Patents by Inventor Masanori Moriyasu

Masanori Moriyasu 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: 11927646
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic field measuring apparatus, comprising: a magnetic sensor array including a plurality of magnetic sensor cells, which is capable of detecting an input magnetic field in three axial directions at a plurality of locations in three-dimensional space; a measurement data acquiring section for acquiring measurement data based on the input magnetic field including a to-be-measured magnetic field; and a measurement data computing section for calibrating the measurement data acquired by the measurement data acquiring section; wherein the measurement data computing section comprises: an indicator calculation section for calculating an indicator illustrating calibration accuracy of the measurement data computing section; and a failure determination section for determining a failure based on the indicator calculated by the indicator calculation section; wherein each of the plurality of magnetic sensor cells comprises: a magnetic sensor; and an output section for outputting a output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Okatake, Yoshitaka Moriyasu, Masanori Masuda, Takenobu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11791584
    Abstract: It is aimed to improve a holding force for holding a retainer on a housing. A female connector (F) includes a female housing (10), female terminal fittings (27) to be inserted into the female housing (10) from behind, and a retainer (36) mounted on the female housing (10). The retainer (36) is movable in a direction intersecting an inserting direction of the female terminal fittings (27) between a partial locking position where insertion of the female terminal fittings (27) into the female housing (10) is allowed and a full locking position where the female terminal fittings (27) inserted into the female housing (10) are retained. The female housing (10) is formed with displacement restricting portions (18). The retainer (36) is formed with hooking portions (43) capable of coming into contact with the displacement restricting portions (18) from front when the retainer (36) is at the full locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Masakuni Kasugai, Masanori Moriyasu
  • Publication number: 20230155323
    Abstract: A circuit board (62) is arranged in a receptacle (61). A housing (11, 12) having an accommodation space (21) is fit into the receptacle (61). A protecting member (14) is arranged movably to an initial position and a connection position in the housing (11, 12). A terminal fitting (13) includes a contact point portion (25) facing the accommodation space (21). The protecting member (14) includes a body portion (41) to be located on an opening side of the accommodation space (21) at the initial position and retracted from the opening side of the accommodation space (21) at the connection position, and a hooked portion (42) connected to an end part of the body (41). The receptacle (61) includes a hooking portion (64) on an inner surface for moving the protecting member (14) from the connection position to the initial position by hooking the hooked portion (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Daisuke SAITO, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Masanori MORIYASU
  • Publication number: 20230023447
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing into which a terminal fitting is inserted, and a retainer to be mounted into the housing. The retainer includes a rear stop portion for restricting a rearward movement of the terminal fitting and a front stop portion for restricting a forward movement of the terminal fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Daisuke SAITO, Masanori MORIYASU, Shinji TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230014356
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing, a circuit board to be arranged along a width direction in a board insertion portion of the housing, and a connecting member to be arranged in the housing and including a contact point portion to be connected to a conductive portion of the circuit board. The connecting member is configured to be swingable in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Daisuke SAITO, Masanori MORIYASU, Shinji TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230006382
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a connecting member including a contact point portion, a housing for holding the connecting member and a protecting member displaceable with respect to the connecting member to a protection position for protecting the contact point portion and a connection position for bringing the contact point portion into contact with a circuit board. The housing includes a lock portion for holding the protecting member at the protection position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Daisuke SAITO, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Masanori MORIYASU
  • Publication number: 20230006383
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes: a housing including a board accommodation space and a connection terminal including a resilient contact piece configured to contact a circuit board inserted into the board accommodation space, the connection terminal being mounted into the housing. The connection terminal is movable between a connection position where the resilient contact piece is in contact with a surface of the circuit board and a retraction position where the resilient contact piece is separated from the circuit board. A first interference preventing portion and a second interference preventing portion are formed between a moving path of the resilient contact piece and the board accommodation space. The first interference preventing portion and the second interference preventing portion restrict the interference of the resilient contact piece and an inserting end part of the circuit board inserted into the board accommodation space in a moving process of the connection terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Daisuke SAITO, Masanori MORIYASU, Shinji TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220416456
