Patents by Inventor Ryotaro Takeuchi
Ryotaro Takeuchi 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: 20240300582Abstract: A vehicle side structure includes: a side sill, disposed on two sides of a floor panel in a vehicle width direction, and extending along a vehicle front-rear direction; a pillar, extending upward from the side sill in a vehicle up-down direction, and including a pillar outer member disposed on an outer side in the vehicle width direction; an inner component, joined to an upper surface of the side sill and a vehicle inner side surface of the pillar outer member; and a bracket, disposed on an upper portion of a vehicle inner side surface of the side sill, and connected to the inner component. A lower portion of the pillar outer member is formed with a fragile portion, and an upper end of the inner component is connected below an upper end of the fragile portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitomi YAMADA, Atsushi HASEGAWA, Ryotaro TAKEUCHI, Yasuhisa EGAWA, Yoshihiro FUJIMURA
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Patent number: 11820434Abstract: This vehicle body side structure includes: side sills provided at both end portions of a floor section in a width direction of a vehicle and extending in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle; a pillar extending upward from each of the side sills and having a pillar outer provided on an outside in the width direction of the vehicle; a crushing member provided inward in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the pillar outer and having a lower portion joined to the side sill and extending above the side sill; and an impactor which is provided above the crushing member, which is joined to an inside of the pillar outer in the width direction of the vehicle, and in which the impactor and the crushing member at least partially overlap in an upward/downward direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Hitomi Yamada, Ryotaro Takeuchi, Takayuki Fujii
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Publication number: 20230312003Abstract: The invention provides a side structure of a vehicle body, which realizes a pillar structure that can efficiently absorb the collision energy in the event of a side collision with a simple configuration to be capable of effectively increasing the vehicle body support rigidity in the event of a vehicle side collision. The side structure of the vehicle body includes a reinforcing member (75) joined to the upper surface of an outer sill (19b) of a side sill (19) on the inner side of an outer pillar (72) of a center pillar (70) in the vehicle width direction; and a bracket (85) for attaching a seat belt retractor (81) to the side sill (19). The bracket (85) is fixed to and interposed between a surface of the reinforcing member (75) on the inner side in the vehicle width direction and the upper surface of an inner sill (19a).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HASEGAWA, Hitomi Yamada, Ryotaro Takeuchi
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Patent number: 11718350Abstract: This vehicle body side structure includes: side sills provided at both end portions of a floor section in a width direction of a vehicle and extending in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle; a pillar extending upward from each of the side sills and having a pillar outer provided on an outside in the width direction of the vehicle; a crushing member provided on an inside in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the pillar outer, having a lower portion joined to the side sill, and extending upward; an impactor which is provided above the crushing member, which is joined to an inside of the pillar outer in the width direction of the vehicle, and in which the impactor and the crushing member at least partially overlap in an upward/downward direction; and a seatbelt winding device provided on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the crushing member and disposed inside an accommodation concave section formed in the impactor.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Hitomi Yamada, Ryotaro Takeuchi, Takayuki Fujii
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Publication number: 20220315118Abstract: This vehicle body side structure includes: side sills provided at both end portions of a floor section in a width direction of a vehicle and extending in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle; a pillar extending upward from each of the side sills and having a pillar outer provided on an outside in the width direction of the vehicle; a crushing member provided on an inside in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the pillar outer, having a lower portion joined to the side sill, and extending upward; an impactor which is provided above the crushing member, which is joined to an inside of the pillar outer in the width direction of the vehicle, and in which the impactor and the crushing member at least partially overlap in an upward/downward direction; and a seatbelt winding device provided on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the crushing member and disposed inside an accommodation concave section formed in the impactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Hitomi Yamada, Ryotaro Takeuchi, Takayuki Fujii
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Publication number: 20220315121Abstract: This vehicle body side structure includes: side sills provided at both end portions of a floor section in a width direction of a vehicle and extending in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle; a pillar extending upward from each of the side sills and having a pillar outer provided on an outside in the width direction of the vehicle; a crushing member provided inward in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the pillar outer and having a lower portion joined to the side sill and extending above the side sill; and an impactor which is provided above the crushing member, which is joined to an inside of the pillar outer in the width direction of the vehicle, and in which the impactor and the crushing member at least partially overlap in an upward/downward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Hitomi Yamada, Ryotaro Takeuchi, Takayuki Fujii
