Patents by Inventor Masahiro Deno

Masahiro Deno 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).

  • Patent number: 9403494
    Abstract: To provide a tolerance absorbing structure for a wire harness which can prevent in advance the assembling failure at the time of mounting wires on a vehicle and also can improve the assembling workability. The tolerance absorbing structure includes a shield shell 29 which is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to have a fitting space therein and has a supporting piece 41 to be fastened by a vehicle stud bolt 39 and protruding in the direction perpendicular to the axis line of the fitting space, and an inner holder 31 which is fitted into the fitting space of the shield shell 29 along the axis line direction thereby to be held in a manner of being restricted from being separated from the shield shell 29 and has a wire holding hole extending in the axis line direction for fixing wires 23, 23 inserted therein, wherein the inner holder 31 is held within the fitting space of the shield shell 29 so as to have a movable space in the axis line direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Patent number: 8794990
    Abstract: A terminal pair 1 includes: a pair of terminals 2a, 2b; a plurality of locking portions 7; and a plurality of lock-receiving portions 8a, 8b. Each of the terminals includes: a shield fixing portion 3 to which the shielded wire 20 is attached; and an attaching portion 5 continued to the shield fixing portion 3 and attached to a vehicle body panel 4 by overlapping with the vehicle body panel 4 and fastening to the vehicle body panel 4 with a bolt 9. The locking projections 7 are provided on the attaching portion 5 of one terminal 2a of the pair of terminals 2a, 2b. The lock-receiving projections 8a, 8b are provided on the attaching portion 5 of the other terminal 2b, and locked by the locking portions 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Patent number: 8790137
    Abstract: An inner holder through which the electric wire connected to the electronic device is passed includes a plurality of peripheral walls. A shield shell adapted to be brought into engagement with the inner holder 3 includes a shield body adapted to be connected to an end of a shield member covering the electric wire and a pair of securing pieces protruding from the shell body toward the inner holder and configured to be overlapped with the peripheral walls. A rib is provided in either of one of the peripheral walls and one of the securing pieces. A notch is provided in the other of the one of the peripheral walls and the one of the securing pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Patent number: 8460015
    Abstract: A fixing structure includes: a shield electric wire; a shield shell having a small diameter part having a hollow tubular-shape through which the exposed part passes, and an outer periphery being covered with an end of a peeled braided part of the shield electric wire, and a main body part having a hollow shape extended from the small diameter part and through which the shield electric wire passes; a shield ring clamped to the small diameter part under a state that the end of the peeled braided part is located between the shield ring and the small diameter part; and an inner holder that is inserted into and fixed to an inner part of the main body part under a state that the shield electric wire passes through the inner holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Publication number: 20130122731
    Abstract: A terminal pair 1 includes: a pair of terminals 2a, 2b; a plurality of locking portions 7; and a plurality of lock-receiving portions 8a, 8b. Each of the terminals includes: a shield fixing portion 3 to which the shielded wire 20 is attached; and an attaching portion 5 continued to the shield fixing portion 3 and attached to a vehicle body panel 4 by overlapping with the vehicle body panel 4 and fastening to the vehicle body panel 4 with a bolt 9. The locking projections 7 are provided on the attaching portion 5 of one terminal 2a of the pair of terminals 2a, 2b. The lock-receiving projections 8a, 8b are provided on the attaching portion 5 of the other terminal 2b, and locked by the locking portions 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Publication number: 20120202381
    Abstract: An inner holder through which the electric wire connected to the electronic device is passed includes a plurality of peripheral walls. A shield shell adapted to be brought into engagement with the inner holder 3 includes a shield body adapted to be connected to an end of a shield member covering the electric wire and a pair of securing pieces protruding from the shell body toward the inner holder and configured to be overlapped with the peripheral walls. A rib is provided in either of one of the peripheral walls and one of the securing pieces. A notch is provided in the other of the one of the peripheral walls and the one of the securing pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Patent number: 8177573
    Abstract: A waterproof plug, which is mounted around an electric wire connected with a terminal to be received in a terminal receiving section of a connector housing, and waterproofs between an inner wall of the terminal receiving section and the electric wire, includes a waterproof member made of elastic material having a cylindrical main body, a plurality of inner lips projecting inwardly from an inner surface of the main body, and a plurality of outer lips projecting outwardly from an outer surface of the main body; and a resin member made of synthetic resin, having a cylindrical portion and a plurality of internal portions projecting from an end of the cylindrical portion along an axis of the cylindrical portion, and the plurality of internal portions is arranged with a distance between each other around the cylindrical portion and arranged in the main body of the waterproof member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Tomokazu Yamane
