Patents by Inventor Masanori Nagasawa

Masanori Nagasawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11038303
    Abstract: A cable cover for attached to a side of a rear surface of a housing of a connector and for covering a cable pulled out from the rear surface of the housing includes: a main body cover mounted on the side of the rear surface of the housing; a lid cover that is combined with the main body cover into a tubular shape and that covers the cable; and a hinge which couples the main body cover and the lid cover and in which a central portion is formed thinner than a root portion of the main body cover and a root portion of the lid cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Nagasawa, Motoyoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200295499
    Abstract: A cable cover for attached to a side of a rear surface of a housing of a connector and for covering a cable pulled out from the rear surface of the housing includes: a main body cover mounted on the side of the rear surface of the housing; a lid cover that is combined with the main body cover into a tubular shape and that covers the cable; and a hinge which couples the main body cover and the lid cover and in which a central portion is formed thinner than a root portion of the main body cover and a root portion of the lid cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori NAGASAWA, Motoyoshi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10696246
    Abstract: A corrugated tube holder configured to retain a corrugated tube having a perfect circular shape in a cross section orthogonal to an axial direction of the corrugated tube, the corrugated tube having recessed portions extending around an outer peripheral surface of the corrugated tube, the corrugated tube holder including a first protruding portion configured to be in an annular shape to engage with one of the recessed portions to retain the corrugated tube, the first protruding portion having an imperfect circular shape in a cross section orthogonal to the axial direction when the first protruding portion is engaged with the one of the recessed portions to retain the corrugated tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20200156568
    Abstract: A corrugated tube holder configured to retain a corrugated tube having a perfect circular shape in a cross section orthogonal to an axial direction of the corrugated tube, the corrugated tube having recessed portions extending around an outer peripheral surface of the corrugated tube, the corrugated tube holder including a first protruding portion configured to be in an annular shape to engage with one of the recessed portions to retain the corrugated tube, the first protruding portion having an imperfect circular shape in a cross section orthogonal to the axial direction when the first protruding portion is engaged with the one of the recessed portions to retain the corrugated tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Masanori Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 10008803
    Abstract: A connector for a camera includes a first connector housing accommodating a first terminal, and a second connector housing accommodating a second terminal connected to the first terminal. The first connector housing includes a flange configured to be contact with a terminal-edge surface of a camera housing which is assembled, a first fitting portion fitted in the second connector housing and disposed at a shifted position shifted from one surface side of the flange, and a locked portion disposed on a surface facing in a first direction orthogonal to a fitting direction. The second connector housing includes a second fitting portion fitted to the first fitting portion, a locking arm locking to the locked portion, and a locking protective wall including a projecting protective wall projecting to a front side in the fitting direction which protects the locking arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Nagasawa, Fumihiro Shiiba
  • Patent number: 9787014
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal, a connector housing, and an engaging member. The terminal includes a cylindrical connecting section and a pair of uprise walls. The terminal is accommodated in a terminal accommodating chamber of the connector housing. The engaging member includes a terminal guide/engaging section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20170264047
    Abstract: A connector for a camera includes a first connector housing accommodating a first terminal, and a second connector housing accommodating a second terminal connected to the first terminal. The first connector housing includes a flange configured to be contact with a terminal-edge surface of a camera housing which is assembled, a first fitting portion fitted in the second connector housing and disposed at a shifted position shifted from one surface side of the flange, and a locked portion disposed on a surface facing in a first direction orthogonal to a fitting direction. The second connector housing includes a second fitting portion fitted to the first terminal, a locking arm locking to the locked portion, and a locking protective wall including a projecting protective wall projecting to a front side in the fitting direction which protects the locking arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori NAGASAWA, Fumihiro SHIIBA
  • Publication number: 20170093074
    Abstract: A connector includes: an electrically conductive busbar; a holder that holds the busbar; and a housing that houses therein the holder and the busbar held in the holder, the housing being integrally molded with the holder and the busbar, having insulative property, and exposing an end of the busbar. The holder includes a rib that position the busbar and that form lightened portion in the housing during molding of the housing. Because the rib forms the lightened portion in the housing, the connector can prevent sink and void from occurring in the housing during the molding of the housing. As a result, the connector can, for example, improve moldability without the need to change a desired appearance shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori NAGASAWA
