Patents by Inventor Masaya Okamoto
Masaya Okamoto 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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Publication number: 20240006800Abstract: A connector fitting structure includes: a first connector including: a first housing that accommodates a first connection terminal; and a guide groove provided in the first housing; a second connector including: a second housing that accommodates a second connection terminal; a guide protrusion portion inserted into the guide groove; and a connector cover pivotable between a closed position that covers an opening to an accommodation space for the second connection terminal and an open position that does not cover the opening. The first connector and the second connector are fitted and electrically connected to each other. The guide protrusion portion is provided on the connector cover, accommodated in the second housing when the connector cover is in the closed position, and exposed outside the second housing and extended along a fitting direction of the first connector and the second connector when the connector cover is in the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Takenori Ohmura, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Seiji Kozono, Masaya Okamoto
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Patent number: 11721926Abstract: A connector includes a housing configured to accommodate a connection terminal, a shutter that is rotatably provided in the housing and is configured to open and close a front opening of the housing, a rotation lever that is rotatably supported to the housing about a rotation axis, and an interlocking rotation mechanism provided between the rotation lever and the shutter and configured to rotate the shutter in accordance with rotation of the rotation lever. A pressing force of the mating connector, whose fitting tip end portion is moved to a position facing the front opening, acts on a lever front end portion of the rotation lever so as to rotate the rotation lever, and thus the shutter is rotated by the interlocking rotation mechanism so as to open the front opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Seiji Kozono, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto
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Patent number: 11715903Abstract: A connector includes a housing configured to accommodate a connection terminal, a shutter that is rotatably provided in the housing and is configured to open and close a front opening of the housing, a rotation arm that is rotatably supported to the housing about a rotation axis and has an arm portion and a connection engagement portion, and a connection member that is provided so as to be rotatable together with the shutter and includes a first lever portion that is pressed and rotated by a tip end of the connection engagement portion. A pressing force of the mating connector acts on the arm portion so as to rotate the rotation arm, and thus the shutter is rotated together with the connection member rotated by the connection engagement portion so as to open the front opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Seiji Kozono, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20230009521Abstract: There is provided a connector including: a first connector; and a second connector. The second connector includes: a cover having a cover portion that covers a front surface opening of a first housing, a rotation shaft that rotatably supports the cover portion between a position where the cover portion covers the front surface opening and a position where the cover portion does not cover the front surface opening, and an abutted portion with which a protruding portion of the first housing abuts; and a slide mechanism that slides the rotation shaft toward the first connector in response to pressing the first housing to a second housing. After the rotation shaft is slid toward the first connector with the slide mechanism, the protruding portion presses the abutted portion such that the cover portion is rotated to the position where the cover portion does not cover the front surface opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Seiji KOZONO, Yoshitaka TSUSHIMA, Masaya OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20230010734Abstract: There is a connector including: a first connector; and a second connector that has a cover configured to cover a front surface opening of a housing and a biasing member that biases the cover to a position where a cover portion covers the front surface opening. An opening edge of the front surface opening includes an inclined plane that intersects with a connector fitting direction and that is parallel to a rotation axis of the cover, the inclined plane intersecting at an obtuse angle with a straight line that extends from an opening edge end portion of the front surface opening and that orthogonal to the rotation axis. The connector is designed to rotate the cover to a position where the cover portion does not cover the front surface opening in response to a protruding portion of the first connector pressing a pressed portion of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Seiji KOZONO, Yoshitaka TSUSHIMA, Masaya OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20230006395Abstract: There is provided a connector fining structure including: a first connector; and a second connector. The first connector includes a guide groove provided in a first housing. The guide groove includes: a first groove portion extending along a connector fitting direction; a second groove portion formed to gradually increase in width from a side of the first groove portion toward a side of the second connector; and a connection portion that connects the first groove portion and the second groove portion. The second connector includes a projection portion provided on a second housing and inserted into the guide groove. The projection portion has a recessed portion formed on a front end side of the projection portion and on at least one side surface of the projection portion that faces groove side surfaces of the guide groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Seiji KOZONO, Yoshitaka TSUSHIMA, Masaya OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220320782Abstract: A connector includes a housing configured to accommodate a connection terminal, a shutter that is rotatably provided in the housing and is configured to open and close a front opening of the