Patents by Inventor Kazuaki Hamada

Kazuaki Hamada 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: 11855402
    Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel and a connecting tube portion continuous with the wire barrel and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric, a front outer conductor including a front tube portion and a dielectric locking portion to be locked to at least a part of the dielectric, and a rear outer conductor 33 including a rear tube portion for surrounding the outer periphery of the coated wire 13 exposed from the braided wire, a shield crimping portion to be crimped to the braided wire from outside and a front outer conductor crimping portion to be crimped to the dielectric locking portion from outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hamada, Junichi Ono, Atsushi Murata
  • Patent number: 11837834
    Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel to be connected to the core and a connecting tube portion and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric for surrounding an outer periphery of the connecting tube portion of the female terminal, a rear outer conductor including a shield connecting portion to be electrically connected to the braided wire and a dielectric crimping portion to be crimped to at least a part of the dielectric from outside, and a front outer conductor including a front tube portion for surrounding an outer periphery of the dielectric and a rear outer conductor locking portion for locking at least a part of the dielectric crimping portion from outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hamada, Atsushi Murata, Junichi Ono
  • Patent number: 11749953
    Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel and a connecting tube portion and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric for surrounding an outer periphery of the connecting tube portion, and an outer conductor including a shield connecting portion, the outer conductor surrounding at least the coated wire. A part of the outer conductor corresponding to the coated wire exposed from the braided wire is formed with a projecting portion by causing a part of an inner surface of the outer conductor to project from other parts radially inwardly of the outer conductor, and an outer surface of the outer conductor is not depressed radially inwardly of the outer conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Murata, Junichi Ono, Kazuaki Hamada
  • Patent number: 11745290
    Abstract: A metal member-welded structure includes: a Cu member; an Al member; and a welded portion formed by melting and solidifying each of materials of the Cu member and the Al member. The Cu member includes a Cu-based material containing Cu as a main component. The Al member includes an Al-based material containing Al as a main component and a plating layer that covers a side of the Al-based material, the side being close to a surface of the Cu member. The welded portion includes a sea-island structure in a vicinity of the surface of the Cu member. The sea-island structure includes: a plurality of island portions containing pure Al, and a sea portion interposed among the island portions. The sea portion has a eutectic structure having: a phase of an intermetallic compound of Cu and Al; and a phase of pure Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electrical Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koki Sugimura, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Kazuhiro Goto, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Junichi Ono, Takuji Otsuka, Kenji Miyamoto, Osamu Nakayama, Kazuaki Hamada, Kazuhiro Washio
  • Publication number: 20230198171
    Abstract: It is aimed to reduce a diameter. A shielded electrically conductive path is provided with a shielded cable configured such that a core wire is surrounded with a shield layer, and a shield terminal including an inner conductor to be connected to the core wire and an outer conductor formed with a crimping portion in the form of an open barrel. The crimping portion includes a first crimp portion formed with a projection-like first locking portion and a second crimp portion formed with a second locking portion, and is crimped to an outer surface of the shield layer with the first locking portion locked to the second locking portion. A locking margin of the first locking portion and the second locking portion in a radial direction is within a plate thickness range of the second crimp portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuaki HAMADA, Yusuke KOJIMA, Atsushi MURATA
  • Publication number: 20230178928
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to prevent a deterioration in communication performance A shielded electrically conductive path (A) is provided with a shielded terminal (25) including an inner conductor (26), and an outer conductor (28) enclosing the inner conductor (26), a shielded electric cable (10) including a core wire (12) affixed to a rear end portion of the inner conductor (26), a braided wire (15) enclosing the core wire (12), and a sheath (18) enclosing the braided wire (15), and a sleeve (20) attached to the outer circumference of a front end portion of the sheath (18), wherein, in the front end portion of the shielded electric cable (10): the braided wire (15) extending from a front end (18F) of the sheath (18) is folded back toward the rear to cover the outer circumference of the sleeve (20); a crimping portion (30) of the rear end portion of the outer conductor (28) is crimped to the sleeve (20) while enclosing the outer circumference of a folded back portion (17) of the braided wire (
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke KOJIMA, Atsushi MURATA, Kazuaki HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20230170676
