Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Kawaguchi

Kenichiro Kawaguchi 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: 11256282
    Abstract: A control lever device of an industrial vehicle includes a control lever that is tiltable forward and rearward relative to a vehicle body of the industrial vehicle and that includes a control knob, a switch button that is provided on the control knob and adapted to be pushable while the control lever is operated. The switch button has a movement axis indicating a movable direction of the switch button. The movement axis is inclined forward relative to a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the control knob so that a pushing direction of the switch button is directed rearward from the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the control knob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kawaguchi, Hideki Nakashima, Kazushi Kamiya, Nobuaki Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20210004039
    Abstract: A control lever device of an industrial vehicle includes a control lever that is tiltable forward and rearward relative to a vehicle body of the industrial vehicle and that includes a control knob, a switch button that is provided on the control knob and adapted to be pushable while the control lever is operated. The switch button has a movement axis indicating a movable direction of the switch button. The movement axis is inclined forward relative to a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the control knob so that a pushing direction of the switch button is directed rearward from the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the control knob.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kenichiro KAWAGUCHI, Hideki NAKASHIMA, Kazushi KAMIYA, Nobuaki KAWABATA
  • Patent number: 10614929
    Abstract: A wire harness sheet includes a sheet base material that has a rectangular shape formed by a pair of first side portion and a second side portion in parallel with each other and by a third side portion and a fourth side portion orthogonal to the first side portion and the second side portion; an adhesive layer that is provided on one surface of the sheet base material; and a slit which is cut into the sheet base material in such a manner that the slit is formed along and in parallel with each the third side portion and the fourth side portion between each the first side portion and the second side portion, and a placement region of an electric wire bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kawaguchi, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 10276278
    Abstract: Provided is a wire harness sheet that can be stored in an overlapping manner without using release paper and can be wound in a spiral shape around an electric wire bundle. A wire harness sheet 11 includes a first self-adhesive layer 15 of a sheet base material 13, the first self-adhesive layer 15 being is formed on one surface of a first common region 27, and the other surface of the first common region 27 becoming a first adhesive layer unformed portion 29; and a second self-adhesive layer 17 that is formed on at least part of one surface of a second common region 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kawaguchi, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20180374605
    Abstract: A wire harness sheet includes a sheet base material that has a rectangular shape formed by a pair of first side portion and a second side portion in parallel with each other and by a third side portion and a fourth side portion orthogonal to the first side portion and the second side portion; an adhesive layer that is provided on one surface of the sheet base material; and a slit which is cut into the sheet base material in such a manner that the slit is formed along and in parallel with each the third side portion and the fourth side portion between each the first side portion and the second side portion, and a placement region of an electric wire bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro KAWAGUCHI, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 10096399
    Abstract: Provided is a wire harness sheet by which it is possible to manually fix an electric wire bundle at an exact position without bending the electric wire bundle. A wire harness sheet 11 includes a sheet base material 13 that has a rectangular shape formed by a pair of first side portion 19 and a second side portion 21 in parallel with each other and by a third side portion 23 and a fourth side portion 25 orthogonal to the first side portion 19 and the second side portion 21; an adhesive layer 15 that is provided on one surface of the sheet base material 13; and a slit 17 which is cut into the sheet base material 13 in such a manner that the slit is formed along and in parallel with each the third side portion 23 and the fourth side portion 25 between each the first side portion 19 and the second side portion 21, and a placement region 31 of an electric wire bundle 27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kawaguchi, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20170260942
    Abstract: A fuel return device to be mounted to a fuel tank for returning an excess fuel flowing out from an engine through a fuel return piping member to the fuel tank includes a fuel return pipe connected to the fuel return piping member. The fuel return pipe has an opening that is opened to an upper space formed in the fuel tank with the fuel return pipe mounted to the fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kenichiro KAWAGUCHI, Fumihiro SHIBAHARA, Osamu SHIBUYA, Nobuaki KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20170213618
