Patents by Inventor Yosuke Kurono

Yosuke Kurono 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: 20240039356
    Abstract: A stator includes a core having a yoke having an annular shape, and teeth protruding toward a center of the yoke and provided at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the yoke, a coil disposed to surround the teeth, a power line connected to a coil end portion of the coil, protruding in an axial direction of the core, and having one end and the other end, the power line having a terminal portion connected to the other end opposite to the one end connected to the coil end portion, a bent portion bent to extend in a predetermined direction, and a coating portion coating the bent portion over both ends of the bent portion, and a mold portion surrounding the coil end portion and integrally surrounding the coil end portion, the one end of the power line, and at least part of the coating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd., MATSUO INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yosuke KURONO, Tsuyoshi Matsuo, Naoya Takeshita, Syunpei Kuno
  • Patent number: 10804642
    Abstract: A shield cover (1) made of metal is configured to be attached to a device and includes a cover body (10) configured to cover a shield target. Two planar attachment plates (11, 13) protrude from the cover body (10). Bolt insertion holes (11A, 13A) extend through the respective attachment plates (11, 13) in a thickness direction thereof and receive bolts (30) for attaching the shield cover (1) to the device. The attachment plates (11, 13) are configured to be attached to the device with brackets (20) sandwiched between the device and the attachment plates (11, 13). A rib (12) extends up along an edge of at least one of the attachment plates (11, 13) to reinforce a portion of the attachment plate (11, 13) that will not be sandwiched between the bolt (30) and the bracket (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Iida, Yosuke Kurono, Tatsuhiko Mizutani
  • Patent number: 10305226
    Abstract: A shield connector (1) includes electric wires (11), a housing (20), a shield conductor (30), and a shield bracket (40). The shield bracket 40 includes a main bracket (50) including a conductor holding portion (51), first and second connection portions (61, 71) and an auxiliary bracket (80). The conductor holding portion (51) and the shield conductor (30) held thereby the cover outlet tubes (27) and the electric wires (11) from one side. The housing (20) includes first and second attachment protrusions (25, 26). The first connection portion (61) includes a first attachment piece (64) engaged with the first attachment protrusion (25). The auxiliary bracket (80) includes an auxiliary attachment piece (82) engaged with the second attachment protrusion (26). An overlapping plate (81) of the auxiliary bracket (80) is swaged onto the second connection portion (71) by a swaging piece (75) of the second connection portion (71).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabishiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Iida, Yosuke Kurono, Tatsuhiko Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20180316122
    Abstract: A shield cover (1) made of metal is configured to be attached to a device and includes a cover body (10) configured to cover a shield target. Two planar attachment plates (11, 13) protrude from the cover body (10). Bolt insertion holes (11A, 13A) extend through the respective attachment plates (11, 13) in a thickness direction thereof and receive bolts (30) for attaching the shield cover (1) to the device. The attachment plates (11, 13) are configured to be attached to the device with brackets (20) sandwiched between the device and the attachment plates (11, 13). A rib (12) extends up along an edge of at least one of the attachment plates (11, 13) to reinforce a portion of the attachment plate (11, 13) that will not be sandwiched between the bolt (30) and the bracket (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuya Iida, Yosuke Kurono, Tatsuhiko Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20180309245
    Abstract: A shield connector (1) includes electric wires (11), a housing (20), a shield conductor (30), and a shield bracket (40). The shield bracket 40 includes a main bracket (50) including a conductor holding portion (51), first and second connection portions (61, 71) and an auxiliary bracket (80). The conductor holding portion (51) and the shield conductor (30) held thereby the cover outlet tubes (27) and the electric wires (11) from one side. The housing (20) includes first and second attachment protrusions (25, 26). The first connection portion (61) includes a first attachment piece (64) engaged with the first attachment protrusion (25). The auxiliary bracket (80) includes an auxiliary attachment piece (82) engaged with the second attachment protrusion (26). An overlapping plate (81) of the auxiliary bracket (80) is swaged onto the second connection portion (71) by a swaging piece (75) of the second connection portion (71).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuya IIDA, Yosuke KURONO, Tatsuhiko MIZUTANI
  • Patent number: 9438082
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a coil portion of the stator coil that protrudes from an end of a stator core, a terminal module that is provided on a top of the coil portion on an axial end of the coil portion and that electrically connects the stator coil and an external electric device, and a cover unit in which a cover that covers the terminal module and a guide that guides a coolant to the coil portion are formed together into one piece. The guide is provided on each of circumferentially opposite sides of the cover to supply a coolant to the coil portion in a distributed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke Kurono, Tatsuhiko Mizutani
