Patents Assigned to Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9331414
    Abstract: An electrical connector is to be connected to a mating side connector. The electrical connector includes a fixed housing to be fixed to a board; a movable housing arranged to be movable relative to the fixed housing; and a plurality of terminals disposed between the fixed housing and the movable housing. The terminal includes a connecting portion held with the fixed housing; a first elastic portion connected to the connecting portion; a terminal portion held with the movable housing; a second elastic portion connected to the terminal portion; and a wide width portion connected between the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion so that the first elastic portion is curved in a direction opposite to a direction that the second elastic portion is curved. The wide width portion has a width greater than that of the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Doi, Akihiro Edashige
  • Patent number: 9257779
    Abstract: An intermediate connection electrical connector includes a plurality of blades and a supporting member for supporting the blades arranged in an arrangement direction. The supporting member includes a surrounding wall portion for surrounding the blades and a regulating portion for positioning the blades. The surrounding wall portion includes a side wall portion and an edge wall portion. The side wall portion is at least partially formed of an electromagnetic wave absorbing material. The regulating portion is disposed inside the surrounding wall portion to define a blade accommodating space for accommodating the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tamai, Toshiyuki Takada, Kunia Aihara, Jeremy Huang, Masakazu Nagata
  • Patent number: 9231345
    Abstract: A connector is to be connected to a mating connector. The connector includes a base portion for accommodating a plug and a cable connected to the plug; a connecting member disposed on the base portion to be rotatable relative to the mating connector for connecting the connector to the mating connector; a tightening member disposed on the base portion to be movable relative to the connecting member for tightening the cable; and a rotation preventing member disposed on the base portion to be movable relative to the connecting member for engaging with the connecting member so that the rotation preventing member prevents the connecting member from rotating relative to the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shingo Chamura
  • Patent number: 9184523
    Abstract: An intermediate electrical connector is to be connected to a mating connecting member. The intermediate electrical connector includes an intermediate connecting member; a blade disposed in the intermediate connecting member; and a supporting member for supporting the intermediate connecting member. The intermediate connecting member includes a supported portion disposed on a side surface portion thereof and supported on the supporting member. The supporting member is formed of a plate member facing the side surface portion of the intermediate connecting member. The supporting member includes a supporting portion accommodated in the supported portion or receiving the supported portion with a space in between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Tamai
  • Patent number: 9184535
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an outer conductive member including a cylindrical member and an outer lid portion for covering the cylindrical member; an insulation member disposed in the outer conductive member; and a terminal disposed in the insulation member. The insulation member includes a main body portion retained in the cylindrical member, a middle lid portion for pressing a center conductive member of a coaxial cable and a cut portion formed between the main body portion and the middle lid portion. The terminal includes a contact portion for contacting with the center conductive member and an engaging portion for engaging with a mating connector, so that the middle lid portion is bent at the cut portion to press the center conductive member against the contact portion when the outer lid portion is bent to cover the cylindrical member and push the middle lid portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchida, Takashi Sawai
  • Patent number: 9147952
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembled component includes a first attachment connector for attaching to a first circuit board member; a second attachment connector for attaching to a second circuit member; and an intermediate connector that is provided between the first attachment connector and the second attachment connector. The intermediate connector has conducting terminals in the housing. The first attachment connector and the second attachment connector have first receiving terminals and second receiving terminals. Each conducting terminal has a first contact section; a second contact section; and a joining section. An elastic cylindrical member is made of metal and can elastically deform in the radial direction so as to allow movement of the first contact section and the second contact section. The elastic cylindrical member contacts with the first contact section and the first receiving terminal or the second contact section and the second receiving terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kikuchi, Atsushi Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 9118157
