Patents by Inventor Akihiko Chiriku

Akihiko Chiriku has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7351911
    Abstract: An connection box includes a circuit board. The box includes a control board connected to the circuit board. The control board includes an insulation board. The box includes a radiative device mounted on the control board. The radiative device is spaced away from the insulation board. The radiative device includes a wire extending therefrom above the insulation board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kondo, Shinichi Furui
  • Patent number: 6610926
    Abstract: A junction box (10) is constituted by a junction box body (14), on which a fuse outlet (11e) is formed, and a casing (18) for housing the junction box body (14). The casing (18) is formed by a lower case (17) for housing the junction box body (14), and an upper case (16) for detachably covering a housing hole (17i) of the lower case (17). A cutaway portion for exposing the fuse outlet (11e) is formed on the lower case (17). Moreover, a closing portion (16d) for covering the cutaway portion is provided on the upper case (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6605780
    Abstract: A connection box includes a wiring board. The box includes a control board connected to the wiring board. The control board including a control device and another device separated thereinto. Another device has generation heat greater than the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Yoshiyuki Takahara
  • Patent number: 6602079
    Abstract: A junction box which includes a casing and a junction box body. The junction box body includes a first board with a conducting member forming a circuit thereon; second and third boards mounted on the first board, each with a circuit formed thereon to be connected to the circuit of the first board; and a cover for housing them. The third board includes a substrate, a terminal block fitted on the substrate, and a conductor which is connected to the circuit of the third board and provided with a pressure terminal extending out of the terminal block. The pressure terminal penetrates through the first board to be connected by solderless connection to the conducting member of the first board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kondo
  • Patent number: 6541700
    Abstract: A junction box (10) includes an upper case (13), a lower case (12) disposed under the upper case (13), and a junction box body (14) accommodated between the upper case (13) and the lower case (12). The junction box body (14) further includes an upper cover (16) having an embedding stage (24) provided thereon for externally connected electronic components, an under cover (15) fitting to the upper cover (16), a wiring plate (17) disposed between the under cover (15) and the upper cover (16), wiring boards (18) disposed between the wiring plate (17) and the upper cover (16), and a control board body (19) having a substrate (44). The junction box body (14) is accommodated between the upper case (13) and the lower case (12), so that the embedding stage (24) can be a front surface in an accommodation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6515226
    Abstract: A junction box of the present invention includes a junction box body, and a casing for housing the junction box body in either an upright position or a horizontal position. On the junction box body, provided is first locking piece to be engaged with a first inner side face of the casing in a state of upright disposition of the junction box body. The first locking piece abuts on a second inner side face of the casing in a state of horizontal disposition of the junction box body. In addition, also provided is second locking piece to be engaged with the first inner side face of the casing in the state of horizontal disposition of the junction box body. The second locking piece abuts on the second inner side face of the casing in the state of upright disposition of the junction box body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20020170732
    Abstract: An connection box includes a circuit board. The box includes a control board connected to the circuit board. The control board includes an insulation board. The box includes a radiative device mounted on the control board. The radiative device is spaced away from the insulation board. The radiative device includes a wire extending therefrom above the insulation board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kondo, Shinichi Furui
  • Publication number: 20020168882
    Abstract: A junction box which includes a casing and a junction box body. The junction box body includes a first board with a conducting member forming a circuit thereon; second and third boards mounted on the first board, each with a circuit formed thereon to be connected to the circuit of the first board; and a cover for housing them. The third board includes a substrate, a terminal block fitted on the substrate, and a conductor which is connected to the circuit of the third board and provided with a pressure terminal extending out of the terminal block. The pressure terminal penetrates through the first board to be connected by solderless connection to the conducting member of the first board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kondo
  • Publication number: 20020166690
    Abstract: A connection box includes a wiring board. The box includes a control board connected to the wiring board. The control board including a control device and another device separated thereinto. Another device has generation heat greater than the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Yoshiyuki Takahara
  • Publication number: 20020157847
    Abstract: A junction box (10) includes an upper case (13), a lower case (12) disposed under the upper case (13), and a junction box body (14) accommodated between the upper case (13) and the lower case (12). The junction box body (14) further includes an upper cover (16) having an embedding stage (24) provided thereon for externally connected electronic components, an under cover (15) fitting to the upper cover (16), a wiring plate (17) disposed between the under cover (15) and the upper cover (16), wiring boards (18) disposed between the wiring plate (17) and the upper cover (16), and a control board body (19) having a substrate (44). The junction box body (14) is accommodated between the upper case (13) and the lower case (12), so that the embedding stage (24) can be a front surface in an accommodation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20020157848
    Abstract: A junction box of the present invention includes a junction box body, and a casing for housing the junction box body in either an upright position or a horizontal position. On the junction box body, provided is first locking piece to be engaged with a first inner side face of the casing in a state of upright disposition of the junction box body. The first locking piece abuts on a second inner side face of the casing in a state of horizontal disposition of the junction box body. In addition, also provided is second locking piece to be engaged with the first inner side face of the casing in the state of horizontal disposition of the junction box body. The second locking piece abuts on the second inner side face of the casing in the state of upright disposition of the junction box body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20020157852
    Abstract: A junction box (10) is constituted by a junction box body (14), on which a fuse outlet (11e) is formed, and a casing (18) for housing the junction box body (14). The casing (18) is formed by a lower case (17) for housing the junction box body (14), and an upper case (16) for detachably covering a housing hole (17i) of the lower case (17). A cutaway portion for exposing the fuse outlet (11e) is formed on the lower case (17). Moreover, a closing portion (16d) for covering the cutaway portion is provided on the upper case (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Akihiko Chiriku, Norio Ito, Hiroyuki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5413495
    Abstract: The female terminal (10) of the present invention is electrically connectable with both first and second male terminals 1a, 3a having different thickness. This female terminal has a tubular portion (11) in which either one of the first and second male terminals is inserted. In the tubular portion a common contact portion (13) for contacting in common with the first or second male terminal, and first and second individual contact portions (15, 16) are provided. The first individual contact portion (15) contacts with the first male terminal (3a), while the second individual contact portion (16) contacts with the second male terminal (1a). Either one of the common contact portion and the first and second individual contact portions is formed with a spring plate (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Takeuchi, Akihiko Chiriku, Satsuki Kanezashi, Hiroto Tanishita