Patents by Inventor Hironori Suzuki

Hironori Suzuki 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: 4744763
    Abstract: A connector device which connects a rotatable member and a fixed member, for example, of a vehicular steering system, electrically or optically, by means of a belt-shaped transmission line coiled in a convolution. The transmission line is contained in a housing assembly which is composed of a movable housing, mounted on the rotatable-member side, and a stationary housing on the fixed-member side. A vibration restraining member is interposed between one side edge of the coiled transmission line and a flange portion of the movable and/or stationary housing. The restraining member serves to restrain the transmission line from moving crosswise, thereby preventing production of vibration and noise. Preferably, a resilient tongue, which extends along the transmission line, is fixed to an inner cylinder portion to which an inner coil-end portion of the transmission line is fixed. In such an arrangement, the transmission line is prevented from bending sigmoidally when it is loosened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Suzuki, Jiro Kakimoto, Masahiro Shibata