Patents Assigned to Yazaki Europe Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20230327376
    Abstract: An electric connector assembly for a high-voltage terminal including a contact tube made of electroconductive material, a high-voltage terminal comprising an electric connector assembly and a busbar made of electroconductive material, and a method for assembling a high-voltage terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Yazaki Europe Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivica JACOPLIC, Mario SPRLJAN
  • Publication number: 20230318278
    Abstract: A Shielded electric cable assembly including a first shielded electric cable (1) having a first shield conductor (8) covering a wire (2, 5) and being covered by a first insulative jacket (9); a second shielded electric cable (10) having a second shield conductor (17) covering a wire (11, 14) and being covered by a second insulative jacket (18), the conductors (3, 6) of the first and second shielded electric cables (1, 10) are joined forming a junction (28, 29); an inner insulator (30) covering the junction (28, 29); a shield element (34) covering the inner insulator (30) in contact to the first and second shield conductors (8, 17); a housing (35) covering the shield element (34) and the first and second insulative jackets (9, 18); a first and a second sealing element (36, 37) between the housing (35) and the first and second insulative jackets (9, 18), respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Bruno Miguel Vilar Martins GOMES, Jorge Manuel Machado Regufe, Sérgio Pedro da Silva Soares Fernandes
  • Patent number: 10862224
    Abstract: A splice sealing device including a first electric cable having an electrical conductor and an insulative cover, a second electric cable having a further electrical conductor and insulative cover, a junction joining the electrical conductors of the first and second electrical cables, a housing which has at least two housing parts mated to each other and which delimits an inner space for accommodating the junction, and a first cable exit in the housing. The first cable extends through the first cable exit, which includes a first chamber accommodating a first cable seal positioned on the first insulative cover of the first cable and sealing the first cable against the housing. The first cable exit is an integral part of a first housing part, and the first cable exit includes an annular wall axially delimiting the first chamber to the outside in extension direction of the first cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Andreas Doring, Taiga Fukushima, Oliver Kocsis-Steinacker, Antonio Perez-Jimenez, Julian Peters, Christoph Wilhelm Roth
  • Publication number: 20200303841
    Abstract: A splice sealing device including a first electric cable having an electrical conductor and an insulative cover, a second electric cable having a further electrical conductor and insulative cover, a junction joining the electrical conductors of the first and second electrical cables, a housing which has at least two housing parts mated to each other and which delimits an inner space for accommodating the junction, and a first cable exit in the housing. The first cable extends through the first cable exit, which includes a first chamber accommodating a first cable seal positioned on the first insulative cover of the first cable and sealing the first cable against the housing. The first cable exit is an integral part of a first housing part, and the first cable exit includes an annular wall axially delimiting the first chamber to the outside in extension direction of the first cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Andreas DORING, Taiga FUKUSHIMA, Oliver KOCSIS-STEINACKER, Antonio PEREZ-JIMENEZ, Julian PETERS, Christoph Wilhelm ROTH
  • Patent number: 10461455
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a first connector having a first main contact element and a first auxiliary contact element, the first auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said first main contact element, and a second connector having a second main contact element and a second auxiliary contact element, the second auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said second main contact element. The first and second connectors are mateable in a mating direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the electrical connector assembly. The first and second main contact elements are configured to disconnect from each other before the first and second auxiliary contact elements disconnect from each other during unmating the first and second connectors. In a fully mated condition the first and second main contact elements are in contact and the first and second auxiliary contact elements are disconnected from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Danijel Liber, Igor Jazvic
  • Publication number: 20190299817
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly including a vehicle seat; a rail, the seat movable along the rail and engageable and disengageable from the rail at any position; a cable electrically connecting an electrical component of the seat and an electrical component of the vehicle; a first connector electrically connected to the cable at a free end thereof, a second connector mounted to the seat, the first connector and the second connector being disconnectable from each other by disengaging the vehicle seat from the rail; and a cable winder, wherein the cable winder is preloaded for winding up the cable and wherein in a disconnected state the first connector is pulled along the rail into a connector home position by the cable winder, the first connector and the second connector being adapted to be connected to each other by moving the vehicle seat along the rail to a seat home position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventor: Fabian FALTIN
  • Patent number: 10205274
    Abstract: An electrical connection arrangement including a male connector and a female connector both to be mated in mating directions along a longitudinal axis. The male connector has a pin element projecting in a first mating direction towards the female connector, a first protective cover on the pin element covering at least a free axial tip end of the pin element, and a protective element surrounding, at least partially, the pin element in a radial distance thereto. The female connector includes a nut element with a central threaded bore and projecting in a second mating direction towards the male connector, and a second protective cover on the nut element covering a free axial tip end of the nut element. The pin element has an outer thread and is threaded into the treaded bore of the nut element in a mated condition of the electrical connection arrangement establishing an electrical connection between the pin element and the nut element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Zelimir Loncar, Goran Petrovic-Poljak, Ozren Milazzi, Tomislav Svraka
