Patents by Inventor Yoshihito Ohkuma
Yoshihito Ohkuma 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: 11682860Abstract: A connector includes a movable housing, a fixed housing, plural signal terminals, and a pair of power source terminals. Each of the power source terminals is formed in an elongated shape with a length in a span direction as viewed along an insertion/removal direction, spans between a pair of sidewalls, includes a span direction intermediate portion retained by a terminal array direction end portion of the movable housing, and includes second elastic portions each capable of undergoing elastic deformation at a location positioned between the movable housing and the pair of sidewalls.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20230065611Abstract: When a first movable housing and a second movable housing are provided, relative positions of a first terminal and a second terminal are prevented from deviating from predetermined positions. A connector 1 includes a fixing housing 2, a first movable housing 31, a second movable housing 32, a first terminal 41, and a second terminal 42. The fixing housing 2 includes the first terminal holding portions 21A that hold the first fixing-side held portions 4B of the first terminals 41, and the second terminal holding portions 22A that hold the second fixing-side held portions 4B of the second terminals 42. The first terminal holding portion 21A and the second terminal holding portion 22A of the fixing housing 2 are integrally molded with resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Hiroaki Yukutake, Takaaki Makino, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20220006239Abstract: A connector includes a movable housing, a fixed housing, plural signal terminals, and a pair of power source terminals. Each of the power source terminals is formed in an elongated shape with a length in a span direction as viewed along an insertion/removal direction, spans between a pair of sidewalls, includes a span direction intermediate portion retained by a terminal array direction end portion of the movable housing, and includes second elastic portions each capable of undergoing elastic deformation at a location positioned between the movable housing and the pair of sidewalls.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Patent number: 11152747Abstract: A connector includes a movable housing, a fixed housing, plural signal terminals, and a pair of power source terminals. Each of the power source terminals is formed in an elongated shape with a length in a span direction as viewed along an insertion/removal direction, spans between a pair of sidewalls, includes a span direction intermediate portion retained by a terminal array direction end portion of the movable housing, and includes second elastic portions each capable of undergoing elastic deformation at a location positioned between the movable housing and the pair of sidewalls.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Patent number: 10998666Abstract: A movable connector including a stationary housing to be fixed to a substrate, a movable housing configured capable of moving relative to the stationary housing, and a terminal including a stationary-side retained portion retained at the stationary housing, a movable-side retained portion retained at the movable housing, and an elastically deformable movable portion positioned between the stationary-side retained portion and the movable-side retained portion. Retention of the stationary-side retained portion with respect to the stationary housing is achieved by performing insert molding. Retention of the movable-side retained portion with respect to the movable housing is achieved by performing press-fitting.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Patent number: 10985483Abstract: A connector includes: a first connector including a fitting portion and a first terminal provided in the fitting portion; and a second connector including a fitted portion configured to be fitted into the fitting portion of the first connector and a second terminal that is provided on the fitted portion, extends along a fitting direction, and comes into electrical contact with the first terminal in a case where the fitted portion is fitted into the fitting portion of the first connector, in which in the second terminal, a wide-width portion is formed in the second terminal, and the first terminal comes into contact with the wide-width portion of the second terminal from a state in which the fitted portion of the second connector is started to be fitted into the fitting portion of the first connector to a state in which the fitted portion cannot be fitted any further.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Patent number: 10971850Abstract: A movable connector including a stationary housing for fixing to a substrate, a movable housing capable of moving relative to the stationary housing, and a restriction fitting that has been integrated with the stationary housing. The restriction fitting includes a counterpart engagement portion. The counterpart engagement portion is configured to abut an engagement portion that is part of the movable housing from a connector upward direction so as to enable the engagement portion to be restrained in a restraint space that is a predetermined region. The counterpart engagement portion forms a through-pass section to permit the engagement portion to pass into the restraint space from outside.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20200295511Abstract: A connector includes a movable housing, a fixed housing, plural signal terminals, and a pair of power source terminals. Each of the power source terminals is formed in an elongated shape with a length in a span direction as viewed along an insertion/removal direction spans between a pair of sidewalls includes a span direction intermediate portion retained by a terminal array direction end portion of the movable housing, and includes second elastic portions each capable of undergoing elastic deformation at a location positioned between the movable housing and the pair of sidewalls.