Patents by Inventor Shinji Iihoshi

Shinji Iihoshi 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: 11728589
    Abstract: A connector 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 to be coupled to each other. The first and second housings 11, 12 respectively include a first wall 24 and a second wall 44 partitioning between the first and second housings 11, 12. The first housing 11 includes a first cavity 13, a reference portion 27 constituting a part of the first wall, 24 and a first opening 29 communicating with the first cavity 13. The second housing 12 includes a restricting portion 47 constituting a part of the second wall 44. The restricting portion 47 projects into the first cavity 13 from the first opening 29 beyond the reference portion 27, and a tip thereof in a projecting direction is arranged to face an end part of a wire 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Fukatsu, Shinji Iihoshi, Tomohisa Uchida, Takeshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11705651
    Abstract: A press-fit terminal inserted into through hole of a circuit board along insertion direction includes a base portion extending in insertion direction, distal end portion, and two deformable portions. The distal end portion is on a front side to base portion in insertion direction and includes distal end portion side corner portions. The two deformable portions connect base portion and distal end portion and are contacted with an inner wall of through hole and elastically deformed. The two deformable portions include deformable portion side corner portions and deformable portion side corner portions include outer deformable portion side corner portions on outer side in direction crossing insertion direction. The two deformable portions include easy deformable portions, in portions having outer deformable portion side corner portions with curved surfaces whose radius of curvature RL is greater than a radius of curvature RS of curved surfaces of distal end portion side corner portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Yamanaka, Tetsuya Ito, Shinji Iihoshi, Kentaro Hirai, Takashi Tonosaki, Mitsugu Furutani, Shigeki Shimada
  • Patent number: 11509097
    Abstract: A connector includes a first housing and a second housing having facing surfaces facing each other. One of the first and second housings includes a receiving portion open forward in a front end part and the other includes a rotating portion to be arranged in the receiving portion in the front end part. The second housing is rotated with respect to the first housing about an axis passing through the rotating portion in the receiving portion along a width direction and is coupled to the first housing. The first housing includes a lock receiving portion open forward and rearward in the front end part. The second housing includes a locking portion projecting toward the first housing and to be fit to the lock receiving portion in the front end part. The locking portion includes a wide restricting portion, and the lock receiving portion includes a wide restriction receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Fukatsu, Toshikazu Sakurai, Shinji Iihoshi, Takeshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220115795
    Abstract: A press-fit terminal inserted into through hole of a circuit board along insertion direction includes a base portion extending in insertion direction, distal end portion, and two deformable portions. The distal end portion is on a front side to base portion in insertion direction and includes distal end portion side corner portions. The two deformable portions connect base portion and distal end portion and are contacted with an inner wall of through hole and elastically deformed. The two deformable portions include deformable portion side corner portions and deformable portion side corner portions include outer deformable portion side corner portions on outer side in direction crossing insertion direction. The two deformable portions include easy deformable portions, in portions having outer deformable portion side corner portions with curved surfaces whose radius of curvature RL is greater than a radius of curvature RS of curved surfaces of distal end portion side corner portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya YAMANAKA, Tetsuya ITO, Shinji IIHOSHI, Kentaro HIRAI, Takashi TONOSAKI, Mitsugu FURUTANI, Shigeki SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20220069510
    Abstract: A connector 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 to be coupled to each other. The first and second housings 11, 12 respectively include a first wall 24 and a second wall 44 partitioning between the first and second housings 11, 12. The first housing 11 includes a first cavity 13, a reference portion 27 constituting a part of the first wall, 24 and a first opening 29 communicating with the first cavity 13. The second housing 12 includes a restricting portion 47 constituting a part of the second wall 44. The restricting portion 47 projects into the first cavity 13 from the first opening 29 beyond the reference portion 27, and a tip thereof in a projecting direction is arranged to face an end part of a wire 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yukihiro FUKATSU, Shinji IIHOSHI, Tomohisa UCHIDA, Takeshi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220069509
    Abstract: A connector A is provided with a pair of housings 10, 30 each including a plurality of terminal accommodation chambers 12, 32 arranged in a width direction, the housings 10, 30 being stacked and assembled such that arrangement directions of the terminal accommodation chambers 12, 32 are parallel to each other, communicating portions 23, 37 open in facing surfaces 21, 35 of the pair of housings 10, 30 facing each other and allowing the terminal accommodation chambers 12, 32 adjacent in the width direction to communicate with each other, a plurality of terminal fittings 15 connected to front end parts of wires 14 and individually accommodated in the plurality of terminal accommodation chambers 12, 32, and recesses 24, 38 formed in regions in front of front ends of the communicating portions 23, 37, out of the facing surfaces 21, 35.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yukihiro FUKATSU, Shinji IIHOSHI, Tomohisa UCHIDA, Takeshi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220069524
