Patents by Inventor Yuichi Nakanishi

Yuichi Nakanishi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230059178
    Abstract: A terminal 1 is made of a rectangular wire material, extends in a front-rear direction and is provided with a terminal body 2, a pair of first projections 3 provided to project toward both left and right sides from both side surfaces 2A of the terminal body 22, and a pair of second projections 4 provided to project toward both left and right sides from the both side surfaces 2. A of the terminal body 2 and disposed behind the pair of first projections 3. The pair of second projections 4 are continuously and integrally formed with the pair of first projections 3. A maximum projecting dimension X2max of the second projection 4 from the side surface 2A of the terminal body 2 is larger than a maximum projecting dimension X1max of the first projection 3 from the side surface 2A of the terminal body 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichi NAKANISHI, Hidekazu MATSUDA, Hiroto SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11394143
    Abstract: A connector 10 disclosed by this specification is to be mounted on a circuit board having lands and includes a housing 12 to be connected to a mating housing, and a pair of pegs (board fixing portions) 16 to be respectively mounted into both side portions of the housing 12 and soldered and fixed to the lands. The pair of pegs 16 respectively have peg-side contact surfaces (fixing portion-side contact surfaces) 26S to be held in surface contact with a pair of housing-side contact surfaces 52S located on both side surfaces of the housing 12. The housing 12 includes a pair of first projections (projections) 64 projecting toward back surfaces 26B of the pair of pegs 16 on sides opposite to the peg-side contact surfaces 26S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Yuichi Nakanishi, Hidekazu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11342694
    Abstract: A terminal (11) to be mounted into a housing (20) mounted on a circuit board (40) includes a terminal contact portion (12) to be disposed in a forwardly open receptacle (21) of the housing (20), an inserting portion (14) to be inserted into a terminal insertion hole (24) penetrating through a rear wall (22) of the receptacle (21) in a front-rear direction, and a board connecting portion (16) to be drawn out rearward from the terminal insertion hole (24) and connected to the circuit board (40). The inserting portion (14) includes a first press-fit portion (31) projecting in a first direction intersecting the circuit board (40) and to be press-fit to an inner wall of the terminal insertion hole (24) and a second press-fit portion (33) projecting in a second direction intersecting the first direction and to be press-fit to the inner wall of the terminal insertion hole (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11283205
    Abstract: A board connector (20) is provided with first terminals (30), second terminals (40) and a housing (21) including a wall (23) for holding the first and second terminals (30, 40). The first terminal 30 includes a first extending portion (35) extending out from the wall (23), and the second terminal 40 includes a second extending portion (45) extending out from the wall (23). The first extending portion (35) includes a first connecting portion (38) that can be soldered to a land (12A) of a board (11). The second extending portion (45) includes a second connecting portion (49) that can be soldered to a land (12B) of the board (11) at a position more distant from the wall (23) than the first connecting portion (38) and a bent portion (48) is bent to approach the first connecting portion (38) at a position not overlapping the first connecting portion (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20210328371
    Abstract: A connector 10 disclosed by this specification is to be mounted on a circuit board having lands and includes a housing 12 to be connected to a mating housing, and a pair of pegs (board fixing portions) 16 to be respectively mounted into both side portions of the housing 12 and soldered and fixed to the lands. The pair of pegs 16 respectively have peg-side contact surfaces (fixing portion-side contact surfaces) 26S to be held in surface contact with a pair of housing-side contact surfaces 52S located on both side surfaces of the housing 12. The housing 12 includes a pair of first projections (projections) 64 projecting toward back surfaces 26B of the pair of pegs 16 on sides opposite to the peg-side contact surfaces 26S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Yuichi NAKANISHI, Hidekazu MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 10998668
    Abstract: A connector assembly (10) disclosed by this specification is provided with a male connector (first connector) (14) including a connector-side receptacle (24) and to be fixed to a printed body (fixing member) (12), a female connector (second connector) to be fit into the connector-side receptacle of the first connector, and a case configured to accommodate the fixing member. The connector-side receptacle has a first facing surface configured to face a second facing surface provided on the second connector in a connecting direction. The case includes a connection stopping portion configured to come into contact with a contact portion provided on the second connector. A connecting operation of the first connector and the second connector is stopped in a state where the first facing surface and the second facing surface are not in contact by the contact of the contact portion and the connection stopping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20210036444
    Abstract: A terminal (11) to be mounted into a housing (20) mounted on a circuit board (40) includes a terminal contact portion (12) to be disposed in a forwardly open receptacle (21) of the housing (20), an inserting portion (14) to be inserted into a terminal insertion hole (24) penetrating through a rear wall (22) of the receptacle (21) in a front-rear direction, and a board connecting portion (16) to be drawn out rearward from the terminal insertion hole (24) and connected to the circuit board (40). The inserting portion (14) includes a first press-fit portion (31) projecting in a first direction intersecting the circuit board (40) and to be press-fit to an inner wall of the terminal insertion hole (24) and a second press-fit portion (33) projecting in a second direction intersecting the first direction and to be press-fit to the inner wall of the terminal insertion hole (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20210021063
    Abstract: A board connector (20) is provided with first terminals (30), second terminals (40) and a housing (21) including a wall (23) for holding the first and second terminals (30, 40). The first terminal 30 includes a first extending portion (35) extending out from the wall (23), and the second terminal 40 includes a second extending portion (45) extending out from the wall (23). The first extending portion (35) includes a first connecting portion (38) that can be soldered to a land (12A) of a board (11). The second extending portion (45) includes a second connecting portion (49) that can be soldered to a land (12B) of the board (11) at a position more distant from the wall (23) than the first connecting portion (38) and a bent portion (48) is bent to approach the first connecting portion (38) at a position not overlapping the first connecting portion (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10829301
    Abstract: A stacker crane includes a transferring device, a first camera, a second camera, and a system controller. The transferring device transfers the article W to and from the shelf. The first camera and the second camera are provided on the transferring device and are fixed at positions where the first and second cameras can capture images of end parts of the article placed on the transferring device in a front-rear direction which is at least a transferring direction of the article and a transfer destination shelf on the end part side in the front-rear direction. Based on detection results of the first camera and the second camera, the system controller identifies the presence or absence of an article on the transfer destination shelf and determines the article-state abnormality of the article placed on the transferring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Murata Machinery, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuichi Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10770855
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a terminal capable of realizing a cost reduction while maintaining solder wettability. The terminal has a board connecting portion to be connected to a circuit board, and includes a base and a plating layer. The base has a plated surface covered by the plating layer and an exposed surface. The plating layer on the board connecting portion has a first inclined surface for covering a slope connecting the plated surface and the exposed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Nakanishi, Hidekazu Matsuda, Hiroto Sakai
  • Patent number: 10734740
    Abstract: A press-fit terminal includes an end part that is to be inserted into a through-hole of a circuit board. The end part is connected electrically to the through-hole by being in elastic contact with an inner wall of the through-hole. The press-fit terminal also includes a base part opposite to the end part. Two elastic contact pieces are between the end part and the base part and are disposed to face each other through an opening. A stress dispersion part is provided in at least one of a region that includes a border between the end part and the elastic contact pieces and a region that includes a border between the base part and the elastic contact pieces. The stress dispersion part protrudes in the same direction as an expanding direction in which the elastic contact pieces expand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Yamanaka, Tetsuya Ito, Kazumasa Kobayashi, Yuichi Nakanishi, Shigeki Shimada
  • Patent number: 10734762
    Abstract: A connector housing (20) includes a housing body (21) to which a mating connector housing is to be fit from front. A lock arm (40) has front and rear ends fixed to the housing body (21). A lock (42) is provided in a central part of the lock arm (40) in the front-rear direction and is configured to lock the mating connector housing. A pressing surface (43) is on a rear end part of the lock arm (40) and is configured to displace the lock (42) in an unlocking direction by being pressed. A coupling portion (44) couples the pressing surface (43) to the central part of the lock arm (40) in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kanemura, Teruo Hara, Hidekazu Matsuda, Ai Hirano, Yuichi Nakanishi, Shohei Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20200203880
    Abstract: A connector assembly (10) disclosed by this specification is provided with a male connector (first connector) (14) including a connector-side receptacle (24) and to be fixed to a printed body (fixing member) (12), a female connector (second connector) to be fit into the connector-side receptacle of the first connector, and a case configured to accommodate the fixing member. The connector-side receptacle has a first facing surface configured to face a second facing surface provided on the second connector in a connecting direction. The case includes a connection stopping portion configured to come into contact with a contact portion provided on the second connector. A connecting operation of the first connector and the second connector is stopped in a state where the first facing surface and the second facing surface are not in contact by the contact of the contact portion and the connection stopping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10644416
