Patents by Inventor Satoru Shindo
Satoru Shindo 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).
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Publication number: 20230246352Abstract: A connector of the present invention includes a fixed housing, a movable housing, a plurality of terminals, and a metal movement restricting member to be attached to the fixed housing. The movable housing includes a main body portion for insertion in a loose-fit state into an insertion hole of the fixed housing, and a protrusion portion projecting from the main body portion. In the state where the main body portion has been inserted into the insertion hole, the protrusion portion projects from the main body portion along a perpendicular direction that is perpendicular to both the insertion direction and the width direction. When the main body portion becomes displaced in a direction opposite to the insertion direction, the movement restricting member restricts the amount of displacement of the movable housing by abutting against the protrusion portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru SHINDO, Hiroshi KITAMURA, Teppei UETSUJI
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Patent number: 10044141Abstract: Provided is a connector having excellent abrasion resistance. The invention applies to a connector including a terminal portion electrically connecting two objects to be connected and a connector housing portion in which the terminal portion is accommodated. The connector housing portion has a first housing in which a fixing portion to which a fixed portion formed in the terminal portion is to be fixed is formed and a second housing that engages with a main body-side housing fixed to one of the objects to be connected in a state in which the first housing is accommodated in the second housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Shindo, Shinji Tasaka, Kazutaka Hattori, Hitoshi Ozaki
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Patent number: 9960510Abstract: A male connector includes a housing fixed to a base, a holding unit supported in such a manner as to enable displacement with respect to the housing; and an elastically deformable male terminal held by the holding unit. The housing is able to maintain the holding unit in a stationary state with the terminal undeformed and apart from the conductive film, while the holding unit is in the temporal locking position with the housing fixed to the base. The housing is able to maintain the holding unit in a stationary state with the terminal elastically deformed and contacting the conductive film, while the holding unit is in the non-temporal locking position with the housing fixed to the base.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Shiraishi, Hiroshi Yamada, Satoru Shindo
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Publication number: 20170338575Abstract: A male connector includes a housing fixed to a base, a holding unit supported in such a manner as to enable displacement with respect to the housing; and an elastically deformable male terminal held by the holding unit. The housing is able to maintain the holding unit in a stationary state with the terminal undeformed and apart from the conductive film, while the holding unit is in the temporal locking position with the housing fixed to the base. The housing is able to maintain the holding unit in a stationary state with the terminal elastically deformed and contacting the conductive film, while the holding unit is in the non-temporal locking position with the housing fixed to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto SHIRAISHI, Hiroshi YAMADA, Satoru SHINDO
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Patent number: 9583869Abstract: Provided is a connector having excellent vibration resistance. The invention applies to a connector including a terminal portion and a connector housing in which the terminal portion is accommodated and electrically connecting a first object to be connected and a second object to be connected via the terminal portion. A main body-side male contact is connected to the first object to be connected. A main body-side female contact is connected to the second object to be connected. The terminal portion has a connector-side male contact that is inserted into the main body-side female contact, a connector-side female contact into which the main body-side male contact is inserted, and an elastically deformable joint portion that joins the connector-side male contact and the connector-side female contact to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru Shindo, Shinji Tasaka, Hitoshi Ozaki, Kazutaka Hattori
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Publication number: 20160294100Abstract: Provided is a connector having excellent abrasion resistance. The invention applies to a connector including a terminal portion electrically connecting two objects to be connected and a connector housing portion in which the terminal portion is accommodated. The connector housing portion has a first housing in which a fixing portion to which a fixed portion formed in the terminal portion is to be fixed is formed and a second housing that engages with a main body-side housing fixed to one of the objects to be connected in a state in which the first housing is accommodated in the second housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru SHINDO, Shinji TASAKA, Kazutaka HATTORI, Hitoshi OZAKI
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Publication number: 20160294109Abstract: Provided is a connector having excellent vibration resistance. The invention applies to a connector including a terminal portion and a connector housing in which the terminal portion is accommodated and electrically connecting a first object to be connected and a second object to be connected via the terminal portion. A main body-side male contact is connected to the first object to be connected. A main body-side female contact is connected to the second object to be connected. The terminal portion has a connector-side male contact that is inserted into the main body-side female contact, a connector-side female contact into which the main body-side male contact is inserted, and an elastically deformable joint portion that joins the connector-side male contact and the connector-side female contact to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru SHINDO, Shinji TASAKA, Hitoshi OZAKI, Kazutaka HATTORI
