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Saka, JP

Fujio Saka, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090095788Engagement-Member Attaching Device - An engagement-member attaching device that is configured, when a connection member is discharged from a rear portion of a body of the device after an engagement member is removed from an engagement-member train, to reduce a burden imposed on an operator and reliably feed the engagement-member train. In a feed mechanism 04-16-2009

Hiroyasu Saka, Kasugai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090061738METHOD OF SURFACE MODIFICATION FOR THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE AND A MEMBER THEREOF - A method for improving surface thermal shock resistance of a member made of ceramics to which thermal shock resistance is required comprising, forming homogeneously distributed linear dislocation structure on the surface of the member made of ceramics to which thermal shock resistance is required by blasting abrasives composed of fine particles whose average particle size is from 5 μm to 200 μm and whose surface shape is convex, wherein Vickers hardness (HV) of said fine particles is 800 or more and equal to or less than the hardness of the member made of ceramics to which thermal shock resistance is required.03-05-2009

Kazuhisa Saka, Sapporo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090195845Printing control device, print data generation device, printing system and printing control program - A printing control device that specifies to a printing apparatus a coloring material volume set which is a combination of usage amounts of coloring materials when the printing apparatus executes printing by depositing a plurality of coloring materials onto a recording medium, including: a print data acquisition unit that acquires print data of pixels having an information area for storing an index associated with the coloring material volume set; a color conversion unit that acquires the coloring material volume set corresponding to the index stored in the pixel; and a printing control unit that executes printing by specifying to the printing apparatus the coloring material volume set acquired by the color conversion unit.08-06-2009

Keisuke Saka, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100082163Belt driving control device, belt driving control method, and image forming apparatus - A belt driving control device that includes a belt, a driving roller transmitting drive force to the belt, a belt phase detecting section detecting a phase of the belt, a correction amount computing section computing a correction amount of a belt travelling velocity corresponding to the detected phase of the belt for cancelling out fluctuation in the belt travelling velocity corresponding to the detected phase of the belt, and a storage section storing the correction amount of the belt travelling velocity corresponding to the detected phase of the belt. The belt driving control device further includes a driving control section retrieving the correction amount of the belt travelling velocity corresponding to the phase of the belt and controlling drive of the driving roller to cancel out the fluctuation in the belt travelling velocity based on the retrieved correction amount of the belt travelling velocity corresponding to the detected phase of the belt.04-01-2010

Kenji Saka, Oobu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100031497METHOD OF FABRICATING REACTOR - A method of fabricating a reactor composed of a coil, a core, and a container, capable of suppressing the core to break when a current flows in the coil to generate magnetic flux. In the method, the coil is formed by spirally winding a conductive wire. The coil is immersed in an insulating film in liquid with electrical insulation. The coil is placed in a furnace. Annealing for the coil and thermosetting for the insulating film are performed at a temperature within 250 to 320° C. for a period of time within 30 minutes to one hour before forming the core in the container. The coil is then disposed in the container. Inside and outside areas of the coil in the container is filled with a resin mixture composed of magnetic powder and resin. The resin mixture in the container is hardened to form the core.02-11-2010
20100123541REACTOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE REACTOR - A reactor is composed of a coil and a core placed in the inside area and outer peripheral area of the coil in a container. The core is composed of magnetic powder, non-magnetic powder, and resin. The nom-magnetic powder is composed of main component powder and low elastic modulus powder. The main component powder as a main component of the non-magnetic powder is made of one or more kinds of powder of a heat conductivity which is larger than that of the resin. The low elastic modulus powder is made of one or more kinds of powder of an elastic modulus which is smaller than that of the powder forming the main component powder.05-20-2010

Kikuo Saka, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090114982Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof - A disclosed semiconductor device provided with a power MOSFET includes: a semiconductor substrate constituting a drain; a trench formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode in the trench; a body diffusion layer on a surface side of the semiconductor substrate, the body diffusion layer being positioned adjacently to the trench and formed shallower than the trench; a source diffusion layer on the surface of the semiconductor substrate; a first interlayer insulating film formed on the gate electrode; and a source electrode film made of a metallic material and formed on the semiconductor substrate. A top surface of the gate electrode and a top surface of the first interlayer insulating film are formed in a recessed manner in the trench relative to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate for the trench is formed into a tapered shape.05-07-2009

