Patents by Inventor Hidetaka Hondo

Hidetaka Hondo 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).

  • Publication number: 20240174094
    Abstract: A charging inlet includes: a plurality of terminals; and a housing accommodating the terminals therein. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A rubber component is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The rubber component includes: a cylindrical portion; and a flange connected to the cylindrical portion and having a ring shape with a larger diameter than the cylindrical portion. The rubber component is embedded in the housing. The rubber components are interposed between the housing and the terminals so that the terminals are held in a displaceable manner by the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Naoto IKEYA, Toru YAMADA, Hidetaka HONDO
  • Publication number: 20240174095
    Abstract: A charging inlet includes a plurality of terminals; a housing accommodating the terminals therein; and a terminal holder integrated to the housing. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A resin component is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The resin component includes: a cylindrical portion; a plurality of ribs on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, the ribs extending along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion; and a flange. The housing has a press-fit hole in which the cylindrical portion and the ribs are press-fitted. The flange is clamped between the housing and the terminal holder outside the press-fit hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Naoto Ikeya, Toru Yamada, Hidetaka Hondo
  • Publication number: 20240174096
    Abstract: A charging inlet includes a plurality of terminals; a housing accommodating the terminals therein; and a terminal holder integrated to the housing. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A rubber component and a flange made of a resin is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The rubber component includes: a cylindrical portion; and a plurality of ribs on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, the ribs extending along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion. The housing has a press-fit hole in which the rubber component is press-fitted. The flange is clamped between the housing and the terminal holder outside the press-fit hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Naoto IKEYA, Toru YAMADA, Hidetaka HONDO
  • Publication number: 20230411894
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a first connection portion and a second connection portion adjacent to the first connection portion, a first cap and a second cap pivotally supported by the housing respectively to be displaceable between an open position where the first and second connection portions are exposed to outside and a closed position where the first and second connection portions are shielded from the outside, a first lock and a second lock rotatably supported by the housing to lock the first cap and the second cap respectively, and a power transmission member rotatably supported by the housing. The power transmission member is configured to transmit a rotational force in a lock releasing direction of the second lock to the first lock such that the first cap and the second cap are integrally displaced to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Aoki, Takashi Tsukamoto, Naoto Ikeya, Hidetaka Hondo, Miyu Komura
  • Publication number: 20230402784
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a first connection portion and a second connection portion adjacent to the first connection portion, a first cap and a second cap pivotally supported by the housing respectively to be displaceable between an open position where the first and second connection portions are exposed to outside and a closed position where the first and second connection portions are shielded from the outside, a first lock and a second lock rotatably supported by the housing configured to lock the first cap and the second cap respectively. The second lock has a power transmission portion configured to transmit a rotational force in a lock releasing direction of the second lock to the first lock such that the first cap and the second cap are integrally displaced to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Aoki, Takashi Tsukamoto, Naoto Ikeya, Hidetaka Hondo, Miyu Komura