Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Takayasu

Ryuichi Takayasu 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: 6383017
    Abstract: A flexible board electrical connector includes first and second terminals (10, 20) each having an upper arm (11, 21) and a pressure member (30) supported by the upper arms (11, 21) at first and second bearing sections (31A, 32A) for rotation. When the pressure member (30) is turned to the closed position, the first and second bearing sections (31A, 32A) are brought into contact with the lower and upper edges of the upper arms (11, 21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Takayasu
  • Publication number: 20020028605
    Abstract: A flexible board electrical connector comprises first and second terminals (10, 20) each having an upper arm (11, 21) and a pressure member (30) supported by the upper arms (11, 21) at first and second bearing sections (31A, 32A) for rotation. When the pressure member (30) is turned to the closed position, the first and second bearing sections (31A, 32A) are brought into contact with the lower and upper edges of the upper arms (11, 21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventor: Ryuichi Takayasu
  • Publication number: 20020008142
    Abstract: A card connector comprises a case (2) for holding a card (b 1), an eject plate (3) biased in the card removal direction for sliding, an engaging member (37) attached to the eject plate (3) and having an engaging projection (37) for engagement with an engaging recess of the card, a push rod (4) biased in the card removal direction to project from the case (2), and a cam member (5) biased to engage the eject plate (3), holding the card (1) at a predetermined position when the card (1) is inserted to the predetermined position and, when the push rod (4) is depressed, the cam member (5) is brought away from the eject plate to release the engagement with the eject plate (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Ryuichi Takayasu, Hiroshi Ozawa
  • Patent number: 6116947
    Abstract: A contact element (2) has an arm portion (2A) present in the opening of a housing (1). A bearing portion (4) has concentric upper concave and lower convex bearing surfaces (4A) and (4B). A pressure member (6) has a receiving slot (8) for gradually receiving the bearing portion (4) as it is rotated toward the closed position. The receiving slot (8) has upper and lower inner surfaces (8A) and (8B) engaging the upper convex and lower straight bearing surfaces (4A) and (4B), respectively. The pressure portion (7) is positioned close to a line including the center of rotation and the end of the lower inner surface (8B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Takayasu
  • Patent number: 5904586
    Abstract: A flexible board electrical connector includes an insulating housing having an opening and a pair of holding sections on opposite sides of the opening; a plurality of contact elements having fulcrum sections and spring contact sections disposed in the opening; a pressure member attached to the holding sections for rotation between a closed position where it is close to the contact elements and an open position where it is spaced apart from the closed position; the insulating housing having receiving faces for supporting a leading portion of a flexible board; the pressure member having a pressure edge and bearing faces such that when the pressure member is turned to the closed position, the pressure edge depresses the flexible board between the spring contact sections and the receiving faces while the bearing faces engage the fulcrum sections of the contact elements thereby preventing separation between the pressure member and the contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Takayasu
  • Patent number: 5785549
    Abstract: A flexible board electrical connector includes an insulating housing having an opening and a pair of holding sections on opposite sides of the opening; a plurality of contact elements having fulcrum sections and spring contact sections disposed in the opening; a pressure member attached to the holding sections for rotation between a closed position where it is close to the contact elements and an open position where it is spaced apart from the closed position; the insulating housing having receiving faces for supporting a leading portion of a flexible board; the pressure member having a pressure edge and bearing faces such that when the pressure member is turned to the closed position, the pressure edge depresses the flexible board between the spring contact sections and the receiving faces while the bearing faces engage the fulcrum sections of the contact elements thereby preventing separation between the pressure member and the contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Takayasu
  • Patent number: 5580272
    Abstract: A flexible board electrical connector to be mounted on a board, such as a printed circuit board, which includes a housing having an insertion opening; a plurality contact elements disposed in the housing so that spring contact portions of the contact elements are exposed in the insertion opening; a bearing portion provided on the contact elements; a pressure lever rotatable on the bearing portion between an open position and a pressure position; and a pressure edge provided on the pressure lever so that when the pressure lever is turned to the pressure position, the pressure edge moves in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of a flexible board and presses the flexible board against the spring contact portions, thus providing connections between the flexible board and the contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomisaburo Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Takayasu
  • Patent number: 5458506
    Abstract: A flexible board electrical connector includes a housing having an opening on an upper corner and a plurality of contact channels on the opening; a plurality of contact elements fitted in the contact channels such that spring contact portions thereof exposed in the opening; a pressure member attached to the housing for rotation between a closed position where it is brought into contact with the contact elements and an open position where it is apart from the contact elements; and a pressure edge provided on the pressure member at such a position that when the pressure member is in the open position, it is in a first position outside from a line including the turning center of the pressure member and the contact portion of a contact element and when the pressure member is turned to the closed position, it is moved to a second position inside from the line so that once the pressure member is turned to the closed position, the pressure member is urged to the closed position by reactive forces of the contact port
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomisaburo Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Takayasu
  • Patent number: D371542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Takayasu