Patents by Inventor Katsuya Yoshimura
Katsuya Yoshimura 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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Publication number: 20220320841Abstract: A sheath structure includes an outer member, and an inner member formed in a cylindrical shape in a state in which a first portion and a second portion are engaged with an engaging portion, and capable of being fitted into the outer member from an end portion of the outer member. In the inner member, the first portion and the second portion are not engaged with the engaging portion but interfere with the end portion of the outer member and are not capable of being fitted into the outer member, when a maximum insertable number of the predetermined routed members insertable into the outer member are inserted therein. The first portion and the second portion are engaged with the engaging portion and capable of being fitted into the outer member, when the predetermined routed members of a prescribed number smaller than the maximum insertable number are inserted therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Ayumu TAKAGI, Takashi NOMOTO, Katsuya YOSHIMURA
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Patent number: 11408458Abstract: A grommet mounted to a through hole formed in a vehicle body panel includes an inner cabin side harness insertion portion that projects toward an inner cabin side through which a wire harness penetrate, an outer cabin side harness insertion portion that projects toward an outer cabin side through which the wire harness penetrate, a lip mountain integrated with the inner cabin side harness insertion portion, a panel abutting portion that abuts on a periphery of the through hole on an outer cabin side of the vehicle body panel, a connection portion that connects the lip mountain and the panel abutting portion, a working portion formed across the outer cabin side harness insertion portion and the panel abutting portion, a work pressing portion integrated with the outer cabin side harness insertion portion and the working portion, and a pressing surface portion that is integrated with the work pressing portion and protrudes toward the lip mountain.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuya Yoshimura, Ryohei Toyoda, Yasunori Hattori
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Publication number: 20220214002Abstract: A corrugated-tube protective member includes a tubular main body configured to be arranged inside of an end part of a corrugated tube with ridge portions disposed along its longitudinal direction, a rib on an outer circumference of the main body arranged inside the corrugated tube and configured to engage with the ridge portion in a removal direction of the main body from the corrugated tube, and a stopper at an end part of the main body having an outer diameter set to be equal to or larger than that of the ridge portion and configured to be arranged to oppose an end surface of the corrugated tube. An interval between the stopper and the rib is set to be equal to or larger than an interval between engaged surfaces on the ridge portions adjacent to each other, the engaged surface being a surface configured to engage with the rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Ayumu Takagi, Takashi Nomoto, Katsuya Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20220214003Abstract: A corrugated-tube protective member includes a tubular main body configured to be arranged inside of an end part of a corrugated tube. At least one portion in a circumferential direction of the main body has a dividing portion dividing the main body in the circumferential direction. The dividing portion includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion holds a first dividing surface and a second dividing surface facing each other in circumferential direction of the main body in an engaged state. The first dividing surface includes a first top part protruding toward the second dividing surface side. The second dividing surface includes a second bottom part indented to an opposite side of the first dividing surface and configured to engage with the first top part. The engagement portion includes a locked part formed on the first top part and an elastically deformable locking part formed on the second bottom part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Ayumu TAKAGI, Takashi NOMOTO, Katsuya YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20220158427Abstract: A corrugated tube mounting structure includes: a corrugated tube into which an electric wire is inserted, formed with a slit into which the electric wire can be inserted, the slit being formed along a length direction of the corrugated tube; and a protector includes a main body inside which the electric wire is arranged and an outlet portion from which the electric wire is drawn out. The outlet portion is provided with a cover configured to close an opening into which the corrugated tube can be inserted. The cover is provided with a pressing portion configured to press the electric wire, which is exposed from an end of the corrugated tube on a main body side, toward the inside of the corrugated tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Takashi NOMOTO, Katsuya YOSHIMURA
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Patent number: 11279302Abstract: A grommet includes a main body that fits into a through hole penetrating an attachment target in an axial direction to waterproof the through hole and that allows a wiring member to be inserted into an inner portion in the axial direction. The main body includes a plate-shaped portion extending in intersecting directions that intersect the axial direction so as to close at least a portion of the through hole, and a sound insulation wall portion having a sound insulation protrusion that protrudes from the plate-shaped portion in the axial direction so as to be formed in an annular or arc shape centered around a central axis in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryohei Toyoda, Katsuya Yoshimura, Tomoyoshi Katayama, Ryuuta Izumi