    Abstract: An electrical connector is to be connected to a mating electrical connector in a connecting direction. The electrical connector includes a terminal; and a housing for holding the terminal. The terminal includes a board connecting portion to be connected to a board; a holding portion fixed to the housing; a contact region for contacting a mating contact portion of the mating electrical connector; a contact piece capable of elastically deforming; and a contact portion formed at a distal end portion of the contact piece. The housing includes an inner piece portion and an outer piece portion. The contact piece is disposed between the inner piece portion and the outer piece portion. The outer piece portion includes inner piece holding portions at both sides thereof. The inner piece holding portions are away from each other by a distance greater than a width of the inner piece portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Miyaki
  • Patent number: 9077131
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes an insulation housing having a receptacle opening portion for receiving a central conductive member of a coaxial plug; an outer conductive member for detachably attaching an outer conductive member of the coaxial plug; a connection member; a switching spring member capable of being elastically deformed downwardly; and an insulation member fixed to the connection member or the switching spring member so that the insulation member is situated between the connection member and the switching spring member. The switching spring member is pushed and displaced so that the switching spring member is disconnected from the connection member when the coaxial plug is inserted into the insulation housing. The connection member is pushed to displace the switching spring member through the insulation member so that the switching spring member is disconnected from the connection member when the coaxial plug is inserted into the insulation housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Hida, Daisuke Yamakoshi
  • Patent number: 9052185
    Abstract: A rotation detecting device includes rotation detecting device includes a first supporting member and a second supporting member disposed around an axial line. The rotation detecting device further includes a pair of magnetic field generating portions for generating a magnetic field in a region between the first supporting member and the second supporting member. The rotation detecting device further includes at least one magnetic field detecting portion attached to the second supporting member for detecting the magnetic field. The rotation detecting device further includes a first magnetic member for covering one end portion of the magnetic field detecting portion and a second magnetic member for covering the other end portion of the magnetic field detecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shoji Oyama
  • Patent number: 9054452
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembled component includes a first connector and a second connector, which can fit and separate to/from each other along an axis. The first connector includes a first housing, and the second connector has a second housing. The first housing has a flexible section formed with a slit groove that penetrates in the radial direction in the fitting tube, and the flexible section has a locking section that protrudes inward in the radial direction from the cylindrical fitting surface. The second housing includes a locked section, in which there is formed an engaging step-like section that contacts with the locking section in the fitting process so as to elastically flex and displace the locking section to allow movement in the fitting direction to the locking position and locks with the locking section in the connector-removal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Yamada
  • Patent number: 9039452
    Abstract: A connecting device is configured to be fitted into twp mating electrode connectors having power source electrodes, so that the power source electrodes are electrically connected. The connecting device for connecting the power source electrodes includes a housing member having an engaging portion having a recessed shape capable of engaging with the mating electrode connector. The connecting device includes a flat terminal with a flat plate shape being held with the housing member and a flexible braided wiring member connected to the flat terminal. The flexible braided wiring member is connected to a rear end portion of another flat terminal at both end portions thereof. The flat terminals at the both end portions of the flexible braided wiring member are held at middle portions thereof with separate housing members. Both surfaces of a front end portion of the flat terminal are exposed in the engaging portion of the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Sakaizawa, Akihiro Kodama
  • Patent number: 9033733
    Abstract: A pressing terminal includes an outer conductive member having a shield outer tube; an inner conductive member; and a dielectric member. The dielectric member includes a protruding portion fitted into the shield outer tube so that a signal line pressing portion of the inner conductive member is situated at a pressing tool insertion opening portion. The dielectric member is inserted into a shield outer tube with the protruding portion thereof sliding against the shield outer tube. A terminal pressing device includes an anvil unit and a crimper unit. Upon attaching the signal wire, a claw portion of a signal line crimper of the crimper unit is inserted into a claw insertion groove portion of a signal line anvil of the anvil unit. A terminal pressing anvil portion of the signal line anvil is ushered to a terminal pressing anvil insertion portion of the signal line crimper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maori Takahashi, Masao Okada
  • Patent number: 8986020
