Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko Nakahama

Yoshihiko Nakahama 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: 8247694
    Abstract: A curved wall portion along which a wiring harness is bendably extended has a foreign-matter-escape side opening, at one wall continuing to a top opening of an upward guiding cylinder of a protector. A foreign-matter-escape side opening on the other wall of the cylinder proximate to the opening is opposed to the curved wall portion. A projection on the other wall in the guiding cylinder and below the side opening of the wall has an upwardly sloping surface continuing thereto. A projection in the guiding cylinder is above the side opening of the other wall, traversing the cylinder. The protector includes one separate protector member and the other separate protector member, the former having a projection extending toward the latter to cover a joining area thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sekino, Seiji Iwahara, Makoto Nagasaki, Akihito Kouketsu, Hiroyuki Wakamatsu, Ryuuya Ishimaru, Yoshihiko Nakahama
  • Publication number: 20100089609
    Abstract: A curved wall portion 31 along which a wiring harness 6 is bendably extended has a foreign-matter-escape side opening 32, at one wall 34 continuing to a top opening 30 of an upward guiding cylinder 4 of a protector 20. A foreign-matter-escape side opening 32? on the other wall 34? of the cylinder proximate to the opening 30 is opposed to the curved wall portion. A projection 12 on the other wall 8 in the guiding cylinder 4? and below the side opening 9 of the wall 8 has an upwardly sloping surface 12b continuing thereto. A projection 55 in the guiding cylinder 48 is above the side opening 53 of the other wall 50, traversing the cylinder. The protector 47 includes one separate protector member 47a and the other separate protector member 47b, the former having a projection 55 extending toward the latter to cover a joining area 57 thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO., LTD., tOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sekino, Seiji Iwahara, Makoto Nagasaki, Akihito Kouketsu, Hiroyuki Wakamatsu, Ryuuya Ishimaru, Yoshihiko Nakahama
  • Patent number: 7612647
    Abstract: A plurality of fuse circuits are layered with a space therebetween in a housing. A fusible portion of one of the layered fuse circuits is offset from a fusible portion of an adjacent one of the layered fuse circuits perpendicularly to a direction in which the fuse circuits are layered. A connection plate of one of the layered fuse circuits is offset from a connection plate of an adjacent one of the layered fuse circuits perpendicularly to a direction in which the fuse circuits are layered. The connection plate has a U-shaped extended portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Onoda, Toshiharu Kudo, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Takanori Kawai
  • Patent number: 7434814
    Abstract: A waterproof grommet, includes an elastic grommet body which is provided with a flange portion to be mounted to a panel; an annular wall which is provided on a first face of the flange portion; a lip portion which is provided on a second face of the flange portion, the second face being opposed to the first face; an annular reinforcing portion which is provided on the second face of the flange portion, and disposed inwardly of the lip portion; and a plurality of wire-passage tubular portions which are provided on the reinforcing portion through respective flexible portions, and are disposed within the annular wall. Proximal ends of the tubular portions are interconnected at a thick wall through the flexible portions. The reinforcing portion is adapted to be inserted into a panel hole of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kumakura, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Takanori Kawai
  • Patent number: 7414194
    Abstract: A bus bar wiring board includes a first conductive bus bar, a second conductive bus bar, a first insulating board, in which one end portions of the first and the second bus bars are embedded and a second insulating board, in which the other end portions of the first and the second bus bars are embedded. A first longitudinal direction of a cross-section of the first bus bar intersects a second longitudinal direction of a cross-section of the second bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Nakayama, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Keiichi Ito, Yoshihiko Nakahama
  • Patent number: 7291024
    Abstract: An electric distribution box, includes a box body for being placed in a vehicle room; a mounting portion which is provided on the box body for being fixed to a vehicle body, and a rupture induction portion which is provided at a box body side of the mounting portion for inducing the rupture of the mounting portion by an impact upon collision of a vehicle so as to separate the box body from the vehicle body. The mounting portion is divided into two virtual sections by a line passing through a center of an insertion hole of the mounting portion, the longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to an advance direction of the vehicle. The rupture induction portion is provided at one of the two virtual sections which is disposed in a direction away from a direction of laterally-inclining of the box body upon collision of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kiyota, Hiroaki Kamo, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Patent number: 7253356
    Abstract: A waterproof housing of a junction box has at least one vent piece penetrating through a wall of the housing for ventilation of the junction box. The vent piece has an inner wall formed with a baffle projection to prevent invasion of a splashing water. The waterproof housing has a plurality of the vent pieces. The waterproof housing also has a drain hole provided in the housing. The vent piece has an inside opening positioned higher than the drain hole when the junction box is mounted at a usage position. The baffle projection is positioned at an axial inner end portion of the vent piece. The vent piece has a central axis inclined relative to an invasion direction of an expected splashing water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kiyota, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Publication number: 20070143956
    Abstract: A waterproof grommet, includes an elastic grommet body which is provided with a flange portion to be mounted to a panel; an annular wall which is provided on a first face of the flange portion; a lip portion which is provided on a second face of the flange portion, the second face being opposed to the first face; an annular reinforcing portion which is provided on the second face of the flange portion, and disposed inwardly of the lip portion; and a plurality of wire-passage tubular portions which are provided on the reinforcing portion through respective flexible portions, and are disposed within the annular wall. Proximal ends of the tubular portions are interconnected at a thick wall through the flexible portions. The reinforcing portion is adapted to be inserted into a panel hole of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kumakura, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Takanori Kawai
  • Patent number: 7198524
    Abstract: The busbar molded article 10 includes: a busbar 12 formed by being stamped out from an electrically conductive substrate; a plurality of terminal parts 17 lined up on the busbar; and a resin band 25 for alignment-correction formed on the side of an end of a plurality of the terminal parts 17, wherein each terminal part 17 is provided with: a first bent part 21 bent by a small bend angle ?1; and a second bent part 22 bent by a large bend angle ?2 by stamping with a pressing machine, the second bent part 22 being formed nearer to the side of a base of each terminal part 17 than the first bent part 21 being formed, so that the resin band 25 is offset to a mold 45 that moves up and down of the pressing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsugane, Yoshihiko Nakahama
