Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Eshima

Hirotaka Eshima 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: 20200286647
    Abstract: A composite cable is composed of a plurality of power supply wires, a plurality of signal wires, two or more of which are configured to be connected to a common terminal member, and a sheath provided to cover the plurality of power supply wires and the plurality of signal wires together. The two or more of the plurality of signal wires being configured to be connected to the common terminal member are provided adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hirotaka Eshima, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Publication number: 20200262364
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a plurality of insulated electric wires, a sheath covering a part in a longitudinal direction of the insulated wires, and a branching portion fixing member covering an end portion of the sheath with the insulated wires guided out therefrom, and one-parts in respective longitudinal directions of the insulated wires being guided out from the end portion of the sheath. The branching portion fixing member includes a plurality of guiding-out portions to guide out the one-parts of the plurality of insulated wires respectively. The wire harness is provided with a protective tube to cover at least one of the guiding-out portions, and the insulated wire guided out from the at least one of the guiding-out portions, and a tightening member to tighten and fix one end portion of the protective tube to an outer peripheral surface of the at least one of the guiding-out portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hirotaka Eshima, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Patent number: 10741301
    Abstract: A cable includes a plurality of electric wires, a tape member spirally wound around an assembled article that is formed by bundling the plurality of electric wires, and a sheath covering the tape member. The tape member includes a plurality of entangled fibers. A plurality of linear slits are formed on the tape member so as to penetrate the tape member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hirotaka Eshima
  • Publication number: 20200185128
    Abstract: A composite cable includes a twisted assembly including a pair of first single core wires and first and second multicore wires that are each arranged in one or the other of regions facing each other across a center plane passing through the central axes of the pair of first single core wires, include an electric wire with a solid (non-hollowed) structure including a first or second twisted pair wire formed by twisting a pair of second or third single core wires with a smaller cross-sectional area than the first single core wire and a first or second inner sheath covering the first or second twisted pair wire so as to fill a space between the pair of second or third single core wires, and have an outer diameter that is not less than 70% and not more than 160% of the outer diameter of the first single core wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA, Tomoyuki MURAYAMA, Hirotaka ESHIMA, Takahiro FUTATSUMORI
  • Patent number: 10679771
    Abstract: A composite harness includes a composite cable that includes a plurality of first electric wires, a multicore wire formed by covering a plurality of second electric wires having a smaller diameter than the plurality of first electric wires with one urethane-based resin inner sheath to be in contact with the first electric wires, and a jacket covering an outer periphery of the plurality of first electric wires and the multicore wire, and a molded resin provided at an end portion of the composite cable so as to cover an outer surface of the inner sheath at an end portion of the multicore wire. The outer surface of the inner sheath is irregularity-formed at least at a portion in contact with the plurality of first electric wires and a portion covered with the molded resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hirotaka Eshima
  • Publication number: 20200168357
    Abstract: A wire harness is composed of a plurality of insulated electric wires, each including a conductor wire, and an insulating member provided over the conductor wire, a sheath provided over a part in a longitudinal direction of the plurality of insulated electric wires, and a molded member comprising a rubber-like elastic body, and provided over an end portion of the sheath with the plurality of insulated electric wires being guided out therefrom, and respective one parts of the plurality of insulated electric wires being guided out from the end portion of the sheath. The molded member includes a plurality of cylindrical shape guiding out portions, which are configured to guide out the respective one parts of the plurality of insulated electric wires respectively, wherein outer peripheral surfaces of the plurality of guiding out portions are tightened by tightening members respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Hirotaka Eshima, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Patent number: 10636543
    Abstract: Both deformation of a cross-sectional shape of the entire composite cable and deformation of a cross-sectional shape of an electric wire included in the composite cable are suppressed. The composite cable includes: a plurality of first electric wires; a shield electric wire in which a shield layer 33 is formed around a twist pair wire 32 obtained by intertwining a plurality of second electric wires; a sheath formed around an electric wire assembly obtained by intertwining the first electric wires and the shield electric wire; a first line filler filled between the twist pair wire and the shield layer; and a second line filler filled between the electric wire assembly and the sheath. The first electric wires and the shield electric wire are intertwined in a first direction, and the second electric wires are also intertwined in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Eshima, Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama
  • Patent number: 10636544
    Abstract: Both deformation of a cross-sectional shape of the entire composite cable and deformation of a cross-sectional shape of an electric wire included in the composite cable are suppressed. The composite cable includes: a plurality of first electric wires; a shield electric wire in which a shield layer 33 is formed around a twist pair wire 32 obtained by intertwining a plurality of second electric wires; a sheath formed around an electric wire assembly obtained by intertwining the first electric wires and the shield electric wire; a first line filler filled between the twist pair wire and the shield layer; and a second line filler filled between the electric wire assembly and the sheath. While the first electric wires and the shield electric wire are intertwined in a first direction, the second electric wires are intertwined in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Eshima, Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama
  • Patent number: 10569724
    Abstract: A composite cable is composed of a twisted pair formed by twisting together one pair of first electric wires each including a first conductor and a first insulation covering an outer circumference of the first conductor, one pair of second electric wires each including a second conductor greater in cross sectional area than the first conductor and a second insulation covering an outer circumference of that second conductor, the second electric wire being greater in outer diameter than the first electric wire, and a sheath covering aggregates together formed by stranding together the twisted pair and the one pair of second electric wires. The first conductors are formed by stranding a plurality of metal wires together. The second conductors are formed by stranding a plurality of aggregated strands together formed by stranding a plurality of metal wires together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hiroyuki Ito, Hirotaka Eshima, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Patent number: 10547150
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided are a composite cable and a composite harness that allow the improvement of cable termination workability while maintaining the flex resistance. [Solution] A composite cable 1 is provided with a pair of first electric wires 2, a twisted pair wire 4 formed by twisting a pair of second electric wires 3 having a smaller outer diameter than the first electric wires 2 and a tape member 6 spirally wound around an assembled article 5 that is formed by twisting the pair of first electric wires 2 and the twisted pair wire 4 together, wherein a twist direction of the twisted pair wire 4 is different from a twist direction of the assembled article 5, and the twist direction of the assembled article 5 is different from a winding direction of the tape member 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hiroyuki Ito, Naoya Toyoshima, Hirotaka Eshima, Fumihito Oka, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Publication number: 20200013524
    Abstract: Both deformation of a cross-sectional shape of the entire composite cable and deformation of a cross-sectional shape of an electric wire included in the composite cable are suppressed. The composite cable includes: a plurality of first electric wires; a shield electric wire in which a shield layer 33 is formed around a twist pair wire 32 obtained by intertwining a plurality of second electric wires; a sheath formed around an electric wire assembly obtained by intertwining the first electric wires and the shield electric wire; a first line filler filled between the twist pair wire and the shield layer; and a second line filler filled between the electric wire assembly and the sheath. While the first electric wires and the shield electric wire are intertwined in a first direction, the second electric wires are intertwined in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hirotaka ESHIMA, Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA, Tomoyuki MURAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200013523
    Abstract: Both deformation of a cross-sectional shape of the entire composite cable and deformation of a cross-sectional shape of an electric wire included in the composite cable are suppressed. The composite cable includes: a plurality of first electric wires; a shield electric wire in which a shield layer 33 is formed around a twist pair wire 32 obtained by intertwining a plurality of second electric wires; a sheath formed around an electric wire assembly obtained by intertwining the first electric wires and the shield electric wire; a first line filler filled between the twist pair wire and the shield layer; and a second line filler filled between the electric wire assembly and the sheath. The first electric wires and the shield electric wire are intertwined in a first direction, and the second electric wires are also intertwined in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hirotaka ESHIMA, Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA, Tomoyuki MURAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190385764
    Abstract: A cable is provided which includes plural electric wires, a tape member wound around an assembled article that is formed by bundling the electric wires, and a sheath covering the tape member. The tape member includes plural entangled fibers. Plural holes are formed on the tape member so as to penetrate the tape member. A wire harness is also provided which includes the cable and a connector attached to an end portion of one of the electric wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA, Tomoyuki MURAYAMA, Hirotaka ESHIMA
