Patents by Inventor Akiyoshi Kanazawa
Akiyoshi Kanazawa 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).
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Patent number: 11626216Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing system includes a conduction inspection device configured to inspect a conductive state at a position of other end of each of a plurality of sub-harnesses in a state that one end of each of the plurality of sub-harnesses is connected to a control box, and an information writing device configured to write terminal information of the plurality of sub-harnesses in a box side storage portion of the control box.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Satoshi Enomoto, Yoshio Shionome, Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Tomokazu Kato
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Patent number: 11368040Abstract: A power supply system includes a high voltage battery, a first DCDC converter connected to the high voltage battery, a low voltage lead battery configured to be charged from the high voltage battery via the first DCDC converter, a low voltage lithium battery connected to a low voltage power supply circuit, the low voltage lead battery, and a load, a second DCDC converter connected to the low voltage power supply circuit and disposed between the low voltage lead battery and the low voltage lithium battery, a bypass circuit connected to the low voltage power supply circuit to bypass the second DCDC converter, and a control device configured to watch the low voltage lithium battery and control on/off of a switch unit provided in the bypass circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Kazuki Kato, Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Satoshi Enomoto
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Patent number: 11021118Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wire harness includes: disposing a trunk harness, a branch harness and control boxes on a workbench and attaching the trunk harness and the branch harness to the control boxes; connecting the control boxes to an external device via the branch harness; and switching operation mode of at least one of the control boxes to an information writing mode for inputting information for operating the electric component to be connected to the branch harness into the at least one of the control boxes and then inputting the information from the external device into the at least one of the control boxes via the branch harness.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Patent number: 10919462Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle is wired on a vehicle body of the vehicle for performing supply of electric power to an electrical component and communication of various communication signals with the electrical component. The circuit body includes: a plurality of control boxes separately disposed on the circuit body and capable of controlling input and output of at least one of the electric power and the communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. The trunk line harness includes a power line for transmitting electric power and a communication line for transmitting communication signals in a separated state. An end portion of the power line and an end portion of the communication line are connected to the control box.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20210020336Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing system includes a conduction inspection device configured to inspect a conductive state at a position of other end of each of a plurality of sub-harnesses in a state that one end of each of the plurality of sub-harnesses is connected to a control box, and an information writing device configured to write terminal information of the plurality of sub-harnesses in a box side storage portion of the control box.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Masashi Nakamura, Satoshi Enomoto, Yoshio Shionome, Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Tomokazu Kato
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Publication number: 20210021147Abstract: A power supply system includes a high voltage battery, a first DCDC converter connected to the high voltage battery, a low voltage lead battery configured to be charged from the high voltage battery via the first DCDC converter, a low voltage lithium battery connected to a low voltage power supply circuit, the low voltage lead battery, and a load, a second DCDC converter connected to the low voltage power supply circuit and disposed between the low voltage lead battery and the low voltage lithium battery, a bypass circuit connected to the low voltage power supply circuit to bypass the second DCDC converter, and a control device configured to watch the low voltage lithium battery and control on/off of a switch unit provided in the bypass circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Masashi Nakamura, Kazuki Kato, Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Satoshi Enomoto
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Patent number: 10800361Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle is wired on a vehicle body of the vehicle for performing supply of electric power to an electrical component and communication of various communication signals with the electrical component. The circuit body includes: a plurality of control boxes separately disposed on the circuit body and capable of controlling input and output of at least one of the electric power and the communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. The circuit body has a loop structure in which at least part of the plurality of control boxes are annularly connected via the trunk line harness.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Patent number: 10661729Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle includes: a plurality of control boxes capable of controlling input and output of at least one of electric power and a communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. The control box includes: a trunk line connecting portion to which the trunk line harness is connected; and a branch line connecting portion to which the branch line harness is connected. At least one of the trunk line connecting portion and the branch line connecting portion includes a plurality of connectors which are classified into a plurality of groups according to an allowable current amount and in which a plurality of the connectors classified into the same group have connection compatibility.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Patent number: 10654429Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle includes: a plurality of control boxes dispersedly arranged on the circuit body; a trunk harness connecting one of the control boxes to another of the control boxes; and a branch harness connecting the control boxes to the electric component. The control boxes, the trunk harness and the branch harness are configured to ground a power circuit and a signal circuit through grounding routes different from each other. The power circuit supplies the electric power from a power source to the electric component through the control boxes. The signal circuit transmits a communication signal between the control boxes and the electric component and between one of the control boxes and another of the control boxes.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Patent number: 10589701Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle includes: a plurality of control boxes dispersedly arranged on the circuit body; a trunk harness connecting one of the control boxes to another of the control boxes; and a branch harness connecting the control boxes to the electric component. The control boxes, the trunk harness and the branch harness are configured to ground a power circuit and a signal circuit through grounding routes different from each other. The power circuit supplies the electric power from a power source to the electric component through the control boxes. The signal circuit transmits a communication signal between the control boxes and the electric component and between one of the control boxes and another of the control boxes.