Patents by Inventor Ryohei Ochiai

Ryohei Ochiai 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: 11421862
    Abstract: The present application has a first engagement part that is provided at a first end and that engages with a plate-like member by holding the plate-like member from both sides at a first edge portion of a through-hole in the plate-like member; and a second engagement part that is provided at a second end and that engages with the plate-like member by holding the plate-like member from both sides at a second edge portion of the through-hole in the plate-like member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruhito Ohtsuka, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20210293398
    Abstract: The present application has a first engagement part that is provided at a first end and that engages with a plate-like member by holding the plate-like member from both sides at a first edge portion of a through-hole in the plate-like member; and a second engagement part that is provided at a second end and that engages with the plate-like member by holding the plate-like member from both sides at a second edge portion of the through-hole in the plate-like member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Haruhito OHTSUKA, Ryohei OCHIAI
  • Patent number: 10859234
    Abstract: A lighting unit includes a housing, a first cover, and a second cover. The housing is configured to house a light source and a circuit body constituting a circuit between the light source and an outside of the housing. The first cover is mountable to the housing and configured to emit light from the light source to the outside of the housing. The second cover is mountable to the housing and includes a cover-side attachment portion attachable to an attachment hole of a lighting attachment member. The second cover is configured to emit the light from the light source to the outside of the housing through the attachment hole. The first cover and the second cover are selectively mountable to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Shinji Mochizuki, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20180216796
    Abstract: A lighting unit includes a housing, a first cover, and a second cover. The housing is configured to house a light source and a circuit body constituting a circuit between the light source and an outside of the housing. The first cover is mountable to the housing and configured to emit light from the light source to the outside of the housing. The second cover is mountable to the housing and includes a cover-side attachment portion attachable to an attachment hole of a lighting attachment member. The second cover is configured to emit the light from the light source to the outside of the housing through the attachment hole. The first cover and the second cover are selectively mountable to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo SUZUKI, Shinji MOCHIZUKI, Ryohei OCHIAI
  • Patent number: 9466936
    Abstract: A bulb socket and a lighting system, which can reduce components and dimensions and improve a force for holding a bulb, are provided. A housing has an insertion hole including an opening for receiving a base portion of a bulb, and a plurality of projection portions projecting from a deep side wall of the insertion hole toward an opening side. The projection portions are opposed to each other so that the base portion is sandwiched therebetween. A distance between the projection portions is formed smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the base portion. When the base portion is inserted into the insertion hole, the projection portions are elastically deformed away from each other, and contacts slidingly a surface of the base portion. The base portion is sandwiched by a biasing force of the elastically deformed projection portions in a biasing state, and thereby the bulb is held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Patent number: 9150150
    Abstract: There is provided an interior illumination lamp for a vehicle. In the interior illumination lamp for a vehicle including a lamp unit having a light source, which is a functional part, and a lens provided inside a vehicle room, which is a decorative part, the lens is engaged with the lamp unit through an inner peripheral edge of an opening in a roof trim, thereby to clamp the roof trim between them and to attach the interior illumination lamp for a vehicle in a state where the roof trim is clamped. The lamp unit is provided with a plurality of positioning projections at a position where the lamp unit is contacted with the roof trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Suzuki, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20140334183
    Abstract: A bulb socket and a lighting system, which can reduce components and dimensions and improve a force for holding a bulb, are provided. A housing has an insertion hole including an opening for receiving a base portion of a bulb, and a plurality of projection portions projecting from a deep side wall of the insertion hole toward an opening side. The projection portions are opposed to each other so that the base portion is sandwiched therebetween. A distance between the projection portions is formed smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the base portion. When the base portion is inserted into the insertion hole, the projection portions are elastically deformed away from each other, and contacts slidingly a surface of the base portion. The base portion is sandwiched by a biasing force of the elastically deformed projection portions in a biasing state, and thereby the bulb is held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Patent number: 8534882
    Abstract: An illumination lamp comprising: a cover including an engagement portion; a functional member including a light emitting element and a mounting portion, the light emitting element covered by the cover while the engagement portion is engaged with the mounting portion; and a designed member including a cover holder and a lock, the lock locking the functional member, and the cover holder holding the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Haruhito Ohtsuka, Ryohei Konishi, Yusuke Yoshizoe, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20130107562
