Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Sugiura

Tomohiro Sugiura 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: 20120090881
    Abstract: A metal core substrate is provided. A first routing member is comprised of a first area of one sheet of metal core material; a first insulation layer formed on the first area; and a first circuit pattern made of a copper foil and formed on the first insulation layer. A second routing member comprised of: a second area of the one sheet of the metal core material, which is separated from the first area; a second insulation layer formed on the second area; and a second circuit pattern made of a copper foil and formed on the second insulation layer. A connecting member electrically connects the first routing member and the second routing member. The connecting member is comprised of a third area of the one sheet of the metal core material, which is interposed between the first area and the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro SUGIURA, Akira HARAO, Minoru KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 7929725
    Abstract: An acoustic apparatus has permanent magnets 2 and 3, which have north poles and south poles magnetized alternately in a stripe-like fashion, at the front and back of a diaphragm 1, respectively; and has a conductor circuit 4 wired on the diaphragm 1 along the stripe-like poles of the permanent magnets 2 and 3. This offers an advantage of being able to prevent an echo. The diaphragm 1, permanent magnets 2 and 3, conductor circuit 4, spacer 5, and iron plates 6 and 7 are installed in a baffle 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sugiura, Shunji Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20110043013
    Abstract: A vehicle seat cover including separately formed parts that are configured to wrap a seat main body and are joined by a joining unit, wherein a band-shaped covering member, which can visually cover a joining state by the joining unit, is disposed in an annular shape, the covering member provided to overhang in an inner side direction of the annular shape, wherein the joining unit is disposed in an inner side position of the annular shape of the covering member along a position in which the covering member is disposed, and wherein in the covering member, an inserting structure is formed into which a string-shaped member can be inserted into a part that overhangs in the inner side direction of the annular shape along an longitudinal direction of the covering member, and the string-shaped member inserted into the inserting structure is tightened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro SUGIURA, Kunio NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20110043969
    Abstract: The present invention provides a junction block adapted for a variety grade of vehicles without increase of cost. The junction block includes a circuit board 2, a terminal block 3 for low-grade use to be connected to the circuit board, a bus bar block 4 for high-grade use superimposed on the terminal block and connected to the circuit board, a cover 9 for covering the circuit board from side of the bus bar block, and a plurality of fuses 39, 39? to be connected to terminals 14a, 19a of the terminal block and the bus bar block, wherein the junction block is adapted for high-grade use and low-grade use with or without use of the bus bar block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
  • Publication number: 20100328908
    Abstract: In order to readily and securely mount, for example, a fuse block to a cover and readily accommodate increase in the number of circuits, bus bars each having on one side a terminal portion for connection of an electrical component and on the other side a terminal portion for connection of circuit board are provided in an insulating block body parallel to each other to constitute a busbar block. The bus bars are prevented from uplifting by virtue of a rib integral with the block body. Recessed portions for positioning are provided in an insulating cover corresponding to the ribs, and at the same time as the busbar block is attached to the cover, the ribs are brought into engagement with the recessed portions to provide positioning of the busbar block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akinori Nakashima, Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
  • Publication number: 20100326692
    Abstract: There is provided a waterproof structure for the electrical junction box includes a stepwise portion in which a punched hole has to be provided for molding a locking projection on a peripheral wall of a main-body case. The waterproof structure prevents intrusion of a droplet from an outside into the main-body case via the punched hole and thereby improves waterproof performance. An extended portion 37d is provided on a left wall portion 22 of the main-body case 2 for moving the position of the punched hole which should be provided in the stepwise portion 35 toward the side of the locking projection 33. A hole-sealing portion 47a is provided at a edge portion 42a of the left wall portion 42 of the cover 4, the hole-sealing portion 47a is configured to cover the entire opening of the punched hole 37 moved toward the side of the locking projection 33 in a state where the cover is attached to the main-body case 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Ozawa, Katsuhiro Kubota, Tomohiro Sugiura, Katsuyoshi Kobayashi, Masao Shibata
  • Publication number: 20100317241
    Abstract: A plate-like terminal mounting structure is configured to attach a plurality of plate-like terminals in multiple tiers to a terminal holder for facilitated and effective positioning of the terminals in the terminal holder and prevention of undesirable impacts of the terminals upon a connection between the terminals and a circuit board. The terminal holder includes a plurality of ribs tapering toward their tips and parallel to each other. The terminal includes a recessed portions or holes for engaging the plate-like terminals with the ribs in a regular mounting position without gap left therebetween. The rib includes sloping surfaces on its four sides (front, rear, right, and left sides). The terminal holder includes a partition wall separating the terminals from each other, the partition wall being in one piece with the ribs. The plate-like terminals are arranged in multiple tiers in a height direction of the ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sugiura, Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
  • Patent number: 7819481
    Abstract: A head rest device that is incorporated into a seat back includes a head rest body, a stay that is integrally connected to the head rest body, a tilting mechanism that is fixedly connected to the seat back and is arranged and constructed to tilt the stay relative to the seat back, and a cover that is capable of covering the tilting mechanism. The cover includes a slot that is arranged and shaped to not prevent the stay from tilting. The cover includes a closure member that is arranged and constructed to cover the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Souji Yasukawa, Tomohiro Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20100263915
    Abstract: To achieve efficient heat spreading and heat releasing by using a metal core of a circuit board, a terminal block includes an insulating block body and terminals. At least one of the terminals is provided with terminal portions for a connection with a circuit board. The terminal portions are inserted into respective through holes of the circuit board, the circuit board having a pattern circuit at a surface layer thereof and a conductive metal core at an intermediate portion in a thickness direction, so that heat of the metal core or of both the metal core and the pattern circuit is absorbed and transferred to the terminals. A bus-bar block includes an insulating block body and several parallel bus-bars with different lengths. Terminal portions at a tip end of the bus-bars are inserted, near heat-generating component on the circuit board, into the through holes of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
