Patents by Inventor Kosuke Sone

Kosuke Sone 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).

  • Publication number: 20180316129
    Abstract: A device-side connector (10) includes a plurality of male terminals (11) and a locking portion (13) for locking a mating connector. The male terminals (11) and the locking portion (13) are disposed on a peripheral surface of a device having a hollow cylindrical shape. The locking portion (13) is disposed side by side with the plurality of male terminals (11) on an outer peripheral surface of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventor: Kosuke Sone
  • Patent number: 10069286
    Abstract: An insulation structure for a splice portion, a harness mounting plate, and a wiring unit that are capable of reducing labor-hours that are required when insulating a splice portion where a plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal. A plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal, wherein an opening portion that allows the splice portion to be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom is formed in a splice housing portion that surrounds and insulates the splice portion, and the insulation structure is provided with a separation restricting portion that restricts the splice portion that is housed in the splice housing portion from becoming separated from the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Tetsuji Tanaka, Osamu Nakayama, Tomohide Maki
  • Publication number: 20180241153
    Abstract: It is aimed to improve connector connecting operability. A connector connecting device includes a connector holder (10) disposed on a body (90) of an automatic transmission while holding a plurality of holder-side connectors (50) and configured to collectively arrange the respective holder-side connectors (50) at positions corresponding to device-side connectors (82). The connector holder (10) includes holding portions (19) each configured to hold the holder-side connector (50) displaceably to an aligned position for aligning the holder-side connector (50) in a state connectable to the device-side connector (82) and a push-in position for connecting the holder-side connector (50) to the device-side connector (82) by the holder-side connector (50) being pushed from the aligned position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Osamu Nakayama, Mitsuhiro Shimamura, Yuji Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20180216643
    Abstract: A support member is for supporting a conductive member such as an electrical wire and is for installation in an automatic transmission, and includes a main body portion made of a resin and plates that are made of a metal and are to be fixed to the body of the automatic transmission via bolts. The main body portion has attachment portions to which the plates are attached, and elastic lock portions that project within the attachment portions and have elasticity capable of restricting removal of the plates from the attachment portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Kosuke SONE, Osamu NAKAYAMA, Tetsuji TANAKA, Mitsutoshi MORITA
  • Publication number: 20180219321
    Abstract: A connector connecting member (10) is used to connect holding-side connectors (60) to device-side connectors (80) respectively provided in solenoids (90) serving as a plurality of electrical devices, and configured as a plate (11) including connector holding portions (12) and restrictions (13). A plurality of the connector holding portions (12) are arranged side by side in a direction intersecting a connecting direction. The restrictions (13) are arranged adjacent to the connector holding portions (12), restrict movements of the solenoids (90) by coming into contact with the solenoids (90) and align the holding-side connectors (60) at positions connectable to the device-side connectors (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Yuji Kawashima
  • Patent number: 9963093
    Abstract: A wire harness attachment structure and a wiring unit that are capable of reducing the amount of work that is needed when attaching a wire harness. The wire harness attachment structure includes: a plate on which a wire harness is to be mounted; and a cover that covers a portion of the wire harness and is fixed to the plate. A locking portion that is provided for the cover is configured to be orientated to face, and to be inserted into, a lock receiving portion that is provided for the plate, and thus the locking portion is locked to the lock receiving portion, and the cover is fixed to the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Tetsuji Tanaka, Osamu Nakayama, Tomohide Maki
  • Patent number: 9905970
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of reaching a properly connected state while responding to a rotational movement. A connector housing (10) is mounted into a mounting member (16) displaceably to a temporary holding position and a retracted position, has a rearward movement restricted at the temporary holding position and is released from a holding state at the temporary holding position and moved rearward together with a mating connector housing (11) after being properly connected to the mating connector housing (11). The connector housing (10) is not held by the mounting member (16) at the retracted position and is movable integrally with the mating connector housing (11) according to a movement of the side of the mating connector housing (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, TLD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hitoshi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20170327061
    Abstract: A wire harness attachment structure and a wiring unit that are capable of reducing the amount of work that is needed when attaching a wire harness. The wire harness attachment structure includes: a plate on which a wire harness is to be mounted; and a cover that covers a portion of the wire harness and is fixed to the plate. A locking portion that is provided for the cover is configured to be orientated to face, and to be inserted into, a lock receiving portion that is provided for the plate, and thus the locking portion is locked to the lock receiving portion, and the cover is fixed to the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Kosuke SONE, Tetsuji TANAKA, Osamu NAKAYAMA, Tomohide MAKI
