Patents Assigned to Yazaki Corporation
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Publication number: 20250149748Abstract: A connection module set according to an embodiment includes a first connection module and a second connection module. The first connection module includes a first electrode connection member. The first electrode connection member includes a basal end electrically connected to a first electrode terminal of the first battery module, and a protruding end protruding in a first direction. The second connection module includes a second electrode connection member. The second electrode connection member includes a basal end electrically connected to a second electrode terminal of the second battery module, and a holder into which the protruding end of the first electrode connection member of the first connection module is inserted from the first direction and held.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hayato YAMAGUCHI, Sadaharu OKUDA, Hajime KATO
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Publication number: 20250149760Abstract: A wiring module of one embodiment is a member used for a battery pack in which a plurality of battery modules are arranged side by side in a first direction. The wiring module includes an insulating substrate, a wiring member, and an electronic component. The substrate is disposed to face a first end of one battery module among the plurality of battery modules in a second direction in a case where the second direction is a direction intersecting the first direction. The wiring member includes a main body supported by the substrate, and a terminal connection portion extending from the main body and connected to a detection terminal provided at the first end of the battery module. The electronic component is provided in the wiring member, and is used in association with the battery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hayato YAMAGUCHI, Ryoichi Murata, Hajime Kato, Mariko Nakagawa, Masato Tanaka
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Publication number: 20250149723Abstract: A wiring module of one embodiment is a member used for a battery pack in which a plurality of battery modules are arranged side by side in a first direction. The wiring module includes an insulating substrate and a wiring member. The substrate is disposed to face a first end of one battery module among the plurality of battery modules in a second direction in a case where the second direction is a direction intersecting the first direction. The wiring member includes a main body supported by the substrate, and a plurality of terminal connection portions mutually branching and extending from the main body and respectively connected to a plurality of detection terminals provided at the first end of the battery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hayato YAMAGUCHI, Sadaharu OKUDA, Yasuhiro KOMINATO, Ryoichi MURATA, Makoto ISHII, Takahiro SYOUDA
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Patent number: 12294176Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal fitting; an electric wire connected to the terminal fitting; a housing in which the terminal fitting is stored; a shield shell disposed so as to surround an outer periphery of the housing; and a waterproof cover having a tubular shape and made of an elastic material, the waterproof cover being provided so as to surround an outer periphery of the shield shell and configured to be in close contact with the outer periphery of the shield shell. The shield shell is brought into close contact with a close-contact portion of the waterproof cover. The waterproof cover includes at least one protruding strip portion provided at the close-contact portion, the at least one protruding strip portion protruding from a tubular inner surface of the waterproof cover and extending in a peripheral direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi Nakai
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Patent number: 12294209Abstract: A resin molded component includes a bus bar having conductivity, a conductive member including an insertion hole into which the bus bar is inserted along an axis line direction, a resin member covering the bus bar and insulating the bus bar and the conductive member, and a potting material charged into the insertion hole. The bus bar includes a bend terminal portion positioned at an end portion in the axis line direction, and bent along a terminal bend direction, and a bus bar crank portion positioned inside the insertion hole and extending along a crank direction intersecting with the axis line direction and the terminal bend direction. The resin member includes a resin crank portion positioned inside the insertion hole and covering and insulating the bus bar crank portion. The potting material covers a whole circumference of the resin crank portion when charged into the insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke Tsutagawa, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Hiroaki Kodera, Norihiro Ushida, Hiroyuki Hattori
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Publication number: 20250141129Abstract: A connection structure is a structure for connecting a conductive busbar 10 to a connection target. The connection structure 100 includes a connection portion 18 that is provided on the busbar 10 and serves as a connection location for the connection target, and a holder 30 that is configured to accommodate foreign matters that arise in the connection portion 18. The connection portion 18 includes a screw fastening portion A between a bolt 16 that extends in a plate thickness direction of the busbar 10 and a nut 17 into which the bolt 16 is screwed. In the housing 30, a plurality of spaces, i.e., a first recessed portion 36 and a second recessed portion 37, containing the foreign matters and partition portions, i.e., a first partition portion P1 and a second partition portion P2, partitioning the plurality of spaces constitute a labyrinth structure 38.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Michihiro MORI, Daisuke Yamanashi, Jumpei Hayashi
