Patents by Inventor Takashi Tonosaki

Takashi Tonosaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20230378671
    Abstract: A press-fit terminal is provided with a press-fit portion including two contact pieces facing each other across an eye hole. Each of the two contact pieces includes a parallel portion in parallel to that of the other contact piece, a front spring portion and a rear spring portion. A thickness of the press-fit portion is 0.75 mm or more and 0.85 mm or less. When G1 [mm3] and G2 [mm3] denote front spring strength and rear spring strength for the press-fit portion, G1+G2 is 0.030 or more and 0.080 or less. Further, when ? denotes a gradient of the front spring portion with respect to an inserting direction of the press-fit portion, G1 tan ? is 0.0024 or more and 0.0070 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya YAMANAKA, Tetsuya ITO, Mitsugu FURUTANI, Tetsuya SHINOZAKI, Takashi TONOSAKI, Hiroyuki TANAKA
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230111250
    Abstract: A press-fit terminal includes a press-fit portion including two contact pieces facing each other with an eyehole interposed therebetween, where each of the two contact pieces includes a parallel portion, a front spring portion extending from the parallel portion in a direction in which the press-fit portion is inserted, and a rear spring portion extending from the parallel portion in a direction opposite to the direction in which the press-fit portion is inserted, the two parallel portions being parallel to each other, a thickness of the press-fit portion is 0.3 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less, when a length of the eyehole is Le [mm] and a length of the parallel portion is Ls [mm], Ls/Le is 0.57 or more and 0.65 or less, and when front spring strength is G1 [mm3] and rear spring strength is G2 [mm3], G1/G2 is 0.55 or more and 1.45 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya YAMANAKA, Tetsuya ITO, Toshikazu SAKURAI, Takashi TONOSAKI, Tetsuya SHINOZAKI, Shigeki SHIMADA
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10957998
    Abstract: An object is to, for physical properties, holding force, contact area, and insertion force in a trade-off relationship, set the holding force to 37 N or more, the contact area to 0.72 mm2 or more, and the insertion force to 90 N or less. A press-fit terminal is to be press-fitted into a through hole formed in a circuit board. A press-fit part includes a beam and an eye hole that is surrounded by the beam. The beam includes two parallel parts that are parallel to each other. In the press-fit part, G1/G2 is 0.20 or more and 1.05 or less where a front-side spring strength is G1 [mm3] and a rear-side spring strength is G2 [mm3] calculated under the following conditions, and G is 0.007 mm3 or more and 0.012 mm3 or less where a spring strength G [mm3] is G1+G2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Yamanaka, Kaori Shimizu, Tetsuya Ito, Takashi Tonosaki, Tetsuya Shinozaki, Shigeki Shimada
  • Publication number: 20200313320
    Abstract: An object is to, for physical properties, holding force, contact area, and insertion force in a trade-off relationship, set the holding force to 37 N or more, the contact area to 0.72 mm2 or more, and the insertion force to 90 N or less. A press-fit terminal is to be press-fitted into a through hole formed in a circuit board. A press-fit part includes a beam and an eye hole that is surrounded by the beam. The beam includes two parallel parts that are parallel to each other. In the press-fit part, G1/G2 is 0.20 or more and 1.05 or less where a front-side spring strength is G1 [mm3] and a rear-side spring strength is G2 [mm3] calculated under the following conditions, and G is 0.007 mm3 or more and 0.012 mm3 or less where a spring strength G [mm3] is G1+G2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya YAMANAKA, Kaori SHIMIZU, Tetsuya ITO, Takashi TONOSAKI, Tetsuya SHINOZAKI, Shigeki SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 9356388
    Abstract: A terminal (15) of a terminal-attached wire (10), in which the terminal (15) is connected to an end portion of a wire (11) and the end portion is sealed by a heat shrinkable tube (33), includes a terminal connecting portion (16) to be connected to a mating terminal, a wire connecting portion (18) to be connected to the end portion of the wire (11) and a coupling portion (22) coupling the terminal connecting portion (16) and the wire connecting portion (18) An opening end (33A) of the heat shrinkable tube (33) is mounted on the coupling portion (22), and a draining portion (32) for preventing adhering water from running down to the opening end (33A) is provided on a side closer to the terminal connecting portion (16) than the opening end (33A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD
    Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Satoshi Morikawa, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Kazuaki Takeda, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Patent number: 9252527
    Abstract: A relay terminal (10) made of copper or copper alloy and configured to join an aluminum wire (20) and a copper wire (30) by being electrically connected to the aluminum wire (20) and the copper wire (30) includes a first barrel portion (11) to be caulked and crimped to an aluminum core (21) of the aluminum wire (20) made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, which is a metal different from copper or copper alloy constituting the relay terminal (10), a second barrel portion (12) to be caulked and crimped to a copper core (31) of the copper wire (30), a bottom plate (13) configured to link the first barrel portion (11) and the second barrel portion (12), and a projecting portion (41) (water drainage portion (40)) provided on the bottom plate (13) and configured to restrict the intrusion of water from the second barrel portion (12) toward the first barrel portion (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Satoshi Morikawa, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Kazuaki Takeda, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Patent number: 9184541
