Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Tomita

Mitsuhiro Tomita 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).

  • Publication number: 20140094050
    Abstract: Comprised are a sliding member for retaining a card and sliding in the forward/backward direction of a housing, and a locking member for sliding in the widthwise direction of the housing and locking the card received within the housing, the locking member comprising a sliding control part for controlling the sliding of the sliding member, the sliding control part preventing the sliding member from sliding when the locking member is in a first position, and allowing the sliding member to slide when the locking member is in a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Manabu YAMANAKA, Masamitsu Takasaki, Takashi Fujiwara, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20140045389
    Abstract: The connector for a card has a housing for accommodating a card provided with terminal members, and connecting terminals mounted in the housing and contacting the terminal members of the card. Here, at least one of the connecting terminals has a base portion provided along a rear edge of the housing, at least some of the base portion is embedded in a bottom wall portion of the housing, and a contact member forming a hoop along with the base portion. The contact member has a pair of spring portions connected to the base portion, a joining portion joining the pair of spring portions, and a contact portion connected to the leading end of the joining portion for contacting the terminal members of the card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Naoto YOSHIKAWA, Masanori HAYASHI, Yasuyoshi MATSUMOTO, Yuki GOTO, Mitsuhiro TOMITA
  • Patent number: 8632350
    Abstract: A slide member includes a side edge holding part, which extends towards the front end edge of the housing, and a front end holding part, which is connected to the front end of the side edge holding part and extends in the transverse direction of the housing. The slide member is able to slide forward and backward along one side edge of the bottom wall part of the housing. The housing contains a mistaken insertion prevention convex part which the front end or rear end of a mistakenly inserted card contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Ryo Uesaka, Masamitsu Takasaki, Yuji Naito, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20140016275
    Abstract: The Present Disclosure discloses a card tray including a top panel portion facing the opposite face of a card having terminal members on one face, a front panel portion standing erect at the front edge of the top panel portion and facing the front end of the card, and a rear panel portion standing erect at the rear edge of the top panel portion and facing the rear end of the card. The card tray further includes a notch portion formed in the front panel portion so as to expose at least a portion of the front end of the card, and a card holding spring portion disposed near the rear panel portion, biasing the card forward and applying pressure to the front end of the card in a portion other than the notch portion of the front panel portion. The card is grasped longitudinally to expose the entire face of the card on the terminal member side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Masamitsu Takasaki, Yuji Naito, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Naoto Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20140017920
    Abstract: The housing has a guide rail protruding from the upper face of the bottom wall portion and extending towards the rear end portion. The guide rail includes a wide portion near the front end portion and a narrow portion near the rear end portion being narrower in width than the wide portion. The sliding portion has a recessed guide groove slidably engaging the guide rail. The guide groove engages the wide portion when the card-type unit is in the locked position and engages the narrow portion instead of the wide portion when the card-type unit is in the ejection position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Masamitsu Takasaki, Yuji Naito, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Naoto Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20130295792
    Abstract: A card connector that includes a housing that houses a card provided with a terminal member, a connecting terminal attached to the housing that connects with the terminal member of the card, a cover member connected to the housing and which forms a card housing space between the housing, a card connector attached to a substrate. The cover member includes a top panel part, a plurality of side panel parts established from the side edge of the top panel part, and a fixed side that extends from the bottom end edge of the side panel part. At least one of the fixed sides is connected to a heat transfer pad arranged on the substrate. The top panel part contacts the top surface of the card housed within the card housing space and is provided with a heat transfer improving part that improves heat transfer from the card to the top panel part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Yuji Naito, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Patent number: 8491339
    Abstract: A card adapter (10) is configured to receive a first card (20) and to be inserted into a card connector (1) into which a second card may be mated. The card adapter includes a housing having first (120) and second (110) intermateable insulative plate members and a circuit member (130) arranged in the housing. The circuit member includes a plurality of adapter side contact pads (136), each being configured to contact a terminal of the card connector, and a plurality of conductive leads (133), each lead extending between one of the adapter side contact pads and a termination end (134, 135). A plurality of connection terminals (150) are provided with each being interconnected to one of the termination ends of the conductive leads and configured to engage a contact pad (251) of the first card. The first plate member may include a plurality of deformable projections (127) configured to engage a first surface of the circuit member and press the circuit member against the second plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuichi Hasegawa, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Yuji Naito, Yoko Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8393910
