Patents by Inventor Michio Ota

Michio Ota 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: 11011800
    Abstract: A conductive module includes a first conductive member electrically connected to at least one electrode terminal of a battery module, a second conductive member electrically connected to the first conductive member and an electrical connection target, and an accommodation member accommodating the first and second conductive members. The accommodation member includes an accommodation body having a first accommodation chamber that accommodates the first conductive member and a second accommodation chamber that accommodates the second conductive member, a lid body closing an opening of the second accommodation chamber such that the second conductive member does not come out of the second accommodation chamber, and a hinge body rotating the lid body, a first holding mechanism holding a side of the lid body opposite to the hinge body at the closing position, and a second holding mechanism holding the hinge body side of the lid body at the closing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takao Shoji, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota, Hideki Inoue, Takenori Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10879680
    Abstract: A cable extra length absorbing structure includes a pair of cable clamps. The pair of cable clamps are disposed at a predetermined interval on one side portion of one structural member or one side portions arranged on the same side in two structural members. The pair of cable clamps respectively include cable holding portions arranged on a path in which a cable is configured to be wired. Tach of the cable holding portions includes a holding space. The cable holding portions are disposed in an axis shift state in which a center axis of one holding portion is shifted with respect to a center axis of the other holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michio Ota, Shinichi Yanagihara, Yuki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10826044
    Abstract: The housing member includes a housing body that houses first and second conductive members, a lid body that closes an opening of a second housing chamber of the second conductive member in the housing body, a hinge body as a living hinge therebetween, and a holding mechanism that holds the lid body in the housing body at a closing position, the holding mechanism includes a first engagement holder having an inserted portion, and a second engagement holder having a claw portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota, Hideki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180358796
    Abstract: A cable extra length absorbing structure includes a pair of cable clamps. The pair of cable clamps are disposed at a predetermined interval on one side portion of one structural member or one side portions arranged on the same side in two structural members. The pair of cable clamps respectively include cable holding portions arranged on a path in which a cable is configured to be wired. Tach of the cable holding portions includes a holding space. The cable holding portions are disposed in an axis shift state in which a center axis of one holding portion is shifted with respect to a center axis of the other holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Michio Ota, Shinichi Yanagihara, Yuki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20180337386
    Abstract: The housing member includes a housing body that houses first and second conductive members, a lid body that closes an opening of a second housing chamber of the second conductive member in the housing body, a hinge body as a living hinge therebetween, and a holding mechanism that holds the lid body in the housing body at a closing position, the holding mechanism includes a first engagement holder having an inserted portion, and a second engagement holder having a claw portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota, Hideki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180337387
    Abstract: A conductive module includes a first conductive member electrically connected to at least one electrode terminal of a battery module, a second conductive member electrically connected to the first conductive member and an electrical connection target, and an accommodation member accommodating the first and second conductive members. The accommodation member includes an accommodation body having a first accommodation chamber that accommodates the first conductive member and a second accommodation chamber that accommodates the second conductive member, a lid body closing an opening of the second accommodation chamber such that the second conductive member does not come out of the second accommodation chamber, and a hinge body rotating the lid body, a first holding mechanism holding a side of the lid body opposite to the hinge body at the closing position, and a second holding mechanism holding the hinge body side of the lid body at the closing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Takao Shoji, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota, Hideki Inoue, Takenori Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10050242
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a battery cell assembly being an assembly of battery cells each having electrodes, a battery connecting block including a case body including terminal fixing portions connected to each other via flexural deformation portions and a cover fixed to the case body and configured to cover the terminal fixing portions, and lock portions provided to the cover and the case body with intervals in a longitudinal direction. A lock portion other than lock portions located at two end positions in the longitudinal direction is configured to be capable of locking the cover with the case body with a changeable relative lock position of the cover and the case body in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
  • Patent number: 9997748
    Abstract: A power supply device (1) includes a battery cell assembly (2) being an assembly of battery cells (3) each having electrodes (4) and a battery connecting block (10) including a case body (11) including an adjacent first and second divided fixing portions (12, 13) connected to each other via a flexural deformation portion (14). The flexural deformation portion (14) includes a first rising linear portion (40) having one end fixed to the first divided fixing portion, a second rising linear portion (40) having one end fixed to the second divided fixing portion, first and second curve portions (41) bent at the other ends of the first and second rising linear portions (40) in a direction to come close to each other, and a linear portion (42) connecting the first and second curve portions to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
  • Patent number: 9954310
    Abstract: A fuse cover lock 26 has a return portion that is inserted through a through hole, which is an engagement portion 42, so as to be brought into engagement with a step portion 44. In the return portion that is in engagement with the step portion 44, an end portion on a side facing a fuse cover 4 in an assembling direction of a fuse holder 2 to the fuse cover 4 is positioned near a circumferential edge of an opening of the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
