Patents by Inventor Kaoru Sawairi
Kaoru Sawairi 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: 11799222Abstract: There is provided a connector including: a terminal fitting including a terminal portion, a conductor connection portion, and a connecting portion that connects the terminal portion and the conductor connection portion; a housing including an accommodating chamber that accommodates the terminal fitting from the terminal portion to the connecting portion, and a terminal drawing port that allows the conductor connection portion to be drawn out of the accommodating chamber toward a removal direction of the terminal portion; and a conductive component soldering a conductor to the conductor connection portion inserted into a through-hole, in which the connecting portion includes a first coupling portion that is coupled to the terminal portion, a second coupling portion that is coupled to the conductor connection portion, and a third coupling portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Kotaro Wada, Naoki Takamura, Kaoru Sawairi
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Patent number: 11545772Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal fitting; a housing including a smooth terminal lead-out area where a terminal outlet for projecting a conductor connection part of the terminal fitting on the inner side toward an outer side is provided; a conductive component shaped in a sheet-like form with a conductor and an insulator exhibiting flexibility, the conductive component including a conductor connection area that physically and electrically connects the conductor to the conductor connection part, and a conductor lead-out area led out from the conductor connection area toward a lead-out direction projecting from the housing; and a reinforcing plate shaped in a planar shape with an insulating material, the reinforcing plate being sandwiched between the conductor connection area and the terminal lead-out area. The housing includes a protruded body protruded toward the conductor lead-out area side of the conductive component than a same plane with the terminal lead-out area.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Naokazu Nagasaka, Kaoru Sawairi
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Patent number: 11522318Abstract: In a connector, a main locking structure and an auxiliary locking structure are provided between a housing and a cover for maintaining the housing and the cover in a completely assembled state by locking the move of the cover in the connector removal direction with respect to the housing. The main locking structure includes: a first main locking body provided to a first housing sidewall and a second housing sidewall; and a second main locking body provided to a first cover sidewall and a second cover sidewall and engaged with the first main locking body. The auxiliary locking structure includes: a first auxiliary locking body provided to the first housing sidewall and the second housing sidewall; and a second auxiliary locking body provided to the first cover sidewall and the second cover sidewall on a second opening side than the second main locking body is.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Naokazu Nagasaka, Kaoru Sawairi
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Publication number: 20220328991Abstract: A board mount connector includes: a housing having a press-fitting hole; and a terminal press-fitted into the press-fitting hole. The terminal includes: a first terminal portion including a first contact portion contacting and conductively connected to the counterpart terminal when the first contact portion is connected to the counterpart terminal, and a press-fitting portion that is press-fitted into the press-fitting hole; and a second terminal portion including a bent portion extending from the first terminal portion and bent around a bending axis along an axis line of the first terminal portion, and a second contact portion located at a position offset from the first contact portion in an intersecting direction intersecting the axis line of the first terminal portion and conductively connected to the conductor pattern when the boar mount connector is mounted on the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Kaoru Sawairi, Naokazu Nagasaka, Naoki Takamura, Kotarou Wada
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Publication number: 20220190500Abstract: There is provided a connector including: a terminal fitting including a terminal portion, a conductor connection portion, and a connecting portion that connects the terminal portion and the conductor connection portion; a housing including an accommodating chamber that accommodates the terminal fitting from the terminal portion to the connecting portion, and a terminal drawing port that allows the conductor connection portion to be drawn out of the accommodating chamber toward a removal direction of the terminal portion; and a conductive component soldering a conductor to the conductor connection portion inserted into a through-hole, in which the connecting portion includes a first coupling portion that is coupled to the terminal portion, a second coupling portion that is coupled to the conductor connection portion, and a third coupling portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kotaro Wada, Naoki Takamura, Kaoru Sawairi
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Publication number: 20220029327Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal fitting; a housing including a smooth terminal lead-out area where a terminal outlet for projecting a conductor connection part of the terminal fitting on the inner side toward an outer side is provided; a conductive component shaped in a sheet-like form with a conductor and an insulator exhibiting flexibility, the conductive component including a conductor connection area that physically and electrically connects the conductor to the conductor connection part, and a conductor lead-out area led out from the conductor connection area toward a lead-out direction projecting from the housing; and a reinforcing plate shaped in a planar shape with an insulating material, the reinforcing plate being sandwiched between the conductor connection area and the terminal lead-out area. The housing includes a protruded body protruded toward the conductor lead-out area side of the conductive component than a same plane with the terminal lead-out area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Naokazu Nagasaka, Kaoru Sawairi
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Publication number: 20220029354Abstract: In a connector, a main locking structure and an auxiliary locking structure are provided between a housing and a cover for maintaining the housing and the cover in a completely assembled state by locking the move of the cover in the connector removal direction with respect to the housing. The main locking structure includes: a first main locking body provided to a first housing sidewall and a second housing sidewall; and a second main locking body provided to a first cover sidewall and a second cover sidewall and engaged with the first main locking body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Naokazu NAGASAKA, Kaoru SAWAIRI
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Patent number: 10897100Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a holder. The housing includes a terminal housing chamber housing a terminals and a support portion in which a first locking portion for locking the holder in the temporary locking position is formed. The holder is mounted on the housing so as to be movable in a fitting direction of the housing and a mating housing between a temporary locking position and a main locking position. The holder is configured to be immovable from the temporary locking position to the main locking position when the terminal inserted into the terminal housing chamber is in a halfway insertion position and is configured to be movable from the temporary locking position to the main locking position when the terminal is in a normal insertion position.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Kaoru Sawairi
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Patent number: 10770837Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a slide holder. The housing includes a lock portion maintaining a completely fitted state with a mating housing. The slide holder is configured to be mounted on the housing so as to be movable in a fitting direction of the housing and the mating housing between a temporary locking position and a main locking position, and is movable from the temporary locking position to the main locking position while avoiding interference with the lock portion only in the completely fitted state. The housing includes a pair of protective walls extending in the fitting direction so as to sandwich the lock portion and the slide holder in a width direction orthogonal to the fitting direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Kaoru Sawairi
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Publication number: 20200076111Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a holder. The housing includes a terminal housing chamber housing a terminals and a support portion in which a first locking portion for locking the holder in the temporary locking position is formed. The holder is mounted on the housing so as to be movable in a fitting direction of the housing and a mating housing between a temporary locking position and a main locking position. The holder is configured to be immovable from the temporary locking position to the main locking position when the terminal inserted into the terminal housing chamber is in a halfway insertion position and is configured to be movable from the temporary locking position to the main locking position when the terminal is in a normal insertion position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventor: Kaoru Sawairi
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Publication number: 20200076127Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a slide holder. The housing includes a lock portion maintaining a completely fitted state with a slating housing. The slide holder is configured to be mounted on the housing so as to be movable in a fitting direction of the housing and the mating housing between a temporary locking position and a main locking position and is movable from the temporary locking position to the main locking position while avoiding interference with the lock portion only in the completely fitted state. The housing includes a pair of protective walls extending in the fitting direction so as to sandwich the lock portion and the slide holder in a width direction orthogonal to the fitting direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventor: Kaoru Sawairi
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Patent number: 9972937Abstract: A lever type connector includes a male housing having a hood part, a lever rotatably supported on the male housing, a moving plate for positioning a tab part of a male terminal within the hood part and a female housing to be fitted into and detached from the hood part. By operating the lever forward, it is possible to allow the female housing to move to an inner side of the hood part together with the moving plate, thereby allowing the female housing to be fitted into the male housing. When the male housing is not fitted to the female housing, a rib of the lever abuts against a boss of the moving plate. When the abutment between the rib and the boss is released by operating the lever forward, the female housing is permitted to push the moving plate into the hood part.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Akagi, Kaoru Sawairi
