Patents by Inventor Akinori YAMAUCHI
Akinori YAMAUCHI 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).
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Patent number: 11289868Abstract: A protector includes a protector body to hold a wire member and a temporary holding unit to temporarily hold a connector provided to an end of the wire member. The temporary holding unit includes a first holding part engageable with the first portion of the flange of the connector, and a second holding part located remote from the first holding part and engageable with the second portion of the flange of the connector. With the temporary holding unit temporarily holding the connector, the first holding part and the second holding part are located in an area where the temporary holding unit and the flange overlap one over the other, when viewed from an insertion direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akinori Yamauchi, Mikiya Matsuoka
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Patent number: 11217975Abstract: A protective tube connection structure includes a protective tube through which an electric wire is inserted and has alternately large diameter portions and small diameter portions; and a covering member where an end portion of the protective tube is fixed, the electric wire led out from the end portion being disposed inside the body portion. A wire support portion is provided on a bottom plate portion vertically below the covering member such that the electric wire led out from the end portion of the protective tube is placed on the wire support portion at first and the wire support portion is located vertically above an inner surface of the small-diameter portion on an endmost side.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akinori Yamauchi, Mikiya Matsuoka
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Patent number: 11192510Abstract: A wire harness protector includes a protector body and a cover. The protector body is configured to accommodate a corrugated tube extending in a front-rear direction and through which a wire harness is inserted. The cover is configured to cover an opening of the protector body. A first front end being one of a front end of the protector body or a front end of the cover is arranged rearward of a second front end being the other of the front ends. A portion of the wire harness protector located at the first front end includes a first rib configured to hold the corrugated tube. A portion of wire harness the protector facing the first front end and located rearward of the second front end includes a second rib configured to hold the corrugated tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akinori Yamauchi, Toru Kato
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Patent number: 11050226Abstract: A protective tube connection structure includes a protective tube through which an electric wire is inserted and has alternately large diameter portions and small diameter portions; and a covering member where an end portion of the protective tube is fixed, the electric wire led out from the end portion being disposed inside the body portion. A wire support portion is provided on a bottom plate portion vertically below the covering member such that the electric wire led out from the end portion of the protective tube is placed on the wire support portion at first and the wire support portion is located vertically above an inner surface of the small-diameter portion on an endmost side.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akinori Yamauchi, Mikiya Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20210098956Abstract: A protector includes a protector body to hold a wire member and a temporary holding unit to temporarily hold a connector provided to an end of the wire member. The temporary holding unit includes a first holding part engageable with the first portion of the flange of the connector, and a second holding part located remote from the first holding part and engageable with the second portion of the flange of the connector. With the temporary holding unit temporarily holding the connector, the first holding part and the second holding part are located in an area where the temporary holding unit and the flange overlap one over the other, when viewed from an insertion direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Akinori YAMAUCHI, Mikiya MATSUOKA
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Publication number: 20210039571Abstract: A wire harness protector includes a protector body and a cover. The protector body is configured to accommodate a corrugated tube extending in a front-rear direction and through which a wire harness is inserted. The cover is configured to cover an opening of the protector body. A first front end being one of a front end of the protector body or a front end of the cover is arranged rearward of a second front end being the other of the front ends. A portion of the wire harness protector located at the first front end includes a first rib configured to hold the corrugated tube. A portion of wire harness the protector facing the first front end and located rearward of the second front end includes a second rib configured to hold the corrugated tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Akinori YAMAUCHI, Toru KATO
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Patent number: 10840684Abstract: A link connects a corrugated tube to a box-shaped protector. The link includes an engagement portion capable of engaging with the corrugated tube, an attachment portion capable of attaching to the protector, and a projection piece projecting alongside the corrugated tube.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akinori Yamauchi, Toru Kato
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Patent number: 10811813Abstract: A temporary locking structure for an end portion of a wire harness is provided. An engaged shaft portion is provided in a bolt inserted into a through hole provided in a vehicle body panel. A plate-shaped engagement flange extends to a connector cover main body attached to an end portion of a wire harness, and has an engagement recessed portion. The engagement recessed portion of the engagement flange is engaged with an engaged shaft portion of the bolt, and thereby the end portion of the wire harness is temporary locked in the vehicle body panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akinori Yamauchi, Mikiya Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20200251890Abstract: A protective tube connection structure includes a protective tube through which an electric wire is inserted and has alternately large diameter portions and small diameter portions; and a covering member where an end portion of the protective tube is fixed, the electric wire led out from the end portion being disposed inside the body portion. A wire support portion is provided on a bottom plate portion vertically below the covering member such that the electric wire led out from the end portion of the protective tube is placed on the wire support portion at first and the wire support portion is located vertically above an inner surface of the small-diameter portion on an endmost side.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Akinori YAMAUCHI, Mikiya Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20200153156Abstract: A temporary locking structure for an end portion of a wire harness is provided. An engaged shaft portion is provided in a bolt inserted into a through hole provided in a vehicle body panel. A plate-shaped engagement flange extends to a connector cover main body attached to an end portion of a wire harness, and has an engagement recessed portion. The engagement recessed portion of the engagement flange is engaged with an engaged shaft portion of the bolt, and thereby the end portion of the wire harness is temporary locked in the vehicle body panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Akinori Yamauchi, Mikiya Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20200136359Abstract: A link connects a corrugated tube to a box-shaped protector. The link includes an engagement portion capable of engaging with the corrugated tube, an attachment portion capable of attaching to the protector, and a projection piece projecting alongside the corrugated tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Akinori YAMAUCHI, Toru KATO
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Patent number: 9413151Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a body case of the electrical junction box that has an opening part facing electrical components and has a case side locking part, and a cover that covers the opening part, is engaged to the body case of the electrical junction box, and has a cover side locking part. The cover is engaged to or disengaged from the body case of the electrical junction box with the case side locking part and the cover side locking part. The cover has a cover side abutting part to match a position of the cover side locking part. The body case of the electrical junction box has a case side abutting part to match a position of the case side locking part and a position of the cover side abutting part.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takaaki Kakimi, Koji Ueyama, Kazuhiro Kusuyama, Akinori Yamauchi, Akira Sakuraba
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Publication number: 20150311688Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a body case of the electrical junction box that has an opening part facing electrical components and has a case side locking part, and a cover that covers the opening part, is engaged to the body case of the electrical junction box, and has a cover side locking part. The cover is engaged to or disengaged from the body case of the electrical junction box with the case side locking part and the cover side locking part. The cover has a cover side abutting part to match a position of the cover side locking part. The body case of the electrical junction box has a case side abutting part to match a position of the case side locking part and a position of the cover side abutting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Takaaki KAKIMI, Koji UEYAMA, Kazuhiro KUSUYAMA, Akinori YAMAUCHI, Akira SAKURABA