Patents by Inventor Tetsu Urano

Tetsu Urano 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: 11063381
    Abstract: An electric connector includes a fixing-side contact having a vertical portion of plate shape, a relay contact having a pair of front arms and a pair of rear arms, and an insulator having a relay contact insertion groove, the vertical portion of the fixing-side contact being sandwiched between the pair of rear arms so that the relay contact is held to be swingable with respect to the fixing-side contact and is electrically connected to the fixing-side contact, an opening width of an opening of the relay contact insertion groove of the insulator being shorter than an opening width at ends of the pair of front arms located on a forward side in a fitting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo
  • Publication number: 20200303857
    Abstract: An electric connector includes a fixing-side contact having a vertical portion of plate shape, a relay contact having a pair of front arms and a pair of rear arms, and an insulator having a relay contact insertion groove, the vertical portion of the fixing-side contact being sandwiched between the pair of rear arms so that the relay contact is held to be swingable with respect to the fixing-side contact and is electrically connected to the fixing-side contact, an opening width of an opening of the relay contact insertion groove of the insulator being shorter than an opening width at ends of the pair of front arms located on a forward side in a fitting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsu URANO, Takaaki KUDO
  • Patent number: 10224649
    Abstract: A connector has a mounting portion of a plate-like shape and a cable fitting portion protruding from the mounting portion in a first direction. The mounting portion has a fixing portion disposed on a first flat surface faced to the first direction and adapted to be fixed to a board, and a flat portion disposed on a second flat surface faced to a second direction opposite to the first direction. The cable fitting portion has a receiving portion adapted to receive a cable, an opening portion formed at one end of the receiving portion and allowing the cable to be inserted therethrough, and a cable contact portion to be electrically connected to the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Tetsu Urano
  • Patent number: 9899782
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector, the first connector having a first contact and a mounting portion together with a projecting portion which passes through a through-hole of a connector holding plate to project on a side of a second face of the connector holding plate along a fitting direction when the first connector is mounted on a first face of the connector holding plate through the mounting portion, the second connector having a second contact and a second contact holding portion which has a first connector receiving portion extending along the fitting direction and an abutment portion formed at an end of the second contact holding portion on a side of the first connector and configured to be abutted against the second face of the connector holding plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Tetsu Urano
  • Publication number: 20180026382
    Abstract: A connector has a mounting portion of a plate-like shape and a cable fitting portion protruding from the mounting portion in a first direction. The mounting portion has a fixing portion disposed on a first flat surface faced to the first direction and adapted to be fixed to a board, and a flat portion disposed on a second flat surface faced to a second direction opposite to the first direction. The cable fitting portion has a receiving portion adapted to receive a cable, an opening portion formed at one end of the receiving portion and allowing the cable to be inserted therethrough, and a cable contact portion to be electrically connected to the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Tetsu URANO
  • Patent number: 9876286
    Abstract: A connector is connectable with a conductive core of a cable which is inserted from a front of the connector along a front-rear direction. The connector comprises a shell and a spring member. The shell is made of a metal. The shell has an operation portion and a contact portion. The spring member is made of another metal which is harder than the metal of the shell. The spring member has an operated portion and a press portion. When the operation portion moves the operated portion, the press portion is moved away from the contact portion. The press portion presses the conductive core against the contact portion under a connection state where the conductive core is connected with the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Tetsu Urano
  • Publication number: 20170352996
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector, the first connector having a first contact and a mounting portion together with a projecting portion which passes through a through-hole of a connector holding plate to project on a side of a second face of the connector holding plate along a fitting direction when the first connector is mounted on a first face of the connector holding plate through the mounting portion, the second connector having a second contact and a second contact holding portion which has a first connector receiving portion extending along the fitting direction and an abutment portion formed at an end of the second contact holding portion on a side of the first connector and configured to be abutted against the second face of the connector holding plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Tetsu URANO
  • Patent number: 9761967
    Abstract: A connector has an insertion opening for a cable at a front end of thereof in a front-rear direction. The connector has a bottom portion, a first section and a second section. The bottom portion has opposite ends in a lateral direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The first section and the second section extend from the opposite ends, respectively, of the bottom portion. The first section and the second section overlap with each other so that the first section, the second section and the bottom portion form the insertion opening. The first section is formed with a first engagement portion. The second section is formed with a second engagement portion. The first engagement portion and the second engagement portion face each other in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Tetsu Urano
  • Patent number: 9748677
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle contact corresponding to a plug contact, a receptacle housing that holds the receptacle contact, and an assistant fitting attached to the receptacle housing, and is mounted on a connector mounting surface of a circuit board. The assistant fitting includes at least a held portion, a fixing portion, and a vertical displacement regulating portion. The held portion is a portion that is held by the receptacle housing. The fixing portion is a portion that is hooked to the plug housing to thereby fix the plug connector to the receptacle connector. The vertical displacement regulating portion is a portion that regulates a displacement of the fixing portion in a direction away from the connector mounting surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo
  • Patent number: 9553242
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package assembly which increases production efficiency of semiconductor devices by enabling the number of semiconductor device packages held by a carrier to be increased. A predetermined area of a first housing molded of white-colored resin, which holds a plurality of bent contacts, is covered by a second housing molded of black-colored resin, and a plurality of second housings are supported by a secondary molding carrier in high density. A linking portion of each contact and one or both of the first and second housings are integrated by insert molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takaaki Kudo, Naofumi Ikenaga, Tetsu Urano
