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).

  • Patent number: 8304655
    Abstract: A busbar for being accommodated in a case includes a metal plate, a regulating portion and a connected portion. The regulating portion is provided at a part of an edge of the metal plate. The regulating portion has a burr extending in a direction opposite to an inserting direction in which the busbar is inserted into the case. The regulating portion is adapted to come in contact with a part of an inner wall of the case so as to regulate a position of the busbar. The connected portion is provided at a part of the edge of the metal plate. The connected portion has a burr extending in the inserting direction. The connected portion is adapted to be disposed so as not to contact the inner wall of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Kouichiro Mochizuki, Keizo Aoki
  • Publication number: 20120231640
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a battery connecting structure to prevent a joint between a terminal and an electric wire from getting wet with water. The battery connecting structure includes a plurality of bus bars connecting a plurality of batteries in series by connecting a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the adjacent battery, said batteries overlapped with each other in a manner that the positive electrode and the negative electrode are arranged in the straight line alternately; a plurality of terminals respectively overlapped with each bus bar; a plurality of electric wires respectively connected with each terminal; and a plate receiving them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Tomochika Inoue, Shinichi Yanagihara
  • Publication number: 20120164509
    Abstract: A busbar module for connecting a plurality of batteries of a battery unit in which the batteries are arranged so that electrodes of each of the batteries having different polarities are disposed adjacent to each other is provided. The busbar module includes busbars, terminals, wires and plates. The busbars connect the electrodes adjacent to each other. The terminals are connected to the busbars respectively to detect a voltage of the batteries. The wires are connected to the terminals respectively. The plates accommodate the busbar, the terminals and the wires, and provided above the battery unit. A connector connects the plates together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Keizo Aoki, Shinichi Yanagihara
  • Publication number: 20120009447
    Abstract: A power supply device, which is simply assembled and in which a cell assembly and a measuring section are freely inserted and detached, is provided. A power supply device 1 includes a cell assembly 2, a plurality of first bus bars 51, a plate 3 to which the plurality of bus bars 51 are attached. The plate is overlapped on the cell assembly 2. The cell assembly 2 has a plurality of cells 21 respectively including positive electrodes 23 at one ends and negative electrodes 24 at the other ends. The first bus bars 51 connect the positive electrodes 23 of the one cells 21 to the negative electrodes 24 of the other cells 21 of the cell assembly 2 which are mutually adjacent when the plate 3 is overlapped or overlaid on the cell assembly 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Takao Shoji, Shinichi Yanagihara, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Kazuhisa Meguro, Yasuyoshi Fukao, Junta Katayama
  • Publication number: 20110064986
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki OGASAWARA, Keizo AOKI
  • Publication number: 20110064987
    Abstract: A wire arrangement body includes: a wire arrangement groove portion of a tank shape that has a bottom wall portion and both side wall portions; a lid portion that is rotatably connected to one side wall portion of the wire arrangement groove portion through a hinge and covers the wire arrangement groove portion so as to seal a groove opening of the wire arrangement groove portion; and an engagement portion that causes the lid portion to engage with the other side wall portion of the wire arrangement groove portion when the lid portion covers the wire arrangement groove portion. The wire arrangement body is provided so that a center position of the hinge and a center position of the engagement portion are aligned in parallel with a width direction of the wire arrangement body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki OGASAWARA, Keizo AOKI
  • Publication number: 20110008669
    Abstract: A power supply system including a plurality of batteries includes a busbar, a terminal and a busbar module. The busbar connects a first electrode of one of the batteries with a second electrode of another one of the batteries. The terminal is mounted on the busbar and is contacted with the first electrode. The busbar module has a bulkhead defining a space accommodating the busbar. A locking member is extended from the bulkhead into the space and restricts the busbar. An abutment portion is provided at an edge part of the terminal. The abutment portion abuts the locking member when the terminal is rotated about the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki OGASAWARA, Katsunori SATO, Hideki INOUE, Motoo NOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20100288532
    Abstract: A busbar for being accommodated in a case includes a metal plate, a regulating portion and a connected portion. The regulating portion is provided at a part of an edge of the metal plate. The regulating portion has a burr extending in a direction opposite to an inserting direction in which the busbar is inserted into the case. The regulating portion is adapted to come in contact with a part of an inner wall of the case so as to regulate a position of the busbar. The connected portion is provided at a part of the edge of the metal plate. The connected portion has a burr extending in the inserting direction. The connected portion is adapted to be disposed so as not to contact the inner wall of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKEDA, Shigeyuki OGASAWARA, Kouichiro MOCHIZUKI, Keizo AOKI
  • Publication number: 20100224403
    Abstract: A power storage apparatus includes a power storage module having a plurality of power storage elements which are aligned in one direction; a device placed adjacently to the power storage module in the direction of the alignment of the power storage elements; a high-voltage cable used in charge and discharge of the power storage module; and a support structure configured to support the high-voltage cable at a plurality of points to position the high-voltage cable along a reference path. The high-voltage cable is configured to electrically connect an electrode terminal of the power storage module to the device. The electrode terminal is one of two electrode terminals of the power storage module and is located on a farther side of the power storage module from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Akihiro KOSAKI, Masaaki Iwabe, Kenji Iida, Shinsuke Azuma, Shigeyuki Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 7740504
    Abstract: A power circuit breaker having a simple structure with a small number of components is provided. The power circuit breaker includes: a circuit receiver which receives a pair of circuit terminals connected to an end of an opened power circuit; and a plug body having a fuse to be mounted on the circuit receiver to close the power circuit. In the fuse, a pair of terminals extending from a housing, which receives a fuse element of the fuse, is bent approximately at right angles at the middle of the terminal. A central curving portion of the bent part is provided with a notch. A cross section of the terminal exposed within the notch is pressed by a jig, which fits with the notch, so that the fuse is press-fit into the plug body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasukazu Chikamatsu, Masahiro Deno, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Yasuyoshi Fukao
  • Publication number: 20080242150
    Abstract: A power circuit breaker having a simple structure with a small number of components is provided. The power circuit breaker includes: a circuit receiver which receives a pair of circuit terminals connected to an end of an opened power circuit; and a plug body having a fuse to be mounted on the circuit receiver to close the power circuit. In the fuse, a pair of terminals extending from a housing, which receives a fuse element of the fuse, is bent approximately at right angles at the middle of the terminal. The bent part is provided with a notch. A cross section of the terminal exposed within the notch is pressed by a jig, which fits with the notch, so that the fuse is press-fit into the plug body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasukazu Chikamatsu, Masahiro Deno, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Yasuyoshi Fukao