    Abstract: There is provided an interior illumination lamp for a vehicle. In the interior illumination lamp for a vehicle including a lamp unit having a light source, which is a functional part, and a lens provided inside a vehicle room, which is a decorative part, the lens is engaged with the lamp unit through an inner peripheral edge of an opening in a roof trim, thereby to clamp the roof trim between them and to attach the interior illumination lamp for a vehicle in a state where the roof trim is clamped. The lamp unit is provided with a plurality of positioning projections at a position where the lamp unit is contacted with the roof trim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Suzuki, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Patent number: 8419245
    Abstract: There is provided an on-board interior illumination unit which is so strong as to withstand vibration, high temperatures and low temperatures, and tensile load, to thereby be superior in contact reliability and which can be made small in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Nagai, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Patent number: 8262266
    Abstract: An illuminating lamp which can be easily assembled is provided. The illuminating lamp includes a decorative component including a mounting member mountable to an opening provided to a roof trim of a vehicle and a lens mounted on a compartment side of the mounting member, and a functional component including a light source and a holder which holds the light source and is mounted to the mounting member. The mounting member includes a flat plate to which the holder is mounted, an aperture provided at the flat plate to transmit light into the compartment, and a cover portion receiving the light source and reflecting the light of the light source into the compartment. The cover portion includes an opening portion at one end thereof along a longitudinal direction of the flat plate through which the light source is inserted along the flat plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Haruhito Ohtsuka, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20110222306
    Abstract: There is provided an on-board interior illumination unit which is so strong as to withstand vibration, high temperatures and low temperatures, and tensile load, to thereby be superior in contact reliability and which can be made small in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Nagai, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20100208482
    Abstract: An illuminating lamp which can be easily assembled is provided. The illuminating lamp includes a decorative component including a mounting member mountable to an opening provided to a roof trim of a vehicle and a lens mounted on a compartment side of the mounting member, and a functional component including a light source and a holder which holds the light source and is mounted to the mounting member. The mounting member includes a flat plate to which the holder is mounted, an aperture provided at the flat plate to transmit light into the compartment, and a cover portion receiving the light source and reflecting the light of the light source into the compartment. The cover portion includes an opening portion at one end thereof along a longitudinal direction of the flat plate through which the light source is inserted along the flat plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Haruhito Ohtsuka, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20100195348
    Abstract: An illumination lamp comprising: a cover including an engagement portion; a functional member including a light emitting element and a mounting portion, the light emitting element covered by the cover while the engagement portion is engaged with the mounting portion; and a designed member including a cover holder and a lock, the lock locking the functional member, and the cover holder holding the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Haruhito Ohtsuka, Ryohei Konishi, Yusuke Yoshizoe, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Patent number: 7717746
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bulb socket structure for an onboard interior lighting system, in which: a bulb attachment hole 12 to which a wedge base bulb 21 is attached is formed in a resin-made housing 10 constituting the onboard interior lighting system; and power supply terminals 15 configured to contact, and conduct electricity to, terminals of a base 21b arranged under a bulb part 21a of the wedge base bulb when the base is inserted into the inside of the bulb attachment hole are provided in the inside of the bulb attachment hole. In the bulb socket structure, a spacer 30 is provided to the bulb attachment hole 12. The spacer is includes a supporting cylindrical part 31 capable of supporting the bulb part 21a of the wedge base bulb from its outer periphery. The spacer is capable of causing the power supply terminals 15 to contact the respective terminals of the base part while protecting the power supply terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Nagai, Yasuo Suzuki, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20090191766
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bulb socket structure for an onboard interior lighting system, in which: a bulb attachment hole 12 to which a wedge base bulb 21 is attached is formed in a resin-made housing 10 constituting the onboard interior lighting system; and power supply terminals 15 configured to contact, and conduct electricity to, terminals of a base 21b arranged under a bulb part 21a of the wedge base bulb when the base is inserted into the inside of the bulb attachment hole are provided in the inside of the bulb attachment hole. In the bulb socket structure, a spacer 30 is provided to the bulb attachment hole 12. The spacer is includes a supporting cylindrical part 31 capable of supporting the bulb part 21a of the wedge base bulb from its outer periphery. The spacer is capable of causing the power supply terminals 15 to contact the respective terminals of the base part while protecting the power supply terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Kentaro Nagai, Yasuo Suzuki, Ryohei Ochiai