Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Hikosaka
Tomohiro Hikosaka 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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Patent number: 10620391Abstract: An optical connector includes a lens body including a lens portion, an optical conversion module, and a housing including an accommodation portion having a recessed portion, the optical conversion module combined with the lens body being fitted and assembled into the accommodation portion. The optical conversion module includes a light element disposed at a position facing the lens portion when combining the optical conversion module with the lens body. The housing includes a longitudinal support mechanism. The longitudinal support mechanism includes a reference surface and a pressing rib.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 10605994Abstract: An optical connector includes: an optical fiber; a ferrule provided at an end of the optical fiber, through which a core wire of the optical fiber is inserted; a housing 9 configured to accommodate the ferrule; a fiber end face provided in the core wire of the optical fiber, located inside the ferrule from an end face of the ferrule in a state where the core wire is inserted through the ferrule; and a fixing means provided between an outer periphery of the core wire and an inner periphery of the ferrule, the fixing means configured to fix the core wire of the optical fiber to the ferrule and to fix a position of the fiber end face.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20200049913Abstract: An optical connector includes a lens body having a lens portion, a fiber optic transceiver having an optical element, a housing, an biasing portion configured to bias the fiber optic transceiver toward the lens portion, and a plurality of abutment convex portions provided on at least one of the lens body and the fiber optic transceiver such that the fiber optic transceiver biased toward the lens body by the biasing portion is arranged in parallel to the lens body with a uniform gap between the fiber optic transceiver and the lens body in a direction along an optical axis of the optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20190310425Abstract: An optical connector includes a housing including an accommodating portion, a lens body including a lens portion and assembled to the accommodating portion, and an optical conversion module. The optical conversion module includes a light element disposed at a position facing the lens portion when combining the optical conversion module with the lens body, and is assembled to the accommodating portion together with the lens portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20190312172Abstract: An optical connector includes a lens body, a photoelectric conversion module, and a housing. A light emitting side lens portion and a light receiving side lens portion are integrally formed on a substrate portion in the lens body. The photoelectric conversion module includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element disposed at positions facing the light emitting side lens portion and the light receiving side lens portion when combining the photoelectric conversion module with the lens body. The housing accommodates the photoelectric conversion module combined with the lens body. The lens body includes an optical path changing mechanism provided between the light emitting side lens portion and the light receiving side lens portion on the substrate portion, and changing at least an optical path of light from the light emitting side lens portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Tomohiro Hikosaka, Yuki Noro, Motonori Miyanari
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Publication number: 20190310434Abstract: An optical connector includes a lens body including a lens portion, an optical conversion module, and a housing including an accommodation portion having a recessed portion, the optical conversion module combined with the lens body being fitted and assembled into the accommodation portion. The optical conversion module includes a light element disposed at a position facing the lens portion when combining the optical conversion module with the lens body. The housing includes a longitudinal support mechanism. The longitudinal support mechanism includes a reference surface and a pressing rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20180348442Abstract: An optical connector includes: an optical fiber; a ferrule provided at an end of the optical fiber, through which a core wire of the optical fiber is inserted; a housing 9 configured to accommodate the ferrule; a fiber end face provided in the core wire of the optical fiber, located inside the ferrule from an end face of the ferrule in a state where the core wire is inserted through the ferrule; and a fixing means provided between an outer periphery of the core wire and an inner periphery of the ferrule, the fixing means configured to fix the core wire of the optical fiber to the ferrule and to fix a position of the fiber end face.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro HIKOSAKA
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Patent number: 9960504Abstract: A shielded connector includes a shielded cable, an inner terminal and an outer terminal. The shielded cable includes a conductor, an insulation cover covering the conductor, a shield layer covering the insulation cover, and an outermost insulation cover covering the shield layer. The inner terminal is connected to the conductor. The outer terminal houses the inner terminal and includes a shield crimping portion which is crimped on the shield layer. The shield crimping portion includes a pair of barrel pieces having end portions formed with an engagement projection and an engagement recess, respectively, that are engaged with each other so that the shield crimping portion is crimped on an exposed portion of the shield layer exposed from the outermost insulation cover so as to be a substantially true circle in cross section.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20170201034Abstract: A shielded connector includes a shielded cable, an inner terminal and an outer terminal. The shielded cable includes a conductor, an insulation cover covering the conductor, a shield layer covering the insulation cover, and an outermost insulation cover covering the shield layer. The inner terminal is connected to the conductor. The outer terminal houses the inner terminal and includes a shield crimping portion which is crimped on the shield layer. The shield crimping portion includes a pair of barrel pieces having end portions formed with an engagement projection and an engagement recess, respectively, that are engaged with each other so that the shield crimping portion is crimped on an exposed portion of the shield layer exposed from the outermost insulation cover so as to be a substantially true circle in cross section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 9645324Abstract: An optical connector includes a ferrule, a ferrule retaining member having, at its rear end portion, a fastening portion into which an optical fiber is inserted and onto which a tightening ring configured to hold a tensile strength wire and a jacket in place is tightly fastened, a housing, and a fiber insertion passage formed through the fastening portion. The fiber insertion passage has an expansion space that ensures an interference avoidance gap with an outer circumference of the optical fiber inserted inside the fastening portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 9625659Abstract: An optical connector includes: an optical fiber cable in which an optical fiber core wire and a tensile strength material are covered by a sheathing; a ferrule; a housing which holds the ferrule; a crimping sleeve which includes: a tubular portion; a tensile strength material holding projection which is formed on an outer circumference of the tubular portion; and a sheathing holding projection which is formed on the outer circumference so as to lie further rearwards than the tensile strength material holding projection; and a crimping ring which is crimped on to the tubular portion not only to thereby hold the tensile strength material between the tensile strength material holding projection and the crimping ring but also to thereby hold the tensile strength material and the sheathing between the sheathing holding projection and the crimping ring.