Patents by Inventor Masashi Tsukamoto

Masashi Tsukamoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20160190782
    Abstract: An electric wire protective member (11) includes a cylindrical electric wire protection tube (15), an interior of which being an electric wire insertion space (27), a protection tube end opening (31) provided in the electric wire protection tube (15) and from which electric wires inserted through the electric wire insertion space (27) are led out, and an electric wire fastening member (17) having an electric wire fastening plate (35) on which the electric wires led out through the protection tube end opening 31 are placed, the electric wire fastening plate (35) being molded integrally with a ring-shaped covering portion (33) covering the electric wire protection tube (15) near the protection tube end opening (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Masaaki Endo
  • Publication number: 20160181776
    Abstract: A wire protection member includes: a flexible cylindrical wire protection tube, in which a plurality of large diameter portions and a plurality of small diameter portions are arranged alternately such that concave outer circumferential grooves are formed between adjacent ones of the large diameter portions across the corresponding small diameter portion; and a connection member in which a connection portion and a locking tool are formed integrally. The connection portion connects a plurality of annular portions formed in a plurality of the outer circumferential grooves respectively by molding. The locking tool is allowed to be locked to a mounting hole of a vehicle body panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Masataka Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20160152197
    Abstract: A wire harness which is wired in an automobile for electrical connection includes one or a plurality of electrical pathways. The electrical pathway includes a plurality of division electrical pathways and one or a plurality of conductive linking members which link the division electrical pathways, and the linking member includes a body part and connecting ends that are located at the two ends of the body part. Further, the linking member is formed as a member whose rigidity is lower than that of the division electrical pathways and is shrinkable and bendable in predetermined directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KUGIMIYA, Yukio NISHIO, Takahiro SAITO, Masashi TSUKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160148721
    Abstract: A sheath member has a cylindrical and flexible main body to accommodate an electric wire and a deformation restricting portion molded on an outer peripheral side of the main body and extending over a predetermined shape maintaining range such that the main body is maintained in a desired routing shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Masataka Yamamoto, Yasusada Oishi
  • Publication number: 20160079684
    Abstract: There are provided a first ground terminal metal fitting to which a plurality of first ground electric wires are connected; and a second ground terminal metal fitting to which a plurality of second ground electric wires are connected. One of the first ground terminal metal fitting and the second ground terminal metal fitting is connected and fixed to a mating terminal connection portion or a ground portion exclusively in accordance with the number of the first electric wires and the number of the second electric wires, or the first ground terminal metal fitting and the second ground terminal metal fitting are combined with each other and then connected and fixed to the mating terminal connection portion or the ground portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinari Naganishi, Masashi Tsukamoto, Atsushi Nakata
  • Patent number: 9011189
    Abstract: A chain terminal is configured that a plurality of terminals are arranged in a chain shape by being connected to a side edge portion of a strip plate-shaped carrier through bridging sections respectively, and the terminals are configured to be cut and separated from the carrier when the bridging sections are cut out along a preset cutting line. Both side edges of each of the bridging sections are formed as slanted edges that are slanted with respect to lines respectively being perpendicular to the cutting line so that the width of each of the bridging sections at a terminal side is large and the width of each of the bridging sections at a carrier side is small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 8690607
    Abstract: For providing a joint connector which is miniaturized and general-purpose by designing an interval between needle shape terminal portions same as an interval between terminals of the general-purpose connector, the joint connector 1 includes a terminal 3 with a ferrite core 10, and a connector housing 2 receiving the terminal 3. The terminal 3 includes a busbar 28 and a plurality of needle shape terminal portions 29 extending from the busbar 28 at intervals along a direction of lengthwise of the busbar 28. The ferrite core 10 includes a first ferrite core 10a arranged at a base end 29a of the needle shape terminal portion 29 and a second ferrite core 10b arranged at an intermediate portion 29b of the needle shape terminal portion 29. The first ferrite core 10a and the second ferrite core 10b are arranged alternately at each of the plurality of needle shape terminal portions 29.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20140045381
    Abstract: For providing a joint connector which is miniaturized and general-purpose by designing an interval between needle shape terminal portions same as an interval between terminals of the general-purpose connector, the joint connector 1 includes a terminal 3 with a ferrite core 10, and a connector housing 2 receiving the terminal 3. The terminal 3 includes a busbar 28 and a plurality of needle shape terminal portions 29 extending from the busbar 28 at intervals along a direction of lengthwise of the busbar 28. The ferrite core 10 includes a first ferrite core 10a arranged at abase end 29a of the needle shape terminal portion 29 and a second ferrite core 10b arranged at an intermediate portion 29b of the needle shape terminal portion 29. The first ferrite core 10a and the second ferrite core 10b are arranged alternately at each of the plurality of needle shape terminal portions 29.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20130183873
    Abstract: A chain terminal is configured that a plurality of terminals are arranged in a chain shape by being connected to a side edge portion of a strip plate-shaped carrier through bridging sections respectively, and the terminals are configured to be cut and separated from the carrier when the bridging sections are cut out along a preset cutting line. Both side edges of each of the bridging sections are formed as slanted edges that are slanted with respect to lines respectively being perpendicular to the cutting line so that the width of each of the bridging sections at a terminal side is large and the width of each of the bridging sections at a carrier side is small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 8226145
    Abstract: The present invention is a board for attachment of electronic parts to be assembled to a lower part of a seat. The board comprising a board body containing a resin. It is preferred that the board body includes vegetable fiber. It is preferred that the board body has a depressed portion formed therein for storing electronic parts. It is preferred that at least the depressed portion of the board body for storing a control board as the electronic parts has electric conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Kasuya, Hidetoshi Nagata, Masashi Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20100027232