    Abstract: A card connector comprises a housing, connection terminals, a card guide mechanism and a cover member. The housing is configured to accommodate therein a card which is provided with terminal members. The connection terminals are mounted in the housing and configured to be capable of coming into contact with the terminal members of the card. The card guide mechanism is provided with a slide member configured to slide while holding the card inserted into the housing, and an urging member configured to urge the slide member in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the card. The cover member mounted on the housing and configured to cover at least the slide member and a portion of the card inserted into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Patent number: 8371879
    Abstract: A card connector includes a housing having terminal members into which a card is inserted. The card connector also includes a card insertion space, defined by a top plate, a bottom plate and two side plates, the opposing plates mutually facing each other. The side plates linking the edges of the top and bottom plates. The card insertion space also has a front and a rear edge opening in which the front and rear edges of the card are exposed. The card connector also includes connection terminals, integrated with and mounted in the housing and in contact with the terminal members. One of the side plates has a card retaining member, engaged with a first concave member formed on the side edge of the card, and a position-determining member, engaged with a second concave member formed on the side edge of the card to determine the position of the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Ayako Ida, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20130012070
    Abstract: A slide member includes a side edge holding part, which extends towards the front end edge of the housing, and a front end holding part, which is connected to the front end of the side edge holding part and extends in the transverse direction of the housing. The slide member is able to slide forward and backward along one side edge of the bottom wall part of the housing. The housing contains a mistaken insertion prevention convex part which the front end or rear end of a mistakenly inserted card contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ryo Uesaka, Masamitsu Takasaki, Yuji Naito, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20130005167
    Abstract: A connector for a card having a housing for housing a card equipped with a terminal member, a connection terminal attached to the housing for contacting the terminal member of the card and a detecting switch equipped with a first contact member and a second contact member for detecting separation from each other and the insertion of a card into the housing, wherein at least the first contact member or the second contact member is equipped with a fixed portion fixed to the housing and a moving portion displaceable by the housing and unevenly mated with the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Takashi Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20120329330
    Abstract: A rear side connection terminal arranged along the back end edge of a housing is provided with a base part in which at least a portion is embedded in a bottom wall part of the housing, a contact arm part in a cantilever shape in which a tip end extends slanted upwards towards a front end of the housing, a contact part that is connected to a tip end of the contact arm part and that contacts with a terminal member of the card, and a contact arm support part that includes a curved part that projects rearward with a bottom side front end coupled to a back end of the base part and a top side front end coupled to a back end of the contact arm part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ryo Uesaka, Masamitsu Takasaki, Masanori Hayashi, Yuji Naito, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Patent number: 8277238
    Abstract: A card connector (1) is disclosed. The card connector (1) comprises a housing (11), at least one terminal (51), a card guiding mechanism and an identification switch. The housing (11) is configured to accommodate a card adapter (101), in which a first card (201) is fitted, or a second card (301). Each of the at least one terminals (51) is attached to the housing (11). The card guiding mechanism includes an urging member (81). The urging member (81) is configured to urge the card adapter (101) or the second card (301) in a direction opposite to an insertion direction. The card guiding mechanism is configured to hold in a lock position the card adapter (101) or the second card (301) pushed in the insertion direction by way of push operation. The identification switch is formed by a first contact member (52) and a second contact member (53), and is arranged further inward in the insertion direction from an insertion direction front end (301a) of the second card (301) held in the lock position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuichi Hasegawa, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Yuji Naito, Yoko Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20120077387