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Publication number: 20210101544Abstract: A grommet includes a main body having a ring-shaped water-stop portion inserted into a through-hole formed in an attachment panel for stopping water and a cylindrical portion that is provided to penetrate through an annular inner side of the water-stop portion and through which wiring materials are inserted and a pressing portion inserted into the annular inner side of the water-stop portion in the main body and pressing the water-stop portion against the inner edge of the through-hole. A wire harness includes the above-mentioned grommet and the wiring materials having conductivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Yasunori HATTORI, Katsuya YOSHIMURA, Ryohei TOYODA
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Patent number: 10862282Abstract: A protector includes a body portion defining a plurality of paths through which electric wires of a wire harness can pass, an electric holding portion and a cover portion. The electric wire holding portion includes a holding piece which can be disposed so as to pass through an upper side of a first path and extend toward a partition wall from a first side wall, an engaging piece which can be disposed so as to pass through a lower side of a second path and extend toward a second side wall from the partition wall, and an intermediate piece which connects the holding piece and the engaging piece, and is fixable to the body portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshimichi Yamao, Kazuya Takahashi, Katsuya Yoshimura, Masayoshi Ogawa
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Publication number: 20200353881Abstract: A grommet includes a main body that fits into a through hole penetrating an attachment target in an axial direction to waterproof the through hole and that allows a wiring member to be inserted into an inner portion in the axial direction. The main body includes a plate-shaped portion extending in intersecting directions that intersect the axial direction so as to close at least a portion of the through hole, and a sound insulation wall portion having a sound insulation protrusion that protrudes from the plate-shaped portion in the axial direction so as to be formed in an annular or arc shape centered around a central axis in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Ryohei Toyoda, Katsuya Yoshimura, Tomoyoshi Katayama, Ryuuta Izumi
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Patent number: 10696248Abstract: A grommet includes an inner side harness insertion portion extending toward an inner side of a vehicle, an outer side harness insertion portion extending toward an outer side of the vehicle, a lip mountain base integrated with the inner side harness insertion portion, a lip mountain integrated with the lip mountain base, a panel abutment portion abutting on a periphery of the through hole in an outer side surface of a vehicle body panel, a connection portion connecting the lip mountain and the panel abutment portion, a work unit formed across the outer side harness insertion portion and the panel abutment portion, and a work pressing portion integrated with the outer side harness insertion portion and the work unit. A plurality of recesses are formed between facing surfaces of the work pressing portion and radially arranged about a central axis of the outer side harness insertion portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuya Yoshimura, Ryohei Toyoda, Yasunori Hattori, Tomoyoshi Katayama, Akinori Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20200080583Abstract: A grommet mounted to a through hole formed in a vehicle body panel includes an inner cabin side harness insertion portion that projects toward an inner cabin side through which a wire harness penetrate, an outer cabin side harness insertion portion that projects toward an outer cabin side through which the wire harness penetrate, a lip mountain integrated with the inner cabin side harness insertion portion, a panel abutting portion that abuts on a periphery of the through hole on an outer cabin side of the vehicle body panel, a connection portion that connects the lip mountain and the panel abutting portion, a working portion formed across the outer cabin side harness insertion portion and the panel abutting portion, a work pressing portion integrated with the outer cabin side harness insertion portion and the working portion, and a pressing surface portion that is integrated with the work pressing portion and protrudes toward the lip mountain.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Katsuya Yoshimura, Ryohei Toyoda, Yasunori Hattori
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Publication number: 20200079304Abstract: A grommet includes a lip mountain integrated with an inner side harness insertion portion; a panel abutment portion abutting on a periphery of the through hole on an outer side of a vehicle body panel; a connection portion connecting the lip mountain and the panel abutment portion; a work unit formed across an outer side harness insertion portion and the panel abutment portion; and a work pressing portion integrated with the outer side harness insertion portion and the work unit. The connection portion includes an inclined portion that is gradually reduced in diameter toward the panel abutment portion; a parallel portion that is connected to the inclined portion and has a constant outer diameter; and a projection portion that is formed in the parallel portion and projects outward. The lip mountain and the inclined portion are smoothly connected by a mountain-shaped portion having a substantially arc shape in cross section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuya Yoshimura, Ryohei Toyoda, Yasunori Hattori, Tomoyoshi Katayama, Akinori Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20200079303Abstract: A grommet includes an inner side harness insertion portion extending toward an inner side of a vehicle, an outer side harness insertion portion extending toward an outer side of the vehicle, a lip mountain base integrated with the inner side harness insertion portion, a lip mountain integrated with the lip mountain base, a panel abutment portion abutting on a periphery of the through hole in an outer side surface of a