Patents by Inventor Koichi Kagotani

Koichi Kagotani 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: 8801454
    Abstract: A connector guide member is provided for guiding a connector attached on a circuit board to a mating connector attached on another circuit board when the connector is connected to the mating connector. The connector guide member includes a positioning member that sets a position of the connector relative to the mating connector; an engaging member that locks to the connector while the positioning member positions the connector, and a guiding member that guides a guided portion provided on the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichi Kagotani
  • Patent number: 8608503
    Abstract: A connector guide member is provided for guiding a connector attached on a circuit board to a mating connector attached on another circuit board when the connector is connected to the mating connector. The connector guide member includes a positioning member that sets a position of the connector relative to the mating connector; an engaging member that locks to the connector while the positioning member positions the connector, and a guiding member that guides a guided portion provided on the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichi Kagotani
  • Patent number: 8529275
    Abstract: An assembled component includes a plurality of electrical connectors to be disposed on a circuit board in a specific positional arrangement; and an electrical connector cap attached to the electrical connectors for joining the electrical connectors before the electrical connectors are disposed onto the circuit board. The electrical connector cap includes a main body extending in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on a plane parallel to the circuit board and a first fitting section including a first reference surface. Each of the electrical connector includes a second fitting section for engaging the first fitting section. The second fitting section includes a second reference surface for contacting with the first reference surface, so that the electrical connectors are arranged in the specific positional arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichi Kagotani
  • Patent number: 8425250
    Abstract: A connector guide member is provided for guiding a connector attached on a circuit board to a mating connector attached on another circuit board when the connector is connected to the mating connector. The connector guide member includes a positioning member that sets a position of the connector relative to the mating connector; an engaging member that locks to the connector while the positioning member positions the connector, and a guiding member that guides a guided portion provided on the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichi Kagotani
  • Publication number: 20120052753
    Abstract: An assembled component includes a plurality of electrical connectors to be disposed on a circuit board in a specific positional arrangement; and an electrical connector cap attached to the electrical connectors for joining the electrical connectors before the electrical connectors are disposed onto the circuit board. The electrical connector cap includes a main body extending in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on a plane parallel to the circuit board and a first fitting section including a first reference surface. Each of the electrical connector includes a second fitting section for engaging the first fitting section. The second fitting section includes a second reference surface for contacting with the first reference surface, so that the electrical connectors are arranged in the specific positional arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Koichi KAGOTANI
  • Patent number: 8105114
    Abstract: An intermediate electrical connector for connecting two electrical connectors includes a blade assembly formed of a plurality of blades and a ground plate attached to the blades; a plurality of terminals disposed on each of the blades and extending in parallel to each other; and a holding member for holding the blade assembly. The intermediate electrical connector may further include an intermediate portion disposed between the holding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichi Kagotani
  • Publication number: 20110151705
    Abstract: A connector guide member is provided for guiding a connector attached on a circuit board to a mating connector attached on another circuit board when the connector is connected to the mating connector. The connector guide member includes a positioning member that sets a position of the connector relative to the mating connector; an engaging member that locks to the connector while the positioning member positions the connector, and a guiding member that guides a guided portion provided on the mating connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Koichi KAGOTANI
  • Publication number: 20100081334
    Abstract: An intermediate electrical connector for connecting two electrical connectors includes a blade assembly formed of a plurality of blades and a ground plate attached to the blades; a plurality of terminals disposed on each of the blades and extending in parallel to each other; and a holding member for holding the blade assembly. The intermediate electrical connector may further include an intermediate portion disposed between the holding members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Koichi KAGOTANI
  • Publication number: 20080287004
    Abstract: A card connector includes a base, a cover, a detection switch, and a plurality of contacts for contacting with a card. The cover is pivotally supported on one end portion of the base to be freely rotatable. Further, the cover has a card receptacle portion to insert and remove a card, and is horizontally slidable along the base with the card retained in the card receptacle portion. The detection switch detects whether the card is inserted into the card connector when the cover horizontally slides along the base toward the one end portion of the base, and the detection switch contacts with the card horizontally sliding along with the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Koichi Kagotani
  • Publication number: 20060046542
    Abstract: A card connector device includes a case having a receptacle space for receiving a card having a specific width and an opening for inserting the card therethrough; a connector disposed at an end portion of the receptacle space in a direction that the card is inserted for connecting the card; a shutter member arranged adjacent to the opening to be pushed with a front end of the card when the card is inserted, so that the shutter member rotates from a closed position to an open position around an axial line extending along a width direction of the card; and a stopper member for preventing the shutter member from rotating toward the open position when a card with a width smaller than the specific width is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Shu Obara, Koichi Kagotani