Patents by Inventor Mitsugu Furutani
Mitsugu Furutani 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: 20230378671Abstract: A press-fit terminal is provided with a press-fit portion including two contact pieces facing each other across an eye hole. Each of the two contact pieces includes a parallel portion in parallel to that of the other contact piece, a front spring portion and a rear spring portion. A thickness of the press-fit portion is 0.75 mm or more and 0.85 mm or less. When G1 [mm3] and G2 [mm3] denote front spring strength and rear spring strength for the press-fit portion, G1+G2 is 0.030 or more and 0.080 or less. Further, when ? denotes a gradient of the front spring portion with respect to an inserting direction of the press-fit portion, G1 tan ? is 0.0024 or more and 0.0070 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Takuya YAMANAKA, Tetsuya ITO, Mitsugu FURUTANI, Tetsuya SHINOZAKI, Takashi TONOSAKI, Hiroyuki TANAKA
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Patent number: 11705651Abstract: A press-fit terminal inserted into through hole of a circuit board along insertion direction includes a base portion extending in insertion direction, distal end portion, and two deformable portions. The distal end portion is on a front side to base portion in insertion direction and includes distal end portion side corner portions. The two deformable portions connect base portion and distal end portion and are contacted with an inner wall of through hole and elastically deformed. The two deformable portions include deformable portion side corner portions and deformable portion side corner portions include outer deformable portion side corner portions on outer side in direction crossing insertion direction. The two deformable portions include easy deformable portions, in portions having outer deformable portion side corner portions with curved surfaces whose radius of curvature RL is greater than a radius of curvature RS of curved surfaces of distal end portion side corner portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Yamanaka, Tetsuya Ito, Shinji Iihoshi, Kentaro Hirai, Takashi Tonosaki, Mitsugu Furutani, Shigeki Shimada
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Publication number: 20220115795Abstract: A press-fit terminal inserted into through hole of a circuit board along insertion direction includes a base portion extending in insertion direction, distal end portion, and two deformable portions. The distal end portion is on a front side to base portion in insertion direction and includes distal end portion side corner portions. The two deformable portions connect base portion and distal end portion and are contacted with an inner wall of through hole and elastically deformed. The two deformable portions include deformable portion side corner portions and deformable portion side corner portions include outer deformable portion side corner portions on outer side in direction crossing insertion direction. The two deformable portions include easy deformable portions, in portions having outer deformable portion side corner portions with curved surfaces whose radius of curvature RL is greater than a radius of curvature RS of curved surfaces of distal end portion side corner portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya YAMANAKA, Tetsuya ITO, Shinji IIHOSHI, Kentaro HIRAI, Takashi TONOSAKI, Mitsugu FURUTANI, Shigeki SHIMADA
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Patent number: 9774116Abstract: A board connector includes a plate-like fixing member (30) to be mounted in a housing (10) and including a board fixing portion (31) to be fixed to a circuit board (100) by solder. At least the board fixing portion (31) of the fixing member includes a plurality of plate pieces (38A, 38B) arranged to face each other in a plate thickness direction. Plating layers (46) are formed on plate surfaces of the plate pieces (38A, 38B) and plating drip layers (43) continuous with the plating layers (46) are formed on end surfaces of the plate pieces (38A, 38B) intersecting with the plate surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRINF SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Liping Kang, Kenji Okamura, Mitsugu Furutani
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Publication number: 20170162961Abstract: A board connector includes a plate-like fixing member (30) to be mounted in a housing (10) and including a board fixing portion (31) to be fixed to a circuit board (100) by solder. At least the board fixing portion (31) of the fixing member includes a plurality of plate pieces (38A, 38B) arranged to face each other in a plate thickness direction. Plating layers (46) are formed on plate surfaces of the plate pieces (38A, 38B) and plating drip layers (43) continuous with the plating layers (46) are formed on end surfaces of the plate pieces (38A, 38B) intersecting with the plate surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Liping Kang, Kenji Okamura, Mitsugu Furutani
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Patent number: 8653372Abstract: A wire harness is constructed by bundling a plurality of electric wires in which conductors are surrounded with insulating coatings respectively. The electric wires are constructed of aluminum electric wires in which the conductors consist of aluminum or aluminum alloy and copper electric wires in which the conductors consist of copper or copper alloy. A plurality of the aluminum electric wires is disposed so as to surround the copper electric wires having a lower shape retention property than the aluminum electric wires. The bundles electric wires include bent portions formed by bending or curving the bundled electric wires respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhide Muneyasu, Minoru Yasuda, Tomonari Itou, Mitsugu Furutani
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Publication number: 20110120747Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to improve work efficiency. A wire harness (W, W1) is constructed by bundling a plurality of electric wires (16, 17, 116, and 117). At least one electric wire of a plurality of the electric wires (16, 17, 116, and 117) is an aluminum electric wire using aluminum or an aluminum alloy as a conductor thereof. A plurality of the aluminum electric wires (16, 17, 116, and 117) is so disposed as to surround other electric wires having lower shape retention properties than the aluminum electric wires (16, 17, 116, and 117).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Kazuhide Muneyasu, Minoru Yasuda, Tomonari Itou, Mitsugu Furutani
