Patents by Inventor Koichiro Nihei

Koichiro Nihei 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: 10314188
    Abstract: An electronic device terminal protection structure includes: a groove including a socket that exposes a connector to the outside, and a cover covering the groove. The cover includes: a cover plate having a plate shape, a hinge member provided at one end of the cover plate, a latch member, provided at the other end of the cover plate to perform a sliding operation, and a packing inserted into the socket and that abuts against a side wall of the socket when the cover is closed. The groove includes: a hinge fixing portion to which the hinge member is pivotably fixed, a barb that is engaged with the latch member, and a guide slope that leads the cover in a direction of pulling out the packing from the socket when the latch member abuts against the guide slope during a sliding operation performed in conjunction with disengagement of the latch member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Koichiro Nihei
  • Publication number: 20190124782
    Abstract: An electronic device terminal protection structure includes: a groove including a socket that exposes a connector to the outside, and a cover covering the groove. The cover includes: a cover plate having a plate shape, a hinge member provided at one end of the cover plate, a latch member, provided at the other end of the cover plate to perform a sliding operation, and a packing inserted into the socket and that abuts against a side wall of the socket when the cover is closed. The groove includes: a hinge fixing portion to which the hinge member is pivotably fixed, a barb that is engaged with the latch member, and a guide slope that leads the cover in a direction of pulling out the packing from the socket when the latch member abuts against the guide slope during a sliding operation performed in conjunction with disengagement of the latch member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Koichiro NIHEI
  • Patent number: 8419459
    Abstract: A connector port provided on the outer surface of a housing of an electronic device includes: a connector holding section that is formed in the housing and has a connector opening; and an opening/closing cover including an attaching section that is screwed to the connector holding section, a flat cover section that is pivotably supported by the attaching section at the proximal end thereof and opens and closes the connector opening, and an elastically deforming section that is provided at the distal end of the cover section and elastically deforms to engage in the connector holding section. The connector holding section is formed as a recess on the outer surface of the housing, the opening/closing cover is housed in the recess, and the outer surface of the housing and the outer surface of the cover section are substantially flush with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Nihei, Katsunao Aizawa, Haruhiko Kondo
  • Publication number: 20120003867
    Abstract: A connector port provided on the outer surface of a housing of an electronic device includes: a connector holding section that is formed in the housing and has a connector opening; and an opening/closing cover including an attaching section that is screwed to the connector holding section, a flat cover section that is pivotably supported by the attaching section at the proximal end thereof and opens and closes the connector opening, and an elastically deforming section that is provided at the distal end of the cover section and elastically deforms to engage in the connector holding section. The connector holding section is formed as a recess on the outer surface of the housing, the opening/closing cover is housed in the recess, and the outer surface of the housing and the outer surface of the cover section are substantially flush with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Nihei, Katsunao Aizawa, Haruhiko Kondo