  • Publication number: 20170005421
    Abstract: A connector is connectable with a conductive core of a cable which is inserted from a front of the connector along a front-rear direction. The connector comprises a shell and a spring member. The shell is made of a metal. The shell has an operation portion and a contact portion. The spring member is made of another metal which is harder than the metal of the shell. The spring member has an operated portion and a press portion. When the operation portion moves the operated portion, the press portion is moved away from the contact portion. The press portion presses the conductive core against the contact portion under a connection state where the conductive core is connected with the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Tetsu URANO
  • Patent number: 9419357
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle mounted on a first connector mounting surface of a first substrate; a receptacle mounted on a second connector mounting surface of a second substrate; and a relay connector. The relay connector includes a plug to be mated with the receptacle in a direction parallel to the first connector mounting surface; a plug to be mated with the receptacle in a direction parallel to the second connector mounting surface; and a handle that couples the plug and the plug to each other. The relay connector is structured such that a first mating direction in which the plug is mated to the receptacle is substantially the same as a second mating direction (Q) in which the plug is mated to the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsu Urano
  • Publication number: 20160134033
    Abstract: A connector has an insertion opening for a cable at a front end of thereof in a front-rear direction. The connector has a bottom portion, a first section and a second section. The bottom portion has opposite ends in a lateral direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The first section and the second section extend from the opposite ends, respectively, of the bottom portion. The first section and the second section overlap with each other so that the first section, the second section and the bottom portion form the insertion opening. The first section is formed with a first engagement portion. The second section is formed with a second engagement portion. The first engagement portion and the second engagement portion face each other in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Tetsu URANO
  • Publication number: 20160056556
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1) includes a receptacle (4) mounted on a first connector mounting surface (2a) of a first substrate (2); a receptacle (5) mounted on a second connector mounting surface (3a) of a second substrate (3); and a relay connector (6). The relay connector (6) includes a plug (7) to be mated with the receptacle (4) in a direction parallel to the first connector mounting surface (2a); a plug (8) to be mated with the receptacle (5) in a direction parallel to the second connector mounting surface (3a); and a handle (9) that couples the plug (7) and the plug (8) to each other. The relay connector (6) is structured such that a first mating direction (P) in which the plug (7) is mated to the receptacle (4) is substantially the same as a second mating direction (Q) in which the plug (8) is mated to the receptacle (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsu URANO
  • Patent number: 9240653
    Abstract: A plug side surface of a plug housing is provided with a claw portion. The claw portion includes a plug lock surface facing in a direction away from a connector mounting surface. Each assistant fitting of a receptacle connector includes a receptacle lock surface that faces in a direction approaching the connector mounting surface and is opposed to the plug lock surface in a mated state. The plug lock surface includes a lock maintaining surface and an unlocking surface. Further an angle formed between a reference plane and the lock maintaining surface is a lock maintaining angle and an angle formed between the reference plane and the unlocking surface is an unlocking angle, the lock maintaining angle is smaller than the unlocking angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo
  • Publication number: 20150207244
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle contact corresponding to a plug contact, a receptacle housing that holds the receptacle contact, and an assistant fitting attached to the receptacle housing, and is mounted on a connector mounting surface of a circuit board. The assistant fitting includes at least a held portion, a fixing portion, and a vertical displacement regulating portion. The held portion is a portion that is held by the receptacle housing. The fixing portion is a portion that is hooked to the plug housing to thereby fix the plug connector to the receptacle connector. The vertical displacement regulating portion is a portion that regulates a displacement of the fixing portion in a direction away from the connector mounting surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo
  • Publication number: 20150155658
    Abstract: A plug side surface of a plug housing is provided with a claw portion. The claw portion includes a plug lock surface facing in a direction away from a connector mounting surface. Each assistant fitting of a receptacle connector includes a receptacle lock surface that faces in a direction approaching the connector mounting surface and is opposed to the plug lock surface in a mated state. The plug lock surface includes a lock maintaining surface and an unlocking surface. Further an angle formed between a reference plane and the lock maintaining surface is a lock maintaining angle and an angle formed between the reference plane and the unlocking surface is an unlocking angle, the lock maintaining angle is smaller than the unlocking angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo
  • Patent number: 9033742
    Abstract: A connector (27) is adapted to be connected to a circuit board (23) and has an insulating housing (41) adapted to be mounted to one end portion of the circuit board. The housing is provided with conductive contacts (42) each having a shape along the housing. The housing has first and second portions (51, 52) that respectively face both surfaces of the circuit board when the housing is mounted to the circuit board, and a joining portion (54) joining the first and second portions together. The contacts are insulated from the circuit board in the joining portion and are exposed in the first portion so as to be capable of contacting the surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo
  • Patent number: 8998643
    Abstract: A connector (27) is adapted to be connected to a circuit board (23) and has an insulating housing (41) adapted to be mounted to one end portion of the circuit board. The housing is provided with conductive contacts (42) each having a shape along the housing. The housing has first and second portions (51, 52) that respectively face both surfaces of the circuit board when the housing is mounted to the circuit board, and a joining portion (54) joining the first and second portions together. The contacts are insulated from the circuit board in the joining portion and are exposed in the first portion so as to be capable of contacting the surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo
  • Patent number: D774457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo