Patents Assigned to Enplas Corporation
  • Patent number: 12066480
    Abstract: An air blow guide member 100 for cooling an electrical component accommodated in an electrical component socket 10 is configured to guide flowing air K supplied from a ventilation unit 3 toward the electrical component socket 10. Further, a test device unit 2 including the air blow guide member 100 and the electrical component socket 10 is configured so that the flowing air K supplied from the air ventilation unit 3 is guided toward the electrical component socket 10 by the air blow guide member 100. Further, a test device includes a plurality of the test units 2 arranged from an upstream side toward a downstream side of the flowing air K supplied from the ventilation unit 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mineto Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12050234
    Abstract: A socket is configured to electrically connect a first electric component including a first terminal and a second electric component including a second terminal that is different from the first terminal in arrangement, the socket including: a contact pin configured to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal; a base part where the contact pin is disposed; and a sheet member disposed to face a surface of the base part on a second electric component side, the sheet member including an upper electrode configured to make contact with the contact pin when in use, a lower electrode configured to make contact with the second terminal when in use, and a wiring configured to connect the upper electrode and the lower electrode disposed at different positions in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Kazutaka Koshiishi
  • Patent number: 12032213
    Abstract: An optical connector for optically coupling optical transmission members to each other includes a first optical portion, a second optical portion, and a groove extending in one direction for disposing the optical transmission member in such a way that at least part of the end surface of the optical transmission member contacts the first optical portion. In the optical connector, in a cross section including the axis of the groove and an optical path between the first optical portion and the second optical portion, the angle between a surface of the first optical portion contacting the end surface of the optical transmission member and the axis of the groove is less than 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Saito, Ayano Hinata, Honoka Nara
  • Publication number: 20240222879
    Abstract: A communication module including a primary radiator for transmitting an electromagnetic flux, and an electromagnetic flux controlling member for controlling a travelling direction of the electromagnetic flux sent from the primary radiator. The electromagnetic flux controlling member includes an incidence surface and an emission surface. The incidence surface and the emission surface are configured such that the electromagnetic flux emitted is expanded than the electromagnetic flux transmitted from a focal position of a reference lens optimized to collimate the electromagnetic flux from the primary radiator and emitted after incidence on the reference lens on a basis of an emission angle of the electromagnetic flux emitted from the primary radiator, a dielectric constant of the electromagnetic flux controlling member, and an arbitrarily set focal length of the electromagnetic flux controlling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Shimpei MORIOKA, Takayoshi SUGANUMA, Hiroshi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20240223276
    Abstract: A communication module of the present invention is a communication module including a transmission/reception part and an electromagnetic flux controlling member. The electromagnetic flux controlling member includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the electromagnetic flux controlling member includes a first region including an incidence portion of near-axis light to be converged at a first focal position, the near-axis light being located closest to a central axis of the electromagnetic flux controlling member, and a second region disposed in a region surrounding the first region and including an incidence portion of light to be converged at a second focal position when parallel light is entered from the first surface and emitted from the second surface. The second focal position is located at a position farther from the electromagnetic flux controlling member than the first focal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro SAITO, Shimpei MORIOKA
  • Publication number: 20240200650
    Abstract: A planetary gear device include: a carrier portion including a first facing portion and a second facing portion that face with each other, a planetary portion disposed between the first facing portion and the second facing portion; and a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion formed on the first facing portion and the second facing portion or the planetary portion, respectively, and cooperating with each other so as to support the planetary portion rotatably on the second facing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Koki HISAI
  • Patent number: 12011717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluid handling device which can prevent an inclination of a rotary member. The fluid handling device includes: a substrate; a circular first groove disposed on the substrate; a second groove connected to the first groove; a third groove connected to the first groove; a film joined to the substrate so as to cover the first groove, the second groove and the third groove; and a joining area where the film and the bottom of the first groove is joined, the joining area being disposed between a connecting portion of the second groove and a connecting portion of the third groove in the first groove. The surface of the film in the joining area is located closer to the bottom of the first groove than the surface of the film in an area joined to the substrate of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichiro Suzuki, Nobuya Sunaga
  • Patent number: 12007017
    Abstract: A planetary gear device include: a carrier portion including a first facing portion and a second facing portion that face with each other; a planetary portion disposed between the first facing portion and the second facing portion; and a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion formed on the first facing portion and the second facing portion or the planetary portion, respectively, and cooperating with each other so as to support the planetary portion rotatably on the second facing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Koki Hisai
  • Patent number: 12009614
    Abstract: A frame for a contact unit includes: a resin frame made of resin and a metal frame made of metal. The metal frame has a bottom plate on which the resin plate is disposed, an inner peripheral plate and an outer peripheral plate. Each of the resin frame and the bottom plate has a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side at front, rear, left and right positions to surround a housing portion of the contact unit. The inner peripheral plate and an outer peripheral plate stand in a first direction from an inner peripheral edge and an outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate respectively to cover at least partially an inner part and an outer part of the resin frame on the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Ueyama
  • Patent number: 12000473
    Abstract: Separate structural units for an inner gear and a housing of a planetary gear device include an inner gear with a first raised portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear, where the first raised portion extends towards in a direction that is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the inner gear. A housing includes a second raised portion formed on an inner peripheral surface, where the second raised portion extends in a direction that is inclined in respect to the axial direction. The housing contains the inner gear such that there is a gap formed between the inner peripheral surface of the housing and the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear. Movement of the inner gear within the interior of the housing is limited through linear contact of the first raised portion and the second raised portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koki Hisai, Kazuki Yamada, Toshiki Kawada, Shohei Ishida, Takuya Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11976715