Kosuke Saka, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110221355Light source apparatus - In a light source apparatus, an alternating current is supplied to a high pressure discharge lamp from a power supply apparatus to light the lamp. The arrangement state of the lamp is detected by a detection circuit. When the lamp is horizontally arranged, electric energy, whose flow direction is from one electrode of the lamp to the other electrode, is set to be approximately the same as electric energy, whose flow direction is from the other electrode to the one electrode. When the lamp is vertically arranged, while a cycle, which is the same as a polarity change cycle in the horizontal arrangement, is maintained, electric energy, which flows from an upper electrode to a lower electrode, is set to be smaller than electric energy, which flows from the lower electrode to the upper electrode.09-15-2011
20110221356Light source apparatus - A first energy ratio A/B of a first alternating current of a steady frequency supplied to a lamp is set to a value C, when the lamp is horizontally placed. A second alternating current of a lower frequency, whose second energy ratio A/B is set to the value C, is inserted. When the lamp is vertically placed, a first energy ratio A′/B′ is set to the value C or a value D, which is smaller than the value C. A second ratio A′/B′ is set to the value D or a value E, which is lower than the value C. A and A′ each represents an energy that flows from a first electrode of a pair of electrodes of the lamp to a second electrode of the pair. B and B′ each represents an energy that flows from the second electrode to the first electrode.09-15-2011

Maiko Saka, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110117415NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material capable of being doped and dedoped with alkali metal ions and represented by formula A05-19-2011
20110135990SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a sodium secondary battery. The sodium secondary battery comprises a first electrode and a second electrode comprising a carbonaceous material. The carbonaceous material satisfies one or more requirements selected from the group consisting of requirements 1, 2, 3 and 4. Requirement 1: R value (=ID/IG) obtained by Raman spectroscopic measurement is 1.07 to 3. Requirement 2: A value and σ06-09-2011

Masaaki Saka, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100110511IMAGE READING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING NOISE IN IMAGE DATA - An image reading apparatus includes: three line sensors mutually spaced in a sub scanning direction; a platen arranged between the original and the three line sensors; a mover moving the platen relative to the three line sensors at a rate relative to the three line sensors, the rate being different from that of the original relative to the three line sensors; a lightness difference detector extracting a feature pixel having a predetermined feature from each of three data output from the three line sensors; and NOR and AND devices comparing a plurality of data corresponding to a single location on the original to detect the feature pixel extracted from one of the plurality of data, as a noise pixel if the feature pixel is not a feature pixel for the other data and also has at least a predetermined value in saturation.05-06-2010

Masaaki Saka, Toyohashi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090015858Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing Program - The image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a specific pattern detecting unit which detects a background pattern representing additional information from inputted original document image data; an information detecting unit which extracts the additional information represented by the background pattern which is detected by the specific pattern detecting unit; an erase processing unit which erases a prescribed region of the original document image and outputs erase-processed document image data; a re-embedding background pattern generating unit which generates a re-embedding background pattern representing the additional information extracted by the information detecting unit; a background pattern composition processing unit which embeds the re-embedding background pattern into the erase-processed document image data and outputs re-embedded document image data; and a processor which controls the units mentioned above. The apparatus of the present invention is capable of embedding the background pattern again, which has once been lost through the erase function, so as to maintain a background pattern detection rate at a high level.01-15-2009
20090213400IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a region determination unit detecting attributes of image data generated by a reading unit; an image modification unit generating attribute data based on the results of the determination performed by the region determination unit; an image conversion processing circuit performing resolution conversion processing on the image data of a pixel of interest; and an attribute conversion processing circuit performing resolution conversion processing on the attribute data of the pixel of interest. The attribute resolution converter employs attribute data identical to the attribute data before being subjected to the attribute resolution conversion processing as the attribute data for the pixel of interest following the attribute resolution conversion processing, and employs the attribute data after being subjected to the attribute resolution conversion processing as the attribute data for neighboring pixels to the right and left of the pixel of interest following the attribute resolution conversion processing.08-27-2009
20110043863IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes an image reader that reads each of the plurality of documents and obtains image data corresponding thereto; a code detection/analysis portion that detects, from the image data, identification codes included in the documents and including output processing information which is information relating to an output processing method for the image data; a image group extraction portion that extracts an image data group made up of image data including the output processing information that is identical with each another; and a representative image determination portion that determines, within the image data group, at least one piece of representative image data; and a code deletion portion that deletes identification codes other than those for the representative image data within the image data group.02-24-2011

