Patents by Inventor Kosuke TOMOSADA

Kosuke TOMOSADA 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: 20240083371
    Abstract: A protector applied to a wire harness includes: a base member that includes a housing space part that is formed with a wall part and in which wiring materials are inserted and an opening part that allows the housing space part to communicate with outside; and a cover member that closes the opening part by being assembled to the base member. The cover member, in a state of being assembled to the base member, includes a positioning part that is formed to protrude toward the housing space part side and abuts against the wiring materials housed in the housing space part. The positioning part is capable of correcting positions of the wiring materials, in a state of being assembled to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kosuke Tomosada, Naoto Kogure
  • Publication number: 20240083370
    Abstract: A sheath assembly applied to a wire harness includes: a protector that includes a base member to which a wiring material is inserted, and a cover member; and a movable sheathing material which is attached to the base member in a movable manner and to which the end part of the wiring material housed in a housing space part can be inserted. The cover member includes a positioning part that is formed to protrude toward the housing space part side in a state where the cover member is assembled to the base member and that maintains a connection state between the base member and the movable sheathing material by abutting against a connection part of the movable sheathing material to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke TOMOSADA, Akira TSUBAKI
  • Publication number: 20230261449
    Abstract: A wire harness includes an electric wire, an exterior member, and a protector integrally holding an end portion of the exterior member and a portion of the electric wire led out from the end portion of the exterior member. The protector includes a protector main body having a routing space portion in which the electric wire and the exterior member are routed along an axial direction, a lid portion attached to the protector main body to close the routing space portion, and a plurality of first protrusions and second protrusions protruding from the lid portion toward the protector main body and locking the exterior member, and height positions of distal ends of the plurality of first protrusions and second protrusions varies according to a formation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto KOGURE, Kosuke TOMOSADA, Kyosuke OKUDA
  • Patent number: 11377048
    Abstract: A body side unit is configured to attach a wire harness wired between a vehicle body and a slide door to the vehicle body. In the body side unit, a rotary inner is attached to the wire harness. A protector supports the rotary inner rotatably and movably in an up-down direction, and is fixed to the vehicle body. A coil spring is provided between the rotary inner and the protector, and biases the rotary inner such that the rotary inner faces downward in the up-down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kosuke Tomosada
  • Publication number: 20210276499
    Abstract: A body side unit is configured to attach a wire harness wired between a vehicle body and a slide door to the vehicle body. In the body side unit, a rotary inner is attached to the wire harness. A protector supports the rotary inner rotatably and movably in an up-down direction, and is fixed to the vehicle body. A coil spring is provided between the rotary inner and the protector, and biases the rotary inner such that the rotary inner faces downward in the up-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Kosuke Tomosada
  • Patent number: 10847280
    Abstract: A wire harness including a round electric wire and a flat electric wire. The round electric wire includes a round conductor made of a predetermined metal and having a round cross-sectional shape and a first coating portion. The flat electric wire includes a flat conductor having a flat cross-sectional shape and a second coating portion. The round electric wire and the flat electric wire are arranged in parallel. The round conductor has a diameter equal to or less than a predetermined reference value. The flat conductor has a thickness equal to or less than the reference value and a width in which ensure cross-sectional area of the flat conductor more than area of a circle having a diameter equal to the reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Kogure, Katsumi Sato, Kosuke Tomosada
  • Patent number: 10796819
    Abstract: A wire harness including a round electric wire and a flat electric wire. The round electric wire includes a round conductor made of a predetermined metal and having a round cross-sectional shape and a first coating portion. The flat electric wire includes a flat conductor having a flat cross-sectional shape and a second coating portion. The round electric wire and the flat electric wire are arranged in parallel. The round conductor has a diameter equal to or less than a predetermined reference value. The flat conductor has a thickness equal to or less than the reference value and a width in which ensure cross-sectional area of the flat conductor more than area of a circle having a diameter equal to the reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Kogure, Katsumi Sato, Kosuke Tomosada
  • Patent number: 10749328
