Patents by Inventor Chieko Torii

Chieko Torii 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: 9287652
    Abstract: A cover-fitted connector includes a connector housing that houses a terminal connected to a terminal of an electric wire, and a cover that covers the electric wire pulled out from the connector housing. The connector housing includes a connector housing body, and a connecting portion connected to the connector housing body. The cover includes a cover body, a connected portion connected with the connecting portion at a time of mating the cover with the connector housing, and a cutout portion having an end portion positioned at a boundary between the connector housing body to cover the connecting portion and configured to expose the connector housing body outside the cover at the time of mating the cover with the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Chieko Torii, Nozomi Tsurukubo
  • Patent number: 9184542
    Abstract: A connector with a cover (1) includes a connector housing (11) and a cover (21) fitted in the connector housing. The connector housing has a regulating rib (16) provided projecting in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction where the fitted cover is pulled away from the connector housing. The cover has a regulating groove (26) that is formed into a shape corresponding to the regulating rib, and into which the regulating rib is inserted when the cover is fitted in the connector housing. The regulating rib is formed to become larger in width in the first direction from a base end toward a tip in the second direction. Release of the fitting of the cover in the connector housing is regulated by the regulating groove and the regulating rib inserted into the regulating groove in a state where the cover is fitted in the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieko Torii, Takuya Hasegawa, Nozomi Tsurukubo
  • Publication number: 20150037988
    Abstract: A cover-fitted connector includes a connector housing that houses a terminal connected to a terminal of an electric wire, and a cover that covers the electric wire pulled out from the connector housing. The connector housing includes a connector housing body, and a connecting portion connected to the connector housing body. The cover includes a cover body, a connected portion connected with the connecting portion at a time of mating the cover with the connector housing, and a cutout portion having an end portion positioned at a boundary between the connector housing body to cover the connecting portion and configured to expose the connector housing body outside the cover at the time of mating the cover with the connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieko TORII, Nozomi TSURUKUBO
  • Publication number: 20140206242
    Abstract: A connector with a cover (1) includes a connector housing (11) and a cover (21) fitted in the connector housing. The connector housing has a regulating rib (16) provided projecting in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction where the fitted cover is pulled away from the connector housing. The cover has a regulating groove (26) that is formed into a shape corresponding to the regulating rib, and into which the regulating rib is inserted when the cover is fitted in the connector housing. The regulating rib is formed to become larger in width in the first direction from a base end toward a tip in the second direction. Release of the fitting of the cover in the connector housing is regulated by the regulating groove and the regulating rib inserted into the regulating groove in a state where the cover is fitted in the connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieko Torii, Takuya Hasegawa, Nozomi Tsurukubo
  • Patent number: 7641492
    Abstract: A connector including: a first connector housing having a tube-shaped hood part; a second connector housing to be fitted to the first connector housing; and a groove part provided on the second connector housing, wherein a terminal receiving part of the second connector housing is positioned in the hood part so that the first and second connector housings are fitted to each other, wherein an end part of the hood part enters the groove part when the first and second connector housings are fitted to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Azuma, Chieko Torii, Tomomi Katsuura
  • Publication number: 20080139039
    Abstract: A connector is provided, by which the connector can be prevented from being shaken with a simple structure thereof so that a terminal fitting can be prevented from suffering from failure in electrical continuity. The connector includes: a first connector housing having a tube-shaped hood part; a second connector housing to be fitted to the first connector housing; and a groove part provided on the second connector housing, wherein a terminal receiving part of the second connector housing is positioned in the hood part so that the first and second connector housings are fitted to each other, wherein an end part of the hood part enters the groove part when the first and second connector housings are fitted to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Azuma, Chieko Torii, Tomomi Katsuura
  • Patent number: 7299548
    Abstract: Sealing material is injected into a cap receiving an electric cable joint without remaining air bubbles. The cap has an opening at both ends and receives the joint, the electric cable being in the upper side and the joint being in the lower side. The sealing material is injected into the cap from the lower opening. The joint is inserted into the cap from the upper opening. Or, the joint is received in the cap, the sealing material is injected into the cap from the upper opening, and the cap position is reversed. Or, the sealing material is injected into the cap, from the upper opening, the joint is inserted into the cap, and the cap is reversed. A cap holder receives the cap such that the upper and/or lower opening of the cap is covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Chieko Torii, Takayuki Yamamoto, Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 7293972
