Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Shimahata

Hiroshi Shimahata 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).

  • Lever-type connector and connector assembly
    Patent number: 7407397
    Abstract: A female housing (1) is formed with a lever accommodating space (21). Two supporting shafts (34) project coaxially from the upper and lower inner surfaces of the lever accommodating space (21) to face each other while defining a clearance therebetween. A lever (3) is formed with a mount hole (27), and the supporting shafts (34) are fit rotatably into the mount hole (27) while forcibly widening the clearance between the supporting shafts (34). The clearance between the supporting shafts (34) is wider at an entrance side and narrower at an exit side with respect to an assembling direction. Thus, the detachment of the lever is resisted while resistance during an assembling operation is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Fukatsu, Hiroshi Shimahata
  • Lever-type connector and connector assembly
    Publication number: 20070207648
    Abstract: A female housing (1) is formed with a lever accommodating space (21). Two supporting shafts (34) project coaxially from the upper and lower inner surfaces of the lever accommodating space (21) to face each other while defining a clearance therebetween. A lever (3) is formed with a mount hole (27), and the supporting shafts (34) are fit rotatably into the mount hole (27) while forcibly widening the clearance between the supporting shafts (34). The clearance between the supporting shafts (34) is wider at an entrance side and narrower at an exit side with respect to an assembling direction. Thus, the detachment of the lever is resisted while resistance during an assembling operation is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Fukatsu, Hiroshi Shimahata