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Patent number: 10594069Abstract: A connector includes a lock member attached to a housing and configured to lock a terminal inside the housing. The lock member includes: a substantially plate-shaped base portion located in an outside of the housing; a first attachment portion provided in the base portion and configured to attach the lock member to the housing; and a locking portion configured to lock the terminal so that the terminal is held inside the housing. The base portion includes a first extension portion formed to extend, from the first attachment portion, in a longitudinal direction of the housing. The first extension portion includes a second attachment portion formed to attach the lock member to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Takeshi Kon, Nobumasa Motohashi, Manabu Yamanaka, Ryotaro Takeuchi
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Patent number: 10530079Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a main body, terminals mounted in the body, and a reinforcing metal fitting mounted in the body. The fitting includes a body secured to the mating guide portion, a pair of left and right connecting arm portions connected to the base end of the body, and a pair of left and right contact arm portions connected to the base end of the connecting arm portions. The fitting further includes a first connecting leg portion connected to a connecting pad on a board being connected at the upper end of the first connecting leg portion to the lower end or base end of each contact arm portion so as to have a substantially L-shaped profile when viewed from a side of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Ryotaro Takeuchi, Hiroki Ono, Naoto Sasayama
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Publication number: 20190372250Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a main body, terminals mounted in the body, and a reinforcing metal fitting mounted in the body. The fitting includes a body secured to the mating guide portion, a pair of left and right connecting arm portions connected to the base end of the body, and a pair of left and right contact arm portions connected to the base end of the connecting arm portions. The fitting further includes a first connecting leg portion connected to a connecting pad on a board being connected at the upper end of the first connecting leg portion to the lower end or base end of each contact arm portion so as to have a substantially L-shaped profile when viewed from a side of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Ryotaro TAKEUCHI, Hiroki ONO, Naoto SASAYAMA
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Patent number: 10439339Abstract: A shield terminal includes a contact part surrounding a center terminal and a dielectric body and configured to come into contact with a terminal of a target connector, a connecting part surrounding a shield wire and connected to the shield wire, and a catching-target part surrounding a coaxial cable. The contact part, the connecting part, and the catching-target part are bent and formed integrally into a cylindrical shape to surround a center line of the coaxial cable. A housing includes, inside an insertion hole, a catching face configured to come into contact with a part of a front edge of the catching-target part to restrict the shield terminal from moving forward.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Takeshi Kon, Manabu Yamanaka, Ryotaro Takeuchi
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Patent number: 10403991Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a main body, terminals mounted in the body, and a reinforcing metal fitting mounted in the body. The fitting includes a body secured to the mating guide portion, a pair of left and right connecting arm portions connected to the base end of the body, and a pair of left and right contact arm portions connected to the base end of the connecting arm portions. The fitting further includes a first connecting leg portion connected to a connecting pad on a board being connected at the upper end of the first connecting leg portion to the lower end or base end of each contact arm portion so as to have a substantially L-shaped profile when viewed from a side of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Ryotaro Takeuchi, Hiroki Ono, Naoto Sasayama
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Publication number: 20190067864Abstract: A connector includes a lock member attached to a housing and configured to lock a terminal inside the housing. The lock member includes: a substantially plate-shaped base portion located in an outside of the housing; a first attachment portion provided in the base portion and configured to attach the lock member to the housing; and a locking portion configured to lock the terminal so that the terminal is held inside the housing. The base portion includes a first extension portion formed to extend, from the first attachment portion, in a longitudinal direction of the housing. The first extension portion includes a second attachment portion formed to attach the lock member to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Takeshi KON, Nobumasa MOTOHASHI, Manabu YAMANAKA, Ryotaro TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20180366887Abstract: A shield terminal