Patents by Inventor Akihito Shichida

Akihito Shichida 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: 7322852
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a connector not requiring a ground bar and having high shielding property, and an electronic device equipped with the same. The connector is for connection to a cable group comprising a plurality of coaxial cables which are integrated by aligning the cables in parallel and connecting shielding conductors thereof to a conductor part. The connector has a plurality of terminal units electrically connected to connecting conductors 11a of the plurality of coaxial cables, a body in which the plurality of terminal units are aligned in a length direction, a shield member attached to the body and positioned between the terminal units and the conductor part, and a shield cover attached to the body for sandwiching the conductor part of the cable group with the shield member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagata, Akihito Shichida, Hayato Kondo
  • Patent number: 7301111
    Abstract: A slide switch includes an operational member slidable in a direction along a virtual plane, a plurality of movable contacts arranged surrounding the operational member, a plurality of fixed contacts provided in correspondence with the movable contacts to render at least one of the movable contacts into a conductive state when the operational member is operated, a support member for slidably supporting the operational member via a sliding face provided on the back face of the operational member, a guide mechanism which allows integral displacement of the operational member and the support member in response to a depressing operation of the operational member in a normal direction and an urging mechanism operable to return the support member in the absence of the depressing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Hayato Kondo, Takayuki Nagata, Akihito Shichida, Akira Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20070141909
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a connector not requiring a ground bar and having high shielding property, and an electronic device equipped with the same. The connector is for connection to a cable group comprising a plurality of coaxial cables which are integrated by aligning the cables in parallel and connecting shielding conductors thereof to a conductor part. The connector has a plurality of terminal units electrically connected to connecting conductors 11a of the plurality of coaxial cables, a body in which the plurality of terminal units are aligned in a length direction, a shield member attached to the body and positioned between the terminal units and the conductor part, and a shield cover attached to the body for sandwiching the conductor part of the cable group with the shield member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagata, Akihito Shichida, Hayato Kondo
  • Publication number: 20070095635
    Abstract: A slide switch includes an operational member slidable in a direction along a virtual plane, a plurality of movable contacts arranged surrounding the operational member, a plurality of fixed contacts provided in correspondence with the movable contacts to render at least one of the movable contacts into a conductive state when the operational member is operated, a support member for slidably supporting the operational member via a sliding face provided on the back face of the operational member, a guide mechanism which allows integral displacement of the operational member and the support member in response to a depressing operation of the operational member in a normal direction and an urging mechanism operable to return the support member in the absence of the depressing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayato Kondo, Takayuki Nagata, Akihito Shichida, Akira Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7198492
    Abstract: By forming a coaxial receptacle and a coaxial plug, for which the characteristic impedances have been adjusted, at the respective end portions of a receptacle-side insulating housing and a plug-side body constituting a multi-connector being a parallel connector part, a transmission line has been made possible in which a multi-connector is mated and the signals passing through the coaxial connector at the same time exhibit little reflection and radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Shichida, Toru Imai, Takayuki Nagata
  • Publication number: 20060141811
    Abstract: By forming a coaxial receptacle and a coaxial plug, for which the characteristic impedances have been adjusted, at the respective end portions of a receptacle-side insulating housing and a plug-side body constituting a multi-connector being a parallel connector part, a transmission line has been made possible in which a multi-connector is mated and the signals passing through the coaxial connector at the same time exhibit little reflection and radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Shichida, Toru Imai, Takayuki Nagata
  • Patent number: 7040910
    Abstract: A plug type connector, and more particularly a plug type connector having a locking function when the plug type connector is connected to a counter connector, coupling the plug type connector to the counter connector. A locking member is formed by a slender by a slender locking piece configured from a synthetic resin molded product, the operation load which is required for flexurally deforming the locking piece can be increasingly or decreasingly adjusted. The plug type connector comprises contact portions, the locking piece, a press operating member, and a backup member. The backup member has the function of adjusting the level of the operation load of the locking piece. In another embodiment, even when the locking member is made of metal, the enclosure of the counter connector is not shaved by a prying force applied on the counter connector, and hence the stability of the locked state can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagata, Yasuo Nakai, Akihito Shichida
  • Publication number: 20030027450
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug type connector, and more particularly to a plug type connector having a locking function of, when the connector is connected to a counter connector, coupling the connector to the counter connector. In the case where a locking member is formed by a slender locking piece 30 configured by a synthetic resin molded product, the operation load which is required for flexurally deforming the locking piece 30 can be increasingly or decreasingly adjusted. The plug type connector A of the invention comprises contact portions 20, the locking piece 30, a press operating member 50, and a backup member 60. The backup member 60 has a function of adjusting the level of the operation load of the locking piece 30. In another invention, even when the locking member is made of a metal, the enclosure of the counter connector is not shaved by a prying force applied on the counter connector, and hence the stability of the locked state can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagata, Yasuo Nakai, Akihito Shichida
