Patents by Inventor Jin Watanabe

Jin Watanabe 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: 12288972
    Abstract: A protector includes: a protector body having a routing part in which a wire harness is routed, and a clamp attachment part in which a locking hole is formed; and a clamp which is locked in the locking hole to hold the wire harness. The clamp includes a pair of clamp-side flat parts which are formed to face in directions opposite to each other. The clamp attachment part has a pair of rotation prevention portions which are provided with the locking hole therebetween and which include body-side flat parts facing the clamp-side flat parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youngho Jang, Jin Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20250069779
    Abstract: A noise reduction sheet includes a flexible sheet containing a soft magnetic material, in which a plurality of first grooves extending in a first direction, a plurality of second grooves extending in a second direction, and a plurality of third grooves extending in a third direction are provided on a first surface of the sheet, the first surface is divided into a plurality of regular triangular regions by the first grooves, the second grooves, and the third grooves, and each of the first grooves, the second grooves, and the third grooves has a cross-sectional shape in which a groove width increases toward an opening along a depth direction of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Itsuki Hasegawa, Kaori Usami, Jin Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240414898
    Abstract: A noise reduction tool includes a magnetic body that can be wound around, more than one turn around an axis of an electric wire or an electric wire bundle, the electric wire or the electric wire bundle and a fixing member that fixes, to each other, overlapping sections of a stacked portion in the magnetic body having a winding shape wound around the electric wire or the electric wire bundle and fixes the magnetic body to the electric wire or the electric wire bundle while keeping the winding shape of the magnetic body. The magnetic body is capable of changing a winding diameter according to an electric wire diameter of the electric wire or an electric wire bundle diameter of the electric wire bundle, and the fixing member fixes, to each other, the overlapping sections corresponding to a winding diameter of the magnetic body irrespective of the winding diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Itsuki HASEGAWA, Kaori Usami, Jin Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240404725
    Abstract: A noise reduction tool includes a sheet-like or belt-like magnetic body that can be wound. In the magnetic body, electric wires, axial directions of which are aligned with a winding axis direction of a winding shape, are disposed side by side around an axis of a winding axis on one plane disposed on the inner side in the winding shape. For example, in the magnetic body, an adhesive to be bonded to the other plane is provided on one plane of an end portion located on the outermost side of both end portions extending along the winding axis direction in the winding shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Itsuki Hasegawa, Kaori Usami, Jin Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240347232
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wire harness includes a harness assembling process, a mold release member installing process of, when a plurality of wire harnesses are assembled, each time the harness assembling process is ended, placing a mold release member on a wire harness, and a joining process of joining components of the wire harness together for each wire harness. The harness assembling process includes a first outer layer installing process of installing an exterior member as one outer layer on a jig plate, an inner layer installing process of routing a protection target part of at least one routed electric wire to the exterior member as the one outer layer, and a second outer layer installing process of overlaying an exterior member as another outer layer on the protection target part and the exterior member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Itsuki Hasegawa, Jin Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240343212
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a plurality of exterior members each having a meshed sheet shape with insulating property on an outer surface thereof, and at least one routing wire with a protection target part interposed between a pair of overlapping exterior members, and the plurality of exterior members are stacked and include joints where at least parts of the exterior members are joined together. The joint includes an eyelet fastener that penetrates through the plurality of exterior members and clamps to crimp the exterior members from an exterior member side of one outer layer and an exterior member side of the other outer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Itsuki Hasegawa, Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11721930
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a wire bundle that bundles electric wires, the wire bundle including a branch portion; and a protector attached to the wire bundle so as to accommodate the branch portion of the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes: branch lines extending from the branch portion in routing directions; and a relay line drawn out from the branch portion, the relay line being provided with a connector at a tip end. The protector includes: accommodating portions that accommodate the branch lines, respectively; and connector holding portions provided in at least two of the accommodating portions, respectively, the connector holding portions being provided within a range where the relay line reaches from the branch portion. The relay line is accommodated in the protector in a state in which the connector is selectively held in one of the connector holding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11349231
    Abstract: A terminal is mounted on a mounting surface having a stud bolt standing on the mounting surface. The terminal having: a contact portion configured to contact with the mounting surface; an insertion portion allowing the stud bolt to be inserted to the insertion portion; and an elastic portion connected to the contact portion and extending in a direction to leave the mounting surface. The elastic portion is configured to urge the contact portion elastically toward the mounting surface when he terminal touches a fixture engaged with the stud bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katoh, Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11247620
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a wire bundle having a plurality of electric wires; and a protector attached to the wire bundle. The wire bundle has a relay line drawn out from the wire bundle. The relay line has a connector at an end portion of the relay line. The protector has: a housing portion to cover the wire bundle; and a connector holding portion capable of holding the connector in a first posture and a second posture different from the first posture. The connector holding portion is located in the housing portion within a range to allow the relay line to be extended to hold the connector on the connector holding portion. The connector is held by the connector holding portion in one of the first posture and the second posture to house the relay line in the protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11220227
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a wire bundle having a plurality of electric wires; and a protector attached to the wire bundle. The wire bundle has a relay line drawn out from the wire bundle. The relay line has a connector at an end portion of the relay line. The protector has: a housing portion to cover the wire bundle; and a connector holding portion capable of holding the connector in a first posture and a second posture different from the first posture. The connector holding portion is located in the housing portion within a range to allow the relay line to be extended to hold the connector on the connector holding portion. The connector is held by the connector holding portion in one of the first posture and the second posture to house the relay line in the protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11146020
