Patents by Inventor Shigeru Akoshima

Shigeru Akoshima 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: 6442794
    Abstract: A grommet for a wire harness is provided that includes a small-diameter portion into which a wire harness is insertable and which is tightly contactable with the wire harness, a large-diameter portion having an engaging groove engageable with an inner peripheral edge of an automobile body panel, an extending portion extending past an end of the small-diameter portion along an axial direction thereof, and a lip portion radially projecting from an outer peripheral surface of the extending portion. The lip portion tightly contacts an inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole from inside when the grommet is mounted. The lip portion has a step portion including a first face and a second face respectively engageable with the inner peripheral surface and an outer surface adjacent to a peripheral edge of the insertion hole. Thus, the tightness of the seal between the grommet and a sound insulator secured on the automobile body panel is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimi Uchida, Shigeru Akoshima, Yasuhiro Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20010049857
    Abstract: A grommet for a wire harness is provided that includes a small-diameter portion into which a wire harness is insertable and which is tightly contactable with the wire harness, a large-diameter portion having an engaging groove engageable with an inner peripheral edge of an automobile body panel, an extending portion extending past an end of the small-diameter portion along an axial direction thereof, and a lip portion radially projecting from an outer peripheral surface of the extending portion. The lip portion tightly contacts an inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole from inside when the grommet is mounted. The lip portion has a step portion including a first face and a second face respectively engageable with the inner peripheral surface and an outer surface adjacent to a peripheral edge of the insertion hole. Thus, the tightness of the seal between the grommet and a sound insulator secured on the automobile body panel is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimi Uchida, Shigeru Akoshima, Yasuhiro Kasahara
  • Patent number: 6204451
    Abstract: A bus bar is installed on a relay box accommodating relays. An exposed core wire at one end of an input line and an exposed core wire at one end of a bypassing line are crimped to a crimping portion of a first connection terminal. An exposed core wire at one end of an output line and an exposed core wire at the other end of the bypassing line are crimped to a crimping portion of a second connection terminal. The first and second connection terminals are connected with the bus bar by means of a respective screws tightened into the bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinshu Kato, Shigeru Akoshima, Yasuhiro Kasahara
  • Patent number: 5052742
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an cowlside joint structure which is suitable for use on a vehicle. In the cowlside joint structure, respective flanges of a cowlside panel, an upper member and a front pillar are formed along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and then joined together. The cowlside panel, the upper member and the front pillar are provided in a linear form without providing a cut-away portion. Accordingly, rigidity in the area where various structures are connected to the cowlside panel is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeru Akoshima, Ogawa Hisashi
  • Patent number: 4640066
    Abstract: This invention relates to a vehicle window structure. The vehicle window structure includes a window glass, a body member, a window molding, a retainer for the window molding and a seal member between the window glass and body member. The window molding is in contact with the window glass and the body member. The window molding is fixed on the retainer which supports the seal member. Accordingly, the window molding, retainer and seal member are united to form a sealing assembly which is secured to the window glass before the window glass is fixed on the vehicle body. Further, the retainer has an engagement portion which can engage with the body member. Thus, the window glass and its sealing assembly can be attached to the body member in a simple one-step operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Motomu Hayashi, Masayuki Nagai, Shigeru Akoshima