Patents by Inventor Junichi Mukuno
Junichi Mukuno 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).
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Patent number: 10777926Abstract: A multi-contact terminal includes a polygonal tube with side walls. Front resilient contact pieces extend from front ends of the side walls in a connecting direction to a mating terminal. The front resilient contact pieces are folded rearward by front folded portions and are to be brought resiliently into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the mating terminal inside the polygonal tube. Rear resilient contact pieces extend from rear ends of the side walls in the connecting direction. The rear resilient contact pieces are folded forward by rear folded portions and are to be brought resiliently into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the mating terminal inside the polygonal tube. The polygonal tube, the front resilient contact pieces and the rear resilient contact pieces are integral with one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Thomas Cruble, Junichi Mukuno, Shingo Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20200059026Abstract: A multi-contact terminal includes a polygonal tube with side walls. Front resilient contact pieces extend from front ends of the side walls in a connecting direction to a mating terminal. The front resilient contact pieces are folded rearward by front folded portions and are to be brought resiliently into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the mating terminal inside the polygonal tube. Rear resilient contact pieces extend from rear ends of the side walls in the connecting direction. The rear resilient contact pieces are folded forward by rear folded portions and are to be brought resiliently into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the mating terminal inside the polygonal tube. The polygonal tube, the front resilient contact pieces and the rear resilient contact pieces are integral with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Thomas Cruble, Junichi Mukuno, Shingo Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20200028298Abstract: A connector 1 includes a connector housing 50 connectable to a mating connector, female terminals 11 and L-shaped terminals 21 accommodated inside the connector housing 50 and made of a conductive material, and braided wires 31 connecting the female terminals 11 and the L-shaped terminals 21. The braided wire 31 is formed by braiding a plurality of strands 32, 33. The plurality of strands 32, 33 include conductor strands 32 made of a conductive material and high attenuation strands 33 made of a high damping material. The high damping material is a rubber, a resin or a high damping metal. The high damping metal is a damping alloy or a steel material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Shuya Nishio, Junichi Mukuno
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Patent number: 10270205Abstract: A lever-type connector (3) to be connected to a mating connector (2) and fixed to connector fixing portions (12) provided on the mating connector (2) includes a lever (19) to be operated in a state engaged with engaging portions (13) provided on the mating connector (2) and configured to connect a housing (20) to the mating connector (2) by a boosting action exhibited by the operation thereof. With the lever (19) located at a connection position, a shield shell (21) and the lever (19) are fastened together to the connector fixing portions (12) by bolts.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shuya Nishio, Junichi Mukuno, Kiyokazu Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 10218104Abstract: A connector (10) includes a body portion (14), a conductive member (20) including a held portion (20A) having conductivity and held in the body portion (14), a flexible portion (20B) extending from the held portion (20A) toward a mating terminal (40) and having flexibility and a connecting portion (20C) provided on a leading end part of the flexible portion (20B) and to be connected to the mating terminal (40) by being pressed into contact with the mating terminal (40), and a spring member (60) having a spring property, held in the body portion (14) and extending from the body portion (14) toward the connecting portion (20C). The spring member (60) includes a contact portion (60C) configured to give a spring property to the connecting portion (20C) by being held in contact with the connecting portion (20C).Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Kenichi Kitaoka
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Patent number: 10096925Abstract: A connector (10) includes a body (14), a spring terminal (20) having a spring property and including a holding portion (20A) held in the body (14), a cantilever portion (20B) cantilevered from the body (14) and a connecting portion (20E) configured to be pressed into contact with and connected to a mating terminal (40) in a direction intersecting an extending direction of the cantilever portion (20B) by being bent from the cantilever portion (20B). A metal member (16) is held in the body (14) and extends from the body (14) toward the cantilever portion (20B). An insulating member (50) is disposed on the metal member (16) so as to be between the cantilever portion (20B) and the metal member (16). The insulating member (50) includes a contact portion (50A) configured to contact the cantilever portion (20B) in the intersecting direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Kensaku Takata, Kenichi Takata
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Publication number: 20180183166Abstract: A connector (10) includes a body portion (14), a conductive member (20) including a held portion (20A) having conductivity and held in the body portion (14), a flexible portion (20B) extending from the held portion (20A) toward a mating terminal (40) and having flexibility and a connecting portion (20C) provided on a leading end part of the flexible portion (20B) and to be connected to the mating terminal (40) by being pressed into contact with the mating terminal (40), and a spring member (60) having a spring property, held in the body portion (14) and extending from the body portion (14) toward the connecting portion (20C). The spring member (60) includes a contact portion (60C) configured to give a spring property to the connecting portion (20C) by being held in contact with the connecting portion (20C).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Kenichi Kitaoka
