Patents by Inventor Shoichiro TAMAKI
Shoichiro TAMAKI 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: 20240145962Abstract: A flat conductor connector includes terminals, a housing, a slider movable between a retreat position and an advance position, and a detection member detecting the advance position. The housing includes a locking portion lockable to a flat conductor. The locking portion protrudes in an upper-lower direction. The slider allows at the retreat position, and restricts at the advance position, removal of the flat conductor. The slider includes an abutting portion and an arm portion. The abutting portion restricts movement of the flat conductor. The arm portion is lockable to the housing when the slider is at the advance position. The detection member attached to the slider moves around a detection position, and includes a restriction portion. The detection member at the detection position makes the restriction portion abuttable with the arm portion The detection member absent from the detection position prohibits the restriction portion from abutting the arm portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Shoichiro TAMAKI
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Publication number: 20240145964Abstract: A flat conductor electric connector to hold a flat conductor inserted in a front-back direction includes: terminals arrayed in the flat conductor width direction; a housing holding the terminals; and a slider. The housing includes a receiving portion receiving the flat conductor and a locking protruding portion upwardly protruding in the receiving portion and lockable to the flat conductor. The slider is attached to the housing and movable in the front-back direction between a retreat position and an advance position, and includes a first abutting portion to abut the flat conductor at the advance position and a second abutting portion to abut the flat conductor at the retreat position. The second abutting portion is on a front side from the first abutting portion. An upper end of the second abutting portion is at a position identical to or higher than the upper end of the locking protruding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Shoichiro TAMAKI
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Publication number: 20240145965Abstract: A flat conductor electric connector to hold a flat conductor inserted in a front-back direction includes: terminals arrayed in a flat conductor width direction; and a housing holding the terminals. Each terminal includes an attachment portion attached, on one end side, in a fixed manner to the housing, a contact arm portion extending in the front-back direction on the other end side to contact a circuit portion of the flat conductor, and an elastically-displaceable elastic portion provided between the attachment portion and the contact arm portion. The elastic portion is elastically displaceable at least in one of the front-back direction, the terminal alignment direction, or an upper-lower direction which is a flat conductor thickness direction. The contact arm portion is elastically displaceable at least in the upper-lower direction. When the elastic portion is elastically displaced, the contact arm portion is displaceable together with the elastic portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Shoichiro TAMAKI
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Publication number: 20220209448Abstract: A housing having a height, width, and a depth direction, and cantilevered terminals having one end side secured to the housing on one side in the depth direction and having a resilient member forming a free end in an end portion on the other end side opposite to said one end side on the side opposite to the one side in the depth direction. Counterpart terminals are inserted into an insertion space within the housing from locations spaced apart in the height direction through insertion apertures occupying a predetermined area in a plane formed by the depth direction and width direction of the housing, the resilient member has contact points that contact with counterpart terminals inserted through the insertion apertures, and at least a portion of the resilient member other than the contact points, along with the contact points, is positioned within the bounds of the predetermined area in at least the plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventor: Shoichiro TAMAKI
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Patent number: 11362461Abstract: Provided is a connector including a plurality of terminals respectively corresponding to a plurality of mating terminals of a mating connector, a plurality of movable housings respectively holding one ends of the terminals respectively in contact with the plurality of mating terminals, and a fixed housing fixed to a mounting target and housing the plurality of movable housings. The other ends of the plurality of terminals are fixed to the fixed housing, and the plurality of terminals operate independently with respect to the plurality of mating terminals, and thus respectively support the plurality of movable housings movably with respect to the fixed housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Shoichiro Tamaki
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Publication number: 20210111517Abstract: Provided is a connector including a plurality of terminals respectively corresponding to a plurality of mating terminals of a mating connector, a plurality of movable housings respectively holding one ends of the terminals respectively in contact with the plurality of mating terminals, and a fixed housing fixed to a mounting target and housing the plurality of movable housings. The other ends of the plurality of terminals are fixed to the fixed housing, and the plurality of terminals operate independently with respect to the plurality of mating terminals, and thus respectively support the plurality of movable housings movably with respect to the fixed housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Shoichiro TAMAKI
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Patent number: 10141689Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a receiving portion for inserting a flat conductive member; a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal arrangement direction; and a movable member. The movable member is supported on the housing so that the movable member is movable between an insertion allowing position and a pulling out preventing position relative to the housing. The movable member includes an operation portion and a display portion. The display portion is configured to be able to protrude and retract relative to an outer surface of the housing different from a surface where the operation portion is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Shoichiro Tamaki
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Patent number: 9948031Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a receiving portion for inserting a flat conductive member; a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal arrangement direction; a movable member; and a fixing metal member. The movable member includes a supported portion and an engaging portion. The supported portion is supported on the housing to be movable between an open position and a closed position. The engaging portion engages with the flat conductive member when the movable member is situated at the closed position. The fixing metal member includes a fixing portion to be fixed to an electrical circuit board; a regulating portion for restricting the movable member; and an engaging section for engaging with the movable member. The fixing metal member includes leg portions extending toward the electrical circuit board. The fixing portion, the regulating portion, and the engaging portion are disposed on the leg portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Shoichiro Tamaki
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Publication number: 20180062316Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a receiving portion for inserting a flat conductive member; a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal arrangement direction; and a movable member. The movable member is supported on the housing so that the movable member is movable between an insertion allowing position and a pulling out preventing position relative to the housing. The movable member includes an operation portion and a display portion. The display portion is configured to be able to protrude and retract relative to an outer surface of the housing different from a surface where the operation portion is disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventor: Shoichiro TAMAKI
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Publication number: 20180062315Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a receiving portion for inserting a flat conductive member; a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal arrangement direction; a movable member; and a fixing metal member. The movable member includes a supported portion and an engaging portion. The supported portion is supported on the housing to be movable between an open position and a closed position. The engaging portion engages with the flat conductive member when the movable member is situated at the closed position. The fixing metal member includes a fixing portion to be fixed to an electrical circuit board; a regulating portion for restricting the movable member; and an engaging section for engaging with the movable member. The fixing metal member includes leg portions extending toward the electrical circuit board. The fixing portion, the regulating portion, and the engaging portion are disposed on the leg portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventor: Shoichiro TAMAKI
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Patent number: 9525226Abstract: An electrical connector is to be connected to a flat conductive member. The electrical connector includes a housing including a receiving portion for receiving the flat conductive member; terminals arranged in the housing in a terminal arrangement direction; and a movable member rotatable between an open position and a close position relative to the housing. The movable member includes an engaging portion for engaging an engaged portion when the movable member is situated at the close portion. The movable member includes a pressure receiving portion for abutting against the engaged portion when the movable member is situated at the open portion. The movable member includes a passing allowing space between the engaging portion and the pressure receiving portion for allowing the engaged portion to pass through. The engaged portion passes through the passing allowing space when the movable member is rotated toward the close position.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Shoichiro Tamaki
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Publication number: 20160268717Abstract: An electrical connector is to be connected to a flat conductive member. The electrical connector includes a housing including a receiving portion for receiving the flat conductive member; terminals arranged in the housing in a terminal arrangement direction; and a movable member rotatable between an open position and a close position relative to the housing. The movable member includes an engaging portion for engaging an engaged portion when the movable member is situated at the close portion. The movable member includes a pressure receiving portion for abutting against the engaged portion when the movable member is situated at the open portion. The movable member includes a passing allowing space between the engaging portion and the pressure receiving portion for allowing the engaged portion to pass through. The engaged portion passes through the passing allowing space when the movable member is rotated toward the close position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventor: Shoichiro TAMAKI