    Abstract: Separate structural units for an inner gear and a housing of a planetary gear device include an inner gear with a first raised portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear, where the first raised portion extends towards in a direction that is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the inner gear. A housing includes a second raised portion formed on an inner peripheral surface, where the second raised portion extends in a direction that is inclined in respect to the axial direction. The housing contains the inner gear such that there is a gap formed between the inner peripheral surface of the housing and the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear. Movement of the inner gear within the interior of the housing is limited through linear contact of the first raised portion and the second raised portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiki Kawada, Shohei Ishida, Takuya Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20240125375
    Abstract: This planetary gear mechanism comprises a plurality of planetary gears having planetary teeth sections on the outer peripheral surfaces, and an internally toothed gear which is provided so as to surround the plurality of planetary gears and the inner peripheral side of which has an internal teeth section that meshes with the planetary teeth sections, the internally toothed gear having a sliding section that slides against the end surfaces of the planetary gears on one side in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Takuya KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20240091768
    Abstract: This liquid handling system comprises a flow channel chip, a chip holder, a cartridge housing liquid to be introduced to the flow channel chip, and a liquid handling device for controlling the flow of the liquid within the flow channel chip housed in the chip holder. The flow channel chip, the chip holder, or the liquid handling device includes a first engaging part, and the cartridge includes a second engaging part. The first engaging part and the second engaging part are configured such that when the first engaging part and the second engaging part are detachably engaged, a communicating pipe of the cartridge is connected to an introduction port of the flow channel chip and packing on the cartridge is pressed by the introduction port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuya SUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20240093683
    Abstract: This fluid handling system has: a fluid handling device that includes a flow path and a rotary membrane pump that is connected to the flow path and has a diaphragm for causing fluid to flow along the flow path; and a rotary member that has a protrusion for pressing the diaphragm of the rotary membrane pump. The width of the rotary member protrusion is less than the width of the diaphragm of the rotary membrane pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuya SUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20240094243
    Abstract: This socket includes: an accommodation part having a recess that can accommodate an electronic component; an opening/closing part that opens/closes an opening of the recess; and a rotational movement support part that supports the opening/closing part to be rotationally movable between open/closed positions. The opening/closing part includes: a cover that extends from a first end to a second end in a vertical direction perpendicular to a rotation axis direction of a rotational movement; a pressing member that is disposed between the first end and the second end and presses the electronic component in the recess when the opening/closing part is in the closed position; and a holding member that holds the pressing member so that the pressing member can be rotated and move together with the cover. The holding member extends in the vertical direction and is hung between the cover and the pressing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11933705
    Abstract: An objective is to provide a fluid handling device capable of reliably generating a dispersion liquid in which a liquid droplet containing a sample is dispersed in a dispersion medium. The fluid handling device achieving the objective includes: a sample channel; a dispersion medium channel; a dispersion liquid generation part connected to the sample channel and the dispersion medium channel, and configured to divide the sample by the dispersion medium to generate a dispersion liquid in which a liquid droplet of the sample is dispersed in the dispersion medium; and a dispersion liquid channel connected to the dispersion liquid generation part, in which Y?0.0436X?1.2563 is satisfied, where X denotes a contact angle [°] between a portion of an inner wall of the dispersion liquid channel and water, and Y denotes a viscosity [mPa·s] of the sample measured at 25° C. by a falling-ball viscometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Seiichiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11933401
    Abstract: Provided is a plunger including: a plunger body; a first surface configured to come into contact with an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member; a second surface disposed on a base end side relative to the first surface, the second surface having an outer diameter that is smaller than that of the first surface; an outer stepped surface disposed between the first surface and the second surface; a first housing disposed in an area at least partly corresponding to the second surface in the recess, the first housing being provided for housing a tip part of the pin; a second housing disposed on the base end side relative to the first housing, the second housing having an inner diameter that is smaller than a largest inner diameter of the first housing; and an inner stepped surface disposed between the first housing and the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Noguchi, Shigeru Uemura
  • Publication number: 20240085443
    Abstract: This liquid handling device comprises a first flow path, a second flow path, a third flow path, an introduction opening, a discharge opening, an introduction valve, and a discharge valve. The third flow path comprises a first area under detection that is disposed in the third flow path and includes a roughened surface so as to have light emitted thereon for the purpose of transmitted light or reflected light detection and a second area under detection that is disposed further to one side of the third flow path than the first area under detection and includes a roughened surface so as to have light emitted thereon for the purpose of transmitted light or reflected light detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuya SUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20240082837
    Abstract: The fluid handling device has a plurality of first chambers, a second chamber, a membrane pump including a diaphragm, a plurality of first flow paths by which each of the plurality of first chambers and the membrane pump are connected, a plurality of second flow paths by which each of the plurality of first chambers and the second chamber are connected, a plurality of first membrane valves positioned respectively in the plurality of first flow paths, and a plurality of second membrane valves positioned respectively in the plurality of second flow paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi ONO
  • Patent number: 11927815
    Abstract: An optical receptacle includes a first optical surface, a second optical surface, and an annular first cylindrical part disposed to surround a second central axis of the second optical surface. The first cylindrical part includes a first inner surface with a circular shape in a cross section perpendicular to the second central axis, and a second inner surface disposed on a second optical surface side than the first inner surface and provided with a circular shape in the cross section perpendicular to the second central axis. A diameter of the first inner surface is greater than a diameter of the second inner surface, and a length of the second inner surface in a direction along the second central axis is 0.5 to 4.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Honoka Nara, Ayano Hinata