Patents by Inventor Toshinari Kobayashi

Toshinari Kobayashi 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: 10399515
    Abstract: A cable harness that has water-sealing properties includes a sheath that accommodates an ABS sensor cable and a parking brake cable. The ABS sensor cable and the parking brake cable branch apart at an end portion of the sheath. An integrally molded member includes, in an integrated manner, a water-sealing portion that seals the end portion of the sheath from water, and a bracket attachment portion that is attached to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Moriyuki Shimizu, Gen Nishino, Toshinari Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190267157
    Abstract: An electrical conduction path includes a main cable that has a multi-core cable obtained by enveloping a plurality of electric wires together with a sheath, and a plurality of branch cables obtained by dividing the electric wires of the multi-core cable into a plurality of parts, wherein connection portions are provided, in each of which an electric wire of the multi-core cable and an electric wire of a branch cable are electrically connected to each other. According to this configuration, it is possible to reduce the length of the expensive multi-core cable compared to a case where the electric wires of a multi-core cable are used over the entire length of a cable including the branch cables, thus achieving cost reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Masaharu Nakamura, Hironobu Yamamoto, Toshinari Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190257851
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bracket for a wheel speed sensor, and a wheel speed sensor, which can be obtained at low cost and can prevent a bolt from loosening. A bracket capable of fixing a wheel speed sensor for detecting a wheel speed to a fixing portion of a vehicle includes: a main body portion made of synthetic resin through which an insertion hole that allows insertion of a bolt that is to be fixed to the fixing portion, and an attachment hole that allows insertion of a wheel speed sensor assembly are formed; and a collapsible portion that is provided along a circumferential direction of the insertion hole on a side opposite to the fixing portion, and that is collapsed in accordance with tightening of the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Moriyuki Shimizu, Hironobu Yamamoto, Toshinari Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190071036
    Abstract: A cable harness that has water-sealing properties includes a sheath that accommodates a signal line and a power-source line. The signal line may be an ABS sensor cable and the power-source line may be a parking brake cable. The ABS sensor cable and the parking brake cable branch apart at an end portion of the sheath. An integrally molded member includes, in an integrated manner, a water-sealing portion that seals the end portion of the sheath from water, and a bracket attachment portion that is attached to the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Moriyuki SHIMIZU, Gen NISHINO, Toshinari KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9972417
    Abstract: An electrically conducting path including: an electrical wire; an exterior member made of rubber and enclosing a portion of the electrical wire; a waterproof member filling a gap between an opening part of an end portion of the exterior member and the electrical wire; and a molded resin member that is in intimate contact with and covers, in a liquid-tight state, an outer circumferential surface of the end portion of the exterior member, the waterproof member, and a section of the electrical wire that is exposed to an outside of the exterior member. Since the gap between the opening part of the end portion of the exterior member and the electrical wire is sealed in a liquid-tight state by the waterproof member and the molded resin member, it is possible to prevent water from entering the inside of the exterior member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Yamamoto, Toshinari Kobayashi, Masaharu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20170313265
    Abstract: A cable harness that has water-sealing properties includes a sheath that accommodates an ABS sensor cable and a parking brake cable. The ABS sensor cable and the parking brake cable branch apart at an end portion of the sheath. An integrally molded member includes, in an integrated manner, a water-sealing portion that seals the end portion of the sheath from water, and a bracket attachment portion that is attached to the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Moriyuki SHIMIZU, Gen NISHINO, Toshinari KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9678096