    Abstract: Provided is a wire harness sheet that can be stored in an overlapping manner without using release paper and can be wound in a spiral shape around an electric wire bundle. A wire harness sheet 11 includes a first self-adhesive layer 15 of a sheet base material 13, the first self-adhesive layer 15 being is formed on one surface of a first common region 27, and the other surface of the first common region 27 becoming a first adhesive layer unformed portion 29; and a second self-adhesive layer 17 that is formed on at least part of one surface of a second common region 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro KAWAGUCHI, Mitsunori TSUNODA
  • Publication number: 20160019998
    Abstract: Provided is a wire harness sheet by which it is possible to manually fix an electric wire bundle at an exact position without bending the electric wire bundle. A wire harness sheet 11 includes a sheet base material 13 that has a rectangular shape formed by a pair of first side portion 19 and a second side portion 21 in parallel with each other and by a third side portion 23 and a fourth side portion 25 orthogonal to the first side portion 19 and the second side portion 21; an adhesive layer 15 that is provided on one surface of the sheet base material 13; and a slit 17 which is cut into the sheet base material 13 in such a manner that the slit is formed along and in parallel with each the third side portion 23 and the fourth side portion 25 between each the first side portion 19 and the second side portion 21, and a placement region 31 of an electric wire bundle 27.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichiro KAWAGUCHI, Mitsunori TSUNODA
  • Publication number: 20150053478
    Abstract: Provided is a wire harness sheet that can be stored in an overlapping manner without using release paper and can be wound in a spiral shape around an electric wire bundle. A wire harness sheet 11 includes a first self-adhesive layer 15 of a sheet base material 13, the first self-adhesive layer 15 being is formed on one surface of a first common region 27, and the other surface of the first common region 27 becoming a first adhesive layer unformed portion 29; and a second self-adhesive layer 17 that is formed on at least part of one surface of a second common region 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kawaguchi, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 6919511
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus for a sliding structure includes a wire harness 10 which is extended from a body 5 to a sliding structure, an elastic member 40 for urging the wire harness 10 in a warp absorbing direction, a harness supporting member 501 mounted on the elastic member, on which the wire harness 10 is placed, a curved portion protection member 70 which accommodates a curved portion 12 of the wire harness 10 at an intermediate position in a longitudinal direction thereof, and an unusual sound suppressing portion 511, 512 for preventing unusual sound from being generated when the harness supporting member 501 hits against the curved portion protecting member 70. As the unusual sound suppressing portion, projections 511 and 512 to be in contact with the curved portion protecting member 70 are attached to the harness supporting member 501. Because of the above configuration, even when vibration is applied to an engine or car body, unusual sound will not be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Kenichi Doshita, Kenichiro Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 6841748
    Abstract: In a flexible switch, a circuit member having an electrode is provided on a adhesive sheet. A spacer sheet, having a through hole situated so as to correspond to the electrode on the circuit member, is provided on the circuit member. A front sheet, having a projected portion, is provided on the spacer sheet, in which a contact portion provided on an inner face of the projected portion is brought into contact with the electrode through the through hole in the circuit member when the projected portion is depressed. At least one of the adhesive sheet, the circuit member, the spacer sheet, and the front sheet has flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Serizawa, Minoru Kubota, Keizo Nishitani, Kenichiro Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20040129549
    Abstract: In a flexible switch, a circuit member having an electrode is provided on a adhesive sheet. A spacer sheet, having a through hole situated so as to correspond to the electrode on the circuit member, is provided on the circuit member. A front sheet, having a projected portion, is provided on the spacer sheet, in which a contact portion provided on an inner face of the projected portion is brought into contact with the electrode through the through hole in the circuit member when the projected portion is depressed. At least one of the adhesive sheet, the circuit member, the spacer sheet, and the front sheet has flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Serizawa, Minoru Kubota, Keizo Nishitani, Kenichiro Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 6700086