    Abstract: A connector (C) includes a housing (60), a terminal fitting (10) and a retainer (80). The housing (60) includes a cavity (64) extending in a front-rear direction and a retainer insertion hole (72) intersecting and communicating with the cavity and open in an outer surface. The terminal fitting (10) is inserted into the cavity (64) from behind, and a stabilizer configured to guide an inserting operation into the cavity (64) and restrict the inserting operation in an erroneous posture projects on an outer side. The retainer (80) is inserted into the retainer insertion hole (72) and include a retaining portion (85) configured to face the stabilizer from behind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kanemura, Shohei Mitsui, Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi, Ai Hirano
  • Patent number: 10644414
    Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (11) and an outer conductor (12). The inner conductor (11) has a mating connecting portion (15) to be connected to a mating terminal fitting and a center conductor crimping portion (16) to be crimped to a center conductor of a shielded cable. The outer conductor (12) has a tubular portion (19) configured to surround the mating connecting portion (15). A coupling (21) is behind the tubular portion (19). The center conductor crimping portion is inside the coupling (21). A shield crimping portion (22) is behind the coupling (21) and is to be crimped to a shield layer of the shielded cable. A conductive member (60) extends in a front-rear direction and includes a bridge (61) to electrically contact the tubular portion (19) and the shield crimping portion (22) across the coupling (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kanemura, Shohei Mitsui, Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi, Ai Hirano
  • Patent number: 10594057
    Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (11) having a center conductor crimping portion (18) to be crimped to a center conductor of a shielded cable (W) and an outer conductor (12) having a coupling (35). The center conductor crimping portion (18) is disposed inside the coupling by assembling the inner conductor (11). Openings (43, 44) open in the coupling (35) and enable tools to be applied to the center conductor crimping portion. A shield crimping portion (36) is connected to the coupling (35) and to be crimped to a shield layer of the shielded cable W. A dielectric (13) is interposed between the outer and inner conductors (12, 11), and a cover (14) is configured to close the openings (43, 44) and electrically contact the outer conductor (12). The cover (14) has locking pieces (96) that are to be bent and locked into a locking hole (47) of the shield crimping portion (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kanemura, Shohei Mitsui, Yuichi Nakanishi, Ai Hirano
  • Patent number: 10594056
    Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (11), an outer conductor (12) and a dielectric (13) interposed between these conductors. The inner conductor (11) is connected to a core (51) of a shielded cable (W). The outer conductor (12) includes two shield crimping pieces (45) deformable along an outer periphery of a braided wire (53) of the shielded cable (W). Further, the terminal fitting (T) includes a cover (14) including a shield-side surrounding portion (84) for surrounding the shield crimping pieces (45) along outer peripheries thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kanemura, Yuichi Nakanishi, Ai Hirano, Shohei Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20200076147
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a terminal capable of realizing a cost reduction while maintaining solder wettability. The terminal has a board connecting portion to be connected to a circuit board, and includes a base and a plating layer. The base has a plated surface covered by the plating layer and an exposed surface. The plating layer on the board connecting portion has a first inclined surface for covering a slope connecting the plated surface and the exposed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yuichi Nakanishi, Hidekazu Matsuda, Hiroto Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200044373
    Abstract: A press-fit terminal includes an end part that is to be inserted into a through-hole of a circuit board. The end part is connected electrically to the through-hole by being in elastic contact with an inner wall of the through-hole. The press-fit terminal also includes a base part opposite to the end part. Two elastic contact pieces are between the end part and the base part and are disposed to face each other through an opening. A stress dispersion part is provided in at least one of a region that includes a border between the end part and the elastic contact pieces and a region that includes a border between the base part and the elastic contact pieces. The stress dispersion part protrudes in the same direction as an expanding direction in which the elastic contact pieces expand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Takuya Yamanaka, Tetsuya Ito, Kazumasa Kobayashi, Yuichi Nakanishi, Shigeki Shimada
  • Publication number: 20190199014
    Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (11) having a center conductor crimping portion (18) to be crimped to a center conductor of a shielded cable (W) and an outer conductor (12) having a coupling (35). The center conductor crimping portion (18) is disposed inside the coupling by assembling the inner conductor (11). Openings (43, 44) open in the coupling (35). A shield crimping portion (36) is connected to the coupling (35) and to be crimped to a shield layer of the shielded cable W. A dielectric (13) is interposed between the outer and inner conductors (12, 11), and a cover (14) is configured to close the openings (43, 44) and electrically contact the outer conductor (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Keisuke Kanemura, Shohei Mitsui, Yuichi Nakanishi, Ai Hirano