  • Patent number: 9819123
    Abstract: It is aimed to smoothly proceed with a connecting operation of a connector (10) and improve assembling operability. The connector (10) includes a housing (20) connectable to a mating housing (80) disposed on a solenoid (40), and a swing support portion (61) arranged on a side where a valve body (50) to be mounted with the solenoid (40) is located and configured to support the housing (20) swingably in a direction intersecting with a connecting direction and cause the housing (20) to be connected to the mating housing (80) as the solenoid (40) is mounted into the valve body (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Tomohide Maki, Katsushi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9803769
    Abstract: A fixing structure for solenoid (10) includes a valve body (50) including a tubular valve insertion portion (51), a solenoid (10) to be inserted into the valve insertion portion (51), a cover (60) to cover the valve body (50) in a direction intersecting an inserting direction of the solenoid (10) into the valve insertion portion (51), and a pin (40) to be inserted and pierced through the valve insertion portion (51) and the solenoid (10) from the side of the cover (60), thereby restricting detachment of the solenoid (10) from the valve insertion portion (51). The cover (60) includes a resilient pressing piece (61) to be pressed against the pin (40) and resiliently deformed when inserting the pin (40) and to hold an inserted state of the pin (40) by resiliently returning and pressing an end of the pin (40) when the insertion of the pin (40) is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohide Maki, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Kosuke Sone, Katsushi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9793618
    Abstract: A connector (10) includes a housing (20) with terminal holding portions (20A to 20D) and terminal fittings (60) in the respective terminal holding portions (20A to 20D). Each terminal fitting (60) includes a terminal main body (62A to 62D) having an annular portion (61A to 61 D) arranged substantially along a front-back direction. A wire connecting portion (63A to 63D) is connected to a rear end of the terminal main body (62A to 62D) and is connectable to a wire (W). The terminal holding portion (20A to 20D) includes a holding main body (21A to 21D) configured so that the annular portion (61A to 61D) is to be fit thereto, and a protecting portion (22A to 22D) intersecting with and integrally connected to a rear end of the holding main body (21A to 21D) and arranged to cover the wire connecting portion (63A to 63D) from the front and/or behind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Tomohide Maki, Katsushi Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20170264088
    Abstract: A insulation structure for a splice portion, a harness mounting plate, and a wiring unit that are capable of reducing labor-hours that are required when insulating a splice portion where a plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal. A plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal, wherein an opening portion that allows the splice portion to be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom is formed in a splice housing portion that surrounds and insulates the splice portion, and the insulation structure is provided with a separation restricting portion that restricts the splice portion that is housed in the splice housing portion from becoming separated from the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Kosuke SONE, Tetsuji TANAKA, Osamu NAKAYAMA, Tomohide MAKI
  • Publication number: 20170229815
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of reaching a properly connected state while responding to a rotational movement. A connector housing (10) is mounted into a mounting member (16) displaceably to a temporary holding position and a retracted position, has a rearward movement restricted at the temporary holding position and is released from a holding state at the temporary holding position and moved rearward together with a mating connector housing (11) after being properly connected to the mating connector housing (11). The connector housing (10) is not held by the mounting member (16) at the retracted position and is movable integrally with the mating connector housing (11) according to a movement of the side of the mating connector housing (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hitoshi Takeda
  • Patent number: 9722353
    Abstract: It is aimed to smoothly connect connectors by absorbing assembling variations between the connectors. A first spring piece (24) and a pair of second spring pieces (27) are deflectably provided in a holder portion (H) to resiliently sandwich a first connector (6) in a Y-axis direction. The second spring pieces (27) are formed with upper receiving surfaces (29) symmetrically inclined along an X-axis direction so that resilient forces act on both receiving portions (18) of the first connector (6) toward a center axis along the X-axis direction. Further, the first connector (6) is held in a state displaceable also in a Z-axis direction in the holder portion (H). This causes the first connector (6) to be held at a reference position and held in a three-dimensionally displaceable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohide Maki, Kosuke Sone, Katsushi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9705271
