Patents by Inventor Toshiya Hirooka
Toshiya Hirooka 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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Publication number: 20230275369Abstract: A terminal block that is to be provided on a housing of a device that is to be mounted on a vehicle, the terminal block including: a seating that is to be fixed to the housing so as to close an opening of the housing; a tubular fitting that is formed on a front surface of the seating and is to be fitted to a mating connector; and a ring-shaped seal that is provided on a back surface of the seating.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2020Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Jisung KIM, Sunghyun BYUN, Kan MURAI, Yasuhiro KUDO
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Publication number: 20230093296Abstract: A wire harness including: an electric wire; and a tube that surrounds the electric wire, wherein: the electric wire includes: a first electric wire portion including a core wire and an insulating cover that covers the core wire, and a second electric wire portion connected to a lengthwise end of the core wire, the second electric wire portion includes a flexible portion having a higher flexibility than the first electric wire portion, the flexible portion includes a bend that is bent so as to protrude in a direction orthogonal to a length direction of the second electric wire portion, and the bend is provided outside of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Ayumu ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20230092993Abstract: A wire harness including: an electric wire including a core wire and an insulating cover that covers the core wire; and a tube that surrounds the electric wire, wherein: the electric wire further includes a covered portion in which the core wire is covered by the insulating cover, and an exposed portion in which the core wire is exposed from the insulating cover, the exposed portion includes a bend that is bent so as to protrude in a direction orthogonal to a length direction of the core wire, and the bend is provided outside of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Ayumu ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20230023796Abstract: A terminal block including: a connector that has a tubular shape; and a seating that is formed on an outer periphery of the connector, and is to be fixed to the housing so as to close an opening of the housing, wherein: the seating includes: a first wall that extends in a direction that intersects an axial direction of the connector; a second wall that faces the first wall in the axial direction of the connector; a rib that is provided between the first wall and the second wall so as to connect the first wall and the second wall with each other; and a space that is partitioned by the rib between the first wall and the second wall, and the space is open in a direction that intersects the axial direction of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Jisung KIM, Kan MURAI, Yasuhiro KUDO
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Publication number: 20220344850Abstract: A wire harness including: a wire; a wire-side terminal that is electrically connected to the wire; and a terminal block to which the wire-side terminal is attached, wherein: the terminal block includes a holding fitting that holds the wire-side terminal in a state where the wire-side terminal is electrically connected to a contact, the holding fitting includes a plate, and at least one of the wire-side terminal and the holding fitting includes a curved surface that is in contact with the other of the wire-side terminal and the holding fitting in a state where rotation in two directions around two axes that intersect each other is allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Daichi KAWAGUCHI, Toshiya HIROOKA, Jisung KIM
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Publication number: 20220344880Abstract: A connection component including: a main body to be attached to a case; and an annular ring that is elastic and into which the main body is inserted, wherein the annular ring deforms between a first thickness at which the annular ring is in contact with the main body and is not in contact with the case when a compressive force that acts in an insertion direction into the case does not occur, and a second thickness at which the annular ring is in contact with both the main body and the case when the compressive force that acts in the insertion direction into the case occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuta HOSOYA, Toshiya HIROOKA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Ayumu ISHIHARA, Yoshitomo TSUJII
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Patent number: 10326218Abstract: In the case of connecting a flexible conductive member to a single-core wire, the single-core wire and the flexible conductive member are connected more easily, without crushing the single-core wire. An electrical wire module includes: a first conductive portion that is a single-core wire; a second conductive portion that is tube-shaped and more flexible than the first conductive portion, one end portion of the second conductive portion is connected to an end portion of the first conductive portion in a state of covering the outer circumferential surface thereof; a connection portion that is electrically conductive, is connected to an other end portion of the second conductive portion, and includes a portion that is terminal-shaped and can be connected to a partner member; and an insulating covering portion that surrounds at least the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya Hirooka, Daisuke Hashimoto, Yuichi Kimoto
