Patents Assigned to Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11894626
    Abstract: A circuit apparatus includes: a stacked body; and a plurality of terminals. The stacked body includes a plurality of layers. A plurality of holes that extend through the plurality of layers are formed in the stacked body. Each of the plurality of layers includes a connection member that is formed of a conductor. The connection member includes: a plurality of connection portions that are provided at positions corresponding to the plurality of holes; and a joining portion that connects the plurality of connection portions to each other. The plurality of terminals include a plurality of types of terminals that correspond to the plurality of layers. Each of the plurality of types of terminals can be selectively connected to the connection portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of layers by being inserted into a predetermined one of the plurality of holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takamune Kikuta
  • Publication number: 20240039184
    Abstract: A terminal block that includes: a first terminal electrically connected to an electrical component; and a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal, wherein a current sensor for detecting a current that flows through the first terminal or the second terminal is integrated with the first terminal or the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki ABE, Takuya HANYU, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Masaharu SUETANI, Kentaro TACHI, Dohyung KIM, Yasushi TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240039258
    Abstract: A wire harness including: an electric wire; an exterior tube that covers an outer circumference of the electric wire; and a route regulator that covers part of an outer circumference of the exterior tube in a circumferential direction of the exterior tube and extends in a length direction of the exterior tube, and regulates a wiring route of the electric wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi IZAWA, Kosuke TANAKA, Ryuta SAITO
  • Patent number: 11888260
    Abstract: A connector includes a first housing and a second housing to be connected to each other, and a connection assisting member to be mounted into the first housing. The connection assisting member includes a cam groove extending from an entrance to a back end. The cam groove has a connection cam surface to be pushed by a cam pin in a connecting direction of the first housing and a recess connected to an end part of the connection cam surface on the side of the back end and recessed more in the connecting direction than the end part of the connection cam surface on the side of the back end. The cam pin located on the side of the back end of the cam groove is arranged not to contact an inner surface of the recess with the first and second housings connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11887757
    Abstract: An insulated electric wire that has a superior water-stopping performance and has a configuration in which, even if water enters the insulated electric wire, the water is unlikely to stay inside the insulated electric wire, and a wire harness containing such an insulated electric wire. An insulated electric wire contains: an exposed portion in which an insulation covering is removed from the outer circumference of a conductor; in which the insulation covering covers the outer circumference of the conductor, and a water-stopping portion that is provided in an area extending from a part of the exposed portion to a part of the first covered portion, and in which gaps between the elemental wires constituting the conductor are filled with a water-stopping agent. A region of the second covered portion is a non-waterproof end that has a void between the elemental wires and/or between the conductor and the insulation covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Araki, Toyoki Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11886855
    Abstract: A processing apparatus is a processing apparatus for a vehicle provided with a control processing unit that executes control processing for controlling an operation of an electronic device by executing a first program, and includes: an update determination unit that determines whether or not to update the first program; and a stop determination unit that determines whether or not running of the vehicle is stopped if the update determination unit makes a determination to update the first program, and, if the stop determination unit determines that running of the vehicle is stopped, the control processing unit executes the control processing by executing a second program, and a data amount of the second program is smaller than a data amount of the first program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Kamiguchi, Masayuki Inoue, Hiroshi Tateishi, Shinichi Aiba
  • Patent number: 11884220
    Abstract: Provided is a wire harness apparatus 80 that uses a protector 10 for a wire harness that includes a body portion 16 into which a wire harness W is to be inserted; a cover body 18 that covers an opening portion 56 of the body portion 16; a joining portion 20 with flexibility that is formed thinner than the body portion 16 and the cover body 18 and rotatably joins the cover body 18 to a first side wall 22a of the body portion 16; a body contact portion 40 provided on the first side wall 22a of the body portion 16; and a cover body contact portion 58 provided on the cover body 18 that transfers a load applied to the cover body 18 to the body portion 16 by the cover body contact portion 58 coming into contact with the body contact portion 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma Isoda, Hiroki Uno, Hiroshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 11888299