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 9595780Abstract: A terminal of a connector includes a press-fitting fixation portion which is pressed and fixed into a terminal press-fitting arrangement portion provided in a connector housing. The press-fitting fixation portion includes a pair of protrusion press-fitting portions protruding from both side portions in protruding directions. The protrusion press-fitting portions abut against a pair of first opposed inner wall surfaces of the terminal press-fitting arrangement portion, and each of the protrusion press-fitting portions includes: a first surface gradually separated from one of a pair of second opposed inner wall surfaces opposed to each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first opposed inner wall surfaces toward the protruding direction; and a second surface gradually approaching the other of the pair of second opposed inner wall surfaces toward the protruding direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 9594221Abstract: An optical connector includes an optical transceiver having an optical element, a case that covers the optical element, and a plurality of terminals that are externally protruded from a terminal projecting surface of the case, and a connector housing having a housing chamber that houses the optical transceiver. The terminal projecting surface of the case is formed as a flat reference plane. A surface which forms the housing chamber and to which the terminal projecting surface of the case abuts is formed as a flat position-correction surface. A pair of projections are formed on a surface which forms the housing chamber and which is opposite to the position-correction surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 9563025Abstract: In an optical connector fitting structure, a first optical connector includes a first fixing member which fixes a first optical fiber to a first housing by being attached to the first housing while its locking state is changed from a temporarily locked state to an actually locked state, and a second optical connector includes a second fixing member which fixes a second optical fiber to the second housing by being attached to the second housing while its locking state is changed from a temporarily locked state to an actually locked state.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Chiemi Yamagata, Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20160365659Abstract: A terminal of a connector includes a press-fitting fixation portion which is pressed and fixed into a terminal press-fitting arrangement portion provided in a connector housing. The press-fitting fixation portion includes a pair of protrusion press-fitting portions protruding from both side portions in protruding directions. The protrusion press-fitting portions abut against a pair of first opposed inner wall surfaces of the terminal press-fitting arrangement portion, and each of the protrusion press-fitting portions includes: a first surface gradually separated from one of a pair of second opposed inner wall surfaces opposed to each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first opposed inner wall surfaces toward the protruding direction; and a second surface gradually approaching the other of the pair of second opposed inner wall surfaces toward the protruding direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20160365658Abstract: A flat circuit body has engagement holes formed in an end portion. A connector housing includes: engagement protrusions which protrude to engage with the engagement holes and which are formed with a guide portions formed to guide the engagement holes to top portions of the engagement protrusions when the flat circuit body is inserted; a movement regulating portion which regulates movement of the flat circuit body such that the engagement holes are positioned to engage with the engagement protrusions; and a circuit body escape portion in which peripheral portions of the engagement holes are bendable so as to escape from a movement regulating range defined by the movement regulating portion such that engagement between the engagement holes and the engagement protrusions are established and released.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20160266327Abstract: In an optical connector fitting structure, a first optical connector includes a first fixing member which fixes a first optical fiber to a first housing by being attached to the first housing while its locking state is changed from a temporarily locked state to an actually locked state, and a second optical connector includes a second fixing member which fixes a second optical fiber to the second housing by being attached to the second housing while its locking state is changed from a temporarily locked state to an actually locked state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Chiemi YAMAGATA, Tomohiro HIKOSAKA
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Patent number: 9417402Abstract: A connector engagement body (1) comprises: a housing (3) from which a lead frame (9) of an electronic component (7) projects; and a heat-resistant dust cap (5) resistant to the heat generated when soldering the lead frame (9) and disposed in the housing (3) to prevent foreign substances from entering the inside of the housing (3), the center of gravity of the housing (3) and the electronic component (7) is located closer to the lead frame (9) than to a support (11) for the housing (3).Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 9323006Abstract: A protector is fixed to a housing in a state where a ferrule on which the protector is mounted is accommodated in a ferrule accommodation space of the housing, and thus a release of a locking state by a locking window and a fixing hook is regulated.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Ikeya, Tomohiro Hikosaka, Keigo Tsubo
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Publication number: 20150378111Abstract: An optical sub harness (11) has an optical fiber cable (13), a ferrule (15) fixed to a fiber end portion (39) of an optical fiber (23) exposed from a jacket (27), a housing (17), a fastening sleeve (19) locked in the housing (17) by a flexible lance (57) and holding the ferrule (15) and the optical fiber (23) inside the housing (17) so as to be displaceable in an axial direction, and a fastening member (21) attached to an outer peripheral surface (115) of a fastening portion (109) provided on the fastening sleeve (19) and fixing a tensile strength material (25) and the jacket (27).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro HIKOSAKA