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a conductor that flexibly connects a vehicle body side of a vehicle and a moving body that is mounted in the vehicle and slides with respect to the vehicle body, a regulation member that is configured by stacking a plurality of flexible plate members, extends along the conductor, and regulates a path of the conductor, and a pair of holding members that hold ends of the plurality of plate members. In the ends of the plurality of plate members, long holes are formed that extend along a longitudinal direction of the plate member at positions facing each other. The holding member includes a convex portion that is inserted in the long hole. The convex portion allows one plate member to relatively move along the longitudinal direction with respect to another plate member in a state where the convex portion is inserted in the long hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Tomosada, Naoto Kogure, Katsumi Sato
  • Patent number: 10717399
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a flexible conductor; a flexible restricting member extending along the conductor and restricting a path of the conductor; a flexible armoring member through which the conductor and the restricting member are inserted; a first holding member including a first recessed part and fixed to the vehicle body, the first recessed part having a first end of the restricting member inserted therein; and a second holding member including a second recessed part and fixed to the movable body, the second recessed part having a second end of the restricting member inserted therein. Respective ends of the armoring member are fixed to the first holding member and the second holding member. The respective ends of the restricting member are held by the first recessed part and the second recessed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Kogure, Katsumi Sato, Kosuke Tomosada
  • Publication number: 20200176960
    Abstract: A wiring structure includes a flexible conductor, a flexible regulation member that extends along the conductor and regulates a path of the conductor, a flexible exterior member through which the conductor and the regulation member pass, a cover member that has a shape capable of passing through the exterior member and mounted at an end of the regulation member, and a holding member that includes a routing groove to route a portion protruding from the exterior member in the conductor and a holding portion to hold the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Kosuke Tomosada, Naoto Kogure, Katsumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20200176967
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a conductor that flexibly connects a vehicle body side of a vehicle and a moving body that is mounted in the vehicle and slides with respect to the vehicle body, a regulation member that is configured by stacking a plurality of flexible plate members, extends along the conductor, and regulates a path of the conductor, and a pair of holding members that hold ends of the plurality of plate members. In the ends of the plurality of plate members, long holes are formed that extend along a longitudinal direction of the plate member at positions facing each other. The holding member includes a convex portion that is inserted in the long hole. The convex portion allows one plate member to relatively move along the longitudinal direction with respect to another plate member in a state where the convex portion is inserted in the long hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Kosuke Tomosada, Naoto Kogure, Katsumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20200099213
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a flexible conductor connecting a vehicle body with a movable body mounted on a vehicle and sliding relative to the vehicle body, a flexible limiting member extending along the conductor to limit the path of the conductor, a flexible outer member in which the conductor and the limiting member are inserted, and a holding member having a first trench for routing the conductor and a second trench adjacent to the first trench and holding an end of the limiting member. The holding member has a partition wall separating the first trench from the second trench, locking walls facing each other and locking an end of the outer member, and side walls defining the first trench. The locking walls project higher than the side walls, and the partition wall projects higher than the locking walls in a height direction of the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Katsumi Sato, Naoto Kogure, Kosuke Tomosada
  • Publication number: 20200098489
    Abstract: A wire harness including a round electric wire and a flat electric wire. The round electric wire includes a round conductor made of a predetermined metal and having a round cross-sectional shape and a first coating portion. The flat electric wire includes a flat conductor having a flat cross-sectional shape and a second coating portion. The round electric wire and the flat electric wire are arranged in parallel. The round conductor has a diameter equal to or less than a predetermined reference value. The flat conductor has a thickness equal to or less than the reference value and a width in which ensure cross-sectional area of the flat conductor more than area of a circle having a diameter equal to the reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Naoto Kogure, Katsumi Sato, Kosuke Tomosada
  • Patent number: 10587106
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a flexible conductor connecting a vehicle body with a movable body mounted on a vehicle and sliding relative to the vehicle body, a flexible limiting member extending along the conductor to limit the path of the conductor, a flexible outer member in which the conductor and the limiting member are inserted, and a holding member having a first trench for routing the conductor and a second trench adjacent to the first trench and holding an end of the limiting member. The holding member has a partition wall separating the first trench from the second trench, locking walls facing each other and locking an end of the outer member, and side walls defining the first trench. The locking walls project higher than the side walls, and the partition wall projects higher than the locking walls in a height direction of the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Sato, Naoto Kogure, Kosuke Tomosada
