Patents by Inventor Syuji Kimura

Syuji Kimura 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).

  • Publication number: 20240083372
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electric junction box for vehicle. The electric junction box includes a housing including a connector housing configured to be fitted to a counterpart connector, a plurality of connector terminals being provided in the connector housing, a joint busbar accommodated in the housing, the joint busbar integrally including a plurality of terminals configured to be respectively connected to ground terminals of the counterpart connector, the plurality of terminals being provided as a part of the plurality of connector terminals, and a conductive member supported by the housing and configured to be grounded to a vehicle body. The joint busbar includes a plate-shaped connection piece connected to the conductive member. The conductive member includes an elastic connection portion that is in elastic contact with the connection piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayato YAMAGUCHI, Syuji KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220416492
    Abstract: A connector device includes a connector housing including a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers, a plurality of terminals accommodated in the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers, and a plurality of electric wires configured to be welded to the respective one of the plurality of terminals. A laser radiation through hole is formed in side walls, each forming the terminal accommodating chambers, the laser radiation through hole being configured to allow the plurality of terminals and the plurality of electric wires to be welded with each other inside the terminal accommodating chambers, and the laser radiation through hole is configured to allow laser light emitted from a laser welding machine disposed outside the connector housing to enter one of the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Syuji KIMURA, Sadaharu OKUDA, Yasuhiro KOMINATO
  • Publication number: 20220416459
    Abstract: A connector device includes a connector housing having a terminal accommodating chamber, a terminal configured to be accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber, an electric wire configured to be connected to the terminal, a corrosion-proof material to be disposed at a position facing the terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber and a corrosion-proof target portion of the electric wire, and a corrosion-proof material support portion retaining the corrosion-proof material above the connector housing such that the corrosion-proof material can be moved toward the corrosion-proof target portion. A melting point of the corrosion-proof material is set to be lower than a melting point of a material forming the connector housing, and the corrosion-proof material is configured to be melted and then cured while covering the corrosion-proof target portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Syuji KIMURA, Sadaharu OKUDA, Terumitsu SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220376408
    Abstract: A joint connector includes a circuit board that is located behind a back wall of the connector housing through a component space, an independent male terminal jointed to the circuit board, and a joint terminal. The joint terminal includes a bridge portion fixed to the connector housing, a plurality of male terminal portions conducted to each other and protruding into a fitting space of the connector housing to serve as connector terminals, and one contact conduction piece extending to a back of the back wall of the connector housing and elastically brought into conductive contact with one of the independent male terminals via a spring portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Syuji Kimura, Sadaharu Okuda, Hayato Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10720718
    Abstract: A branch connector includes: a first housing having a wiring route portion in which two first cables constituting a twisted pair cable are wired in a twisted shape to be spaced apart from each other; and a second housing to which a pair of pressure contact terminals connected respectively with two second cables constituting a twisted pair cable is fixed. The pair of pressure contact terminals is connected respectively with the two first cables by pressure contact in a state where the second housing is assembled with the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Syuji Kimura, Gaku Itou, Masanori Akashi
  • Patent number: 10464509
    Abstract: An electrical equipment module includes a main line module that includes a main line routing body that is mounted on a vehicle and is routed along a width direction extending member in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle, a branch portion that is interposed in the main line routing body, and a branch portion retaining member that extends along the width direction extending member and retains the branch portion; and a sub module that is connected to the main line module through the branch portion and is subjected to power supply distribution through the main line routing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Syuji Kimura, Gaku Itou, Shoichi Nomura, Taku Furuta, Naoya Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20190123459
    Abstract: A branch connector includes: a first housing having a wiring route portion in which two first cables constituting a twisted pair cable are wired in a twisted shape to be spaced apart from each other; and a second housing to which a pair of pressure contact terminals connected respectively with two second cables constituting a twisted pair cable is fixed. The pair of pressure contact terminals is connected respectively with the two first cables by pressure contact in a state where the second housing is assembled with the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Syuji KIMURA, Gaku ITOU, Masanori AKASHI
  • Publication number: 20170253199
    Abstract: An electrical equipment module includes a main line module, a sub module, and a control connector. The main line module includes a main line routing body that is mounted on a vehicle and is routed along a width direction extending member in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle, and branch units that are interposed in the main line routing body. The sub module is connected to the main line module through the branch units, and is subjected to power supply distribution through the main line routing body. The control connector connects the branch units and the sub module, and performs control of an instrument included in the sub module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Syuji Kimura, Gaku Itou, Taku Furuta, Shoichi Nomura, Naoya Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20170253200
    Abstract: An electrical equipment module includes a main line module that includes a main line routing body that is mounted on a vehicle and is routed along a width direction extending member in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle, a branch portion that is interposed in the main line routing body, and a branch portion retaining member that extends along the width direction extending member and retains the branch portion; and a sub module that is connected to the main line module through the branch portion and is subjected to power supply distribution through the main line routing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Syuji Kimura, Gaku Itou, Shoichi Nomura, Taku Furuta, Naoya Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20170210309
    Abstract: An electrical equipment module includes: a main line module that includes a width direction extending member mounted in a vehicle and extending along the vehicle width direction of the vehicle, and a mounting main line section provided in the width direction extending member and including a circuit body mounted with an electronic component; and a submodule that is connected to the main line module and to which power is distributed via the circuit body. With this configuration, the electrical equipment module allows the work of main line routing or the like to be reduced and mounting work to be made more efficient, thereby improving the mountability to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Syuji Kimura, Gaku Itou, Shoichi Nomura, Taku Furuta, Naoya Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8031015