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Patent number: 10464504Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle is wired on a vehicle body of the vehicle for performing supply of electric power to an electrical component and communication of various communication signals with the electrical component. The circuit body includes: a plurality of control boxes separately disposed on the circuit body and capable of controlling input and output of at least one of the electric power and the communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. At least one of the plurality of control boxes is grounded via the electrical component connected to the branch line harness.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20190275967Abstract: A circuit body (1) for a vehicle includes: a plurality of control boxes (10) dispersedly arranged on the circuit body; a trunk harness (20) connecting one of the control boxes to another of the control boxes; and a branch harness (30) connecting the control box the electric component. The control boxes, the trunk harness and the branch harness is configured to ground a power circuit and a signal circuit through grounding routes different from each other. The power circuit supplies the electric power from a power source (BAT) to the electric component through the control boxes. The signal circuit transmits a communication signal between the control boxes and the electric component and between one of the control boxes and another of the control boxes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20190275966Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wire harness (1) includes: disposing a trunk harness (20), a branch harness (30) and control boxes (10) on a workbench (41) and attaching the trunk harness and the branch harness to the control boxes; connecting the control boxes to an external device (60) via the branch harness; and switching operation mode of at least one of the control boxes to an information writing mode for inputting information for operating the electric component to be connected to the branch harness into the at least one of the control boxes and then inputting the information from the external device into the at least one of the control boxes via the branch harness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20190173240Abstract: An in-vehicle control system includes a power distribution box which supplies electric power to a downstream side, an in-vehicle device having one or more loads, and a connection cable which connects the power distribution box to the in-vehicle device disposed in the downstream side of the power distribution box. The power distribution box includes a host controller. At least one connector attached to the connection cable includes a connector control unit. The host controller acquires via the connection cable and holds connector identification information previously assigned to the connector control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20190168698Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle is wired on a vehicle body of the vehicle for performing supply of electric power to an electrical component and communication of various communication signals with the electrical component. The circuit body includes: a plurality of control boxes separately disposed on the circuit body and capable of controlling input and output of at least one of the electric power and the communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. The circuit body has a loop structure in which at least part of the plurality of control boxes are annularly connected via the trunk line harness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20190168695Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle is wired on a vehicle body of the vehicle for performing supply of electric power to an electrical component and communication of various communication signals with the electrical component. The circuit body includes: a plurality of control boxes separately disposed on the circuit body and capable of controlling input and output of at least one of the electric power and the communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. The trunk line harness includes a power line for transmitting electric power and a communication line for transmitting communication signals in a separated state. An end portion of the power line and an end portion of the communication line are connected to the control box.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20190168693Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle includes: a plurality of control boxes capable of controlling input and output of at least one of electric power and a communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. The control box includes: a trunk line connecting portion to which the trunk line harness is connected; and a branch line connecting portion to which the branch line harness is connected. At least one of the trunk line connecting portion and the branch line connecting portion includes a plurality of connectors which are classified into a plurality of groups according to an allowable current amount and in which a plurality of the connectors classified into the same group have connection compatibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20190168692Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle is wired on a vehicle body of the vehicle for performing supply of electric power to an electrical component and communication of various communication signals with the electrical component. The circuit body includes: a plurality of control boxes separately disposed on the circuit body and capable of controlling input and output of at least one of the electric power and the communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. At least one of the plurality of control boxes is grounded via the electrical component connected to the branch line harness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Patent number: 10017158Abstract: ECU 2 has a function for discarding data when continuous dominant equal to or greater than 6 bits is received during data reception. A data excluding device 5 is connected to a bus 3 to which the ECU 2 is connected. When ID of data received through the bus 3 matches ID of an illegal ECU detected by a theft sensor 4, the data excluding device 5 outputs 7 bits continuous dominant to the bus 3, and then stops output of the dominant.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Akiyoshi Kanazawa
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Patent number: 9929773Abstract: A slave control device receives a communication signal from a master control device, and controls loads according to the received communication signal. A modulator superimposes the communication signal from the master control device on power source lines, and a demodulator demodulates the communication signal superimposed on the power source lines and supplies the demodulated communication signal to the slave control device. The modulator is provided on power source lines on a battery side, and the demodulator is provided on the power source lines on a load side. The modulator superimposes the communication signal on the power source lines which are on a side closer to the loads with respect to the modulator among the power source lines.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Atsushi Takahashi, Kazuo Sugimura, Takaaki Izawa