    Abstract: A terminal-provided wire (10) includes a wire (13) with a core (11) whose end is exposed, and a terminal (20) crimped to the end of the core (11) and connectable to a mating side. The terminal (20) includes a front terminal portion (21) and a rear terminal portion (22). The rear terminal portion (22) includes a bottom plate portion (26) on which the core (11) is to be placed, a pair of wire barrel portions (27) extending from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be crimped to the core (11), an easily breakable portion (28) extending in an axial direction from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be broken at the time of disassembling, and a fixing portion (29) extending in the axial direction from the easily breakable portion (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Junichi Ono, Toshiya Oota, Takuji Otsuka, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Patent number: 9147944
    Abstract: A female terminal fitting (20) is to be crimped to a wire including a core (12) formed by plural strands (11) and includes a bottom plate (22) on which the core (12) is to be placed, and a pair of crimping pieces (25L, 25R) connected to the bottom plate (22) and to be crimped to the core (12) in such a manner as to embrace the core (12) placed on the bottom plate (22). Butting parts of the respective crimping pieces (25L, 25R) are formed with a thinning portion (27), and a corner portion (30) is formed by deforming the thinning portion (27) when the respective crimping pieces (25L, 25R) are crimped to the core (12). Accordingly, a clearance formed at the butting parts of the respective crimping pieces (25L, 25R) can be made smaller than in the case where the thinning portions (27) are not provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Satoshi Morikawa, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Kazuaki Takeda, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Patent number: 9136628
    Abstract: A terminal fitting (20) is crimped to an aluminum wire including a core (12) formed by putting a plurality of strands (11) together. The terminal fitting (20) includes a bottom plate (22) on which the core (12) is placed, and two barrel pieces (25L, 25R) connected to the bottom plate (22) and crimped to the core (12) so as to embrace the core (12) placed on the bottom plate (22). Overlapping portions (24L, 24R) are formed on tip parts of the respective barrel pieces (25L, 25R) by folding a plate material forming the barrel pieces (25L, 25R) to overlap layers of the plate material. The overlapping portions (24L, 24R) contact each other without intruding between the strands (11) when the respective barrel pieces (25L, 25R) are crimped to the core (12). The terminal fitting (20) eliminates breakage of the core (12) and is less affected by spring back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Satoshi Morikawa, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Kazuaki Takeda, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20150244084
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a female terminal fitting (20) to be crimped to a wire including a core (12) formed by putting a plurality of strands (11) together and including a bottom plate portion (22) on which the core (12) is to be placed, and a pair of crimping pieces (25L, 25R) connected to the bottom plate portion (22) and to be crimped to the core (12) in such a manner as to embrace the core (12) placed on the bottom plate portion (22). Butting parts of the respective crimping pieces (25L, 25R) are formed with a thinning portion (27), and a corner portion (30) is formed by deforming the thinning portion (27) when the respective crimping pieces (25L, 25R) are crimped to the core (12). According to such a configuration, the thinning portion (27) is preferentially deformed by crimping to form the corner portion (30). Thus, a clearance formed at the butting parts of the respective crimping pieces (25L, 25R) can be made smaller than in the case where the thinning portion (27) are not provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Satoshi Morikawa, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Kazuaki Takeda, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20150079825
    Abstract: A terminal-provided wire (10) includes a wire (13) with a core (11) whose end is exposed, and a terminal (20) crimped to the end of the core (11) and connectable to a mating side. The terminal (20) includes a front terminal portion (21) and a rear terminal portion (22). The rear terminal portion (22) includes a bottom plate portion (26) on which the core (11) is to be placed, a pair of wire barrel portions (27) extending from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be crimped to the core (11), an easily breakable portion (28) extending in an axial direction from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be broken at the time of disassembling, and a fixing portion (29) extending in the axial direction from the easily breakable portion (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Junichi Ono, Toshiya Oota, Takuji Otsuka, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20140378011