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Patent number: 9190770Abstract: After passing through respective contact insertion holes 3A to 3E of a guide connector 3 and penetrating the substrate 110, the contacts 120 are inserted into a female housing 10. After the electrical connection between the contacts 120 and female contacts 20 are respectively established, a slider 1 is pressed down, which causes pressing pins 4 and 5 to press a first movable body 50 and a second movable body 60. With this, a lower stage 50L of the first movable body 50 and a lower stage 60L of the second movable body 60 detach from restriction beams 84 and 85. This allows springs 141 and 142 to extend, to move the first movable body 50 and the second movable body 60 away from the contacts 120.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru Shindo, Shinji Tasaka, Takamasa Yagi
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Patent number: 9172172Abstract: A guide connector includes a first movable body, a second movable body, a box-like body capable of accommodating the movable bodies, and a lid. The guide connector is positioned below a substrate. Contacts are inserted into a female connector after passing through contact insertion holes to of the guide connector and penetrating the substrate. After the electrical connection between the contacts and female contacts are respectively established, a slider is pressed down, which causes pressing pins and to press the first movable body and the second movable body. With this, a lower stage of the first movable body and a lower stage of the second movable body detach from restriction beams. This allows springs to extend, to move the first movable body and the second movable body away from the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru Shindo, Shinji Tasaka, Takamasa Yagi
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Patent number: 9166333Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to prevent damages to a contact. A contact 130 having penetrated the substrate 110 is inserted into the female housing 30, and is electrically connected to a female contact 40. When the slider 1 is pressed down ward during this state, the first movable body 70 and the second movable body 80 are pressed down by the slider 1. This causes a lower stage 73 of the first movable body 70 and a lower stage 83 of the second movable body 80 to move below an upper wall 94 of the housing 90, and outer surfaces of the lower stages 73 and 83 no longer contact the upper wall 94. Then, expansion of a spring 120 moves the first movable body 70 and the second movable body 80 away from the contact 130.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru Shindo, Shinji Tasaka, Takamasa Yagi
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Publication number: 20140308851Abstract: A guide connector includes a first movable body, a second movable body, a box-like body capable of accommodating the movable bodies, and a lid. The guide connector is positioned below a substrate. Contacts are inserted into a female connector after passing through contact insertion holes to of the guide connector and penetrating the substrate. After the electrical connection between the contacts and female contacts are respectively established, a slider is pressed down, which causes pressing pins and to press the first movable body and the second movable body. With this, a lower stage of the first movable body and a lower stage of the second movable body detach from restriction beams. This allows springs to extend, to move the first movable body and the second movable body away from the contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru SHINDO, Shinji TASAKA, Takamasa YAGI
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Publication number: 20140308839Abstract: After passing through respective contact insertion holes 3A to 3E of a guide connector 3 and penetrating the substrate 110, the contacts 120 are inserted into a female housing 10. After the electrical connection between the contacts 120 and female contacts 20 are respectively established, a slider 1 is pressed down, which causes pressing pins 4 and 5 to press a first movable body 50 and a second movable body 60. With this, a lower stage 50L of the first movable body 50 and a lower stage 60L of the second movable body 60 detach from restriction beams 84 and 85. This allows springs 141 and 142 to extend, to move the first movable body 50 and the second movable body 60 away from the contacts 120.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru SHINDO, Shinji TASAKA, Takamasa YAGI
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Patent number: 8845349Abstract: A female contact 20 includes: a quadrangular tube 21; a curled portion 22 provided inside the quadrangular tube 21; and a curved portion 23, a projection 24 and a mounted portion 25 which are provided outside the quadrangular tube 21. The curved portion 23 is elastically displaced in a vertical direction. The quadrangular tube 21, the curved portion 23, and the mounted portion 25 are arranged so as to overlap one another when viewed from a direction orthogonal to a first wall 110 of the quadrangular tube 21. Further, the curved portion 23 and the mounted portion 25 are located within a width W of the first wall 110.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Shindo, Takamasa Yagi
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Publication number: 20140273603Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to prevent damages to a contact. A contact 130 having penetrated the substrate 110 is inserted into the female housing 30, and is electrically connected to a female contact 40. When the slider 1 is pressed down ward during this state, the first movable body 70 and the second movable body 80 are pressed down by the slider 1. This causes a lower stage 73 of the first movable body 70 and a lower stage 83 of the second movable body 80 to move below an upper wall 94 of the housing 90, and outer surfaces of the lower stages and 83 no longer contact the upper wall 94. Then, expansion of a spring 120 moves the first movable body 70 and the second movable body 80 away from the contact 130.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru SHINDO, Shinji TASAKA, Takamasa YAGI