  • Patent number: 9431745
    Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of terminals, a housing, and a retainer. The housing includes terminal housing chambers and partition portions. Each of the terminal housing chambers accommodates therein each of the plurality of terminals. Each of the partition portions is provided between adjacent terminal housing chambers and partition the adjacent terminal housing chambers from each other. The retainer is attached to the housing. The retainer is configured to prevent each of the terminals from falling out and to move between a temporary locking position and a proper locking position. The retainer includes communication cut portions. While the retainer is moving between the proper locking position and the temporary locking position, each of the communication cut portions is kept in contact with its corresponding partition portion and cut off communication between the adjacent terminal housing chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kurono, Toshiki Muramatsu, Naomichi Kawashima
  • Patent number: 9425665
    Abstract: In a stator and a rotating electric machine equipped with this stator, the insulation properties of a coil are ensured by suppressing lead wire stress generated during a stator assembly process. The stator has a stator core, a coil wound around the stator core, lead wires led out from the coil, and power lines provided between the lead wires and a connection terminal of an external circuit. The lead wires and the power lines are electrically connected with each other through an elastically deformable elastic bus bar. Even if a shift occurs in the relative position between the coil and the connection terminal during the assembly process of the stator, this configuration allows the elastic bus bar to absorb the shift and makes it possible to suppress the stress generated on the lead wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Goto, Yosuke Kurono, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Kazuya Onuki
  • Publication number: 20150064988
    Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of terminals, a housing, and a retainer. The housing includes terminal housing chambers and partition portions. Each of the terminal housing chambers accommodates therein each of the plurality of terminals. Each of the partition portions is provided between adjacent terminal housing chambers and partition the adjacent terminal housing chambers from each other. The retainer is attached to the housing. The retainer is configured to prevent each of the terminals from falling out and to move between a temporary locking position and a proper locking position. The retainer includes communication cut portions. While the retainer is moving between the proper locking position and the temporary locking position, each of the communication cut portions is kept in contact with its corresponding partition portion and cut off communication between the adjacent terminal housing chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yosuke Kurono, Toshiki Muramatsu, Naomichi Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20150015095
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a coil portion of the stator coil that protrudes from an end of a stator core, a terminal module that is provided on a top of the coil portion on an axial end of the coil portion and that electrically connects the stator coil and an external electric device, and a cover unit in which a cover that covers the terminal module and a guide that guides a coolant to the coil portion are formed together into one piece. The guide is provided on each of circumferentially opposite sides of the cover to supply a coolant to the coil portion in a distributed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Yosuke Kurono, Tatsuhiko Mizutani
  • Patent number: 8916254
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated core is provided that makes positions of boundary parts of laminated blocks and improves an efficiency of a welding operation of the blocks. The above-described object is achieved by the method of manufacturing the laminated core 10 including a process that forms a plurality of blocks 12 having a plurality of welding parts 13 to 15 of different forms or colors at intervals of prescribed angles in the circumferential direction, a process that laminates the plurality of blocks 12 under a state that the blocks are rotated at intervals of the prescribed angles and a process that welds the welding parts 13 to 15 having the different forms or colors of the laminated blocks 12 to form integrally the plurality of blocks 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsui High-Tec, Inc, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Nagai, Jin Oda, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yosuke Kurono
  • Publication number: 20120058313
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated core is provided that makes positions of boundary parts of laminated blocks and improves an efficiency of a welding operation of the blocks. The above-described object is achieved by the method of manufacturing the laminated core 10 including a process that forms a plurality of blocks 12 having a plurality of welding parts 13 to 15 of different forms or colors at intervals of prescribed angles in the circumferential direction, a process that laminates the plurality of blocks 12 under a state that the blocks are rotated at intervals of the prescribed angles and a process that welds the welding parts 13 to 15 having the different forms or colors of the laminated blocks 12 to form integrally the plurality of blocks 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Nagai, Jin Oda, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yosuke Kurono