vehicle body panel, a connection portion connecting the lip mountain and the panel abutment portion, a work unit formed across the outer side harness insertion portion and the panel abutment portion, and a work pressing portion integrated with the outer side harness insertion portion and the work unit. A plurality of recesses are formed between facing surfaces of the work pressing portion and radially arranged about a central axis of the outer side harness insertion portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuya YOSHIMURA, Ryohei TOYODA, Yasunori HATTORI, Tomoyoshi KATAYAMA, Akinori ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 10530138Abstract: A protective member able to prevent a protector from being large-sized, and to prevent a crush of an end section of a corrugated tube, a tube mounting structure using such a protective member, and a method of mounting a tube are provided. An inner member (protective member) includes: a tubular section fitted into an end section of a corrugated tube, and harder than this corrugated tube; and an outer peripheral rib formed so as to extend in a circumferential direction on an outer periphery of the tubular section, and inserted into an inner peripheral annular concave at the end section of the corrugated tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuya Yoshimura, Michihito Suzuki, Naoto Kuzutani, Akihito Futori
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Patent number: 10476246Abstract: A protective member able to prevent a protector from being large-sized, and to prevent a crush of an end section of a corrugated tube, a tube mounting structure using such a protective member, and a method of mounting a tube are provided. An inner member (protective member) includes: a tubular section fitted into an end section of a corrugated tube, and harder than this corrugated tube; and an outer peripheral rib formed so as to extend in a circumferential direction on an outer periphery of the tubular section, and inserted into an inner peripheral annular concave at the end section of the corrugated tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuya Yoshimura, Michihito Suzuki, Naoto Kuzutani, Akihito Futori
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Publication number: 20190123531Abstract: A protective member able to prevent a protector from being large-sized, and to prevent a crush of an end section of a corrugated tube, a tube mounting structure using such a protective member, and a method of mounting a tube are provided. An inner member (protective member) includes: a tubular section fitted into an end section of a corrugated tube, and harder than this corrugated tube; and an outer peripheral rib formed so as to extend in a circumferential direction on an outer periphery of the tubular section, and inserted into an inner peripheral annular concave at the end section of the corrugated tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Katsuya YOSHIMURA, Michihito SUZUKI, Naoto KUZUTANI, Akihito FUTORI
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Publication number: 20180278033Abstract: A protector includes a body portion defining a plurality of paths through which electric wires of a wire harness can pass, an electric holding portion and a cover portion. The electric wire holding portion includes a holding piece which can be disposed so as to pass through an upper side of a first path and extend toward a partition wall from a first side wall, an engaging piece which can be disposed so as to pass through a lower side of a second path and extend toward a second side wall from the partition wall, and an intermediate piece which connects the holding piece and the engaging piece, and is fixable to the body portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi YAMAO, Kazuya TAKAHASHI, Katsuya YOSHIMURA, Masayoshi OGAWA
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Patent number: 9481329Abstract: A grommet includes: a grommet body including a lip portion which contacts a water stopped surface defining an accommodation recess portion in a state in which the grommet body is attached to the accommodation recess portion; an outer which presses the lip portion toward the water stopped surface in a state in which the grommet body is sandwiched between the outer and the water stopped surface; and a rigid body portion which is interposed between the outer and the lip portion with respect to a pressing direction of the outer and which has rigidity higher than that of the lip portion. At least a part of the lip portion is placed in a pressed region pressed by the outer.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuya Yoshimura, Satoshi Yokoyama, Takaaki Yanagihashi, Hiroki Kawakami
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Publication number: 20150305174Abstract: A grommet includes: a grommet body including a lip portion which contacts a water stopped surface defining an accommodation recess portion in a state in which the grommet body is attached to the accommodation recess portion; an outer which presses the lip portion toward the water stopped surface in a state in which the grommet body is sandwiched between the outer and the water stopped surface; and a rigid body portion which is interposed between the outer and the lip portion with respect to a pressing direction of the outer and which has rigidity higher than that of the lip portion. At least a part of the lip portion is placed in a pressed region pressed by the outer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuya YOSHIMURA, Satoshi YOKOYAMA, Takaaki YANAGIHASHI, Hiroki KAWAKAMI
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Patent number: 8925147Abstract: On a back surface portion of a grommet, a clamp encircling water stop lip disposed around a first clamp insertion hole and a weather strip lower part water stop lip disposed in a position below a weather strip placement portion are provided. A first protector clamp protrudes from the first clamp insertion hole so that the first protector clamp can be locked in a first body locking hole in a grommet concave portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Taku Furuta, Katsuya Yoshimura, Mitsunori Tsunoda