Patents by Inventor Michitake Masuda

Michitake Masuda 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: 20240136087
    Abstract: A water-proof structure for electric wire includes an electric wire, a primary molded body, and a secondary molded body. The electric wire includes a core wire exposed part in which a core wire is exposed by peeling off an insulation sheath. The primary molded body is molded with resin and includes a groove portion for receiving therein an end portion of the electric wire including the core wire exposed part. The secondary molded body is molded with resin and covers the primary molded body in a state where the end portion of the electric wire is received in the groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi TOHYAMA, Michitake Masuda, Hideyuki Wada
  • Patent number: 10985494
    Abstract: A connector includes: a connector housing including a connector fitting chamber to which a mating connector is fitted, in which a terminal is arranged in a projecting state in the connector fitting chamber; a rear case that is assembled to the connector housing through intermediation of a packing; a water drainage passage provided in the connector housing, which allows water that has entered a front side of the connector housing to flow into an inside of the rear case; a drainage port provided in the rear case; a terminal accommodating portion that holds the terminal in the projecting state in the connector fitting chamber and has an opening portion on a back side of the rear case; and an O-ring interposed between an inner peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating portion on a side of the rear case and an outer peripheral surface of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu Iwami, Hiroka Nahara, Michitake Masuda
  • Publication number: 20200153157
    Abstract: A connector includes: a connector housing including a connector fitting chamber to which a mating connector is fitted, in which a terminal is arranged in a projecting state in the connector fitting chamber; a rear case that is assembled to the connector housing through intermediation of a packing; a water drainage passage provided in the connector housing, which allows water that has entered a front side of the connector housing to flow into an inside of the rear case; a drainage port provided in the rear case; a terminal accommodating portion that holds the terminal in the projecting state in the connector fitting chamber and has an opening portion on a back side of the rear case; and an O-ring interposed between an inner peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating portion on a side of the rear case and an outer peripheral surface of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu IWAMI, Hiroka NAHARA, Michitake MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20190334293
    Abstract: A charging connector includes a connector housing formed with a terminal accommodation chamber, a terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodation chamber and having a cable connected thereto, a waterproof member protecting a connection part of the terminal and the cable to form a waterproof region, and a thermistor directly contacting the terminal at an outside position of the waterproof region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Iwami, Michitake Masuda
  • Patent number: 10243298
    Abstract: A connector includes first terminals configured to be connected to first electric cables, a housing having terminal housing cylinder portions configured to contain the first terminals in parallel, terminal housing portions provided between the terminal housing cylinder portions, second terminals configured to be connected to second electric cables and to be contained in the terminal housing portions, and fasteners configured to fasten and fix terminal metal fittings connected to end portions of the first electric cables to the first terminals protruding from rear ends of the pair of terminal housing cylinder portions. By the fasteners, the terminal metal fittings are fixed to side faces of the first terminals from directions intersecting with axis directions of the first terminals, the side faces being opposite to faces of the first terminals which face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji Kawai, Tomokazu Iwami, Michitake Masuda
  • Patent number: 10106109
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing configured to be supported by an attachment object and a terminal configured to be supported by the housing, and the terminal is configured to be electrically connected to a counterpart terminal of a counterpart connector when the counterpart connector is fitted to the connector. The housing includes a body portion having an inner cylinder portion to which the terminal is assembled and to which a counterpart housing of the counterpart connector can be fitted and an attachment portion having an outer cylinder portion which is configured to be fixed to the attachment object and to which the inner cylinder portion is fitted. The body portion is assembled to the attachment portion in a state that the inner cylinder portion fitted to the outer cylinder portion penetrates the outer cylinder portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji Kawai, Tomokazu Iwami, Michitake Masuda
  • Patent number: 10063008