    Abstract: It is aimed to externally fit a sleeve formed into a tubular shape to a braided wire. A mounting device is a device for mounting a tubular sleeve on a coaxial cable having a front end part of a braided wire exposed in front of a sheath to externally fit the sleeve to the braided wire, and is provided with an expansion restricting jig including an expansion restricting portion for restricting expansive deformation of the braided wire and relatively displaceable in an axial direction with respect to the braided wire with the expansion restricting portion held in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the braided wire. The expansion restricting jig is formed with a positioning portion for positioning the sleeve concentrically with the braided wire with the sleeve arranged forward of the expansion restricting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi MURATA, Kazuaki HAMADA, Yusuke KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220069528
    Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel and a connecting tube portion and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric for surrounding an outer periphery of the connecting tube portion, and an outer conductor including a shield connecting portion, the outer conductor surrounding at least the coated wire. A part of the outer conductor corresponding to the coated wire exposed from the braided wire is formed with a projecting portion by causing a part of an inner surface of the outer conductor to project from other parts radially inwardly of the outer conductor, and an outer surface of the outer conductor is not depressed radially inwardly of the outer conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi MURATA, Junichi ONO, Kazuaki HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20220069533
    Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel to be connected to the core and a connecting tube portion and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric for surrounding an outer periphery of the connecting tube portion of the female terminal, a rear outer conductor including a shield connecting portion to be electrically connected to the braided wire and a dielectric crimping portion to be crimped to at least a part of the dielectric from outside, and a front outer conductor including a front tube portion for surrounding an outer periphery of the dielectric and a rear outer conductor locking portion for locking at least a part of the dielectric crimping portion from outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuaki HAMADA, Atsushi MURATA, Junichi ONO
  • Publication number: 20220013971
    Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel and a connecting tube portion continuous with the wire barrel and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric , a front outer conductor including a front tube portion and a dielectric locking portion to be locked to at least a part of the dielectric, and a rear outer conductor 33 including a rear tube portion for surrounding the outer periphery of the coated wire 13 exposed from the braided wire, a shield crimping portion to be crimped to the braided wire from outside and a front outer conductor crimping portion to be crimped to the dielectric locking portion from outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuaki HAMADA, Junichi ONO, Atsushi MURATA
  • Publication number: 20210339339
    Abstract: A metal member-welded structure includes: a Cu member; an Al member; and a welded portion formed by melting and solidifying each of materials of the Cu member and the Al member. The Cu member includes a Cu-based material containing Cu as a main component. The Al member includes an Al-based material containing Al as a main component and a plating layer that covers a side of the Al-based material, the side being close to a surface of the Cu member. The welded portion includes a sea-island structure in a vicinity of the surface of the Cu member. The sea-island structure includes: a plurality of island portions containing pure Al, and a sea portion interposed among the island portions. The sea portion has a eutectic structure having: a phase of an intermetallic compound of Cu and Al; and a phase of pure Al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koki SUGIMURA, Tetsuya KUWABARA, Kazuhiro GOTO, Hiroki HIRAI, Tetsuji TANAKA, Junichi ONO, Takuji OTSUKA, Kenji MIYAMOTO, Osamu NAKAYAMA, Kazuaki HAMADA, Kazuhiro WASHIO
  • Patent number: 11133606
    Abstract: A crimping portion (25) of a connection structure of a shielded wire (11) includes a base plate (30) along an outer periphery of the shielded wire (11). A first crimping piece (31) is cantilevered from a first side of the base plate (30) and is crimped to surround the shielded wire (11). A second crimping piece (36) is cantilevered in a direction opposite the first crimping piece (31) from a second side of the base plate (30) and is crimped to surround the shielded wire (11). A restricting portion (46) is disposed along the outer periphery of the shielded wire (11). First locking portions (34) of the first crimping piece (31) and second locking portions (39) of the second crimping piece (36) lock the restricting portion (46) in directions opposite to each other along the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hamada, Atsushi Murata
  • Patent number: 10910733
    Abstract: It is aimed to enhance efficiency in connecting operation to a shielded cable and prevent the impairment of a shielding function. A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (6) including core crimping portions (9) to be crimped to a core (1), a dielectric (7) made of an insulating material, an outer conductor (5) including a body portion (12) configured to surround the dielectric (7), a braided wire crimping portion (22) crimpable to a braided wire and a coupling portion (15) configured to connect the body portion (12) and the braided wire crimping portion (22), parts of the coupling portion corresponding to the core crimping portions (9) being vertically opened, and a cover member (8) configured to close both openings (18, 19) of the coupling portion (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Kazuaki Hamada, Eiji Kojima
  • Patent number: 10910734