  • Publication number: 20170077636
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal, a connector housing, and an engaging member. The terminal includes a cylindrical connecting section and a pair of uprise walls. The terminal is accommodated in a terminal accommodating chamber of the connector housing. The engaging member includes a terminal guide/engaging section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Masanori Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20160190722
    Abstract: A connector includes: an electrically conductive busbar; a holder that holds the busbar; and a housing that houses therein the holder and the busbar held in the holder, the housing being integrally molded with the holder and the busbar, having insulative property, and exposing an end of the busbar. The holder includes a rib that position the busbar and that form lightened portion in the housing during molding of the housing. Because the rib forms the lightened portion in the housing, the connector can prevent sink and void from occurring in the housing during the molding of the housing. As a result, the connector can, for example, improve moldability without the need to change a desired appearance shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masanori NAGASAWA
  • Patent number: 9142929
    Abstract: A socket includes a tubular frame body into which a base part of an electric lamp bulb is to be inserted, the frame body in which a terminal metal fitting to be electrically connected with the base part is to be provided, the frame body having a side wall formed with two slits and formed with an arm piece between the slits, the arm piece which has a first face to be opposed to the terminal metal fitting and a second face opposite to the first face, the side wall formed with a butting face, when the arm piece is deformed outward of the frame body, a part of the second face of the arm piece is in contact with the butting face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masanori Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 9106817
    Abstract: An in-vehicle camera device includes: a conductive silicone member including a silicone body made from insulating silicone material and a conductive portion which is embedded in the silicone body so as to expose both ends of the conductive portion to opposing surfaces of the silicone body; a circuit substrate having an image pickup device and a substrate terminal which is arranged so as to make contact with the end of the conductive portion on one surface of the silicone body; a terminal holder having a contact face configured to make contact with the other surface of the silicone body; and harness terminals held by the terminal holder. Each harness terminal includes a front end retained on the contact face of the terminal holder. The front end of each harness terminal is positioned in a same plane with the contact face of the terminal holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 9071029
    Abstract: A socket includes a tubular frame body into which a base part of an electric lamp bulb is to be inserted, the frame body in which a terminal metal fitting to be electrically connected with the base part is to be provided, the frame body having a side wall formed with two slits and formed with an arm piece between the slits, the arm piece which has a first face to be opposed to the terminal metal fitting and a second face opposite to the first face, the side wall formed with a butting face, when the arm piece is deformed outward of the frame body, a part of the second face of the arm piece is in contact with the butting face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masanori Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 8961244
    Abstract: A bulb socket includes a socket body in which a bulb is mounted, an earth terminal, a pair of terminal fittings for making elastic contact with a contact point of the bulb, and packing 6 with which a gap between the socket body and an attachment part of the socket body is sealed. One end of the socket body is provided with a mounting port of the bulb. The earth terminal and the terminal fittings are attached to the inside of the mounting port. The terminal fitting includes a body, a leg part linearly extending from one end of the body, and a spring part extending from the other end of the body in a meandering shape. The spring part includes four bent parts. Bending angles of the bent parts are equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masanori Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20140154932
    Abstract: A socket includes a tubular frame body into which a base part of an electric lamp bulb is to be inserted, the frame body in which a terminal metal fitting to be electrically connected with the base part is to be provided, the frame body having a side wall formed with two slits and formed with an arm piece between the slits, the arm piece which has a first face to be opposed to the terminal metal fitting and a second face opposite to the first face, the side wall formed with a butting face, when the arm piece is deformed outward of the frame body, a part of the second face of the arm piece is in contact with the butting face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masanori NAGASAWA
  • Patent number: D716733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Stanley Electric Company Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nagasawa, Mitsuru Yasuma, Masanari Tsukada
  • Patent number: D717247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Stanley Electric Company Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nagasawa, Mitsuru Yasuma, Masanari Tsukada
  • Patent number: D718240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Stanley Electric Company Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nagasawa, Mitsuru Yasuma, Masanari Tsukada
  • Patent number: D916023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Nagasawa, Kaoru Matsumura
  • Patent number: D916662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Nagasawa, Kaoru Matsumura