Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Matsuoka

Hiroyuki Matsuoka 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: 8287683
    Abstract: A holding tool 2 for use in producing of laminated glass includes a frame 3, a bag member 4 and a supporting member 6b for suspending the bag member 4 from the frame 3. The bag member 4 is made of a film with flexibility and airtightness, is provided with a sealable opening and has evacuating ports 7a and 7b in the vicinity of an periphery of a flat shape thereof having the periphery sealed. The frame 3 has a first frame member 3w and a second frame member 3y opposing each other and disposed outside the periphery of the bag member 4, and the bag member 4 is suspended by the supporting member 6b movably against the frame 3 on a holding face formed at least by the first frame member 3w and the second frame member 3y inside an area formed by connecting ends of these frame members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Tsutomu Anbo, Shigeru Hirata, Tsutomu Mizukami, Yoshiyuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20120238143
    Abstract: A terminal block in which a plurality of metal conductive plates (10) to be connected to device-side busbars provided in a motor are made integral by a connector housing (50) includes a primary molded article (60) integrally formed to a primary molded portion (61) made of synthetic resin with a plurality of conductive plates (10) arranged side by side in a lateral direction; a metal plate to be attached and fixed to a motor case; and a secondary molded portion (70) integrally forming the primary molded article (60) and the metal plate (30). Resin entering spaces, into which molding resin for forming the secondary molded portion (70) can enter, are arranged to cross straight parts of the primary molded portion (61) extending in the lateral direction in the primary molded portion (61) before the secondary molded portion (70) is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Takuya Tate
  • Publication number: 20120238149
    Abstract: A terminal block in which a plurality of conductive plates (10) connected to device-side busbars provided in a motor are made integral by a connector housing (50) made of synthetic resin includes a plurality of cores (65) in which the conductive plates (10) are made integral to a primary molded portion (61); a metal plate (30) to be attached and fixed to a motor case; and a secondary molded portion (70) integrally forming the plurality of cores (65) held in contact side by side and the metal plate (30). A contact portion (66) is provided between a pair of adjacent cores (65, 65) and the pair of adjacent cores (65, 65) are held in contact via the contact portion (66).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Tate, Hiroyuki Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20120238138
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a shielding shell (70) is provided for covering a housing (50) to be connected to a motor case. The mounting structure includes a metal plate (30) integrally to the housing (50) and adapted to attach the housing (50) to the motor case by mounting bolts. A first shielding shell (70A) has two overlapping pieces (76) and is adapted to cover the front side of the housing (50). A second shielding shell (70B) includes two fixing pieces (72) and is adapted to cover upper, left and right sides of the housing (50). The overlapping pieces (76) and the fixing pieces (72) are plates extending along the metal plate (30) and fastened together with the metal plate (30) to the motor case by the mounting bolts while being placed one over the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Takuya Tate
  • Publication number: 20120238134
    Abstract: A terminal block includes a metal plate (30) with an opening (31) penetrating in a plate thickness direction of the plate material and to be attached and fixed to the motor case. A housing (50) made of synthetic resin is fixed to the metal plate (30). Conductive plates (10) are held in the housing (50) while penetrating through the opening (30). The housing (50) includes a flange (52) that covers an edge of the opening (31) while exposing an outer peripheral edge portion of the metal plate (30). The flange (52) includes a wire-side flange (52A) slidable relative to the upper surface of the metal plate (30), a device-side flange (52B) slidable relative to the lower surface of the metal plate (30) and a coupling (52C) arranged in the opening (31) and coupling the both flanges (52A, 52B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Shinichi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8257096
    Abstract: A device connector is provided with a metal reinforcing plate (30) including an opening (31) for permitting the passage of terminal fittings, a housing main body (10), a flange (11) formed by insert molding using the reinforcing plate (30) and synthetic resin, a device-side housing portion (12) to be accommodated into a connector mounting hole, and terminal fittings (15) held in the housing main body (10) while being passed through the opening (31). The reinforcing plate (30) is beveled along a peripheral edge thereof to form an R-surface (36). Thus, the device connector is produced at a low cost and eliminates possible starting points of cracks created in the synthetic resin covering the peripheral edge of the metal reinforcing plate (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Daisuke Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8251756