    Abstract: The present invention is a board for attachment of electronic parts to be assembled to a lower part of a seat. The board comprising a board body containing a resin. It is preferred that the board body includes vegetable fiber. It is preferred that the board body has a depressed portion formed therein for storing electronic parts. It is preferred that at least the depressed portion of the board body for storing a control board as the electronic parts has electric conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro KASUYA, Hidetoshi NAGATA, Masashi TSUKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 7420125
    Abstract: Provided is a grommet assembly including an elastic grommet main body and hard inner members to be fitted into the collar part of the grommet main body where openings for inserting electric wires are notched in part of the peripheral wall of the inner member. A lid wall is closed on an opening by way of a locking unit. A cover for protecting electric wires is integrally arranged on the inner member. The outer peripheral surface of the collar part is clamped between a door panel and a door trim. The cover is locked to the door trim by way of the locking unit. An elastic pressing member is arranged on the door trim in order to engage the pressing member with the inside of the collar part of the grommet main body thus clamping the collar part between itself and the door trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Koji Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7419205
    Abstract: A connector connecting structure for a detachable seat is provided which includes a floor-side hook provided rotatably on a floor, an arm coupled and fixed to the floor-side hook, and a floor-side connector provided on the arm, wherein a seat-side hook causes the floor-side hook in a collapsed state to rotate in a direction in which the floor-side hook erects together with the arm, so that a seat-side connector and the floor-side connector are connected to each other, when a seat is attached. The seat is caused to rotate such that the arm is erecting so as to bring both the connectors into connection with each other. The floor-side hook is provided with a semi-ring portion and a straight portion and is supported on the floor at an intermediate portion thereof by a shaft portion, and the arm is coupled and fixed to the floor-side hook via the shaft portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7369381
    Abstract: A wiring harness holding device for holding a wiring harness laid between a stationary structure and a movable structure slidably provided to the stationary structure, includes a movable side holding portion that holds one portion of the wiring harness on the movable structure, and a stationary side holding portion that holds another portion of the wiring harness on the stationary structure. The movable side holding portion holds the wiring harness so that the wiring harness derived from the movable side holding portion towards the stationary side holding portion swivels around the movable side holding portion in association with the sliding movement of the movable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Kunihiko Sato, Masahiro Ito
  • Patent number: 7306481
    Abstract: A wiring harness excess length absorbing device includes a supporting portion that rotatably supports a straight part of a wire harness, and a pullout portion through which a pass-through portion of the wire harness is passed. The supporting portion and the pull out portion define a form of the wire harness in which an incompletely annular curved portion of the wire harness is formed, one end of the curved portion continues to the straight portion, the straight portion continues to a stationary side wiring harness portion, the other end of the curved portion continues to the pass-through portion which is continued to a movable side wiring harness portion, and a plane defined by the curved portion is perpendicular to an extending direction of the straight portion. When the movable side wiring harness portion is moved, the straight portion twists in a circumferential direction thereof while a diameter of the curved portion is expanded or contracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20070132265
    Abstract: A connector connecting structure for a detachable seat is provided which includes a floor-side hook provided rotatably on a floor, an arm coupled and fixed to the floor-side hook, and a floor-side connector provided on the arm, wherein a seat-side hook causes the floor-side hook in a collapsed state to rotate in a direction in which the floor-side hook erects together with the arm, so that a seat-side connector and the floor-side connector are connected to each other, when a seat is attached. The seat is caused to rotate such that the arm is erecting so as to bring both the connectors into connection with each other. The floor-side hook is provided with a semi-ring portion and a straight portion and is supported on the floor at an intermediate portion thereof by a shaft portion, and the arm is coupled and fixed to the floor-side hook via the shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20060292923
    Abstract: A wiring harness excess length absorbing device includes a supporting portion that rotatably supports a straight part of a wire harness, and a pullout portion through which a pass-through portion of the wire harness is passed. The supporting portion and the pull out portion define a form of the wire harness in which an incompletely annular curved portion of the wire harness is formed, one end of the curved portion continues to the straight portion, the straight portion continues to a stationary side wiring harness portion, the other end of the curved portion continues to the pass-through portion which is continued to a movable side wiring harness portion, and a plane defined by the curved portion is perpendicular to an extending direction of the straight portion. When the movable side wiring harness portion is moved, the straight portion twists in a circumferential direction thereof while a diameter of the curved portion is expanded or contracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventor: Masashi Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20060278424
    Abstract: A wiring harness holding device for holding a wiring harness laid between a stationary structure and a movable structure slidably provided to the stationary structure, includes a movable side holding portion that holds one portion of the wiring harness on the movable structure, and a stationary side holding portion that holds another portion of the wiring harness on the stationary structure. The movable side holding portion holds the wiring harness so that the wiring harness derived from the movable side holding portion towards the stationary side holding portion swivels around the movable side holding portion in association with the sliding movement of the movable structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Kunihiko Sato, Masahiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20060160385
    Abstract: Provided is a grommet assembly including an elastic grommet main body and hard inner members to be fitted into the collar part of the grommet main body where openings for inserting electric wires are notched in part of the peripheral wall of the inner member. A lid wall is closed on an opening by way of a locking unit. A cover for protecting electric wires is integrally arranged on the inner member. The outer peripheral surface of the collar part is clamped between a door panel and a door trim. The cover is locked to the door trim by way of the locking unit. An elastic pressing member is arranged on the door trim in order to engage the pressing member with the inside of the collar part of the grommet main body thus clamping the collar part between itself and the door trim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Koji Ikeda
  • Patent number: D710806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Tsukamoto