Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20240195019
    Abstract: A conductive component for electrically connecting a plurality of terminal portions includes a conductive member including a plurality of connection portions being fastened to the respective terminal portions in a connected state and a case having insulation properties while accommodating the conductive member. The at least one of the connection portions, which is configured to be fastened to the terminal portion covered by a terminal portion cover having a terminal portion opening window, is provided with at least one connection-portion-side relay portion. The connection-portion-side relay portion is arranged to connect to the terminal portion inserted through the terminal portion opening window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taiji YANAGIDA, Hiroki SHIMODA, Nobuyuki MATSUMURA, Yoshinori IKAI, Yasuhiro KUDOU
  • Patent number: 12009136
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil including a winding portion; a magnetic core including an inner core portion disposed inside the winding portion and an outer core portion disposed outside the winding portion; and a resin mold portion that covers at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the outer core portion, wherein the outer core portion includes a resin core portion made of a composite material including a soft magnetic powder and a resin, and a first through-hole extending through the resin core portion; and a first end and a second end of the first through-hole open to a surface of the outer core portion other than a coil-facing surface that faces the coil, and the resin mold portion is inserted inside the first through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Inaba
  • Patent number: 12009145
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil having a wound portion and a magnetic core. The magnetic core includes a first core piece having a molded body of a composite material and a non-magnetic member, the molded body of the composite material contains a magnetic powder and a resin, the non-magnetic member is held by the molded body of the composite material such that the non-magnetic member and the molded body constitute a single piece, the non-magnetic member includes a base portion arranged along an outer peripheral surface of the molded body of the composite material and a protruding piece protruding from the base portion. The protruding piece is inserted into a region of the molded body of the composite material arranged inside of the wound portion so as to intersect an axial direction of the first core piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Inaba
  • Patent number: 12009124
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a wiring member includes: a wiring member including at least one wire-like transmission member; a heat generation layer provided to surround a periphery of the wiring member; an adherend to which the wiring member is fixed; and a joint layer provided on at least a portion between the heat generation layer and the adherend and a portion between the heat generation layer and the wiring member, wherein the heat generation layer is a layer which can generate heat by induction heating, the joint layer is a layer having bond properties by heat transmitted from the heat generation layer at a time of induction heating, and is joined to the heat generation layer and at least one of the adherend and the wiring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kato, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Kosuke Sone
  • Patent number: 12009130
    Abstract: A reactor includes: a coil including a pair of winding portions arranged in parallel via a coupling portion; a magnetic core including inner core portions arranged inside the winding portions and a pair of outer core portions arranged outside the winding portions; a pair of holding members arranged so as to face end faces of the winding portions; and a molded resin portion covering at least a portion of outer peripheral surfaces of the outer core portions and fills spaces between inner peripheral surfaces of the winding portions and the inner core portions. The coil is a single continuous winding wire, the coupling portion is formed by bending back a portion of the winding wire, and one of the holding members on a side on which the coupling portion is arranged includes a recessed portion housing the coupling portion and an inward projection is arranged inside the coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Shitama, Akinori Ooishi, Kohei Yoshikawa, Naotoshi Furukawa, Kazuhiro Inaba
  • Patent number: 12007919
    Abstract: An in-vehicle communication device for transmitting and receiving a signal by a predetermined communication protocol related to Ethernet® (registered trademark), the in-vehicle communication device comprising: a control circuit configured to generate transmission data including interrupt data inserted into an inter-frame gap between Ethernet frames; and a PHY unit having a communication circuit configured to convert the transmission data generated by the control circuit into a signal and transmit the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industires, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanjun Xian, Takeshi Hagihara, Makoto Mashita, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Takehiro Kawauchi, Tatsuya Izumi, Akihito Iwata, Yusuke Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 12005844
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to be able to attach flat harnesses of varying widths to an attachment target portion. A flat harness attachment structure to be attached to an attachment target member having an attachment target surface includes: a flat harness to be installed on the attachment target surface; a fixing portion to be fixed to the attachment target member on one side portion side of the flat harness; and a pressing portion extending from the fixing portion over the flat harness so as to press the flat harness against the attachment target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Hisahiro Yasuda