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20200295485Abstract: A connector includes: a first connector including a fitting portion and a first terminal provided in the fitting portion; and a second connector including a fitted portion configured to be fitted into the fitting portion of the first connector and a second terminal that is provided on the fitted portion, extends along a fitting direction, and comes into electrical contact with the first terminal in a case where the fitted portion is fitted into the fitting portion of the first connector, in which in the second terminal, a wide-width portion is formed in the second terminal, and the first terminal comes into contact with the wide-width portion of the second terminal from a state in which the fitted portion of the second connector is started to be fitted into the fitting portion of the first connector to a state in which the fitted portion cannot be fitted any further.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Patent number: 10734741Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a shield member. The housing includes an insertion-removal section and a guide face, a connection target is inserted into or removed from the insertion-removal section through an insertion-removal port in an insertion-removal direction, and the guide face is formed at a peripheral portion of the insertion-removal section so as to guide the connection target toward the insertion-removal section. The shield member includes a pair of shield portions and a coupling portion. The pair of shield portions are disposed on both sides of the housing in a first direction intersecting the insertion-removal direction, the coupling portion couples the pair of shield portions together in the first direction, the coupling portion contacts a location of the housing on an opposite side to the insertion-removal port in the insertion-removal direction, and the coupling portion at least partially overlaps the guide face as viewed in the insertion-removal direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Yukutake, Yoshihito Ohkuma, Hitoshi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20200169040Abstract: A connector includes a stationary housing, a movable housing that is movable in a front-rear direction and a left-right direction with respect to the stationary housing, a stationary terminal that is retained at the stationary housing, and a movable terminal that is retained at the movable housing and that includes contact portions configured to achieve electrical continuity with a connection target inserted in a downward direction. The stationary terminal and the movable terminal are mutually in contact and achieve electrical continuity. The stationary terminal and the movable terminal slide against one another while maintaining electrical continuity when the movable housing moves in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction with respect to the stationary housing. The contact portions are configured to contact the connection target from a direction parallel to a planar face of a substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Jyunya Sakaue, Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20200127410Abstract: A movable connector including a stationary housing to be fixed to a substrate, a movable housing configured capable of moving relative to the stationary housing, and a terminal including a stationary-side retained portion retained at the stationary housing, a movable-side retained portion retained at the movable housing, and an elastically deformable movable portion positioned between the stationary-side retained portion and the movable-side retained portion. Retention of the stationary-side retained portion with respect to the stationary housing is achieved by performing insert molding. Retention of the movable-side retained portion with respect to the movable housing is achieved by performing press-fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20200127405Abstract: A movable connector including a stationary housing for fixing to a substrate, a movable housing capable of moving relative to the stationary housing, and a restriction fitting that has been integrated with the stationary housing. The restriction fitting includes a counterpart engagement portion. The counterpart engagement portion is configured to abut an engagement portion that is part of the movable housing from a connector upward direction so as to enable the engagement portion to be restrained in a restraint space that is a predetermined region. The counterpart engagement portion forms a through-pass section to permit the engagement portion to pass into the restraint space from outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Patent number: 10615528Abstract: A connector to which a connection target object is fitted and connected by inserting the connection target object into a fitting chamber is configured to allow the fitting operation to be readily performed even in a case where the connector is small. An insertion guiding surface is provided round an insertion port through which the connection target object is inserted. The insertion guiding surface has an inner guiding surface that extends from the edge of the insertion port toward the fitting chamber, an intermediate guiding surface provided in a region outside the inner guiding surface, and an outer guiding surface provided in a region outside the intermediate guiding surface. The inner guiding surface differs from the intermediate guiding surface in terms of shape, and the intermediate guiding surface differs from the outer guiding surface in terms of shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Suzuki, Yoshihito Ohkuma, Hiroaki Yukutake
