Patents by Inventor Masafumi Kodera
Masafumi Kodera 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: 7070429Abstract: In a card connector for connection to a card, a housing is provided therein with a contact for contacting the card. For ejecting the card from the card connector, an ejecting mechanism includes an ejecting bar coupled to the housing and movable in directions of insertion and ejection of the card. For controlling an operation of the ejecting bar, a cam mechanism is coupled to the ejecting bar. The ejecting bare is constantly biased by an elastic member towards direction of the ejection of the card. The ejecting bar has a retaining portion for retaining the card. The ejecting bar moves along with the card with the retaining portion retaining the card when the ejecting bar is operated to eject the card from the card connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Joe Motojima, Akira Natori, Keiichiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20060016888Abstract: In an electronic apparatus adapted to load and unload an object, a contact is held by a base having a principal surface. The contact has a contacting portion which is formed on the principal surface and elastically displaceable in a direction intersecting the principal surface. A holder is coupled to the base to be rotatable around an axis extending in a first direction perpendicular to the principal surface. The holder has a receiving portion adapted to hold the object and is adapted to bring the object into contact with the contacting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Joe Motojima, Akira Natori, Keiichiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20050277319Abstract: In a card connector for use in connecting a card, an eject mechanism is coupled to a housing for receiving the card. The eject mechanism is for executing an ejecting operation of ejecting the card from the housing. The card connector is provided with a retarding mechanism which cooperates with the eject mechanism to retard the ejecting operation. The retarding mechanism may include a braking mechanism for braking the card in response to an operation of the eject mechanism. Alternatively, the braking mechanism may be for braking an eject bar which is included in the eject mechanism and movable along the housing for ejecting the card.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Joe Motojima, Akira Natori, Keiichiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 6960091Abstract: A card connector (100) receives and ejects a card therein and therefrom along receiving and ejecting directions (YR, YE). The card connector (100) comprises a housing (10). The housing (10) holds a slider (20) so that the slider (10) is slidable along the receiving and the ejecting directions (YR, YE), while carrying the card thereon. The slider (20) has an ejecting-directional end (20b) as an end thereof in the ejecting direction (YE). The card connector (100) is provided with a stopper (70), which is latchingly fitted with the ejecting-directional end (20b) of the slider (20). The stopper (20) serves to prevent the card from projecting out of the slider (20) in the ejecting direction (YE) even when the slider (20) partially projects from the housing (10) in the ejecting direction (YE), unless the latchingly-fit of the stopper (70) with the ejecting-directional end (20b) of the slider (20) is released. Thus, undesirable projection of the card upon ejection is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Akihiro Matsunaga, Masafumi Kodera
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Patent number: 6957969Abstract: In a card connector including a card guide for guiding movement of a card in a first direction, the card guide defines a fitting position and a releasing position of the card in the first direction. A slider is coupled to the card guide to be slidable in the first direction. The slider is continuously urged by an elastic member towards the fitting position. When the slider is slid against urging force of the elastic member, a butting portion of the slider is engaged with the card at the fitting position to transfer the card to the releasing position.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Keisuke Nakamura, Koichiro Tsuji
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Publication number: 20050208805Abstract: In a card connector including a fixed portion adapted to receive a card, a conductive contact is coupled to the fixed portion and adapted to be connected to the card received in the fixed portion. An eject mechanism is coupled to the fixed portion and adapted to eject the card from the fixed portion in an ejecting direction. A braking mechanism is coupled to the eject mechanism and adapted to supply a controlled braking force to the eject mechanism. The controlled braking force is variable in an ejecting process of the card.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2005Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Joe Motojima, Akira Natori, Keiichiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 6929490Abstract: A housing (1) is provided with an eject lever (3) for ejecting a card (10). The eject lever holds a locking member (4) to be swingable around a support shaft (13). The housing is provided with a cam portion (7). The locking member is provided with a cam follower portion (14) to be engaged with the cam portion and a locking portion (15) for locking the card to inhibit the release of the card. When the eject lever is made to perform sliding movement, the cam portion and the cam follower portion cooperate to swing the locking member so that the card is locked and unlocked by the locking portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Joe Motojima, Akira Natori, Keiichiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20050142914Abstract: In a card connector for connection to a card, a housing is provided therein with a contact for contacting the card. For ejecting the card from the card connector, an ejecting mechanism includes an ejecting bar coupled to the housing and movable in