  • Patent number: 12005814
    Abstract: The power supply device 10 including: a power transmission unit 40 that is provided on the floor part F and that extends along a slide direction in which the seat S slides; and a power receiving unit 70 that is provided to the seat S and that receives power from the power transmission unit 40 in a contactless fashion. The power transmission unit 40 is provided so that the length dimension thereof in the slide direction is longer than the length dimension thereof in a direction that is orthogonal to the slide direction, and a part of the power receiving unit 70 that receives power from the power transmission unit 40 is positioned close to the power transmission unit 40 within an installation area of the power transmission unit 40 while the seat S slides and rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Hidetoshi Ishida, Satoshi Yamamoto, Kenichi Sagara, Keizo Watanabe, Yutaka Kikuchi, Shu Sasaki, Fumihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 12009582
    Abstract: An antenna module includes: a substrate; at least one first communication antenna by a frequency band belonging to a first frequency range; and at least one second communication antenna by a frequency band belonging to a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range, wherein the at least one first communication antenna and the at least one second communication antenna are provided on the substrate, and the at least one first communication antenna is provided in a position closer to an edge of the substrate than the at least one second communication antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Takenaka, Norichika Oomi, Kosuke Sone, Suguru Yamagishi, Takanori Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 12009122
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique with which an exterior portion can be easily provided on a wire harness. The wire harness includes: a wire; and one or more types of tape wrapped around the wire, a plurality of tape-wrapping portions being provided by wrapping the one or more types of tape around a plurality of portions along the longitudinal direction of the wire, and at least one tape-wrapping portion of the plurality of tape-wrapping portions exhibiting a binding function and an additional function different from the binding function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Ito, Taiji Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20240186657
    Abstract: An inter-terminal connection structure including a plurality of terminal portions and a conductive component electrically connecting the plurality of terminal portions. The conductive component includes a conductive member having a plurality of connection portions fastened to the respective terminal portions in a connected state. The connection structure also includes a case having insulation properties while accommodating the conductive member, an insulating terminal portion cover covering at least one of the terminal portions, a terminal portion opening window provided to the terminal portion cover to partially expose the terminal portion, and a connection-portion-side relay portion provided to the connection portion fastened to the terminal portion covered by the terminal portion cover, and projecting to an outside of the case and inserted through the terminal portion opening window to be connected to the terminal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taiji YANAGIDA, Hiroki SHIMODA, Nobuyuki MATSUMURA, Yoshinori IKAI, Yasuhiro KUDOU
  • Publication number: 20240186727
    Abstract: A terminal block that includes: a main body made of resin; and a terminal partly molded into the main body, wherein the terminal includes: a first hole extending through a first portion that protrudes outward from one surface of the main body in an inclined direction intersecting both a vertical direction and a horizontal direction; and a second hole extending through a second portion that spans from an inside of the main body to the first hole in one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta HOSOYA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Yoshitomo TSUJII, Toshiaki INOUE, Tetsuya IIDA
  • Patent number: 12001831
    Abstract: An onboard update apparatus includes a control unit that controls adoption of an update program by an onboard ECU installed in a vehicle, wherein the control unit attempts to communicate with an external server outside of the vehicle when a target onboard ECU for updating adopts the update program stored in a predetermined storage area in the vehicle; in a case where communication with the external server is successful, in a case where information relating to cancelation of the update program is acquired, adoption of the update program by the target onboard ECU for updating is canceled, and in a case where the information relating to cancelation cannot be acquired, the target onboard ECU for updating adopts the update program; and in a case where communication with the external server has failed, the target onboard ECU for updating adopts the update program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taro Itatsu
  • Patent number: 12001538
    Abstract: An on-board computer includes a physical resource having a communication unit which communicate with an on-board control device through an on-board communication line, a control unit, and a storage unit. The on-board computer further includes a connection unit to which an external device is to be connected; and a management processing unit configured to generate a virtual control device by allocating the physical resource in a case where the external device is connected to the connection unit, wherein the virtual control device operates as a virtual on-board control device that controls an operation of the external device connected to the connection unit, and that is connected to the on-board communication line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Darmawan Go, Kenta Ogata