housing, a rotation arm that is rotatably supported to the housing about a rotation axis and has an arm portion and a connection engagement portion, and a connection member that is provided so as to be rotatable together with the shutter and includes a first lever portion that is pressed and rotated by a tip end of the connection engagement portion. A pressing force of the mating connector acts on the arm portion so as to rotate the rotation arm, and thus the shutter is rotated together with the connection member rotated by the connection engagement portion so as to open the front opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Seiji Kozono, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20220320781Abstract: A connector includes a housing configured to accommodate a connection terminal, a shutter that is rotatably provided in the housing and is configured to open and close a front opening of the housing, a rotation lever that is rotatably supported to the housing about a rotation axis, and an interlocking rotation mechanism provided between the rotation lever and the shutter and configured to rotate the shutter in accordance with rotation of the rotation lever. A pressing force of the mating connector, whose fitting tip end portion is moved to a position facing the front opening, acts on a lever front end portion of the rotation lever so as to rotate the rotation lever, and thus the shutter is rotated by the interlocking rotation mechanism so as to open the front opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Seiji Kozono, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20220302642Abstract: There is provided a connector configured by a first connector and a second connector which are fitted and electrically connected to each other. The first connector includes: a first housing; and a projecting portion that projects backward from an end portion of the first housing and extends in a fitting direction. The second connector includes: a terminal; a cap that covers a front surface of the terminal; and a second housing including a guide groove that guides the projecting portion and supporting a rotating shaft. The guide groove extends along the fining direction front an opening portion on a side of the first connector with respect to the rotating shaft toward an opposite side to the first connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Seiji Kozono, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto
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Patent number: 11437756Abstract: A connector includes: a first connector including a first main terminal; a second connector including a second main terminal and a boss having a protruding shape; and a fitting detection circuit configured to detect fitting of the first connector and the second connector. The first connector further includes a rotatable lever used for a fitting operation to the second connector and a fitting disengagement operation from the second connector. The lever includes a lock configured to lock, when the lock contacts the boss in the fitting disengagement operation, a rotation of the lever in a state where the fitting is not detected by the fitting detection circuit and also in a state where the first main terminal and the second main terminal are connected.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshifumi Shinmi, Kengo Machida, Masaya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20220278478Abstract: There is provided a connector configured by a first connector and a second connector which are fitted and electrically connected to each other. The first connector includes a projecting portion extending toward the second connector. The second connector includes: a terminal; and a cap configured to cover a front surface of the terminal and having a folding mechanism. A cover portion of the cap includes: a first cover portion provided with a rotating shaft; a second cover portion adjacent to the first cover portion and provided with a rail pin; and a connection portion that rotatably connects the first cover portion and the second cover portion to each other. The rail pin is configured to move along a rail in response to the contact portion being pressed and/or released by the projecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Seiji Kozono, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20220278474Abstract: There is provided a connector including: a housing that houses a connection terminal; an outer case that houses and holds the housing; a movable case that includes first cam grooves formed penetratingly in side walls of the movable case, and that is movably disposed inside the outer case in a connector fitting direction; a shutter including a shutter front wall that covers a front opening of the housing, and shutter bosses projecting to outer surfaces of shutter side walls and engaging with the first cam grooves; and a spring that elastically urges the movable case toward a side of the mating connector. The first cam grooves engage with the shutter bosses, such that the shutter is rotated in an opening and closing direction around the shutter bosses in conjunction with the movable case moving.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Seiji Kozono, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto, Tomoki Matsukawa
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Publication number: 20210273376Abstract: A connector includes: a first connector including a first main terminal; a second connector including a second main terminal and a boss having a protruding shape; and a fitting detection circuit configured to detect fitting of the first connector and the second connector. The first connector further includes a rotatable lever used for a fitting operation to the second connector and a fitting disengagement operation from the second connector. The lever includes a lock configured to lock, when the lock contacts the boss in the fitting disengagement operation, a rotation of the lever in a state where the fitting is not detected by the fitting detection circuit and also in a state where the first main terminal and the second main terminal are connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Yoshifumi Shinmi, Kengo Machida, Masaya Okamoto
