Patents by Inventor Eiji Aoki
Eiji Aoki 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: 20120028509Abstract: A downsized fixing structure for fixing a metal plate and a bolt to a synthetic resin member which can prevent an upper surface of the metal plate from being covered by a resin, is provided. The fixing structure includes: a bus bar, i.e. the metal plate; the bolt having the head portion and the shank portion passed through a through hole provided at the bus bar; and a housing 9, i.e. the synthetic resin member, to which the bus bar and the bolt are fixed. Fixing portions projecting from a surface of the head portion of the bolt adjacent to the shank portion of the bolt are arranged to penetrate into the metal plate to be fixed thereto. A circumferential surface of the head portion of the bolt is knurled. The head portion is formed together with the housing by insert molding.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Eiji Aoki
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Patent number: 8101895Abstract: The present invention provides a measurement method of measuring a light beam wavefront formed by a measurement target object using a measurement apparatus which includes an optical system having a reference surface and a detection unit having a detection surface, and detects, by the detection unit, an interference pattern, between a test light beam from one of the measurement target object and a standard surface and a reference light beam from the reference surface, formed on the detection surface by the optical system.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Eiji Aoki
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Publication number: 20110275251Abstract: To provide a terminals connecting structure which can prevent a terminal of two types of terminals which is mounted later from plunging into an inside of or pushing up a terminal which is mounted first with a simple structure in stacking the two types of terminals one on the other for connection in an electric equipment connecting terminal block. A plunge prevention portion 22 which is bent inwards towards an inverter terminal block 10 is formed at a leading end portion of a capacitor bus-bar terminal 20, and a guide rib 17 is formed on a lateral side of the terminal block 10 which faces an inverter connector terminal 30 in a position lying in proximity to a nut 12A so as to project outwards along a direction in which the inverter connector terminal 30 enters.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji Aoki, Yasuhiro Tanaka
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Patent number: 7907263Abstract: The present invention provides a method including measuring a wavefront aberration of the optical system to be measured on a measurement surface, measuring a pupil transmittance distribution of the optical system determining a pupil function of the optical system based on the wavefront aberration and the pupil transmittance distribution, and performing imaging computation using the pupil function to obtain a light intensity distribution formed on an image plane of the optical system, and calculating a flare, generated in the optical system, from the light intensity distribution.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Michiko Aizawa, Eiji Aoki, Osamu Kakuchi, Yoshiyuki Kuramoto
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Publication number: 20110013196Abstract: The present invention provides a measurement apparatus which measures a wavefront of light traveling from a member to be measured, the apparatus including a first reference surface, a second reference surface configured to function as a reference surface for the first reference surface, an optical system configured to form a first interference pattern of light traveling from the member to be measured and light traveling from the first reference surface, and a second interference pattern of light traveling from the first reference surface and light traveling from the second reference surface, a detection unit configured to detect the first interference pattern and the second interference pattern, respectively, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a wavefront of light traveling from the member to be measured based on the first interference pattern and the second interference pattern detected by the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Eiji AOKI
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Patent number: 7749025Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a shielded connector which includes: a terminal-attached wire; a housing containing the terminal of the terminal-attached wire; a shielded shell integrated to the housing; a knitted conductor mounted to the wire; and a shield ring interposing the knitted conductor between the shield ring and the shielded shell so that the knitted conductor is electrically connected to the shielded shell. The method includes: inserting, into the shielded shell, a single core having a stepped portion formed in a opposed drawing direction; bringing a contact portion formed at the shielded shell into contact with the core; covering the shield ring on the shielded shell via the knitted conductor; and calking the shield ring, the knitted conductor, and the shielded shell from outer side of the shield ring to form, on the shielded shell, a calk-deformed portion contained into the stepped portion of the core.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2008Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Eiji Aoki, Tomokazu Yamane, Takeaki Kaneko
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Patent number: 7731543Abstract: A shielded connector includes: a housing having a terminal cavity and a flexible locking portion; and a shielded shell having a wire inserting hole and an engaging hole engaged with the flexible locking portion. The flexible locking portion is arranged on at least an upper portion of an outer edge of the housing. The housing includes a restricting rib for restricting a displacement of the flexible locking portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Eiji Aoki, Tomokazu Yamane, Takeaki Kaneko