    Abstract: The mold for molding an electric wire protection cap includes an outer mold and an inner mold for forming a cap body of the electric wire protection cap, the inner mold including a first mold member and a second mold member, the first mold member including a projecting wall and a shaft, the second mold member including a notch for fitting the projecting wall thereinto and a hole for passing the shaft therethrough, wherein a gap for forming a locking lance is formed between an end surface of the projecting wall and an end surface of the notch, the second mold member can come off along the shaft, and the first mold member is rotatable around the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Chieko Torii, Takayuki Yamamoto, Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 7262363
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electric wire protective cap. The protective cap can be formed easily by a resin molding and prevents a seal material from leaking and improves waterproof. The protective cap includes a cap main body with a bottom, and a cover to be fitted to the cap main body and having a hole to insert electric wires. A joint portion of the electric wires is inserted into the cap main body and locked or fixed by the cover. The cover has a locking portion for the joint portion and a locking portion for the cap main body. The cover is an elastic packing material. An outer wall of the cover contacts firmly with an inner wall of the cap main body. The electric wires contact firmly with the hole of the cover. An abutting portion is disposed in the cap main body to prevent the cover from being pulled out. The cover is formed from a disk plate by making a cutout in the hole and overlapping end surfaces of the cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Fukuda, Harunori Tashiro, Chieko Torii, Takayuki Yamamoto, Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 7232953
    Abstract: An insulation cap of a wire joint of a joined electrical wire, the insulation cap including a cap main body for receiving the wire joint being formed by joining cores of a plurality of covered wires and an electro-conductive sleeve, and a flexible fastener provided on an inner wall of the cap main body for fastening the wire joint by contacting a rear end of the electro-conductive sleeve thereon. The flexible fastener is formed as an integral part of the cap main body by fastening a molding die through a hole provided at an opposite end of a joint insertion end of the cap main body. A plurality of flexible fasteners are provided axial symmetrically to extend toward a direction of inserting the wire joint from a base formed as an integral part of the inner wall of the cap main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Chieko Torii, Takayuki Yamamoto, Masato Ozawa, Masaru Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7114253
    Abstract: A male terminal fitting and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed as including a plate-shaped contact protrusion (11, 31, 41, 51) formed at one side for mating with a female terminal fitting, and a conductor clamping portion (12, 32, 42, 52) located at the other side for clamping a conductor of an electric wire. The plate-shaped contact protrusion includes a base plate component (14, 34, 44, 54) extending from the conductor clamping portion in a longitudinally elongated shape, and an overlapping fold plate component (15, 35, 36, 45, 46, 55) laterally extending from a side of the base plate component. The plate-shaped contact protrusion further includes a flatness securing plate component (16, 35, 44, 56) laterally extending from the base plate component and overlaps with the overlapping fold plate component to ensure flatness conditions of the base plate component and the overlapping fold plate component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Murakami, Chieko Torii, Isao Nishimura
  • Patent number: 7108550
    Abstract: A connector includes terminals having engagement parts. The connector includes a connector housing having chambers configured to insert and receive the terminals from the rears of the chambers. The connector includes projecting flexible locking arms including locking parts configured to lock with the engagement parts of the terminals. A single flexible arm is positioned to each of the chambers. The flexible locking arm has a front end supported on a front wall of the connector housing. The flexible locking arm has a rear end supported on a peripheral wall of the connector housing. The flexible locking arm includes a flexible part between the front and rear ends. The flexible part includes a locking part. The flexible part is flexibly deformable relative to an engagement part of a terminal. The locking part is lockable with the engagement part of the terminal received in a chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Murakami, Chieko Torii
  • Publication number: 20060009085
    Abstract: The mold for molding an electric wire protection cap includes an outer mold and an inner mold for forming a cap body of the electric wire protection cap, the inner mold including a first mold member and a second mold member, the first mold member including a projecting wall and a shaft, the second mold member including a notch for fitting the projecting wall thereinto and a hole for passing the shaft therethrough, wherein a gap for forming a locking lance is formed between an end surface of the projecting wall and an end surface of the notch, the second mold member can come off along the shaft, and the first mold member is rotatable around the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieko Torii, Takayuki Yamamoto, Masato Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20060005990
