Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Mizutani
Yoshihiro Mizutani 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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Publication number: 20130065436Abstract: A rectangular tube (10) of a terminal fitting (T) includes a lid plate (16) extending substantially at a right angle from the extending end of a right side plate (15) and formed with a locking hole (20) extending over the entire width. A front plate (19F) is cantilevered from the right side plate (15) and arranged before the locking hole (20). A rear plate (19R) is cantilevered from the right side plate independently of the front plate (19F) and is behind and adjacent to the locking hole (20). A retracted portion (21) is formed over the entire width at the rear plate (19R), retracted inwardly of the rectangular tube (10) from the front plate (19F) to provide a height difference within the range of an engagement margin with a locking projection (34) and capable of facing a rear end of the locking projection (34).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Hirabayashi, Michiaki Okamoto, Yutaka Noro, Daisuke Hirasawa, Yoshihiro Mizutani
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Patent number: 8337235Abstract: A connector (10) formed by removing front and rear shaping dies in forward and backward directions. The connector (10) includes a housing (20), a lock arm (40) provided displaceably relative to the outer surface of the housing (20) and adapted to hold a mating housing and the housing (20) in a connected state. Couplings (51) connect the lock arm (40) and the housing (20) and have front and rear curved surfaces (57F, 57R). Front steps (54F) extend continuously forward from the end edge (58F) of the front curved surfaces (57F) closer to the rear curved surfaces (57R). Rear steps (54R) extend continuously back from end edges of the rear curved surfaces (57R) closer to the front curved surfaces (57F). Pairs of curved portions (59F, 59R) facing forward and back are provided at opposite ends of the curved surfaces (57F, 57R) in directions crossing the curving directions.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Takao Hata
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Publication number: 20120219357Abstract: A connector (10) formed by removing front and rear shaping dies in forward and backward directions. The connector (10) includes a housing (20), a lock arm (40) provided displaceably relative to the outer surface of the housing (20) and adapted to hold a mating housing and the housing (20) in a connected state. Couplings (51) connect the lock arm (40) and the housing (20) and have front and rear curved surfaces (57F, 57R). Front steps (54F) extend continuously forward from the end edge (58F) of the front curved surfaces (57F) closer to the rear curved surfaces (57R). Rear steps (54R) extend continuously back from end edges of the rear curved surfaces (57R) closer to the front curved surfaces (57F). Pairs of curved portions (59F, 59R) facing forward and back are provided at opposite ends of the curved surfaces (57F, 57R) in directions crossing the curving directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Takao Hata
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Publication number: 20120220173Abstract: A connector has a female terminal (20) with stabilizers (30) that contact restricting surfaces (64) of an edge of a terminal accommodating hole (51) at a side opposite to a side where insertion paths (60) are provided, thereby preventing any further insertion of the female terminal (20) when a female terminal (20) is inserted in a posture vertically inverted from a proper posture. Posture displacing portions (65) are provided on the restricting surfaces (64) of the terminal accommodating hole (51) and engage the stabilizers (30) of the female terminal (20) inserted in the inverted posture to displace extending postures of the stabilizers (30) to increase engaging margins with the restricting surfaces (64).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Hiroko Kato, Shinji Hirano, Takao Hata
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Publication number: 20120220149Abstract: A female terminal has left and right stabilizers (30) extending from one surface of a rectangular tubular main portion (21). The stabilizers (30) are formed at predetermined distances in from opposite left and right lateral edges of the surface of the main portion (21) toward a widthwise center and assume oblique postures so that both extending ends gradually come closer to each other. The extending ends of the both stabilizers (30) are located within a circumscribed circle (X) of the main portion (21), C-surfaces (35A) are formed on corner portions of the outer lateral edges of extending end surfaces (31) of the both stabilizers (30) and R-surfaces (37A) are formed on lateral edges (36) of the C-surfaces (35A) on base end sides of the stabilizers (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Hiroko Kato, Shinji Hirano
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Patent number: 8172644Abstract: A grinding machine is provided with first and second grinding wheels selectively used in dependence on the steps of machining operations. The second grinding wheel is grooved so that at least one oblique groove vertically crosses a contact surface on which a grinding surface of the second grinding wheel contacts with a workpiece, and thus, is capable of releasing a dynamic pressure in coolant generated between the grinding surface and the workpiece since coolant supplied from over the contact surface flows out from both of the upper and lower sides of the contact surface through the at least one oblique groove. Since it does not occur that fluctuations in the dynamic pressure generated in coolant cause the distance between the second grinding wheel and the workpiece to be varied, the accuracy in grinding the workpiece with the second grinding wheel can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Hiroshi Morita, Yuuta Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20120108146Abstract: A rough grinding process grinds the workpiece W supported by the supporting device by the rough grinding wheel until remaining a removed amount for finish grinding being preset, and then finish grinds the removed amount while the workpiece W is continuously supported by the supporting device. The removed amount for finish grinding is set based on at least one of thermal displacement of the multifunction grinding machine and changing amount of grinding force based on the rough grinding wheel. A profile remaining the removed amount for finish grinding is a profile not depending on a profile of the rough grinding wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Yoshihiro Mizutani
