Patents by Inventor Naoki Hikota

Naoki Hikota 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: 20220384987
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a sealing member to be sandwiched between a first housing and a second housing. The sealing member includes a sealing hole penetrating through a sealing body portion in a front-rear direction and a positioning recess formed in a front surface of the sealing body portion. The second housing includes a pre-fitting member and a post-fitting member separate from the pre-fitting member. The pre-fitting member includes a pre-fitting body portion to be arranged in front of the sealing body portion and a positioning projection projecting from a rear surface of the pre-fitting body portion and to be fit into the positioning recess. The post-fitting member includes a peripheral wall portion to be held in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Naoki HIKOTA
  • Patent number: 11482849
    Abstract: A wire cover 1 includes a first cover member 2 and a second cover member 3 for covering wires W in a united state. Each of the first and second cover members includes wire paths 12, 13, restricting portions 20, 21 and escaping spaces 22, 23. In the united state, the restricting portions 20, 21 of the first cover member 2 project toward the second cover member 3 and the restricting portions 20, 21 of the second cover member 3 project toward the first cover member 2. The restricting portions 20, 21 of the second cover member 3 are arranged in the escaping spaces 23, 22 of the first cover member 2. The restricting portions 20, 21 of the first cover member are arranged in the escaping spaces 23, 22 of the second cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Okano, Naoki Hikota
  • Publication number: 20220021194
    Abstract: A wire cover 1 includes a first cover member 2 and a second cover member 3 for covering wires W in a united state. Each of the first and second cover members includes wire paths 12, 13, restricting portions 20, 21 and escaping spaces 22, 23. In the united state, the restricting portions 20, 21 of the first cover member 2 project toward the second cover member 3 and the restricting portions 20, 21 of the second cover member 3 project toward the first cover member 2. The restricting portions 20, 21 of the second cover member 3 are arranged in the escaping spaces 23, 22 of the first cover member 2. The restricting portions 20, 21 of the first cover member are arranged in the escaping spaces 23, 22 of the second cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki OKANO, Naoki HIKOTA
  • Patent number: 10897095
    Abstract: A terminal cover (10) protects a terminal fitting (12) that has a barrel (18) crimped to a wire (W). The terminal cover (10) includes an accommodating portion (20) having a front opening (22), and the barrel (18) is accommodated in the accommodating portion (20). A lid (16) covers the front opening (22) of the accommodating portion (20), and two pressing portions (34) project obliquely toward the barrel (18) from opposed left and right inner wall (32A, 32B). The pressing portions (34) resiliently contact sides (18A, 18B) of the barrel (18). Each pressing portion (34) has a tapered end (38) inclined toward the front opening (22), and the tapered ends (38) resiliently contact the sides (18A, 18B) of the barrel (18). The barrel (18) is pushed toward the front opening (22) and sandwiched between the lid (16) and the pressing portions (34) by reaction forces of the pressing portions (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Naoki Hikota
  • Publication number: 20200136279
    Abstract: A terminal cover (10) protects a terminal fitting (12) that has a barrel (18) crimped to a wire (W). The terminal cover (10) includes an accommodating portion (20) having a front opening (22), and the barrel (18) is accommodated in the accommodating portion (20). A lid (16) covers the front opening (22) of the accommodating portion (20), and two pressing portions (34) project obliquely toward the barrel (18) from opposed left and right inner wall (32A, 32B). The pressing portions (34) resiliently contact sides (18A, 18B) of the barrel (18). Each pressing portion (34) has a tapered end (38) inclined toward the front opening (22), and the tapered ends (38) resiliently contact the sides (18A, 18B) of the barrel (18). The barrel (18) is pushed toward the front opening (22) and sandwiched between the lid (16) and the pressing portions (34) by reaction forces of the pressing portions (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Naoki Hikota