directions of insertion and ejection of the card. For controlling an operation of the ejecting bar, a cam mechanism is coupled to the ejecting bar. The ejecting bare is constantly biased by an elastic member towards direction of the ejection of the card. The ejecting bar has a retaining portion for retaining the card. The ejecting bar moves along with the card with the retaining portion retaining the card when the ejecting bar is operated to eject the card from the card connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Joe Motojima, Akira Natori, Keiichiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 6899565Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulator to be mounted to a substrate, a conductive cover member coupled to the insulator, and a conductive holddown held by the insulator to connect the cover member and a ground conductor portion formed on the substrate. The cover member has first and second cover contacting portions. The holddown has a holddown contacting portion extending to face an outer surface of a side wall portion of the insulator. The holddown contacting portion is clamped between the first and the second cover contacting portions in a direction along the outer surface of the side wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2004Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Joe Motojima, Akira Natori, Keiichiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20050037648Abstract: In a card connector including a card guide for guiding movement of a card in a first direction, the card guide defines a fitting position and a releasing position of the card in the first direction. A slider is coupled to the card guide to be slidable in the first direction. The slider is continuously urged by an elastic member towards the fitting position. When the slider is slid against urging force of the elastic member, a butting portion of the slider is engaged with the card at the fitting position to transfer the card to the releasing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2004Publication date: February 17, 2005Inventors: Masafumi Kodera, Keisuke Nakamura, Koichiro Tsuji
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Patent number: 6843671Abstract: In a connector adapted to be connected to and disconnected from a connection object, a fixing member is provided for fixing an insulator holding a contact to a fixation object. The fixing member has a butting portion to be brought into contact with a connection object when the connection object is connected to the connector. The fixing member may be a hold-down or an anchor pin.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2003Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Akira Kimura, Masafumi Kodera, Takehiko Tsuruyama
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Publication number: 20040266237Abstract: A housing (1) is provided with an eject lever (3) for ejecting a card (10). The eject lever holds a locking member (4) to be swingable around a support shaft (13). The housing is provided with a cam portion (7). The locking member is provided with a cam follower portion (14) to be engaged with the cam portion and a locking portion (15) for locking the card to inhibit the release of the card. When the eject lever is made to perform sliding movement, the cam portion and the cam follower portion cooperate to swing the locking member so that the card is locked and unlocked by the locking portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Joe Motojima, Akira Natori, Keiichiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20040166707Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulator to be mounted to a substrate, a conductive cover member coupled to the insulator, and a conductive holddown held by the insulator to connect the cover member and a ground conductor portion formed on the substrate. The cover member has first and second cover contacting portions. The holddown has a holddown contacting portion extending to face an outer surface of a side wall portion of the insulator. The holddown contacting portion is clamped between the first and the second cover contacting portions in a direction along the outer surface of the side wall portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Masafumi Kodera, Joe Motojima, Akira Natori, Keiichiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20040132326Abstract: A card connector (100) receives and ejects a card therein and therefrom along receiving and ejecting directions (YR, YE). The card connector (100) comprises a housing (10). The housing (10) holds a slider (20) so that the slider (10) is slidable along the receiving and the ejecting directions (YR, YE), while carrying the card thereon. The slider (20) has an ejecting-directional end (20b) as an end thereof in the ejecting direction (YE). The card connector (100) is provided with a stopper (70), which is latchingly fitted with the ejecting-directional end (20b) of the slider (20). The stopper (20) serves to prevent the card from projecting out of the slider (20) in the ejecting direction (YE) even when the slider (20) partially projects from the housing (10) in the ejecting direction (YE), unless the latchingly-fit of the stopper (70) with the ejecting-directional end (20b) of the slider (20) is released. Thus, undesirable projection of the card upon ejection is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Akihiro Matsunaga, Masafumi Kodera
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Publication number: 20030134532Abstract: In a connector adapted to be connected to and disconnected from a connection object, a fixing member is provided for fixing an insulator holding a contact to a fixation object. The fixing member has a butting portion to be brought into contact with a connection object when the connection object is connected to the connector. The fixing member may be a hold-down or an anchor pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2003Publication date: July 17, 2003Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Akira Kimura, Masafumi Kodera, Takehiko Tsuruyama