    Abstract: A shielded cable/terminal assembly includes a shielded cable (10) with a braided wire (14) between wires (13) and an outer sheath (15). The braided wire (14) has a folded portion (18) formed by folding the braided wire (14) exposed from an end of the outer sheath (15) toward the outer sheath (15). A metal sleeve (19) is crimped to an outer surface of the outer sheath (15) inside the folded portion (18) in a radial direction of the shielded cable (10). A terminal (11) has a barrel (30) configured to sandwich the folded portion (18) between the sleeve (19) and the barrel (30), with the barrel (30) crimped to an outer surface of the folded portion (18). The barrel (30) has protrusions (32) projecting radially inward of the shielded cable (10) at positions behind a rear part of the sleeve (19) in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hamada, Atsushi Murata
  • Publication number: 20200295471
    Abstract: It is aimed to enhance efficiency in connecting operation to a shielded cable and prevent the impairment of a shielding function. A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (6) including core crimping portions (9) to be crimped to a core (1), a dielectric (7) made of an insulating material, an outer conductor (5) including a body portion (12) configured to surround the dielectric (7), a braided wire crimping portion (22) crimpable to a braided wire and a coupling portion (15) configured to connect the body portion (12) and the braided wire crimping portion (22), parts of the coupling portion corresponding to the core crimping portions (9) being vertically opened, and a cover member (8) configured to close both openings (18, 19) of the coupling portion (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Kazuaki Hamada, Eiji Kojima
  • Publication number: 20200212604
    Abstract: A crimping portion (25) of a connection structure of a shielded wire (11) includes a base plate (30) along an outer periphery of the shielded wire (11). A first crimping piece (31) is cantilevered from a first side of the base plate (30) and is crimped to surround the shielded wire (11). A second crimping piece (36) is cantilevered in a direction opposite the first crimping piece (31) from a second side of the base plate (30) and is crimped to surround the shielded wire (11). A restricting portion (46) is disposed along the outer periphery of the shielded wire (11). First locking portions (34) of the first crimping piece (31) and second locking portions (39) of the second crimping piece (36) lock the restricting portion (46) in directions opposite to each other along the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hamada, Atsushi Murata
  • Publication number: 20200141434
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metal member-welded structure includes: a preparing step of preparing an Al alloy member formed of an Al-based alloy and a Cu member containing Cu as a main component; and a welding step of applying laser from a side of the Al alloy member to the Al alloy member and the Cu member disposed to face each other, and welding the Al alloy member and the Cu member to each other. The Al-based alloy contains, as an additional element, one of: 1 mass % or more and 17 mass % or less of Si; 0.05 mass % or more and 2.5 mass % or less of Fe; and 0.05 mass % or more and 2.5 mass % or less of Mn. A laser applying condition satisfies an output of 550 W or more and a scanning rate of 10 min/sec or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koki SUGIMURA, Kazuhiro GOTO, Tetsuya KUWABARA, Hiroki HIRAI, Junichi ONO, Tetsuji TANAKA, Osamu NAKAYAMA, Kazuaki HAMADA, Kenji MIYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200014129
    Abstract: A shielded cable/terminal assembly includes a shielded cable (10) with a braided wire (14) between wires (13) and an outer sheath (15). The braided wire (14) has a folded portion (18) formed by folding the braided wire (14) exposed from an end of the outer sheath (15) toward the outer sheath (15). A metal sleeve (19) is crimped to an outer surface of the outer sheath (15) inside the folded portion (18) in a radial direction of the shielded cable (10). A terminal (11) has a barrel (30) configured to sandwich the folded portion (18) between the sleeve (19) and the barrel (30), with the barrel (30) crimped to an outer surface of the folded portion (18). The barrel (30) has protrusions (32) projecting radially inward of the shielded cable (10) at positions behind a rear part of the sleeve (19) in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hamada, Atsushi Murata
  • Patent number: 10497492
    Abstract: A cable with terminal includes a coaxial cable in which a core, an inner insulating layer, a shield layer and an outer insulating layer are concentrically arranged from an inner side to an outer side, and a terminal connected to the coaxial cable. The terminal includes a pair of barrel pieces crimped in an overlapping state to an exposed part of the shield layer. An engaging protrusion is provided on the barrel piece on one side out of the pair of barrel pieces and projects toward the barrel piece on the other side. The engaging protrusion is engaged with a hole edge part of an engaging hole provided in the barrel piece on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Kazuaki Hamada
  • Patent number: 10476178
    Abstract: A cable mounting member (30) to be mounted on a cable (21) including cores (23) and an insulation coating (24) surrounding the cores (23) includes a first holding portion (34) for holding the cable (21) by being held in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the insulation coating (24), a second holding portion (35) provided at a position different from the first holding portion (34) in a direction along an axial direction of the cable (21) via a first slit (33) for holding the cable (21) by being held in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the insulation coating (24), and deflectable and deformable first couplings (37) provided in parts between the first and second holding portions (34, 35) where the first slit (33) is absent and coupling the first and second holding portions (34, 35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hamada, Kenji Miyamoto