Patents by Inventor Tetsuya MIYAMURA
Tetsuya MIYAMURA 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: 20240154343Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of improving a force for holding a terminal fitting by a locking lance. A connector (10) is provided with a housing (20), a terminal locking portion (50) defining a cavity (70) together with the housing (20), and a terminal fitting (90) to be arranged in the cavity (70). The terminal locking portion (50) includes a locking lance (51) for locking the terminal fitting (90). The locking lance (51) is provided on one side surface of the cavity (70) resiliently deformably in a direction intersecting a width direction of the side surface. The housing (20) and the terminal locking portion (50) are made of mutually different materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Daisuke SAITO
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Publication number: 20240154346Abstract: A connector (A) is provided with a terminal fitting (10) and a housing (20) for holding the terminal fitting (10). The housing (20) includes a first function portion (30) made of a flexible synthetic resin material and a second function portion (32) made of a synthetic resin material having a smaller specific weight than the first function portion (30). The connector (A) is lighter by a weight obtained by multiplying a specific weight difference of the first function portion (30) and the second function portion (32) by a volume of the second function portion (32) as compared to a connector in which the entire housing (10) is made of the same material as the first function portion (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Daisuke SAITO
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Publication number: 20240120678Abstract: Provided is a connector that does not require dedicated assembly equipment. A connector (10) includes a primary molded portion (20A) comprising a primary resin material, and a secondary molded portion (50A) comprising a secondary resin material. The secondary molded portion (50A) is provided in such a way as to be capable of moving relative to the primary molded portion (20A).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventor: Tetsuya MIYAMURA
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Patent number: 11955745Abstract: It is aimed to realize space saving. A female connector includes female terminal fittings to be connected to male terminal fittings, a female housing for accommodating the female terminal fittings and a retainer displaceable between a terminal deformation position where the female terminal fittings are deformed and a release position where the retainer is separated from the female terminal fittings. The female terminal fitting includes a resilient contact piece for resiliently contacting the male terminal fitting. The retainer resiliently deforms the resilient contact pieces away from the male terminal fittings at the terminal deformation position.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Tetsuya Miyamura
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Patent number: 11848519Abstract: It is aimed to reduce cost. A female connector (F) includes a female housing (30) to be connected to a male housing (10), a lock functioning portion (57) provided on the female housing (30) and configured to lock the female housing (30) and the male housing (10) in a connected state by being locked to the male housing (10), and a releasing member (63) attachable to and detachable to the female housing (30), the releasing member being a component separate from the female housing (30). The releasing member (63) can displace the lock functioning portion (57) to disengage the lock functioning portion (57) from the male housing (10) while being mounted on the female housing (30).Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Yutaka Kobayashi, Hiroki Kobayashi, Pipatthana Phatiwuttipat, Teruo Hara
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Publication number: 20230396014Abstract: Provided is a connector capable of suppressing a fitting operation force. A connector (1) composes: a plurality of housings (10A, 10B, 10C), a mating-side housing (12) to which the housings (10A, 10B, 10C) are fitted; and a frame (11) that, in a process of approaching the mating-side housing (12), presses the housings (10A, 10B, 10C) at different timings in the direction approaching the mating-side housing (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventor: Tetsuya MIYAMURA
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Publication number: 20230378673Abstract: A card edge connector (1) is provided with: a housing (11); a hood (10) that is attached to an edge of a circuit substrate (S) and that fits to the housing (11); a connection terminal (12) that is attached to the housing (11) and that has an elastic contact piece (12G) which is in contact with a surface of the circuit substrate (S) and has a pressure receiving part (12F) which is pressed and displaces the elastic contact piece (12G) on the surface of the circuit substrate (S); and a pressure keeping member (13) that is attached to the housing (11) and that has a pressing part (13D) for pressing the pressure receiving part (12F). The hood (10) has a slant section (10E) along which the pressure keeping member (13) is displaced such that as the fitting of the hood (10) to the housing (11) progresses, the press stroke of the pressing part (13D) toward the pressure receiving part (12F) increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventor: Tetsuya MIYAMURA
