Patents by Inventor Masaru Shitamichi

Masaru Shitamichi 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).

  • Patent number: 10418797
    Abstract: A wire harness protector includes a bottom panel, a first side panel rising from one edge of the bottom panel, and a second side panel rising from another edge of the bottom panel. The bottom panel, first side panel, and second side panel demarcate an accommodation route that accommodates a main line of a wire harness. The first side panel is provided with a notch through which a branch line that branches from the main line is drawn out to an exterior of the accommodation route. A surface of the first side panel that faces the accommodation route is a route forming surface, and a projecting portion projects from the route forming surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Shitamichi, Keisuke Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20180316166
    Abstract: A wire harness protector includes a bottom panel, a first side panel rising from one edge of the bottom panel, and a second side panel rising from another edge of the bottom panel. The bottom panel, first side panel, and second side panel demarcate an accommodation route that accommodates a main line of a wire harness. The first side panel is provided with a notch through which a branch line that branches from the main line is drawn out to an exterior of the accommodation route. A surface of the first side panel that faces the accommodation route is a route forming surface, and a projecting portion projects from the route forming surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru SHITAMICHI, Keisuke KURIHARA
  • Patent number: 9825272
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring module configured to be attached to a power storage device group in which a plurality of power storage devices are lined up, the wiring module including a voltage detection wire to be connected to at least one of the plurality of power storage devices. An insulation protector is configured with an engagement receiving portion. A detection wire cover covers the voltage detection wire and includes a cover engagement portion that engages with the engagement receiving portion. A cover support portion is formed in the insulation protector, the cover support portion abutting against the detection wire cover from a direction opposite to a disengagement direction in which the engagement portion and the engagement receiving portion disengage from each other, when a force is applied to the detection wire cover in the disengagement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Shitamichi, Yoshinao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9774022
    Abstract: A wiring module includes an insulating protector. The insulating protector includes a main body and a lid. The main body includes a holding portion that holds at least one of an element connecting member and an external connecting member. The lid is attached to the main body. The lid swings between an open position and a closed position. The holding portion is open at the open position and closed at the closed position. The lid includes a shaft for detachable attachment. The main body includes a shaft holder that receives the shaft and holds the shaft such that rotation of the shaft is allowed. The main body includes a restriction portion to hold the lid to the main body such that the swing of the lid is restricted between the open position and the closed position. The lid includes a restriction portion receiving portion that receives the restriction portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Shitamichi, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Yuko Kinoshita, Tomomi Kurita, Yusuke Ozaki, Nobuaki Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 9412989
    Abstract: Each of connection units integrally includes a cover via a hinge, and the cover covers an accommodation portion in which a connecting member is arranged. The connection unit includes a unit stopper and a unit stopper receiver that is fitted to the unit stopper that is formed on an adjacent connection unit. The cover includes a cover stopper and a cover stopper receiver that is fitted to the cover stopper formed on the cover of the adjacent connection unit. The connection units are connected to each other by fitting of the unit stoppers and the unit stopper receivers and fitting of the cover stoppers and the cover stopper receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Kensaku Takata, Hiroki Hirai, Katsunori Hamana, Tomofumi Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Patent number: 9365171
    Abstract: A grommet includes a wire harness insertion portion, and an annular projecting portion that is made of an elastic material and projects outward from the wire harness insertion portion, the annular projecting portion being provided with an annular locking recess arranged at an outer circumferential portion of the annular projecting portion, a receiving-side annular portion arranged on one side of the annular locking recess, with respect to an axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion, and an insertion-side annular portion arranged on the other side of the annular locking recess, with respect to the axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion. The outer circumferential portion of the insertion-side annular portion on the annular locking recess side is provided with projections that are formed at portions in the circumferential direction of the insertion-side annular portion. The projections are each provided with a slant surface and a panel facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Shitamichi, Yoshinao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20160133907