Patent applications by Masaaki Saka, Toyohashi-Shi JP

Masakazu Saka, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080260208Automotive environment monitoring device, vehicle with the automotive environment monitoring device, and automotive environment monitoring program - The present invention provides an automotive environment monitoring device to detect the existence of an object, a pedestrian or the like, with high accuracy even if one part of the object is overlapped with the background of an image obtained from an imaging unit mounted on the vehicle. An area where the object exists in the image obtained from an infrared camera (10-23-2008

Patent applications by Masakazu Saka, Wako-Shi JP

Masakazu Saka, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100156616VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING APPARATUS - A vehicle environment monitoring apparatus is equipped with a monitored object detecting unit 06-24-2010
20110109739VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING DEVICE - A vehicle periphery monitoring device is operable to recognize with high accuracy whether or not an object is a designated quadruped animal. According to the vehicle periphery monitoring device, for determining whether or not a first object region and a second object region correspond to the designated quadruped animal according to whether or not the aspect ratio of the first object region is equal to or greater 1, a plurality of the second object regions are extracted, and it is determined whether the ratio of the vertical dimension of the second object region to the vertical dimension of the first object region lies within the range of the ratio of the leg vertical dimension to the torso vertical dimension of a common designated quadruped animal.05-12-2011

Patent applications by Masakazu Saka, Saitama JP

Masakazu Saka, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080212076Apparatus and method for testing infrared camera - An apparatus for testing infrared cameras includes: a cover plate which has a plurality of holes formed therethrough and arranged in line in a horizontal direction at a regular interval, the cover plate being adapted to emit an amount of infrared light; and an emission source which is disposed in parallel to and behind the cover plate as viewed from infrared cameras to be tested, the emission source being adapted to emit a different amount of infrared light when compared with the cover plate.09-04-2008

Patent applications by Masakazu Saka, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Naoki Saka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110241079SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including a photoelectric conversion element operable to generate electric charge according to the amount of incident light and to accumulate the electric charge in the inside thereof, an electric-charge holding region in which the electric charge generated through photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric conversion element is held until read out, and a transfer gate having a complete transfer path through which the electric charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element is completely transferred into the electric-charge holding region, and an intermediate transfer path through which the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion element during an exposure period and being in excess of a predetermined charge amount is transferred into the electric-charge holding region. The complete transfer path and the intermediate transfer path are formed in different regions.10-06-2011

Norihiko Saka, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100290132LENS BARREL - A lens barrel of the present invention includes a fixing frame 11-18-2010
20100296176LENS BARREL - A lens barrel of the present invention includes: a fixing frame having a plurality of cam grooves that are formed an inner circumferential surface of the fixing frame and also having a protrusion provided between any adjacent two of the cam grooves among a plurality of the cam grooves; and a drive frame having cam followers that are provided to an outer circumferential surface of drive frame, are engaged with the cam grooves, and are movable along the cam grooves. With this configuration, when an external force is applied to the drive frame, an end portion of the drive frame comes into contact with the protrusion to prevent the cam followers from coming out of the cam grooves.11-25-2010

Shinya Saka, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080307091Information processing apparatus, website access permission method - According to an aspect of an embodiment, an information processing apparatus for restricting accesses of websites comprises: a storage unit for storing information of access restricted websites; and a processor for performing a process of access permission comprising the steps of: receiving a request of access to one of the websites from a user; determining whether the requested websites is restricted or not by reference to the stored information of the access restricted websites; warning the user when the request has been made for the access to one of the restricted websites; and permitting the access to said one of the restricted websites upon confirmation of the warning by the user and reporting the access of the restricted websites to an administrator.12-11-2008
20090327490DATA PROCESSOR, DATA MONITORING METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA MONITORING PROGRAM THEREOF - A data processor in which data processing is managed by an administrator and in which data processing including installation of software by a user is enabled. The data processor includes a processing unit to monitor the data processing executed by the user and to generate an execution history of the data processing, and a recording unit to record the execution history of the data processing.12-31-2009

Takanobu Saka, Tajimi-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110148544DIRECTIONAL COUPLER - A directional coupler includes a dielectric substrate having at least an input terminal and an output terminal on a surface thereof, a main line disposed in the dielectric substrate and extending between the input terminal and the output terminal, a first coupling line for monitoring a level of an input signal which is input through the input terminal, the first coupling line being disposed in the dielectric substrate and having an end electrically connected to a first terminating resistor, and a second coupling line for monitoring a level of a reflected signal which is input through the output terminal, the second coupling line being disposed in the dielectric substrate and having an end electrically connected to a second terminating resistor.06-23-2011

