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Inventor: Takao Murakami


Address: Shizuoka, JP
No. of patents: 41
Last patent issue date: 01/27/2009

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NumberTitleIssue Date
7481674Electrical connector
The invention provides a connector having a pair of first and second connector housings for preventing looseness between the connector housings in lateral and longitudinal directions of the connector, surely eliminating frictional wear of male and female terminals i...
01/27/2009
7416425Lever-type connector
A lever-type connector 10 includes female and male connector housings 41 and 11 which have respective connection terminals 50 and 51, and can be fitted together. A lock lever 17 is pivotally supported on the male connector h...
08/26/2008
7104840Electrical connector
A connector has a pair of male and female connector housings 13, 48. The male connector housing 13 has an inner housing 15 that receives a looseness protecting wedge ring 42 having a tapered rear end surface 43a. The inner h...
09/12/2006
6840804Fitting structure of waterproof plug
An electric wire includes a conductive core wire and an insulative sheath covering the core wire. An elastic waterproof plug is fit with the electric wire such that a first longitudinal end portion thereof is fit with the core wire, and a second longitudinal end por...
01/11/2005
6830490Battery terminal and battery post adaptor
An adapter has a cylindrical body which is screwed onto a battery post, and a flange portion formed on a top portion of the cylindrical body to be clamped by a screwing tool. A terminal body includes a substantially U-shaped adaptor fitting portion which accommodate...
12/14/2004
6669507Connector
A terminal anchoring lance 20 includes a first anchoring portion 21 and a second anchoring potion 22 which are arranged apart from each other in a direction of inserting a female terminal 30. The female terminal 30 includes a first engagement portion 33 c...
12/30/2003
6638117Connector terminal having tab with tapered portion
A connector terminal which includes a terminal base portion; and a tab extending from the terminal base portion to be inserted into an opponent terminal. The tab includes a bottom face portion and an upper face portion which extends from the bottom face p...
10/28/2003
6582242Electrical connector with increased contact reliability
A first elastic member is provided at a rear end portion of a terminal. An inner housing includes an inner peripheral wall which defines a first chamber for retaining at least a front end portion of the terminal, and an outer peripheral wall extending par...
06/24/2003
6572164Structure for absorbing positional displacement of an article clamped by robot arms
A positional displacement absorbing structure for absorbing the positional displacement of an article 21 clamped by a pair of robot arms 22, 22 is provided. The pair of the robot arms include recesses 32, 33 on their faces 31, 31 opposed to the article. T...
06/03/2003
6547608Receptacle terminal and connection structure thereof with pin terminal
The receptacle terminal has a first plate formed with more than one contacts which are disposed in an insertion direction of an associated pin terminal. The receptacle terminal has a resilient tongue piece opposed to the first plate. The resilient tongue ...
04/15/2003
6517392Crimp connector
A crimp connector 1 comprises a plurality of crimp terminals 23, and a housing 22 for containing the crimp terminals 23. Each of the crimp terminals 23 includes an electric wire crimping portion 31 and electric wire fixing portions 32, 32. The housing 22 ...
02/11/2003
6497584Half-fitting prevention connector
A half-fitting prevention connector (1) includes a pair of male and female connectors (2, 3) which are fittable to each other. A spring member (5) is received in the male connector (2) and prevents a half-fitted condition of the male and female connectors...
12/24/2002
6475015Half-fitting prevention connector
In a half-fitting prevention connector (200), a slider (10) prevents a half-fitted condition of a pair of connectors by an urging force by compression springs (9) provided in a housing (3) of a male connector (1), and the slider is received in the housing...
11/05/2002
6469261Wiring unit
A wiring unit is provided, by which the cost of the manufacture and assembly thereof can be prevented from raising and the miniaturization thereof can be attained. The wiring unit 1 includes a first flexible insulating sheet 2, a plurality of flexible ban...
10/22/2002
6465748Wiring unit
A wiring unit 1 with a plurality of printed circuit boards 2 which are successively stacked and pin units 3. The printed circuit boards 2 each has a conductor pattern 7 formed on the surface 6a of an insulating plate 6. The conductor pattern 7 is composed...
10/15/2002
6457981Wiring unit and electric junction box
A wiring unit is provided, which includes: insulative substrates, each having through holes, to be stacked up each other; strip conductors, each having contact holes meeting the respective through holes, to be arranged in parallel on each of the insulativ...
10/01/2002
6454582Wiring unit
A wiring unit 1 is housed in a case of an electric connecting box. The wiring unit includes a plurality of flat circuit bodies each composed of an insulating plate 21 and a plurality of bus bars 22 extended in parallel, and a short-circuiting member 23 co...
09/24/2002
6443738Wiring unit
A wiring unit 1 includes a plurality of crimping terminals 2; and a plurality of insulating plates for holding said crimping terminals. The insulating plate 2 has a terminal groove 5 concaved from the surface, an accommodating portion 6 and a through-hole...
09/03/2002
6413124Cable-terminal connecting device for a battery
A metal terminal (20) includes an post winding-around portion (23) which is connectable to an electrode post (2) to clasp from an outer side thereof. When a lock lever (25) is pressed down to a locking position, a clasp by the post winding-around portion ...
