Patents by Inventor Masahito Ozaki
Masahito Ozaki 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: 7586311Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: when a DC/DC converter is boosting the voltage, calculating a VB estimate value, and if a state, where an absolute value of a difference between the VB estimate value and a VB value sensed by a VB sensor is at least a voltage threshold value X, has been continuing for a predetermined time, determining that the VB sensor is tentatively abnormal; if a state, where an absolute value of a difference between a VH voltage instruct value and a VH value sensed by a VH sensor is at least a voltage threshold value Z, has been continuing for a predetermined time, determining that the VH sensor is tentatively abnormal; and if the sensor is tentatively abnormal, stopping boosting, and specifying the abnormal sensor based on the deviation of the VB value and the VH value.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2004Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Nozaki, Masahito Ozaki
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Publication number: 20090108674Abstract: When an ignition key is turn ON, an ECU drives a bidirectional DC/DC converter to charge a capacitor to a voltage Vth1. The ECU turns on a first relay only and diagnoses whether or not a second relay, which is off, is welded, based on a change in a voltage VL at that time. After the diagnosis on welding, the ECU turns on the second relay, and the capacitor is charged to a voltage level of a main power storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahito Ozaki, Kenji Uchida, Hisato Nishida
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Publication number: 20080050122Abstract: To provide an optical module capable of improving the workability for a circuit substrate, in the rear of a shield case (22), a pressing portion (27) for holding an FOT (6) is formed to press a back surface of a package portion (9) of the FOT (6). In the rear of the shield case (22), a stress countermeasure portion (28) is formed to distribute or mitigate a stress occurring due to deformation and displacement of the pressing portion (27). The stress countermeasure portion (28) is formed between the pressing portion (27) and a substrate connection portion (16). The stress countermeasure portion (28) is formed in the vicinity of the pressing portion (27). In a small space between a base (or bend portion) of the pressing portion (27) and the stress countermeasure portion (28), the force in a twist direction acts due to the occurred stress. This force is distributed or absorbed according to presence and shape of the stress countermeasure portion (28).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Masahito OZAKI
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Publication number: 20070223259Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: when a DC/DC converter is boosting the voltage, calculating a VB estimate value, and if a state, where an absolute value of a difference between the VB estimate value and a VB value sensed by a VB sensor is at least a voltage threshold value X, has been continuing for a predetermined time, determining that the VB sensor is tentatively abnormal; if a state, where an absolute value of a difference between a VH voltage instruct value and a VH value sensed by a VH sensor is at least a voltage threshold value Z, has been continuing for a predetermined time, determining that the VH sensor is tentatively abnormal; and if the sensor is tentatively abnormal, stopping boosting, and specifying the abnormal sensor based on the deviation of the VB value and the VH value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2004Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Nozaki, Masahito Ozaki
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Patent number: 7081013Abstract: For providing a removable electrical connector to be attached and removed easily without being damaged, a structure of the removable electrical connector has a receiving part, a pivoting part, an engaging and disengaging part, and a rotation allowing part. The removable electrical connector is pivoted around a first edge of the connector housing of the pivoting part. A second edge opposed to the first edge of the removable electrical connector of the engaging and disengaging part is engaged with and disengaged from the receiving part of a mating connector or a mating equipment. The rotation allowing part allows the removable electrical connector to rotate around the pivoting part.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2004Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Noboru Yamaguchi, Masahito Ozaki
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Optical connector having a housing with a plate-like spring locking an optical fiber ferrule therein
Patent number: 6935790Abstract: For preventing reduction of transmitting efficiency of signal light, an optical connector 1 has a ferrule 4 joined with an end of an optical fiber cable 7, a housing and a plate-like spring 6. The ferrule 4 includes a cylindrical portion 11 and the first flange 12 disposed at central portion 11a of the cylindrical portion 11. The plate-like spring 6 received in the housing 5 has a first straight portion 21 abutting on the flange 12, a second straight portion 22 abutting on an inner surface of the housing 5, and connecting portions 23 connecting the straight portions 21, 22. The first straight portion 21 and the second straight portion 22 intersect a center axis P perpendicularly.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Masahito Ozaki -
Publication number: 20040253869Abstract: For providing a removable electrical connector to be attached and removed easily without being damaged, a structure of the removable electrical connector according to this invention has a receiving part, a pivoting part, an engaging and disengaging part, and a rotation allowing part. The removable electrical connector is pivoted around a first edge of the connector housing of the pivoting part. A second edge opposed to the first edge of the removable electrical connector of the engaging and disengaging part is engaged with and disengaged from the receiving part 24 of a mating connector or a mating equipment. The rotation allowing part allows the removable electrical connector to rotate around the pivoting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Noboru Yamaguchi, Masahito Ozaki
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Publication number: 20040076389Abstract: For preventing reduction of transmitting efficiency of signal light, an optical connector 1 has a ferrule 4 joined with an end of an optical fiber cable 7, a housing and a plate-like spring 6. The ferrule 4 includes a cylindrical portion 11 and the first flange 12 disposed at central portion 11a of the cylindrical portion 11. The plate-like spring 6 received in the housing 5 has a first straight portion 21 abutting on the first flange 12, a second straight portion 22 abutting on an inner surface of the housing 5, and connecting portions 23 connecting the straight portions 21, 22. The first straight portion 21 and the second straight portion 22 intersect a center axis P perpendicularly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Masahito Ozaki
