Patents by Inventor Akira Tsubaki
Akira Tsubaki 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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Publication number: 20240083370Abstract: A sheath assembly applied to a wire harness includes: a protector that includes a base member to which a wiring material is inserted, and a cover member; and a movable sheathing material which is attached to the base member in a movable manner and to which the end part of the wiring material housed in a housing space part can be inserted. The cover member includes a positioning part that is formed to protrude toward the housing space part side in a state where the cover member is assembled to the base member and that maintains a connection state between the base member and the movable sheathing material by abutting against a connection part of the movable sheathing material to the base member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kosuke TOMOSADA, Akira TSUBAKI
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Patent number: 11225207Abstract: A vehicle circuit body is provided. The vehicle circuit body includes a bent portion which is formed by bending a plurality of conductor plates with a convex shape toward one side of a lamination direction in which the plurality of conductor plates are laminated, the plurality of conductor plates being laminated such that adjacent conductor plates are spaced apart from each other; and a rigid portion where the plurality of conductor plates extending from the bent portion are joined together to form a single layer. The bent portion is arranged at a position which faces an inner corner or outer corner of a concave-convex shape formed on a body panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hayato Yamaguchi, Akira Tsubaki, Sadaharu Okuda, Masahiro Takamatsu
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Publication number: 20210094487Abstract: A vehicle circuit body is provided. The vehicle circuit body includes a bent portion which is formed by bending a plurality of conductor plates with a convex shape toward one side of a lamination direction in which the plurality of conductor plates are laminated, the plurality of conductor plates being laminated such that adjacent conductor plates are spaced apart from each other; and a rigid portion where the plurality of conductor plates extending from the bent portion are joined together to form a single layer. The bent portion is arranged at a position which faces an inner corner or outer corner of a concave-convex shape formed on a body panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Hayato Yamaguchi, Akira Tsubaki, Sadaharu Okuda, Masahiro Takamatsu
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Patent number: 10476189Abstract: A connector includes: a housing with a fitting portion; a terminal accommodated in the housing, one end side of the terminal being arranged in the fitting portion; a flat cable drawn out of a drawing-out portion of the housing, provided with conductors connected to the other end of the terminal; and a holder integrally provided with the terminal on the other end side of the terminal, accommodated in the drawing-out portion, in which a connection portion of the terminal and the flat cable is arranged. The flat cable is draw out of the drawing-out portion in a direction orthogonal to a fitting direction of the housing. The terminal is placed across the conductors at the connection portion. The drawing-out portion is closed with a sealing material. The sealing material is integrally provided with an inner periphery of the drawing-out portion and an outer periphery of the flat cable.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Patent number: 10220687Abstract: A vehicle electrical system includes a wire harness routed between a sliding door opening/closing an opening of a vehicle and the vehicle, and including at least a power supply line for supplying power; and a transmission/reception unit that transmits/receives at least a portion of control signals between the vehicle and the sliding door. The transmission/reception unit includes a first transmission/reception unit mounted to the vehicle and a second transmission/reception unit mounted to the sliding door. The first transmission/reception unit and the second transmission/reception unit wirelessly communicates with each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Tsubaki, Masataka Nishijima
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Publication number: 20180331446Abstract: A connector includes: a housing with a fitting portion; a terminal accommodated in the housing, one end side of the terminal being arranged in the fitting portion; a flat cable drawn out of a drawing-out portion of the housing, provided with conductors connected to the other end of the terminal; and a holder integrally provided with the terminal on the other end side of the terminal, accommodated in the drawing-out portion, in which a connection portion of the terminal and the flat cable is arranged. The flat cable is draw out of the drawing-out portion in a direction orthogonal to a fitting direction of the housing. The terminal is placed across the conductors at the connection portion. The drawing-out portion is closed with a sealing material. The sealing material is integrally provided with an inner periphery of the drawing-out portion and an outer periphery of the flat cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Akira TSUBAKI
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Patent number: 10050426Abstract: A cable routing structure includes a plurality of cables that are superposed on one another and that are movable relatively to one another in length directions thereof, and a line length difference housing case that contains parts of the plurality of cables and is movable in a reciprocating direction. The line length difference housing case absorbs differences in line length among the plurality of cables generated in accordance with a moving position of the line length difference housing case.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hikaru Sano, Akira Tsubaki
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Patent number: 9976533Abstract: A circuit wiring body includes a wiring main body and an electrical connection unit. The wiring main body includes a conductive member that is wired between a cylinder head and a head cover in an engine, and an insulating member that stores therein the conductive member. The electrical connection unit includes a terminal that electrically connects a counterpart connector of an electrical component (electromagnetic driving valve) at least interposed between the cylinder head and the head cover to the conductive member.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Patent number: 9800029Abstract: A flat-cable guide device (1) includes first and second cable guide paths (30, 40) in which slits (S2) of rear end walls (32, 42) which respectively allow a flat cable (200) to be inserted are provided so as to be inclined at a prescribed angle (?) to slits (S1) of front end walls (31, 41) and a third cable guide path (50) which connects the slits (S2) and (S2) in the rear end walls (32) and (42) of the two guide paths by a U-shaped guide path (53) in which the flat cable (200) can move.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Publication number: 20170294767Abstract: A cable routing structure includes a plurality of cables that are superposed on one another and that are movable relatively to one another in length directions thereof, and a line length difference housing case that contains parts of the plurality of cables and is movable in a reciprocating direction. The line length difference housing case absorbs differences in line length among the plurality of cables generated in accordance with a moving position of the line length difference housing case.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hikaru SANO, Akira TSUBAKI
