Patents Assigned to Yokowo Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20210328332
    Abstract: An antenna (100) includes a ground plate (110) and a radiating element (130) that has a shape expanding in a predetermined expansion direction and a self-similar shape with respect to an end portion (135) connected to a feeding line (151) that is a feeding portion. The radiating element (130) is arranged in a standing state relative to the end portion (135) so as to face the end portion (135) toward the ground plate (110). In addition, the radiating element (130) has a first radiating element portion (131) and a second radiating element portion (133) that are plane-symmetric to each other across a predetermined virtual symmetric plane (A1) along the expansion direction, and thereby forms a shape expanded in the expansion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bunpei HARA
  • Patent number: 11152692
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a case, a first antenna and a second antenna including a capacitance loading element. The capacitance loading element includes a turning-around area turning around in a front-rear direction on at least one of a front side and a rear side thereof. When the turning-around area is provided on the front side, at least part of the first antenna is situated in front of the turning-around area. When the turning-around area is provided on the rear side, at least part of the first antenna is situated behind the turning-around area. When the turning-around area is provided on the front side and on the rear side, at least part of the first antenna is situated at least one of in front of the turning-around area on the front side and behind the turning-around area on the rear side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Motohisa Ono
  • Patent number: 11152690
    Abstract: An antenna device for a vehicle includes an antenna board in which a colinear array antenna is constructed by a conductor pattern provided on each of both surfaces of a dielectric substrate. The colinear array antenna includes a first straight portion, a second straight portion, a first connection portion one end of which is connected to the first straight portion, and a second connection portion one end of which is electrically connected to the first connection portion and another end of which is connected to the second straight portion. The first straight portion and the first connection portion are provided on a first surface of the dielectric substrate. The second straight portion and the second connection portion are provided on a second surface of the dielectric substrate opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Mizuno, Takayuki Sone
  • Patent number: 11152693
    Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna board in which a conductor pattern is provided on each of both surfaces of a dielectric substrate. A linear element is provided on a first surface of the dielectric substrate. A slit antenna is provided on a second surface of the dielectric substrate opposite to the first surface. When the first surface and the second surface are superimposed on each other, the linear element and a slit of the slit antenna overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masato Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11145999
    Abstract: A connector for holding a linear conductor by a first contact portion and a second contact portion is provided. The linear conductor is inserted through an insertion portion. The first contact portion is formed in a pressing portion configured to be deformed elastically to press the linear conductor against the second contact portion. The second contact portion is formed in a fixed portion which is not deformed elastically and the second contact portion has at least one edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nozomu Morita
  • Patent number: 11121457
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a case, a first antenna and a second antenna including a capacitance loading element. The capacitance loading element includes a turning-around area turning around in a front-rear direction on at least one of a front side and a rear side thereof. When the turning-around area is provided on the front side, at least part of the first antenna is situated in front of the turning-around area. When the turning-around area is provided on the rear side, at least part of the first antenna is situated behind the turning-around area. When the turning-around area is provided on the front side and on the rear side, at least part of the first antenna is situated at least one of in front of the turning-around area on the front side and behind the turning-around area on the rear side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Motohisa Ono
  • Publication number: 20210273320
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna device for a vehicle capable of suppressing interference in a case where a plurality of antennas which receive signals in different frequency bands are close to one another. The antenna device for the vehicle includes a patch antenna and a capacitance loading element which are installed away from each other on an antenna base section which is attachable to a vehicle. The capacitance loading element is a part of an antenna capable of receiving a different use frequency band from which of the patch antenna, to form a three-dimensional shape in which a pair of linear conductors which respectively repeatedly turn in a predetermined direction are connected to each other via a linear connection conductor extending in a width direction of the antenna base section, and in the capacitance loading element, a length of a folded portion of each of the linear conductors is a non-resonant length of the patch antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke YOKOTA, Taiki MOCHIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210242585
    Abstract: An antenna device configured to be attached to a vehicle includes: an antenna of a resonance type; and a matching circuit connected to the antenna, wherein the matching circuit includes a first matching circuit connected to a feeding portion of the antenna and a second matching circuit connected to a subsequent stage of the first matching circuit, wherein the first matching circuit reduces an impedance in a frequency band that is away to a higher-frequency range or a lower-frequency range from a resonance point of the antenna such that the impedance is lower than before connection of the first matching circuit, and the second matching circuit increases an impedance in a vicinity of the resonance point of the antenna such that the impedance is higher than before connection of the second matching circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yusuke YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20210242584
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a case, a first antenna and a second antenna in the case, the second antenna including a capacitance loading element. The capacitance loading element includes an inclined portion which extends from a front-upper side toward a rear-lower side at a front side of the capacitance loading element. The first antenna is provided in a front side with respect to the inclined portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Motohisa ONO
  • Publication number: 20210232023
    Abstract: A connector includes a sphere serving as a contact portion and a support member rotatably and elastically supporting the sphere. The sphere and the support member form an electrical connection path. The connector may further include a housing fixed to the support member, wherein the housing has a through hole sized such that the sphere cannot pass therethrough, and the sphere protrudes through an opening of the through hole to outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenta SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20210234284