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Patent number: 6676433Abstract: An elastic portion (24) is provided at a bottom surface of a fitting hole (22) formed in a housing (21) of a female connector (20). When a housing (31) of a male connector (30) reaches a reference position (B) during a connector-fitting operation, a bottom surface of the housing (31) contacts a distal end portion (24b) of the elastic portion (24), and presses and displaces this distal end portion (24b) downward. Because of a reaction force produced as a result of this displacement, the elastic portion (24) keeps on urging the housing (31) of the male connector (30) in a direction (upward) of fitting of a lock portion (33) into a lock portion-retaining portion (33).Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2000Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Masahito Ozaki
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Patent number: 6482034Abstract: In a connecting structure for an electric wire 1 and a terminal 8 in which an insulative outer skin 5 of the electric wire is mounted to an electric wire cover crimping portion 11 of the terminal 8, and the terminal 8 is connected to the electric wire, wherein the electric wire cover crimping portion 11 is formed with a hole 14, and an opening peripheral edge 14a of the hole 14 is allowed to bite into the insulative outer skin 5.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2000Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Masahito Ozaki
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Patent number: 6402551Abstract: An end structure is provided for a coaxial connector where an exposed braided wire of a shield wire is press-fitted to a shield terminal. In the structure, the shield terminal includes a bottom par, a pair of half-box parts on both sides of the bottom part and a pair of press-fitting pieces for the braided wire. The parts are capable of plastic deformation to their closing position where their opposing end faces come into contact with each other. By closing the box part, an inner housing, an inner terminal and a part of exposed braided wire are covered with the shield terminal, while the braided wire is press-fitted to the pair of press-fitting pieces.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2001Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Masahito Ozaki
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Patent number: 6377007Abstract: A motor torque control device of an electric vehicle sets creep torque in accordance with a vehicle speed sensed by a vehicle speed sensor, and sets acceleration torque in accordance with an accelerator control input sensed by an acceleration sensor. Then, the motor torque control device calculates a torque command value by adding the creep torque to the acceleration torque. It is therefore possible to quickly raise the acceleration torque immediately when an accelerator is operated to start the vehicle. It is also possible to prevent a sharp decrease in the torque command value since the torque command value reflects the creep torque even after the start of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahito Ozaki, Kazunori Handa
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Publication number: 20020028602Abstract: An end structure is provided for a coaxial connector where an exposed braided wire 23 of a shield wire 20 is press-fitted to a shield terminal 50. In the structure, the shield terminal 50 includes a bottom part 51, a pair of half-box parts 52, 52 on both sides of the bottom part 51 and a pair of press-fitting pieces 53, 53 for the braided wire 23. The parts 52, 52 are capable of plastic deformation to their closing position where their opposing end faces 52a, 52a come into contact with each other. By closing the box parts 52, 52, an inner housing 40, an inner terminal 30 and a part of exposed braided wire 23 are covered with the shield terminal 50, while the braided wire 23 is press-fitted to the pair of press-fitting pieces 53, 53.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Masahito Ozaki
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Publication number: 20010041472Abstract: In a connecting structure for an electric wire 1 and a terminal 8 in which an insulative outer skin 5 of the electric wire is mounted to an electric wire cover crimping portion 11 of the terminal 8, and the terminal 8 is connected to the electric wire, wherein the electric wire cover crimping portion 11 is formed with a hole 14, and an opening peripheral edge 14a of the hole 14 is allowed to bite into the insulative outer skin 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2001Publication date: November 15, 2001Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Masahito Ozaki
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Patent number: 6305977Abstract: An end structure is provided for a coaxial connector where an exposed braided wire of a shield wire is press-fitted to a shield terminal. In the structure, the shield terminal includes a bottom par, a pair of half-box parts on both sides of the bottom part and a pair of press-fitting pieces for the braided wire. The parts are capable of plastic deformation to their closing position where their opposing end faces come into contact with each other. By closing the box part, an inner housing, an inner terminal and a part of exposed braided wire are covered with the shield terminal, while the braided wire is press-fitted to the pair of press-fitting pieces.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2000Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Masahito Ozaki
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Patent number: 6257931Abstract: A shielded connector having a rear opening for putting a shielded wire through is provided with a shielding terminal that is capable of being closed about the wire at the rear opening so as to improve the electrical shield. The shielded connector includes: an inner terminal connected to an inner conductor of a shielded wire having a shielding member; an inner housing to accommodate the inner terminal; a shielding terminal to cover the inner housing and to be connected to the shielding member of the shielded wire; an outer housing to accommodate the shielding terminal; a lid member provided at a rear opening of the shielding terminal and integrally connected therewith through a hinge; and a pressure contact portion formed on the lid member so as to press the shielding member of the shielded wire, wherein the inner terminal is electrically shielded.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1999Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kazuaki Sakurai, Masahito Ozaki, Noriko Ito
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Publication number: 20010004569Abstract: In a connecting structure for an electric wire 1 and a terminal 8 in which an insulative outer skin 5 of the electric wire is mounted to an electric wire cover crimping portion 11 of the terminal 8, and the terminal 8 is connected to the electric wire, wherein the electric wire cover crimping portion 11 is formed with a hole 14, and an opening peripheral edge 14a of the hole 14 is allowed to bite into the insulative outer skin 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2000Publication date: June 21, 2001Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Masahito Ozaki