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Publication number: 20120070269Abstract: A steam turbine of an embodiment includes: a nozzle box having a circular ring-shaped steam passage into which steam is led from a steam inlet pipe and having, on a downstream portion of the steam passage, a plurality of first-stage nozzles in a circumferential direction; and a second-stage nozzle side structure combined with the nozzle box and having a plurality of at least second-stage nozzles in a circumferential direction. Further, in the respective nozzle box and second-stage nozzle side structure, there are provided at least a pair of abutment surfaces for sealing which are not parallel to a turbine rotor axis and abutting each other. Furthermore, a seal member is provided in a part of a gap between the nozzle box and the second-stage nozzle side structure, the gap being formed by combining the nozzle box and the second-stage nozzle side structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Masao Yamazaki
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Patent number: 7780487Abstract: A rotation restricting member (40) of a battery terminal unit (U) is provided with a main body (41) capable of restricting a mounting angle of a battery terminal (20) with respect to a battery post (12) by coming into contact with a battery (10) with the battery terminal (20) connected with the battery post (12), press-fitting portions (42) formed integral to the main body (41) and adapted to fix the rotation restricting member (40) to the battery terminal (20) by being press-fitted into an opening (32) formed in a side surface of a bolt holding portion (22), and a detachment restricting piece (56) formed integral to the main body (41) and adapted to restrict a movement of the main body (41) in a direction opposite to a pressing direction by being engaged with a terminal fitting (60) tightened to a stud bolt (24).Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2009Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshihiro Mizutani
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Publication number: 20100055994Abstract: A rotation restricting member (40) of a battery terminal unit (U) is provided with a main body (41) capable of restricting a mounting angle of a battery terminal (20) with respect to a battery post (12) by coming into contact with a battery (10) with the battery terminal (20) connected with the battery post (12), press-fitting portions (42) formed integral to the main body (41) and adapted to fix the rotation restricting member (40) to the battery terminal (20) by being press-fitted into an opening (32) formed in a side surface of a bolt holding portion (22), and a detachment restricting piece (56) formed integral to the main body (41) and adapted to restrict a movement of the main body (41) in a direction opposite to a pressing direction by being engaged with a terminal fitting (60) tightened to a stud bolt (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Yoshihiro Mizutani
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Publication number: 20100035487Abstract: A terminal fitting (1, 110, 111, 210) is provided with a wire barrel (4, 131, 231) to be crimped into connection with a core (7, 142, 242) made of a plurality of metal strands and exposed at a leading end portion of a wire (W, 140, 240), and an inner conductive portion (9-12, 134, 135, 235) connected with a wall surface of the terminal fitting (1, 110, 111, 210) and to be held in electrical contact with the metal strands by extending into the inside of the core (7, 142, 242) at an inner side of the wire barrel (4, 131, 231) crimped into connection with the core (7, 142, 242).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Junko Nakagawa, Mitsugu Furutani, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Tomohiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20090258576Abstract: A grinding machine is provided with first and second grinding wheels selectively used in dependence on the steps of machining operations. The second grinding wheel is grooved so that at least one oblique groove vertically crosses a contact surface on which a grinding surface of the second grinding wheel contacts with a workpiece, and thus, is capable of releasing a dynamic pressure in coolant generated between the grinding surface and the workpiece since coolant supplied from over the contact surface flows out from both of the upper and lower sides of the contact surface through the at least one oblique groove. Since it does not occur that fluctuations in the dynamic pressure generated in coolant cause the distance between the second grinding wheel and the workpiece to be varied, the accuracy in grinding the workpiece with the second grinding wheel can be enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Hiroshi Morita, Yuuta Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7217900Abstract: A cooking stove in which an operation circuit board formed with an electrode pattern is placed on a back surface of a glass top plate so as to suppress the formation of an air layer. The cooking stove includes a display mark and a switch mark provided on a front surface of the glass top plate so as to have a first positional relationship, a case having a display opening corresponding to the display mark with the first positional relationship and an operation circuit board opening corresponding to the switch mark, the case being bonded to the uneven back surface of the glass top plate so that the display opening is positioned at the display mark, and a bonding layer that bonds the back surface of the glass top plate to a part of the operation circuit board in which an electrode pattern is formed, via the operation circuit board opening in the case so that depressed portions of the back surface of the glass top plate are filled with a double coated tape having a foam as a base material.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Rinnai CorporationInventors: Atsuhito Gama, Yoshihiro Mizutani