    Abstract: It is aimed to prevent a reduction in connection reliability. A terminal fitting is to be mounted into a housing having a board accommodation space and is provided with a connection terminal including a resilient contact piece to be brought into contact with a circuit board inserted into the board accommodation space and a protection terminal separate from the connection terminal and attached to the connection terminal. The connection terminal is movable with respect to the protection terminal between a protection position where the resilient contact piece is accommodated in the protection terminal and a connection position where the resilient contact piece is exposed to outside of the protection terminal to be contactable with the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Daisuke SAITO, Masanori MORIYASU, Shinji TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11482804
    Abstract: It is aimed to reduce an external force acting on a circuit board. A connector (10) is provided with a housing (12) including a board accommodating portion (13), a circuit board (42) accommodated in the board accommodating portion (13), a first terminal holding portion (26) formed in the housing (12) to be integrated with the board accommodating portion (13), a second terminal holding portion (30) formed in the housing (12) to be integrated with the board accommodating portion (13) and second terminal fittings (52) connected to the circuit board (42) while being held in the second terminal holding portion (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Masanori Moriyasu
  • Publication number: 20220029339
    Abstract: It is aimed to improve a holding force for holding a retainer on a housing. A female connector (F) includes a female housing (10), female terminal fittings (27) to be inserted into the female housing (10) from behind, and a retainer (36) mounted on the female housing (10). The retainer (36) is movable in a direction intersecting an inserting direction of the female terminal fittings (27) between a partial locking position where insertion of the female terminal fittings (27) into the female housing (10) is allowed and a full locking position where the female terminal fittings (27) inserted into the female housing (10) are retained. The female housing (10) is formed with displacement restricting portions (18). The retainer (36) is formed with hooking portions (43) capable of coming into contact with the displacement restricting portions (18) from front when the retainer (36) is at the full locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Masakuni KASUGAI, Masanori MORIYASU
  • Publication number: 20210351530
    Abstract: In order to reduce the external force acting on a circuit board, this connector (10) comprises: a housing (12) having a substrate housing section (13); a circuit board (42) housed in the substrate housing section (13); a first terminal holding section (26) formed in the housing (12) so as to be integral with the substrate housing section (13); a first terminal fitting (46) connected to the circuit board (42) while held by the first terminal holding section (26); a second terminal holding section (30) formed in the housing (12) so as to be integral with the substrate housing section (13); and a second terminal fitting (52) connected to the circuit board (42) while held by the second terminal holding section (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuya MIYAMURA, Masanori MORIYASU
  • Patent number: 10973137
    Abstract: An ECU 1 includes a circuit board 10, a connector 20 fixed to the circuit board 10 and a resin portion 50 covering the circuit board 10 and the connector 20. The connector 20 includes a housing body 22 and a cut-off receiving portion 27 projecting from the housing body 22. The cut-off receiving portion 27 includes a flange portion 28 projecting outward from the housing body 22 and a flexible wall 29 extending from the flange portion 28 and inclined to be closer to the housing body 22 toward a tip, and a part of the flexible wall 29 is embedded in the resin portion 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Hirokazu Komori, Naomichi Kawashima, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Masanori Moriyasu
  • Publication number: 20200137904
    Abstract: An ECU 1 includes a circuit board 10, a connector 20 fixed to the circuit board 10 and a resin portion 50 covering the circuit board 10 and the connector 20. The connector 20 includes a housing body 22 and a cut-off receiving portion 27 projecting from the housing body 22. The cut-off receiving portion 27 includes a flange portion 28 projecting outward from the housing body 22 and a flexible wall 29 extending from the flange portion 28 and inclined to be closer to the housing body 22 toward a tip, and a part of the flexible wall 29 is embedded in the resin portion 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hirokazu Komori, Naomichi Kawashima, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Masanori Moriyasu
  • Patent number: 10256558
    Abstract: A movable member (30) provided in a housing (10) is formed with a cover (32) configured to cover inserting edges (45) on a tip of a circuit board (41) in an inserting direction into a board accommodation space (15) when the circuit board (41) is inserted into the board accommodation space (15) and a receiving surface (34) configured to move the movable member (30) integrally with the circuit board (41) to a back side of the board accommodation space (15) by being pushed by the circuit board (41). The movable member (30) and the circuit board (41) are formed with locks (38, 46) configured to move the movable member (30) integrally with the circuit board (41) in a withdrawing direction from the board accommodation space (15) by locking each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Moriyasu, Masaaki Tabata, Hidetoshi Ishida, Hajime Matsui
