Patents Assigned to Yazaki
  • Publication number: 20170336633
    Abstract: A head-up display system includes an image-forming and projection device, a combiner, a housing, and a lid body. The lid body includes at least a first divided lid body and a second divided lid body which engage with each other at the time of covering an opening of the housing. The first divided lid body includes an optical path regulator that regulates an optical path of projection light of a display image projected from the image-forming and projection device in use of the combiner onto an inner side of the housing, and allows projection light, which is necessary for formation of the virtual image of the display image in the projection light of the display image, to pass through the optical path regulator. The second divided lid body includes a covering member that covers the optical path regulator at the time of covering the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji YAGI, Kouichi HOTTA, Hayato NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170338001
    Abstract: A resin composition contains a vinyl chloride resin and a dinonyl phthalate. When a serape abrasion test specified in JASO D618 is conducted on an insulated. electrical wire including a conductor having a cross-sectional area of 0.3 mm2 covered with the resin composition in a thickness of 0.30 mm, the number of reciprocations is 100 or more. When the insulated electrical wire is wound around a mandrel having the same diameter as that of the insulated electrical wire in an environment of ?65° C., the conductor is not exposed. When the insulated electrical wire having been heated at 85° C. for 3000 hours is wound around a mandrel having a diameter 1.5 times as large as that of the insulated electrical wire in an environment of 23 ±5° C., the conductor is not exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9825394
    Abstract: A wire harness includes at least two sub-harnesses having a plurality of electric wires whose one terminal portions are led out from a plurality of connector portions connected to a plurality of electric devices respectively. The other end portions of the electric wires to establish direct connection between the connector portions are electrically connected to each other by a connection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinari Naganishi, Kousuke Kinoshita, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Hiromichi Inoue, Akinori Yoshimoto, Yuuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 9825409
    Abstract: A shield connector includes an inner housing provided with a first terminal receiving chamber and a second terminal receiving chamber which are configured to respectively receive inner terminals attached to ends of a plurality of wires bundled into a shielded electric wire, and a shield terminal incorporating the inner housing therein. The first terminal receiving chamber is provided with an opening which is opened to a side opposite to a side where the second terminal receiving chamber is placed. The opening is opened, from one end of the first terminal receiving chamber at a side of a terminal insertion port of the second terminal receiving chamber through which one of the inner terminals is inserted, to a wall at the other end of the first terminal receiving chamber, so that another one of the inner terminals is received in the first terminal receiving chamber through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Isao Kameyama
  • Patent number: 9821733
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a tubular shaped exterior member, a conductive path protected by the exterior member, and a vibration suppression member post-fitted to the conductive path and disposed inside the exterior member. The exterior member is formed into a shape having no slit. Ribs are formed in an outer circumferential surface of the vibration suppression member so as to be disposed at circumferential intervals. The rib is formed into a shape in which a front end surface thereof in a protruding direction thereof protrudes to a position near an inner surface of the exterior member or to a position contacting the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Yanazawa, Hidehiko Kuboshima
  • Patent number: 9825397
    Abstract: A grommet-equipped connector includes a connector and a grommet. The connector includes a panel engagement portion configured to be engaged with an attachment hole of a panel and an annular flange configured to face an edge portion of the attachment hole. The grommet includes a panel contact portion configured to be fitted so as to cover the flange and intimately contact the edge portion. A flange fitting groove in which the flange is inserted over an entire perimeter is formed inside the panel contact portion. The flange has a flange protrusion portion protruding outward and guided by the flange fitting groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi Watai, Motohisa Kashiyama, Takanori Yamawaki, Tetsuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9825404
    Abstract: A connector connecting structure of an electronic control unit includes: a first connector arranged on a radially inner side of a cylinder portion protruding from a casing of an electronic control unit; and a lever member including a pivoting portion mounted to the cylinder portion so as to be rotatable about an axial line of the cylinder portion without changing a position of the pivoting portion with respect to the cylinder portion, and an operation lever portion that extends from the pivoting portion. The first connector includes a connector connecting portion, exposed outward from an opening in the cylinder portion and electrically connected to a connector connecting portion of a second connector protruding from a mounting target for the casing in a manner that the connector connecting portion is accommodated inside the cylinder portion. A bayonet mechanism is provided between the pivoting portion and a housing of the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimasa Yoshigi, Toshifumi Suzuki, Kiyotaka Mizuno