    Abstract: Provided is a connector (10) whereof a cover (60) is prevented from falling off a housing (20). The connector (10) is provided with: the housing (20), which is capable of fitting to a counterpart housing (90) and arranged in proximity or in contact with a peripheral member such as a solenoid (80) when fitting to the counterpart housing (90); and the cover (60), which is independent from the housing (20) and attached to the housing (20) so as to cover an electric wire (100) drawn out from a wire outdrawing surface of this housing (20). When the housing (20) fits to the counterpart housing (90), the cover (60) is faced by the peripheral member in a separating direction from the housing (20) so that the cover (60) is arranged to be interposed between the housing (20) and the peripheral member such as the solenoid (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keishi Kitamura, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Yasuto Takeda, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Kosuke Sone, Teruo Kato, Kazuhisa Nimura
  • Patent number: 9698523
    Abstract: A fitting work for a connector (40) and a counterpart connector (70) can be performed smoothly. The connector (40) includes a housing body (42) from which an electrical wire (100) connected to a terminal metal fitting (30) extends out from a rear face thereof; and a guide (43) arranged at a rear side of the housing body (42) and configured by having the electrical wire (100) arranged within a through portion (52) passing through in a direction intersecting a front-rear direction, the electrical wire (100) extending out in both directions through both end openings of the through portion (52). The electrical wire (100) extending out in both directions is configured of the electrical wire (100) configuring a main line (10) of a wire harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keishi Kitamura, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Yasuto Takeda, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Kosuke Sone, Teruo Kato, Kazuhisa Nimura
  • Patent number: 9698552
    Abstract: A plurality of connector (40) is configured to be maintained in a state of being aligned in an aligned direction. The connectors (40) each include a housing (41) that may be angularly displaced about an axis parallel to a fitting direction with a counterpart housing (71). A plurality of the housings (41) are aligned in a direction intersecting the fitting direction and an angular displacement direction, and each has a through portion (52) through which electrical wires (100) for aligning the housings (41) in the aligned direction penetrates. A relieving portion (90) having a shape retracting in a direction for avoiding interference with the electrical wires (100) when the housings (41) are angularly displaced is provided on an inner face of each through portion (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keishi Kitamura, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Yasuto Takeda, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Kosuke Sone, Teruo Kato, Kazuhisa Nimura
  • Patent number: 9666983
    Abstract: A connector (40) is avoided from becoming large sized by avoiding a guiding used upon fitting from becoming large. A counterpart housing (71) includes a cylindrical hood (72). A housing (41) includes a housing body (42) that can be fitted in the hood (72). The counterpart housing (71) is allowed to be angularly displaced about an axis parallel to a fitting direction of the housings (41, 71). One side of an opening edge of the hood (72) is configured as a counterpart arc portion (74) that curves in an arc shape along an angular displacement direction. One side of a front face of the housing body (42) in the fitting direction is configured as an arc portion (64) that curves in an arc shape along the angular displacement direction, and is configured capable of entering into the hood (72) by being guided by the counterpart arc portion (74).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keishi Kitamura, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Yasuto Takeda, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Kosuke Sone, Teruo Kato, Kazuhisa Nimura
  • Patent number: 9667045
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to prevent the erroneous fitting of a connector (40) and to smoothly perform a fitting operation. A plurality of connectors (40) are aligned in a direction intersecting a front-rear direction. The front face of a housing (41) is oriented in the direction facing a counterpart housing (71) at fitting each connector (40). The housing (41) is provided with a through portion (52) passing through the housing (41) in the direction intersecting the front-rear direction. A plurality of electrical wires (100) extended out from each connector (40) are densely arranged in the through portion (52) so that the free movement of the electrical wires is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keishi Kitamura, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Yasuto Takeda, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Kosuke Sone, Teruo Kato, Kazuhisa Nimura
  • Patent number: 9653894
    Abstract: An incorrect fitting of a connector (40) is prevented, and a fitting work is enabled to be performed smoothly. A plurality of connectors (40), each having a housing (41) capable of fitting with its counterpart housing (71), is arranged in a line. Upon fitting of the housings (41, 71), a front face of each housing (41) is arranged so as to face a direction facing its counterpart housing (71), and an aligning direction of the connectors (40) is set to be a direction intersecting a front-rear direction. Through portions (52, 52E) are provided in the housings (41), and upon fitting of the housings (41, 71), each connector (40) is arranged at a position capable of facing its counterpart connector (70) by an aligning member (80, 100) that is passed through the respective through portions (52, 52E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keishi Kitamura, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Yasuto Takeda, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Kosuke Sone, Teruo Kato, Kazuhisa Nimura