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Patent number: 7677911Abstract: A connector connection structure includes: a case having a side surface and a top surface, respectively extending in directions crossing each other at a first angle, and an opening; a connector terminal portion inserted into the case from the opening; a shield plate closing the opening; a bolt fastening the case and the shield plate; and a terminal block arranged in the case and connected to the connector terminal portion. The shield plate has a first portion extending along the side surface and closing the opening, a second portion extending along the top surface, and a bent portion positioned between the first portion and the second portion and bent at a second angle being smaller than the first angle. The bolt fastens the case and the second portion of the shield plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2008Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Yazaki CorporationInventors: Jun Asada, Eiji Aoki, Tomokazu Yamane, Takeaki Kaneko, Hajime Kato
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Patent number: 7666032Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a shielded connector which includes: a terminal-attached wire; a housing containing the terminal of the terminal-attached wire; a shielded shell integrated to the housing; a knitted conductor mounted to the wire; and a shield ring interposing the knitted conductor between the shield ring and the shielded shell so that the knitted conductor is electrically connected to the shielded shell. The method includes: inserting, into the shielded shell, a single core having a stepped portion formed in a opposed drawing direction; bringing a contact portion formed at the shielded shell into contact with the core; covering the shield ring on the shielded shell via the knitted conductor; and calking the shield ring, the knitted conductor, and the shielded shell from outer side of the shield ring to form, on the shielded shell, a calk-deformed portion contained into the stepped portion of the core.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Eiji Aoki, Tomokazu Yamane, Takeaki Kaneko
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Publication number: 20100002243Abstract: The present invention provides a method including measuring a wavefront aberration of the optical system to be measured on a measurement surface, measuring a pupil transmittance distribution of the optical system determining a pupil function of the optical system based on the wavefront aberration and the pupil transmittance distribution, and performing imaging computation using the pupil function to obtain a light intensity distribution formed on an image plane of the optical system, and calculating a flare, generated in the optical system, from the light intensity distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Michiko Aizawa, Eiji Aoki, Osamu Kakuchi, Yoshiyuki Kuramoto
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Patent number: 7628650Abstract: A shield shell unit includes a shield shell that is attached to an end portion of a shield member for covering a wire, and an attached portion that is attached to the shield shell. The shield shell includes a shell main body, and a fixing portion which projects from the shell main body and is mounted on the attached portion in a direction of intersecting with a direction of attaching the shield shell to the attached portion when the shield shell is attached to the attached portion. The fixing portion and the attached portion have holes which are communicated with each other for passing a screw member therethrough when the fixing portion is mounted on the attached portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Eiji Aoki, Tomokazu Yamane, Takeaki Kaneko
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Publication number: 20090294628Abstract: The present invention provides a measurement method of measuring a light beam wavefront formed by a measurement target object using a measurement apparatus which includes an optical system having a reference surface and a detection unit having a detection surface, and detects, by the detection unit, an interference pattern, between a test light beam from one of the measurement target object and a standard surface and a reference light beam from the reference surface, formed on the detection surface by the optical system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Eiji Aoki
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Patent number: 7618286Abstract: A shield connector 40 includes terminal-equipped wires 13 each having a terminal 31 connected to an end portion of its wire 30, a housing 11 receiving the terminals 31 of the terminal-equipped wires 13, a shielding shell 12 mounted on the housing 11, and waterproof plugs 41 each mounted at least on the terminal 31 of the corresponding terminal-equipped wire 13 and the end portion of the wire 30 at a region between the housing 11 and the shielding shell 12. The shielding shell 12 has wire passage holes 26 and 27 formed in a rear face thereof, and the wires 30 led out from the housing 11 disposed on a front face of the shielding shell pass through the respective wire passage holes. Each waterproof plug 41 includes a waterproof plug body 42 disposed at least around a periphery of the terminal 31 and a periphery of the end portion of the wire 30, and a resin member 43 embedded in the waterproof plug body 42.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2008Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Eiji Aoki, Tomokazu Yamane, Takeaki Kaneko
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Publication number: 20090260232Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a shielded connector which includes: a terminal-attached wire; a housing containing the terminal of the terminal-attached wire; a shielded shell integrated to the housing; a knitted conductor mounted to the wire; and a shield ring interposing the knitted conductor between the shield ring and the shielded shell so that the knitted conductor is electrically connected to the shielded shell. The method includes: inserting, into the shielded shell, a single core having a stepped portion formed in a opposed drawing direction; bringing a contact portion formed at the shielded shell into contact with the core; covering the shield ring on the shielded shell via the knitted conductor; and calking the shield ring, the knitted conductor, and the shielded shell from outer side of the shield ring to form, on the shielded shell, a calk-deformed portion contained into the stepped portion of the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji Aoki, Tomokazu Yamane, Takeaki Kaneko
