Patents Assigned to Yazaki Corporation
  • Publication number: 20250003807
    Abstract: A sensor component to be press-fitted into a mounting hole includes a sensor body, detection means, and a pair of O-rings. The sensor body includes a primary mold portion in which the detection means is embedded, a secondary mold portion provided on an opposite side of the primary mold portion in the press-fitting direction of the mounting hole, and a border portion between the primary mold portion and the secondary mold portion. The primary mold portion includes a first arrangement portion on which one of the pair of O-rings is arranged. The secondary mold portion includes a second arrangement portion on which the other of the pair of O-rings is arranged. The second arrangement portion, the border portion, and the first arrangement portion are arranged in this recited order in the press-fitting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinpei KATO, Shingo Nomoto, Keisuke Yamauchi, Shimpei Ando, Tadashi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20250008710
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: a housing; a liquid crystal display element that is housed in the housing; a mirror that is housed in the housing, and reflects display light to a windshield of a vehicle, the display light being output from the liquid crystal display element; a heat conduction member that is disposed to be in contact with either a display surface or a rear surface of the liquid crystal display element, the heat conduction member being transparent and having a plate shape; and heat radiation accelerating means, the housing includes a through-hole that the heat conduction member is insertable into, the heat conduction member pierces through the through-hole, and includes a protrusion that protrudes from the through-hole to an external space of the housing, and the heat radiation accelerating means accelerates heat radiation of the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro MIYAZAWA, Naoya IGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20250004057
    Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes: a voltage detection terminal having a first location configured to be conductively connected to a detection target; a plate-shaped housing having a terminal accommodating recess accommodating the voltage detection terminal; a cover configured to be locked to the housing at a temporary locking position where the first location of the voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating recess is not covered and a final locking position where the first location is covered; a temperature measurer accommodating a temperature-measuring element and attached to the housing; and an electric wire conductively connected to a second location of the voltage detection terminal and drawn out to the outside of the housing. The temperature measurer is arranged such that at least a part of the temperature measurer is overlapped with the voltage detection terminal in a plate thickness direction of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKU KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaro OKAZAKI, Shinichi YANAGIHARA, Satoshi MORIOKA, Hiroyuki KAIYA, Hiromi UEDA, Shinpei MUNE, Naoto MORISAKU, Yutaro KAWABATA, Daiki TANAKA, Seigo MOCHIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20250003811
    Abstract: A thermistor assembly includes a thermistor; two lead members with rigidity; and a first resin portion, wherein first end portions of the two lead members are connected with the thermistor, and the thermistor is sealed by the first resin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Daichi MURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 12179658
    Abstract: A vehicle exterior display device includes: an own vehicle position information acquisition unit that acquires position information regarding an own vehicle; a crosswalk position information acquisition unit that acquires position information regarding a crosswalk; a surrounding information detection unit that detects a pedestrian existing around the own vehicle; a display unit that has a display region visually recognizable from the outside of the own vehicle and is capable of changing a relative position between the display region and the own vehicle; and a display controller that changes display information displayed by the display unit and changes the display region in which the display information is displayed, based on a positional relationship among the own vehicle, the crosswalk, and the pedestrian.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 12184098
    Abstract: A positive electrode-side input terminal is connected to a first positive electrode-side battery terminal, a negative electrode-side input terminal is connected to a second negative electrode-side battery terminal, a first switch is connected between a first negative electrode-side battery terminal and a second positive electrode-side battery terminal, a second switch is connected between a second positive electrode-side battery terminal and a first connection point between the positive electrode-side input terminal and the first positive electrode-side battery terminal, a third switch is connected between the first negative electrode-side battery terminal and a second connection point between the negative electrode-side input terminal and the second negative electrode-side battery terminal, a positive electrode-side output terminal is connected to a line connecting the second switch and the second positive electrode-side battery terminal, and a negative electrode-side output terminal to a line connecting the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Morimoto, Kazuo Sugimura, Hiroteru Kato, Shoya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12176670
    Abstract: A terminal-equipped electric wire includes a terminal to be electrically connected to a connection target member, and an electric wire to be connected to the terminal by ultrasonic joining. The terminal includes a joint portion to be connected to the electric wire, a connection portion to be connected to the connection target member, and a plating layer on a surface of the terminal. The connection portion has an uneven shape on at least a part of a surface thereof. When the terminal-equipped electric wire is connected to the connection target member, an insulating coating of the plating layer covering at least a part of the surface of the connection portion is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Yudate, Tomoya Satoh