  • Publication number: 20180294600
    Abstract: An electrical connection arrangement including a male connector and a female connector both to be mated in mating directions along a longitudinal axis. The male connector has a pin element projecting in a first mating direction towards the female connector, a first protective cover on the pin element covering at least a free axial tip end of the pin element, and a protective element surrounding, at least partially, the pin element in a radial distance thereto. The female connector includes a nut element with a central threaded bore and projecting in a second mating direction towards the male connector, and a second protective cover on the nut element covering a free axial tip end of the nut element. The pin element has an outer thread and is threaded into the treaded bore of the nut element in a mated condition of the electrical connection arrangement establishing an electrical connection between the pin element and the nut element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Yazaki Europe Ltd
    Inventors: Zelimir LONCAR, Goran PETROVIC-POLJAK, Ozren MILAZZI, Tomislav SVRAKA
  • Publication number: 20180294591
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a first connector having a first main contact element and a first auxiliary contact element, the first auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said first main contact element, and a second connector having a second main contact element and a second auxiliary contact element, the second auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said second main contact element. The first and second connectors are mateable in a mating direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the electrical connector assembly. The first and second main contact elements are configured to disconnect from each other before the first and second auxiliary contact elements disconnect from each other during unmating the first and second connectors. In a fully mated condition the first and second main contact elements are in contact and the first and second auxiliary contact elements are disconnected from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Yazaki Europe Ltd
    Inventors: Danijel LIBER, Igor JAZVIC
  • Patent number: 9979151
    Abstract: Crimping tool including a first tool part having a first crimping die and a plurality of first crimping elements, a second tool part having a second crimping die and a plurality of second crimping elements, a first actuator being movable relative to the first crimping die along an actuation axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis, wherein the first actuator actuates the first crimping elements moving the first crimping elements in a radial direction, and a second actuator being movable relative to the second crimping die along the actuation axis, wherein the second actuator actuates the second crimping elements moving the second crimping elements in a radial direction, wherein a subset of the first crimping elements and a subset of the second crimping elements are moved consecutively by moving the first actuator and second actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Zelimir Loncar, Ivan Trgovcic, Ozren Milazzi, Vedran Kovac
  • Patent number: 9899760
    Abstract: An electrical connector including: a terminal body; an insulator accommodated within a receptacle of the terminal body, the insulator having at least one cavity adapted for holding a terminal connected to a wire of a cable; a metal ferrule accommodated within the receptacle of the terminal body; wherein the metal ferrule has a crimp portion adapted to be crimped onto the cable; wherein the metal ferrule is form-fittingly connected to the terminal body; and wherein the metal ferrule has a sleeve like holding portion centering the ferrule within the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Ulrich Kleymann, Darko Hlusicka, Ante Camber, Matija Radeljic
  • Patent number: 9847593
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly 1 comprising: a terminal holder 18, and a fastening assembly 20, accommodated within the terminal holder 18, for clamping a plurality of terminals 3, 4 in the direction of a longitudinal axis L for an electrical connection between said terminals 3, 4, said fastening assembly 20 including a first fastening member 23 made of a metal material and a second fastening member 29 which first and second fastening members 23, 29 are connected to each other for clamping said terminals 3, 4 and which define a terminal receiving area 37, wherein the electrical connector further comprises an insulation arrangement 30 which is arranged between said first fastening member 23 and the terminal receiving area 37.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Hans Nunner, Goran Petrovic-Poljak, Zelimir Loncar, Ozren Milazzi
  • Patent number: 9799980
    Abstract: A contact for electrical connectors including a contact member, a box-shaped hood extending along a longitudinal axis and enclosing at least partially the contact member, the sheet-metal part having a first connection portion with a first abutment edge and a second connection portion with a second abutment edge wherein the first and second abutment edges abut each other, wherein the first connection portion is provided with a first connection element at the front side, and the second connection portion is provided with a second connection element at the front side, and the first connection element and the second connection element engage each other so as to lock the first connection portion and the second connection portion against detaching the first and second connection portions away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Ivica Jakoplic, Dragan Babic, Mario Sprljan
  • Publication number: 20170222349
    Abstract: An electrical connector including: a terminal body; an insulator accommodated within a receptacle of the terminal body, the insulator having at least one cavity adapted for holding a terminal connected to a wire of a cable; a metal ferrule accommodated within the receptacle of the terminal body; wherein the metal ferrule has a crimp portion adapted to be crimped onto the cable; wherein the metal ferrule is form-fittingly connected to the terminal body; and wherein the metal ferrule has a sleeve like holding portion centering the ferrule within the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Yazaki Europe Ltd.
