Patents by Inventor Koutaro Tobino
Koutaro Tobino 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: 11894633Abstract: A connector unit includes a first connector, a second connector and a seal member to be interposed therebetween. The first connector includes a fitting portion having a distal end portion. The second connector includes a fitted portion. A thickness of the fitting portion is reduced at the distal end portion with an inner peripheral surface of the distal end portion being recessed. The fitted portion includes an attachment portion to which the seal member is to be attached and a housing portion. When the first connector and the second connector are fitted to each other, the distal end portion is accommodated in the housing portion, and the seal member performs sealing between the fitting portion and the fitted portion by being sandwiched between the attachment portion and a portion of the fitting portion, the portion being provided further in a second direction than the distal end portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kazuhide Ikeya, Koutaro Tobino, Yoshizumi Sakurai
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Publication number: 20230369805Abstract: A connector housing includes: a housing main body; a lever to be rotated around an axis of rotation to finally lock a partner connector to the housing main body; an electric wire cover which is a cover attached to an extending-out side of the housing main body on which the electric wire is allowed to extend out of the housing main body, the electric wire cover having a shape extending across a larger range than a trajectory of rotation of the lever in a plan view in an axial direction of the axis of rotation; and a lever slidable contact protrusion and a cover slidable contact protrusion on the lever and the electric wire cover, the slidable contact protrusions having a shape protruding so as to come into slidable contact with another of the lever or the electric wire cover on the trajectory of rotation of the lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Naoto TAKASHIMA, Hiroshi MIYAZAKI, Koutaro TOBINO
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Publication number: 20230369804Abstract: A connector housing includes: a housing body configured to accommodate a connector terminal; and a lever axially supported on the housing body so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis, the lever being configured to rotate around the rotation axis from a temporary lock position to a final lock position to finally lock a mating connector to the housing body by pulling the mating connector having been temporarily locked. The lever includes an operation portion and an arm portion having a shaft-receiving hole. The housing body includes an inner housing formed in a tubular shape that includes a terminal accommodation chamber and having a shaft projection and an outer housing attached to the inner housing such that the arm portion is sandwiched between the outer housing and at least a surface portion of the outer peripheral surface of the inner housing from which the shaft projection projects.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Naoto TAKASHIMA, Koutaro TOBINO
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Publication number: 20220311176Abstract: A connector unit includes a first connector, a second connector and a seal member to be interposed therebetween. The first connector includes a fitting portion having a distal end portion. The second connector includes a fitted portion. A thickness of the fitting portion is reduced at the distal end portion with an inner peripheral surface of the distal end portion being recessed. The fitted portion includes an attachment portion to which the seal member is to be attached and a housing portion. When the first connector and the second connector are fitted to each other, the distal end portion is accommodated in the housing portion, and the seal member performs sealing between the fitting portion and the fitted portion by being sandwiched between the attachment portion and a portion of the fitting portion, the portion being provided further in a second direction than the distal end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kazuhide Ikeya, Koutaro Tobino, Yoshizumi Sakurai
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Patent number: 11437757Abstract: A connector unit includes a first housing and a second housing which are mateable, and a lever element to be pivotably supported by the first housing, wherein the lever element includes a plate-shaped lever main body and a sliding element, wherein the lever main body is rotatable between an initial position and a completely rotated position for both housings, wherein the second housing includes a locking portion, wherein the lever main body includes a locked portion which is locked by the locking portion in the completely rotated position, wherein the sliding element is provided so as to be slidable between a protruding position and a pushed-in position, and wherein the sliding element is configured so that in the protruding position, the lever main body is rotated and the locking portion locks the locked portion in order to slide the sliding element from the protruding position to the pushed-in position.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Imamura, Akihiro Tsuruta, Koutaro Tobino, Kazuhide Ikeya
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Publication number: 20210320457Abstract: A connector unit includes a first housing and a second housing which are mateable, and a lever element to be pivotably supported by the first housing, wherein the lever element includes a plate-shaped lever main body and a sliding element, wherein the lever main body is rotatable between an initial position and a completely rotated position for both housings, wherein the second housing includes a locking portion, wherein the lever main body includes a locked portion which is locked by the locking portion in the completely rotated position, wherein the sliding element is provided so as to be slidable between a protruding position and a pushed-in position, and wherein the sliding element is configured so that in the protruding position, the lever main body is rotated and the locking portion locks the locked portion in order to slide the sliding element from the protruding position to the pushed-in position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masaki IMAMURA, Akihiro Tsuruta, Koutaro Tobino, Kazuhide Ikeya