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Patent number: 7014528Abstract: It is one object of a grinding machine and a grinding fluid supply-nozzle therefor according to the present invention to supply grinding fluid to a moving grinding point reliably, even if the surfaces of a grinding wheel is abraded up. A wheel head 5 advances/retracts to a workpiece. A grinding wheel G is carried rotatably by the wheel head 5 and grinds an eccentric portion W of the workpiece. A grinding fluid supply-nozzle 50 supplies grinding fluid to a moving grinding point K where the grinding wheel G contacts the eccentric portion W of the workpiece. The grinding fluid supply-nozzle 50 is made from a curve portion 53, an opening 51 and a straight portion 52 between the curve portion 53 and the opening 51. The grinding fluid supply-nozzle 50 spouts the grinding fluid to a grinding fluid supply point Pc upstream the grinding points K and Ks, even in the case that the grinding wheel G has been abraded up.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2004Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Takayuki Yoshimi, Hiroshi Morita
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Publication number: 20050235982Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking stove in which an operation circuit board formed with an electrode pattern is placed on a back surface of a glass top plate so as to suppress the formation of an air layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATIONInventors: Atsuhito Gama, Yoshihiro Mizutani
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Publication number: 20040224612Abstract: It is one object of a grinding machine and a grinding fluid supply-nozzle therefor according to the present invention to supply grinding fluid to a moving grinding point reliably, even if the surfaces of a grinding wheel is abraded up.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Takayuki Yoshimi, Hiroshi Morita
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Patent number: 6669532Abstract: A cold-gas-blow-cooling type machining apparatus including a relative movement device which moves a workpiece and a machining tool relative to each other, and a cold-gas-blow supply device which supplies a cold gas blow to a machining point at which the workpiece is machined by the machining tool. The machining apparatus includes: a workpiece-temperature detecting device which detects a temperature of the workpiece; and a machining-condition control device which controls at least one of the relative movement device and the cold-gas-blow supply device, on the basis of the detected temperature of the workpiece. The machining-condition control device includes a cooling-condition control device which controls the cold-gas-blow supply device so as to control at least one of a temperature and a flow rate of the cold gas blow.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2000Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryohei Mukai, Mamoru Katsuta, Takayuki Yoshimi, Koji Nishi, Naoto Ono, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Yasunori Kobayashi, Tadashi Kumazawa, Masaaki Sato, Yuji Kubo
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Patent number: 6561882Abstract: A circular or non-circular workpiece is ground in a plurality of grinding steps, including a final finish grinding step. A grinding wheel is caused to effect profile generation movement in synchronism with rotation of the workpiece and in accordance with profile data derived from the target shape of the workpiece. In each grinding step, the grinding wheel is advanced in such a manner that the grinding wheel causes cut-in movement within a predetermined cut-in angle defined on the workpiece. After completion of the final finish grinding step, the grinding wheel is retracted over a predetermined back-off angle defined on the workpiece. The retraction is effected in accordance with composite data obtained through combining the profile data and back-off data. The back-off angle is greater than the cut-in angle employed during the final finish grinding step.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2002Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Masashi Yoritsune, Ryohei Mukai
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Publication number: 20030017790Abstract: A circular or non-circular workpiece is ground in a plurality of grinding steps, including a final finish grinding step. A grinding wheel is caused to effect profile generation movement in synchronism with rotation of the workpiece and in accordance with profile data derived from the target shape of the workpiece. In each grinding step, the grinding wheel is advanced in such a manner that the grinding wheel causes cut-in movement within a predetermined cut-in angle defined on the workpiece. After completion of the final finish grinding step, the grinding wheel is retracted over a predetermined back-off angle defined on the workpiece. The retraction is effected in accordance with composite data obtained through combining the profile data and back-off data. The back-off angle is greater than the cut-in angle employed during the final finish grinding step.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2002Publication date: January 23, 2003Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Masashi Yoritsune, Ryohei Mukai
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Patent number: 6174432Abstract: A hydrotreating catalyst for heavy hydrocarbon oil, which comprises a boron-containing alumina carrier containing from 1 to 12 wt %, in terms of an oxide, of boron based on the catalyst, having supported thereon a metal in the Group VI, wherein the catalyst has an average pore size of from 19 to 25 nm, a pore volume of from 0.65 to 0.8 ml/g, a catalyst strength of 3 lb/mm or more, and a specific surface area of from 70 to 130 m2/g; a process for producing the hydrotreating catalyst; and a method for hydrotreating heavy hydrocarbon oil, which comprises conducting a catalytic reaction of heavy hydrocarbon oil in the presence of the catalyst composition at a temperature of from 300 to 500° C., a pressure of from 3 to 20 MPa, a hydrogen/oil ratio of from 400 to 3000 Nl/l, and LHSV of from 0.1 to 1.5 hr−1.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignees: Petroeum Energy Center, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Mizutani, Keizou Nagata, Yukio Shibata, Yasuo Yamamoto