  • Publication number: 20200070748
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a flexible conductor; a flexible restricting member extending along the conductor and restricting a path of the conductor; a flexible armoring member through which the conductor and the restricting member are inserted; a first holding member including a first recessed part and fixed to the vehicle body, the first recessed part having a first end of the restricting member inserted therein; and a second holding member including a second recessed part and fixed to the movable body, the second recessed part having a second end of the restricting member inserted therein. Respective ends of the armoring member are fixed to the first holding member and the second holding member. The respective ends of the restricting member are held by the first recessed part and the second recessed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto KOGURE, Katsumi Sato, Kosuke Tomosada
  • Publication number: 20200070746
    Abstract: A wire harness with an exterior body including: electric wires assemblies formed by electric wires as electric wire bundles, obtained by repeatedly bending the electric wires, and dividing the electric wires into a plurality of groups and bundling each group, in at least a part of the bent section; and a hollow tubular exterior body having an accommodation space which accommodates the bent section of the electric wires assemblies, and having a flexibility which is bendable in the horizontal direction, wherein when an inner width dimension of an accommodation area of the electric wire bundles is defined as A, and the smallest diameter among the outer diameters of the electric wire bundles is defined as B, in a cross section orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the accommodation space of the exterior body, A and B satisfy the relationship B>(A/2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke TOMOSADA, Naoto KOGURE
  • Patent number: 10407001
    Abstract: Provided is an electric power supply device in which exposure of a wire harness can be reduced in a slide door and interference with door trim can be minimized. When a slide door is half opened, a wire harness bends convexly downward, and one portion thereof is positioned lower than when the slide door is fully open or fully closed. Specifically, the wire harness is bent three-dimensionally. This makes it easier for the wire harness to be pulled out from a bottom end of door trim, and makes it possible for interference between the wire harness and the door trim to be minimized. The wire harness may be also bent three-dimensionally as appropriate in accordance with a shape of the door trim, reducing exposure of the wire harness in the slide door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Kogure, Kosuke Tomosada, Tsukasa Sekino
  • Publication number: 20190232897
    Abstract: A slide door routing structure includes a flexible conductor electrically connecting a vehicle body side and a slide door having a slide portion guided by a guide unit provided on the vehicle body side and crossing a trajectory space through which the slide portion passes and a plate-shaped elastic body disposed along the conductor. A cross-sectional shape of the plate-shaped elastic body is a curved shape in which a first surface is a concave surface, and the plate-shaped elastic body is held such that a first curved portion is formed at a part crossing the trajectory space. Second curved portions are generated in the plate-shaped elastic body while the slide door moves from one to the other of a fully closed position and a fully open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Kosuke Tomosada, Naoto Kogure
  • Patent number: 10259405
    Abstract: A wire restricting member includes a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions. The pair of side plate portions vertically extend from opposite ends of the bottom plate portion along a longitudinal direction of the bottom plate portion, respectively. Upper ends of the pair of the side plate portions in a direction in which the pair of the side plate portions vertically extend are distant from each other to form an opening therebetween. Each of the pair of the side plate portions includes a notch which is cut from each of the upper ends to the bottom plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Kogure, Kosuke Tomosada, Tsukasa Sekino, Hiroshi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20190077343
    Abstract: Provided is an electric power supply device in which exposure of a wire harness can be reduced in a slide door and interference with door trim can be minimized. When a slide door is half opened, a wire harness bends convexly downward, and one portion thereof is positioned lower than when the slide door is fully open or fully closed. Specifically, the wire harness is bent three-dimensionally. This makes it easier for the wire harness to be pulled out from a bottom end of door trim, and makes it possible for interference between the wire harness and the door trim to be minimized. The wire harness may be also bent three-dimensionally as appropriate in accordance with a shape of the door trim, reducing exposure of the wire harness in the slide door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Naoto Kogure, Kosuke Tomosada, Tsukasa Sekino