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Patent number: 8029310Abstract: In an electrical connector, a female housing is made to mate with a male housing. The female housing has guide ways each formed perpendicularly to a direction of mating of the male housing with the female housing. In the guide ways, a latch metal is disposed. The guide ways of the female housing respectively have opening portions from each of which the corresponding latch part of the latch metal is capable of projecting toward the male housing. When the male housing is inserted into the female housing, the latch parts are respectively projected from the opening portions of the female housing toward the male housing. The latch parts are respectively locked at predetermined inclined planes a formed on the male housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignees: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Shindo, Yuji Miyazaki, Hiroshi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7794288Abstract: The present invention provides a connector capable of being simply and easily connected without loss of electrical continuity even in a harsh environment. First joining terminals 201a and 201b are supported by a female housing 200, and second joining terminals 401a and 401b electrically connected to the first joining terminals 201a and 201b are supported by a male housing 400. The male housing 400 is inserted to mate with the female housing 200, which performs electrical connection. Further, slit ribs 205a to 205d are formed in the direction of mating in the female housing 200, and slits 405a to 405d along the direction of mating are formed in the male housing 400.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignees: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Shindo, Yuji Miyazaki, Hiroshi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20100151742Abstract: The present invention provides a connector capable of being simply and easily connected without loss of electrical continuity even in a harsh environment. First joining terminals 201a and 201b are supported by a female housing 200, and second joining terminals 401a and 401b electrically connected to the first joining terminals 201a and 201b are supported by a male housing 400. The male housing 400 is inserted to mate with the female housing 200, which performs electrical connection. Further, slit ribs 205a to 205d are formed in the direction of mating in the female housing 200, and slits 405a to 405d along the direction of mating are formed in the male housing 400.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2007Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicants: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD., TOYOTA JODOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoru Shindo, Yuji Miyazaki, Hiroshi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20090325416Abstract: There is provided a connector capable of being simply and easily connected without loss of electrical continuity even in a harsh environment. In an electrical connector 100, a female housing 200 is made to mate with a male housing 400. The female housing 200 has guide ways 210 each formed perpendicularly to a direction of mating of the male housing 400 with the female housing 200. In the guide ways 210, a latch metal 300 is disposed. The guide ways 210 of the female housing 200 respectively have opening portions 222 from each of which the corresponding latch part 315 of the latch metal 300 is capable of projecting toward the male housing 400. When the male housing 400 is inserted into the female housing 200, the latch parts 315 are respectively projected from the opening portions 222 of the female housing 200 toward the male housing 400. The latch parts 315 are respectively locked at predetermined inclined planes 410a formed on the male housing 400.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2007Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicants: J.S.T Mfg Co., Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoru Shindo, Yuji Miyazaki, Hiroshi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7147503Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a male connector component supporting connecting terminals, which are electrically connected to to-be-connecting terminals of a female connector element, and a cover element attached to the male connector component to the connecting terminals. The male connector component includes a peripheral wall, which forms a cavity for a ferrite member and which includes flexible latches to restrain movement of the ferrite member. The cover element includes an outer peripheral wall adapted for fitting the peripheral wall of the male connector component. The cover element also includes a latching part disposed on an outer surface of the outer peripheral wall and expanding outward. The latching part engages with a recess formed in an opening of the female connector component when the cover element is fitted into the opening together with the male connector component.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2004Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Satoru Shindo
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Patent number: 6976878Abstract: A male connector component 12 has a container part 20 holding a pair of connecting terminals 11, 11 and a ferrite member 14, and a lock part 24 which has a tapered part 24a protruding toward the inside of the container part 20 and in which the tapered part 24a is engaged with a shoulder 14c of the ferrite member 14. The male connector component 12 is fittably inserted into an opening 3 formed in a female connector component 2. A cover element 13 is fitted to the male connector component 12 in such a way as to cover the upper opening of the container part 20 and as to sandwich the connecting terminals 11 and the ferrite member 14 between the cover element 13 and the male connector component 12. The cover element 13 regulates the movement of the lock part 24 in a direction in which the engagement between the lock part 24 and shoulder 14c is released.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2004Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Satoru Shindo