Patents by Inventor Tohru Urano

Tohru Urano 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: 7497691
    Abstract: The cable connection structure in an electric vehicle includes a main body of the electrical machinery having an inclined face with respect to the detaching direction; a terminal connector unit being formed contiguously to and separately from the main body and having an insertion opening through which the cable is inserted into the terminal connector unit and a contact face which intimately contacts with the inclined face; a busbar projecting into the terminal connector unit through connecting openings formed on the inclined face and the contact face and having one terminal being connected to the inside of the main body and the other terminal being electrically connected to the terminal of the cable inside the terminal connector unit; and one or more connection bolts, penetrating the inclined face and the contact face, for detachably coupling the main body and the terminal connector unit, improving maintenance efficiency and reducing the costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tohru Urano
  • Publication number: 20080227304
    Abstract: The cable connection structure in an electric vehicle includes a main body of the electrical machinery having an inclined face with respect to the detaching direction; a terminal connector unit being formed contiguously to and separately from the main body and having an insertion opening through which the cable is inserted into the terminal connector unit and a contact face which intimately contacts with the inclined face; a busbar projecting into the terminal connector unit through connecting openings formed on the inclined face and the contact face and having one terminal being connected to the inside of the main body and the other terminal being electrically connected to the terminal of the cable inside the terminal connector unit; and one or more connection bolts, penetrating the inclined face and the contact face, for detachably coupling the main body and the terminal connector unit, improving maintenance efficiency and reducing the costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tohru Urano