  • Patent number: 9672961
    Abstract: A synthetic resin plate (1) includes a plurality of accommodating parts (2) which accommodate at least one of bus bars, terminals, and electric wires which are connected to the terminals, hinges (7) which make first accommodating parts and second accommodating parts of the accommodating parts (2) connected and relatively movable, and projecting parts which are provided on the top surfaces of peripheral wall parts of the first accommodating parts, and which abut against parts of the second accommodating parts to restrict the movable ranges in the movable directions of the second accommodating parts relative to the first accommodating pans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota, Akihiro Kosaki, Isao Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9627675
    Abstract: A power-supply unit and a bus bar module which can reduce die cost of an insulating cover are provided. Each of the two insulating covers is provided so as to cover both a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion. For this reason, the two insulating covers arranged on a plate and aligned in an overlapping direction of a battery can be formed in the same shape and same size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota
  • Patent number: 9601743
    Abstract: Provided are: a first-group accommodation part (21) and a second-group accommodation part (22) in each of which accommodation parts (2) each of which accommodates at least one of a bus bar (3), a terminal (4), and an electric wire (5) connected to the terminal (4) are arranged; a linkage part (8) linking the first-group accommodation part (21) and the second-group accommodation part (22) to each other; and an electric wire routing part (9) provided in the linkage part (8) and accommodating the electric wires (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinsuke Azuma, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota, Akihiro Kosaki, Isao Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9508964
    Abstract: A voltage detecting terminal includes a flat plate-shaped electric contact portion having an insertion hole into which an electrode column of a battery is inserted, and a bent portion formed such that a tip is bent upward with respect to the electric contact portion. The bent portion is provided with a holding portion, and both ends of the holding portion in a plate width direction are expanded in the plate width direction, respectively. The voltage detecting terminal has a lower end surface of the holding portion in a thickness direction abutting against supporting surfaces of the plate and is held by a first housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
  • Patent number: 9312613
    Abstract: A terminal fixation structure includes a terminal fixing portion including a terminal housing chamber, a terminal including a positioning recessed portion and housed in the terminal housing chamber, and a positioning rib provided in a center of the terminal fixing portion to protrude into the terminal housing chamber and fitted into the positioning recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
  • Patent number: 9153849
    Abstract: A drawing section 35 for electric wires 17 is formed such that a bottom plate 37 and a side wall 39 of a wiring path 21 are extended to be projected from an insulating plate 23. A tongue piece 43 around which a tape is wound together with the wires 17, is formed on the drawing section 35. The tongue piece 43 is bent in a direction opposite to a rising direction of the side wall 39 of the drawing section 35 so that a projection dimension of the tongue piece 43 is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota, Shuichi Nagata, Takao Syoji
  • Publication number: 20150221923
    Abstract: Provided are: a first-group accommodation part (21) and a second-group accommodation part (22) in each of which accommodation parts (2) each of which accommodates at least one of a bus bar (3), a terminal (4), and an electric wire (5) connected to the terminal (4) are arranged; a linkage part (8) linking the first-group accommodation part (21) and the second-group accommodation part (22) to each other; and an electric wire routing part (9) provided in the linkage part (8) and accommodating the electric wires (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinsuke Azuma, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota, Akihiro Kosaki, Isao Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150155655
    Abstract: A fuse cover lock 26 has a return portion that is inserted through a through hole, which is an engagement portion 42, so as to be brought into engagement with a step portion 44. In the return portion that is in engagement with the step portion 44, an end portion on a side facing a fuse cover 4 in an assembling direction of a fuse holder 2 to the fuse cover 4 is positioned near a circumferential edge of an opening of the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
  • Publication number: 20150086819
    Abstract: A voltage detecting terminal includes a flat plate-shaped electric contact portion having an insertion hole into which an electrode column of a battery is inserted, and a bent portion formed such that a tip is bent upward with respect to the electric contact portion. The bent portion is provided with a holding portion, and both ends of the holding portion in a plate width direction are expanded in the plate width direction, respectively. The voltage detecting terminal has a lower end surface of the holding portion in a thickness direction abutting against supporting surfaces of the plate and is held by a first housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki OGASAWARA, Shinichi YANAGIHARA, Michio OTA
  • Publication number: 20150056483
    Abstract: A power supply device (1) includes a battery cell assembly (2) being an assembly of battery cells (3) each having electrodes (4), a battery connecting block (10) placed on a side of the battery cell assembly (2) where the electrodes (4) are located and including a case body (11) including terminal fixing portions (12, 13) and a thermistor inserting portion (20), terminals (32, 30) fixed to the corresponding terminal fixing portions (12, 13), and a thermistor (31) disposed in the thermistor inserting portion (20) and configured to detect a temperature of the battery cells (3), and a thermistor wire (W2) drawn from the thermistor (31) to extend along the thermistor inserting portion (20) and fixed to the case body (11) by a binding band (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota
  • Publication number: 20150017516
    Abstract: A power-supply unit and a bus bar module which can reduce die cost of an insulating cover are provided. Each of the two insulating covers is provided so as to cover both a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion. For this reason, the two insulating covers arranged on a plate and aligned in an overlapping direction of a battery can be formed in the same shape and same size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Michio Ota