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Publication number: 20180083385Abstract: A lever type connector includes a male housing having a hood part, a lever rotatably supported on the male housing, a moving plate for positioning a tab part of a male terminal within the hood part and a female housing to be fitted into and detached from the hood part. By operating the lever forward, it is possible to allow the female housing to move to an inner side of the hood part together with the moving plate, thereby allowing the female housing to be fitted into the male housing. When the male housing is not fitted to the female housing, a rib of the lever abuts against a boss of the moving plate. When the abutment between the rib and the boss is released by operating the lever forward, the female housing is permitted to push the moving plate into the hood part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke AKAGI, Kaoru SAWAIRI
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Patent number: 9647357Abstract: A peg press-fitting structure for a connector includes a peg which is made from a metal plate to fix a housing of the connector to a circuit board, and which is attached to the housing by being press-fitted from the distal end of the peg into a peg attaching slot of the housing of the connector. The housing is provided with an end wall where an entrance of the peg attaching slot opens. A press-fitting position regulating projection, which regulates the press-fitting position of the peg by abutting against the end wall of the housing where the entrance of the peg attaching slot opens, is provided closer to the base end of the peg than a press-fitted portion of the peg that is press-fitted into the peg attaching slot.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kaoru Sawairi, Keiji Hamada
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Patent number: 9590328Abstract: A peg press-fitting structure for a connector includes a peg which is made from a metal plate to fix a housing of the connector to a circuit board, and which is attached to the housing by being press-fitted from the distal end of the peg into a peg attaching slot of the housing of the connector. The housing is provided with an end wall where an entrance of the peg attaching slot opens. A press-fitting position regulating projection, which regulates the press-fitting position of the peg by abutting against the end wall of the housing where the entrance of the peg attaching slot opens, is provided closer to the base end of the peg than a press-fitted portion of the peg that is press-fitted into the peg attaching slot.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kaoru Sawairi, Keiji Hamada
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Publication number: 20170040722Abstract: A peg press-fitting structure for a connector includes a peg which is made from a metal plate to fix a housing of the connector to a circuit board, and which is attached to the housing by being press-fitted from the distal end of the peg into a peg attaching slot of the housing of the connector. The housing is provided with an end wall where an entrance of the peg attaching slot opens. A press-fitting position regulating projection, which regulates the press-fitting position of the peg by abutting against the end wall of the housing where the entrance of the peg attaching slot opens, is provided closer to the base end of the peg than a press-fitted portion of the peg that is press-fitted into the peg attaching slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Kaoru Sawairi, Keiji Hamada
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Publication number: 20150349439Abstract: A peg press-fitting structure for a connector includes a peg which is made from a metal plate to fix a housing of the connector to a circuit board, and which is attached to the housing by being press-fitted from the distal end of the peg into a peg attaching slot of the housing of the connector. The housing is provided with an end wall where an entrance of the peg attaching slot opens. A press-fitting position regulating projection, which regulates the press-fitting position of the peg by abutting against the end wall of the housing where the entrance of the peg attaching slot opens, is provided closer to the base end of the peg than a press-fitted portion of the peg that is press-fitted into the peg attaching slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kaoru Sawairi, Keiji Hamada
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Patent number: 8317530Abstract: In a waterproof connector, an annular packing 33 is mounted on an outer periphery of a tubular fitting portion of a connector housing, and when a fitting portion of a mating connector is fitted to the tubular fitting portion, the annular packing forms a seal between the two fitting portions. An annular ridge 41 is formed on an outer periphery of the packing 33, and the annular ridge 41 is formed into a generally mountain-shape and has a pair of inclined surfaces 41a and 41b inclining respectively in opposite directions along an axis of the tubular fitting portion. An angle ? of inclination of the inclined surface 41a disposed close to a front end of the packing disposed at an insertion side of the tubular fitting portion is larger than an angle of inclination of the other inclined surface 41b.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kaoru Sawairi, Shigeru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20100267264Abstract: In a waterproof connector, an annular packing 33 is mounted on an outer periphery of a tubular fitting portion of a connector housing, and when a fitting portion of a mating connector is fitted to the tubular fitting portion, the annular packing forms a seal between the two fitting portions. An annular ridge 41 is formed on an outer periphery of the packing 33, and the annular ridge 41 is formed into a generally mountain-shape and has a pair of inclined surfaces 41a and 41b inclining respectively in opposite directions along an axis of the tubular fitting portion. An angle ? of inclination of the inclined surface 41a disposed close to a front end of the packing disposed at an insertion side of the tubular fitting portion is larger than an angle of inclination of the other inclined surface 41b.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Kaoru SAWAIRI, Shigeru TANAKA