  • Patent number: 7777132
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes: a body; a mounting member which is attached to the body; a shaft portion which is provided on the mounting member; and a shaft receiving portion which is provided on the body and receives the shaft portion rotatably. A first rib is formed on one of the shaft portion and the shaft receiving portion. When the mounting member is attached to the body, the first rib abuts against the other of the shaft portion and the shaft receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Ozawa, Tomohiro Sugiura, Katsuhiro Kubota, Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7744379
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric connection box capable of carrying out insertion accurately when a plurality of connection terminals provided at a terminal holding member to a plurality of inserting grooves of a terminal inserting member, as a result, capable of preventing deformation of the connection terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sugiura, Keisuke Ozawa, Katsuhiro Kubota, Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7726981
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric connection box capable of reducing cost and capable of constituting small-sized formation by devising a structure of engaging a cover. The electric connection box including an electronic device and connected to a wire harness so as to electrically connect the electronic device and the wire harness includes a synthetic resin member including a mold stripping hole used for molding the synthetic resin member, and a cover including a engaging portion engaged with the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Kubota, Keisuke Ozawa, Tomohiro Sugiura, Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20090197477
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric connection box capable of carrying out insertion accurately when a plurality of connection terminals provided at a terminal holding member to a plurality of inserting grooves of a terminal inserting member, as a result, capable of preventing deformation of the connection terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro SUGIURA, Keisuke OZAWA, Katsuhiro KUBOTA, Katsuyoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20090191728
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric connection box capable of reducing cost and capable of constituting small-sized formation by devising a structure of engaging a cover. The electric connection box including an electronic device and connected to a wire harness so as to electrically connect the electronic device and the wire harness includes a synthetic resin member including a mold stripping hole used for molding the synthetic resin member, and a cover including a engaging portion engaged with the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Kubota, Keisuke Ozawa, Tomohiro Sugiura, Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7534126
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes a body, a mounting member attached to the body, a lock arm which is provided at one of the body and the mounting member, and a lock receiving portion which is provided at the other of the body and the mounting member. The lock arm includes an arm portion and a first engaging portion. The lock receiving portion includes a receiving portion which has an inserting portion and a second engaging portion. The receiving portion includes a projection which projects from the surface of the receiving portion farther than the second engaging portion from the inserting portion so as to abut on the arm portion to locate the lock arm in a predetermined position. When the first engaging portion engages with the second engaging portion, a clearance is formed between the receiving portion and the arm portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Ozawa, Tomohiro Sugiura, Katsuhiro Kubota, Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7507094
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes a body which includes a mounting surface and a mounting member, including a shaft portion, attached to the body. The body includes a bearing portion which receives the shaft portion rotatably. The bearing portion has a receiving portion which receives the shaft portion, a limiting portion provided at a position separate from the mounting surface for a predetermined distance, and an insertion port, having a length of the predetermined distance defined by the mounting surface and the limiting portion, through which the shaft portion is inserted into the receiving portion. The limiting portion limits a movement of the shaft portion in a direction parallel to the mounting surface based on an inclining condition of the mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Kubota, Keisuke Ozawa, Tomohiro Sugiura, Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20090067639
    Abstract: An acoustic apparatus has permanent magnets 2 and 3, which have north poles and south poles magnetized alternately in a stripe-like fashion, at the front and back of a diaphragm 1, respectively; and has a conductor circuit 4 wired on the diaphragm 1 along the stripe-like poles of the permanent magnets 2 and 3. This offers an advantage of being able to prevent an echo. The diaphragm 1, permanent magnets 2 and 3, conductor circuit 4, spacer 5, and iron plates 6 and 7 are installed in a baffle 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sugiura, Shunji Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080277990
    Abstract: A head rest device that is incorporated into a seat back includes a head rest body, a stay that is integrally connected to the head rest body, a tilting mechanism that is fixedly connected to the seat back and is arranged and constructed to tilt the stay relative to the seat back, and a cover that is capable of covering the tilting mechanism. The cover includes a slot that is arranged and shaped to not prevent the stay from tilting. The cover includes a closure member that is arranged and constructed to cover the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Souji YASUKAWA, Tomohiro SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20080238271
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes: a body; a mounting member which is attached to the body; a shaft portion which is provided on the mounting member; and a shaft receiving portion which is provided on the body and receives the shaft portion rotatably. A first rib is formed on one of the shaft portion and the shaft receiving portion. When the mounting member is attached to the body, the first rib abuts against the other of the shaft portion and the shaft receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke OZAWA, Tomohiro SUGIURA, Katsuhiro KUBOTA, Katsuyoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20080166909
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes a body which includes a mounting surface and a mounting member, including a shaft portion, attached to the body. The body includes a bearing portion which receives the shaft portion rotatably. The bearing portion has a receiving portion which receives the shaft portion, a limiting portion provided at a position separate from the mounting surface for a predetermined distance, and an insertion port, having a length of the predetermined distance defined by the mounting surface and the limiting portion, through which the shaft portion is inserted into the receiving portion. The limiting portion limits a movement of the shaft portion in a direction parallel to the mounting surface based on an inclining condition of the mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiro KUBOTA, Keisuke OZAWA, Tomohiro SUGIURA, Katsuyoshi KOBAYASHI