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring member that can be held in a bent state more reliably even if a reaction force is large. A wiring member includes a cable including a bent portion that is routed along a bent path, and a bracket including a holding portion for holding the cable and a vehicle fixing portion that protrudes outward of the holding portion, and the holding portion includes a bend holding portion for holding the bent portion of the cable, and the bend holding portion includes an inner wall portion located on an inner circumferential side of the cable, and an outer wall portion located on an outer circumferential side of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Yamamoto, Kyungwoo Kim, Toshinari Kobayashi, Yukitoshi Terasaka, Moriyuki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11887758
    Abstract: An insulated electric wire contains: an exposed portion insulation covering is removed; a covered portion with the insulation covering; and a water-stopping portion agent is placed over the exposed portion and an area of the covered portion that is adjacent to the exposed portion. The water-stopping portion contains: a filled area between the elemental wires between a conductor in the exposed portion filled with the water-stopping agent; an exposed portion outer circumferential area in which the water-stopping agent covers the outer circumference of the conductor in the exposed portion; and a covered portion outer circumferential area in which the water-stopping agent covers an outer circumference of the insulation covering in the area of the covered portion that is adjacent to the exposed portion. The layer thickness of the water-stopping agent is larger in the exposed portion outer circumferential area than in the covered portion outer circumferential area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Araki, Toyoki Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11888261
    Abstract: A connector described herein includes a circuit board housing, circuit board terminals, an electric cable housing, electric wire terminals, and a holder. The circuit board housing is fixed to a circuit board. The circuit board terminals are held by the circuit board housing. The electric cable housing is coupled to an end of the electric cable. The electric wire terminals are held by the electric cable housing. The holder maintains electrical connection between the circuit board terminals and the electric wire terminals. The holder is fixed to the circuit board housing and the electric cable housing. The holder has a strength less than a strength of the circuit board housing and a strength of the electric cable housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuma Hibino, Ryutaro Yamazaki, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Motoya Hara
  • Patent number: 11888302
    Abstract: An object is to be able to increase the force necessary for removal in a state where an elastic attaching member is attached to an attachment target member as much as possible. An elastic attaching member for attaching an attachment component to an attachment target member includes an elastic main body part formed from an elastic material and a high rigidity part formed from a material more rigid than the elastic main body part, the elastic main body part covering at least part of the attachment component, part of the high rigidity part being embedded in the elastic main body part, and another part of the high rigidity part protruding outward from at least part of the elastic main body part to form a protruding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungwoo Kim, Toshinari Kobayashi, Hironobu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11884218
    Abstract: A wire guide body includes: a vehicle body-side guide portion having a configuration in which a plurality of vehicle body-side link members are coupled so as to form a string and to be capable of being curved as seen in a plan view, the vehicle body-side guide portion being coupled to a vehicle body-side bracket; a door-side guide portion having a configuration in which a plurality of door-side link members are coupled so as to form a string and to be capable of being curved as seen in a plan view, the door-side guide portion being coupled to a door-side bracket; and a relay link member including a vehicle body-side coupling portion that is coupled to the vehicle body-side guide portion, and a door-side coupling portion that is disposed at a position lower than the vehicle body-side coupling portion and that is coupled to the door-side guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Uno, Hiroshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 11887759
    Abstract: An insulated electric wire includes a conductor in which elemental wires made of a metal material are twisted together; and an insulation covering that covers an outer circumference of the conductor. The insulated electric wire includes: an exposed portion in which the insulation covering is removed from the outer circumference of the conductor; a covered portion in which the insulation covering covers the outer circumference of the conductor, the exposed portion and the covered portion being provided adjacent to each other in a longitudinal axis direction; and a water-stopping portion in which gaps between the elemental wires in the exposed portion are filled with a water-stopping agent. In an area enclosed by the surface of the water-stopping agent, the surface of the elemental wires is in contact with only the water-stopping agent or another elemental wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Araki, Toyoki Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11884194