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring module configured to be attached to a power storage device group in which a plurality of power storage devices are lined up, the wiring module including a voltage detection wire to be connected to at least one of the plurality of power storage devices. An insulation protector is configured with an engagement receiving portion. A detection wire cover covers the voltage detection wire and includes a cover engagement portion that engages with the engagement receiving portion. A cover support portion is formed in the insulation protector, the cover support portion abutting against the detection wire cover from a direction opposite to a disengagement direction in which the engagement portion and the engagement receiving portion disengage from each other, when a force is applied to the detection wire cover in the disengagement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru SHITAMICHI, Yoshinao KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160133905
    Abstract: A wiring module includes an insulating protector. The insulating protector includes a main body and a lid. The main body includes a holding portion that holds at least one of an element connecting member and an external connecting member. The lid is attached to the main body. The lid swings between an open position and a closed position. The holding portion is open at the open position and closed at the closed position. The lid includes a shaft for detachable attachment. The main body includes a shaft holder that receives the shaft and holds the shaft such that rotation of the shaft is allowed. The main body includes a restriction portion to hold the lid to the main body such that the swing of the lid is restricted between the open position and the closed position. The lid includes a restriction portion receiving portion that receives the restriction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Masaru SHITAMICHI, Yoshinao KOBAYASHI, Yuko KINOSHITA, Tomomi KURITA, Yusuke OZAKI, Nobuaki ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 9300061
    Abstract: A battery wiring module is configured to be attached to a battery group including a plurality of batteries each having electrode terminals including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal and configured to connect the electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a plurality of connection units connected to each other in a battery arrangement direction in which the batteries are arranged. Each of the connection units includes a bus bar and a bus bar housing. The bus bar is configured to connect one of the electrode terminals of one of the batteries and one of the electrode terminals of another one of the batteries. The bus bar housing houses the bus bar. The bus bar has a pair of terminal through holes configured to receive the electrode terminals and each of the terminal through holes is formed in a shape elongated in the battery arrangement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Hiroki Hirai, Katsunori Hamana, Tomofumi Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20160039368
    Abstract: A grommet that can achieve both an improvement of visibility of a locking portion at the start of attachment of the grommet and a reduction of an insertion force that is required during the attaching operation, and that thus has excellent ease of attachment is provided. A grommet includes a truncated cone-shaped portion having a larger diameter than an attachment hole, an annular seal lip portion on an attachment surface side that opposes a panel member, a first locking portion that protrudes from the attachment surface on an inward side with respect to a radial direction of the annular seal lip portion, and that is to be locked on the panel member, and a second locking portion that protrudes from the attachment surface on the inward side with respect to the radial direction of the annular seal lip portion, and that is to be locked on the panel member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru SHITAMICHI, Yoshinao KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9209550
    Abstract: A battery wiring module to be attached to a cell group includes a plurality of cells each having positive and negative electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a busbar connecting the electrode terminals, a voltage sensing terminal overlapped with the busbar and connected to one of the electrode terminals, and an insulation protector including a housing and a wire guiding groove. The voltage sensing terminal is configured to sense a state of the cell group. The busbar and the voltage sensing terminal are housed in the housing. The wire guiding groove is configured to guide a sensing wire that extends from the voltage sensing terminal to extend out of the housing. In the housing, a bus bar lock tab and a sensing terminal lock tab are formed on one elastic locking piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRNG SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Katsunori Hamana, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20150129303
    Abstract: A grommet includes a wire harness insertion portion, and an annular projecting portion that is made of an elastic material and projects outward from the wire harness insertion portion, the annular projecting portion being provided with an annular locking recess arranged at an outer circumferential portion of the annular projecting portion, a receiving-side annular portion arranged on one side of the annular locking recess, with respect to an axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion, and an insertion-side annular portion arranged on the other side of the annular locking recess, with respect to the axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion. The outer circumferential portion of the insertion-side annular portion on the annular locking recess side is provided with projections that are formed at portions in the circumferential direction of the insertion-side annular portion. The projections are each provided with a slant surface and a panel facing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Shitamichi, Yoshinao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140329136