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a pair of first elements that are arranged on a first plane; and a pair of second elements that are arranged on a second plane parallel to the first plane such that a polarized wave direction of the pair of second elements is orthogonal to that of the pair of first elements. Each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes a portion that acts as a self-similarity antenna or an antenna that acts based on similar operating principle to the self-similarity antenna. in one embodiment, each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes two arms that extend in a direction away from each other from a proximal end portion to which a feed point is connectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi SAMPO, Takayuki SONE
  • Patent number: 11069961
    Abstract: An antenna device to be mounted on a vehicle, including a ground conductor having a planar shape; and an antenna element which is a resonant type, is provided at a position so as not to overlap with the ground conductor within a plane substantially parallel to the ground conductor, and is configured to transmit or receive a polarized wave parallel to the ground conductor. A rectangular notch is formed in the ground conductor to have both a right and left edge portions with a predetermined width being left, and the antenna element is provided at a position overlapping with the notch in a plane substantially parallel to the ground conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sampo, Kenichi Yamada, Yuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20210199689
    Abstract: A socket includes: a contact probe; and an insulating support body supporting the contact probe. The contact probe includes: a first plunger to be connected with an object to be inspected; a second plunger to be connected with an inspecting board; and a spring configured to urge the first plunger and the second plunger in a direction apart from each other. In a state where a tip end of the first plunger is released, a projecting amount of the second plunger from the insulating support body is zero with a natural length of the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsugio YAMAMOTO, Kenichi SATO, Takayoshi OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20210194113
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a planar antenna; and a metal body arranged a predetermined distance above the planar antenna, wherein the metal body is shifted in a predetermined direction with respect to the planar antenna, wherein the metal body is a metal plate and/or a parasitic element. The antenna device further includes an antenna which corresponds to a frequency band different from that of the planar antenna and a holder configured to maintain the predetermined distance between the planar antenna and the metal body, wherein the antenna is arranged in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Motohisa ONO, Yuki KATO
  • Publication number: 20210167507
    Abstract: An antenna device according to the present invention includes: an inverted F antenna which includes a planar part having a face opposing a grounding surface with a predetermined interval therebetween, a feeding part disposed in a plane forming a predetermined angle with respect to the grounding surface, and a short-circuit part for grounding a portion of the planar part, wherein each of the planar part and the feeding part has a plate shape, and is physically separated from each other; and wherein the planar part and the feeding part are electrically connected each other at a frequency less than or equal to a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Takeshi SAMPO
  • Publication number: 20210167489
    Abstract: An antenna device for a vehicle includes a camera that facilitates assembly. The antenna device for a vehicle includes: an antenna case that has a housing space formed therein; an antenna base that is covered with the antenna case from above to form the housing space; an antenna element that is held by the antenna base and housed in the housing space; and a camera that is housed in the housing space The antenna base has a wall portion extending upward. The camera is fixed to the wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro HAYASHI, Toshihiko FUJII
  • Patent number: 11005182
    Abstract: A patch antenna is provided with an antenna main body including a radiating element on an upper surface of a dielectric body; and a parasitic element disposed at a predetermined distance from the radiating element. The parasitic element is a metal material having an upward convex shape as a whole and including a planar portion which is parallel to the upper surface of the radiating element and two bent portions which are inclined portions inclined from both ends of the planar portion toward the radiating element. While the parasitic element has a three-dimensional shape as a whole, the parasitic element has a planar-view area wider than a planar-view area of the radiating element in a planar view as seen from the first surface side of the dielectric body, and is provided in a position apart from the radiating element and to cover the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO. , LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kowaita, Takashi Kaneko, Bunpei Hara
  • Publication number: 20210135366
    Abstract: A slotted patch antenna includes a dielectric substrate, a radiation electrode which is provided on a major surface of the dielectric substrate, and a ground conductor which is disposed on a surface that is opposite to the major surface. The radiation electrode is formed with a slots having at least one of a meandering portion, a curve portion, or a folded portion. An external shape of the radiation electrode is a square, and totally two pairs of slots are formed inside the square, each of the slots being along respective sides of the square. Each of the slots is arranged so as to be line-symmetrical with respect to an axis of symmetry that is parallel with one of the sides of the square and passes through a center of the square, and to be point-symmetrical with respect to the center of the square.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi SAMPO
  • Publication number: 20210135363
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a patch antenna serving as a first antenna; and a second antenna including capacitance loading elements, the capacitance loading elements being located above the patch antenna and also arranged separately in a predetermined direction. Also, an antenna device includes a patch antenna serving as a first antenna; and a second antenna including capacitance loading elements, the capacitance loading elements being located above the patch antenna, and a slit-like cutout part in a predetermined direction being formed in at least one of side edges of the capacitance loading elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki SONE
  • Publication number: 20210119335
    Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna housing and an antenna element. The antenna element is accommodated in the antenna housing and receives signals in a first frequency band and a second frequency band which is lower than the first frequency band. The antenna element includes a first element that receives signals in the first frequency band and a second element that surrounds the first element and receives signals in the second frequency band. The first element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, the second element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, and the conductive plates are provided in an identical plane or a substantially identical plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi MIZUNO, Yusuke YOKOTA