  • Patent number: 12176692
    Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a body having an accommodation space, a first cover attached around a pivot shaft of the body to cover a part of the accommodation space, a second cover attached to the body to cover another part of the accommodation space and a conductor portion to transmit electric power. The first cover includes an interfering portion to move around the pivot shaft in accordance with pivoting of the first cover when the first cover is being opened or closed. The second cover includes an interfered portion to be arranged on a movement locus of the interfering portion when the second cover is closed, and not arranged on the movement locus when the second cover is opened. The conductor portion includes a portion arranged in the part of the accommodation space and to be isolated from the outside by the first cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki Kobayashi, Kohei Toyoshima, Kenji Segawa, Naoki Tozuka, Hiroyuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20240421505
    Abstract: A terminal metal fitting includes a terminal metal fitting main body having a plate-like shape and including, on one surface, a conductor bonding portion to which a conductor portion of an electric wire is bonded, wherein a recessed region is provided in a surface of the terminal metal fitting main body, the surface being opposite to the conductor bonding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Syunsuke YAOITA
  • Publication number: 20240416832
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a board having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face; a first light source disposed on the first face; a second light source disposed on the second face; and a second wiring pattern disposed on the second face, wherein the second wiring pattern is disposed so as to cover a region on the second face, the region on the second face opposed to a region on the first face with the first light source disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki OSANAI, Naoki Nagaushi
  • Publication number: 20240414898
    Abstract: A noise reduction tool includes a magnetic body that can be wound around, more than one turn around an axis of an electric wire or an electric wire bundle, the electric wire or the electric wire bundle and a fixing member that fixes, to each other, overlapping sections of a stacked portion in the magnetic body having a winding shape wound around the electric wire or the electric wire bundle and fixes the magnetic body to the electric wire or the electric wire bundle while keeping the winding shape of the magnetic body. The magnetic body is capable of changing a winding diameter according to an electric wire diameter of the electric wire or an electric wire bundle diameter of the electric wire bundle, and the fixing member fixes, to each other, the overlapping sections corresponding to a winding diameter of the magnetic body irrespective of the winding diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Itsuki HASEGAWA, Kaori Usami, Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12165787
    Abstract: A twisted pair cable is a twisted pair cable obtained by twisting two electric wires each of which includes a conductor portion and an insulator covering an outer periphery of the conductor portion. The insulator is made of a resin composition containing polypropylene, an antioxidant, and a copper inhibitor. The insulator has an external appearance abnormality development time exceeding 3,000 hours during a test of compatibility with PVC in contact with PVC at 100° C. The insulator has a relative dielectric constant of 2.0 to 2.5 and a dielectric dissipation factor of 1.0×10?3 or less when m electric field having a frequency of 1 GHz is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kosuke Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20240405303
    Abstract: A temperature detection unit includes a board-shaped housing having a board side face provided with a recess configured to be fitted with a side edge of a conductive board disposed between a plurality of stacked power storage modules, and a temperature detection sensor mounted on the housing and configured to measure a temperature of the power storage modules. The housing is provided with a sensor accommodating recess accommodating the temperature detection sensor. A plate end face on one side facing an intersecting direction with a direction that the board side face of the housing faces is provided with an opening configured to allow a temperature wire connected to the temperature detection sensor to extend toward the outside. The sensor accommodating recess extends obliquely to approach the conductive board from one side toward the other side in the intersecting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuta TAKISHITA, Hirotaka HASEGAWA, Yutaro OKAZAKI, Shinichi YANAGIHARA, Norihiro OGISHIMA, Hiraku TANAKA, Kenta TANAKA, Satoshi MORIOKA, Motoyoshi OKUMURA, Hiroyuki KAIYA, Hiromi UEDA, Shinpei MUNE, Naoto MORISAKU, Yutaro KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20240404777
    Abstract: A fuse unit includes a battery terminal to be electrically connected to a battery post of a battery, a fusible link having a fuse that is electrically connected to the battery terminal and is melted due to overcurrent, and a mounting member to be mounted to the battery, in which the fusible link to which the battery terminal is assembled is arranged. The fusible link is arranged to be movable with respect to the mounting member in a planar direction parallel to a plane from which the battery post of the battery protrudes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya MOCHIZUKI, Kenichi TANUMA
  • Publication number: 20240401991
