Patents by Inventor Koji Chikano
Koji Chikano 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).
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Patent number: 10014609Abstract: A connector is provided that has a terminal, a housing for retaining the terminal, and a reinforcing bracket retained in the housing. The housing includes a fitting concave portion that fits with a counterpart connector and a bottom plate portion that faces a surface of a substrate. The terminal includes a contact portion that makes contact with a counterpart terminal of the counterpart connector inside the fitting concave portion and a substrate connecting portion exposed from a lower surface of the bottom plate portion and connected to a connecting pad on the surface of the substrate. The reinforcing bracket includes a main body portion retained in the housing inside the fitting concave portion and a leg portion exposed from the lower surface of the bottom plate portion and connected to the connecting pad on the surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Koji Chikano, Makiko Ikeda, Kazushige Asakawa
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Publication number: 20180151969Abstract: A connector is provided that has a terminal, a housing for retaining the terminal, and a reinforcing bracket retained in the housing. The housing includes a fitting concave portion that fits with a counterpart connector and a bottom plate portion that faces a surface of a substrate. The terminal includes a contact portion that makes contact with a counterpart terminal of the counterpart connector inside the fitting concave portion and a substrate connecting portion exposed from a lower surface of the bottom plate portion and connected to a connecting pad on the surface of the substrate. The reinforcing bracket includes a main body portion retained in the housing inside the fitting concave portion and a leg portion exposed from the lower surface of the bottom plate portion and connected to the connecting pad on the surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Koji CHIKANO, Makiko IKEDA, Kazushige ASAKAWA
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Patent number: 9774128Abstract: A connector is provided which has terminals able to contact the opposing terminals connected to the terminal ends of electrical wires, and a housing accommodating the mounted terminals. The housing has a terminal accommodating recessed portion in the bottom end portion of the housing. The terminal accommodating recessed portion receives the inserted opposing terminals, and a head portion for sealing the upper end of the terminal accommodating recessed portion. The head portion includes a ceiling panel portion and side panel portions. Each side panel portion includes a water discharging hole communicating with the interior of the terminal accommodating recessed portion and outside of the housing, and a waterproofing rib formed around the water discharging hole and protruding from the outer surface of the side panel portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Naotoshi Ito, Kazushige Asakawa, Koji Chikano
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Patent number: 9705233Abstract: To lengthen the insulating distance from a conductive member to the outer surface of a housing while curtailing any increase in the size of a connector, a plurality of ribs are formed on a cover which protrude towards a housing and surround the outer periphery of a housing chamber in the housing. Grooves are formed in the housing for insertion of the ribs. The plurality of ribs provided in the cover include a first rib positioned in the longitudinal direction relative to the housing chamber, and a second rib positioned on the side of the housing chamber with an opening for insertion of another connector.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Eiichi Yamada, Koji Chikano
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Publication number: 20170149167Abstract: A connector is provided which has terminals able to contact the opposing terminals connected to the terminal ends of electrical wires, and a housing accommodating the mounted terminals. The housing has a terminal accommodating recessed portion in the bottom end portion of the housing. The terminal accommodating recessed portion receives the inserted opposing terminals, and a head portion for sealing the upper end of the terminal accommodating recessed portion. The head portion includes a ceiling panel portion and side panel portions. Each side panel portion includes a water discharging hole communicating with the interior of the terminal accommodating recessed portion and outside of the housing, and a waterproofing rib formed around the water discharging hole and protruding from the outer surface of the side panel portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Naotoshi ITO, Kazushige Asakawa, Koji Chikano
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Patent number: 9577398Abstract: The assisting tool for a connector includes a mounting member able to be mounted in a first housing having a first connector able to mate with a second connector in a second housing, and an operating member able to rotate with respect to the mounting member. Here, the operating member has a lever portion, the operating member is mounted in the first housing, and the lever portion contacts the second housing and applies pressure to the second housing in the direction releasing the mated first connector and second connector when the operating member is rotated while the first connector is mated with the second connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Teruki Nagase, Masahiro Osawa, Koji Chikano
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Patent number: 9318831Abstract: A connector having a housing and a terminal made installed therein is disclosed. The terminal has a base portion held by the housing, a first contact member connected on one end to the base portion in the longitudinal direction, and a pair of second contact members connected to the ends of the base portion in the longitudinal direction. The first contact member includes a first contact portion in the vertical direction. Each second contact member includes a second contact portion in the vertical direction. The pair of second contact members is arranged linearly in the longitudinal direction of the base portion. The first and second contact members are arranged in the transverse direction of the base portion. The first contact portion and the second contact portion are positioned on the base portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Eiichi Yamada, Koji Chikano, Ryo Sumiya
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Publication number: 20150024640Abstract: A connector having a housing and a terminal made installed therein is disclosed. The terminal has a base portion held by the housing, a first contact member connected on one end to the base portion in the longitudinal direction, and a pair of second contact members connected to the ends of the base portion in the longitudinal direction. The first contact member includes a first contact portion in the vertical direction. Each second contact member includes a second contact portion in the vertical direction. The pair of second contact members is arranged linearly in the longitudinal direction of the base portion. The first and second contact members are arranged in the transverse direction of the base portion. The first contact portion and the second contact portion are positioned on the base portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Eiichi YAMADA, Koji CHIKANO, Ryo SUMIYA
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Publication number: 20140304985Abstract: The assisting tool for a connector includes a mounting member able to be mounted in a first housing having a first connector able to mate with a second connector in a second housing, and an operating member able to rotate with respect to the mounting member. Here, the operating member has a lever portion, the operating member is mounted in the first housing, and the lever portion contacts the second housing and applies pressure to the second housing in the direction releasing the mated first connector and second connector when the operating member is rotated while the first connector is mated with the second connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Teruki Nagase, Masahiro Oosawa, Koji Chikano