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Publication number: 20230352869Abstract: It is aimed to satisfactorily correct the position of a lock arm. A connector (1) is provided with a first housing (10), female terminal fittings (27) to be inserted into the first housing (10) from behind, a second housing (50) to be connected to the first housing (10), a lock arm (22) provided at the first housing (10) and displaceable to a lock position where the first and second housings (10, 50) are locked in a connected state by the lock arm locking the second housing (50) and a lock releasing position where separation of the first and second housings (10, 50) is enabled by releasing the locking, and a correcting portion (74) arranged to face a surface on an unlocking direction side of the lock arm (22) in the connected state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Shinji NOZAKI, Daisuke SAITO, Hideto NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 11799228Abstract: It is aimed to prevent the damage and deformation of a terminal fitting. A connector is provided with a housing including a terminal accommodation chamber, and a terminal fitting including a tube portion and a resilient contact piece accommodated in the tube portion, the terminal fitting being inserted into the terminal accommodation chamber. A front wall portion of the housing is formed with a tab insertion hole into which a tab (T) of a mating terminal is inserted to enter the tube portion from front and contact the resilient contact piece. A left front plate portion is formed forward of the resilient contact piece in the terminal fitting. The front wall portion of the housing is formed with a detection hole open separately from the tab insertion hole. The detection hole is disposed at a position facing the left front plate portion in the front wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Tetsuya Miyamura
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Patent number: 11791584Abstract: It is aimed to improve a holding force for holding a retainer on a housing. A female connector (F) includes a female housing (10), female terminal fittings (27) to be inserted into the female housing (10) from behind, and a retainer (36) mounted on the female housing (10). The retainer (36) is movable in a direction intersecting an inserting direction of the female terminal fittings (27) between a partial locking position where insertion of the female terminal fittings (27) into the female housing (10) is allowed and a full locking position where the female terminal fittings (27) inserted into the female housing (10) are retained. The female housing (10) is formed with displacement restricting portions (18). The retainer (36) is formed with hooking portions (43) capable of coming into contact with the displacement restricting portions (18) from front when the retainer (36) is at the full locking position.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Masakuni Kasugai, Masanori Moriyasu
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Patent number: 11784431Abstract: It is aimed to prevent the interference of an external matter with an operating portion of a lock arm. A female connector (10) includes a female housing (11), female terminal fittings (26) to be inserted into the female housing (11) from behind, and a retainer (33) to be mounted into the female housing (11). The female housing (11) includes a lock arm (17) having a rear end part serving as an operating portion (20) for unlocking, and the retainer (33) is formed with a covering portion (35) for covering at least a part of the operating portion (20).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Tetsuya Miyamura
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Publication number: 20230268690Abstract: A connector (1) is provided with pressing portions (52C) for holding hooking portions (72) in a state butted against front locked portions (18A) and stopping a retainer (70) at an initial position in front when connection of a first housing (10) and a second housing (50) is started and allowing the hooking portions (72) to be disengaged from the front locked portions (18A) and making the retainer (70) movable from the initial position to a detection position when the connection of the first and second housings is completed, a lock arm (22) displaceable to a lock position for locking the first and second housings (10, 50) in a connected state by locking the second housing (50) and an unlock position for releasing the locking, and a holding portion (74) for suppressing a displacement of the lock arm (22) from the lock position to the unlock position in the connected state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Hideto NAKAMURA, Daisuke SAITO
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Publication number: 20230187877Abstract: A connector is provided with a first housing, a second housing connectable to and separable from the first housing, a spring member, a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion arranged at positions to accumulate a resilient force in the spring member according to connection of the first housing and the second housing, a first pressure receiving portion and a second pressure receiving portion arranged to receive a resilient restoring force in a direction to connect the first housing and the second housing from the spring member having the resilient force accumulated therein, and a first holding portion and a second holding portion for holding the spring member in a resilient force accumulating state of accumulating the resilient force by