Patents by Inventor Takaaki Kakimi

Takaaki Kakimi 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: 9190817
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical junction box which can easily attach a block to an inner side of a frame without the need for visual positioning of a lock portion of the block and a lock receive portion of the frame. An electrical junction box includes a frame and a block to be attached to an inner side of the frame. The block includes a lock portion, and the frame includes a lock receive portion to which the lock portion engages. Four faces of the frame arranged to surround the block include a tapered face for guiding the block to a proper attachment position. The frame includes a double wall including an outer wall and an inner wall, and a rib connecting the outer wall and the inner wall. The rib is extended above the inner wall, and the tapered face is provided to an extended portion of the rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Kakimi, Sunsoku I
  • Publication number: 20150311688
    Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a body case of the electrical junction box that has an opening part facing electrical components and has a case side locking part, and a cover that covers the opening part, is engaged to the body case of the electrical junction box, and has a cover side locking part. The cover is engaged to or disengaged from the body case of the electrical junction box with the case side locking part and the cover side locking part. The cover has a cover side abutting part to match a position of the cover side locking part. The body case of the electrical junction box has a case side abutting part to match a position of the case side locking part and a position of the cover side abutting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki KAKIMI, Koji UEYAMA, Kazuhiro KUSUYAMA, Akinori YAMAUCHI, Akira SAKURABA
  • Patent number: 9099850
    Abstract: An electrical junction box includes: a frame; and a block having a double wall defined by outer and inner walls. At a position where the double wall and a component receiving section of the block are opposite to each other, a lower end of the inner wall is positioned higher than a component insertion surface at a lower end of the component receiving section, and a waterproof wall is provided on the lower end and an outer edge at the double wall side of the component receiving section. The waterproof wall is defined by a first waterproof portion extended horizontally toward the outer wall from the lower end and the outer edge at the double wall side of the component receiving section, and a second waterproof wall extended downward and parallel to the outer wall from an end at the outer wall side of the first waterproof wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Takaaki Kakimi
  • Publication number: 20140338949
    Abstract: A harness outlet through which a wiring harness is passed is provided on a sidewall of a case of an electrical junction box. A harness guide is extended form a circumference of the harness outlet to protect the wiring harness and to regulate a path (outlet direction) of the wiring harness. At a side near the harness outlet, the harness guide covers a whole circumference of the wiring harness. At a side away from the harness outlet, the harness guide covers both sides and an upper portion of the wiring harness, and a portion for covering the lower portion of the wiring harness is not provided on the harness guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Kakimi, Sunsoku I, Yasutomo Kubo
  • Publication number: 20140335743
    Abstract: A round terminal fixation structure is a structure for fixing a round terminal connected to an end of an electric wire to a bus bar in an overlapping manner with a bolt. The round terminal includes: a bolt insertion portion with a first through-hole into which the bolt is inserted; a core wire crimp portion for crimping a core wire of the electric wire; and an insulating cover crimp portion. The bus bar includes: a flat plate portion with a second through-hole; a pair of standing pieces vertically extended from the flat plate portion for positioning the core wire crimp portion in between the pair of standing pieces while the first and second through-holes are overlapped with each other; and connection portions electrically connected to the relay or the fuse. A gap between the pair of standing pieces is formed smaller than a width of the bolt insertion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Kakimi, Hiroaki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20140335744
    Abstract: Provided is a round terminal fixation structure which can easily install a round terminal at a fixation position and prevent assembling failure. The round terminal fixation structure fixes the round terminal connected to an end of an electric wire to a bus bar in an overlapping fashion by a bolt. The round terminal includes a bolt insertion portion having a first through-hole for passing the bolt and a core wire crimp portion crimping a core wire of the electric wire. The bus bar includes a flat plate portion having a second through-hole for passing the bolt and a standing piece extending perpendicularly from the flat plate portion and configured to abut on the core wire crimp portion when bolting the round terminal to prevent rotation of the round terminal. A distal end of the standing piece is slanted towards the flat plate portion with distance from the second through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunsoku I, Takaaki Kakimi
  • Publication number: 20140246217
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical junction box including a case, and a block housed in the case. The case includes a frame, and a lower cover attached to a lower end side of the frame a joint part part of an outer wall of the frame and an outer wall of the cover an upper end of the outer wall of the lower cover is positioned more inwardly than a lower end of the outer wall of the frame and nearly the same height as a component insertion plane. At an edge portion of the block is disposed a waterproof barrier located between the component housing of the block and the joint part part and extending below the component insertion plane of a lower end of the component housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sunsoku I, Takaaki Kakimi
  • Publication number: 20140246215