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electric wire protective cap. The protective cap can be formed easily by a resin molding and prevents a seal material from leaking and improves waterproof. The protective cap includes a cap main body with a bottom, and a cover to be fitted to the cap main body and having a hole to insert electric wires. A joint portion of the electric wires is inserted into the cap main body and locked or fixed by the cover. The cover has a locking portion for the joint portion and a locking portion for the cap main body. The cover is an elastic packing material. An outer wall of the cover contacts firmly with an inner wall of the cap main body. The electric wires contact firmly with the hole of the cover. An abutting portion is disposed in the cap main body to prevent the cover from being pulled out. The cover is formed from a disk plate by making a cutout in the hole and overlapping end surfaces of the cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Fukuda, Harunori Tashiro, Chieko Torii, Takayuki Yamamoto, Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 6939170
    Abstract: A tubular connector housing is adapted to receive a terminal fitting coupled with an electric wire. An inner holder is accommodated in the connector housing so as to place the terminal fitting therein. The inner holder is slidable between a first position which allows the terminal fitting to be withdrawn from the connector housing and a second position which prevents the terminal fitting from being withdrawn from the connector housing. A through hole is formed in a side wall of the connector housing such that a part of an outer side face of the inner holder is actuated therethrough, in order to displace the inner holder between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Chieko Torii
  • Publication number: 20050191882
    Abstract: Providing an insulation cap, improving waterproofness of a wire joint of a joined electrical wire, the insulation cap includes a cap main body for receiving the wire joint being ‘formed by’ joining cores of a plurality of covered wires and an electro-conductive sleeve, and a flexible fastener provided on an inner wall of the cap main body for fastening the wire joint by contacting a rear end of the electro-conductive sleeve thereon. The flexible fastener is formed as an integral part of the cap main body by fastening a molding die through a hole provided at an opposite end of a joint insertion end of the cap main body. A plurality of flexible fasteners are provided axial symmetrically to extend toward a direction of inserting the wire joint from a base formed as an integral part of the inner wall of the cap main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieko Torii, Takayuki Yamamoto, Masato Ozawa, Masaru Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20050178003
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to inject a sealing material into a cap receiving an electric cable joint without remaining air bubbles. The cap having an opening at both ends receives an electric cable joint, the electric cable being in the upper side and the joint being in the lower side, the sealing material is injected into the cap from the lower opening. Moreover, the sealing material is injected into the cap having the opening at the top and bottom from the lower opening and the electric cable joint is inserted into the cap from the upper opening. Moreover, the electric cable joint is received in the cap having the opening at both sides, the sealing material is injected into the cap from the upper opening and the cap is reversed up and down to leave. Moreover, the sealing material is injected into the cap having the opening at both sides, from the upper opening and the electric cable joint is inserted into the cap and the cap is reversed up and down to leave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chieko Torii, Takayuki Yamamoto, Masato Ozawa
  • Patent number: 6893292
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing configured to receive terminal fixtures inside of the connector housing. The connector includes a locking member including an arm having an end supported by an outer peripheral wall, and configured to lock with a mating connector in an engagement state due to flexible deformation of the arm. The connector includes a front holder inserted in the connector housing from an engagement side of the connector housing for preventing the terminal fixtures from falling off. The connector includes a flex-prevention locking mechanism between the outer peripheral wall and the front holder for preventing the outer peripheral wall from flexing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Yamamoto, Chieko Torii
  • Publication number: 20050090161
    Abstract: A connector includes terminals having engagement parts. The connector includes a connector housing having chambers configured to insert and receive the terminals from the rears of the chambers. The connector includes projecting flexible locking arms including locking parts configured to lock with the engagement parts of the terminals. A single flexible arm is positioned to each of the chambers. The flexible locking arm has a front end supported on a front wall of the connector housing. The flexible locking arm has a rear end supported on a peripheral wall of the connector housing. The flexible locking arm includes a flexible part between the front and rear ends. The flexible part includes a locking part. The flexible part is flexibly deformable relative to an engagement part of a terminal. The locking part is lockable with the engagement part of the terminal received in a chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Takao Murakami, Chieko Torii
  • Patent number: 6866551
    Abstract: A connector terminal which includes a terminal base portion; and a tab extending from the terminal base portion to come into contact with an opponent terminal. The tab includes a bottom face portion and a folded portion extending from the bottom face portion formed by bending. The bottom face portion and the folded portion at a foot portion of the tab overlap each other to constitute at least a threefold structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Murakami, Chieko Torii