Patents by Inventor Yutaro Okazaki

Yutaro Okazaki 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: 20250007128
    Abstract: A conductive module includes: a conductive board; a voltage detection terminal having a first location configured to be conductively connected to the conductive board; a temperature measurer including a temperature-measuring element and a case holding the temperature-measuring element; a plate-shaped housing assembled to the conductive board, the housing having a terminal accommodating recess accommodating the voltage detection terminal and a temperature measurer accommodating recess accommodating the temperature measurer; a heat-conductive filler disposed in a recessed groove of the temperature measurer accommodating recess; a cover configured to be locked to the housing at a temporary locking position where the first location of the voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating recess is not covered and a final locking position where the first location is covered; and an electric wire conductively connected to a second location of the voltage detection terminal and drawn out to the o
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaro OKAZAKI, Shinichi Yanagihara, Hiraku Tanaka, Kenta Tanaka, Satoshi Morioka, Hiroyuki Kaiya, Hiromi Ueda, Shinpei Mune, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Kawabata, Seigo Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20250004057
    Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes: a voltage detection terminal having a first location configured to be conductively connected to a detection target; a plate-shaped housing having a terminal accommodating recess accommodating the voltage detection terminal; a cover configured to be locked to the housing at a temporary locking position where the first location of the voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating recess is not covered and a final locking position where the first location is covered; a temperature measurer accommodating a temperature-measuring element and attached to the housing; and an electric wire conductively connected to a second location of the voltage detection terminal and drawn out to the outside of the housing. The temperature measurer is arranged such that at least a part of the temperature measurer is overlapped with the voltage detection terminal in a plate thickness direction of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKU KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaro OKAZAKI, Shinichi YANAGIHARA, Satoshi MORIOKA, Hiroyuki KAIYA, Hiromi UEDA, Shinpei MUNE, Naoto MORISAKU, Yutaro KAWABATA, Daiki TANAKA, Seigo MOCHIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240405347
    Abstract: A first board-shaped member includes a conductive plate disposed between a plurality of stacked power storage modules, a battery stack plate including a board-shaped insulating housing having a fitting groove recessed in a side face of the board-shaped insulating housing so as to fit with a side edge of the conductive plate, a sealing material supply groove respectively provided in front and back faces of the insulating housing along an extension direction of the fitting groove, a through hole that communicates with the sealing material supply groove and the fitting groove, and a sealing material pre-filled into the fitting groove and extruded from the fitting groove to the front and back faces of the insulating housing through the through hole and the sealing material supply groove when the side edge of the conductive plate is fitted into the fitting groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro OGISHIMA, Shinichi YANAGIHARA, Yutaro OKAZAKI, Ryosuke MURATA, Satoshi MORIOKA, Motoyoshi OKUMURA, Hiroyuki KAIYA, Hiromi UEDA, Shinpei MUNE, Naoto MORISAKU, Yutaro KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20240405303
    Abstract: A temperature detection unit includes a board-shaped housing having a board side face provided with a recess configured to be fitted with a side edge of a conductive board disposed between a plurality of stacked power storage modules, and a temperature detection sensor mounted on the housing and configured to measure a temperature of the power storage modules. The housing is provided with a sensor accommodating recess accommodating the temperature detection sensor. A plate end face on one side facing an intersecting direction with a direction that the board side face of the housing faces is provided with an opening configured to allow a temperature wire connected to the temperature detection sensor to extend toward the outside. The sensor accommodating recess extends obliquely to approach the conductive board from one side toward the other side in the intersecting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuta TAKISHITA, Hirotaka HASEGAWA, Yutaro OKAZAKI, Shinichi YANAGIHARA, Norihiro OGISHIMA, Hiraku TANAKA, Kenta TANAKA, Satoshi MORIOKA, Motoyoshi OKUMURA, Hiroyuki KAIYA, Hiromi UEDA, Shinpei MUNE, Naoto MORISAKU, Yutaro KAWABATA
  • Patent number: 12142791
    Abstract: A bus bar module includes: a case extending from a first end to a second end; a bus bar; and electric wires. The case includes first and second electric wire routing groove portions provided in parallel, electric wire passing portions bridged between the first and second electric wire routing groove portions, and an electric wire take-out portion which is provided in the first electric wire routing groove portion and from which the electric wires are drawn toward the second end. At least a part of the electric wires is routed from a position of the second electric wire routing groove portion closer to the second end than the electric wire take-out portion, through an electric wire passing portion provided closer to the one end than the electric wire take-out portion, to the electric wire take-out portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaro Okazaki, Yoh Matsui, Koji Haneda, Takenori Tsuchiya, Shigeyuki Inoue, Hiroyuki Kato, Shinsuke Azuma