  • Publication number: 20120058674
    Abstract: A fixing structure includes: a shield electric wire; a shield shell having a small diameter part having a hollow tubular-shape through which the exposed part passes, and an outer periphery being covered with an end of a peeled braided part of the shield electric wire, and a main body part having a hollow shape extended from the small diameter part and through which the shield electric wire passes; a shield ring clamped to the small diameter part under a state that the end of the peeled braided part is located between the shield ring and the small diameter part; and an inner holder that is inserted into and fixed to an inner part of the main body part under a state that the shield electric wire passes through the inner holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Publication number: 20110312201
    Abstract: A waterproof plug, which is mounted around an electric wire connected with a terminal to be received in a terminal receiving section of a connector housing, and waterproofs between an inner wall of the terminal receiving section and the electric wire, includes a waterproof member made of elastic material having a cylindrical main body, a plurality of inner lips projecting inwardly from an inner surface of the main body, and a plurality of outer lips projecting outwardly from an outer surface of the main body; and a resin member made of synthetic resin, having a cylindrical portion and a plurality of internal portions projecting from an end of the cylindrical portion along an axis of the cylindrical portion, and the plurality of internal portions is arranged with a distance between each other around the cylindrical portion and arranged in the main body of the waterproof member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Tomokazu Yamane
  • Publication number: 20110284266
    Abstract: To provide a tolerance absorbing structure for a wire harness which can prevent in advance the assembling failure at the time of mounting wires on a vehicle and also can improve the assembling workability. The tolerance absorbing structure includes a shield shell 29 which is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to have a fitting space therein and has a supporting piece 41 to be fastened by a vehicle stud bolt 39 and protruding in the direction perpendicular to the axis line of the fitting space, and an inner holder 31 which is fitted into the fitting space of the shield shell 29 along the axis line direction thereby to be held in a manner of being restricted from being separated from the shield shell 29 and has a wire holding hole extending in the axis line direction for fixing wires 23, 23 inserted therein, wherein the inner holder 31 is held within the fitting space of the shield shell 29 so as to have a movable space in the axis line direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Patent number: 8007313
    Abstract: An attaching structure of a connector for attaching a connector to an attached portion, includes: a holding unit which holds the connector at an attaching position by sliding the connector in a direction of intersecting with a superimposing direction of the connector and the attached portion to superimpose the connector on the attached portion; and a pair of holes provided at the connector and the attached portion for passing a screw member by being communicated with each other when the connector is disposed at the attaching position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yasukazu Chikamatsu, Bunji Nomura, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Hajime Oyanagi
  • Patent number: 7948353
    Abstract: A power-circuit breaking device, which can easily mount a fuse and has a small number of component and a simple structure. The power-circuit breaking device includes a first connector housing having a pair of circuit terminals connected with a power circuit, and a second connector housing closing the power circuit by fitting with the first connector housing. The second connector housing includes a fuse having a pair of terminals to be connected with the pair of circuit terminals, a housing having a lock arm engaged with a cutout provided at the terminal and a cover an entry opening of a receiving section of the housing. The cover includes a limiter limiting the lock arm to move to disengaging the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yasukazu Chikamatsu
  • Patent number: 7740504
    Abstract: A power circuit breaker having a simple structure with a small number of components is provided. The power circuit breaker includes: a circuit receiver which receives a pair of circuit terminals connected to an end of an opened power circuit; and a plug body having a fuse to be mounted on the circuit receiver to close the power circuit. In the fuse, a pair of terminals extending from a housing, which receives a fuse element of the fuse, is bent approximately at right angles at the middle of the terminal. A central curving portion of the bent part is provided with a notch. A cross section of the terminal exposed within the notch is pressed by a jig, which fits with the notch, so that the fuse is press-fit into the plug body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasukazu Chikamatsu, Masahiro Deno, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Yasuyoshi Fukao
  • Publication number: 20090137153