    Abstract: A device connector has a housing to be mounted on a device. Busbars are held in the housing. The housing includes nut holding portions, each of which has two nut holding legs at positions facing a device connecting portion of the corresponding busbar. A space between the nut holding legs is open sideways. Connecting nuts are sandwiched between the nut holding legs from lateral sides. Nut insertion holes are formed in the device connecting portions of the busbars and communicate with threaded holes of the nuts. Protecting walls are formed integrally to the housing and extend between the nut holding legs of the nut holding portion and cover the leading end of the bolt screwed into the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 8187030
    Abstract: A device connector has a housing main body (10), a device-side housing portion (12) to be accommodated in a connector mounting hole, a reinforcing plate (30) including an opening (31) for permitting the passage of terminal fittings, and a flange (11) formed by insert molding using the reinforcing plate (30) and synthetic resin, and terminal fittings 15. An outer peripheral end surface of the reinforcing plate (30) is exposed. The device connector is produced with a reduced cost by insert molding using a metal reinforcing plate as an insert while preventing a crack from being created in a synthetic resin portion covering the reinforcing plate (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Daisuke Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8177584
    Abstract: A waterproof connector has a housing (21) with cavities (22) for accommodating terminal fittings (40). A wire insertion tube (24) is integral to the housing (21) and receives wires (41) connected with the terminal fittings (40). Rubber plugs (42) are mounted on the wires (41) for liquid-tight sealing between the outer circumferential surfaces of the wires (41) and the inner circumferential surface of the wire insertion tube (24). A back retainer (50) retains the rubber plugs (42) in the wire insertion tube (24). Engaging projections (54) project out from the back retainer (50) and engaging recesses (30) are formed in the wire insertion tube (24) to engage the engaging projections (54). Rounded edges (32) are formed at the inner circumferential surface of the wire insertion tube (24) along opening edges (31A) of the engaging recess (30) extending in a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the wire insertion tube (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Sytems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20120091665
    Abstract: A seal structure for sealing a penetrated portion through which a rotary shaft passes between a cover member and the rotary shaft. A seal member is fitted onto the rotary shaft in a manner that the rotary shaft can rotate relative to the seal member, and the elastic buffer member is provided for connection between the seal member and the cover member at the penetrated portion. The seal structure can keep sealing performance by reducing the influence of movements such as vibration and thermal expansion of the cover member and the influence of process tolerance of the cover member on the sealing performance of the seal member attached to the penetrated portion between the cover member and the rotary shaft penetrating the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicants: Uchiyama Manufacturing Corp., Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Matsuhiro Okuda, Tomokazu Sumida, Kazuya Yoshijima, Takahiro Yamazaki, Yoshifumi Yamada, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Hirotaka Kurita, Susumu Fujita, Yasuhiko Ohashi
  • Patent number: 8152574
    Abstract: Upon fitting of the first housing 10 and the second housing 50, joints 21, 63 of the two terminals 20, 60 are superposed in the fitting portion 11, the two joints 21, 63 having respective bolt-insertion holes 21A, 63A that allow for insertion of a bolt V thereinto so that the two joints 21, 63 are fixed together. The fitting portion 11 of the two housings 10 has an operation hole 23 that allows for bolting of the two terminals 20, 60. A first shield shell 40 is attached to the first housing 10. The first shield shell 40 is fixable to the case. A second shield shell 70 is attached to the second housing 50. The second shield shell 70 in a fitted state of the two housings 10, 50 is slidable between: a position to expose the operation hole 23 to the outside; and a position to cover the operation hole 23 and to cooperate with the first shield shell 40 to cover the fitting portion 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Katsuhide Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20120067517
    Abstract: A holding tool 2 for use in producing of laminated glass includes a frame 3, a bag member 4 and a supporting member 6b for suspending the bag member 4 from the frame 3. The bag member 4 is made of a film with flexibility and airtightness, is provided with a sealable opening and has evacuating ports 7a and 7b in the vicinity of an periphery of a flat shape thereof having the periphery sealed. The frame 3 has a first frame member 3w and a second frame member 3y opposing each other and disposed outside the periphery of the bag member 4, and the bag member 4 is suspended by the supporting member 6b movably against the frame 3 on a holding face formed at least by the first frame member 3w and the second frame member 3y inside an area formed by connecting ends of these frame members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Tsutomu Anbo, Shigeru Hirata, Tsutomu Mizukami, Yoshiyuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20110187213
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine terminal block fits into an opening of a case that contains a rotary electric machine, and is fixed to the case by a plate. The rotary electric machine terminal block has: a mount that is formed by fixing the electric power line connector and the signal line connector to the steel-made plate and performing insert molding so that an anti-vibration plate is formed on an upper surface of the plate; projected portions of the plate which each have a fixture hole for fixing the plate to the case; an edge seal member that covers an edge of the projected portion; a face seal member for tight attachment of the mount to the case; and two positioning pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhide KITAGAWA, Katsunori UEKI, Daisuke AKUTA, Hiroyuki MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20110183004