  • Publication number: 20240332831
    Abstract: A terminal cover includes a base member, a lid member, a center-side locking mechanism, a tip-side locking mechanism, and a guide mechanism. In the tip-side locking mechanism, in a case where a tip-side hook part is displaced with respect to a tip-side claw part in an axial direction when the base member and the lid member are rotated along a rotation direction to be combined, the tip-side hook part interferes with the guide mechanism. The center-side locking mechanism has a movement space part formed in the periphery of a center-side claw part for allowing a center-side hook part to be freely movable in the rotation direction even in a case where the center-side hook part is displaced with respect to the center-side claw part in the axial direction when the base member and the lid member are rotated along the rotation direction to be combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventor: Yutaro Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11984620
    Abstract: There is provided a bus bar module including a case having a first divided case and a second divided case which are divided in an arrangement direction of electric cells. A female lock portion of the first divided case includes a locking frame provided with a gap spaced apart from an end surface of the first divided case. A male lock portion of the second divided case includes a pair of elastic arms, a support plate portion spanning end portions of the elastic arms between each other, a locking plate portion formed on the support plate portion and inserted into the gap of the female lock portion, and a lock claw provided on the locking plate portion and locking the locking frame by inserting the locking plate portion into the gap. The support plate portion of the male lock portion has slits at a side of the elastic arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yutaro Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11892480
    Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal including a first portion configured to be conductively connected to a detection target and a second portion, a housing having a plate shape and including a terminal accommodating concave configured to accommodate the voltage detection terminal, a cover configured to be engaged with the housing at a temporary locking position at which the cover does not cover the first portion of the voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating concave and at a final locking position at which the cover covers the first portion and an electric wire conductively connected to the voltage detection terminal at the second portion and configured to, when the voltage detection terminal is accommodated in the terminal accommodating concave, be drawn out from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara, Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Motoo Nojima, Ryosuke Murata
  • Patent number: 11769934
    Abstract: A bus bar module includes: a case attached to a battery assembly including a plurality of single cells; a bus bar supported by the case and electrically connected to electrodes of the plurality of single cells of the battery assembly; and a plurality of electric wires routed in the case. The plurality of electric wires include: a plurality of voltage detection electric wires connected to the bus bar, and a temperature measurement electric wire connected to a thermistor configured to measure a temperature of at least one of the plurality of single cells. The case includes: an electric wire routing groove portion in which the plurality of voltage detection electric wires are routed, and a thermistor attachment portion to which the thermistor is attached. The thermistor attachment portion is provided in the electric wire routing groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaro Okazaki, Hiraku Tanaka, Shinsuke Azuma, Hiroyuki Kato, Shigeyuki Inoue, Takenori Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 11688983
    Abstract: A bus bar module includes a plurality of bus bars each having a through hole into which an electrode terminal of an electrode terminal group arranged in a line on a battery module formed of a plurality of battery cells is inserted, the bus bars being arranged along an arranging direction of the electrode terminal in the electrode terminal group, and a flat cable including a conductor part electrically connected to the bus bars, and an insulating holding part for holding the bus bars. The bus bar includes a holding body to be fitted to the flat cable. The holding part has a holding hole for each of the bus bars that allows a relative movement of the bus bar with respect to the flat cable in the arranging direction, by allowing a relative movement of the inserted holding body in the arranging direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsunori Sato, Yutaro Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11674982
    Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal, a housing including a terminal accommodating concave and a cover to be attached to the housing and to cover the voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating concave. The cover includes an extension piece extending in a first direction. The housing includes an accommodating hole to accommodate the extension piece, and a guide portion including an inclined surface and a guide surface. The inclined surface has a first end in the first direction and a second end and is inclined with respect to the first direction such that the first end is provided closer to the accommodating hole than the second end in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and being parallel to the housing. The guide surface is continuous with the inclined surface and an inner wall surface of the accommodating hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara
  • Patent number: 11662390
    Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal configured to be conductively connected to a detection target, an electric wire conductively connected to the voltage detection terminal and a housing having a plate shape and including a terminal accommodating concave configured to accommodate the voltage detection terminal, an electric wire accommodating concave defined by a first groove side wall, a second groove side wall and a groove bottom surface, and configured to accommodate the electric wire and to guide the electric wire out of the housing and an electric wire restricting portion configured to hold the electric wire between the electric wire restricting portion and the groove bottom surface and to prevent the electric wire from being displaced out of the electric wire accommodating concave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara
  • Patent number: 11650257
    Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal, an electric wire, a housing including a terminal accommodating concave and an electric wire accommodating concave, and a cover. The cover includes an extension piece extending in a first direction in which the cover is attached to the housing. The housing includes an accommodating hole to accommodate the extension piece. The electric wire accommodating concave includes an inclined surface and a guide surface. The inclined surface is inclined with respect to the first direction such that a first thereof end is provided closer to the accommodating hole than a second end thereof in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and being parallel to the housing. The guide surface is continuous with the inclined surface and continuous with an inner wall surface of the accommodating hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Okazaki, Hideki Inoue
  • Patent number: 11532856
    Abstract: An electric wire routing groove portion in which an electric wire is hosed includes a bottom portion; a pair of side wall portions that are erected from the bottom portion and are provided facing each other; and locking pieces that protrude from the side wall portions in directions in which the locking pieces approach each other and are formed with a gap through which the electric wire is passed between distal ends of the locking pieces. The side wall portion includes low edge portions formed on both sides of the locking pieces and provided closer to the bottom portion than a position of the locking piece on a bottom portion side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara
  • Publication number: 20220349946
    Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal configured to be conductively connected to a detection target, an electric wire conductively connected to the voltage detection terminal and a housing having a plate shape and including a terminal accommodating concave configured to accommodate the voltage detection terminal, an electric wire accommodating concave defined by a first groove side wall, a second groove side wall and a groove bottom surface, and configured to accommodate the electric wire and to guide the electric wire out of the housing and an electric wire restricting portion configured to hold the electric wire between the electric wire restricting portion and the groove bottom surface and to prevent the electric wire from being displaced out of the electric wire accommodating concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara
  • Publication number: 20220349923
    Abstract: A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal, a housing including a terminal accommodating concave and a cover to he attached to the housing and to cover the voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating concave. The cover includes an extension piece extending in a first direction. The housing includes an accommodating hole to accommodate the extension piece, and a guide portion including an inclined surface and a guide surface. The inclined surface has a first end in the first direction and a second end and is inclined with respect to the first direction such that the first end is provided closer to the accommodating hole than the second end in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and being parallel to the housing. The guide surface is continuous with the inclined surface and an inner wall surface of the accommodating hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi MORIOKA, Motoyoshi OKUMURA, Hiromi UEDA, Naoto MORISAKU, Yutaro OKAZAKI, Shinichi YANAGIHARA
  • Patent number: D1008948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara
  • Patent number: D1008963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara
  • Patent number: D1008964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara
  • Patent number: D1014436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura, Hiromi Ueda, Naoto Morisaku, Yutaro Okazaki, Shinichi Yanagihara