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Publication number: 20180175532Abstract: A connector (10) includes a body (14), a spring terminal (20) having a spring property and including a holding portion (20A) held in the body (14), a cantilever portion (20B) cantilevered from the body (14) and a connecting portion (20E) configured to be pressed into contact with and connected to a mating terminal (40) in a direction intersecting an extending direction of the cantilever portion (20B) by being bent from the cantilever portion (20B). A metal member (16) is held in the body (14) and extends from the body (14) toward the cantilever portion (20B). An insulating member (50) is disposed on the metal member (16) so as to be between the cantilever portion (20B) and the metal member (16). The insulating member (50) includes a contact portion (50A) configured to contact the cantilever portion (20B) in the intersecting direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Kensaku Takata, Kenichi Takata
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Publication number: 20180175549Abstract: A lever-type connector (3) to be connected to a mating connector (2) and fixed to connector fixing portions (12) provided on the mating connector (2) includes a lever (19) to be operated in a state engaged with engaging portions (13) provided on the mating connector (2) and configured to connect a housing (20) to the mating connector (2) by a boosting action exhibited by the operation thereof. With the lever (19) located at a connection position, a shield shell (21) and the lever (19) are fastened together to the connector fixing portions (12) by bolts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Shuya Nishio, Junichi Mukuno, Kiyokazu Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 9887479Abstract: A shield connector (10) includes a housing (20) with a spring accommodating portion (25) open on a facing surface (24), a fixing plate (50) to be fixed to the housing (20) and mounted on a case wall (71), and springs (60) to be arranged inside the spring accommodating portion (25). Each spring (60) includes a first support (63) and a second support (64) to be supported on the housing (20) and a resilient deformation portion (61) convexly curved toward the facing surface (24) and having a convex tip serving as a contact (62) projecting out from an opening of the housing (20) and to be brought into contact with the device-side terminal (73). The resilient deformation portion (61) includes slits (65) extending from a side connected to one of the first and second supports (63, 64) toward an opposite side across the contact portion (62).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTDInventors: Junichi Mukuno, Katsuhiko Aizawa
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Patent number: 9819120Abstract: A connector C to be mounted on a case of a device includes a coated wire 10 formed such that a core 11 is coated with an insulation coating 12, a terminal fitting 20 to be fit and connected to a mating terminal, a flexible conductor 15 interposed between the terminal fitting 20 and an end of the coated wire 10, and a housing 30 made of synthetic resin and accommodating the terminal fitting 20 together with the flexible conductor 15. The core 11 of the coated wire 10 is provided with a core fixing portion 25 integrated with the core 11 and the core fixing portion 25 is embedded in the housing 30 by molding.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Katsuhiko Aizawa, Kenichi Kitaoka, Shuzo Yukawa
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Publication number: 20170229808Abstract: A connector C to be mounted on a case of a device includes a coated wire 10 formed such that a core 11 is coated with an insulation coating 12, a terminal fitting 20 to be fit and connected to a mating terminal, a flexible conductor 15 interposed between the terminal fitting 20 and an end of the coated wire 10, and a housing 30 made of synthetic resin and accommodating the terminal fitting 20 together with the flexible conductor 15. The core 11 of the coated wire 10 is provided with a core fixing portion 25 integrated with the core 11 and the core fixing portion 25 is embedded in the housing 30 by molding.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Katsuhiko Aizawa, Kenichi Kitaoka, Shuzo Yukawa
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Patent number: 9728901Abstract: A connector structure (C) for connecting a plurality of electric devices accommodated in metal casings (10, 50) and arranged proximate to each other includes a first connector (30) provided in one (10) of the metal casings, a second connector (70) provided in the other (50) of the metal casings and configured to electrically connect the electric devices by being connected to the first connector (30), and a conductive resilient member (90) arranged to be sandwiched between the both metal casings while being electrically conductive to the metal casings (10, 50) and surround connected parts of the first and second connectors (30, 70).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELCTRIC INDUISTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Kensaku Takata
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Patent number: 9698528Abstract: A connector includes a first housing (50) supported on a first supporting surface (32A) in an inverter-side terminal block (30) in a floating manner and a second housing (60) supported on a second supporting surface (34A) in the inverter-side terminal block (30) in a floating manner. A first terminal (52) in the first housing (50) mates with an inverter-side terminal (82) in a direction orthogonal to the first supporting surface (32A). A second terminal (62) in the second housing (60) mates with a motor-side terminal (92) in a motor-side terminal block (40) in a direction orthogonal to the second supporting surface (34A). A braided wire (70) has one end connected to the first terminal (52) and another end connected to the second terminal (62) and is arranged slidably in directions along the first supporting surface (32A) and along the second supporting surface (34A).Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shiro Nishida, Junichi Mukuno
