, by roll forming to form at least one ridge part on the workpiece such that the at least one ridge part overlaps the at least one through part; (ii) cutting the workpiece, which has the at least one ridge part formed thereon, along a cutting plane intersecting the length direction through the at least one through part, thereby obtaining an intermediate formed product having a main body part and at least one end piece part facing the at least one through part from a direction perpendicular to the length direction; and (iii) bending the at least one end piece part to form at least one flange part on the intermediate formed product, thereby obtaining the formed product.

A steering support includes a lower member and an upper member that includes a plate member having a plate thickness smaller than that of the lower member. The lower member includes a front lower flange and a rear lower flange. The upper member includes a front upper flange and a rear upper flange, each of which includes an elongated portion and a folded portion. The folded portion of the front upper flange is welded to the elongated portion and the front lower flange while being in surface contact with at least one of the elongated portion of the front upper flange or the front lower flange. The folded portion of the rear upper flange is welded to the elongated portion and the rear lower flange while being in surface contact with at least one of the elongated portion of the rear upper flange or the rear lower flange.

A front pillar member of a vehicle includes a top plate, an upper side wall, a lower side wall; a front-end upper side wall, a front-end lower side wall, and a front-end top plate that include respective parts of a front end of the front pillar member; a main-body upper side wall; and a divisional section and a base section. The divisional section includes the front end of the front pillar member partially. The base section is a portion of the front pillar member other than the divisional section. A dividing line that forms a boundary between the divisional section and the base section crosses the upper side wall either on a boundary between the main-body upper side wall and the front-end upper side wall or an area, of the main-body upper side wall, in proximity to the boundary.

A muffler includes a shell member, an inner pipe extending to an inside of the shell member from an opening of the shell member, and at least one stay having a plate shape. The at least one stay includes a first surface, a second surface, and first and second joint portions at respective opposite ends in a longitudinal direction. The first joint portion is joined to an outer-circumferential surface of the inner pipe. The second joint portion is joined to an inner-circumferential surface of the shell member. The longitudinal direction of the at least one stay is inclined with respect to an extending direction of the inner pipe, and the second joint portion is located closer to the opening than the first joint portion is located.

An internal combustion engine includes at least one combustion chamber, a main body, at least one purification device, and a cooler. The main body includes therein the at least one combustion chamber, and an exhaust flow path configured to allow exhaust gas flowing out of the at least one combustion chamber to flow down. The at least one purification device is arranged in the exhaust flow path of the main body. The cooler is configured to cool the at least one purification device. Each of the at least one purification device includes a purification member and a case. The purification member is configured to purify the exhaust gas. The case contains the purification member.

A heat exchanger includes: a first plate portion to contact an object; a second plate portion that forms, between the first plate portion and the second plate portion, a flow path for a heat exchange medium; multiple partitioning portions; and multiple protrusions. The multiple partitioning portions extend in a flow direction of the heat exchange medium and are arranged alongside in a width direction to partition the flow path. The multiple protrusions are each arranged between a first partitioning portion and a second partitioning portion adjacent to each other and protrude within the flow path. The multiple protrusions each extend from at least one of the first partitioning portion or the second partitioning portion and from the second plate portion, and are spaced apart from the first plate portion. The multiple protrusions each include an inclined surface getting closer to the first plate portion toward a downstream side.

A vehicle component includes a flow path member provided with a through hole, and a base. The base is welded to an outer peripheral surface of the flow path member so as to cover a mounting region surrounding the through hole. The base includes a contact surface in contact with the mounting region, a communication passage, an attachment portion, a positioning surface formed on a side opposite the contact surface, and an engagement receiving portion. The communication passage extends from a first opening provided in the contact surface to a second opening open to an exterior of the flow path. The attachment portion is provided close to the second opening in the communication passage, and configured to attach a measurement component. The engagement receiving portion is provided on the positioning surface, and configured to be engaged with a positioning jig when the base is welded to the flow path member.

A storage device configured to store at least one press-formed product is provided. The storage device includes at least one arrangement portion and a placement portion. The arrangement portion is a seating including a first groove and a second groove. The first groove and the second groove are formed to intersect with each other in an X shape in plan view. The placement portion includes at least one first plate including at least one first slit and at least one second plate including at least one second slit. The first slit and the second slit cause the first plate and the second plate to be engaged with each other. The first plate and the second plate stand on the arrangement portion in a state in which the first plate is fitted in the first groove and the second plate is fitted in the second groove.

In a method for manufacturing a burring processed member, an inner-circumferential surface of a plate-like curved portion is pressed in a first direction, thereby forming a side wall and a seating face, the side wall protruding from a rim of a first hole, the seating face extending from a tip of the side wall. In the method, a circular second hole is formed on the seating face, and the burring processed portion protruding in the first direction from the rim of the first hole is formed. The seating face includes two crests, each situated on a periphery of each end of the curved portion in a circumferential direction, and is slanted such that a seating face height becomes smaller from each of the crests to a substantial center in the circumferential direction.