Patents by Inventor Yasushi Kihara

Yasushi Kihara 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: 11197788
    Abstract: A packaging body for absorbent articles which can further attract an attention of a user and can increase a desire of purchase of the user is provided. The packaging body for absorbent articles includes absorbent articles and a bag-shaped packaging sheet for packaging a plurality of absorbent articles. The packaging sheet includes a surface constituting an outer surface of the packaging body, and a back surface that constitutes an inner surface of the packaging body and comes into contact with the absorbent articles. The surface of the packaging sheet has a plurality of surface recesses formed so as to be recessed toward the back surface side and the back surface of the packaging sheet has a plurality of back surface recesses formed so as to be recessed toward the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Miyama, Satoru Sakaguchi, Yasushi Kihara, Takeshi Hanajiri, Kayoko Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20190336362
    Abstract: A packaging body for absorbent articles which can further attract an attention of a user and can increase a desire of purchase of the user is provided. The packaging body for absorbent articles includes absorbent articles and a bag-shaped packaging sheet for packaging a plurality of absorbent articles. The packaging sheet includes a surface constituting an outer surface of the packaging body, and a back surface that constitutes an inner surface of the packaging body and comes into contact with the absorbent articles. The surface of the packaging sheet has a plurality of surface recesses formed so as to be recessed toward the back surface side and the back surface of the packaging sheet has a plurality of back surface recesses formed so as to be recessed toward the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Takuya MIYAMA, Satoru SAKAGUCHI, Yasushi KIHARA, Takeshi HANAJIRI, Kayoko KASHIWAGI
  • Patent number: 10418772
    Abstract: When molds (31a), (31b) are caused to mesh so that a crimping portion (5) is compressed, the crimping portion (5) is crimped to conductive wires (25) and a cover portion (27). A conductor crimping portion (7) is completely compressed by the molds (31a), (31b). A cover crimping portion (9) preliminarily compresses the cover portion (27). Next, temporarily compressed terminal-equipped electrical wires are disposed between different molds. When the molds are caused to mesh so that the crimping portion (5) is compressed, the cover crimping portion (9) is forcefully compressed. In other words, the cover crimping portion (9) is subjected to final compression. In other words, the present invention is provided with a first compression step for preliminarily compressing the cover portion (27) and a second compression step for forcefully compressing the covering part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi Kihara, Yukihiro Kawamura, Takashi Tonoike, Takahito Nakashima, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroyasu Taga
  • Patent number: 10305240
    Abstract: Under compression by molds (31a, 31b), a wire (25), a covered area (27), and a crimping portion (5) are compressed and their cross-sectional areas decrease. Here, A1 is the cross-sectional area of the wire (25) after compression. That is, A1 is the sum of the cross-sectional area of the each strand after compression. Also, 131 is the cross-sectional area of the covered area (27) after compression. In the present invention, the compression rate for the wire (25) is set between 50% and 80%. Also, the compression rate for the covered area (27) is set between 40% and 90%. The amount of compression by the molds (31a, 31b) is set so that the compression rates are within these ranges. In the present invention, the compression rate is calculated by: (cross-sectional area after compression)/(cross-sectional area before compression). That is, 80% compression rate means that the cross-sectional area has decreased by 20% due to compression. That is, the relationships of 80%?(A1/A0)?50% and 90%?(B1/B0)?40% are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi Kihara, Yukihiro Kawamura, Takashi Tonoike, Takahito Nakashima, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroyasu Taga
  • Publication number: 20180248327
    Abstract: When molds (31a), (31b) are caused to mesh so that a crimping portion (5) is compressed, the crimping portion (5) is crimped to conductive wires (25) and a cover portion (27). A conductor crimping portion (7) is completely compressed by the molds (31a), (31b). A cover crimping portion (9) preliminarily compresses the cover portion (27). Next, temporarily compressed terminal-equipped electrical wires are disposed between different molds. When the molds are caused to mesh so that the crimping portion (5) is compressed, the cover crimping portion (9) is forcefully compressed. In other words, the cover crimping portion (9) is subjected to final compression. In other words, the present invention is provided with a first compression step for preliminarily compressing the cover portion (27) and a second compression step for forcefully compressing the covering part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi KIHARA, Yukihiro KAWAMURA, Takashi TONOIKE, Takahito NAKASHIMA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Hiroyasu TAGA
  • Publication number: 20180175574