  • Publication number: 20070063809
    Abstract: A plurality of fuse circuits are layered with a space therebetween in a housing. A fusible portion of one of the layered fuse circuits is offset from a fusible portion of an adjacent one of the layered fuse circuits perpendicularly to a direction in which the fuse circuits are layered. A connection plate of one of the layered fuse circuits is offset from a connection plate of an adjacent one of the layered fuse circuits perpendicularly to a direction in which the fuse circuits are layered. The connection plate has a U-shaped extended portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Onoda, Toshiharu Kudo, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Takanori Kawai
  • Patent number: 7025624
    Abstract: A parts-half-mounting prevention connection block includes: a block body; a parts-mounting portion provided to the block body, on which a part is adapted to be mounted; and a detection wall having substantially the same height as a height of the part to be mounted, provided to the block body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kiyota, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Publication number: 20050194167
    Abstract: A waterproof housing of a junction box has at least one vent piece penetrating through a wall of the housing for ventilation of the junction box. The vent piece has an inner wall formed with a baffle projection to prevent invasion of a splashing water. The waterproof housing has a plurality of the vent pieces. The waterproof housing also has a drain hole provided in the housing. The vent piece has an inside opening positioned higher than the drain hole when the junction box is mounted at a usage position. The baffle projection is positioned at an axial inner end portion of the vent piece. The vent piece has a central axis inclined relative to an invasion direction of an expected splashing water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kiyota, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Patent number: 6911600
    Abstract: A water-stop structure includes: an electric connection box body including a guide portion; a harness protector mounted in the guide portion; and a water-stop wall formed at the connection box body, which is disposed in opposed relation to an end of the harness protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kiyota, Hiroki Goto, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Publication number: 20050130460
    Abstract: An electric distribution box, includes a box body for being placed in a vehicle room; a mounting portion which is provided on the box body for being fixed to a vehicle body, and a rupture induction portion which is provided at a box body side of the mounting portion for inducing the rupture of the mounting portion by an impact upon collision of a vehicle so as to separate the box body from the vehicle body. The mounting portion is divided into two virtual sections by a line passing through a center of an insertion hole of the mounting portion, the longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to an advance direction of the vehicle. The rupture induction portion is provided at one of the two virtual sections which is disposed in a direction away from a direction of laterally-inclining of the box body upon collision of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kiyota, Hiroaki Kamo, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Publication number: 20050112956
    Abstract: The busbar molded article 10 includes: a busbar 12 formed by being stamped out from an electrically conductive substrate; a plurality of terminal parts 17 lined up on the busbar; and a resin band 25 for alignment-correction formed on the side of an end of a plurality of the terminal parts 17, wherein each terminal part 17 is provided with: a first bent part 21 bent by a small bend angle ?1; and a second bent part 22 bent by a large bend angle ?2 by stamping with a pressing machine, the second bent part 22 being formed nearer to the side of a base of each terminal part 17 than the first bent part 21 being formed, so that the resin band 25 is offset to a mold 45 that moves up and down of the pressing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsugane, Yoshihiko Nakahama
  • Publication number: 20050045360
    Abstract: A water-stop structure includes: an electric connection box including a guide portion; a harness protector mounted in the guide portion; and a water-stop wall formed at the connection box body, which is disposed in opposed relation to an end of the harness protector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kiyota, Hiroki Goto, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Publication number: 20050048834
    Abstract: A parts-half-mounting prevention connection block includes: a block body; a parts-mounting portion provided to the block body, on which a part is adapted to be mounted; and a detection wall having substantially the same height as a height of the part to be mounted, provided to the block body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kiyota, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Patent number: 6824430
    Abstract: A fusible link unit having a fuse circuit structure containing a plurality of female terminal parts linked through fusible members to a linking plate and screw fixing terminal parts, which are connected to the fuse circuit structure in a chain manner, and a housing into which the fuse circuit structure is assembled, is disclosed. In the fusible link unit, the fuse circuit structure is formed by laminating a plurality of part plates, and the part plates include linking portions corresponding to the linking plates, and the female terminal parts with the fusible members connected thereto and the screw fixing terminal parts, which are shared by the part plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Norio Matsumura, Goro Nakamura, Keiichi Ito, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Publication number: 20040130430
    Abstract: A fusible link unit having a fuse circuit structure containing a plurality of female terminal parts linked through fusible members to a linking plate and screw fixing terminal parts, which are connected to the fuse circuit structure in a chain manner, and a housing into which the fuse circuit structure is assembled, is disclosed. In the fusible link unit, the fuse circuit structure is formed by laminating a plurality of part plates, and the part plates include linking portions corresponding to the linking plates, and the female terminal parts with the fusible members connected thereto and the screw fixing terminal parts, which are shared by the part plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Norio Matsumura, Goro Nakamura, Keiichi Ito, Yoshihiko Nakahama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama
  • Publication number: 20040109296
    Abstract: A bus bar wiring board includes a first conductive bus bar, a second conductive bus bar, a first insulating board, in which one end portions of the first and the second bus bars are embedded and a second insulating board, in which the other end portions of the first and the second bus bars are embedded. A first longitudinal direction of a cross-section of the first bus bar intersects a second longitudinal direction of a cross-section of the second bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Nakayama, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Keiichi Ito, Yoshihiko Nakahama