Patents by Inventor Katsuaki Toba

Katsuaki Toba 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: 5460530
    Abstract: An arranging method of a wire harness for a door aims to make it easy to arrange a wire harness 4 in a door 1 for a motor vehicle. The wire harness 4 is divided into a frame side harness 4a and a trim side harness 4b. The frame side harness 4a for an electrical equipment on a door frame 2 is arranged on an interior 2a of the door frame 2. The trim side harness 4b for electrical equipments 6 and 7 is arranged on an interior 3a of a door trim 3. The door trim 3 having the trim side harness 4b is coupled to the door frame 2 having the frame side harness 4a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Toba, Yutaka Noro
  • Patent number: 5356308
    Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting a flexible wiring plate, having circuit conductors coated with insulator films on the two sides thereof, to a box-like connector housing. The connector housing includes a housing body and a lid body detachably secured to the housing body. The housing body is provided with an opening in one of the top and bottom walls. An elastic seal member is mounted around the opening. A part of the insulator film of the flexible wiring plate is removed in accordance with the opening so that end portions of the circuit conductors are exposed from the insulator film in opposition to the opening. Electrical terminals are disposed in the housing body so that elastic contacts of the terminals engage with the exposed end portions of the circuit conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Toba, Yutaka Noro, Takuya Inoue
  • Patent number: 5230146
    Abstract: A method for assembling a wire harness and an apparatus for carrying out the method. Main wires serving as the main line of the wire harness are arranged horizontally and in parallel with each other. A required portion of each main wire held by a cover installed at the leading end portion of a rod is dropped to a predetermined lower position so as to obtain a branch wire. The cover holding the branch wire is inserted into a terminal-accommodating chamber of a connector disposed at a lower position so as to connect the connector with the branch wire. Then, the rod formed on the cover is removed therefrom by moving the rod upwardly. The covers, which are spaced apart from each other, are made to be close to each other to insert them into the connector. A cutter mounted on the connector jig accommodating the connector cuts unnecessary wires connected with the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Tsuji, Soji Kihira, Katsuaki Toba, Yutaka Noro