Patents by Inventor Mitsunori Tsunoda

Mitsunori Tsunoda 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: 20150047895
    Abstract: A wire harness securing structure secures a wire harness to a panel using a wire harness clip having a plate portion and a latch portion provided at the plate portion to be press-fitted to a hole of the panel. The latch portion includes a post extending from the plate portion and a pair of latch pieces extending from an end of the post toward the plate portion and having an end which engages with an edge of the hole. The plate portion and the wire harness are covered and secured by the self-adhesive sheet. A surface of the self-adhesive sheet facing the panel contacts with the end of the latch piece before the latch portion is press-fitted. When the latch portion is press-fitted and latched to the hole, the adhesive sheet between the plate portion and the panel is compressed and contacts firmly with an outer periphery of the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi Doushita, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Kouhei Niiho
  • Patent number: 8925147
    Abstract: On a back surface portion of a grommet, a clamp encircling water stop lip disposed around a first clamp insertion hole and a weather strip lower part water stop lip disposed in a position below a weather strip placement portion are provided. A first protector clamp protrudes from the first clamp insertion hole so that the first protector clamp can be locked in a first body locking hole in a grommet concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Furuta, Katsuya Yoshimura, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20140291939
    Abstract: On a back surface portion of a grommet, a clamp encircling water stop lip disposed around a first clamp insertion hole and a weather strip lower part water stop lip disposed in a position below a weather strip placement portion are provided. A first protector clamp protrudes from the first clamp insertion hole so that the first protector clamp can be locked in a first body locking hole in a grommet concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Furuta, Katsuya Yoshimura, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20130292159
    Abstract: There is provided a wire harness. The wire harness is wired in a predetermined wiring pattern with respect to an attached body. The wire harness is packaged by being held by a one-sided adhesive sheet so that the wiring pattern is kept. The one-sided adhesive sheet is formed into an external shape that fits a wiring course shape of the wire harness with respect to the attached body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroki Gotou, Kenichirou Kawaguchi, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 8215466
    Abstract: A power feeding apparatus for a slidable structural body includes a link arm which is provided on one of the slidable structural body and a fixed structural body so as to be pivotally moved in a harness surplus length-absorbing direction of a wire harness, a harness holding portion provided on a distal end side of the link arm, and a harness fixing portion provided on the other of the slidable structural body and the fixed structural body. The link arm is formed so as to be expanded and contracted in a longitudinal direction of the link arm. The wire harness is installed to extend from the harness holding portion to the harness fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tohru Aoki, Hiroshi Yamashita, Kazuhiro Tsuchida, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 8196351
    Abstract: A power feeding apparatus for a slidable structural body includes a link arm which is provided on one of the slidable structural body and a fixed structural body so as to be pivotally moved in a harness surplus length-absorbing direction of a wire harness, a harness holding member which is provided on a distal end side of the link arm so as to be pivotally moved in a harness pulling direction of the wire harness, and a harness fixing portion provided on the other of the slidable structural body and the fixed structural body, and wire harness is installed to extend from the harness holding member to the harness fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tohru Aoki, Hiroshi Yamashita, Kazuhiro Tsuchida, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Tomoaki Nishimura, Motonari Inagaki
  • Patent number: 8153898
    Abstract: A power feeding device for a slide structure, which includes a link arm turnably provided to one of a slide structure and a fixed structure in a direction to absorb a surplus length of a wire harness, and a harness holding portion provided to a top end side of the link arm. The wire harness is provided from the harness holding portion to a harness fixing portion of the other of the slide structure and the fixed structure, is employed. The link arm is energized by a resilient member. A harness guide is provided along the link arm, and an electric wire portion of the wire harness is provided along the harness guide so as to have a surplus length. A frame-like guide case into which the wire harness is inserted in a turning direction of the link arm is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tohru Aoki, Hiroshi Yamashita, Kazuhiro Tsuchida, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Tomoaki Nishimura, Motonari Inagaki
  • Patent number: 7729132
