Patents by Inventor Shigeyuki Ogasawara
Shigeyuki Ogasawara 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: 20240136757Abstract: A charging inlet includes: an inlet housing including a connection mechanism and a connection mechanism wall surface surrounding the connection mechanism, the connection mechanism being configured for connection to a partner connector; and a design cover including a design surface and a cover inner wall surface, the design surface having a hole in which the connection mechanism being exposed, wherein the cover inner wall surface faces the connection mechanism wall surface and the design cover is attached to the inlet housing with the design surface covering a circumferential outer region of the connection mechanism, wherein a plurality of crushed ribs is provided on the cover inner wall surface, the crushed ribs being in contact with the connection mechanism wall surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Shintaro HIRABAYASHI, Shigeyuki OGASAWARA
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Patent number: 11011800Abstract: A conductive module includes a first conductive member electrically connected to at least one electrode terminal of a battery module, a second conductive member electrically connected to the first conductive member and an electrical connection target, and an accommodation member accommodating the first and second conductive members. The accommodation member includes an accommodation body having a first accommodation chamber that accommodates the first conductive member and a second accommodation chamber that accommodates the second conductive member, a lid body closing an opening of the second accommodation chamber such that the second conductive member does not come out of the second accommodation chamber, and a hinge body rotating the lid body, a first holding mechanism holding a side of the lid body opposite to the hinge body at the closing position, and a second holding mechanism holding the hinge body side of the lid body at the closing position.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takao Shoji, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota, Hideki Inoue, Takenori Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 10855006Abstract: A first coupling body is disposed as part of a housing body, has a bottom part, and has a first and a second vertical wall parts. A second coupling body is formed so as to cover a space between the first vertical wall part and the second vertical wall part in the bottom part inside the housing chamber. The holding mechanism includes a first projection projecting from a first end of the second coupling body toward the first vertical wall part side, a second projection projecting from a second end of the second coupling body toward the second vertical wall part side, a first through-hole that is formed in the first vertical wall part, and a second through-hole that is formed in the second vertical wall part, the first end covering the first vertical wall part, the second end covering the second vertical wall part.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Hideto Masuki
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Patent number: 10840496Abstract: A bus bar module includes a plurality of bus bars, each of which connects adjacent electrodes in a plurality of batteries so as to connect the plurality of batteries in series, the plurality of batteries being arranged such that the electrodes thereof are aligned in a straight line, a terminal connected to each of the bus bars; and a casing that accommodates the plurality of bus bars and the plurality of terminals. The casing includes a routing groove configured to route an electric wire in the arrangement direction, the electric wire being to be connected to the terminal. The routing groove includes an absorbing portion formed to be swollen such that a groove width dimension of a part thereof is made larger than a groove width dimension of the other part thereof, whereby the absorbing portion absorbs an extra length portion of the electric wire.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara
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Patent number: 10826044Abstract: The housing member includes a housing body that houses first and second conductive members, a lid body that closes an opening of a second housing chamber of the second conductive member in the housing body, a hinge body as a living hinge therebetween, and a holding mechanism that holds the lid body in the housing body at a closing position, the holding mechanism includes a first engagement holder having an inserted portion, and a second engagement holder having a claw portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota, Hideki Inoue
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Patent number: 10673049Abstract: Provided is a bus bar module and a power supply device capable of reducing the entire size thereof and improving assemblability thereof. A barrel portion of a voltage detection terminal extends from a voltage detection line housing groove provided between batteries and is connected to an outer end portion of a terminal portion in a Y direction through a connection portion, so that it is possible to ensure a Y direction dimension of the barrel portion while reducing a Y direction dimension of the entire bus bar module and power supply device. This can prevent the voltage detection terminal from being bent in an X direction when being bent in the Y direction when being housed in a bus bar housing portion, thereby allowing improvement of assemblability.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara
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Patent number: 10249865Abstract: A bus bar module includes: a plurality of bus bar cases each housing a bus bar; a first engagement portion provided to one of the plurality of bus bar cases; a first connecting member having flexibility and connecting the plurality of bus bar cases; a plurality of insulating covers covering openings of the plurality of bus bar cases, the insulating covers including a second engagement portion to be engaged with the first engagement portion; a second connecting member having flexibility and connecting the plurality of insulating covers; and a pair of ribs provided to extend downward from an inner surface of each of the insulating covers located adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara
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Publication number: 20180337387Abstract: A conductive module includes a first conductive member electrically connected to at least one electrode terminal of a battery module, a second conductive member electrically connected to the first conductive member and an electrical connection target, and an accommodation member accommodating the first and second conductive members. The accommodation member includes an accommodation body having a first accommodation chamber that accommodates the first conductive member and a second accommodation chamber that accommodates the second conductive member, a lid body closing an opening of the second accommodation chamber such that the second conductive member does not come out of the second accommodation chamber, and a hinge body rotating the lid body, a first holding mechanism holding a side of the lid body opposite to the hinge body at the closing position, and a second holding mechanism holding the hinge body side of the lid body at the closing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Takao Shoji, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota, Hideki Inoue, Takenori Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20180337386Abstract: The housing member includes a housing body that houses first and second conductive members, a lid body that closes an opening of a second housing chamber of the second conductive member in the housing body, a hinge body as a living hinge therebetween, and a holding mechanism that holds the lid body in the housing body at a closing position, the holding mechanism includes a first engagement holder having an inserted portion, and a second engagement holder having a claw portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota, Hideki Inoue