    Abstract: A wheel speed sensor capable of preventing moisture from infiltrating the inside and a wire harness that is connected to the wheel speed sensor, which has a configuration in which a waterproofing member mounted on electric wires that are connected to a Hall IC and a covering member that covers the waterproofing member are embedded in an outer jacket portion. The covering member is formed of a material easily fused to the outer jacket portion. A groove is formed in the outer circumferential face of the waterproofing member, a protrusion is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the covering member, and the waterproofing member is prevented from moving in the axial direction by engaging the groove and the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinari Kobayashi, Kyungwoo Kim, Hironobu Yamamoto, Moriyuki Shimizu, Tomoya Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170154706
    Abstract: An electrically conducting path including: an electrical wire; an exterior member made of rubber and enclosing a portion of the electrical wire; a waterproof member filling a gap between an opening part of an end portion of the exterior member and the electrical wire; and a molded resin member that is in intimate contact with and covers, in a liquid-tight state, an outer circumferential surface of the end portion of the exterior member, the waterproof member, and a section of the electrical wire that is exposed to an outside of the exterior member. Since the gap between the opening part of the end portion of the exterior member and the electrical wire is sealed in a liquid-tight state by the waterproof member and the molded resin member, it is possible to prevent water from entering the inside of the exterior member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Hironobu Yamamoto, Toshinari Kobayashi, Masaharu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20170153265
    Abstract: A configuration that can generate detection signals form a plurality of system by using a plurality of sensor portions is provided, while reducing the number of components, the number of mounting man-hours, and the mounting space. A wheel speed sensor includes: a plurality of detection element portions that detect magnetic field fluctuations due to rotation of a rotor (detection target object) rotating with a wheel and convert the magnetic field fluctuations into electric signals; a plurality of output wire portions that constitute output paths respectively corresponding to the plurality of detection element portions and transmit signals dependent on outputs from the respective detection element portions; and a fixed member that constitutes a member fixed to a vehicle and integrally holds the plurality of detection element portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Hironobu Yamamoto, Toshinari Kobayashi, Masaharu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20150355213
    Abstract: A wheel speed sensor capable of preventing moisture from infiltrating the inside and a wire harness that is connected to the wheel speed sensor, which has a configuration in which a waterproofing member mounted on electric wires that are connected to a Hall IC and a covering member that covers the waterproofing member are embedded in an outer jacket portion. The covering member is formed of a material easily fused to the outer jacket portion. A groove is formed in the outer circumferential face of the waterproofing member, a protrusion is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the covering member, and the waterproofing member is prevented from moving in the axial direction by engaging the groove and the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinari KOBAYASHI, Kyungwoo KIM, Hironobu YAMAMOTO, Moriyuki SHIMIZU, Tomoya SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8826753
    Abstract: A sensor apparatus including a detecting element integrated in a case formed of a synthetic resin material, an O-ring fitted into an annular depression provided on the case, and an O-ring fitting ring member that is formed separately from the case and that is insert-molded in the case, wherein a bottom surface of the annular depression is formed by an outer peripheral surface of the O-ring fitting ring member exposed to an outer surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinari Kobayashi, Kyungwoo Kim, Masaharu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20120326398
    Abstract: A sensor apparatus including a detecting element integrated in a case formed of a synthetic resin material, an O-ring fitted into an annular depression provided on the case, and an O-ring fitting ring member that is formed separately from the case and that is insert-molded in the case, wherein a bottom surface of the annular depression is formed by an outer peripheral surface of the O-ring fitting ring member exposed to an outer surface of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinari KOBAYASHI, Kyungwoo KIM, Masaharu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20120285336
    Abstract: An automatic bread maker (1) comprises a body (10) in which a bread container (50) is accommodated; a grinding mechanism (54, 64) for grinding cereal grains in the container (50) accommodated in the body (10); a kneading mechanism (72, 60) for kneading into dough the bread ingredients in the bread container (50) accommodated in the body (10); and a bread ingredients storage container (80) for storing powdered bread ingredients to be automatically fed to the bread container (50) after the cereal grains have been ground by the grinding mechanism (54, 64).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Ito, Toshinari Kobayashi, Yasushi Sone, Syuji Fukuda, Yoshinari Shirai