    Abstract: An armrest includes an arm-side wire harness and an arm body member. The arm-side wire harness includes an electric wire and an arm-side connector on an end of the electric wire to be coupled to a mount member-side connector mounted on a mount member. The arm body member includes an arrangement section in which the electric wire of the arm-side wire harness is arranged and a mount member-side wall that is to be arranged opposite the mount member. The arm body member is to be fixed to the mount member while the mount member-side wall being opposite the mount member. The mount member-side wall includes a connector insertion hole through which the mount member-side connector can be inserted. The arm-side connector and the mount member-side connector can be arranged in the arrangement section. The arm body member includes an operation hole that is continuous from the arrangement section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, TOKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Kaho Hayashi, Hideki Oshima, Takemasa Okumura, Takahiko Endo, Jun Jin, Keiji Makino
  • Patent number: 11888250
    Abstract: A terminal-equipped wire is provided with a wire including a conductor, a terminal to be connected to the conductor, and a shell to be mounted on the terminal. The terminal includes a grip portion for sandwiching the conductor. The shell includes a pressing portion for pressing at least a part of the grip portion toward the conductor. The grip portion has a Sn—Ni alloy layer. The Sn—Ni alloy layer includes locally projecting protrusions. The protrusions bite into the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahito Jo, Yasushi Saito, Tomoyuki Sakata, Masaaki Tabata, Teruo Hara, Shunya Takeuchi, Hideki Matsunaga, Keisuke Teramoto
  • Publication number: 20240032210
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit assembly having a novel structure capable of reducing thermal resistance in a heat-dissipating path and increasing heat dissipation while ensuring insulation between a heat-dissipating portion and a heat-dissipation target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taiji YANAGIDA, Hiroki SHIMODA
  • Publication number: 20240025358
    Abstract: A wire harness including: at least one electric wire; and a braided member that has a plurality of conductive strands that are braided together and surrounds an outer circumference of the at least one electric wire, wherein: the braided member includes an intersection where the strands intersect, and the intersection has a braid where the intersecting strands are double-braided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIMIZU, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Jisung KIM
  • Patent number: 11878640
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a sheet which is a member extending planarly and including an easy-fracture part sectioning the sheet into a plurality of areas and capable of dividing the sheet into the areas; and a transmission member including one of or both a power line supplying an electrical power to at least one apparatus provided in one or more of the plurality of areas and a signal line enabling communication with the apparatus, wherein, in a case where the transmission member is disposed over at least two areas, a part of a middle portion of the transmission member in relation to an end portion connected to the apparatus is fixed to a first area in the two areas, and the transmission member is laid without being fixed to a second area in the two areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Ohara, Norichika Oomi, Daisuke Miyawaki, Shinichi Ishiko, Yuji Takenaka, Ichiro Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano, Yutaro Miki, Takanori Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 11881693
    Abstract: A wire guide device includes a first divided part and a second divided part that can be combined in a width direction. In a combined state, the first divided part and the second divided part form an insertion hole 19 through which a wire passes in a direction intersecting the width direction. One end of the insertion hole is open toward a cable guide, and the other end of the insertion hole is open upward. The upper side of the insertion hole is covered by upper walls of the first divided part and the second divided part. The upper walls of the first divided part and the second divided part are formed in the width direction, are abutted against each other, and include upper guide portions that restrict displacement in a direction orthogonal to the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma Isoda, Katsuhiko Sato, Hiroki Uno
  • Patent number: 11881850
    Abstract: A driving apparatus drives a load. An N-channel MOSFET is disposed downstream of the load on a current path of a current that flows via the load. A circuit resistor is connected between a direct current power source and the gate of the MOSFET. A first switch is connected between the gate and the source of the MOSFET. A microcomputer outputs a voltage relative to a potential at an output terminal of a second switch to a control terminal of the second switch. As a result, the second switch is turned ON or OFF. A switching circuit turns the first switch ON when the second switch is turned ON and turns the first switch OFF when the second switch is turned OFF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei Sawada, Masayuki Kato, Kota Oda