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Publication number: 20170210209Abstract: A vehicle electrical system includes a wire harness routed between a sliding door opening/closing an opening of a vehicle and the vehicle, and including at least a power supply line for supplying power; and a transmission/reception unit that transmits/receives at least a portion of control signals between the vehicle and the sliding door. The transmission/reception unit includes a first transmission/reception unit mounted to the vehicle and a second transmission/reception unit mounted to the sliding door. The first transmission/reception unit and the second transmission/reception unit wirelessly communicates with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Akira Tsubaki, Masataka Nishijima
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Publication number: 20170170641Abstract: A flat-cable guide device (1) includes first and second cable guide paths (30, 40) in which slits (S2) of rear end walls (32, 42) which respectively allow a flat cable (200) to be inserted are provided so as to be inclined at a prescribed angle (?) to slits (S1) of front end walls (31, 41) and a third cable guide path (50) which connects the slits (S2) and (S2) in the rear end walls (32) and (42) of the two guide paths by a U-shaped guide path (53) in which the flat cable (200) can move.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2014Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Patent number: 9670708Abstract: Provided is a power supply device for supplying power to a slide door via a wire harness, in which the wire harness is arranged invisible, which can improve bending durability of the wire harness with respect to sliding action of the slide door, and which can be used for the wire harness for multicircuit. In the power supply device, the wire harness is routed from a slide door arm through inside a slide door rail, through a roller and a guide plate and to a case. All the time during the operation of the slide door from a fully-opened state to a fully-closed state of the slide door, the wire harness is stored in a groove of the slide door rail or in the case.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Patent number: 9550460Abstract: Disclosed is a flat cable wiring structure allowed to be mounted to all automobiles and corresponding to various circuits. The flat cable wiring structure is provided with a flat cable winder including a case arranged at an end of the rail, and a rotating body accommodated in the case rotatably about a virtual central axis vertical to the car body floor and configured to wind the flat cable; and a flat cable housing extending in a longitudinal direction of the rail and including a pair of walls arranged along an outside surface of the rail and parallel to a side wall vertical to the rail, and a bottom wall connecting the pair of walls.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Publication number: 20160305390Abstract: A circuit wiring body includes a wiring main body and an electrical connection unit. The wiring main body includes a conductive member that is wired between a cylinder head and a head cover in an engine, and an insulating member that stores therein the conductive member. The electrical connection unit includes a terminal that electrically connects a counterpart connector of an electrical component (electromagnetic driving valve) at least interposed between the cylinder head and the head cover to the conductive member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Publication number: 20160257268Abstract: Provided is a power supply device for supplying power to a slide door via a wire harness, in which the wire harness is arranged invisible, which can improve bending durability of the wire harness with respect to sliding action of the slide door, and which can be used for the wire harness for multicircuit. In the power supply device, the wire harness is routed from a slide door arm through inside a slide door rail, through a roller and a guide plate and to a case. All the time during the operation of the slide door from a fully-opened state to a fully-closed state of the slide door, the wire harness is stored in a groove of the slide door rail or in the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Publication number: 20140062186Abstract: Disclosed is a flat cable wiring structure allowed to be mounted to all automobiles and corresponding to various circuits. The flat cable wiring structure is provided with a flat cable winder including a case arranged at an end of the rail, and a rotating body accommodated in the case rotatably about a virtual central axis vertical to the car body floor and configured to wind the flat cable; and a flat cable housing extending in a longitudinal direction of the rail and including a pair of walls arranged along an outside surface of the rail and parallel to a side wall vertical to the rail, and a bottom wall connecting the pair of walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Publication number: 20110114779Abstract: In a power feeding device which absorbs a surplus length by enlarging or reducing spirally the diameter of a flat wire harness, a wire harness surplus length absorbing performance is improved, a structure is simplified and a cost is decreased. A power feeding device 1, 31 is used in which a flat wire harness 8 is wound a plurality of times and arranged about a boss part 3 as a center, a spring member 7, 22 is arranged from the boss part to an inside diameter part 9a of a winding part 8 of the flat wire harness, the winding part is urged outward by the spring member and the flat wire harness is arranged at narrow pitches in the diametrical direction in the winding part. The spring member 7, 22 is formed with a plurality of bent flat springs arranged in the radial directions or spiral springs bent in the forms of loops. The boss part 3, the winding part 9 and the spring member 7, 22 are accommodated in an annular wall 2 of a housing 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Tsubaki
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Patent number: 7683259Abstract: For improving durability of a wiring harness of a power supply system used in a sliding structure, a power supply system includes a casing; a wiring harness; a harness supporter arranged along a base of the casing so as to move freely back-and-forth in the casing; and a constant force spring arranged along the base of the casing. The wiring harness is bent and wired along an outer surface of the harness supporter, and the harness supporter is biased with a spring force by the constant force spring so as to absorb an extra length of the wiring harness. A winding part of the constant force spring is separated from a harness receiving space of the casing, and an end of the constant force spring led from the winding part is connected and fixed to the harness supporter at an outside of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Akira Tsubaki, Kentaro Shiraki, Kei Ikeda
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Publication number: 20090194327Abstract: For improving durability of a wiring harness of a power supply system used in a sliding structure, a power supply system includes a casing; a wiring harness; a harness supporter arranged along a base of the casing so as to move freely back-and-forth in the casing; and a constant force spring arranged along the base of the casing. The wiring harness is bent and wired along an outer surface of the harness supporter, and the harness supporter is biased with a spring force by the constant force spring so as to absorb an extra length of the wiring harness. A winding part of the constant force spring is separated from a harness receiving space of the casing, and an end of the constant force spring led from the winding part is connected and fixed to the harness supporter at an outside of the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Akira Tsubaki, Kentaro Shiraki, Kei Ikeda