  • Publication number: 20190027849
    Abstract: A movable member (30) provided in a housing (10) is formed with a cover (32) configured to cover inserting edges (45) on a tip of a circuit board (41) in an inserting direction into a board accommodation space (15) when the circuit board (41) is inserted into the board accommodation space (15) and a receiving surface (34) configured to move the movable member (30) integrally with the circuit board (41) to a back side of the board accommodation space (15) by being pushed by the circuit board (41). The movable member (30) and the circuit board (41) are formed with locks (38, 46) configured to move the movable member (30) integrally with the circuit board (41) in a withdrawing direction from the board accommodation space (15) by locking each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Masanori Moriyasu, Masaaki Tabata, Hidetoshi Ishida, Hajime Matsui
  • Patent number: 10096919
    Abstract: It is aimed to avoid the abrasion of a contact portion of a terminal fitting. When a harness-side housing (4) is connected to a board-side housing (1), a contact portion (12) of a terminal fitting (3) resiliently contacts a circuit board (2), whereas a body portion (5) of the terminal fitting (3) is pressed against a ceiling wall (19) of a cavity (14). The body portion (5) is formed with a projecting edge (13). When there is a thermal expansion difference in an arrangement direction of the cavities (14) between the circuit board (2) and the harness-side housing (4), the terminal fitting (3) pivots with a resilient abutting part of the contact portion (12) and the circuit board (2) serving as a supporting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Ishida, Masanori Moriyasu
  • Patent number: 9997867
    Abstract: It is aimed to enable a short circuit in a retainer insertion hole to be avoided. Short-circuit preventing walls (18) configured to partition between cavities (11) adjacent in an arrangement direction are provided in a retainer insertion hole (15). A retainer (13) is provided with a plurality of frame-like portions (20) along the arrangement direction of the respective cavities (11). Each frame-like portion (20) is formed to be able to communicate with the corresponding cavity (11). Escaping grooves (32) are formed along a mounting direction of the retainer (13) between the frame-like portions (20) adjacent in the arrangement direction. Escaping grooves (32) are open on front end parts in the mounting direction of the retainer (13) such that the retainer (13) is mountable into the retainer insertion hole (15) while avoiding interference with the short circuit preventing walls (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Moriyasu, Masaaki Tabata, Hajime Matsui
  • Publication number: 20180097303
    Abstract: It is aimed to avoid the abrasion of a contact portion of a terminal fitting. When a harness-side housing (4) is connected to a board-side housing (1), a contact portion (12) of a terminal fitting (3) resiliently contacts a circuit board (2), whereas a body portion (5) of the terminal fitting (3) is pressed against a ceiling wall (19) of a cavity (14). The body portion (5) is formed with a projecting edge (13). When there is a thermal expansion difference in an arrangement direction of the cavities (14) between the circuit board (2) and the harness-side housing (4), the terminal fitting (3) pivots with a resilient abutting part of the contact portion (12) and the circuit board (2) serving as a supporting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Ishida, Masanori Moriyasu
  • Patent number: 9893441
    Abstract: It is aimed to prevent a reduction of contact reliability. A card edge connector (A) includes a first housing (10) formed with a board accommodation space (16) open forward, terminal fittings (17) provided in the first housing (10) and formed with resilient contact portions (18) projecting toward the board accommodation space (16), a second housing (20) including a circuit board (23) to be inserted into the board accommodation space (16) from front of the first housing (10), and guide slopes (36) made of synthetic resin, provided to cover a leading edge of the circuit board (23) in an inserting direction into the board accommodation space (16) and inclined with respect to the inserting direction into the board accommodation space (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Moriyasu, Masaaki Tabata, Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20170288334
    Abstract: It is aimed to enable a short circuit in a retainer insertion hole to be avoided. Short-circuit preventing walls (18) configured to partition between cavities (11) adjacent in an arrangement direction are provided in a retainer insertion hole (15). A retainer (13) is provided with a plurality of frame-like portions (20) along the arrangement direction of the respective cavities (11). Each frame-like portion (20) is formed to be able to communicate with the corresponding cavity (11). Escaping grooves (32) are formed along a mounting direction of the retainer (13) between the frame-like portions (20) adjacent in the arrangement direction. Escaping grooves (32) are open on front end parts in the mounting direction of the retainer (13) such that the retainer (13) is mountable into the retainer insertion hole (15) while avoiding interference with the short circuit preventing walls (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Masanori Moriyasu, Masaaki Tabata, Hajime Matsui