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Patent number: 8758064Abstract: A multiple contact connector comprises a plurality of terminal pieces arranged linearly in the lengthwise direction, and an insulating provided with a plurality of dividing walls extending between the terminal pieces for supporting the terminal pieces and for insulating between adjacent terminal pieces, having the insulating pieces inserted into terminal supporting spaces between the separating walls.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Teruki Nagase, Hidehiro Matsushita, Koji Chikano, Masanori Yagi
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Patent number: 8535081Abstract: With the solar cell panel connector, first relay connector 5 possesses male type mating component 51 that is mountable-removable to female type mating component 45 of main connector 4 and possesses female type mating component 53 established at the opposite side, and second relay connector 6 possesses male type mating component 61 that is mountable-removable to female type mating component 46 of main connector 4 and possesses male type mating component 63 established at the opposite side. Female type mating component 53 of first relay connector 5 possesses a shape that is mountable-removable to male type mating component 63 of second relay connector 6, and male type mating component 63 of second relay connector 6 possesses as shape that is mountable-removable to female type mating component 53 of first relay connector 5.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Koji Chikano
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Patent number: 8506321Abstract: The male housing of the connector includes a flexible brace that extends in insertion direction of the male housing in a position separated from the main body and is connected to the main body at a front side and a backside of the insertion direction and has a latching block that fits into a latching hole formed on the side of a female housing, formed on a side separated from the main body of a midway part, where the midway part can be flexibly deformed so as to be close to the main body.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Takuji Hanyu, Koji Chikano
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Publication number: 20130178114Abstract: A multiple contact connector comprises a plurality of terminal pieces arranged linearly in the lengthwise direction, and an insulating provided with a plurality of dividing walls extending between the terminal pieces for supporting the terminal pieces and for insulating between adjacent terminal pieces, having the insulating pieces inserted into terminal supporting spaces between the separating walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Teruki Nagase, Hidehiro Matsushita, Koji Chikano, Masanori Yagi
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Publication number: 20120264319Abstract: With the solar cell panel connector, first relay connector 5 possesses male type mating component 51 that is mountable-removable to female type mating component 45 of main connector 4 and possesses female type mating component 53 established at the opposite side, and second relay connector 6 possesses male type mating component 61 that is mountable-removable to female type mating component 46 of main connector 4 and possesses male type mating component 63 established at the opposite side. Female type mating component 53 of first relay connector 5 possesses a shape that is mountable-removable to male type mating component 63 of second relay connector 6, and male type mating component 63 of second relay connector 6 possesses as shape that is mountable-removable to female type mating component 53 of first relay connector 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATEDInventor: Koji Chikano
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Publication number: 20120184127Abstract: The male housing of the connector includes a flexible brace that extends in insertion direction of the male housing in a position separated from the main body and is connected to the main body at a front side and a backside of the insertion direction and has a latching block that fits into a latching hole formed on the side of a female housing, formed on a side separated from the main body of a midway part, where the midway part can be flexibly deformed so as to be close to the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATEDInventors: Takuji Hanyu, Koji Chikano
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Patent number: 5618191Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a first connector half having two rows of first contacts in an insulative housing and a second connector half having two rows of second contacts in an insulative housing. When the second connector half is fitted with the first connector half, the second contacts mate with the first contacts. In addition to these contacts, a plurality of third contacts are provided with a predetermined pitch extending between the first contacts in the first connector half, and a plurality of fourth contacts are provided with the same pitch extending between the second contacts in the second connector half. The fourth contacts are positioned in such a way that when the first connector half and the second connector half are fitted together, the fourth contacts will be offset in the direction of their alignment with respect to the third contacts by a distance of half the pitch.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1995Date of Patent: April 8, 1997Assignee: Kel CorporationInventors: Koji Chikano, Youichiro Azuma
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Patent number: 5542851Abstract: A electrical connector assembly comprising first and second, intermatable connector members including respective housings with rows of terminals and rows of ground plate portions extending in spaced apart, side by side relation. Ground plate portions of one connector member include resilient contact portions which are staggered so as to be offset on respective opposite lateral side of a center line of the row thereof and retained in respective housing cavities formed in the housing. A row of correspondingly staggered finger-like projections are provided in the other housing and have guiding and other ground plate supporting portions on respective opposite lateral sides thereof facing in opposite lateral directions and receivable in the respective cavities during movement of the connector members into mating engagement both to support the other ground plate portions in electrical engagement with the resilient ground plate portions and to guide the two housings accurately together.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 1994Date of Patent: August 6, 1996Assignee: Kel CorporationInventor: Koji Chikano
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Patent number: 5354207Abstract: An electrical connector has an insulating housing from a rear face of which extends a series of contact leg portions for connection to a series of conductive paths of a circuit board by a surface mount technique and a contact aligning member comprising a cover plate extending transversely from an upright wall having a bottom edge formed with a series of grooves at the same pitch as the conductive paths with respective, downwardly opening, divergent contact leg portion receiving mouths. Side walls extending rearwardly from opposite ends of the body have wall guiding surfaces intersected by a stop groove which receives a detent formed on an upright edge of the wall in a snap action when the contact aligning member is inserted downwardly between the side walls so that the respective contact leg portions enter the respective grooves, thereby being located at the same pitch as the conductive paths and in a common circuit board engaging plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1992Date of Patent: October 11, 1994Assignee: KEL CorporationInventor: Koji Chikano