    Abstract: An electrical junction box provides a frame and a cover that covers an opening portion of the frame. There is a difference of elevation in an edge of the frame, and the edge includes a lower portion, a higher portion, and an inclination portion. A double wall formed of an exterior wall and an interior wall and positioning the edge of a peripheral wall between the exterior wall and the interior wall is provided to the cover. There is a difference of elevation in the edge of the interior wall similarly the frame, and the edge includes the lower portion, the higher portion, and the inclination portion. Also, a lapping amount between the peripheral wall and the interior wall at the inclination portion is formed larger than a lapping amount at the lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunsoku I, Takaaki Kakimi
  • Publication number: 20140246216
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical junction box which can easily attach a block to an inner side of a frame without the need for visual positioning of a lock portion of the block and a lock receive portion of the frame. An electrical junction box includes a frame and a block to be attached to an inner side of the frame. The block includes a lock portion, and the frame includes a lock receive portion to which the lock portion engages. Four faces of the frame arranged to surround the block include a tapered face for guiding the block to a proper attachment position. The frame includes a double wall including an outer wall and an inner wall, and a rib connecting the outer wall and the inner wall. The rib is extended above the inner wall, and the tapered face is provided to an extended portion of the rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Kakimi, Sunsoku I
  • Publication number: 20140231129
    Abstract: An electrical junction box includes: a frame; and a block having a double wall defined by outer and inner walls. At a position where the double wall and a component receiving section of the block are opposite to each other, a lower end of the inner wall is positioned higher than a component insertion surface at a lower end of the component receiving section, and a waterproof wall is provided on the lower end and an outer edge at the double wall side of the component receiving section. The waterproof wail is defined by a first waterproof portion extended horizontally toward the outer wall from the lower end and the outer edge at the double wall side of the component receiving section, and a second waterproof wall extended downward and parallel to the outer wall from an end at the outer wall side of the first waterproof wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takaaki Kakimi
  • Patent number: 8641430
    Abstract: A bus bar edge structure of an electric junction box having a junction block main body, a bus bar-receiving gap arranged on the junction block main body, and a space communicating with the bus bar-receiving gap and arranged in a thickness direction of the bus bar includes a projection piece projecting from an edge of the bus bar at an opening side of the space in the thickness direction of the bus bar. An electric wire led from the junction block main body is guided to the projection piece so as to prevent interference with the edge of the bus bar. The projection piece functions as a press-operating portion configured to insert the bus bar into the bus bar-receiving gap. The projection piece is positioned in an opening of a longitudinal groove arranged in the space so as to prevent the electric wire from entering into the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sunsoku I, Takaaki Kakimi
  • Patent number: 8633383
    Abstract: An electric junction box for preventing rattle between cassette blocks assembled to each other before being fixed to main body case, includes a first cassette block a second cassette block configured to be assembled to each other by locking structure, an electric distribution member for distributing power to the second cassette block from the first cassette block. The electric distribution member includes an input power source line, and a pair of connectors connected with both ends of the input power source line and engaged with the lower surface of the first cassette block and the lower surface of the second cassette block, respectively. A direction of drawing the input power source line out of each of the pair of connectors is arranged perpendicular to a direction engaging the pair of connectors with the first cassette block and the second cassette block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Akahori, Sunsoku I, Takaaki Kakimi
  • Publication number: 20130034974
    Abstract: An electric junction box for preventing rattle between cassette blocks assembled to each other before being fixed to main body case, includes a first cassette block a second cassette block configured to be assembled to each other by locking structure, an electric distribution member for distributing power to the second cassette block from the first cassette block. The electric distribution member includes an input power source line, and a pair of connectors connected with both ends of the input power source line and engaged with the lower surface of the first cassette block and the lower surface of the second cassette block, respectively. A direction of drawing the input power source line out of each of the pair of connectors is arranged perpendicular to a direction engaging the pair of connectors with the first cassette block and the second cassette block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Akahori, Sunsoku I, Takaaki Kakimi
  • Publication number: 20130029501
    Abstract: A bus bar edge structure of an electric junction box having a junction block main body, a bus bar-receiving gap arranged on the junction block main body, and a space communicating with the bus bar-receiving gap and arranged in a thickness direction of the bus bar includes a projection piece projecting from an edge of the bus bar at an opening side of the space in the thickness direction of the bus bar. An electric wire led from the junction block main body is guided to the projection piece so as to prevent interference with the edge of the bus bar. The projection piece functions as a press-operating portion configured to insert the bus bar into the bus bar-receiving gap. The projection piece is positioned in an opening of a longitudinal groove arranged in the space so as to prevent the electric wire from entering into the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sunsoku I, Takaaki Kakimi