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Publication number: 20090126985Abstract: A shield shell unit includes a shield shell that is attached to an end portion of a shield member for covering a wire, and an attached portion that is attached to the shield shell. The shield shell includes a shell main body, and a fixing portion which projects from the shell main body and is mounted on the attached portion in a direction of intersecting with a direction of attaching the shield shell to the attached portion when the shield shell is attached to the attached portion. The fixing portion and the attached portion have holes which are communicated with each other for passing a screw member therethrough when the fixing portion is mounted on the attached portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji AOKI, Tomokazu YAMANE, Takeaki KANEKO
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Publication number: 20090130901Abstract: A shield connector 40 includes terminal-equipped wires 13 each having a terminal 31 connected to an end portion of its wire 30, a housing 11 receiving the terminals 31 of the terminal-equipped wires 13, a shielding shell 12 mounted on the housing 11, and waterproof plugs 41 each mounted at least on the terminal 31 of the corresponding terminal-equipped wire 13 and the end portion of the wire 30 at a region between the housing 11 and the shielding shell 12. The shielding shell 12 has wire passage holes 26 and 27 formed in a rear face thereof, and the wires 30 led out from the housing 11 disposed on a front face of the shielding shell pass through the respective wire passage holes. Each waterproof plug 41 includes a waterproof plug body 42 disposed at least around a periphery of the terminal 31 and a periphery of the end portion of the wire 30, and a resin member 43 embedded in the waterproof plug body 42.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji AOKI, Tomokazu Yamane, Takeaki Kaneko
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Publication number: 20090093157Abstract: A shielded connector includes: a housing having a terminal cavity and a flexible locking portion; and a shielded shell having a wire inserting hole and an engaging hole engaged with the flexible locking portion. The flexible locking portion is arranged on at least an upper portion of an outer edge of the housing. The housing includes a restricting rib for restricting a displacement of the flexible locking portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji AOKI, Tomokazu YAMANE, Takeaki KANEKO
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Publication number: 20090093159Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a shielded connector which includes: a terminal-attached wire; a housing containing the terminal of the terminal-attached wire; a shielded shell integrated to the housing; a knitted conductor mounted to the wire; and a shield ring interposing the knitted conductor between the shield ring and the shielded shell so that the knitted conductor is electrically connected to the shielded shell. The method includes: inserting, into the shielded shell, a single core having a stepped portion formed in a opposed drawing direction; bringing a contact portion formed at the shielded shell into contact with the core; covering the shield ring on the shielded shell via the knitted conductor; and calking the shield ring, the knitted conductor, and the shielded shell from outer side of the shield ring to form, on the shielded shell, a calk-deformed portion contained into the stepped portion of the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Eiji AOKI, Tomokazu YAMANE, Takeaki KANEKO
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Publication number: 20090042452Abstract: A connector connection structure includes: a case having a side surface and a top surface, respectively extending in directions crossing each other at a first angle, and an opening; a connector terminal portion inserted into the case from the opening; a shield plate closing the opening; a bolt fastening the case and the shield plate; and a terminal block arranged in the case and connected to the connector terminal portion. The shield plate has a first portion extending along the side surface and closing the opening, a second portion extending along the top surface, and a bent portion positioned between the first portion and the second portion and bent at a second angle being smaller than the first angle. The bolt fastens the case and the second portion of the shield plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Asada, Eiji Aoki, Tomokazu Yamane, Takeaki Kaneko, Hajime Kato
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Patent number: 7097514Abstract: In a structure of fitting female and male connectors together, the female connector includes a female housing, and a female adapter which is provided on the female housing, and has a guide groove, and is fitted on a fitting portion provided at the male connector. The male connector includes a guide rib which is formed at the fitting portion, and is engageable in the guide groove. The female adapter can be rotated relative to the female housing to be placed at any of a plurality predetermined angular positions arranged with a fixed interval, and can be attached to the female housing. Only when the female adapter is rotated into a preselected one of the plurality predetermined angular positions, and is attached to the female housing of the female connector, the guide rib can be fitted in the guide groove, thereby allowing the female and male connectors to be fitted together.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kazuhisa Ishizaki, Eiji Aoki