Patents by Inventor Osamu Hashiguchi

Osamu Hashiguchi 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).

  • Optical connector apparatus
    Patent number: 9335487
    Abstract: An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukitaka Tanaka, Osamu Hashiguchi
  • CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20160126654
    Abstract: A connector has a socket contact to be electrically connected to a counter-connector contact, the socket contact including: one or more pairs of conduction contact points disposed respectively on both sides of a fitting plane in an elastically displaceable manner; and one or more pairs of displacement regulator contact points disposed respectively on both sides of the fitting plane and coming into contact with the counter-connector contact when the counter-connector contact shifts, the one or more pairs of conduction contact points and the one or more pairs of displacement regulator contact points are disposed side by side in a direction along the fitting plane at a substantially same depth in a fitting direction, each of the pairs of displacement regulator contact points having a gap therebetween larger than that in each of the pairs of conduction contact points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Osamu Hashiguchi, Ryuzo Shimeno
  • Electrical connector having a provisional contact fixing member with an adhesive surface
    Patent number: 9306305
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plurality of contacts, each contact having a first contact point electrically connected to a wiring pattern of a first connection object at one end and a second contact point mounted and fixed onto a wiring pattern of a second connection object by soldering at the other end, and the plurality of contacts is arranged in accordance with a predetermined wiring pattern, and after the second contact is mounted and fixed onto the wiring pattern of the second connection object, portions other than the second contact point of each contact are not fixed and bound with respect to the second connection object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakamura, Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Connector having a flexible fitting portion to connect and disconnect two objects
    Patent number: 9287645
    Abstract: A connector that can satisfy the two requirements of improving workability in connecting and removing the connector, and securing connection strength. A fitting portion of the connector, which is inserted in a hole formed in a FPC, is configured to be flexible. The fitting portion is flexed to thereby make it possible to insert the fitting portion into the hole of the FPC by a small insertion force, and the fitting portion is elongated to thereby make it possible to press two contact portions provided thereon against a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion provided in the hole of the FPC, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING TWO CIRCUIT BOARDS
    Publication number: 20160072246
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a board-to-board connector capable of preventing a short-circuit from occurring between contacts when connectors are fitted to each other. Pin-shaped male-side contact portions protrude from one surface of a male-side insulating film, and male-side terminal portions are provided on the other surface of said male-side insulating film. This makes it possible to prevent a short-circuit from occurring between adjacent female-side contacts by the male-side contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu HASHIGUCHI
  • OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160070073
    Abstract: An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideto SHIMAZU, Osamu HASHIGUCHI, Kenzo FUKAYAMA, Masahiro IZAKI
  • Connector
    Patent number: 9281597
    Abstract: A connector comprises a plurality of contacts which are formed using a plurality of conductive contact points provided on a first plate surface of an FPC as a connection object, a frame member which has an opening size and a height capable of receiving a mating connector and is attached to the first plate surface of the FPC so as to surround the contacts, and a plate-like member which is provided on a second plate surface of the FPC so as to extend over a region corresponding to the contacts. The frame member has locking holes which respectively engage with mating locking claws of the mating connector when the connector is fitted to the mating connector, thereby maintaining the fitting state of the connector and the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Connector
    Patent number: 9281584
    Abstract: A connector reduced in height without reducing contact reliability. A contact of the connector includes a first spring portion that supports a contact portion, a second spring portion that supports a connection portion, and an integral connection portion that integrally connects the first spring portion and the second spring portion. The first spring portion and the second spring portion are arranged on an imaginary straight line that extends through the contact portion and is parallel to a connection direction, and the integral connection portion is made away from the imaginary straight line in a direction orthogonal to the connection direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Female connector
    Patent number: 9281588
    Abstract: A female connector downsized by downsizing female-side contacts. Each female-side contact portion is formed of a first connection portion having an arm portion extending from a base portion in a width direction, a first supporting portion integrally connected to one end of the arm portion, and a second connection portion having a second supporting portion integrally connected to the other end of the arm portion. The first and second supporting portions extend in a direction away from the arm portion, and then extend toward the central portion of the arm portion. When a male connector and the female connector are fitted, each male-side contact portion is received outside an associated female-side contact portion and then is moved inside therefrom. Then, the male-side contact portion is sandwiched by a first and second contact point portions formed respectively at the first and second point portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160062047
    Abstract: An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideto SHIMAZU, Osamu HASHIGUCHI
  • OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160062067