  • Patent number: 9825396
    Abstract: An electrical connector can include a male blade terminal protector that protects one or more male blade terminals from external objects before, during, and after coupling of the male connector to a female connector. The male blade terminal protector can be slidably disposed within a housing of the male connector and configured to retract when the female connector is coupled to the male connector and extend when the female connector is decoupled from the male connector. The male blade terminal protector is moveable from an extended position to a retracted position when a ledge is disengage from a catch by a ramped surface of a female housing and a retraction tab of the female housing is configured to move the male blade terminal protector from the retracted position to the extended position as the female connector is disengaged from the male connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Besser, Jen Vun Ng
  • Patent number: 9825375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection structure for a terminal fitting (1010). The connection structure includes a terminal fitting (1010) including a terminal body (1011) to be fastened and fixed to a grounding surface and a plurality of terminal connecting portions (1021) extended from the terminal body; and a junction terminal (1030) electrically connected to ground wire (D) and electrically connected to the terminal connecting portions (1021). This connection structure enables a plurality of ground wires to be electrically connected all together to a grounding surface in a space-saving manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinari Naganishi, Kousuke Kinoshita, Takatatsu Yamamoto, Keiichi Mita, Tomoyasu Terada, Takehiko Uehara
  • Patent number: 9824837
    Abstract: This service plug (1) has a connection terminal part (49), and the connection terminal part (49) has a pair of terminals (8) and an interlinking part (9) that is tailored to the spacing between the terminals (8) and joins the terminals (8) together. By removing the connection terminal part (49) from a power-supply circuit, the power-supply circuit is interrupted. The interlinking part (9) includes one or more thin interlinking plates (20) that are removably attached to the connection terminal part (49).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya Ooishi, Yukihisa Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9825401
    Abstract: A connector is adapted to be attached to a case of an electronic device unit. The connector includes a connector assembly adapted to be accommodated in the case through an opening provided in the case, an escutcheon adapted to be attached to the case to close the opening, and an elastic member arranged at a position to be interposed between the connector assembly and the escutcheon when the escutcheon is attached to the case in a state in which the connector assembly is accommodated in the case. The connector assembly includes a terminal, a housing holding the terminal, and a circuit board connected to the terminal. The elastic member is configured to bias the connector assembly toward the case such that the circuit board is pressed against the case to position the connector assembly with respect to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahito Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20170326994
    Abstract: A power reception apparatus to which power is transferred from a power transmission apparatus in a contactless manner includes: a ferrite provided in a plate shape and having a first principal face and a second principal face; an annular coil provided on the first principal face of the ferrite; and a shield provided on the second principal face of the ferrite, wherein an outer peripheral portion of the coil is placed on an inner side relative to an outer peripheral portion of the ferrite, such that part of the first principal face is exposed on an outer-peripheral-portion side of the ferrite, and an outer peripheral side of the shield includes a stepped portion provided at a position away from the second principal face of the ferrite, such that part of the second principal face is exposed on the outer-peripheral -portion side of the ferrite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki YUASA, Nobuhiro KIBUDERA, Syuhei EJIMA, Satoru HORIUCHI, Kazuyoshi KAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20170331202
    Abstract: A structure for connecting a crimp terminal and an electric wire includes: a crimp terminal that includes a conductor crimping portion and a coating crimping portion serially and includes an electric wire connector that is to be crimped to the electric wire; and a water stop sheet having an opening for bringing a conductor into contact with the conductor crimping portion, and laid between the electric wire connector and the electric wire. When a joint is swaged and crimped, the swaged and crimped joint has a second included angle ?2 between the bottom plate and a second line that is larger than a first included angle ?1 between the bottom plate and a first line in a cross section that is perpendicular to a bottom plate of the electric wire connector and that includes an electric wire axial line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi AOKI, Kazuto OHTAKA
  • Patent number: 9819164