    Abstract: A sensor mounting structure includes a sensor and a sensor receiving section including a receiving lock portion protruding from a seat surface to be locked to a portion of a collar section, wherein the collar section of the sensor includes: a sensor lock portion; and an interference avoiding portion in an overlapping portion of the collar section, wherein when the sensor main body is inserted in the sensor insertion hole in an incorrect pose, the collar section overlaps with the receiving lock portion in the overlapping portion, wherein the incorrect pose is offset from a normal pose around the center axis, wherein in the normal pose, the sensor lock portion is locked to the receiving lock portion, wherein the interference avoiding portion avoids interference of the collar section with the receiving lock portion along a direction of insertion of the sensor main body into the sensor insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinpei KATO, Shingo NOMOTO, Keisuke YAMAUCHI, Shimpei ANDO, Tadashi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240405469
    Abstract: A spacer is mounted on a housing accommodating a plurality of terminals to configure a connector and to prevent the plurality of terminals from slipping out. The spacer includes a main body portion provided with a plurality of terminal insertion holes through which the plurality of terminals pass respectively; a pair of retaining arms being retained to the housing; a connection portion configured to connect the main body portion and each of the pair of the retaining arms; and a pair of protrusion portions protruding from the connection portion. In the spacer, the main body portion is arranged at one side of the retaining arm, and the protrusion portion is arranged at the other side of the retaining arm. Also, both end portions in a longitudinal direction of the spacer are arranged at the outside with respect to the pair of retaining arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto TAKASHIMA, Hiroshi MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240402256
    Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal having a first location being conductively connected to a detection target, a board-shaped housing having a terminal accommodating recess in which the voltage detection terminal is accommodated, a cover locked to the housing at a first temporary locking position where the first location of the voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating recess is not covered and a final locking position where the first location is covered, and an electric wire conductively connected to a second location of the voltage detection terminal and drawn out toward the outside of the housing. The housing includes a guide portion guiding the cover from the outside toward the first temporary locking position, and a first wall abutting on the cover when the cover is positioned at the first temporary locking position in a moving direction in which the cover is guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hirotaka HASEGAWA, Norihiro OGISHIMA, Shinichi YANAGIHARA, Hideki INOUE, Satoshi MORIOKA, Motoyoshi OKUMURA, Hiroyuki KAIYA, Hiromi UEDA, Shinpei MUNE, Naoto MORISAKU, Yutaro KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20240405457
    Abstract: A terminal block unit includes a plurality of terminal metal fittings, a terminal block main body configured to hold the plurality of terminal metal fittings, a bas bar unit including a plurality of bus bars each having both end portions in which a first connection hole and a second connection hole to be connected to an electric device are formed, and a plurality of bolts configured to fasten any one of the plurality of bas bars to each of the plurality of terminal metal fittings. The bas bar unit includes a resin molded portion configured to integrally support a part of each of the plurality of bus bars in a non-contact state, and another part of each of the plurality of bus bars at which the resin molded portion is not provided is an exposed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shotarou SHIBATA, Hayato IIZUKA, Hideto KUMAKURA, Takumi OKI
  • Publication number: 20240405347
    Abstract: A first board-shaped member includes a conductive plate disposed between a plurality of stacked power storage modules, a battery stack plate including a board-shaped insulating housing having a fitting groove recessed in a side face of the board-shaped insulating housing so as to fit with a side edge of the conductive plate, a sealing material supply groove respectively provided in front and back faces of the insulating housing along an extension direction of the fitting groove, a through hole that communicates with the sealing material supply groove and the fitting groove, and a sealing material pre-filled into the fitting groove and extruded from the fitting groove to the front and back faces of the insulating housing through the through hole and the sealing material supply groove when the side edge of the conductive plate is fitted into the fitting groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro OGISHIMA, Shinichi YANAGIHARA, Yutaro OKAZAKI, Ryosuke MURATA, Satoshi MORIOKA, Motoyoshi OKUMURA, Hiroyuki KAIYA, Hiromi UEDA, Shinpei MUNE, Naoto MORISAKU, Yutaro KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20240404318
    Abstract: A detection system includes a light source section that includes a plurality of light emitting devices, each of the plurality of light emitting devices emitting near-infrared light toward a different portion of a face of an occupant of a vehicle, an imaging section that captures a face image with reflected light of the near-infrared light emitted to the face of the occupant, and a control unit that extracts feature points and a face image area of the face of the occupant from the face image captured by the imaging section. Based on a plurality of divided image areas obtained by dividing the face image area according to the plurality of light emitting devices, respectively, the control unit individually dims light from the light emitting devices corresponding to the respective divided image areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kentaro Otomo