Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Sugiura
Tomohiro Sugiura 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: 11950368Abstract: A flexible printed circuit includes: a chip component serving as an electronic component having a first electrode and the like; a base film; a conductive first pattern layer which is laminated on a portion of the base film and has a bonding region to which the electrode is, for example, soldered; and a coverlay laminated on the base film or the first pattern layer via an adhesive and having an opening for externally exposing a portion of the first pattern layer including the bonding region, and the chip component. The first pattern layer has a groove that opens in a range between the bonding region and an edge of the opening on a surface of the first pattern layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hidehiko Shimizu, Tomohiro Sugiura
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Publication number: 20230007779Abstract: A flexible printed circuit includes: a chip component serving as an electronic component having a first electrode and the like; a base film; a conductive first pattern layer which is laminated on a portion of the base film and has a bonding region to which the electrode is, for example, soldered; and a coverlay laminated on the base film or the first pattern layer via an adhesive and having an opening for externally exposing a portion of the first pattern layer including the bonding region, and the chip component. The first pattern layer has a groove that opens in a range between the bonding region and an edge of the opening on a surface of the first pattern layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hidehiko SHIMIZU, Tomohiro SUGIURA
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Publication number: 20220272829Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to prevent a copper foil used as a recognition mark from being stripped from a base film in a flexible printed board while preventing the recognition accuracy for the recognition mark from being reduced. A flexible printed board includes a base film; a copper foil pattern on the base film, wherein the copper foil pattern has a hollow shape with an outer circumferential section and an inner circumferential section and is configured to function as a recognition mark; a coverlay having an opening formed therein, wherein the coverlay is bonded to the base film and covers the outer circumferential section of the copper foil pattern such that an edge of the opening is positioned between the outer circumferential section and the inner circumferential section of the copper foil pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hidehiko Shimizu, Tomohiro Sugiura
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Patent number: 10764998Abstract: An electronic circuit board includes electronic components to be mounted; a plurality of hard rigid board portions each of which has an insulating insulator and a conductive circuit pattern and electrically connects the mounted electronic component to the circuit pattern; and at least one soft flexible board portion which has an insulating insulator, has a conductive circuit pattern electrically connected to each of the circuit patterns of at least two rigid board portions among the plurality of rigid board portions, and is integrated with the rigid board portions which are electrically connected to the circuit pattern thereof. A plurality of contact relays as the electronic components is dispersedly arranged on the respective rigid board portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Naohara, Tomohiro Sugiura, Yoshihiro Kawamura
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Patent number: 10506724Abstract: An electronic circuit board includes a plurality of hard rigid board portions each of which has an insulating insulator and a conductive circuit pattern and electrically connects a mounted electronic component to the circuit pattern; and at least one soft flexible board portion which has an insulating insulator, has a conductive circuit pattern electrically connected to each of the circuit patterns of at least two rigid board portions among the plurality of rigid board portions, and is integrated with the rigid board portions which are electrically connected to the circuit pattern of the flexible board portion. The insulator of the flexible board portion is provided with a through-hole at a place where the circuit pattern of the flexible board portion is not stacked.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Naohara, Tomohiro Sugiura, Yoshihiro Kawamura
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Publication number: 20190150299Abstract: An electronic circuit board includes a plurality of hard rigid board portions each of which has an insulating insulator and a conductive circuit pattern and electrically connects a mounted electronic component to the circuit pattern; and at least one soft flexible board portion which has an insulating insulator, has a conductive circuit pattern electrically connected to each of the circuit patterns of at least two rigid board portions among the plurality of rigid board portions, and is integrated with the rigid board portions which are electrically connected to the circuit pattern of the flexible board portion. The insulator of the flexible board portion is provided with a through-hole at a place where the circuit pattern of the flexible board portion is not stacked.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masayuki NAOHARA, Tomohiro SUGIURA, Yoshihiro KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20190150305Abstract: An accommodating member includes a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body has a double-wall structure, which includes an inner wall body and an outer wall body. The outer wall body includes: a protruding wall portion protruding toward the insertion port side than the inner wall body; and at least one protruding body protruding from an inner wall surface of the protruding wall portion within a range of a size of the gap. The double-wall structure has a space, which extends in the cylinder-axis direction in a state of providing the gap and has only both ends in the cylinder-axis direction opened, between the inner wall body and the outer wall body. The space includes: a first opening on the insertion port side and a second opening on the closing wall body side which are arranged to oppose the protruding body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masayuki NAOHARA, Tomohiro SUGIURA, Yoshihiro KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20190150276Abstract: An electronic circuit board includes electronic components to be mounted; a plurality of hard rigid board portions each of which has an insulating insulator and a conductive circuit pattern and electrically connects the mounted electronic component to the circuit pattern; and at least one soft flexible board portion which has an insulating insulator, has a conductive circuit pattern electrically connected to each of the circuit patterns of at least two rigid board portions among the plurality of rigid board portions, and is integrated with the rigid board portions which are electrically connected to the circuit pattern thereof. A plurality of contact relays as the electronic components is dispersedly arranged on the respective rigid board portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masayuki NAOHARA, Tomohiro SUGIURA, Yoshihiro KAWAMURA