    Abstract: A card connector includes a housing having terminal members into which a card is inserted. The card connector also includes a card insertion space, defined by a top plate, a bottom plate and two side plates, the opposing plates mutually facing each other. The side plates linking the edges of the top and bottom plates. The card insertion space also has a front and a rear edge opening in which the front and rear edges of the card are exposed. The card connector also includes connection terminals, integrated with and mounted in the housing and in contact with the terminal members. One of the side plates has a card retaining member, engaged with a first concave member formed on the side edge of the card, and a position-determining member, engaged with a second concave member formed on the side edge of the card to determine the position of the card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ayako Ida, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20120009808
    Abstract: A card connector comprises a housing, connection terminals, a card guide mechanism and a cover member. The housing is configured to accommodate therein a card which is provided with terminal members. The connection terminals are mounted in the housing and configured to be capable of coming into contact with the terminal members of the card. The card guide mechanism is provided with a slide member configured to slide while holding the card inserted into the housing, and an urging member configured to urge the slide member in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the card. The cover member mounted on the housing and configured to cover at least the slide member and a portion of the card inserted into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20120003853
    Abstract: A card connector comprises a housing, connection terminals, a card guide mechanism and a cover member. The housing is configured to accommodate therein a card which is provided with terminal members. The connection terminals are mounted in the housing and configured to be capable of coming into contact with the terminal members of the card. The card guide mechanism is provided with a slide member configured to slide while holding the card inserted into the housing, and an urging member configured to urge the slide member in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the card. The cover member mounted on the housing and configured to cover at least the slide member and a portion of the card inserted into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuhiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20110201229
    Abstract: A card connector (1) is disclosed. The card connector (1) comprises a housing (11), at least one terminal (51), a card guiding mechanism and an identification switch. The housing (11) is configured to accommodate a card adapter (101), in which a first card (201) is fitted, or a second card (301). Each of the at least one terminals (51) is attached to the housing (11). The card guiding mechanism includes an urging member (81). The urging member (81) is configured to urge the card adapter (101) or the second card (301) in a direction opposite to an insertion direction. The card guiding mechanism is configured to hold in a lock position the card adapter (101) or the second card (301) pushed in the insertion direction by way of push operation. The identification switch is formed by a first contact member (52) and a second contact member (53), and is arranged further inward in the insertion direction from an insertion direction front end (301a) of the second card (301) held in the lock position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuichi Hasegawa, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Yuji Naito, Yoko Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 7988471
    Abstract: A card connector has a housing with a base and a side rail extending from the base to define a card-insertion cavity. A plurality of conductive terminals are supported by the housing and extend at least partially into the card-insertion cavity for contacting a card inserted into the card-insertion cavity. A push-push style card locking and ejection mechanism retains the card in the card-insertion cavity upon a first push and which ejects an inserted card upon a second push. The mechanism includes a slide member positioned for slidable movement on the side rail and a biasing member contacting the slide member for selectively exerting an ejection force on the slide member. The slide member includes a slide surface that slides along a guide surface of the side rail. A damping material is interposed between the slide member slide surface and the guide rail guide surface for retarding movement of the slide member on the side rail in response to an ejection force from the biasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Yoko Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 7976327
    Abstract: A card connector is adapted to receive first and second electronic cards, each having a plurality of contact pads. The second card being wider than the first card. The connector includes an insulative housing with a plurality of first and second terminals mounted therein for engaging respective ones of the contact pads of the electronic cards when the cards are inserted into the connector. A cover member is pivotally mounted on the housing to permit movement of the cover member between an open position at which one of said first and second electronic cards may be inserted and a closed position at which the electronic card inserted into the cover is operatively positioned within the connector. The cover member has first and second sets of positioning members configured to position and hold electronic cards exclusively at the desired location for such card and wherein some of the positioning members of the first set also act as positioning members of the second set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Jun Matsukawa, Kazuo Matsukawa, legal representative, Yuji Naito
  • Patent number: D698315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Masamitsu Takasaki, Yuji Naito, Mitsuhiro Tomita