    Abstract: An intermediate member that enables enhancement of ease of fabrication of a wire harness and a wire harness including such an intermediate member are provided. A wire harness is divided into an intermediate member placed in an intermediate portion of the wire harness and two terminal members placed at respective terminals of the wire harness and to be connected to equipment. After being separately fabricated, the intermediate member and the two terminal members are connected together, whereupon fabrication of the wire harness is completed. The intermediate member includes one or a plurality of intermediate conducting paths, intermediate routing path retaining means retaining a cable routing path geometry of the intermediate conducting paths; intermediate shield means covering and shielding the intermediate conducting paths; and intermediate protection means covering and protecting the intermediate conducting paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehiro Ichikawa, Makoto Katsumata
  • Patent number: 9817056
    Abstract: In a high-speed measurement mode, a high-voltage measurement mode (V0 measurement) is omitted and only a negative-pole side ground fault resistor voltage measurement mode (VC1n measurement) and a positive-pole side ground fault resistor voltage measurement mode (VC1p measurement) are performed. In the negative-pole side ground fault resistor voltage measurement mode (VC1n measurement) and the positive-pole side ground fault resistor voltage measurement mode (VC1p measurement), the charging time for the flying capacitor is set to a second predetermined time period that is shorter than a first predetermined time period, which is different from basic operations in a normal measurement mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 9815371
    Abstract: An information providing apparatus for a vehicle includes in-vehicle devices, a communication network connected to each of the in-vehicle devices, a storage portion in which a signal change pattern based on the condition of each of the in-vehicle devices is stored in associated state for each situation around the vehicle, a situation determining portion that determines the situation around the vehicle based on the signal change of at least one in-vehicle device and the stored signal change pattern, an information acquiring portion that acquires information on the condition of the in-vehicle device related to the determined situation around the vehicle, an information generating portion that generates notification information on a recommended operation based on the information on the condition of the related in-vehicle device, and an information presenting portion that presents the notification information on the recommended operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shiota, Yukio Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9809166
    Abstract: An alarm device for a vehicle has a sensor section detecting that the hand of a passenger approaches an opening and closing operation section H and sending an operation detecting signal, a vehicle detector detecting another vehicle approaching from behind and sending a vehicle detecting signal, a vibration unit vibrating the opening and closing operation section H, a lamp section arranged on a pillar and displaying a warning sign with the irradiation of light, and a ECU (Electric Control Unit). When the ECU receives the vehicle detecting signal and the operation detecting signal, the vibration unit operates and a warning sign is displayed on the lamp section. Thereby, when another vehicle approaches, it is possible to prevent the passenger from opening operation of the door body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Okamoto, Shuuji Satake, Shinngo Chiba
  • Patent number: 9812852
    Abstract: A grommet is secured to a wire harness inserted in an opening of a panel. The grommet is fitted in the opening and mounted, thereby supporting the wire harness in the panel, The grommet has: partition walls covering the periphery of the wire harness and forming a sound-blocking space around the wire harness; and a sound-insulating wall formed inside the sound-blocking space so as to intersect the longitudinal direction of the wire harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kominato, Shingo Kato, Gaku Ito
  • Patent number: 9812278
    Abstract: A complex type fusible link which includes an insulative block base including a plurality of cavities; a conductive connecting plate which is integrally embedded in the insulative block base, a part of the conductive connecting plate being exposed to at least one of the cavities; a plurality of fusible elements each of which is accommodated in corresponding one of the cavities and includes a first end which is connected to the part of the conductive connecting plate and a second end; and a plurality of terminals each of which is integrally embedded in the insulative block base and includes a first end which is connected to the second end of corresponding one of the fusible elements and a second end which is exposed from the insulative block base, at least one of the fusible elements includes a fastening portion to which another fusible element is fastened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Iwata, Norio Matsumura, Tatsuya Aoki, Kenya Takii
  • Patent number: 9812230
    Abstract: A sheath member has a cylindrical and flexible main body to accommodate an electric wire and a deformation restricting portion molded on an outer peripheral side of the main body and extending over a predetermined shape maintaining range such that the main body is maintained in a desired routing shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Masataka Yamamoto, Yasusada Oishi