    Abstract: The invention provides a measure that can readily prevent arthropod-borne diseases such as malaria that are contracted by 3 to 5 hundred million people worldwide yearly and that cause death of as many as 1.5 to 2.7 million people. By spraying in advance on the skin an arthropod-borne disease preventive agent or the like comprising chlorine dioxide as an effective component thereof, it is possible to provide repelling effect against arthropods such as infected mosquitoes that bear malaria protozoa and also to prevent biting of the skin by the arthropod, thus reducing contraction of the arthropod-borne diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicants: Taiko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Jichi Medical University
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Norio Ogata, Takashi Shibata
  • Patent number: 7959469
    Abstract: A connector device (10) has a connector (20) to be mounted on a metal case (11) that accommodates a device therein and is covered by a first shield shell (50) and a second shield shell (60). Connecting portions for connecting the first and second shield shells (50, 60) are provided at least at three positions and these connecting portions are arranged at positions displaced in a connecting direction of the connector (20) and a mating connector (40) and a direction orthogonal to the connecting direction. The connecting positions of the first and second shield shells (50, 60) are well-balanced to provide a good a shielding performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kawamura, Hiroyuki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 7958630
    Abstract: A device connector producing method includes a primary molding step of forming a primary molded body (20) formed with pilot holes (24), a terminal press-fitting step of press-fitting intermediate terminals (11) into the pilot holes (24) to form an intermediate product (40), and an insert molding step of setting the intermediate product (40) in a secondary molding die (50) and forming a device connector. The primary molded body (20) includes a resin inflow opening (21) that enables resin from a gate (52) to flow through the primary molded body (20) during secondary molding, and a supporting projection (23) to contact an inner surface of the secondary molding die (50). Thus, resin flow during secondary molding is good and the intermediate product (40) will not displace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 7950953
    Abstract: To provide a multicore cable connector in which alignment of signal lines of a cable and soldering of the signal lines to a wiring pattern of a substrate are facilitated, and impedance mismatch on the substrate is minimized. A multicore cable connector 1 includes a cable fixing member 2, an aggregate cable 3 accommodated in cable fixing member 2, an aligning plate 4 for aligning signal lines 312 included in aggregate cable 3, and a substrate 5 formed with a wiring pattern 53 conductively connected to signal lines 312 of aggregate cable 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kenji Kuwahara, Toshiroh Endoh, Hiroyuki Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20110117784
    Abstract: A device connector is provided with a metal reinforcing plate (30) including an opening (31) for permitting the passage of terminal fittings, a housing main body (10), a flange (11) formed by insert molding using the reinforcing plate (30) and synthetic resin, a device-side housing portion (12) to be accommodated into a connector mounting hole, and terminal fittings (15) held in the housing main body (10) while being passed through the opening (31). The reinforcing plate (30) is beveled along a peripheral edge thereof to form an R-surface (36). Thus, the device connector is produced at a low cost and eliminates possible starting points of cracks created in the synthetic resin covering the peripheral edge of the metal reinforcing plate (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Daisuke Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20110104924
    Abstract: A device connector has a housing main body (10), a device-side housing portion (12) to be accommodated in a connector mounting hole, a reinforcing plate (30) including an opening (31) for permitting the passage of terminal fittings, and a flange (11) formed by insert molding using the reinforcing plate (30) and synthetic resin, and terminal fittings 15. An outer peripheral end surface of the reinforcing plate (30) is exposed. The device connector is produced with a reduced cost by insert molding using a metal reinforcing plate as an insert while preventing a crack from being created in a synthetic resin portion covering the reinforcing plate (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Daisuke Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20110059643
    Abstract: To provide a multicore cable connector in which alignment of signal lines of a cable and soldering of the signal lines to a wiring pattern of a substrate are facilitated, and impedance mismatch on the substrate is minimized. A multicore cable connector 1 includes a cable fixing member 2, an aggregate cable 3 accommodated in cable fixing member 2, an aligning plate 4 for aligning signal lines 312 included in aggregate cable 3, and a substrate 5 formed with a wiring pattern 53 conductively connected to signal lines 312 of aggregate cable 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Kenji KUWAHARA, Toshiroh Endoh, Hiroyuki Matsuoka