    Abstract: A connector includes a first housing and a second housing having facing surfaces facing each other. One of the first and second housings includes a receiving portion open forward in a front end part and the other includes a rotating portion to be arranged in the receiving portion in the front end part. The second housing is rotated with respect to the first housing about an axis passing through the rotating portion in the receiving portion along a width direction and is coupled to the first housing. The first housing includes a lock receiving portion open forward and rearward in the front end part. The second housing includes a locking portion projecting toward the first housing and to be fit to the lock receiving portion in the front end part. The locking portion includes a wide restricting portion, and the lock receiving portion includes a wide restriction receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yukihiro FUKATSU, Toshikazu SAKURAI, Shinji IIHOSHI, Takeshi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10355412
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing (10) having a flange (31) provided on an outer periphery and a lock arm (17) having an unlocking portion (23) and provided near the flange (31), and a grommet (70) in the form of a resilient tube and to be externally fit on the flange (31). The grommet (70) includes a cover (73) for covering the unlocking portion (23). The lock arm (17) is deflected and deformed in an unlocking direction by the unlocking portion (23) being pressed via the cover (73). The cover (73) includes an operating recess (79) shaped to bulge toward the unlocking portion (23) and be concave when viewed from a pressing operation side. The unlocking portion (23) includes an inclined surface (22) for converting a pressing force applied in a depth direction of the operating recess (79) into a force in the unlocking direction during an unlocking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Matsuura, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Patent number: 10096939
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of suppressing opening deformation of an operating member and avoiding enlargement. A U-shaped operating member (11) is arranged to straddle a housing (10) and is linearly movable from an initial position to a connection position while arms (37) slide on the housing (10) and proceeds with a connecting operation of the housing (10) and a mating housing (12) by cam engagement of the arms (37) with the mating housing (12) during a movement. The housing (10) includes support shafts (18) and the arms (37) include linearly extending long grooves (39) into which the support shafts (18) are inserted to be slidable in contact therewith. The support shaft (18) includes jaws (19) and the long groove (39) includes an engaging edge (44) configured to contact the jaws (19) in an opening direction of the arm (37).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Publication number: 20180248313
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing (10) having a flange (31) provided on an outer periphery and a lock arm (17) having an unlocking portion (23) and provided near the flange (31), and a grommet (70) in the form of a resilient tube and to be externally fit on the flange (31). The grommet (70) includes a cover (73) for covering the unlocking portion (23). The lock arm (17) is deflected and deformed in an unlocking direction by the unlocking portion (23) being pressed via the cover (73). The cover (73) includes an operating recess (79) shaped to bulge toward the unlocking portion (23) and be concave when viewed from a pressing operation side. The unlocking portion (23) includes an inclined surface (22) for converting a pressing force applied in a depth direction of the operating recess (79) into a force in the unlocking direction during an unlocking operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Junya Matsuura, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Patent number: 10050377
    Abstract: A connector (10) is provided with a waiting side housing (11) including a forwardly open receptacle (13) and is mounted in a mounting hole (H) of a panel (P). A fit-in side housing (30) includes a terminal accommodating portion (31) that can fit into the receptacle (13). Drainage ports (21) are formed in a lower wall (16) of the receptacle (13), and water guides (22) project into opening areas of the drainage ports (21) only from parts of opening edges of the drainage ports (21). Upper surfaces of the water guides (22) define water guiding surfaces (23) connected to an upper surface (16S) of the lower wall (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Matsuura, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Patent number: 10044138
    Abstract: An operating member (11) is displaceable to an assembled position, an initial position and a connection position with respect to a housing (10) and proceeds with a connecting operation of the housing and a mating housing (12) by cam engagement with the mating housing (12) when being displaced from the initial position to the connection position. The housing (10) includes resilient locks (25, 26) configured to restrict a displacement of the operating member (11) in a direction opposite to that from the assembled position toward the initial position by resiliently locking the operating member (11) at the assembled position and restrict a displacement of the operating member (11) in a return direction from the initial position to the assembled position by resiliently locking the operating member (11) at the initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Publication number: 20180123283
    Abstract: A connector (10) is provided with a waiting side housing (11) including a forwardly open receptacle (13) and is mounted in a mounting hole (H) of a panel (P). A fit-in side housing (30) includes a terminal accommodating portion (31) that can fit into the receptacle (13). Drainage ports (21) are formed in a lower wall (16) of the receptacle (13), and water guides (22) project into opening areas of the drainage ports (21) only from parts of opening edges of the drainage ports (21). Upper surfaces of the water guides (22) define water guiding surfaces (23) connected to an upper surface (16S) of the lower wall (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Junya Matsuura, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Patent number: 9923305