    Abstract: A PLL circuit is disclosed that comprises a controlling unit that switches at a predetermined timing to enable/disable the phase difference signal supplied from the phase comparator to the low pass filter; and a resistor element that is disposed between a predetermined potential and a signal line for supplying the phase difference signal from the phase comparator to the low pass filter, when the phase difference signal is enabled, the oscillation circuit performing oscillation operation based on the voltage signal corresponding to the phase difference signal, when the phase difference signal is disabled, the low pass filter being supplied with the predetermined potential through the resistor element to allow the oscillation circuit to perform oscillation operation based on the voltage signal generated depending on the supplied predetermined potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syuji Kimura, Takashi Hashizume
  • Patent number: 7708591
    Abstract: A shield connector for a shielded cable including a shielding conductor provided on an outer periphery of a core wire through an insulator, and a sheath covering an outer periphery of the shielding conductor, the shield connector includes an inner metal terminal which connects to the core wire of the shielded cable, a tubular resin sleeve which receives the inner metal terminal therein and has an opening portion, a tubular outer metal terminal which receives the resin sleeve therein, has an opening portion, and is adapted to be connected to the shielding conductor. A press-contacting blade is provided on the inner metal terminal, and is adapted to be brought into press-contacting connection with the core wire from an upper side through the opening of the outer metal terminal and the opening of the resin sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Ikumi, Syuji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20090291588
    Abstract: A shield connector for a shielded cable including a shielding conductor provided on an outer periphery of a core wire through an insulator, and a sheath covering an outer periphery of the shielding conductor, the shield connector includes an inner metal terminal which connects to the core wire of the shielded cable, a tubular resin sleeve which receives the inner metal terminal therein and has an opening portion, a tubular outer metal terminal which receives the resin sleeve therein, has an opening portion, and is adapted to be connected to the shielding conductor. A press-contacting blade is provided on the inner metal terminal, and is adapted to be brought into press-contacting connection with the core wire from an upper side through the opening of the outer metal terminal and the opening of the resin sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru IKUMI, Syuji KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20080278248
    Abstract: A PLL circuit is disclosed that comprises a controlling unit that switches at a predetermined timing to enable/disable the phase difference signal supplied from the phase comparator to the low pass filter; and a resistor element that is disposed between a predetermined potential and a signal line for supplying the phase difference signal from the phase comparator to the low pass filter, when the phase difference signal is enabled, the oscillation circuit performing oscillation operation based on the voltage signal corresponding to the phase difference signal, when the phase difference signal is disabled, the low pass filter being supplied with the predetermined potential through the resistor element to allow the oscillation circuit to perform oscillation operation based on the voltage signal generated depending on the supplied predetermined potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., LTD
    Inventors: Syuji Kimura, Takashi Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20070285082
    Abstract: A lock detecting circuit is disclosed that detects whether a PLL circuit is in a locked state based on a phase difference signal supplied from a phase comparator of the PLL circuit, the lock detecting circuit comprising a first circuit that outputs a control signal having one level when the phase difference signal does not indicate a generation of a phase difference, and the other level when the phase difference signal indicates a generation of a phase difference; a second circuit that latches the control signal; and a third circuit that outputs, for a predetermined second term, a lock detecting signal indicating that the PLL circuit is in a locked state, when the latched control signal indicates the one level for a predetermined first term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Syuji Kimura, Takashi Hashizume
  • Patent number: 7226320
    Abstract: A connector includes an electrically conductive plug provided with a retaining hole, and an insulating housing that has a retaining member shaped in a cantilever beam. The retaining member has a retaining claw portion. The retaining claw portion has a projecting portion formed at a proximal end side of the retaining member. The projecting portion is crashed by an edge portion of the retaining hole when the retaining claw portion is engaged with the retaining hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kimihiro Abe, Tohru Ikumi, Syuji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20060228941
    Abstract: A connector includes an electrically conductive plug provided with a retaining hole, and an insulating housing that has a retaining member shaped in a cantilever beam. The retaining member has a retaining claw portion. The retaining claw portion has a projecting portion formed at a proximal end side of the retaining member. The projecting portion is crashed by an edge portion of the retaining hole when the retaining claw portion is engaged with the retaining hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Kimihiro Abe, Tohru Ikumi, Syuji Kimura
  • Patent number: 6966796
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulative holding member having a generally-cylindrical tubular shape, and a conductive shielding member which includes a cover portion for covering an outer peripheral face of the holding member and a clamping portion. The holding member has a receiving portion. The cover portion has an engaging portion which engages with the receiving portion. The holding member has a guide groove for guiding the engaging portion to the receiving portion, the guide groove extending from an end portion of the holding member along a first direction in which the holding member extends. The guide groove has a first end and a second end, the first end disposed on the end portion of the holding member, and the second end disposed so as to opposed to the first end. A width of the guide groove gradually increases toward the first end to the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kimihiro Abe, Tohru Ikumi, Syuji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20050118866
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulative holding member having a generally-cylindrical tubular shape, and a conductive shielding member which includes a cover portion for covering an outer peripheral face of the holding member and a clamping portion. The holding member has a receiving portion. The cover portion has an engaging portion which engages with the receiving portion. The holding member has a guide groove for guiding the engaging portion to the receiving portion, the guide groove extending from an end portion of the holding member along a first direction in which the holding member extends. The guide groove has a first end and a second end, the first end disposed on the end portion of the holding member, and the second end disposed so as to opposed to the first end. A width of the guide groove gradually increases toward the first end to the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Kimihiro Abe, Tohru Ikumi, Syuji Kimura