    Abstract: Under compression by molds (31a, 31b), a wire (25), a covered area (27), and a crimping portion (5) are compressed and their cross-sectional areas decrease. Here, A1 is the cross-sectional area of the wire (25) after compression. That is, A1 is the sum of the cross-sectional area of the each strand after compression. Also, 131 is the cross-sectional area of the covered area (27) after compression. In the present invention, the compression rate for the wire (25) is set between 50% and 80%. Also, the compression rate for the covered area (27) is set between 40% and 90%. The amount of compression by the molds (31a, 31b) is set so that the compression rates are within these ranges. In the present invention, the compression rate is calculated by: (cross-sectional area after compression)/(cross-sectional area before compression). That is, 80% compression rate means that the cross-sectional area has decreased by 20% due to compression. That is, the relationships of 80%?(A1/A0)?50% and 90%?(B1/B0)?40% are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi KIHARA, Yukihiro KAWAMURA, Takashi TONOIKE, Takahito NAKASHIMA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Hiroyasu TAGA
  • Patent number: 9899119
    Abstract: An electric wire apparatus includes an electric wire including an aluminum alloy wire rod having an outer periphery portion coated, and a crimp terminal crimped to an end portion of the electric wire, the crimp terminal having a barrel portion crimped with the aluminum alloy wire rod, the barrel portion having a one-end closed tubular shape. The aluminum alloy wire rod has a composition including 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % of magnesium (Mg), 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % of silicon (Si), 0.01 mass % to 2.50 mass % of iron (Fe), 0.000 mass % to 0.100 mass % of titanium (Ti), 0.000 mass % to 0.030 mass % of boron (B), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of copper (Cu), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of silver (Ag), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of gold (Au), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of manganese (Mn), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of chromium (Cr), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of zirconium (Zr), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of hafnium (Hf), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of vanadium (V), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of scandium (Sc), 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Sho Yoshida, Akira Tachibana, Yasushi Kihara, Shigeki Sekiya, Kengo Mitose
  • Patent number: 9853367
    Abstract: The height (F) of a protruding portion (7) is less than the thickness of a crimping portion (5) before crimping. If the height of the protruding portion (7) is greater than the thickness of the crimping portion, then a recess is prone to form in the inner surface of the crimping portion (5). In other words, because there is more metal flowing outwards, a recess corresponding to the metal flow is prone to form on the inner surface side. If such a recess does form, adhesion with a covered area (27) is likely to deteriorate. This is problematic because such a gap would be a path allowing the ingress of moisture. On the other hand, if the height of the protruding portion (7) is less than the thickness of the crimping portion (5) before crimping, then when the crimping portion (5) is compressed during crimping, the amount of metal flowing towards the protruding portion (7) diminishes, making it possible to suppress the formation of a receding portion on the inner surface of the crimping portion (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi Kihara, Yukihiro Kawamura, Takashi Tonoike, Takahito Nakashima, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroyasu Taga
  • Patent number: 9837728
    Abstract: A covered conductive wire is configured by covering a conductive wire with an insulating cover portion. The conductive wire is formed of an aluminum-based material, for example. A crimping portion includes a cover crimping portion for crimping the cover portion of the covered conductive wire, and a conductor crimping portion for crimping a portion of the conductive wire that is exposed when the cover portion is removed at the tip portion of the covered conductive wire. It is possible to use polyvinyl chloride and/or a non-halogen member, for example, for the cover portion of the covered conductive wire, and a plasticizer, filler, stabilizer, or the like is compounded as needed. A material that shrinks by a factor of 7% or less after being allowed to stand for 120 hours at a high temperature of 120° C. is used for this cover portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi Kihara, Kyutaro Abe, Yukihiro Kawamura, Takashi Tonoike, Takahito Nakashima, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroyasu Taga
  • Publication number: 20170274844
    Abstract: A covered conductive wire is configured by covering a conductive wire with an insulating cover portion. The conductive wire is formed of an aluminum-based material, for example. A crimping portion includes a cover crimping portion for crimping the cover portion of the covered conductive wire, and a conductor crimping portion for crimping a portion of the conductive wire that is exposed when the cover portion is removed at the tip portion of the covered conductive wire. It is possible to use polyvinyl chloride and/or a non-halogen member, for example, for the cover portion of the covered conductive wire, and a plasticizer, filler, stabilizer, or the like is compounded as needed. A material that shrinks by a factor of 7% or less after being allowed to stand for 120 hours at a high temperature of 120° C. is used for this cover portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi KIHARA, Kyutaro ABE, Yukihiro KAWAMURA, Takashi TONOIKE, Takahito NAKASHIMA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Hiroyasu TAGA
  • Patent number: 9755325
