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).

  • Patent number: 9859651
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Etsurou Suzuki, Yasuharu Kondo
  • Patent number: 9128410
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Etsurou Suzuki, Yasuharu Kondo
  • Patent number: 9011174
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Motohisa Kashiyama, Yasuharu Kondo
  • Publication number: 20140256169
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Etsurou Suzuki, Yasuharu Kondo
  • Publication number: 20140179173
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Etsurou SUZUKI, Yasuharu KONDO
  • Publication number: 20140179156
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Etsurou SUZUKI, Yasuharu KONDO
  • Publication number: 20120302090
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohisa Kashiyama, Yasuharu Kondo
  • Publication number: 20070190849
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya Yamamoto, Toshimasa Yoshigi, Yasuharu Kondo