Patents by Inventor Shinichi INAO

Shinichi INAO 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: 9776580
    Abstract: A wire harness is provided with an electrically conductive path, a tubular sheath member which accommodates the electrically conductive path in an inner part, and a sheet member positioned between at least a part of a circumferential direction of the electrically conductive path and an inner peripheral surface of the sheath member. The sheet member may be wound on the electrically conductive path so as to cover an entire area in the circumferential direction. The sheet member may be intermittently arranged in an axial direction of a tube of the sheath member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Tatsuya Oga, Hideomi Adachi
  • Patent number: 9744924
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a high voltage electrically conductive path which is an electrically conductive path, and a sheath member which is formed with a tubular member of a rectangular configuration and accommodates the high voltage electrically conductive path therein. In the sheath member, thick parts whose thicknesses are increasing toward inside at positions according to angular parts of an outer peripheral surface are set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi
  • Patent number: 9742166
    Abstract: A wire harness is provided with an electrically conductive path, and a tubular sheath member into which the electrically conductive path is inserted. The sheath member includes a straight portion having strength to limit bending. A bellows-shaped portion which is wavy in shape in a tube circumferential direction, is formed in a portion of the straight portion in a sectional view. The bellows-shaped portion is more flexible than a portion of the straight portion other than the bellows-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi
  • Patent number: 9734935
    Abstract: A wire harness comprises one or a plurality of electrically conductive paths, a tubular body into which the one or plurality of electrically conductive paths are to be inserted, and a protector to be engaged with a terminal of the tubular body, wherein the protector has a terminal engagement section to be engaged with the terminal of the tubular body, and a roll prevention portion which serves as an area that is mounted on a predetermined mounting surface without rolling, is formed in the terminal engagement section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Eiichi Tohyama, Tatsuya Oga, Shinichi Inao, Masaaki Suguro
  • Patent number: 9735556
    Abstract: An exterior member has a straight tube body to be arranged at a vehicle underfloor portion of a vehicle and at least one rigidity adding portion to add rigidity to the straight tube body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi, Tatsuya Oga, Takeshi Ogue, Masaaki Suguro, Yoshiaki Ozaki, Hiroyuki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20170229216
    Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing method includes a conduction path inserting step of inserting one or a plurality of conduction paths from one end of a resin-made tubular exterior member to the other end thereof, and an exterior member working step of performing post-working on one or a plurality of parts of the exterior member, after the conduction path inserting step. The exterior member working step includes forming a convex-shaped part when viewed from an inner surface side of the exterior member by performing the post-working using heat on an outer surface side of the exterior member. The convex-shaped part is a vibration suppressing part to reduce a play rate of the conduction path in the exterior member and suppress a vibration of the conduction path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi, Kenta Yanazawa
  • Patent number: 9688219
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a conductive path and an exterior member with a tubular shape which covers the conductive path. The exterior member includes a bent route portion and a straight route portion with a straight shape. The straight route portion includes a first straight tubular portion; a second straight tubular portion; a third straight tubular portion that is disposed between the first straight tubular portion and the second straight tubular portion; and a shift correction portion that allows the third straight tubular portion to be displaced relative to the first straight tubular portion and the second straight tubular portion in a perpendicular axial direction of the straight route portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi
  • Publication number: 20170166144
    Abstract: An exterior member includes a tubular body which allows one or more conductive paths to be stored and protected therein. The tubular body has no slit. The tubular body includes a plurality of protruding portions formed in an inner surface of the tubular body. Each of the plurality of protruding portions includes an R part having a substantially circular arc shape extending along a circumferential direction of an inner surface of the tubular body. Each of the plurality of protruding portions has a substantially U-shaped or V-shaped smooth surface in a cross-section cut along a tube axis of the tubular body. The plurality of protruding portions are disposed at positions on a helix around the tube axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi
  • Publication number: 20170167640
    Abstract: A corrugated tube includes: a tubular body including outer-face bellows recess sections outer-face bellows protruding sections in a circumferential direction as viewed from an outside, wherein the outer-face bellows recess section and the outer-face bellows protruding section are alternately arranged continuously in an axial direction of the tubular body. Deep groove sections are formed in some of the outer-face bellows recess sections. The deep groove section has: a shape being recessed partially in a predetermined range in the circumferential direction; a shape protruding toward an inner side of the tubular body; and a shape having a pair of tapered sections as viewed from the axial direction of the tubular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hidehiko Kuboshima, Hideomi Adachi, Kenta Yanazawa, Hiroyuki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9672960