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Patent number: 7938695Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) has a rectangular tube (11) for receiving a mating male tab (90). A resilient contact (18) is formed in the rectangular tube (11) and can resiliently contact the male tab (90). An excessive deformation preventing portion (41) is formed in the rectangular tube (11) for preventing deformation of the resilient contact (18) beyond a resiliency limit by contacting the resilient contact (18) being resiliently deformed. The terminal fitting (10) also has an extending portion (33) projecting out from an end edge of the rectangular tube portion (11) in a developed state before being bent and arranged at an outer side of the resilient contact (18) after being bent. The excessive deformation preventing portion (41) is formed by bending a part of the extending portion (33) into the interior of the rectangular tube (11).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsugu Furutani, Tomonari Itou
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Publication number: 20100173539Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) has a rectangular tube (11) for receiving a mating male tab (90). A resilient contact (18) is formed in the rectangular tube (11) and can resiliently contact the male tab (90). An excessive deformation preventing portion (41) is formed in the rectangular tube (11) for preventing deformation of the resilient contact (18) beyond a resiliency limit by contacting the resilient contact (18) being resiliently deformed. The terminal fitting (10) also has an extending portion (33) projecting out from an end edge of the rectangular tube portion (11) in a developed state before being bent and arranged at an outer side of the resilient contact (18) after being bent. The excessive deformation preventing portion (41) is formed by bending a part of the extending portion (33) into the interior of the rectangular tube (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Mitsugu Furutani, Tomonari Itou
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Publication number: 20100062660Abstract: A connector (10, 10A) is provided with a retainer (50) for retaining terminal fittings (80) by entering cavities (21) of a housing (20). The retainer (50) includes two arms (52) projecting substantially in parallel with a mounting direction into the housing (20) and a connecting portion (51) connecting base ends of the arms (52) with each other. Locks (55) are formed on the inner surfaces of the both arm portions (52) and are engageable with full locking portions (37) formed on outer surfaces of the housing (20). The retainer (50) is held at a full locking position by the engagement of the locks (55) with the full locking portions (37). Leading end surfaces of the arms (52) in a projecting direction serve as exposure surfaces (63) exposed to the outside when the retainer (50) is held at the full locking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Tomonari Itou, Mitsugu Furutani
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Publication number: 20100035487Abstract: A terminal fitting (1, 110, 111, 210) is provided with a wire barrel (4, 131, 231) to be crimped into connection with a core (7, 142, 242) made of a plurality of metal strands and exposed at a leading end portion of a wire (W, 140, 240), and an inner conductive portion (9-12, 134, 135, 235) connected with a wall surface of the terminal fitting (1, 110, 111, 210) and to be held in electrical contact with the metal strands by extending into the inside of the core (7, 142, 242) at an inner side of the wire barrel (4, 131, 231) crimped into connection with the core (7, 142, 242).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Junko Nakagawa, Mitsugu Furutani, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Tomohiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 6585544Abstract: A terminal fitting has a resilient contact piece (18) coupled to an inner ceiling wall (15) via a resilient supporting piece (17). The resilient contact piece (18) is cantilevered back from the resilient supporting piece (17) and then is bent forward. A portion of the resilient contact piece (17) is resiliently deformable upward and downward with a folded portion (20) as a center. The resilient contact piece (18) is entirely displaceable along the longitudinal direction with the resilient supporting piece (17) as a center. An auxiliary spring portion (30) has a first and a second curves (32) that project up and down immediately before the folded portion (20) of the resilient contact piece (18). The auxiliary spring portion (30) can be elongated and contracted resiliently along the same direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2002Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Mitsugu Furutani
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Publication number: 20020115311Abstract: A terminal fitting has a resilient contact piece (18) coupled to an inner ceiling wall (15) via a resilient supporting piece (17). The resilient contact piece (18) is cantilevered back from the resilient supporting piece (17) and then is bent forward. A portion of the resilient contact piece (17) is resiliently deformable upward and downward with a folded portion (20) as a center. The resilient contact piece (18) is entirely displaceable along the longitudinal direction with the resilient supporting piece (17) as a center. An auxiliary spring portion (30) has a first and a second curves (32) that project up and down immediately before the folded portion (20) of the resilient contact piece (18). The auxiliary spring portion (30) can be elongated and contracted resiliently along the same direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2002Publication date: August 22, 2002Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Mitsugu Furutani