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Patent number: 10050242Abstract: A power supply device includes a battery cell assembly being an assembly of battery cells each having electrodes, a battery connecting block including a case body including terminal fixing portions connected to each other via flexural deformation portions and a cover fixed to the case body and configured to cover the terminal fixing portions, and lock portions provided to the cover and the case body with intervals in a longitudinal direction. A lock portion other than lock portions located at two end positions in the longitudinal direction is configured to be capable of locking the cover with the case body with a changeable relative lock position of the cover and the case body in the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
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Publication number: 20180175344Abstract: A housing member includes a housing body; a lid including respective closing portions for a plurality of openings forming a step; a hinge body that couples a reference-opening edge portion and an end portion of a reference closing portion and lets the lid turn with respect to the housing body; a first retaining mechanism that includes a first engaging body arranged between an offset opening and an offset closing portion and provided on one of an offset-opening edge portion and an end portion of the offset closing portion, and a first engaged body provided on the other, and retains the lid to the housing body at a closed position; and a second retaining mechanism arranged between the reference-opening edge portion and an end portion of the reference closing portion. The first engaging body and the first engaged body are formed to avoid exerting pressing force until being fully engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Hideto Masuki
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Publication number: 20180175522Abstract: A first coupling body is disposed as part of a housing body, has a bottom part, and has a first and a second vertical wall parts. A second coupling body is formed so as to cover a space between the first vertical wall part and the second vertical wall part in the bottom part inside the housing chamber. The holding mechanism includes a first projection projecting from a first end of the second coupling body toward the first vertical wall part side, a second projection projecting from a second end of the second coupling body toward the second vertical wall part side, a first through-hole that is formed in the first vertical wall part, and a second through-hole that is formed in the second vertical wall part, the first end covering the first vertical wall part, the second end covering the second vertical wall part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Hideto Masuki
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Patent number: 9997748Abstract: A power supply device (1) includes a battery cell assembly (2) being an assembly of battery cells (3) each having electrodes (4) and a battery connecting block (10) including a case body (11) including an adjacent first and second divided fixing portions (12, 13) connected to each other via a flexural deformation portion (14). The flexural deformation portion (14) includes a first rising linear portion (40) having one end fixed to the first divided fixing portion, a second rising linear portion (40) having one end fixed to the second divided fixing portion, first and second curve portions (41) bent at the other ends of the first and second rising linear portions (40) in a direction to come close to each other, and a linear portion (42) connecting the first and second curve portions to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
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Patent number: 9954310Abstract: A fuse cover lock 26 has a return portion that is inserted through a through hole, which is an engagement portion 42, so as to be brought into engagement with a step portion 44. In the return portion that is in engagement with the step portion 44, an end portion on a side facing a fuse cover 4 in an assembling direction of a fuse holder 2 to the fuse cover 4 is positioned near a circumferential edge of an opening of the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
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Patent number: 9947911Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery assembly having a plurality of battery cells, a busbar module that includes a plurality of conductors and an insulating member which holds the conductors, a battery control unit provided at an end portion of the battery assembly in an arrangement direction of the battery cells, and an extraction conductor that connects a total electrode terminal connected to the battery assembly to a main circuit terminal of the battery control unit. The extraction conductor has a water escape portion which is located below an imaginary line connecting the total electrode terminal to the main circuit terminal, and an upper end of the water escape portion is formed at a location that is lower than a lower end of the main circuit terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinobu Furuya, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Hideki Inoue, Shuichi Nagata, Takao Syoji
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Patent number: 9672961Abstract: A synthetic resin plate (1) includes a plurality of accommodating parts (2) which accommodate at least one of bus bars, terminals, and electric wires which are connected to the terminals, hinges (7) which make first accommodating parts and second accommodating parts of the accommodating parts (2) connected and relatively movable, and projecting parts which are provided on the top surfaces of peripheral wall parts of the first accommodating parts, and which abut against parts of the second accommodating parts to restrict the movable ranges in the movable directions of the second accommodating parts relative to the first accommodating pans.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota, Akihiro Kosaki, Isao Nakagawa
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Patent number: 9627721Abstract: An electricity storage device includes: a first battery stack (15) including a plurality of cells that are aligned in a first direction; a second battery stack (11 to 14) including a plurality of cells that are aligned in a second direction different from the first direction, the second battery stack being placed under the first battery stack; and a duct for coolant. The duct is disposed along the first battery stack and is positioned between the first battery stack and the second battery stack.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Kosaki, Shigeru Fukuda, Shigeto Ozaki, Yasutoshi Mizuno, Toshiyuki Hara, Takanori Kumagai, Kenji Iida, Isao Nakagawa, Makoto Kobayashi, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinsuke Azuma, Yoshiaki Fujiwara
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Patent number: 9627675Abstract: A power-supply unit and a bus bar module which can reduce die cost of an insulating cover are provided. Each of the two insulating covers is provided so as to cover both a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion. For this reason, the two insulating covers arranged on a plate and aligned in an overlapping direction of a battery can be formed in the same shape and same size.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota
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Patent number: 9608250Abstract: A wire arrangement body includes: a wire arrangement groove portion of a groove shape that receives one or more wires; a lid portion that is rotatably connected to the wire arrangement groove portion about a first hinge and covers the wire arrangement groove portion so as to seal a groove opening of the wire arrangement groove portion; and a wire drawing piece that is rotatably connected to the lid portion about a second hinge. The wire arrangement body is provided so that a rotation axis of the second hinge crosses at a right angle to a rotation axis of the first hinge.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Keizo Aoki
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Patent number: 9601743Abstract: Provided are: a first-group accommodation part (21) and a second-group accommodation part (22) in each of which accommodation parts (2) each of which accommodates at least one of a bus bar (3), a terminal (4), and an electric wire (5) connected to the terminal (4) are arranged; a linkage part (8) linking the first-group accommodation part (21) and the second-group accommodation part (22) to each other; and an electric wire routing part (9) provided in the linkage part (8) and accommodating the electric wires (5).Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinsuke Azuma, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota, Akihiro Kosaki, Isao Nakagawa