    Abstract: A terminal fitting (20) is crimped to an aluminum wire including a core (12) formed by putting a plurality of strands (11) together. The terminal fitting (20) includes a bottom plate (22) on which the core (12) is placed, and two barrel pieces (25L, 25R) connected to the bottom plate (22) and crimped to the core (12) so as to embrace the core (12) placed on the bottom plate (22). Overlapping portions (24L, 24R) are formed on tip parts of the respective barrel pieces (25L, 25R) by folding a plate material forming the barrel pieces (25L, 25R) to overlap layers of the plate material. The overlapping portions (24L, 24R) contact each other without intruding between the strands (11) when the respective barrel pieces (25L, 25R) are crimped to the core (12). The terminal fitting (20) eliminates breakage of the core (12) and is less affected by spring back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Satoshi Morikawa, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Kazuaki Takeda, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20140349501
    Abstract: A terminal (15) of a terminal-attached wire (10), in which the terminal (15) is connected to an end portion of a wire (11) and the end portion is sealed by a heat shrinkable tube (33), includes a terminal connecting portion (16) to be connected to a mating terminal, a wire connecting portion (18) to be connected to the end portion of the wire (11) and a coupling portion (22) coupling the terminal connecting portion (16) and the wire connecting portion (18) An opening end (33A) of the heat shrinkable tube (33) is mounted on the coupling portion (22), and a draining portion (32) for preventing adhering water from running down to the opening end (33A) is provided on a side closer to the terminal connecting portion (16) than the opening end (33A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD
    Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Satoshi Morikawa, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Kazuaki Takeda, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20140335722
    Abstract: A relay terminal (10) made of copper or copper alloy and configured to join an aluminum wire (20) and a copper wire (30) by being electrically connected to the aluminum wire (20) and the copper wire (30) includes a first barrel portion (11) to be caulked and crimped to an aluminum core (21) of the aluminum wire (20) made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, which is a metal different from copper or copper alloy constituting the relay terminal (10), a second barrel portion (12) to be caulked and crimped to a copper core (31) of the copper wire (30), a bottom plate (13) configured to link the first barrel portion (11) and the second barrel portion (12), and a projecting portion (41) (water drainage portion (40)) provided on the bottom plate (13) and configured to restrict the intrusion of water from the second barrel portion (12) toward the first barrel portion (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Satoshi Morikawa, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Kazuaki Takeda, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Patent number: 8771028
    Abstract: A board connecting portion (21) of a terminal fitting (20) is inserted in a through hole (11) of a circuit board (10). Two resilient deformation portions (22) formed at the board connecting portion (21) are deformed resiliently to approach each other and are held resiliently in contact with the inner periphery of the through hole (11). Copper plating layers (25) formed on the outer surfaces of the resilient deformation portions (22) and a board-side tin plating layer (13) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole (11) are alloyed to hold the board connecting portion (21) in the through hole (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Tonosaki
  • Patent number: 8435051
    Abstract: A housing (10) has inserting portions (63) with projections (17) formed with slits (19). An alignment plate (60) is mounted movably on the housing (10) and has inserting portions (63) that enter the slits (19) of the projections (17). The alignment plate (60) is displaced relative to the housing (10) in the process of mounting a housing (10) on a board (90) due to interference with the board (90) and the inserting portions (63) move deeper into the slits (19). The projections (17) widen the slits (19) as the inserting portions (63) move deeper into the slits (19) and hence leading ends of the projections (17) engage opening edges of the mounting holes (92) of the board (90) to fix the housing (10) to the board (90).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20130034976
    Abstract: A board connecting portion (21) of a terminal fitting (20) is inserted in a through hole (11) of a circuit board (10). Two resilient deformation portions (22) formed at the board connecting portion (21) are deformed resiliently to approach each other and are held resiliently in contact with the inner periphery of the through hole (11). Copper plating layers (25) formed on the outer surfaces of the resilient deformation portions (22) and a board-side tin plating layer (13) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole (11) are alloyed to hold the board connecting portion (21) in the through hole (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20110281462
    Abstract: A housing (10) has inserting portions (63) with projections (17) formed with slits (19). An alignment plate (60) is mounted movably on the housing (10) and has inserting portions (63) that enter the slits (19) of the projections (17). The alignment plate (60) is displaced relative to the housing (10) in the process of mounting a housing (10) on a board (90) due to interference with the board (90) and the inserting portions (63) move deeper into the slits (19). The projections (17) widen the slits (19) as the inserting portions (63) move deeper into the slits (19) and hence leading ends of the projections (17) engage opening edges of the mounting holes (92) of the board (90) to fix the housing (10) to the board (90).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Tonosaki