Takashi Saka, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110089397SPIN-POLARIZED ELECTRON SOURCE - To provide implement a spin-polarized electron generating device having high spin polarization and high external quantum efficiency while allowing a certain degree of freedom in selecting materials of a substrate, a buffer layer, and a strained superlattice layer.04-21-2011

Tokimori Saka, Hiroshima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080300095Automatic transmission - An automatic transmission comprises first, second and third gear sets 12-04-2008

Wataru Saka, Tochigi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100249740SHAPED SHEET AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE USING THE SAME - A shaped sheet, comprising: a plurality of protrusions (09-30-2010

Wataru Saka, Haga-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090294019BULKY SHEET MATERIAL HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROTRUSIONS - A bulky sheet material having three-dimensional protrusions comprises a first fiber layer and a second fiber layer provided on at least one side of the first fiber layer. The first fiber layer contains thermally shrunken heat-shrinkable fibers. The second fiber layer comprises heat non-shrinkable fibers. The first fiber layer and the second fiber layer are partly joined together at a large number of joints formed by fusion bonding. The joints are formed by melting and solidification of a heat fusible resin having a higher melting point than the shrinkage starting temperature of the heat shrinkable fiber. The second fiber layer forms a large number of protrusions between the joints by the heat shrinkage of the first fiber layer while leaving the joints as depressions.12-03-2009

Yasuhiro Saka, Takasago-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090209768NOVEL IMIDAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND METHOD OF PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE AMINO ACID - The objective of the present invention is to provide an optically active imidazolidinone derivative widely usable for synthesizing an optically active amino acid, a method of easily producing the derivative, and a method of easily producing an optically active amino acid by using the derivative. The objective can be achieved by producing an optically active amino acid using a novel optically active imidazolidinone derivative represented by a general formula (3) and the like. According to the method of the present invention, an optically active imidazolidinone derivative can be obtained by preferential crystallization from a mixture of isomers of the imidazolidinone derivative. Therefore, an optically active amino acid can be easily and stereoselectively produced without cumbersome procedures required for the conventional methods, such as resolution of diastereomers, synthesis from an optically active amino acid and resolution of isomers by silica gel column chromatography.08-20-2009

Yoichiro Saka, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090003802Content Playback Method and Content Playback Apparatus - By allowing the movement of a user to affect the playback of content, the entertainment characteristic or uplifting spirits derived from content playback itself can be enhanced. The timing at which the user places his/her foot on the ground while walking or the timing at which the user shakes or changes from swinging in one direction to swinging to another direction is detected. Then, content, such as a music piece or moving pictures, is played back by allowing the timing of beats or bars of the music piece or the timing of scene changes or cut changes of the moving pictures to be synchronized with the timing of the movement of the user.01-01-2009

Yoshihisa Saka, Nagano JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110058830IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus including: an image bearing belt that bears an image; an image creation unit that transfers the image on the image bearing belt; a first driving source; a driving roller that is rotationally driven by the first driving source and causes the image bearing belt to move; a transfer roller that has a concaved portion in a circumferential surface, forms a transfer nip by the transfer roller making contact with the image bearing belt, and transfers the image on the image bearing belt to a recording material; a second driving source that rotationally drives the transfer roller; a material type determination unit that determines a type of the recording material; and a control unit that controls a number of rotation of the transfer roller when the recording material is nipped by the transfer nip based on information of the type determined by the material type determination unit.03-10-2011

Yoshihisa Saka, Shiojiri-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090185818Transfer Device and Image Forming Apparatus Having the Same - A transfer device has a cleaning means for preventing any leakage of the toner and the liquid carrier remaining on a transfer belt. The transfer device includes a transfer belt onto which liquid developer images are transferred, the transfer belt being wound around a roller having an axial length of L07-23-2009
20090208240Transfer Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A transfer device includes: a transfer belt hung around a roller; and a transfer belt sealing member in contact with a transfer surface and a circumferential end surface of the transfer belt and in contact with the circumferential end surface of the transfer belt diagonally relative to a thickness direction of the transfer belt.08-20-2009
20100260512IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier which moves while carrying an image and a transfer roller including a roller base material which faces the image carrier and rotates. A concave portion is positioned on a peripheral surface of the roller base material. A grip unit on the concave portion grips a recording medium. An elastic layer is disposed on a peripheral surface of the roller base material. The transfer roller grips a recording medium by the grip unit when the concave portion faces the image carrier and passes the recording medium through a nip between the image carrier and the elastic layer when facing each other so that the image carried on the image carrier is transferred on the recording medium. A roller driving unit rotates the roller base material. A control unit controls the roller driving unit to adjust a timing for forming the nip.10-14-2010
20100260522IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier which carries an image and a transfer roller including a roller base material which faces the image carrier and rotates. A concave portion is positioned on a peripheral surface of the roller base material. A grip unit on the concave portion grips a recording medium. An elastic layer is disposed on a peripheral surface of the roller base material. The transfer roller passes the recording medium through a nip between the image carrier and the elastic layer which comes into contact with the image carrier via the image carrier and the recording medium to transfer the image carried on the image carrier onto the recording medium. A roller driving unit rotates the roller base material. A control unit controls the roller driving unit and causes the concave portion to face the image carrier to stop the transfer roller.10-14-2010