    Inventors: Ulrich KLEYMANN, Darko HLUSICKA, Ante CAMBER, Matija RADELJIC
  • Patent number: 9608387
    Abstract: A shield connector 1 having a housing 4 with an insertion hole 14 for accommodating a shielded cable 7, wherein that at least one locking element 5 for tool-less fastening the shield connector 1 to a counterpart device 3 is provided on the housing 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Zelimir Loncar, Goran Petrovic-Poljak, Luka Ribaric, Zeljko Erdec
  • Patent number: 9608362
    Abstract: A mat seal for an electrical connector, including: a front face, a rear face opposite to the front face, and a plurality of passageways each adapted to receive a cable to be inserted through the passageway, at least one cavity in at least one of the front face and the rear face, wherein at least two first passageways of the plurality of passageways open into one of the at least one cavity, and wherein at least one second passageway of the plurality of passageways opening into the front face and the rear face of the mat seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE, LTD.
    Inventors: Josip Jelak, Vedran Mahovic, Tvrtko Rebic, Michael Wiese
  • Publication number: 20160344129
    Abstract: A contact for electrical connectors including a contact member, a box-shaped hood extending along a longitudinal axis and enclosing at least partially the contact member, the sheet-metal part having a first connection portion with a first abutment edge and a second connection portion with a second abutment edge wherein the first and second abutment edges abut each other, wherein the first connection portion is provided with a first connection element at the front side, and the second connection portion is provided with a second connection element at the front side, and the first connection element and the second connection element engage each other so as to lock the first connection portion and the second connection portion against detaching the first and second connection portions away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Ivica JAKOPLIC, Dragan BABIC, Mario SPRLJAN
  • Patent number: 9502158
    Abstract: Connector 1 comprising: a plurality of twisted-pair cables 6 each comprising two twisted wires 7, 8, each of said wires 7, 8 being connected to a terminal 23, 24; a plurality of cavity blocks 9, each of said cavity blocks 9 has two cavities 17, 18 for accommodating the terminals 23, 24 of one of said twisted-pair cables 6; a housing 3 having an accommodation chamber 10 for accommodating the plurality of said cavity blocks 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Goran Bes, Hans Nunner, Richard Orosz, Tvrtko Rebic, Vedran Mahovic
  • Patent number: 9384874
    Abstract: Connector 1 comprising: a plurality of twisted-pair cables 6 each comprising two twisted wires 7, 8, each of said wires 7, 8 being connected to a terminal 23, 24; a plurality of cavity blocks 9, each of said cavity blocks 9 has two cavities 17, 18 for accommodating the terminals 23, 24 of one of said twisted-pair cables 6; a housing 3 having an accommodation chamber 10 for accommodating the plurality of said cavity blocks 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Goran Bes, Hans Nunner, Richard Orosz, Tvrtko Rebic, Vedran Mahovic
  • Publication number: 20160172781
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly 1 comprising: a terminal holder 18, and a fastening assembly 20, accommodated within the terminal holder 18, for clamping a plurality of terminals 3, 4 in the direction of a longitudinal axis L for an electrical connection between said terminals 3, 4, said fastening assembly 20 including a first fastening member 23 made of a metal material and a second fastening member 29 which first and second fastening members 23, 29 are connected to each other for clamping said terminals 3, 4 and which define a terminal receiving area 37, wherein the electrical connector further comprises an insulation arrangement 30 which is arranged between said first fastening member 23 and the terminal receiving area 37.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Hans NUNNER, Goran PETROVIC-POLJAK, Zelimir LONCAR, Ozren MILAZZI