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Patent number: 6390859Abstract: A connector housing (11) is provided to prevent a retainer (15) from inadvertently moving from a partial locking position to a full locking position. The retainer (15) can be held in a partial locking position where the retainer (15) is located at a shallow insertion position in a hollow portion (14a) and permits the insertion and withdrawal of terminal fittings (T). The retainer (15) also can be in a full locking position (P3) where the retainer (15) is deeper in the hollow portion (14a) to lock the terminal fittings (T) so as not to come out of cavities. There are first and second partial locking positions (P1 and P2) of the retainer (15) at different depths in an inserting direction. A holding force for partially locking the retainer (15) in the housing main body (12) is set larger in the first partial locking position (P1) than in the second partial locking position (P2) before the full locking position (P3).Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2001Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Mitsugu Furutani
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Publication number: 20010049235Abstract: A connector housing (11) is provided to prevent a retainer (15) from inadvertently moving from a partial locking position to a full locking position. The retainer (15) can be held in a partial locking position where the retainer (15) is located at a shallow insertion position in a hollow portion (14a) and permits the insertion and withdrawal of terminal fittings (T). The retainer (15) also can be in a full locking position (P3) where the retainer (15) is deeper in the hollow portion (14a) to lock the terminal fittings (T) so as not to come out of cavities. There are first and second partial locking positions (P1 and P2) of the retainer (15) at different depths in an inserting direction. A holding force for partially locking the retainer (15) in the housing main body (12) is set larger in the first partial locking position (P1) than in the second partial locking position (P2) before the full locking position (P3).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2001Publication date: December 6, 2001Inventor: Mitsugu Furutani
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Patent number: 6231398Abstract: A connector including an inner housing member for housing terminal fittings and an outer member for receiving the inner housing member. The inner housing member comprises upper and lower inner members. After terminal fittings have been attached to the upper and lower inner members, these inner members are joined to one another to form the inner housing member. An angular-tubular shaped housing chamber is provided at the posterior of an outer member for housing the inner housing member. The inner housing member is pushed into the housing chamber of the outer member to complete the assembly of the connector. The connector also includes a latch that prevents the inner and outer members from being easily released, and in which rattling or vibration of the upper and lower inner members is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1999Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsugu Furutani, Masahiko Aoyama
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Patent number: 6176731Abstract: A blade type terminal fitting (7) has blades (14A, 14B) which cut through wire insulation (16) to contact a wire core (17). To prevent widening of the blades (14A, 14B) as the wire is pressed in, a jig (18) includes pressing members (20) to prevent outward movement of the blades (14A, 14B). A more secure electrical connection is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1998Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Masahiko Aoyama, Mitsugu Furutani, Hitoshi Okumura, Keigo Atsumi
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Patent number: 6176745Abstract: A pressure contact connector has inner members which cannot be inserted upside-down, and which has good operability. An inner member includes an upper and lower inner member. A tubular shaped inner housing chamber is provided at the posterior of an outer member, this inner housing chamber being capable of housing the inner member. Position-fixing grooves are formed in a concave manner at the posterior end of the inner housing chamber. When the inner member and outer member are to be attached, position fixing protrusions fit with the position-fixing grooves only when the inner member is in the correct orientation.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1999Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Mitsugu Furutani
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Patent number: 6129593Abstract: To prevent deformation of lock portions and make a block connector smaller a dovetail-shaped lock groove 21 is formed at a front end of the upper surface of the lower housing 2 over the entire width, and a dovetail-shaped lock rib 22 which can be pressed into the lock groove 21 is formed on the lower surface of the upper housing 1. The lock rib 22 is divided into three divided ribs with clearances therebetween, and the projecting heights of the divided ribs differ. The lock groove 21 is formed to have a stepped shape. Recesses 32 which form jig insertion holes are so formed as to conform to the clearances of the lock rib 22. A rear locking mechanism is such that lock projections 30 are fitted into lock holes 29, and is relatively easily unlockable by rotating the front end of the upper housing 1.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1999Date of Patent: October 10, 2000Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Masahiko Aoyama, Mitsugu Furutani
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Patent number: 6113417Abstract: To increase the accuracy of the slot dimension of a pressure contact terminal fitting, a pair of anteriorly and posteriorly located pressure contact blades 22 and 23, engage protrusions 26 and 27 formed in the terminal base. The position of the blades 22 and 23 is thus maintained against deformation loads.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1997Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsugu Furutani, Keigo Atsumi, Masahiko Aoyama, Hitoshi Okumura