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal configured to be connected to an electric cable, a housing configured to contain the terminal, a terminal holder configured to be attached to the housing, and has a housing space portion configured to contain a connection part between the terminal and an end portion of the electric cable, a sensor housing portion provided in the terminal holder adjacently to the housing space portion, and a temperature sensor configured to be contain and held in the sensor housing portion. The temperature sensor has an end face which is located on a front side in a mounting direction of the terminal holder into the housing. The end face of the temperature sensor is exposed from the sensor housing portion and is brought into directly abutment against the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji Kawai, Tomokazu Iwami, Michitake Masuda
  • Publication number: 20180043848
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing configured to be supported by an attachment object and a terminal configured to be supported by the housing, and the terminal is configured to be electrically connected to a counterpart terminal of a counterpart connector when the counterpart connector is fitted to the connector. The housing includes a body portion having an inner cylinder portion to which the terminal is assembled and to which a counterpart housing of the counterpart connector can be fitted and an attachment portion having an outer cylinder portion which is configured to be fixed to the attachment object and to which the inner cylinder portion is fitted. The body portion is assembled to the attachment portion in a state that the inner cylinder portion fitted to the outer cylinder portion penetrates the outer cylinder portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji KAWAI, Tomokazu IWAMI, Michitake MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20180048091
    Abstract: A connector includes first terminals configured to be connected to first electric cables, a housing having terminal housing cylinder portions configured to contain the first terminals in parallel, terminal housing portions provided between the terminal housing cylinder portions, second terminals configured to be connected to second electric cables and to be contained in the terminal housing portions, and fasteners configured to fasten and fix terminal metal fittings connected to end portions of the first electric cables to the first terminals protruding from rear ends of the pair of terminal housing cylinder portions. By the fasteners, the terminal metal fittings are fixed to side faces of the first terminals from directions intersecting with axis directions of the first terminals, the side faces being opposite to faces of the first terminals which face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji KAWAI, Tomokazu IWAMI, Michitake MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20180048090
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal configured to be connected to an electric cable, a housing configured to contain the terminal, a terminal holder configured to be attached to the housing, and has a housing space portion configured to contain a connection part between the terminal and an end portion of the electric cable, a sensor housing portion provided in the terminal holder adjacently to the housing space portion, and a temperature sensor configured to be contain and held in the sensor housing portion. The temperature sensor has an end face which is located on a front side in a mounting direction of the terminal holder into the housing. The end face of the temperature sensor is exposed from the sensor housing portion and is brought into directly abutment against the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji KAWAI, Tomokazu IWAMI, Michitake MASUDA
  • Patent number: 9231329
    Abstract: Configuration of a hinge for avoiding likely collection of water provides a connector to prevent difficulty of opening or closing a cover by freezing of the hinge. A connector mounted in an electric vehicle and connected with a connector of a charging cable is provided with a housing, a cover rotatively pivoted about the housing so as to open or close the cover, and a shaft. The cover is provided with a pair of cover side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing the shaft therethrough, and the housing is provided with a pair of housing side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing a shaft therethrough, and positioning the pair of cover side mounting plates therebetween. The pair of cover side mounting plates is provided with a boss cylindrically upstanding from each of faces opposite to the pair of housing side mounting plates, and passing the shaft therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kojima, Takashi Tsukamoto, Michitake Masuda
  • Publication number: 20140094045
    Abstract: Configuration of a hinge for avoiding likely collection of water provides a connector to prevent difficulty of opening or closing a cover by freezing of the hinge. A connector mounted in an electric vehicle and connected with a connector of a charging cable is provided with a housing, a cover rotatively pivoted about the housing so as to open or close the cover, and a shaft. The cover is provided with a pair of cover side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing the shaft therethrough, and the housing is provided with a pair of housing side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing a shaft therethrough, and positioning the pair of cover side mounting plates therebetween. The pair of cover side mounting plates is provided with a boss cylindrically upstanding from each of faces opposite to the pair of housing side mounting plates, and passing the shaft therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kojima, Takashi Tsukamoto, Michitake Masuda