    Abstract: In a flexible switch, a circuit member having an electrode is provided on a adhesive sheet. A spacer sheet, having a through hole situated so as to correspond to the electrode on the circuit member, is provided on the circuit member. A front sheet, having a projected portion, is provided on the spacer sheet, in which a contact portion provided on an inner face of the projected portion is brought into contact with the electrode through the through hole in the circuit member when the projected portion is depressed. At least one of the adhesive sheet, the circuit member, the spacer sheet, and the front sheet has flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Serizawa, Minoru Kubota, Keizo Nishitani, Kenichiro Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20030213608
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus for a sliding structure includes a wire harness 10 which is extended from a body 5 to a sliding structure, an elastic member 40 for urging the wire harness 10 in a warp absorbing direction, a harness supporting member 501 mounted on the elastic member, on which the wire harness 10 is placed, a curved portion protection member 70 which accommodates a curved portion 12 of the wire harness 10 at an intermediate position in a longitudinal direction thereof, and an unusual sound suppressing portion 511, 512 for preventing unusual sound from being generated when the harness supporting member 501 hits against the curved portion protecting member 70. As the unusual sound suppressing portion, projections 511 and 512 to be in contact with the curved portion protecting member 70 are attached to the harness supporting member 501. Because of the above configuration, even when vibration is applied to an engine or car body, unusual sound will not be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Kenichi Doshita, Kenichiro Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 6617536
    Abstract: A dome switch includes a front sheet (22) which protrudes outside and can be reversed inside and has dome-shaped protuberances (27), each protuberance having an electrode provided therein; an FPC (24) serving as a circuit member having contact points (32), the electrodes of the protuberances being brought into contact when the protuberances (27) are reversed; and a spacer sheet (23) for preventing occurrence of deformation of the front sheet (22) which is to be interposed between the front sheet (22) and the FPC (24) and has through holes (29) formed therein for ensuring contact between the electrodes and the contact points (32). The spacer sheet (23) is caused to act also as a member for ensuring a stroke dimension of the protuberance (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichiro Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 6603086
    Abstract: A compact, thinned and water-tightened combined switch, is structured by a single switch comprising a front sheet having a domed projection which can be reversed to the back side and is provided at the back side with an electrode, an electric circuit body having an electric contact to contact with the electrode and a domed convex portion provided in the vicinity of the center of the domed projection. In operation process, firstly the projection is reversed and an electrode provided near the periphery of the convex portion contacts with the electric contact on the electric circuit body and secondly an electrode provided in the vicinity of the center of the domed convex portion contacts with the electric contact on the electric circuit body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kawaguchi, Minoru Kubota, Seiji Mori
  • Patent number: 6552289
    Abstract: In a dome switch (21) including a surface sheet (22), a spacer sheet (23), an FPC (24) serving as a circuit member, and an adhesive sheet (25), an accommodating portion (34) for a chip component (38) mounted on a contact (37) side of the FPC (24) is formed in the spacer sheet (23). In addition, an embossed portion (28) for the chip component (38) is formed in the surface sheet (22), as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kawaguchi, Yasuyoshi Serizawa, Minoru Kubota
  • Publication number: 20030029709
    Abstract: In a flexible switch, a circuit member having an electrode is provided on a adhesive sheet. A spacer sheet, having a through hole situated so as to correspond to the electrode on the circuit member, is provided on the circuit member. A front sheet, having a projected portion, is provided on the spacer sheet, in which a contact portion provided on an inner face of the projected portion is brought into contact with the electrode through the through hole in the circuit member when the projected portion is depressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Serizawa, Minoru Kubota, Keizo Nishitani, Kenichiro Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20020130024
    Abstract: A compact, thinned and water-tightened combined switch, is structured by a single switch comprising a front sheet having a domed projection which can be reversed to the back side and is provided at the back side with an electrode, an electric circuit body having an electric contact to contact with the electrode and a domed convex portion provided in the vicinity of the center of the domed projection. In operation process, firstly the projection is reversed and an electrode provided near the periphery of the convex portion contacts with the electric contact on the electric circuit body and secondly an electrode provided in the vicinity of the center of the domed convex portion contacts with the electric contact on the electric circuit body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kawaguchi, Minoru Kubota, Seiji Mori