07/02/2002
6383038Connector
A connector (11) includes a plate-like housing (13) and crimp terminals (15) having crimping portions (20) for crimping electric wires (14) respectively. The housing (13) is provided with terminal containing sections (16) in a form of a groove in which a ...
05/07/2002
6383021Waterproof plug and waterproof connector incorporating the same
A connector housing includes a plurality of terminal chambers into for respectively accommodating a terminal provided with an electric wire. A mat-shaped rubber plug is attached to a rear end portion of the connector housing. In the rubber plug, recessed ...
05/07/2002
6383022Waterproof connector
A connector housing has a plurality of chambers for respectively receiving an electric wire. A rubber mat plug has a plurality of bores respectively associated with the chambers. A front face of the rubber mat plug is attached to a rear end portion of the...
05/07/2002
6375500Water proof connector having a seal confirmation access window
A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which an electric wire is inserted to be connected to a terminal. A connector housing includes a terminal chamber for accommodating the terminal and a wall portion having a through hole formed so as to o...
04/23/2002
6361347Half-fitting prevention connector which positively prevents a half-fitted connection
In a half-fitting prevention connector (1), a lock arm (10), having an engagement projection (9) for retaining a mating connector (3), is elastically-deformably supported in a housing (4), and a receiving chamber (11), in which a spring member (5) is held...
03/26/2002
6343953Structure for assembling a housing and a connector
In a structure for assembling a housing and a connector in which a connector is inserted into a housing, and a fitting surface of the connector adapted to be connected to a mating connector and oriented in a direction perpendicular to an inserting directi...
02/05/2002
6341984Waterproof plug and waterproof connector incorporating the same
A connector housing includes a plurality of terminal chambers into for respectively accommodating a terminal provided with an electric wire. A mat-shaped rubber plug is attached to a rear end portion of the connector housing. In the rubber plug, recessed ...
01/29/2002
6257928Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same
A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which an electric wire is inserted. The electric wire is connected to a terminal. An inner housing has a terminal chamber for accommodating the terminal. An outer housing has sidewalls for defining a cha...
07/10/2001
6254424Half-fitting detection connector
A half-fitting detection connector (30) includes a lock arm (53) which is formed on an outer surface of a housing (43) of a male connector (33), and locks the two connectors to each other in a fitted condition when a retaining projection (54) is engaged i...
07/03/2001
6254428Waterproof structure for connector
A waterproof structure of a connector in which a first connector F is attached to a casing 60 via a first waterproof seal 48, and a second connector M is engaged with the first connector F via a second waterproof seal 47. The first waterproof seal 48 for ...
07/03/2001
6250945Half-fitting prevention connector
A half-fitting prevention connector (200) includes a lock arm (53) which is formed on an outer surface of a housing (44) of a male connector (41), and substantially extends in a fitting direction of the male connector into a mating connector. The lock arm...
06/26/2001
6241554Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same
A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which an electric wire is inserted. The electric wire is connected to a terminal. An inner housing has a terminal chamber for accommodating the terminal. An outer housing has sidewalls for defining a cha...
06/05/2001
6231368Half-fitting prevention connector
In a half-fitting prevention connector (200), a slider (10) positively prevents a half-fitted condition of a pair of connectors by a resilient force of compression springs (9) received in a housing (3) of the male connector (1), and the slider is received...
05/15/2001
6220881Card edge connector
A card edge connector is provided. This card edge connector comprises: a first connector housing and a second connector housing to be inserted into a connector receiving chamber provided with a wiring substrate having terminal connecting portions; a plura...
04/24/2001
6217345Electrical connector
A connector has a connector housing, a plurality of terminals, an assisting means, and a support means. The connector housing can be received in a connector receiving recess having a first wall fitted with a plurality of terminal connecting short strips. ...
04/17/2001
6203352Connector having a shielding member
In a connector having a shielding member, a groove portion is provided on an inner side of a metal shell shieldingly connected to a shielded wire of a female connector, and a shrunk tube is provided on an outer side of the metal shell. A male connector ha...
03/20/2001
6186829Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same
A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which an electric wire is inserted. A terminal to which the electric wire is connected has a clamping member for clamping one end portion of the rubber plug. An inner housing has a terminal chamber for a...
02/13/2001
6183279Low coupling force connector assembly
A low coupling force connector assembly consists of a first connector having a housing with sub connectors fixed therein, second connectors each with a boss means, and a first and second sliders each with a cam groove for guiding the boss to fit the secon...
02/06/2001
6174201Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same
A plurality of inner units respectively have a terminal chamber for accommodating a terminal to which an electric wire is connected, which are to be detachably combined with each other to constitute an inner housing. Waterproof rubber plugs respectively h...
01/16/2001
6132224Connector assembly for printed circuit
A connector assembly for a printed circuit is provided, which includes: a connector receiving portion (36) arranged with a printed circuit having a strip-like flat-terminal portion (52, 53); a connector (31) to be received in the connector receiving porti...
10/17/2000
6123559Smaller mating force connector assembly
A smaller mating force connector assembly includes a first connector having a housing and a sliding frame formed with a cam groove, and a second connector having a boss movable along and within the cam groove. The first connector housing receives the slid...
09/26/2000
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