    Abstract: A harness wiring structure includes a first link that has a first fixing member, a second link that has a second fixing member, and a shaft portion that swingably connects the first link to the second link. When the first link and the second link are extended to each other, a wire harness is wired in a straight line so as to pass above the shaft portion and is fixed to the first link and the second link by the first fixing member and the second fixing member respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masataka Yamamoto, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Tomoyasu Terada
  • Publication number: 20100089642
    Abstract: A power feeding device for a slide structure, which includes a link arm 6 turnably provided to one of a slide structure 2 and a fixed structure 11 in a direction to absorb a surplus length of a wire harness, and a harness holding portion 19 provided to a top end side of the link arm. The wire harness 9 is provided from the harness holding portion to a harness fixing portion 12 of the other of the slide structure and the fixed structure, is employed. The link arm is energized by a resilient member 7, 22, or 26. A harness guide 8 is provided along the link arm 6, and an electric wire portion 13 of the wire harness is provided along the harness guide so as to have a surplus length. A frame-like guide case 3 into which the wire harness is inserted in a turning direction of the link arm 6 is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tohru Aoki, Hiroshi Yamashita, Kazuhiro Tsuchida, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20090223132
    Abstract: A power feeding apparatus for a slidable structural body includes a link arm which is provided on one of the slidable structural body and a fixed structural body so as to be pivotally moved in a harness surplus length-absorbing direction of a wire harness, a harness holding member which is provided on a distal end side of the link arm so as to be pivotally moved in a harness pulling direction of the wire harness, and a harness fixing portion provided on the other of the slidable structural body and the fixed structural body, and wire harness is installed to extend from the harness holding member to the harness fixing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tohru Aoki, Hiroshi Yamashita, Kazuhiro Tsuchida, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20080128232
    Abstract: A power feeding apparatus for a slidable structural body includes a link arm which is provided on one of the slidable structural body and a fixed structural body so as to be pivotally moved in a harness surplus length-absorbing direction of a wire harness, a harness holding portion provided on a distal end side of the link arm, and a harness fixing portion provided on the other of the slidable structural body and the fixed structural body. The link arm is formed so as to be expanded and contracted in a longitudinal direction of the link arm. The wire harness is installed to extend from the harness holding portion to the harness fixing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tohru AOKI, Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Kazuhiro TSUCHIDA, Mitsunori TSUNODA
  • Publication number: 20070267211
    Abstract: A harness wiring structure includes a first link that has a first fixing member, a second link that has a second fixing member, and a shaft portion that swingably connects the first link to the second link. When the first link and the second link are extended to each other, a wire harness is wired in a straight line so as to pass above the shaft portion and is fixed to the first link and the second link by the first fixing member and the second fixing member respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masataka Yamamoto, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Tomoyasu Terada
  • Patent number: 7265294
    Abstract: In order to attain a compact and simplified feeder assembly 1, the feeder assembly adopts a space receiving a wiring harness 6 to be bend, a sliding member 7 provided in the wiring harness, and a sliding guide to guide the sliding member in the space side. The wiring harness is bent to loop or U-shape. The space is provided in a protector 4. The sliding guide 5 is formed in mountain shape or slanted. The sliding guide 5 is a pair of rails, guiding through-holes or walls opposed to each other, the wiring harness 6 is inserted between the pair of rails, and the sliding member 7 is a spherical member which contacts to slide freely on the pair of rails or walls, or an axis which engages with the guiding through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Akira Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 7109421
    Abstract: For preventing a slack of a wire harness and bending the wire harness more smoothly, a harness holder includes an inner clamp member for supporting the wire harness and an outer clamp member supporting rotatably the inner clamp member. The slack preventing member is formed longer than the harness guide in a harness leading direction. Mounting the harness holder at a vehicle body and disposing a protector for receiving the wire harness at a slide door, the wire harness is wired from the harness holder to the protector. In a partially opened slide door, the slack preventing member supports the wire harness. In a full opened and a completely closed door, the harness guide supports the wire harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sekino, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Tomoyasu Murakami, Gaku Ito
  • Publication number: 20060056165