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Patent number: 11028848Abstract: A scroll compressor includes: a compression mechanism unit 3 that includes a fixed scroll 31 and an orbiting scroll 32; a crank shaft 6 that causes the orbiting scroll 32 to orbit about the fixed scroll 31; a slider 71 that is provided between the orbiting scroll 32 and the crank shaft 6 and that includes tubular portions 711 and 712 and a flange portion 713 projecting from the outer circumferential surface between one end and the other end of the tubular portions 711 and 712; and a balance weight 72 that is fitted to the slider 71 and that includes a ring-like portion 721 having a portion of the inner surface facing the flange portion 713, a weight portion 722 having an inner surface facing the tubular portion 711 or 712 closer to the one end side U than the flange portion 713, and a projection 723 projecting from the inner circumferential surface of the ring-like portion 721 and having an inner surface facing the tubular portion 711 or 712 closer to the other end side L than the flange portion 713.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaya Okamoto, Tomokazu Matsui, Syuhei Koyama, Yuji Takamura
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Patent number: 10700463Abstract: A connector includes a terminal configured to be connected to a mating terminal, and having an electric wire led out in a direction orthogonal to a connection direction in which the terminal is connected to the mating terminal, a housing having a cavity part configured to accommodate the terminal, and a rear holder having a terminal holding part configured to hold the terminal. The terminal is accommodated in the cavity part when the rear holder is assembled to the housing. The rear holder includes a locking mechanism that locks the terminal or the electric wire and that maintains a state of the terminal being held in the terminal holding part.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Kouji Yanagibashi, Naoto Ikeya, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20190305462Abstract: A connector includes a terminal configured to be connected to a mating terminal, and having an electric wire led out in a direction orthogonal to a connection direction in which the terminal is connected to the mating terminal, a housing having a cavity part configured to accommodate the terminal, and a rear holder having a terminal holding part configured to hold the terminal. The terminal is accommodated in the cavity part when the rear holder is assembled to the housing. The rear holder includes a locking mechanism that locks the terminal or the electric wire and that maintains a state of the terminal being held in the terminal holding part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Kouji Yanagibashi, Naoto Ikeya, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20190264687Abstract: A scroll compressor includes: a compression mechanism unit 3 that includes a fixed scroll 31 and an orbiting scroll 32; a crank shaft 6 that causes the orbiting scroll 32 to orbit about the fixed scroll 31; a slider 71 that is provided between the orbiting scroll 32 and the crank shaft 6 and that includes tubular portions 711 and 712 and a flange portion 713 projecting from the outer circumferential surface between one end and the other end of the tubular portions 711 and 712; and a balance weight 72 that is fitted to the slider 71 and that includes a ring-like portion 721 having a portion of the inner surface facing the flange portion 713, a weight portion 722 having an inner surface facing the tubular portion 711 or 712 closer to the one end side U than the flange portion 713, and a projection 723 projecting from the inner circumferential surface of the ring-like portion 721 and having an inner surface facing the tubular portion 711 or 712 closer to the other end side L than the flange portion 713.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2016Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Masaya OKAMOTO, Tomokazu MATSUI, Syuhei KOYAMA, Yuji TAKAMURA
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Patent number: 9960515Abstract: A connector includes a housing that has a plurality of terminal receiving chambers into which a terminal is inserted, each terminal receiving chamber being provided with a housing flexible piece for retaining and locking the terminal, and a rear holder that is mounted at the housing, abuts on the housing flexible piece and restrains locking release of the housing flexible piece. In the connector, the rear holder has a holder locking protrusion for retaining and locking the terminal in each terminal receiving chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Uenosono, Takashi Tsukamoto, Masaya Okamoto, Naoto Sugie, Koutatsu Shibayama
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Publication number: 20180019532Abstract: A connector includes a housing that has a plurality of terminal receiving chambers into which a terminal is inserted, each terminal receiving chamber being provided with a housing flexible piece for retaining and locking the terminal, and a rear holder that is mounted at the housing, abuts on the housing flexible piece and restrains locking release of the housing flexible piece. In the connector, the rear holder has a holder locking protrusion for retaining and locking the terminal in each terminal receiving chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Daisuke UENOSONO, Takashi TSUKAMOTO, Masaya OKAMOTO, Naoto SUGIE, Koutatsu SHIBAYAMA
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Patent number: 9828994Abstract: A scroll compressor to compress fluid in a compression chamber formed by combining a scroll wrap of a fixed scroll and a scroll wrap of an orbiting scroll, the scroll wrap of the fixed scroll and the scroll wrap of the orbiting scroll each having a scroll inner end part having a bulb shape defined by an outer surface involute curve, an inner surface involute curve, and a plurality of arcs connecting an end of the outer surface involute curve and an end of the inner surface involute curve, at least one of the scroll inner end parts being formed in an n-tier stair-like shape in which n (n?3) number of bulb shapes are stacked on top of one another in an upright direction of the scroll wrap, the scroll compressor being configured to satisfy ?os (0)>?os (1)>?os (2)> . . . >?os (n?1) where involute roll angles of the outer surface involute curve in tiers of the stair-like shape of the scroll inner end part are ?os (0), ?os (1), ?os (2), . . .Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masayuki Kakuda, Kohei Tatsuwaki, Masaya Okamoto, Koichi Fukuhara, Fumihiko Ishizono, Masaaki Sugawa