    Abstract: A battery wiring module, which is attached to a battery group formed by juxtaposing a plurality of batteries each having positive and negative electrode terminals, includes; a plurality of bus bars connected to the electrode terminals; and a resin protector made of an insulating resin and having a holding portion holding the bus bars. The holding portion of the resin protector is provided with a bus bar insertion portion adapted to insert the bus bars in a direction in which the plurality of batteries is juxtaposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Katsunori Hamana, Tomofumi Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20140287622
    Abstract: A battery wiring module to be attached to a cell group includes a plurality of cells each having positive and negative electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a busbar connecting the electrode terminals, a voltage sensing terminal overlapped with the busbar and connected to one of the electrode terminals, and an insulation protector including a housing and a wire guiding groove. The voltage sensing terminal is configured to sense a state of the cell group. The busbar and the voltage sensing terminal are housed in the housing. The wire guiding groove is configured to guide a sensing wire that extends from the voltage sensing terminal to extend out of the housing. In the housing, a bus bar lock tab and a sensing terminal lock tab are formed on one elastic locking piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Katsunori Hamana, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20140113494
    Abstract: A battery wiring module is configured to be attached to a battery group including a plurality of batteries each having electrode terminals including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal and configured to connect the electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a plurality of connection units connected to each other in a battery arrangement direction in which the batteries are arranged. Each of the connection units includes a bus bar and a bus bar housing. The bus bar is configured to connect one of the electrode terminals of one of the batteries and one of the electrode terminals of another one of the batteries. The bus bar housing houses the bus bar. The bus bar has a pair of terminal through holes configured to receive the electrode terminals and each of the terminal through holes is formed in a shape elongated in the battery arrangement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Hiroki Hirai, Katsunori Hamana, Tomofumi Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20130309553
    Abstract: Each of connection units integrally includes a cover via a hinge, and the cover covers an accommodation portion in which a connecting member is arranged. The connection unit includes a unit stopper and a unit stopper receiver that is fitted to the unit stopper that is formed on an adjacent connection unit. The cover includes a cover stopper and a cover stopper receiver that is fitted to the cover stopper formed on the cover of the adjacent connection unit. The connection units are connected to each other by fitting of the unit stoppers and the unit stopper receivers and fitting of the cover stoppers and the cover stopper receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Kensaku Takata, Hiroki Hirai, Katsunori Hamana, Tomofumi Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Patent number: 8502079
    Abstract: A grommet includes a wire passage supporting a wire harness, a pinch-grip, and a connector. The pinch-grip is fixable to a vehicle body panel by pinching a peripheral edge of the panel surrounding a through-hole. The connector has an annular shape having a curved portion recessed to an inner periphery, the recessed portion extending in a peripheral direction. One end of the connector is joined to the wire passage and the other end is joined to the pinch-grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaru Shitamichi
  • Publication number: 20120285727
    Abstract: A grommet includes a wire passage supporting a wire harness, a pinch-grip, and a connector. The pinch-grip is fixable to a vehicle body panel by pinching a peripheral edge of the panel surrounding a through-hole. The connector has an annular shape having a curved portion recessed to an inner periphery, the recessed portion extending in a peripheral direction. One end of the connector is joined to the wire passage and the other end is joined to the pinch-grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru SHITAMICHI
  • Publication number: 20120091290
    Abstract: In a lock structure including a main body and a lid for a protector, a reduction in insertion force is achieved while maintaining gripping force. A female lock part is provided in which both side frames protruding from the outer surface of a lateral wall of a protector main body are linked by a latching frame. The female lock part includes a gap with the outer surface of the lateral wall. The lid is provided with a male lock part including a latching tab on which a latching claw protrudes. The thickness of the latching tab is smaller than the measurement of the gap of the female lock part and also has a circular arc shape, imparting elasticity. When the male lock part passes into the gap of the female lock part, the insertion force is reduced by warping the latching tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru Shitamichi