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Publication number: 20170149159Abstract: A shield connector (10) includes a housing (20) with a spring accommodating portion (25) open on a facing surface (24), a fixing plate (50) to be fixed to the housing (20) and mounted on a case wall (71), and springs (60) to be arranged inside the spring accommodating portion (25). Each spring (60) includes a first support (63) and a second support (64) to be supported on the housing (20) and a resilient deformation portion (61) convexly curved toward the facing surface (24) and having a convex tip serving as a contact (62) projecting out from an opening of the housing (20) and to be brought into contact with the device-side terminal (73). The resilient deformation portion (61) includes slits (65) extending from a side connected to one of the first and second supports (63, 64) toward an opposite side across the contact portion (62).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Katsuhiko Aizawa
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Patent number: 9647380Abstract: A connector 1 connecting an inverter and a motor includes an inverter case 10 where the inverter is arranged, an inverter side terminal block 30 mounted on the inverter case 10, an inverter side terminal disposed on the inverter side terminal block 30, a motor case where the motor is arranged, a motor side terminal block 40 mounted on the motor case 20, a motor side terminal disposed on the motor side terminal block 40 and fit to the inverter side terminal 32 such that the inverter case 10 is opposite the motor side terminal block 40, and a second sealing member S2 arranged between the inverter case 10 and the motor side terminal block 40 to surround a connection portion of the inverter side terminal 32 and the motor side terminal 42 and configured to seal a space between the inverter case 10 and the motor side terminal block 40.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Shiro Nishida
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Publication number: 20170093094Abstract: A connector structure (C) for connecting a plurality of electric devices accommodated in metal casings (10, 50) and arranged proximate to each other includes a first connector (30) provided in one (10) of the metal casings, a second connector (70) provided in the other (50) of the metal casings and configured to electrically connect the electric devices by being connected to the first connector (30), and a conductive resilient member (90) arranged to be sandwiched between the both metal casings while being electrically conductive to the metal casings (10, 50) and surround connected parts of the first and second connectors (30, 70).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Kensaku Takata
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Publication number: 20160343496Abstract: A harness clamp 1 is to be mounted on an outer peripheral surface of a tubular member covering a wire extending from a connector and includes a hollow tubular main body portion 10 composed of two cases 11, 12 forming an annular opening 10A at each of both ends of the main body portion 10 in a tube axial direction in a state held in contact with each other and held on a corrugated tube 4 by sandwiching the outer peripheral surface of the corrugated tube 4 in the opening 10A at each of the both ends of the main body portion 10 in the tube axial direction, ferrite cores 20 respectively accommodated in the cases 11, 12 and impact absorbing materials 30 respectively arranged to be interposed between the cases 11, 12 and the ferrite cores 20.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Akihiro Hayashi, Katsuhiko Aizawa, Kenichi Kitaoka
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Publication number: 20160308299Abstract: A connector 1 connecting an inverter and a motor includes an inverter case 10 where the inverter is arranged, an inverter side terminal block 30 mounted on the inverter case 10, an inverter side terminal disposed on the inverter side terminal block 30, a motor case where the motor is arranged, a motor side terminal block 40 mounted on the motor case 20, a motor side terminal disposed on the motor side terminal block 40 and fit to the inverter side terminal 32 such that the inverter case 10 is opposite the motor side terminal block 40, and a second sealing member S2 arranged between the inverter case 10 and the motor side terminal block 40 to surround a connection portion of the inverter side terminal 32 and the motor side terminal 42 and configured to seal a space between the inverter case 10 and the motor side terminal block 40.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Shiro Nishida
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Publication number: 20160301160Abstract: A connector includes a first housing (50) supported on a first supporting surface (32A) in an inverter-side terminal block (30) in a floating manner and a second housing (60) supported on a second supporting surface (34A) in the inverter-side terminal block (30) in a floating manner. A first terminal (52) in the first housing (50) mates with an inverter-side terminal (82) in a direction orthogonal to the first supporting surface (32A). A second terminal (62) in the second housing (60) mates with a motor-side terminal (92) in a motor-side terminal block (40) in a direction orthogonal to the second supporting surface (34A). A braided wire (70) has one end connected to the first terminal (52) and another end connected to the second terminal (62) and is arranged slidably in directions along the first supporting surface (32A) and along the second supporting surface (34A).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shiro Nishida, Junichi Mukuno