    Abstract: An exterior member which covers the circumference of an electric wire, which is wired between electrical components, along the electric wire, and is supported by a supporting body while one side in a circumferential direction is exposed, includes an exterior member body that is formed into a long cylindrical shape and which has a predetermined background color, and an identifying mark that is provided on the outer surface of the exterior member body and which has another predetermined color different from the background color. The exterior member body is formed with at least one bent part which is bent at a middle position in a longitudinal direction, and the identifying mark is provided to face the one side while the exterior member is supported by the supporting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi, Takeshi Ogue, Tatsuya Oga, Masaaki Suguro, Yoshiaki Ozaki, Hiroyuki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9640957
    Abstract: The wire harness exterior member is a tube-shaped wire harness exterior member which houses and protects at least one conductive path. The wire harness exterior member is formed by connecting metal pipes made of different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi, Takeshi Ogue, Tatsuya Oga, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Masaaki Suguro, Yoshiaki Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20170113635
    Abstract: A tubular outer member which houses and protects a conductive path, the tubular outer member includes a fixing member mounting portion in which a conductive path fixing member is to be mounted so as to fix the conductive path. The fixing member mounting portion includes a guide groove configured to guide a conductive path winding portion of the conductive path fixing member extending like a line or a belt, and a pair of lead-in/out portions. The conductive path winding portion is to be inserted to and pulled out from the pair of lead-in/out portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Shinichi INAO, Hideomi ADACHI
  • Patent number: 9616826
    Abstract: Tubes are connected to each other by a tube connecting part such that a distance between respective ends of the tubes is an optional distance or such that the ends of the tubes abut each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi, Takeshi Ogue, Tatsuya Oga, Masaaki Suguro, Yoshiaki Ozaki, Hiroyuki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9598030
    Abstract: A wire harness (9) includes an exterior member (16) with a tubular shape which covers a high-voltage conductive path (15), and a drain hole (27) is formed in the exterior member (16). The drain hole (27) is covered with a clamp (20), that is, a post-installed member in a state that the function of the drain hole is ensured. The clamp (20) includes a tube attachment portion (32), and the tube attachment portion (32) includes a drain function ensuring portion (34). A gap (35) is formed between the drain hole (27) and the clamp (20). A foreign substance entry preventing portion (36) is formed in a side of the gap (35) in a vehicle progress direction P. An outside communication hole (37) is formed in an opposite side in the vehicle progress direction P.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Tatsuya Oga, Hideomi Adachi
  • Publication number: 20170053722
    Abstract: An exterior member having a tubular form which accommodates and protects a conductive path, the exterior member includes at least one conductive path holding part which holds the conductive path. The at least one conductive path holding part is configured in a protruding part in an inner surface of the tube, and in a recessed part in an outer surface of the tube. In the recessed part, one or a plurality of protrusions are formed which protrude outward. The protrusions are configured in forms having elasticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichi INAO, Hideomi ADACHI, Yoshiyuki ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 9522639
    Abstract: A wire harness is bent or folded at a position of a flexible part and then set to a packed state by a packing member, and in the packed state, a first installation part is set to a state of being able to be installed in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi, Takeshi Ogue, Tatsuya Oga, Masaaki Suguro, Yoshiaki Ozaki, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Syuhei Ejima, Kazuya Harakawa
  • Patent number: 9490051
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a wire harness including a core inserting step of forming a widely open braided mesh portion by widening a braided mesh of a braid before crimping is performed, and of inserting a core into an end from the outside of the braid via the widely open braided mesh portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi, Takeshi Ogue, Tatsuya Oga, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Masaaki Suguro, Yoshiaki Ozaki
  • Patent number: 9469257
    Abstract: A wire harness includes one or more electrically-conducting paths, and a tubular exterior member configured to cover the electrically-conducting paths. The exterior member is a resin member including a flexible tubular part having flexibility and a less-flexible tubular part having less flexibility than that of the flexible tubular part. The exterior member is integrally formed to have a linear shape as a whole in a state where the flexible tubular part is not deflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi, Yoshiaki Ozaki
  • Patent number: 9425598
    Abstract: A sliding type clamp includes a clamp fixing part adapted to be fixed to a stud bolt, and a clamp body adapted to clamp an objected member. The clamp fixing part and the clamp body are integrally formed. The clamp fixing part has a first sliding structure which slides along a direction perpendicular to an axis of the stud bolt. The clamp body has a second sliding structure which slides with respect to the objected member along a longitudinal direction of the objected member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Eiichi Tohyama, Tatsuya Oga, Shinichi Inao, Masaaki Suguro
  • Patent number: 9412491
    Abstract: A wire harness includes at least one conducting path, and a tubular exterior member that covers the conducting path. The exterior member has a shape changed portion in at least one position. The shape changed portion includes at least one small tube portion which includes an accommodation space necessary for accommodating the conducting path, a tube continuous portion one end of which is continuous with an end of the small tube portion, and a large tube portion which is continuous with another end of the tube continuous portion and includes a tubular shape that is larger in outer shape than the small tube portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi, Takeshi Ogue, Tatsuya Oga, Masaaki Suguro, Yoshiaki Ozaki, Hiroyuki Yoshida