includes a contact part surrounding a center terminal and a dielectric body and configured to come into contact with a terminal of a target connector, a connecting part surrounding a shield wire and connected to the shield wire, and a catching-target part surrounding a coaxial cable. The contact part, the connecting part, and the catching-target part are bent and formed integrally into a cylindrical shape to surround a center line of the coaxial cable. A housing includes, inside an insertion hole, a catching face configured to come into contact with a part of a front edge of the catching-target part to restrict the shield terminal from moving forward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa MOTOHASHI, Takeshi KON, Manabu YAMANAKA, Ryotaro TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20180277972Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a main body, terminals mounted in the body, and a reinforcing metal fitting mounted in the body. The fitting includes a body secured to the mating guide portion, a pair of left and right connecting arm portions connected to the base end of the body, and a pair of left and right contact arm portions connected to the base end of the connecting arm portions. The fitting further includes a first connecting leg portion connected to a connecting pad on a board being connected at the upper end of the first connecting leg portion to the lower end or base end of each contact arm portion so as to have a substantially L-shaped profile when viewed from a side of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Ryotaro Takeuchi, Hiroki Ono, Naoto Sasayama
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Patent number: 9985366Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a main body, terminals mounted in the body, and a reinforcing metal fitting mounted in the body. The fitting includes a body secured to the mating guide portion, a pair of left and right connecting arm portions connected to the base end of the body, and a pair of left and right contact arm portions connected to the base end of the connecting arm portions. The fitting further includes a first connecting leg portion connected to a connecting pad on a board being connected at the upper end of the first connecting leg portion to the lower end or base end of each contact arm portion so as to have a substantially L-shaped profile when viewed from a side of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Ryotaro Takeuchi, Hiroki Ono, Naoto Sasayama
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Publication number: 20160315430Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a main body, terminals mounted in the body, and a reinforcing metal fitting mounted in the body. The fitting includes a body secured to the mating guide portion, a pair of left and right connecting arm portions connected to the base end of the body, and a pair of left and right contact arm portions connected to the base end of the connecting arm portions. The fitting further includes a first connecting leg portion connected to a connecting pad on a board being connected at the upper end of the first connecting leg portion to the lower end or base end of each contact arm portion so as to have a substantially L-shaped profile when viewed from a side of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Ryotaro Takeuchi, Hiroki ONO, Naoto SASAYAMA
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Patent number: 9356371Abstract: A connector comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first connector main body and a plurality of first terminals mounted side by side in the longitudinal direction of the first connector main body on both sides in the transverse direction of the first connector main body. The second connector includes a second connector main body for mating with the first connector main body and a plurality of second terminals mounted side by side in the longitudinal direction of the second connector main body on both sides in the transverse direction of the second connector main body. Each first terminal includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion facing each other. The first contact portion and the second contact portion overlap the corresponding second terminal. The amount of overlap is greater than the amount of clearance in the transverse direction of the first connector main body.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Satoshi Goto, Ryotaro Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20150380845Abstract: A connector comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first connector main body and a plurality of first terminals mounted side by side in the longitudinal direction of the first connector main body on both sides in the transverse direction of the first connector main body. The second connector includes a second connector main body for mating with the first connector main body and a plurality of second terminals mounted side by side in the longitudinal direction of the second connector main body on both sides in the transverse direction of the second connector main body. Each first terminal includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion facing each other. The first contact portion and the second contact portion overlap the corresponding second terminal. The amount of overlap is greater than the amount of clearance in the transverse direction of the first connector main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Satoshi GOTO, Ryotaro Takeuchi
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Patent number: D767499Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Satoshi Goto, Ryotaro Takeuchi
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Patent number: D795813Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Satoshi Goto, Ryotaro Takeuchi