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Patent number: 10559921Abstract: A connector includes: a stationary housing; a movable housing; a stationary terminal that is retained in the stationary housing; a movable terminal that includes a contact portion and that is retained in the movable housing, the contact portion of the movable terminal being configured to follow movement of the movable housing; a movable shield that follows movement of the movable housing; and a stationary shield. The movable shield and the stationary shield are in mutual contact so as to have electrical continuity. The stationary shield and the movable shield are configured to slide against one another while maintaining electrical continuity when the movable housing moves in the front-rear or the left-right direction with respect to the stationary housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jyunya Sakaue, Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20190319382Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a shield member. The housing includes an insertion-removal section and a guide face, a connection target is inserted into or removed from the insertion-removal section through an insertion-removal port in an insertion-removal direction, and the guide face is formed at a peripheral portion of the insertion-removal section so as to guide the connection target toward the insertion-removal section. The shield member includes a pair of shield portions and a coupling portion. The pair of shield portions are disposed on both sides of the housing in a first direction intersecting the insertion-removal direction, the coupling portion couples the pair of shield portions together in the first direction, the coupling portion contacts a location of the housing on an opposite side to the insertion-removal port in the insertion-removal direction, and the coupling portion at least partially overlaps the guide face as viewed in the insertion-removal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Hiroaki Yukutake, Yoshihito Ohkuma, Hitoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 10439312Abstract: To provide a flat-conductor connector that implements, with a simple structure, a function of preventing a flat conductor from coming out thereof. A flat-conductor connector includes a housing including a holding portion into which a flat conductor is inserted to be electrically connected. The housing includes a deformation guiding portion that comes into contact with the flat conductor and that causes a side edge portion of the flat conductor to be curved and deformed in a thickness direction and a retaining engagement portion that is located on a far side of the deformation guiding portion in an insertion direction of the flat conductor and that engages an edge of a recess formed in the side edge portion of the flat conductor that has returned from a state of being curved and deformed to its original shape, in a direction in which the flat conductor is to be pulled.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Takane, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20190074619Abstract: To provide a flat-conductor connector that implements, with a simple structure, a function of preventing a flat conductor from coming out thereof. A flat-conductor connector includes a housing including a holding portion into which a flat conductor is inserted to be electrically connected. The housing includes a deformation guiding portion that comes into contact with the flat conductor and that causes a side edge portion of the flat conductor to be curved and deformed in a thickness direction and a retaining engagement portion that is located on a far side of the deformation guiding portion in an insertion direction of the flat conductor and that engages an edge of a recess formed in the side edge portion of the flat conductor that has returned from a state of being curved and deformed to its original shape, in a direction in which the flat conductor is to be pulled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru TAKANE, Yoshihito OHKUMA
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Publication number: 20190027865Abstract: A connector includes: a stationary housing; a movable housing; a stationary terminal that is retained in the stationary housing; a movable terminal that includes a contact portion and that is retained in the movable housing, the contact portion of the movable terminal being configured to follow movement of the movable housing; a movable shield that follows movement of the movable housing; and a stationary shield. The movable shield and the stationary shield are in mutual contact so as to have electrical continuity. The stationary shield and the movable shield are configured to slide against one another while maintaining electrical continuity when the movable housing moves in the front-rear or the left-right direction with respect to the stationary housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Jyunya Sakaue, Hideki Shioda, Yoshihito Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20190020134Abstract: A connector to which a connection target object is fitted and connected by inserting the connection target object into a fitting chamber is configured to allow the fitting operation to be readily performed even in a case where the connector is small. An insertion guiding surface is provided round an insertion port through which the connection target object is inserted. The insertion guiding surface has an inner guiding surface that extends from the edge of the insertion port toward the fitting chamber, an intermediate guiding surface provided in a region outside the inner guiding surface, and an outer guiding surface provided in a region outside the intermediate guiding surface. The inner guiding surface differs from the intermediate guiding surface in terms of shape, and the intermediate guiding surface differs from the outer guiding surface in terms of shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Suzuki, Yoshihito Ohkuma, Hiroaki Yukutake