Patents by Inventor Katuyuki Sasaki

Katuyuki Sasaki 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for inserting wired terminals into connector housing
    Patent number: 5109602
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for inserting into a terminal cavity of a connector housing, a terminal of a wired terminal in which the terminal is connected with an electric wire, comprising: a terminal grip member for gripping the terminal, which includes a pair of guide arms openable and closable in a horizontal plane and a terminal press arm pivotable in a vertical plane; a wire grip member for gripping the electric wire, which includes a chuck retractably advanced along the guide arms between the guide arms, a first drive member for retractably advancing the chuck and a second drive member for opening and closing the chuck such that a state of grip of the terminal by the terminal grip member is cancelled and established by the chuck at a forward end and a rearward end of a stroke of the chuck, respectively; and a robot flange for supporting the terminal grip member and the wire grip member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Fukuda, Yoshinobu Ohta, Kenichi Taniguchi, Katuyuki Sasaki