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Patent number: 10319497Abstract: A molded portion-equipped electric cable includes: a linear conductor portion; a terminal that is connected to an end portion of the conductor portion; a molded portion that covers a connecting portion between the conductor portion and the terminal such that the terminal protrudes from one end side of the molded portion and the conductor portion protrudes from the other end side of the molded portion; and an insulating cover portion that covers over the molded portion and the conductor portion and is formed by shrinking a heat shrinkable tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya Hirooka, Kouji Fukumoto, Daisuke Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10236634Abstract: An electromagnetic shield member is for shielding a wiring member (e.g., an electrical wire) and a connection portion at an end portion of the wiring member (e.g., a first connection portion), and the electromagnetic shield member includes a wiring electromagnetic shield portion that electromagnetically shields the wiring member, and a connection portion electromagnetic shield cover that is formed by a metal plate member and electromagnetically shields the connection portion at the end portion of the wiring member. The connection portion electromagnetic shield cover includes a cover main body portion that covers the connection portion at the end portion of the wiring member, and a fixing piece that sandwiches and fixes a first-end edge portion of the wiring electromagnetic shield portion by extending from the cover main body portion and being bent so as to fold back.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya Hirooka, Kouji Fukumoto, Daisuke Hashimoto, Jisung Kim
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Patent number: 10170865Abstract: The electric shielded wire connection structure includes: a lower side case that accommodates a rotary electric machine; an upper side case that is positioned immediately above, and facing, the lower side case and accommodates an inverter; a plurality of electric wires that is arranged in a state where one end thereof is connected to a lower side terminal block immediately under the upper side case, the other end thereof is connected to an upper side terminal block at a wall surface side end part of the upper side case, and the plurality of electric wires is bent from the position immediately under the upper side case so as to face the wall surface; and a braided shielding member that shields the plurality of electric wires and is arranged for the plurality of electric wires only at the side opposite to the surface facing the upper side case.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Makido, Yousuke Kurono, Haruki Kusamaki, Tetsuya Iida, Junpei Nakamoto, Takuya Tate, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Kouji Fukumoto, Daisuke Hashimoto, Toshiya Hirooka
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Patent number: 10065342Abstract: When forming molded resin on a terminal-equipped conductive wire, cases where resin inside the mold for insert-molding leaks out from the mold are suppressed. A smooth portion having a smooth outer circumferential surface is formed in a conductive wire of a terminal-equipped conductive wire (smooth portion formation step (S2)). Furthermore, a molded resin member that covers the terminal connection portion is formed in a state where the terminal connection portion provided is inserted into an insert-molding mold, and a portion of the conductive wire that extends from a metal terminal is exposed to the outside through an opening portion of the mold (insert-molding step (S3)). The outer shape of the smooth portion is a shape that corresponds to the opening shape of the opening portion of the mold.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya Hirooka, Kouji Fukumoto, Daisuke Hashimoto, Jisung Kim, Kenji Miyamoto, Mitsuru Hirose, Hitoshi Horio
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Publication number: 20180219327Abstract: An electromagnetic shield member is for shielding a wiring member (e.g., an electrical wire) and a connection portion at an end portion of the wiring member (e.g., a first connection portion), and the electromagnetic shield member includes a wiring electromagnetic shield portion that electromagnetically shields the wiring member, and a connection portion electromagnetic shield cover that is formed by a metal plate member and electromagnetically shields the connection portion at the end portion of the wiring member. The connection portion electromagnetic shield cover includes a cover main body portion that covers the connection portion at the end portion of the wiring member, and a fixing piece that sandwiches and fixes a first-end edge portion of the wiring electromagnetic shield portion by extending from the cover main body portion and being bent so as to fold back.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Kouji FUKUMOTO, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Jisung KIM
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Publication number: 20180204652Abstract: A molded portion-equipped electric cable that includes an insulated conductor and does not require an insulating cover removing step is provided. The molded portion-equipped electric cable includes: a linear conductor portion; a terminal that is connected to an end portion of the conductor portion; a molded portion that covers a connecting portion between the conductor portion and the terminal such that the terminal protrudes from one end side of the molded portion and the conductor portion protrudes from the other end side of the molded portion; and an insulating cover portion that covers over the molded portion and the conductor portion and is formed by shrinking a heat shrinkable tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Kouji FUKUMOTO, Daisuke HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20180186036Abstract: When forming molded resin on a terminal-equipped conductive wire, cases where resin inside the mold for insert-molding leaks out from the mold are suppressed. A smooth portion having a smooth outer circumferential surface is formed in a conductive wire of a terminal-equipped conductive wire (smooth portion formation step (S2)). Furthermore, a molded resin member that covers the terminal connection portion is formed in a state where the terminal connection portion provided is inserted into an insert-molding mold, and a portion of the conductive wire that extends from a metal terminal is exposed to the outside through an opening portion of the mold (insert-molding step (S3)). The outer shape of the smooth portion is a shape that corresponds to the opening shape of the opening portion of the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Kouji FUKUMOTO, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Jisung KIM, Kenji MIYAMOTO, Mitsuru HIROSE, Hitoshi HORIO