    Abstract: The invention provides an electromagnetic wave shield connector assuring water resistance without increasing the overall height. An electromagnetic wave shield connector including a L-shaped terminal with an electric wire including a electric connection part and a wire connection part, an inner housing including a first storing part in which the first storing part is inserted, and a second storing part in which the second storing part is accommodated an outer housing accommodating the first storing part, and a shield member-covering the outer housing assembled with the inner housing. The first storing part having a through-part into which the first storing part is inserted and a first gasket mounted on a periphery of the first storing part. The first storing part is cylinder shaped. The outer housing having an opening whose inner periphery comes by intimate contact with the first gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki YOSHIOKA, Masahiro DENO
  • Publication number: 20090047812
    Abstract: An attaching structure of a connector for attaching a connector to an attached portion, includes: a holding unit which holds the connector at an attaching position by sliding the connector in a direction of intersecting with a superimposing direction of the connector and the attached portion to superimpose the connector on the attached portion; and a pair of holes provided at the connector and the attached portion for passing a screw member by being communicated with each other when the connector is disposed at the attaching position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro DENO, Yasukazu CHIKAMATSU, Bunji NOMURA, Tsuyoshi HAYASHI, Hajime OYANAGI
  • Publication number: 20090033453
    Abstract: For providing a power-circuit breaking device, which can easily mount a fuse and has a small number of component and a simple structure, the power-circuit breaking device includes a first connector housing having a pair of circuit terminals connected with a power circuit, and a second connector housing closing the power circuit by fitting with the first connector housing. The second connector housing includes a fuse having a pair of terminals to be connected with the pair of circuit terminals, a housing having a lock arm engaged with a cutout provided at the terminal and a cover an entry opening of a receiving section of the housing. The cover includes a limiter limiting the lock arm to move to disengaging the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Yasukazu Chikamatsu
  • Publication number: 20080242150
    Abstract: A power circuit breaker having a simple structure with a small number of components is provided. The power circuit breaker includes: a circuit receiver which receives a pair of circuit terminals connected to an end of an opened power circuit; and a plug body having a fuse to be mounted on the circuit receiver to close the power circuit. In the fuse, a pair of terminals extending from a housing, which receives a fuse element of the fuse, is bent approximately at right angles at the middle of the terminal. The bent part is provided with a notch. A cross section of the terminal exposed within the notch is pressed by a jig, which fits with the notch, so that the fuse is press-fit into the plug body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasukazu Chikamatsu, Masahiro Deno, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Yasuyoshi Fukao
  • Patent number: 7044758
    Abstract: A lever fitting-type connector includes a first connector on which a fitting detection member is slidably mounted a second connector, which is adapted to be fitted into the first connector, and a connecting lever which is provided on either one of the first and second connectors for operating the first and second connectors from a provisionally fitted condition to a completely fitted condition to each other. The fitting detection member slides to a lock position so that the fitting detection member is engaged with a first engagement hole of the connecting lever to lock the connecting lever in the completely fitted condition. When the fitting detection member is positioned at the lock position, a lock confirmation portion of the fitting detection member is projected from both of the first engagement hole and a distal end face of the connecting lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Teruhiko Ohike, Akira Ozawa, Kouichi Hasegawa, Nobuchika Ukai, Takefumi Ikegami
  • Publication number: 20050221648
    Abstract: A lever fitting-type connector includes a first connector on which a fitting detection member is slidably mounted a second connector, which is adapted to be fitted into the first connector, and a connecting lever which is provided on either one of the first and second connectors for operating the first and second connectors from a provisionally fitted condition to a completely fitted condition to each other. The fitting detection member slides to a lock position so that the fitting detection member is engaged with a first engagement hole of the connecting lever to lock the connecting lever in the completely fitted condition. When the fitting detection member is positioned at the lock position, a lock confirmation portion of the fitting detection member is projected from both of the first engagement hole and a distal end face of the connecting lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Teruhiko Ohike, Akira Ozawa, Kouichi Hasegawa, Nobuchika Ukai, Takefumi Ikegami
  • Patent number: 6302739
    Abstract: An electro magnetic shield connector includes: a connector housing formed with a connector insertion chamber; a shield shell provided in the connector insertion chamber having a plurality of terminal contact spring pieces; a mated connector housing having an insertion section; and another shield shell provided in the mated connector housing. In the construction, when the insertion section of the mated connector housing is inserted into the connector insertion chamber of the connector housing, the terminal contact spring pieces of the shield shell are elastically deformed so as to come in contact with the another shield shell provided in the mated connector housing. Furthermore, the plural terminal contact spring pieces are composed of plural wider terminal contact spring pieces and plural narrower terminal contact spring pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Deno, Mitsuhiro Matsumoto