Patents by Inventor Minoru Tsujihara

Minoru Tsujihara 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: 5641299
    Abstract: For providing a connector device in which the combinational precision of a guide mechanism and a lock mechanism can be easily increased and it can be easily confirmed whether or not the engagement of the connector device and lock is effectively performed, a guide pin is provided to a male connector and a guide bore is provided to a female connector and they guide an engaging operation between the male connector and the female connector. The guide bore is provided therein with a retractable lock piece with a permanent magnet. An electromagnet provided at the lower portion of the lock piece is polar exchanged in response to a signal input from outside so that the lock piece is engaged with the guide pin or is disengaged from the guide pin to perform a lock/unlock operation. The position of the lock piece is detected to recognize the engaging or locking state of the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisao Meguro, Tetsuro Hirono, Minoru Tsujihara, Hiroshi Kawai