  • Patent number: 12002612
    Abstract: A reactor includes an assembly formed by assembling a coil and a magnetic core, a case for accommodating the assembly inside, a grip member for sandwiching the assembly from the bottom plate portion side and the opening side inside the case, and a screw member for fixing the grip member to the bottom plate portion by penetrating into the case from outside of the bottom plate portion. The grip member includes a first piece to be held in contact with a surface of the assembly on the opening side, a second piece to be held in contact with a surface of the assembly on the bottom plate portion side, and a third piece connecting the first piece and the second piece in a depth direction of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takehito Kobayashi, Kohei Yoshikawa, Takashi Misaki, Seiji Shitama, Kazuhiro Inaba, Naotoshi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20240179215
    Abstract: An in-vehicle control device is installed in a vehicle and comprises a control unit performing control related to communication between a first in-vehicle device and a second in-vehicle device via an in-vehicle network. The control unit generates setting information of the in-vehicle network according to a state of the vehicle, derives a required time period required to change a network setting according to the setting information in the first in-vehicle device, derives a required time period required to change a network setting according to the setting information in the second in-vehicle device, and performs a setting change instruction on at least one of the network setting in the first in-vehicle device and the network setting in the second in-vehicle device so that the derived two required time periods at least partially overlap with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Darmawan GO, Hirofumi URAYAMA, Tatsuya IZUMI, Hideyuki TANAKA, Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Kenta OGATA, Hideki GOTO, Yasuhiro YAMASAKI, Takashi YASUDA
  • Patent number: 11993213
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a wiring member includes a plate-like member provided in a vehicle, a wiring member disposed on a main surface of the plate-like member, and a fixing member fixing the wiring member to the plate-like member. The fixing member includes a housing part inserted into the plate-like member, a locking protrusion provided to extend outward from the housing part, and a protrusion extension part housed in the housing part and spreading the locking protrusion outside to lock the locking protrusion inside the plate-like member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Ryuta Takakura, Syo Shiratori, Satoshi Ujita, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11996644
    Abstract: A female terminal includes a terminal body and a slider displaced relative to the terminal body. The terminal body includes a connecting tab deformable in a pressing direction crossing an inserting direction in which an electric wire is inserted and contactable with the electric wire. The slider is slidable between separated and overlapping positions. The slider includes a narrow portion that protrudes inward and has a less inner dimension in the pressing direction, and a wide portion in front of the narrow portion with respect to the inserting direction and has a greater inner dimension in the pressing direction than the narrow portion. The connecting tab contacts the electric wire when the narrow portion overlaps the connecting tab at the overlapping position. The slider includes a sloped guide surface that is angled at in front of the wide portion to spread further than the wide portion toward the front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teruo Hara, Hajime Kawase, Masaaki Tabata, Hajime Matsui, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Amakawa
  • Patent number: 11997790
    Abstract: A coupling structure in a wiring board including a printed wiring board and a flexible printed wiring board overlaid on the printed wiring board. The printed wiring board includes a first conductive line on a surface adjacent to the flexible printed wiring board. The flexible printed wiring board includes a second conductive line on a surface on an opposite side from the printed wiring board. The flexible printed wiring board includes a conduction-purpose through hole adjacent to the second conductive line and in which a section of the first conductive line is disposed. The first conductive line of the printed wiring board and the second conductive line of the flexible wiring board are electrically connected to each other with a conductive member disposed in the conduction-purpose through hole. The conductive member is covered with a resin having an insulating property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Yoshiro Adachi
  • Patent number: 11996213
    Abstract: A wire harness, including: a wire; an outer sheath that covers a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the wire in a circumferential direction; and a fastener that fixes the outer sheath to an outer circumference of the wire, wherein: the outer sheath includes a first section and a second section that each include an opening that opens in a direction orthogonal to an axis line direction of the wire, and the fastener fixes the outer sheath to the outer circumference of the wire with at least one end surface of the first section in the circumferential direction and at least one end surface of the second section in the circumferential direction facing one another and separated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Kawaguchi