Patents by Inventor Yasuharu Kondo
Yasuharu Kondo 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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Patent number: 9859651Abstract: A lever type connector preventing a lever from disengaging from a connector housing due to application of force and providing rigidity to withstand rotational operation of the lever without increasing size is provided. Provided are a lever including a lever having a pair of side plate portions rotatably supported on walls on both sides of a connector housing and an operation portion connecting the pair of side plate portions, a latch portion arranged on the operation portion, an arm portion extending from a rear end side of an upper wall of the connector housing and having a rearward-extending free end, and a latch receiving portion provided on the free end to latch onto the latch portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Etsurou Suzuki, Yasuharu Kondo
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Patent number: 9128410Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing on which an opening is formed, and in which terminals connected with electric wires are housed; a mat seal which is installed into the opening of the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; a mat seal holder which is engaged with the opening of the housing by an engagement structure to prevent the mat seal from dropping off from the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; and an engagement strengthening portion which is provided on one of the housing and the mat seal holder and configured to strengthen an engagement of the engagement structure. According to the waterproof connector, retention of the mat seal in the housing can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Etsurou Suzuki, Yasuharu Kondo
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Patent number: 9011174Abstract: A connector is provided which can prevent damage to cables, and hold and waterproof the ends of the cables. A connector has accommodating parts which accommodate the ends of cables where connection terminals are provided. The ends of the cables are held by elastic holding members which are filled and solidified in the accommodating parts, and cable protecting projections which are projected with an arc shaped cross section towards the cables are formed at the edges of walls which form the accommodating parts at the outlet sides of the cables.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Motohisa Kashiyama, Yasuharu Kondo
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Publication number: 20140256169Abstract: A lever type connector preventing a lever from disengaging from a connector housing due to application of force and providing rigidity to withstand rotational operation of the lever without increasing size is provided. Provided are a lever including a lever having a pair of side plate portions rotatably supported on walls on both sides of a connector housing and an operation portion connecting the pair of side plate portions, a latch portion arranged on the operation portion, an arm portion extending from a rear end side of an upper wall of the connector housing and having a rearward-extending free end, and a latch receiving portion provided on the free end to latch onto the latch portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Etsurou Suzuki, Yasuharu Kondo
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Publication number: 20140179173Abstract: A press-fit terminal includes an electric connecting part provided in a front part of the press-fit terminal to be electrically connected to a mating connector terminal; a rear leg part provided in a rear part of the press-fit terminal to be inserted and fixed to a through hole of a circuit board; and an engaging part provided in an intermediate part between the electric connecting part and the rear leg part to be press-fitted to a press-fit hole of a wall part of a connector housing. The rear leg part is formed in a shape of a round pin having a circular form in cross-section. The rear leg part may be designed to have a diameter in cross-section being smaller than a minimum dimension between opposed inner wall surfaces of the press-fit hole of the connector housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Etsurou SUZUKI, Yasuharu KONDO
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Publication number: 20140179156Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing on which an opening is formed, and in which terminals connected with electric wires are housed; a mat seal which is installed into the opening of the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; a mat seal holder which is engaged with the opening of the housing by an engagement structure to prevent the mat seal from dropping off from the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; and an engagement strengthening portion which is provided on one of the housing and the mat seal holder and configured to strengthen an engagement of the engagement structure. According to the waterproof connector, retention of the mat seal in the housing can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Etsurou SUZUKI, Yasuharu KONDO
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Publication number: 20120302090Abstract: A connector is provided which can prevent damage to cables, and hold and waterproof the ends of the cables. A connector (11) has accommodating parts (34) which accommodate the ends of cables (22) where connection terminals (25) are provided. The ends of the cables (22) are held by elastic holding members which are filled and solidified in the accommodating parts (34), and cable protecting projections (37) which are projected with an arc shaped cross section towards the cables (22) are formed at the edges of walls (36) which form the accommodating parts (34) at the outlet sides of the cables (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Motohisa Kashiyama, Yasuharu Kondo
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Publication number: 20070190849Abstract: The lamp unit includes: a plurality of electric bulbs; a case which receives a plurality of the electric bulbs and is mounted to a mount base; a plurality of electric bulb-applied connectors attached to the respective electric bulbs; a gathering connector attached to a mounting part of the case, on which mounting part the case is mounted to the mount base; and electric wires for connecting the electric bulb-applied connectors to the gathering connector, wherein the mounting part of the case has a watertight structure and the gathering connector is a waterproof connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masaya Yamamoto, Toshimasa Yoshigi, Yasuharu Kondo