    Abstract: An operating member (11) is displaceable to an assembled position, an initial position and a connection position with respect to a housing (10). The operating member (11) is rotated from the assembled position to the initial position with support shafts (18) inserted into end portions (41) of long grooves (39) serving as a center of rotation and includes a rotating mechanism configured to increase a laterally projecting amount of the housing (10) as the operating member moves from the assembled position toward the initial position and a sliding mechanism configured to move the operating member in a direction to reduce the laterally projecting amount from the initial position to the connection position while the support shafts (18) are displaced relative to the long grooves (39) and proceed with a connecting operation of the both housings (10, 12) by cam engagement with a mating housing (12) during a movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Patent number: 9899768
    Abstract: An operating member (11) includes a plate-like arm (37) configured to cover an outer surface of a housing (10) and is displaceable to an initial position and a connection position. A resilient piece (48) is provided on an outer edge of the arm (37) and projects along a plate surface of the arm (37). The resilient piece (48) restricts a displacement of the operating member (11) from the initial position to the connection position by resiliently locking a lock receiving portion (32) while being unlocked from the lock receiving portion (32) by being pressed by an unlocking portion (15) of a mating housing (12) and allowing displacement of the operating member (11) to the connection position. The resilient piece (48) is shaped to be delectable and deformable in a direction along the plate surface of the arm portion (37) when being pressed by the unlocking portion (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Patent number: 9899769
    Abstract: A moving direction of an operating member (11) from an initial position toward a connection position with respect to a housing (10) is selectable from directions along a first movement path and a second movement path opposite to each other. The housing (10) includes a first lock portion (25) and a second lock portion (26) at positions line-symmetrical with respect to a center of a length along the moving direction of the operating member (11). The first and second lock portions (25, 26) lock and hold the operating member (11) selected to move along the first movement path respectively at the initial position and the connection position and lock and hold the operating member (11) selected to move along the second movement path respectively at the connection position and the initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi, Yasuo Imai
  • Publication number: 20170346223
    Abstract: An operating member (11) is displaceable to an assembled position, an initial position and a connection position with respect to a housing (10) and proceeds with a connecting operation of the housing and a mating housing (12) by cam engagement with the mating housing (12) when being displaced from the initial position to the connection position. The housing (10) includes resilient locks (25, 26) configured to restrict a displacement of the operating member (11) in a direction opposite to that from the assembled position toward the initial position by resiliently locking the operating member (11) at the assembled position and restrict a displacement of the operating member (11) in a return direction from the initial position to the assembled position by resiliently locking the operating member (11) at the initial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Publication number: 20170346227
    Abstract: An operating member (11) is displaceable to an assembled position, an initial position and a connection position with respect to a housing (10). The operating member (11) is rotated from the assembled position to the initial position with support shafts (18) inserted into end portions (41) of long grooves (39) serving as a center of rotation and includes a rotating mechanism configured to increase a laterally projecting amount of the housing (10) as the operating member moves from the assembled position toward the initial position and a sliding mechanism configured to move the operating member in a direction to reduce the laterally projecting amount from the initial position to the connection position while the support shafts (18) are displaced relative to the long grooves (39) and proceed with a connecting operation of the both housings (10, 12) by cam engagement with a mating housing (12) during a movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Publication number: 20170346221
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of suppressing opening deformation of an operating member and avoiding enlargement. A U-shaped operating member (11) is arranged to straddle a housing (10) and is linearly movable from an initial position to a connection position while arms (37) slide on the housing (10) and proceeds with a connecting operation of the housing (10) and a mating housing (12) by cam engagement of the arms (37) with the mating housing (12) during a movement. The housing (10) includes support shafts (18) and the arms (37) include linearly extending long grooves (39) into which the support shafts (18) are inserted to be slidable in contact therewith. The support shaft (18) includes jaws (19) and the long groove (39) includes an engaging edge (44) configured to contact the jaws (19) in an opening direction of the arm (37).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Publication number: 20170346224
    Abstract: A moving direction of an operating member (11) from an initial position toward a connection position with respect to a housing (10) is selectable from directions along a first movement path and a second movement path opposite to each other. The housing (10) includes a first lock portion (25) and a second lock portion (26) at positions line-symmetrical with respect to a center of a length along the moving direction of the operating member (11). The first and second lock portions (25, 26) lock and hold the operating member (11) selected to move along the first movement path respectively at the initial position and the connection position and lock and hold the operating member (11) selected to move along the second movement path respectively at the connection position and the initial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi, Yasuo Imai