    Abstract: An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideto SHIMAZU, Osamu HASHIGUCHI
  • OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160062049
    Abstract: An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu HASHIGUCHI
  • OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160062048
    Abstract: An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukitaka TANAKA, Osamu HASHIGUCHI
  • Thin connector
    Patent number: 9252515
    Abstract: A thin connector includes a first connector portion having arrayed first contacts with first contact portions and a second connector portion having arrayed second contacts with second contact portions, each first contact including a first movable portion displaceable in the direction in which the first contacts are arrayed and a second movable portion connected to the first movable portion and displaceable in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first contacts are arrayed, the first contact portion being disposed in the second movable portion, the first connector portion and the second connector portion being fitted with each other by sliding relatively in the direction in which the first contacts and the second contacts are arrayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuya Komoto, Osamu Hashiguchi, Yu Tatebe
  • WATERPROOF CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20150372413
    Abstract: A waterproof connector is mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction. The waterproof connector comprises a first housing, a second housing and a primary sealing member. The second housing is movable relative to the first housing in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction. The primary sealing member has a first fixed portion, a second fixed portion and a middle portion. The first fixed portion is fixed to the first housing, and the second fixed portion is fixed to the second housing. The first fixed portion is connected to the second fixed portion via the middle portion with no break in a cross-section in parallel to the mating direction. The middle portion is looped with no break in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Tomoki KATAOKA, Osamu HASHIGUCHI
  • Connector
    Patent number: 9220163
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector capable of preventing a short-circuit from occurring between contacts when connectors are fitted to each other. Pin-shaped male-side contact portions protrude from one surface of a male-side insulating film, and male-side terminal portions are provided on the other surface of said male-side insulating film. This makes it possible to prevent a short-circuit from occurring between adjacent female-side contacts by the male-side contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Coaxial connector suitable for connection of a flat plate-like connection object
    Patent number: 9209533
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a contact, a housing, and a shell. The contact includes a contact portion adapted to be connected to a mating contact of a mating connector and a connecting portion adapted to be connected to a signal conductor. The shell includes a first shell portion having a shell contact portion adapted to be connected to a mating shell of the mating connector and a second shell portion having a shell connecting portion adapted to be connected to a ground conductor. When connecting to a connection object, by sandwiching the connection object between the connecting portion of the contact and the shell connecting portion of the shell, the contact portion of the contact is connected to the signal conductor while the shell contact portion of the shell is connected to the ground conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150340781
    Abstract: A connector is to be fixed to a principal surface of a connection object and to be connected with a mating object. The connector comprises a plurality of contacts and a guide member. Each of the contacts has a first soldered portion, a first main portion and a first auxiliary portion. The first main portion has a contact portion. The guide member has a second soldered portion, a second main portion and second auxiliary portion. The second main portion has a guide portion which guides the mating object. When the first soldered portions and the second soldered portion are soldered to the principal surface, the contacts are arranged in a pitch direction while being separated from one another, and the guide member is separated from the contacts. The first auxiliary portion and the second auxiliary portion have cross-sections same as each other in a plane perpendicular to the pitch direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu HASHIGUCHI
  • CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150340787
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The second connector is connectable with the first connector. The first connector comprises a plurality of first contacts. The second connector comprises a plurality of second contacts. Each of ones of the first contacts and the second contacts has a pressed portion. Each of remaining ones of the first contacts and the second contacts has a contact portion and a spring portion. One of the first connector and the second connector comprises the remaining ones of the first contacts and the second contacts. The one of the first connector and the second connector comprises receiving portions. The contact portions correspond to the receiving portions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu HASHIGUCHI
  • Frame-shaped connector having reduced contact member pitch
    Patent number: 9196992
    Abstract: A connector capable of realizing a narrower pitch of contact members, and suppressing displacement of the contact members. A connector comprises a frame and a plurality of contact members held by the frame. The contact members held by the frame are elastically deformed by being sandwiched between an IC package and a printed board. At this time, terminal portions of the IC package and terminal portions of the printed board are electrically connected via a plurality of conductive path portions of each contact member. The frame is formed by a frame portion, a plurality of longitudinal ribs extending in a manner bridging the frame portion, and a plurality of transverse ribs extending orthogonal to the longitudinal ribs in a manner bridging the frame portion. The contact members are held in slits formed by the longitudinal ribs and the transverse ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takeru Kojima, Osamu Hashiguchi