  • Patent number: 6270380
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multipolar electrical connector, and more particularly to a multipolar electrical connector that, as a counter connector 90, uses a single-head plug having a pole shaft 91 in which center poles are disposed in plural positions in the axial direction, respectively (hereinafter, referred to merely as “multipolar connector”). In the invention, plural predetermined contact pieces are incorporated into the body 10, so that plural poles are ensured by the predetermined contact pieces. In the invention, a required number of first additional contact pieces 40 and second additional contact pieces 50 are placed on the outer and inner peripheral sides of the boss portion 30, so that two or more poles are ensured by the additional contact pieces 40 and 50. According to the invention, therefore, the number of poles is increased by that of poles which are formed by the additional contact pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Shichida, Yutaka Uno
  • Patent number: 5679013
    Abstract: An open/close type connector having a base member, a cover member, and an electronic apparatus of a card type or a personal computer type using the connector. The connector is thin so that when it is not used, i.e., is not connected with a modular plug the portability of the card is not lost. In addition, less restriction is introduced on the attachment position at which the connector is attached to the card or the personal computer. A link is used for opening and closing the cover member. Structure for enhancing the stability and the electrical connection reliability when a modular plug is mounted on the connector is provided, and the base member and the cover member are adapted to be rotatable so that they can be relatively opened or closed thereby yielding a connector which can be preferably adopted by an electronic apparatus of a card type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Ricoh Company, Ltd., Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya Matsunaga, Katsuhisa Yamamoto, Akihito Shichida
  • Patent number: 5022872
    Abstract: In a jack which has in its body a tip contact piece for engagement with a tip electrode of a plug when the plug is inserted into the jack body through its plug insertion hole, the tip contact piece is a U-shaped metal piece whose two legs form first and second contact pieces for gripping therebetween the tip electrode of the plug. The first contact piece is longer than the second one and its forward end is inwardly convexed to form an engaging protrusion for engagement with the neck of the tip electrode. The engaging protrusion extends into the plug insertion hole to a depth of about 20% of its inner diameter. When the plug is inserted into the jack body, a forward contact portion of the second contact piece resiliently contacts the crest of the tip electrode after the latter has moved past the engaging protrusion of the first contact piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Hosiden Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihito Shichida
  • Patent number: 4978310
    Abstract: An electrical jack assembly for connecting a rotary plug is disclosed for use in a cooking range equipped with a turntable and an oven unit, the assembly includes three main units: a sleeve unit, a casing, and a rear cover; the sleeve unit has a cylindrical sleeve with a central bore for insertion of the plug at its front; the casing incorporates two paired leaf spring contact frames, each having a contact angled inward to form two paired contacts on the plug at different longitudinal points on the plug, each contact has an oil-impregnated roller at its end, and the rollers are each arranged to contact the plug at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the plug; the rear cover is mounted with a switch unit at its rear, the switch unit includes two segments which are mounted across a center hole of the rear cover to form a contact point at a head end of the inserted plug, wherein one segment thereof is provided with an insulating plate which is exposed in the central hole to contact to the head end of the pl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Hosiden Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihito Shichida
  • Patent number: 4957454
    Abstract: A pin jack, an electric connector element having a bored hole to receive a pin plug, is improved to have flexible adaptability in light of the size of openings to be formed on a terminal plate. Normally audio class pin jacks are non-coaxial, but radio level or higher frequency class pin connectors are of coaxial cable formation. These different kinds of connectors need openings with different diameters which lead to terminal plates having mixed size openings in order to meet mixed mountings. This difficulty is solved by rendering a inventive pin jack with two different concentric mounting diameters, of which a larger one of the diameters, which may be referred to as jacket ring, is externally formed to cover a portion of a cylindrical extension and is to be integrally connected to a cubic body base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Hosiden Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihito Shichida
  • Patent number: 4725239
    Abstract: An electrical connection jack, into which a rotary plug is plugged in, uses oil impregnate metal in at least a sleeve brought into contact with a trunk of the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Hoshiden Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihito Shichida
  • Patent number: 4710139
    Abstract: A jack is composed of a body, a contact piece holder mounted on the body, and a contact piece mounted on the contact piece holder. The body is molded in a single piece by die casting of a conductive material and includes as integral portions of the body a cylindrical portion for receiving a plug, a flange extending from the cylindrical portion, and a terminal and a holding portion provided on the flange. The contact piece holder is carried by the holding portion of the die cast body. The contact piece holder can be mounted on the holding portion with a single operation, and the contact piece can also be mounted on the contact piece holder with a single operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Hosiden Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihito Shichida
  • Patent number: D312613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Hosiden Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihito Shichida