the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion only from start to a halfway state of the connection of the first housing and the second housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230187867Abstract: A connector is provided with first and second housings connectable to each other, a slider to be supported on the first housing, and a biasing member to be arranged between the slider and the first housing. The second housing includes a stopper portion for stopping a connecting operation of the first and second housings by coming into contact with a contact portion of the first housing and a slider lock receiving portion to be locked by a slider lock portion of a slider. The biasing member has a biasing force for pushing the first housing toward a connection position to the second housing when the slider lock receiving portion is locked by the slider lock portion and contact between the stopper portion and the contact portion is released.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Teruo HARA
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Publication number: 20230155323Abstract: A circuit board (62) is arranged in a receptacle (61). A housing (11, 12) having an accommodation space (21) is fit into the receptacle (61). A protecting member (14) is arranged movably to an initial position and a connection position in the housing (11, 12). A terminal fitting (13) includes a contact point portion (25) facing the accommodation space (21). The protecting member (14) includes a body portion (41) to be located on an opening side of the accommodation space (21) at the initial position and retracted from the opening side of the accommodation space (21) at the connection position, and a hooked portion (42) connected to an end part of the body (41). The receptacle (61) includes a hooking portion (64) on an inner surface for moving the protecting member (14) from the connection position to the initial position by hooking the hooked portion (42).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Daisuke SAITO, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Masanori MORIYASU
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Publication number: 20230139124Abstract: A connector (10) is provided with a terminal fitting (60) to be connected to a circuit board (120), a housing (20) for accommodating the terminal fitting (60), a board accommodating portion (50) for accommodating the circuit board (120) in the housing (20), a retainer mounting hole (54) provided in the housing (20), and a retainer (80) for locking the terminal fitting (60) by being inserted into the retainer mounting hole (54). A thermal expansion difference between the retainer (80) and the circuit board (120) is set larger than that between the housing (20) and the circuit board (120).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Pengfei LANG, Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Daisuke SAITO, Yutaka KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230130722Abstract: It is aimed to stabilize a contact pressure. A card edge connector (A) is provided with a female housing (30), terminal fittings (40) mounted in the female housing (40), and a circuit board (12) having mounting surfaces (13) and to be fit into the female housing (40) in parallel to the mounting surfaces (13). The circuit board (12) is provided with board-side terminals (20) projecting from the mounting surfaces (13). The terminal fitting (40) is formed with a recess (43) for accommodating the board-side terminal (20). A resilient contact piece (44) provided in the recess (43) resiliently contacts the board-side terminal (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Pengfei LANG, Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Daisuke SAITO, Yutaka KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11626683Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of properly exhibiting functions of a detection piece. A connector is provided with a housing (10) including a cavity (16), a terminal fitting (40) to be inserted into the cavity (16) from behind and including a tubular box portion (41) having open front and rear surfaces, a tab (31) of a mating terminal fitting (30) being inserted into the box portion (41) from front, and a retainer (60) to be mounted into the housing (10) and including a detection piece (64) capable of coming into contact with a rear end of the box portion (41). The detection piece (64) includes a recess (73) for avoiding interference with the tab (31) passed through the box portion (41).Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Kenji Makino, Akiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20230023447Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing into which a terminal fitting is inserted, and a retainer to be mounted into the housing. The retainer includes a rear stop portion for restricting a rearward movement of the terminal fitting and a front stop portion for restricting a forward movement of the terminal fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Daisuke SAITO, Masanori MORIYASU, Shinji TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230014356Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing, a circuit board to be arranged along a width direction in a board insertion portion of the housing, and a connecting member to be arranged in the housing and including a contact point portion to be connected to a conductive portion of the circuit board. The connecting member is configured to be swingable in the width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Daisuke SAITO, Masanori MORIYASU, Shinji TANAKA