Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Ohsumi

Yoshihisa Ohsumi 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).

  • Apparatus for inserting terminal with wire and driving a wire sweeping arm
    Patent number: 6212766
    Abstract: A method of automatically inserting terminals with wires into desired terminal accommodating cavities in a connector housing after putting neighboring wires aside, and a wire sweeping arm and a driving device for the sweeping arm. The method includes the steps of: grasping the terminal with wire by terminal supporting hands and wire supporting hands; moving the wire sweeping arm in the direction that the wire sweeping arm sweep wires which are already accommodated in neighboring terminal accommodating cavities, the wire sweeping arm being disposed between the terminal accommodating cavities and the terminal supporting hands so as to move back and forth; moving the wire supporting hands and the terminal supporting hands toward the connector housing to insert the terminal with wire into the terminal accommodating cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ohsumi, Hiroo Suzuki, Takao Nakagame, Takamichi Maejima, Toshihiro Inoue, Osamu Yamashima, Fumio Kato, Toshinori Igura
  • Arm assembly for sweeping neighboring wires of already inserted terminal for inserting a new terminals with wire into a connector cavity
    Patent number: 5697147
    Abstract: A method of automatically inserting terminals with wires into desired terminals accommodating cavities in a connector housing after putting neighboring wires aside, and a wire sweeping arm and a driving device for the sweeping arm. The method includes the steps of: grasping the terminal with wire by terminal supporting hands and wire supporting hands; moving the wire sweeping arm in the direction that the wire sweeping arm sweep wires which are already accommodated in neighboring terminal accommodating cavities, the wire sweeping arm being disposed between the terminal accommodating cavities and the terminal supporting hands so as to move back and forth; moving the wire supporting hands and the terminal supporting hands toward the connector housing to insert the terminal with wire into the terminal accommodating cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ohsumi, Hiroo Suzuki, Takao Nakagame, Takamichi Maejima, Toshihiro Inoue, Osamu Yamashima, Fumio Kato, Toshinori Igura
  • Method of inserting terminal with wire and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 5459924
    Abstract: A method of automatically inserting terminals with wires into desired terminal accommodating cavities in a connector housing after putting neighboring wires aside, and a wire sweeping arm and a driving device for the sweeping arm. The method includes the steps of: grasping the terminal with wire by terminal supporting hands and wire supporting hands; moving the wire sweeping arm in the direction that the wire sweeping arm sweep wires which are already accommodated in neighboring terminal accommodating cavities, the wire sweeping arm being disposed between the terminal accommodating cavities and the terminal supporting hands so as to move back and forth; moving the wire supporting hands and the terminal supporting hands toward the connector housing to insert the terminal with wire into the terminal accommodating cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ohsumi, Hiroo Suzuki, Takao Nakagame, Takamichi Maejima, Toshihiro Inoue, Osamu Yamashima, Fumio Kato, Toshinori Igura