Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Aramoto

Kiyoshi Aramoto 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: 7192301
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a cable retainer which includes thin plate extending in one direction, five projections projecting from the thin plate part, and a ground part projecting from the projections. The cable retainer clips cables by projections plastically deformed by caulking. Furthermore, when the cable retainer is attached to a housing, it is arranged so that the ends of the connect portions of the ground part face the terminals that serve as ground electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Col, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Ryo Moriwake, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Patent number: 7131874
    Abstract: A connector comprises signal terminals that extend in one direction, a conductive tubular shell that encloses at least the ends of the signal terminals, the axis of the shell being extending in a inserting direction to the opposing connector, and a ground terminal that turns over inwardly at a rear opening edge of the shell and projects so as to extend to the portion near the front opening edge of the inserting direction. When the connector is fitted to the opposing connector, the signal terminals and the ground terminal clip a projecting part of the opposing connector, whereby the signal terminals are electrically connected to the opposing signal terminals formed on the projecting part, and the ground terminal is electrically connected to the opposing ground terminal formed on the projecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Ryo Moriwake, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Patent number: 7118409
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a cable retainer which has a thin plate extending in one direction, five main parts projecting from the thin plate so as to align along the extending direction, and caulking portions projecting from the main parts so as to cross at right angles in the extending direction of the main parts. The cable retainer clips cables between the caulking portions plastically deformed by caulking and the main parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Ryo Moriwake, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Patent number: 7056158
    Abstract: A socket connector (35) has a socket contact (1) installed in it, the contact being for connection with a wire end (20) in isolated compartment (26) of an insulating housing (25), the contact having a body (2) U-shaped in cross section composed of bent-up lateral walls (4) and a bottom (3). A lance (10) formed by punching the bottom protrudes outwards to be of the same width as a transverse width of the bottom and have two bent portions. One of the bent portions is located at a basal end (11) of the lance, and the other at a middle region (14) of the lance, thereby affording improved rigidity and resiliency to the lance. The bottom (3) has a broadened inner end (17) of the same width as a transverse width of contact body (2), so that the lance is of an improved rigidity and resiliency to be firmly retained in a connector housing not to slip off, even if made smaller in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: J.S.T. Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto, Koji Iwashita
  • Patent number: 7044809
    Abstract: An electric contact of a plug connector is formed by folding a blank, and is inserted into a receiving cell of a housing and fitted to the housing. The electric contact includes a tab formed of a base plate and a contact plate folded so as to overlap one another in the thickness direction. The rear end of the base plate includes a protruding part that protrudes beyond the rear end of the contact plate in the depth direction. When the contact body is set in the receiving cell of the housing, the base plate of the tab protruding out of the receiving cell is supported by the housing, and the protruding part of the base plate is fitted in and held by the housing to prevent the tab from lifting from the housing in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto, Ryo Moriwake
  • Publication number: 20060035523
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a cable retainer which has a thin plate extending in one direction, five main parts projecting from the thin plate so as to align along the extending direction, and caulking portions projecting from the main parts so as to cross at right angles in the extending direction of the main parts. The cable retainer clips cables between the caulking portions plastically deformed by caulking and the main parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Ryo Moriwake, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Publication number: 20060035529
    Abstract: A connector comprises signal terminals that extend in one direction, a conductive tubular shell that encloses at least the ends of the signal terminals, the axis of the shell being extending in a inserting direction to the opposing connector, and a ground terminal that turns over inwardly at a rear opening edge of the shell and projects so as to extend to the portion near the front opening edge of the inserting direction. When the connector is fitted to the opposing connector, the signal terminals and the ground terminal clip a projecting part of the opposing connector, whereby the signal terminals are electrically connected to the opposing signal terminals formed on the projecting part, and the ground terminal is electrically connected to the opposing ground terminal formed on the projecting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Ryo Moriwake, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Publication number: 20060035522
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a cable retainer which includes thin plate extending in one direction, five projections projecting from the thin plate part, and a ground part projecting from the projections. The cable retainer clips cables by projections plastically deformed by caulking. Furthermore, when the cable retainer is attached to a housing, it is arranged so that the ends of the connect portions of the ground part face the terminals that serve as ground electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Ryo Moriwake, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Patent number: 6957975
    Abstract: A plug connector with a locking mechanism includes a housing having a body and an inserting part, a contact received therein, lock arms provided on both sides in a width direction of the housing and extending rearward in a depth direction and having protrusions provided at top ends thereof, and control arms provided on both sides in the width direction of the housing and extending forwardly in the depth direction. The control arms transmit forces working inwardly in the width direction to the lock arms. The control arms are arranged in such a way that when the inserting part is inserted into the cavity of the receptacle connector, the protrusions will be caught on the catching faces of the receptacle connector, and when the top ends of the control arms are pressed inwardly in the width direction, the protrusions will be released from the catching faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: J. S. T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto, Ryo Moriwake
  • Patent number: 6945825
    Abstract: A pair of irreversible female and male connectors (2,1) fitting one in another have respectively female and male housings (22, 2), and the female housing (22) has a cavity (23) with a front opening so as to fit on the male housing (2) along an insertion direction. The female housing (22) has pin contacts (28) in placed the cavity and partitions (25) formed in it along the direction so as to separate the contacts (28) one from another. Socket contacts (42) engaging the pin contacts are placed in the male housing (2) that has cutouts (6) fitting on the partitions (25), and each partition having opposite sides (35,36) asymmetrical about a cross section center of the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co, LTD