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Patent number: 9699851Abstract: A dimming lighting circuit includes: a rectifier circuit; a phase detection circuit which outputs a dimming signal having a signal level corresponding to a conduction phase angle of an AC voltage; and a DC-DC converter which receives a DC voltage output from the rectifier circuit and supplies a light source with a DC current corresponding to the signal level of the dimming signal output from the phase detection circuit. If the conduction phase angle detected when the dimming lighting circuit receives the AC voltage at power-on is less than or equal to a predetermined angle, the phase detection circuit outputs, as the dimming signal, a substitute signal having a signal level corresponding to a conduction phase angle greater than the conduction phase angle of the AC voltage, for a predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Panasonic Intellecutal Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Yagi, Kei Mitsuyasu, Shinichiro Goto, Tomohiro Sugiura, Katsuyoshi Nakada
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Publication number: 20160366741Abstract: A dimming lighting circuit includes: a rectifier circuit; a phase detection circuit which outputs a dimming signal having a signal level corresponding to a conduction phase angle of an AC voltage; and a DC-DC converter which receives a DC voltage output from the rectifier circuit and supplies a light source with a DC current corresponding to the signal level of the dimming signal output from the phase detection circuit. If the conduction phase angle detected when the dimming lighting circuit receives the AC voltage at power-on is less than or equal to a predetermined angle, the phase detection circuit outputs, as the dimming signal, a substitute signal having a signal level corresponding to a conduction phase angle greater than the conduction phase angle of the AC voltage, for a predetermined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Satoshi YAGI, Kei MITSUYASU, Shinichiro GOTO, Tomohiro SUGIURA, Katsuyoshi NAKADA
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Patent number: 8867212Abstract: To achieve efficient heat spreading and heat releasing by using a metal core of a circuit board, a terminal block includes an insulating block body and terminals. At least one of the terminals is provided with terminal portions for a connection with a circuit board. The terminal portions are inserted into respective through holes of the circuit board, the circuit board having a pattern circuit at a surface layer thereof and a conductive metal core at an intermediate portion in a thickness direction, so that heat of the metal core or of both the metal core and the pattern circuit is absorbed and transferred to the terminals. A bus-bar block includes an insulating block body and several parallel bus-bars with different lengths. Terminal portions at a tip end of the bus-bars are inserted, near heat-generating component on the circuit board, into the through holes of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
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Publication number: 20140085831Abstract: To achieve efficient heat spreading and heat releasing by using a metal core of a circuit board, a terminal block includes an insulating block body and terminals. At least one of the terminals is provided with terminal portions for a connection with a circuit board. The terminal portions are inserted into respective through holes of the circuit board, the circuit board having a pattern circuit at a surface layer thereof and a conductive metal core at an intermediate portion in a thickness direction, so that heat of the metal core or of both the metal core and the pattern circuit is absorbed and transferred to the terminals. A bus-bar block includes an insulating block body and several parallel bus-bars with different lengths. Terminal portions at a tip end of the bus-bars are inserted, near heat-generating component on the circuit board, into the through holes of the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
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Patent number: 8624122Abstract: To achieve efficient heat spreading and heat releasing by using a metal core of a circuit board, a terminal block includes an insulating block body and terminals. At least one of the terminals is provided with terminal portions for a connection with a circuit board. The terminal portions are inserted into respective through holes of the circuit board, the circuit board having a pattern circuit at a surface layer thereof and a conductive metal core at an intermediate portion in a thickness direction, so that heat of the metal core or of both the metal core and the pattern circuit is absorbed and transferred to the terminals. A bus-bar block includes an insulating block body and several parallel bus-bars with different lengths. Terminal portions at a tip end of the bus-bars are inserted, near heat-generating component on the circuit board, into the through holes of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
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Patent number: 8586872Abstract: A metal core substrate is provided. A first routing member is comprised of a first area of one sheet of metal core material; a first insulation layer formed on the first area; and a first circuit pattern made of a copper foil and formed on the first insulation layer. A second routing member comprised of: a second area of the one sheet of the metal core material, which is separated from the first area; a second insulation layer formed on the second area; and a second circuit pattern made of a copper foil and formed on the second insulation layer. A connecting member electrically connects the first routing member and the second routing member. The connecting member is comprised of a third area of the one sheet of the metal core material, which is interposed between the first area and the second area.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Sugiura, Akira Harao, Minoru Kubota
