Patents by Inventor Aritsugu Hirose

Aritsugu Hirose 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: 12166309
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a plurality of cavities, a seal member having a plurality of seal holes, a rear holder that holds the seal member between the housing and the rear holder, and a terminal fitting that is inserted into the cavity through the seal hole. The seal member includes a main body portion disposed on a side of the rear holder, and a plurality of protrusions protruding forward from the main body portion. Each of the seal holes has a shape penetrating in a front-rear direction from the main body portion to each of the protrusions. A space that allows displacement of the protrusions is provided between the housing and the seal member. The housing is provided with a restriction portion that is disposed between the plurality of the protrusions with a gap interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Takahiro Yoneda, Aritsugu Hirose
  • Publication number: 20220407261
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a plurality of cavities, a seal member having a plurality of seal holes, a rear holder that holds the seal member between the housing and the rear holder, and a terminal fitting that is inserted into the cavity through the seal hole. The seal member includes a main body portion disposed on a side of the rear holder, and a plurality of protrusions protruding forward from the main body portion. Each of the seal holes has a shape penetrating in a front-rear direction from the main body portion to each of the protrusions. A space that allows displacement of the protrusions is provided between the housing and the seal member. The housing is provided with a restriction portion that is disposed between the plurality of the protrusions with a gap interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro UCHIYAMA, Takahiro YONEDA, Aritsugu HIROSE
  • Patent number: 11482811
    Abstract: A lever-type connector includes: a first housing; a second housing capable of fitted to and removed from the first housing; a lever rotatably supported by the second housing for fitted to and removed the first housing and the second housing by a rotation operation; a support shaft provided on the second housing; a bearing portion provided on the lever and comprising a shaft sliding groove for sliding the support shaft; a cam follower provided on the lever; a cam groove provided on the first housing, the cam groove to which the cam follower is engageable; a guide protrusion provided on the second housing, and a guide groove provided on the lever, the guide groove to which the guide protrusion is engageable. When the first housing and the second housing are completely fitted by the rotation operation of the lever, the lever becomes slidable with respect to the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kazuto Ohtaka, Takahiro Yoneda, Aritsugu Hirose
  • Publication number: 20210143580
    Abstract: A lever-type connector includes: a first housing; a second housing capable of fitted to and removed from the first housing; a lever rotatably supported by the second housing for fitted to and removed the first housing and the second housing by a rotation operation; a support shaft provided on the second housing; a bearing portion provided on the lever and comprising a shaft sliding groove for sliding the support shaft; a cam follower provided on the lever; a cam groove provided on the first housing, the cam groove to which the cam follower is engageable; a guide protrusion provided on the second housing, and a guide groove provided on the lever, the guide groove to which the guide protrusion is engageable. When the first housing and the second housing are completely fitted by the rotation operation of the lever, the lever becomes slidable with respect to the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi NAKAMURA, Kazuto Ohtaka, Takahiro Yoneda, Aritsugu Hirose
  • Patent number: 10644446
    Abstract: A female housing (40) is formed with a cam pin (41) having a projecting dimension larger than cam projections (23) of a moving plate (18), and a lever (24) is formed with a cam groove (28) for accommodating the cam projections (23) and the cam pin (41) in the process of connecting/separating both housings (10, 40). An escaping space (31) communicates with the cam groove (28) and is configured to restrict entrance of the cam pin (41) by being shallower than the cam groove (28). In the process of rotating the lever (24) from an initial position to a connection position in a state where the housings (10, 40) are separated and the moving plate (18) is at a protecting position, the cam projections (23) are accommodated into the escaping space (31) while being kept out of contact with the lever (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Yasuda, Takahiro Yoneda, Aritsugu Hirose
  • Publication number: 20190379161
    Abstract: A female housing (40) is formed with a cam pin (41) having a projecting dimension larger than cam projections (23) of a moving plate (18), and a lever (24) is formed with a cam groove (28) for accommodating the cam projections (23) and the cam pin (41) in the process of connecting/separating both housings (10, 40). An escaping space (31) communicates with the cam groove (28) and is configured to restrict entrance of the cam pin (41) by being shallower than the cam groove (28). In the process of rotating the lever (24) from an initial position to a connection position in a state where the housings (10, 40) are separated and the moving plate (18) is at a protecting position, the cam projections (23) are accommodated into the escaping space (31) while being kept out of contact with the lever (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoaki Yasuda, Takahiro Yoneda, Aritsugu Hirose