Yoshihisa Saka, Shiojiri JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110044731IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TRANSFER APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: an image carrier that has a belt-like shape and carries an image; an image forming section that forms the image on the image carrier; a driving roller around which the image carrier is looped, the driving roller being rotationally driven by a first driving source to drive the image carrier; a roller around which the image carrier is looped; a transfer roller having a partially hollow peripheral surface and being rotationally driven by a second driving source, the transfer roller abutting on the image carrier to form a transfer nip at a position at which the image carrier is looped around the roller; a first tension roller that abuts on the image carrier between a position of the driving roller and a position of the roller to adjust a tensile force of the image carrier; and a second tension roller that abuts on the image carrier to adjust a tensile force of the image carrier, the second tension roller abutting on the image carrier on an abutting position opposite to that of the first tension roller so as to interpose the transfer nip between the first and second tension rollers.02-24-2011

Yoshikazu Saka, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090032357ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH - An electromagnetic clutch comprises a rotor rotatable with respect to the center of rotation, an armature facing the rotor with a clearance, a device for generating a magnetic attracting force between the rotor and the armature, a rotating member transmitting a driving force from the armature, and a plate spring for mounting the armature on the rotating member. The plate spring extends in a direction opposite to the center of rotation and has a first end separated from the center of rotation. The first end or a portion in the vicinity of the first end contacts an armature surface facing the rotor, and the plate spring is fixed to the rotating member at a portion other than the portion contacting the armature surface. The armature is supported such that the armature is urged to be separated in a direction opposite to the rotor by an elasticity of the plate spring.02-05-2009

Yuichi Saka, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100227175METHOD FOR FUSION BONDING MOLDED ARTICLE OF LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER AND GLASS SUBSTRATE TO EACH OTHER AND COMPOSITE ARTICLE OBTAINED BY THE METHOD - A method for fusion bonding a molded article of a liquid crystalline polymer and a glass substrate to each other, comprising bringing the molded article into contact with the glass substrate; and setting the temperature of a contact portion of the molded article in contact with the glass substrate, at a predetermined temperature, wherein when the predetermined temperature of the contact portion is represented by T09-09-2010
20110244208RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LASER BEAM WELDING, ARTICLE FOR LASER BEAM WELDING, AND COMPOSITE MOLDED ARTICLE - A resin composition for laser beam welding, including an aromatic polysulfone resin, a filler and a crystalline resin, wherein the weight ratio of the aromatic polysulfone resin to the filler being 20 to 99:80 to 1, the filler includes a glass fiber having a monofilament diameter of 10 to 50 μm, and the amount of the crystalline resin, relative to 100 parts by weight of the total of the aromatic polysulfone resin and the glass fiber being 0 to 10 parts by weight.10-06-2011

Yuuji Saka, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100307820ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METALLIC MOLD - A manufacturing method includes wiring an electrical cable in a metallic mold, pouring molten resin into the metallic mold and solidifying the molten resin in the metallic mold to produce a wiring body module. The electrical cable is embedded in the solidified resin. The method further includes mounting an electrical component on the wiring body module.12-09-2010
20110201237BOARD TERMINAL - A board terminal is formed by cutting a metal wire material at a predetermined length, the metal wire material having a cross-sectional shape similar to and slightly larger than a terminal holding hole. A press-fit portion press-fitted to the terminal holding hole is pressure-forged in a direction orthogonal to an axis. Thereby, a tapered portion and a stepped edge portions are provided on both sides of the pressure-forging direction, the tapered portion tapering toward a press-fit direction, the stepped edge portion being provided to an end side of the tapered portion. Further, externally projected portions are provided to both sides of the press-fit portion in the direction orthogonal to the axis which is orthogonal to the pressure-forging direction.08-18-2011

Patent applications by Yuuji Saka, Yokkaichi-City JP