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a first electric wire which is provided with a first connector at a tip end thereof and is branched form a trunk line, a second electric wire which is provided with a second connector to be connected to the first connector and is connected to the first electric wire via the first connector and the second connector, a connector holder configured to hold one of the first connector and the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Watanabe, Naoyuki Yoshida, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Publication number: 20210221308
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a wire bundle having a plurality of electric wires; and a protector attached to the wire bundle. The wire bundle has a relay line drawn out from the wire bundle. The relay line has a connector at an end portion of the relay line. The protector has: a housing portion to cover the wire bundle; and a connector holding portion capable of holding the connector in a first posture and a second posture different from the first posture. The connector holding portion is located in the housing portion within a range to allow the relay line to be extended to hold the connector on the connector holding portion. The connector is held by the connector holding portion in one of the first posture and the second posture to house the relay line in the protector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11052837
    Abstract: A wire harness is provided. The wire harness includes a connector holder, a connector held in the connector holder, and an electric wire extending from the connector toward a predetermined routing direction. The electric wire is to be held at a predetermined attachment position on an outer wall surface of the connector such that the electric wire extends toward the routing direction passing through the attachment position. The attachment position is configured to be changeable to a plurality of different positions according to the routing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Watanabe, Naoyuki Yoshida, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Patent number: 10988090
    Abstract: A wire harness system having a wire harness and a connection unit is provided. The connection unit includes a circuit network configuring a part of circuit lines for realizing selectively added specification in the wire harness. Selection circuit lines of an optional sub-harness branched from the trunk line of the wire harness are connected to the circuit network of the connection unit. Thus, connection or disconnection between the selection circuit lines and switching of connection among branches or the like of the selection circuit lines can be easily realized by changing the circuit network of the connection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Watanabe, Naoyuki Yoshida, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Publication number: 20210098908
    Abstract: A terminal is mounted on a mounting surface having a stud bolt standing on the mounting surface. The terminal having: a contact portion configured to contact with the mounting surface; an insertion portion allowing the stud bolt to be inserted to the insertion portion; and an elastic portion connected to the contact portion and extending in a direction to leave the mounting surface. The elastic portion is configured to urge the contact portion elastically toward the mounting surface when he terminal touches a fixture engaged with the stud bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katoh, Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10965115
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply circuit includes; a resistor disposed between negative electrode side of the switch portion and positive electrode side of back lamps, of which positive electrode side is connected to the negative electrode side of the switch portion, and the negative electrode side is connected to the positive electrode side of the back lamps; and a rectifier which causes the current of the power supply to flow in one direction from the plurality of switch circuits to the back lamps, of which positive electrode side is connected to the negative electrode side of the plurality of switch circuits, and the negative electrode side is connected to the negative electrode side of the resistor and the positive electrode side of the back lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10892569
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes: a box main body; an electric circuit body loaded into the box main body; a grounding member provided in the electric circuit body; a belt-like grounding metal plate extending from the grounding member to the outside of the box main body; a fixing bracket extending integrally with the box main body and including the grounding metal plate; and a bolt through hole formed through a tip end portion of the fixing bracket to electrically connect the grounding metal plate to a bolt to be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Yoshida, Jin Watanabe, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Patent number: 10886678
    Abstract: A ground connection structure for an electrical connection box and a fixation object, includes a first ground contact portion provided on the fixation object, a second ground contact portion provided on the electrical connection box and electrically connected to the first ground contact portion when the electrical connection box is fixed to the fixation object, a ground circuit body provided in the electrical connection box and electrically connected to the second ground contact portion, and a fixing member configured to fix the electrical connection box to the fixation object such that the second ground contact portion is brought into contact with the first ground contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Yoshida, Jin Watanabe, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Patent number: 10821924
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply circuit includes; a plurality of switch circuits which are connected in parallel to each other and connected to a power supply at positive electrode side to be switched to an open or short circuit separately; a relay circuit including an excitation coil and a switch unit which is connected to the power supply at positive electrode side and is switched from an open circuit to a short circuit since a current flows from the power supply to the excitation coil; and a resistor disposed in parallel with the excitation coil and connected in series to the plurality of switch circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Watanabe, Tooru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10770876
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes an outer box and an inner box to be accommodated in the outer box. The outer box includes an outer box body, a first lock portion to lock the inner box and a ground member to be electrically connected to a ground conductor, the ground member including a first ground contact portion provided at or adjacent to the first lock portion. The inner box includes an inner box body, a second lock portion to be engaged with the first lock portion, a ground circuit element to which the circuit base is connected to ground the circuit base and a contact conductor electrically connected to the ground circuit element, the contact conductor including a second ground contact portion to be electrically connected to the first ground contact portion when the first lock portion and the second lock portion are engaged with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Yoshida, Jin Watanabe, Shoya Shinogaya