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Publication number: 20250141124Abstract: A connection structure according to an embodiment includes: a first conductive portion including a first busbar having a contact surface; a second conductive portion disposed at a position away from the first conductive portion; a movable conductive portion including a pressing portion capable of coming into contact with the first busbar and the movable conductive portion being movable with respect to the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion in a moving direction intersecting with the contact surface; a biasing portion capable of biasing the movable conductive portion toward the contact surface; and a relay conductive portion relaying conduction between the second conductive portion and the movable conductive portion, in which the relay conductive portion is slidable with respect to the second conductive portion or the movable conductive portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro KOMINATO, Hajime KATO, Yukihiro KAWAMURA, Toshiharu TAKAHASHI, Syoichi NOMURA
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Publication number: 20250141144Abstract: A packing assembly body includes a terminal retaining portion having a plate-shaped terminal, a burying portion in which part of the terminal is buried, and a cylindrical portion being provided to continue with the burying portion to surround the terminal; and a ring-shaped packing that is inserted to surround the terminal from the outside and seal an internal space of the cylindrical portion, wherein an air bleeding mechanism configured to discharge air at the side of an insertion direction of the packing in the internal space to an outside is provided in the burying portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Michihiro MORI, Daisuke YAMANASHI, Jumpei HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20250141054Abstract: An assembly according to an embodiment includes: a device unit including a device having a first installation surface and a device busbar including a first extending portion extending in contact with the first installation surface and a first connecting portion extending continuously from the first extending portion; and a battery unit including a battery pack having a second installation surface facing the first installation surface and a battery busbar including a second extending portion extending in contact with the second installation surface and a second connecting portion extending continuously from the second extending portion and connectable to the first connecting portion, in which a gap is formed at least one of between the first installation surface and the first connecting portion and between the second installation surface and the second connecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro KOMINATO, Takahiko KATSURAMAKI, Ryoichi MURATA
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Publication number: 20250135494Abstract: A horn has knurl-shaped protrusions and recesses that are formed of a plurality of protrusions, and are formed on a first end surface. Among the plurality of protrusions, at least a pair of protrusions arranged symmetrically at both outermost ends in a direction along a vibration direction are asymmetrical surface protrusions. In each of the asymmetrical surface protrusions, an angle value of an outer inclination angle is smaller than an angle value of an inner inclination angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Yasunori NABETA
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Patent number: 12288972Abstract: A protector includes: a protector body having a routing part in which a wire harness is routed, and a clamp attachment part in which a locking hole is formed; and a clamp which is locked in the locking hole to hold the wire harness. The clamp includes a pair of clamp-side flat parts which are formed to face in directions opposite to each other. The clamp attachment part has a pair of rotation prevention portions which are provided with the locking hole therebetween and which include body-side flat parts facing the clamp-side flat parts.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Youngho Jang, Jin Watanabe
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Publication number: 20250132508Abstract: A terminal-equipped electric wire is formed by joining a terminal and a core wire exposed from an insulation sheath of an electric wire by method of ultrasonic joining, and the terminal includes a joining portion having a square shape or a round shape in plan view, to which a distal end portion of the core wire is joined. When the joining portion has a square shape, a longitudinal direction of the electric wire is orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomoaki HAYAKAWA, Hiroki Kitagawa, Shotaro Shibata, Motohide Sato, Kengo Aoshima, Narumi Suzuki, Takashi Ishihara
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Patent number: 12283668Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal, a housing having an accommodating concave portion to accommodate the voltage detection terminal and a cover to be attached to the housing while covering the accommodating concave portion. The cover is locked to the housing at a temporary locking position at which the cover covers a part of the accommodating concave portion and at a final locking position at which the cover covers an entirety of the accommodating concave portion. The cover includes a main body portion including a locking portion, and a locking piece. The housing includes a locked portion to be locked to the locking portion, a locking hole to accommodate the locking piece and an extending portion formed by a part of an edge of the locking hole. The locking piece is accommodated in the locking hole when the cover is at the temporary locking position.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara
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Patent number: 12283775Abstract: A shield connector includes: a cylindrical housing that accommodates a terminal and holds the terminal; an annular seal member that seals between an outer peripheral surface of an electric wire connected to the terminal and an inner wall surface of the housing; a holder coupled to the housing along an axial direction of the housing to support the seal member; and a conductive shell that accommodates and holds the housing and the holder coupled to each other therein, in which an outer wall portion of the housing has a protruding portion protruding outward, the holder has an engagement piece extending along the axial direction and is coupled to the housing by engaging the engagement piece with the protruding portion from an outside, and the shell has a facing surface facing the engagement piece from an outside, and regulates outward deformation of the engagement piece by the facing surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Yamanashi, Takashi Sone
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Patent number: 12283800Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing method includes: an insertion step of inserting a binding member through an insertion hole of a protective member; a temporary retention step of inserting the binding member through a temporary retention notch in a state where the binding member is inserted through the insertion hole, and hooking the binding member, which is in a state of being inserted through the temporary retention notch, to the temporary retention projection to achieve temporary retention of the binding member on the temporary retention projection; a routing step of routing a wiring member in a routing space in a state where the binding member is temporarily retained on the temporary retention projection; and a binding step of detaching the binding member.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masayoshi Ogawa, Satoshi Yokoyama, Hirotada Suyama
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Patent number: 12278454Abstract: An electrical connector with thin interior walls is made by extruding a polymer or polymer composite into a sheet of approximately 0.25 mm to 0.5 mm thickness. The sheet is then calendered to a thickness of about 0.05 mm to 0.3 mm. The calendered sheet is cut into notched sections. The notched sections are assembled and placed into an injection molded housing of a connector. The sections are secured in place by using an adhesive, force fit, snap fit, or welding process to form the thin interior walls of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Troy Dean Robinson
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Patent number: 12275358Abstract: Provided is a harness body that is a wiring component that electrically connects a first electrical connection target installed on a slide door and a second electrical connection target installed on a vehicle body, and is wired along a link mechanism that couples the slide door and the vehicle body and reciprocates the slide door in a sliding direction with respect to the vehicle body; and a harness temporary holding structure at least at one position capable of temporarily holding the harness body assembled to the link mechanism before the link mechanism is assembled to the slide door and the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Naoto Kogure, Hikaru Sano, Seiichi Sumiya
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Patent number: 12273049Abstract: A power conversion device includes an AC current sensor, an AC voltage sensor, a DC voltage sensor, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes an integration unit configured to integrate a difference between a predetermined overcurrent threshold and the output current detected by the AC current sensor and output an integration output, a multiplication unit configured to multiply the integration output outputted from the integration unit by the output voltage detected by the AC voltage sensor and output a multiplication output, a division unit configured to calculate and output a Duty ratio by dividing the multiplication output outputted from the multiplication unit by the DC voltage detected by the DC voltage sensor, and a voltage control unit configured to control the AC voltage according to the Duty ratio outputted from the division unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Gondo, Akinori Maruyama
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Patent number: 12272893Abstract: An electrical connection structure includes: a first unit including a terminal; and a second unit including a connection terminal. The electrical connection structure is configured by mounting the second unit to the first unit such that the connection terminal is electrically connected to the terminal. The terminal has a plate-shaped tab. The connection terminal includes a receptacle formed with a connection groove into which the tab is inserted, and a spring contact provided on inner side surfaces of the connection groove. The spring contact comes into elastic contact with outer surfaces of the tab inserted into the connection groove.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru Kubota
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Patent number: 12273023Abstract: An active snubber circuit is connected to a buck converter and decreases a first surge voltage and a second surge voltage generated by the buck converter. The active snubber circuit includes a first FET switch connected to the output point of the first surge voltage and a first power storage element, a second FET switch connected to the output point of the second surge voltage and a second power storage element, an inductor connected to a connection point positioned on an output side with respect to the output point of the second surge voltage, the first and second FET switches, and an element connected to the first and second FET switches, the inductor, and ground and through which a forward current flows.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke Kanda, Koichi Ushitani