    Abstract: In order to attain a compact and simplified feeder assembly 1, the feeder assembly adopts a space receiving a wiring harness 6 to be bend, a sliding member 7 provided in the wiring harness, and a sliding guide to guide the sliding member in the space side. The wiring harness is bent to loop or U-shape. The space is provided in a protector 4. The sliding guide 5 is formed in mountain shape or slanted. The sliding guide 5 is a pair of rails, guiding through-holes or walls opposed to each other, the wiring harness 6 is inserted between the pair of rails, and the sliding member 7 is a spherical member which contacts to slide freely on the pair of rails or walls, or an axis which engages with the guiding through-holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Akira Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 6919511
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus for a sliding structure includes a wire harness 10 which is extended from a body 5 to a sliding structure, an elastic member 40 for urging the wire harness 10 in a warp absorbing direction, a harness supporting member 501 mounted on the elastic member, on which the wire harness 10 is placed, a curved portion protection member 70 which accommodates a curved portion 12 of the wire harness 10 at an intermediate position in a longitudinal direction thereof, and an unusual sound suppressing portion 511, 512 for preventing unusual sound from being generated when the harness supporting member 501 hits against the curved portion protecting member 70. As the unusual sound suppressing portion, projections 511 and 512 to be in contact with the curved portion protecting member 70 are attached to the harness supporting member 501. Because of the above configuration, even when vibration is applied to an engine or car body, unusual sound will not be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Kenichi Doshita, Kenichiro Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 6903274
    Abstract: A harness protector for accommodating a wire harness in a protector main body in a curved shape includes a friction member for holding the wire harness in the accommodating state temporarily. The friction member abuts resiliently on the wire harness. The harness protector is provided on a sliding member or a fixed member. The wire harness is wired from the harness protector to the sliding member and the fixed member. The friction member temporarily prevents the wire harness from being removed while the sliding member moves. A spring member for biasing the wire harness in a direction where the wire harness is accommodated is provided in the harness protector. The wire harness compresses the spring member to the maximum at a first moving end of the sliding member. The friction member is disposed at a position so as not to interfere with a restoring of the spring member during moving the sliding member from the first moving end to a second moving end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tohru Aoki, Tsukasa Sekino, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20050092511
    Abstract: For preventing slack of a wire harness and bending the wire harness more smoothly, a harness holder 71 includes an inner clamp member 31 for supporting the wire harness 73 and an outer clamp member 38 supporting rotatably the inner clamp member. The slack preventing member 35 is formed longer than the harness guide 62 in a harness leading direction. Mounting the harness holder 71 at a vehicle body and disposing a protector for receiving the wire harness 73 at a slide door, the wire harness is wired from the harness holder to the protector. In partially opened slide door, the slack preventing member 35 supports the wire harness. In full opened and completely closed door, the harness guide 62 supports the wire harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sekino, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Tomoyasu Murakami, Gaku Ito
  • Patent number: 6881902
    Abstract: A pivotal harness guide 3 is provided in a side of a car body 1 or a sliding door, and a corrugated tube 4 is secured to the harness guide. The corrugated tube 4 may be held turnably in a circumferential direction of the corrugated tube 4 by the harness guide. The harness guide 3 has a locking projection that engages with a groove formed in the corrugated tube 4. The harness guide 3 has a harness support member 5 for securing the corrugated tube 4 to the harness guide and a base member 9 for turnably connecting the harness support member to the base member by a connecting member, and the base member is secured to the car body or the sliding door. The corrugated tube 4 may be turnable together with harness supporting cradles within a cylindrical wall formed in a panel of the car body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tohru Aoki, Kenichi Doshita, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Ryoichi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 6870104
    Abstract: A structure for attaching a harness protector used in supplying electricity is described in which a harness protector is attached to a vehicle body or a door inner panel of a sliding door for absorbing slack of a wire harness in the harness protector. A reinforcing member is provided on the harness protector for preventing deformation, such as warpage in a thickness direction, of the harness protector. The reinforcing member includes a protector fixing member, a door panel fixing member and a door-trim fixing member. The reinforcing member attaches to the harness protector without any rattle in the thickness direction and is movable along a surface of the harness protector. The reinforcing member incorporates an oblong opening of the harness protector for pulling out the wire harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Tohru Aoki, Akira Tsubaki