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Publication number: 20180123265Abstract: In the case of connecting a flexible conductive member to a single-core wire, the single-core wire and the flexible conductive member are connected more easily, without crushing the single-core wire. An electrical wire module includes: a first conductive portion that is a single-core wire; a second conductive portion that is tube-shaped and more flexible than the first conductive portion, one end portion of the second conductive portion is connected to an end portion of the first conductive portion in a state of covering the outer circumferential surface thereof; a connection portion that is electrically conductive, is connected to an other end portion of the second conductive portion, and includes a portion that is terminal-shaped and can be connected to a partner member; and an insulating covering portion that surrounds at least the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Yuichi KIMOTO
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Publication number: 20180019549Abstract: The electric shielded wire connection structure includes: a lower side case that accommodates a rotary electric machine; an upper side case that is positioned immediately above, and facing, the lower side case and accommodates an inverter; a plurality of electric wires that is arranged in a state where one end thereof is connected to a lower side terminal block immediately under the upper side case, the other end thereof is connected to an upper side terminal block at a wall surface side end part of the upper side case, and the plurality of electric wires is bent from the position immediately under the upper side case so as to face the wall surface; and a braided shielding member that shields the plurality of electric wires and is arranged for the plurality of electric wires only at the side opposite to the surface facing the upper side case.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro MAKIDO, Yousuke KURONO, Haruki KUSAMAKI, Tetsuya IIDA, Junpei NAKAMOTO, Takuya TATE, Hiroyuki MATSUOKA, Kouji FUKUMOTO, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Toshiya HIROOKA
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Patent number: 9640963Abstract: A terminal-provided wire (1) includes an insulated wire (10) with an insulation coating (12) made of polyolefin-based resin, an adhesive layer (30) formed on a surface of the insulation coating (12) over the entire circumference and a waterproof resin portion (40) formed by insert molding. The waterproof resin portion (40) covers an area from a part of the insulated wire (10) where the adhesive layer (30) is formed to a connected part (21) of a metal terminal (20) to a core (11). The adhesive layer 30) is made of modified olefin-based resin, which is olefin-based resin modified with a polar group. The waterproof resin portion (40) is made of aromatic nylon.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masaharu Suetani, Tetsuya Nakamura, Katsufumi Matsui, Kazuo Nakashima, Kouji Fukumoto, Daisuke Hashimoto, Toshiya Hirooka, Kentaro Tachi
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Patent number: 9490551Abstract: A fitting-equipped electrically conductive sheet and a connection fitting configured to electrically connect to another member, in which both a low connection resistance and a high fixing strength are easily achieved. The connection fitting has a crimp section that is crimped to an edge section of the electrically conductive sheet material. The crimp section includes a pair of plate-shaped holding sections between which the edge section of the sheet material is sandwiched, and a folded-back section that connects them. One of the pair of plate-shaped holding sections has a band-shaped recess on an outer surface of an intermediate region between the folded-back section and the opposite edge section, the band-shaped recess being band-shaped by being more strongly crimped to the sheet material than other parts.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LIMITED, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya Hirooka, Kouji Fukumoto, Daisuke Hashimoto, Jison Kimu, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Takuya Tate, Masamichi Yamagiwa, Akihide Kondo, Shigeru Ogihara
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Publication number: 20160190712Abstract: A fitting-equipped electrically conductive sheet and a connection fitting configured to electrically connect to another member, in which both a low connection resistance and a high fixing strength are easily achieved. The connection fitting has a crimp section that is crimped to an edge section of the electrically conductive sheet material. The crimp section includes a pair of plate-shaped holding sections between which the edge section of the sheet material is sandwiched, and a folded-back section that connects them. One of the pair of plate-shaped holding sections has a band-shaped recess on an outer surface of an intermediate region between the folded-back section and the opposite edge section, the band-shaped recess being band-shaped by being more strongly crimped to the sheet material than other parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LIMITED, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Kouji FUKUMOTO, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Jison KIMU, Hiroyuki MATSUOKA, Takuya TATE, Masamichi YAMAGIWA, Akihide KONDO, Shigeru OGIHARA
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Patent number: 9281101Abstract: An electric wire with a terminal may include an insulated electric wire that may include an insulating coating of polyolefin based resin, an adhesive layer that may be formed over an entire circumference of a surface of the insulating coating, and a waterproofing resin portion that may be formed by insert molding. The waterproofing resin portion may cover a region between the adhesive layer of the insulated electric wire and a portion where the metal terminal is connected to a core wire. The adhesive layer may include a composition of a copolymer of ethylene and glycidyl methacrylate and a phenol based curing agent. The waterproofing resin portion may include aromatic nylon.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kentaro Tachi, Tetsuya Nakamura, Katsufumi Matsui, Kouji Fukumoto, Masaharu Suetani, Daisuke Hashimoto, Toshiya Hirooka