    Abstract: A conductor wire crimping portion (7) has depressions (13a, 13b, 13c) that are disposed at prescribed intervals in the axial direction and that are linear locking portions. The depressions (13a, 13b, 13c) are continuously depressed grooves on the inner surface of a crimping portion (5). On an upper die (30a), at a portion corresponding to the conductor wire crimping portion (7), a straight portion is formed, and in the front-back direction thereof, tapered portions are formed. More specifically, the upper die (30a) is formed to have an inverted trapezoid shape, a middle portion of which protrudes in the crimping direction. Consequently, at each boundary between the straight portion and the tapered portion, a die angled portion (32) is formed. At an area corresponding to the straight portion of the upper die (30a), the depression (13a) is provided, and at an area corresponding to the die angled section (32), the depression (13b) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Tonoike, Yukihiro Kawamura, Yasushi Kihara, Hiroshi Orito, Kyutaro Abe, Tsuneo Aoi, Koji Yamanaka, Tomoki Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20170194066
    Abstract: An electric wire apparatus includes an electric wire including an aluminum alloy wire rod having an outer periphery portion coated, and a crimp terminal crimped to an end portion of the electric wire, the crimp terminal having a barrel portion crimped with the aluminum alloy wire rod, the barrel portion having a one-end closed tubular shape. The aluminum alloy wire rod has a composition including 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % of magnesium (Mg), 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % of silicon (Si), 0.01 mass % to 2.50 mass % of iron (Fe), 0.000 mass % to 0.100 mass % of titanium (Ti), 0.000 mass % to 0.030 mass % of boron (B), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of copper (Cu), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of silver (Ag), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of gold (Au), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of manganese (Mn), 0.00 mass % to 1.00 mass % of chromium (Cr), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of zirconium (Zr), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of hafnium (Hf), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of vanadium (V), 0.00 mass % to 0.50 mass % of scandium (Sc), 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Sho Yoshida, Akira Tachibana, Yasushi Kihara, Shigeki Sekiya, Kengo Mitose
  • Patent number: 9548545
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a crimp terminal having a crimp portion adapted to allow crimp connection with a coated wire having a conductor and an insulating coating, the crimp portion being adapted to crimp connect along the coated wire from a portion of the conductor coated with the insulating coating to a portion of the conductor exposed from the insulating coating at a tip of the coated wire includes providing a barrel member formed by arranging edges of a copper alloy plate material side-by-side, the barrel member having a diameter reducing on an end portion side in a longitudinal direction from a coating crimp portion, forming the crimp portion by welding the edges by laser irradiation from a laser irradiation unit onto a position where the edges are arranged side-by-side, while moving a laser light irradiation position in a longitudinal direction of the barrel member, and irradiating laser light with an output power density and a sweep rate for causing fine molten metal particles having a diameter of 60
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignees: FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC., FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Saburo Yagi, Yasushi Kihara, Yukihiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 9531088
    Abstract: A barrel portion which allows the pressure-bonding connection of an aluminum core wire exposed on a distal end of an insulated wire covered with an insulating cover is formed into a cylindrical shape by bending barrel portion corresponding portions of a terminal base material in a terminal developed state about a terminal axis. In abutting end portions where the barrel portion corresponding portions abut each other, a welded part which welds the end portions is formed along a long length direction of the insulated wire. The welded part is formed on an upper surface concave portion and a projecting portion where an amount of plastic deformation of a conductor pressure-bonding section generated along with the pressure-bonding of the conductor pressure-bonding section becomes larger compared to other portions in a circumferential direction of the conductor pressure-bonding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Kihara, Akira Tachibana, Saburo Yagi, Yukihiro Kawamura, Takashi Tonoike
  • Publication number: 20160276754
    Abstract: The height (F) of a protruding portion (7) is less than the thickness of a crimping portion (5) before crimping. If the height of the protruding portion (7) is greater than the thickness of the crimping portion, then a recess is prone to form in the inner surface of the crimping portion (5). In other words, because there is more metal flowing outwards, a recess corresponding to the metal flow is prone to form on the inner surface side. If such a recess does form, adhesion with a covered area (27) is likely to deteriorate. This is problematic because such a gap would be a path allowing the ingress of moisture. On the other hand, if the height of the protruding portion (7) is less than the thickness of the crimping portion (5) before crimping, then when the crimping portion (5) is compressed during crimping, the amount, of metal flowing towards the protruding portion (7) diminishes, making it possible to suppress the formation of a receding portion on the inner surface of the crimping portion (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi KIHARA, Yukihiro KAWAMURA, Takashi TONOIKE, Takahito NAKASHIMA, HIroshi KOBAYASHI, Hiroyasu TAGA