  • Patent number: 7171723
    Abstract: A floor suction tool for electric vacuum cleaners includes a suction opening formed on a bottom face of a main body casing, a cover defining a front wall of the main body casing, and an abutting member projecting from a front face of the cover and functioning as a bumper between a front face of the main body casing and a wall. The cover is rotatably supported on a rotation axis formed horizontally in a direction of width of the front wall of the main body casing, the cover rotates upward to open the front face of the main body casing when a front-to-back force acts on the abutting member, and the cover rotates downward to close the front face of the main body casing when the front-to-back force ceases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinari Kobayashi, Hidetoshi Fukuoka, Yoshiaki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20040083574
    Abstract: A floor suction tool for electric vacuum cleaners includes a suction opening formed on a bottom face of a main body casing, a cover defining a front wall of the main body casing, and an abutting member projecting from a front face of the cover and functioning as a bumper between a front face of the main body casing and a wall. The cover is rotatably supported on a rotation axis formed horizontally in a direction of width of the front wall of the main body casing, the cover rotates upward to open the front face of the main body casing when a front-to-back force acts on the abutting member, and the cover rotates downward to close the front face of the main body casing when the front-to-back force ceases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinari Kobayashi, Hidetoshi Fukuoka, Yoshiaki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 6336244
    Abstract: In an electric blower, exhaust air discharged radially from a centrifugal fan is redirected to a motor drive section by a diffuser and a fan cover. The air passes from a ventilation opening on a motor frame and through a bracket to cool the motor drive section. A portion of the air from the centrifugal fan is bled off through exhaust openings without passing over the motor, whereby this portion remains cooler and cleaner than the air that passes over the motor. Air flows up a wand and then passes over the motor to cool the motor. This air passes through filters before being discharged. The portion of air that is bled off passes along a parallel path in the wand to agitate dirt, and to maintain the wand relatively cool. In one embodiment, some of the bled-off portion is discharged directly without passing along the wand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Tarutani, Toshihiro Suto, Masaki Sasao, Toshio Otani, Yoshihisa Ueno, Noriaki Kimura, Makoto Iwatake, Koichi Nakai, Toshinari Kobayashi, Sadaki Kodera, Toshiyuki Fujiyoshi, Yoshihiro Mori, Takahiro Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 6243915
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner wherein a hose, a pipe and a suction nozzle, which are connected to a vacuum cleaner main body incorporating therein a motor fan, are formed with a suction air passage as well as an exhaust air passage for making air exhausted from the motor fan circumfluently flow. The pipe is composed of an inner cylindrical portion having a substantially circular section and forming the suction air passage, and an outer cylindrical portion a part of which is uniformly formed with the inner cylindrical portion and which covers the inner cylindrical portion to form the exhaust air passage. There can be achieved for a light-weighted and slim-sized arrangement of the pipe through which the suction air passage and the exhaust air passage extends without the fear of dust plugging, and a vacuum cleaner of exhaust circumfluently flowing type can be easily put into to practice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Nakai, Toshinari Kobayashi, Sadaki Kodera, Yoshihiro Mori, Toshiyuki Fujiyoshi, Takahiro Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 6122798
    Abstract: A dust suction head for use in an electric vacuum cleaner, having an air suction port at the bottom of the head. The head has a brush chamber which accommodates therein a freely rotatable brush having blades that extend along the shaft of the rotational brush. The head additionally has an opening and an air passage connected with the opening for taking in and leading fresh air into the vacuum chamber of the cleaner through the brush chamber such that the fresh air passing through the brush chamber impinges on the blades to accelerate the rotational motion of the blades. Thus, the head can obtain a necessary amount of air to rotate the brush at all times, especially when it is brushing a carpet, and maintain its smooth motion on the floor while dusting it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinari Kobayashi, Kenji Aida, Kazuo Saito, Akihiko Zako, Sadaki Kodera, Keiichi Sato, Toshiyuki Fujiyoshi, Yoshihiro Mori