    Abstract: An inter-terminal connection structure includes a circuit board terminal to be mounted on a circuit board; and a connection connector for connecting the circuit board terminal. The circuit board terminal includes a base portion, a pair of contact pieces extending from the base portion, and a pair of locking pieces extending from the base portion. Each contact pieces includes an elastic arm portion, and each locking pieces includes a locking portion having a locking protrusion. The connection connector includes a connection terminal having a plate shape portion sandwiched between the contact pieces and the locking pieces, and a housing that holds the connection terminal. The plate shape portion includes a locked portion, so that the locking protrusion is situated in the locked portion with a play to be movable when the connection connector is attached to the circuit board terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kentaro Ishii
  • Patent number: 8961215
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembled component includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The receptacle connector includes a plurality of mating terminals having receptacle contact portions and a receptacle housing. The plug connector includes a plurality of terminals having plug contact portions and a plug housing. The plug housing includes a fitting portion. The terminals include an edge terminal disposed on one end portion of the fitting portion. The edge terminal includes a plug side plate portion, a plug edge plate portion, and a locking portion. The mating terminals include an edge mating terminal disposed on one end portion of the receptacle housing. The edge mating terminal includes a receptacle side plate portion, a receptacle edge plate portion, and a locked portion formed on the receptacle edge plate portion for engaging with the locking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yohei Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8961039
    Abstract: An optical-electric conversion connector configured to be connected to a mating connector. The optical-electric conversion connector includes an optical semiconductor element for converting between an optical signal and an electrical signal; a supporting member for supporting the optical semiconductor element; a contact member connected to the optical semiconductor element for contacting with a mating contact member of the mating connector; a first resin member formed of a transparent resin for integrally holding the optical semiconductor element, the supporting member, and the contact member, and a second resin member mounted on an outer surface of the first resin member. The first resin member is arranged to seal at least the optical semiconductor element. A method of producing the optical-electric conversion connector includes an element arrangement step, a conductive member connecting step, a first resin molding step, and a second resin molding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Sano, Takeshi Yamazaki, Shuji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8920181
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes an insulation housing having a receptacle opening portion for receiving a coaxial plug; an outer conductive member; a first terminal disposed below the receptacle opening portion; a second terminal disposed below the first terminal; and an insulation member disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal includes a first contact portion for contacting with a central conductive member of the coaxial plug. The second terminal includes a second contact portion for contacting with the central conductive member. The first terminal further includes a third contact portion, and the second terminal further includes a fourth contact portion for contacting with the third contact portion when the coaxial plug is not inserted into the insulation housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Hida, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20140357131
    Abstract: An electrical connector is to be connected to a first mating connector and a second mating connector. The electrical connector includes a plurality of terminals; and a housing for holing the terminals in a terminal arrangement direction. The housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing attached to the upper housing. The upper housing includes a plurality of upper grooves for holding the terminals. Each of the upper grooves has an upper narrow width portion having a width smaller than other part of the upper groove. The lower housing includes a plurality of lower grooves for holing the terminal. Each of the lower grooves has a lower narrow width portion having a width smaller than other part of the lower groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadashi OSHIDA
  • Patent number: 8851922
    Abstract: An electrical connector device includes a first connector including a first metal shell member; and a second connector to be mounted on a board and including a second metal shell member. The second connector includes an opening portion for receiving a fitting portion of the first connector in a fitting direction. The second metal shell member includes a ground connecting portion to be contacted with the board and a ground contacting member situated in a cut hole. The ground contacting member is arrange to be capable of contacting with the first metal shell member. The ground connecting portion is arranged partially on a first imaginary straight line perpendicular to the fitting direction and a second imaginary straight line in parallel to the fitting direction so that the cut hole is not situated on the first imaginary straight line and is situated partially on the second imaginary straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsuhiro Miyazaki
  • Patent number: D733655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignees: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Sato, Yasuhiro Masuzaki, Hiroshi Miyabayashi
  • Patent number: D734266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Sato, Yasuhiro Masuzaki, Hiroshi Miyabayashi