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Patent number: 8587931Abstract: The present invention provides a junction block adapted adaptable for a variety of vehicles without increase of cost. The junction block includes a circuit board 2, a terminal block 3 for low-grade use to be connected to the circuit board, a bus bar block 4 superimposed on the terminal block and connected to the circuit board, a cover 9 for covering the circuit board from side of the bus bar block, and a plurality of fuses 39,39? to be connected to terminals 14a, 19a of the terminal block and the bus bar block, wherein the junction block is adaptable for a variety of vehicles with or without use of the bus bar block.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
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Patent number: 8564964Abstract: Bus bars each having on one side a terminal portion for connection of an electrical component and on the other side a terminal portion for connection of circuit board are provided in an insulating block body parallel to each other to constitute a busbar block. The bus bars are prevented from uplifting by virtue of a rib integral with the block body. Recessed portions for positioning are provided in an insulating cover corresponding to the ribs, and at the same time as the busbar block is attached to the cover, the ribs are brought into engagement with the recessed portions to provide positioning of the busbar block. Terminal block constructed by terminals each having on one end thereof a terminal portion for connection of an electrical component and on the other side thereof a terminal portion for connection of circuit board, and an insulating block body holding the terminals.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Akinori Nakashima, Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
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Patent number: 8500198Abstract: A vehicle seat cover including separately formed parts that are configured to wrap a seat main body and are joined by a joining unit, wherein a band-shaped covering member, which can visually cover a joining state by the joining unit, is disposed in an annular shape, the covering member provided to overhang in an inner side direction of the annular shape, wherein the joining unit is disposed in an inner side position of the annular shape of the covering member along a position in which the covering member is disposed, and wherein in the covering member, an inserting structure is formed into which a string-shaped member can be inserted into a part that overhangs in the inner side direction of the annular shape along an longitudinal direction of the covering member, and the string-shaped member inserted into the inserting structure is tightened.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Sugiura, Kunio Nishiyama
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Patent number: 8389856Abstract: There is provided a waterproof structure for the electrical junction box includes a stepwise portion in which a punched hole has to be provided for molding a locking projection on a peripheral wall of a main-body case. The waterproof structure prevents intrusion of a droplet from an outside into the main-body case via the punched hole and thereby improves waterproof performance. An extended portion 37d is provided on a left wall portion 22 of the main-body case 2 for moving the position of the punched hole which should be provided in the stepwise portion 35 toward the side of the locking projection 33. A hole-sealing portion 47a is provided at a edge portion 42a of the left wall portion 42 of the cover 4, the hole-sealing portion 47a is configured to cover the entire opening of the punched hole 37 moved toward the side of the locking projection 33 in a state where the cover is attached to the main-body case 2.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Keisuke Ozawa, Katsuhiro Kubota, Tomohiro Sugiura, Katsuyoshi Kobayashi, Masao Shibata
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Patent number: 8297988Abstract: A plate-like terminal mounting structure is configured to attach a plurality of plate-like terminals in multiple tiers to a terminal holder for facilitated and effective positioning of the terminals in the terminal holder and prevention of undesirable impacts of the terminals upon a connection between the terminals and a circuit board. The terminal holder includes a plurality of ribs tapering toward their tips and parallel to each other. The terminal includes a recessed portions or holes for engaging the plate-like terminals with the ribs in a regular mounting position without gap left therebetween. The rib includes sloping surfaces on its four sides (front, rear, right, and left sides). The terminal holder includes a partition wall separating the terminals from each other, the partition wall being in one piece with the ribs. The plate-like terminals are arranged in multiple tiers in a height direction of the ribs.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Sugiura, Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
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Publication number: 20120090881Abstract: A metal core substrate is provided. A first routing member is comprised of a first area of one sheet of metal core material; a first insulation layer formed on the first area; and a first circuit pattern made of a copper foil and formed on the first insulation layer. A second routing member comprised of: a second area of the one sheet of the metal core material, which is separated from the first area; a second insulation layer formed on the second area; and a second circuit pattern made of a copper foil and formed on the second insulation layer. A connecting member electrically connects the first routing member and the second routing member. The connecting member is comprised of a third area of the one sheet of the metal core material, which is interposed between the first area and the second area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro SUGIURA, Akira HARAO, Minoru KUBOTA