  • Patent number: 10457228
    Abstract: A cable includes a plurality of electric wires, and a tape member spirally wound around an assembled article that is formed by twisting the plurality of electric wires. The thickness of the tape member is not less than 0.028 mm and not more than 0.090 mm, a width of the tape member is not less than 18 mm and not more than 35 mm, the tape member is spirally wound with an overlap of not less than ¼ and not more than ½ of the width thereof, and a tensile strength of the tape member is different between the longitudinal direction and the width direction and is smaller in the width direction than in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hirotaka Eshima, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Patent number: 10410762
    Abstract: A cable includes an assembled article formed by twisting a plurality of electric wires, a tape member spirally wound around the assembled article, and a sheath covering around the tape member. The sheath includes an injection molded body including an urethane resin. The tape member includes a non-woven fabric tape including a polyester, a polypropylene, an aramid fiber, a nylon, an acryl fiber, or a glass fiber and an air permeability defined by the Frazier method of not less than 30 cm3/cm2·sec. A twist direction of the assembled article is opposite to a winding direction of the non-woven fabric tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hirotaka Eshima, Fumihito Oka, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Publication number: 20190248308
    Abstract: A composite cable is composed of a twisted pair formed by twisting together one pair of first electric wires each including a first conductor and a first insulation covering an outer circumference of the first conductor, one pair of second electric wires each including a second conductor greater in cross sectional area than the first conductor and a second insulation covering an outer circumference of that second conductor, the second electric wire being greater in outer diameter than the first electric wire, and a sheath covering aggregates together formed by stranding together the twisted pair and the one pair of second electric wires. The first conductors are formed by stranding a plurality of metal wires together. The second conductors are formed by stranding a plurality of aggregated strands together formed by stranding a plurality of metal wires together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA, Tomoyuki MURAYAMA, Hiroyuki ITO, Hirotaka ESHIMA, Takahiro FUTATSUMORI
  • Publication number: 20190232893
    Abstract: A cable includes a plurality of electric wires, and a tape member spirally wound around an assembled article that is formed by twisting the plurality of electric wires. The thickness of the tape member is not less than 0.028 mm and not more than 0.090 mm, a width of the tape member is not less than 18 mm and not more than 35 mm, the tape member is spirally wound with an overlap of not less than ¼ and not more than ½ of the width thereof, and a tensile strength of the tape member is different between the longitudinal direction and the width direction and is smaller in the width direction than in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA, Tomoyuki MURAYAMA, Hirotaka ESHIMA, Takahiro FUTATSUMORI
  • Publication number: 20190210543
    Abstract: A harness for a vehicle, configured to be attachable to a vehicle body, includes a cable including a plurality of electric wires, each of which includes a center conductor and an insulation that covers the center conductor, a separator including a paper, a non-woven fabric, or a resin tape that covers and contacts with the plurality of electric wires, and an outer sheath that covers the separator, a rubber member provided along a longitudinal direction of a part of the cable, and a fixing member for attaching the cable to the vehicle body. The fixing member is attached to an outer surface of the outer sheath through the rubber member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Hirotaka Eshima
  • Publication number: 20190198194
    Abstract: A composite harness includes a composite cable that includes a plurality of first electric wires, a multicore wire formed by covering a plurality of second electric wires having a smaller diameter than the plurality of first electric wires with one urethane-based resin inner sheath to be in contact with the first electric wires, and a jacket covering an outer periphery of the plurality of first electric wires and the multicore wire, and a molded resin provided at an end portion of the composite cable so as to cover an outer surface of the inner sheath at an end portion of the multicore wire. The outer surface of the inner sheath is irregularity-formed at least at a portion in contact with the plurality of first electric wires and a portion covered with the molded resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA, Tomoyuki MURAYAMA, Hirotaka ESHIMA
  • Patent number: 10315590
    Abstract: A cable includes a plurality of electric wires, and a tape member spirally wound around an assembled article that is formed by twisting the plurality of electric wires. The thickness of the tape member is not less than 0.028 mm and not more than 0.090 mm, a width of the tape member is not less than 18 mm and not more than 35 mm, the tape member is spirally wound with an overlap of not less than ¼ and not more than ½ of the width thereof, and a tensile strength of the tape member is different between the longitudinal direction and the width direction and is smaller in the width direction than in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hirotaka Eshima, Takahiro Futatsumori