  • Patent number: 9391376
    Abstract: In a female crimp terminal including a pressure-bonding section for permitting pressure-bonding and connection to an aluminum core wire of an insulated wire, the pressure-bonding section is configured in a hollow sectional shape by a plate material, and a long length direction weld portion in a long length direction is welded, a forward part in the hollow sectional shape is caused to take an almost flat plate-shaped sealing shape and a width direction weld portion in a width direction is welded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Kawamura, Satoshi Takamura, Takashi Tonoike, Yasushi Kihara, Saburo Yagi, Takashi Shigematsu, Kengo Mitose, Takashi Kayahara
  • Patent number: 9240635
    Abstract: In a female crimp terminal having a pressure-bonding section which allows pressure-bonding and connection of a conductor tip in an insulated wire obtained by coating a conductor with an insulating cover and having the conductor tip in which the conductor is exposed by peeling off the insulating cover in a tip side, the pressure-bonding section is constructed by arranging a conductor pressure-bonding section and a cover pressure-bonding section from a tip side to a base end side in a long length direction in this order, the conductor pressure-bonding section pressure-bonding the conductor tip, and the cover pressure-bonding section pressure-bonding a conductor tip portion in the tip side of the insulating cover, the cover pressure-bonding section is formed into a hollow shape which can surround the conductor tip portion, and the conductor pressure-bonding section is formed to have a smaller diameter than the cover pressure-bonding section, and is formed into a hollow shape which can surround the conductor tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignees: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Kawamura, Yasushi Kihara, Hiroshi Orito, Takashi Tonoike
  • Publication number: 20150364836
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a crimp terminal having a crimp portion adapted to allow crimp connection with a coated wire having a conductor and an insulating coating, the crimp portion being adapted to crimp connect along the coated wire from a portion of the conductor coated with the insulating coating to a portion of the conductor exposed from the insulating coating at a tip of the coated wire includes providing a barrel member formed by arranging edges of a copper alloy plate material side-by-side, the barrel member having a diameter reducing on an end portion side in a longitudinal direction from a coating crimp portion, forming the crimp portion by welding the edges by laser irradiation from a laser irradiation unit onto a position where the edges are arranged side-by-side, while moving a laser light irradiation position in a longitudinal direction of the barrel member, and irradiating laser light with an output power density and a sweep rate for causing fine molten metal particles having a diameter of 60
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Saburo YAGI, Yasushi KIHARA, Yukihiro KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150333416
    Abstract: A barrel portion which allows the pressure-bonding connection of an aluminum core wire exposed on a distal end of an insulated wire covered with an insulating cover is formed into a cylindrical shape by bending barrel portion corresponding portions of a terminal base material in a terminal developed state about a terminal axis. In abutting end portions where the barrel portion corresponding portions abut each other, a welded part which welds the end portions is formed along a long length direction of the insulated wire. The welded part is formed on an upper surface concave portion and a projecting portion where an amount of plastic deformation of a conductor pressure-bonding section generated along with the pressure-bonding of the conductor pressure-bonding section becomes larger compared to other portions in a circumferential direction of the conductor pressure-bonding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yasushi KIHARA, Akira TACHIBANA, Saburo YAGI, Yukihiro KAWAMURA, Takashi TONOIKE
  • Publication number: 20150126079
    Abstract: In a female crimp terminal having a pressure-bonding section which allows pressure-bonding and connection of a conductor tip in an insulated wire obtained by coating a conductor with an insulating cover and having the conductor tip in which the conductor is exposed by peeling off the insulating cover in a tip side, the pressure-bonding section is constructed by arranging a conductor pressure-bonding section and a cover pressure-bonding section from a tip side to a base end side in a long length direction in this order, the conductor pressure-bonding section pressure-bonding the conductor tip, and the cover pressure-bonding section pressure-bonding a conductor tip portion in the tip side of the insulating cover, the cover pressure-bonding section is formed into a hollow shape which can surround the conductor tip portion, and the conductor pressure-bonding section is formed to have a smaller diameter than the cover pressure-bonding section, and is formed into a hollow shape which can surround the conductor tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yukihiro KAWAMURA, Yasushi Kihara, Hiroshi Orito, Takashi Tonoike