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aramoto, Keiji Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20040209529
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to reconcile assurance of the barrel's function of crimping thin wire and enhancement in the strength of the tab, and fit the top end of the tab on the housing to prevent the tab from lifting from the supporting wall, and in turn, to prevent defective fitting-in or failure of fitting-in between the plug connector and the receptacle connector. The electric contact of plug connector of the present invention is formed by folding a blank of a certain configuration, inserted into the receiving cell of the housing and fitted on the housing. The tab of the electric contact comprises a base plate and a contact plate formed by folding a part of the blank and overlapping them in the thickness direction. The rear end in the depth direction of the base plate protrudes beyond the rear end in the depth direction of the contact plate to provide a protruding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: J. S. T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto, Ryo Moriwake
  • Publication number: 20040175982
    Abstract: Objective is providing a plug connector with locking mechanism, which can reconcile making the plug connector and the receptacle connector thinner and more compact, making the unlocking and withdrawal operations easier and reducing the forces required for unlocking with each other, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: J. S. T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto, Ryo Moriwake
  • Publication number: 20040102104
    Abstract: An electric connector is composed of a female connector (1) with an insulated housing (2) and a male connector (21) with a housing (22) having a cavity (23). The housing (2) has compartments (3) to discretely hold socket contacts (42) each lying on its side and secured on a wire end (41). A lance (43) of each socket contact faces sideways so as to be latched by a lug (4) formed in and protruding from an inner wall surface of each compartment (3). Characteristically, peep holes (16,17) are formed in the upper wall (14) or lower wall (15) of the female housing (2), such that the lugs (4) are exposed to the outside. The male housing (22) will cover and hide the peep holes when the female housing is inserted into the cavity (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Publication number: 20040102083
    Abstract: To provide a receptacle connector and a plug connector, wherein the receptacle connector has a greater force for holding the plug connector in the pull-out direction, verification of their fitting can be done easily and even if the fitting work is done blindly, incomplete fitting will not be made, and these merits can be accomplished while their thicknesses are reduced. A receptacle connector with latch arms comprising a receptacle connector body having a groove into which a plug connector is inserted, a contact provided in the receptacle connector body, and a pair of latch arms extending outward in the depth direction from two locations spaced from each other in the width direction of the receptacle connector body, the pair of latch arms being able to undergo elastic deformation in the width direction. Each latch arm is provided with a retaining part, and the retaining part is provided with a guiding part, a fixed side width fitting face and a fixed side depth fitting face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Patent number: 6739907
    Abstract: A coaxial connector contact has a bonding portion to which the exposed portion of a center conductor of a coaxial cable is to be bonded with solder while being in contact with the bonding portion at a prescribed position, a first positioning portion that is provided at a position to be located on the front side of the exposed portion of the center conductor and is formed so as to be able to support the side faces of the exposed portion of the center conductor from both sides, and a second positioning portion that is provided at a position to be located on the rear side of the exposed portion of the center conductor and is formed so as to be able to support the side faces of the exposed portion of the center conductor from both sides and to be in contact with the end face of an insulator that covers the center conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Publication number: 20040043669
    Abstract: A pair of irreversible female and male connectors (2,1) fitting one in another have respectively female and male housings (22, 2), and the female housing (22) has a cavity (23) with a front opening so as to fit on the male housing (2) along an insertion direction. The female housing (22) has pin contacts (28) in placed the cavity and partitions (25) formed in it along the direction so as to separate the contacts (28) one from another. Socket contacts (42) engaging the pin contacts are placed in the male housing (2) that has cutouts (6) fitting on the partitions (25), and each partition having opposite sides (35,36) asymmetrical about a cross section center of the partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aramoto, Keiji Kuroda
  • Patent number: 6670552
    Abstract: A housing is disclosed, which includes a housing main body for containing a contact connected with a central conductor of a coaxial cable, a housing lid formed such that one side of an upper edge portion of the housing main body constitutes a fixed end thereof, for covering an upper side of the contact by being bent to fold at the fixed end such that a free end side thereof is brought into contact with other side of the upper edge portion of the housing main body, and a first latching mechanist formed at the other side of the upper edge portion of the housing main body and the free end side of the housing lid for maintaining a state of bringing the housing lid and the housing main body into contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Hiroaki Kukita, Kiyoshi Aramoto
  • Publication number: 20030236035
    Abstract: A socket connector (35) has a socket contact (1) installed in it, the contact being for connection with a wire end (20) in isolated compartment (26) of an insulating housing (25), the contact having a body (2) U-shaped in cross section composed of bent-up lateral walls (4) and a bottom (3). A lance (10) formed by punching the bottom protrudes outwards to be of the same width as a transverse width of the bottom and have two bent portions. One of the bent portions is located at a basal end (11) of the lance, and the other at a middle region (14) of the lance, thereby affording improved rigidity and resiliency to the lance. The bottom (3) has a broadened inner end (17) of the same width as a transverse width of contact body (2), so that the lance is of an improved rigidity and resiliency to be firmly retained in a connector housing not to slip off, even if made smaller in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto, Koji Iwashita
  • Patent number: 6663412
    Abstract: A structure such that a socket connector manufactured less expensively can engage with a base connector more reliably, adapted to employment in high-voltage connectors of a reduced height. The socket connector (1) has a socket housing (2) in which socket contacts (12) secured on wire ends (11) are placed side by side. The base connector (21) is of a shape to be surface-mounted on a printed circuit board (20). The socket housing (2) has a pair of lock arms (6) extending forwards from a rear end of and along lateral sides (4) of the socket housing. The socket housing further has tie pieces (5) capable of elastic deformation and formed integral with the lateral sides so as to support and operatively connect the lock arms (6) to the socket housing. The lock arms (6) have fore ends formed integral with hooks (7) projecting inwards and towards each other, and the lock arms (6) further have push lugs (8) extending backwards from their rear ends so as to be located in rear of the tie pieces (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aramoto, Daichi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: D494545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroda, Kiyoshi Aramoto, Koji Iwashita