Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies
  • ELECTRICAL WIRE ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230028477
    Abstract: An electrical wire arrangement structure includes: a base member; and an electrical wire group including four or more electrical wires, wherein the electrical wire group includes a parallel arrangement part fixed in a parallel state by the base member, and in the parallel arrangement part, an average value of sizes between the electrical wires in a central part region in a width direction is larger than an average value of sizes between the electrical wires in both side part regions in a width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Housei MIZUNO, Tetsuya KUWABARA, Toru TANJI
  • FIXING STRUCTURE OF WIRING MEMBER, AND WIRING MEMBER WITH JOINT MEMBER
    Publication number: 20230027968
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a wiring member includes: a wiring member including at least one wire-like transmission member; a joint member including an adhesive layer, a heat generation layer, and a joint layer; and an adherend to which the wiring member is fixed, wherein the heat generation layer is a layer which can generate heat by induction heating and is provided between the adhesive layer and the joint layer, the joint layer is a layer having bond properties when heat is transmitted from the heat generation layer at a time of induction heating, the adhesive layer is fixed to one of the wiring member and the adherend, and the joint layer is fixed to another one of the wiring member and the adherend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE, Hirokazu KOMORI
  • Electrical junction box
    Patent number: 11554732
    Abstract: An electrical junction box including: bus bars; a circuit board of which one side opposes the bus bars; a conductive portion that is provided on the one side of the circuit board, and is exposed from the other side of the circuit board; an opening that is provided in parallel with the conductive portion in the circuit board, and from which a portion of the bus bars is exposed; a switching element that is arranged on the other side of the circuit board, and of which an input terminal or an output terminal is connected to the conductive portion; and a conductive piece that is arranged straddling a portion of the bus bars and the conductive portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Haraguchi
  • Coil and reactor
    Patent number: 11557423
    Abstract: A coil includes a first winding portion having a first wire helically wound including at least one strand, and a second winding portion having a second wire helically wound including a plurality of strands electrically connected to the first winding portion and has an axis that is parallel to an axial direction of the first winding portion, wherein the strands included in the second wire are arranged in parallel in an axial direction of the second winding portion, the number of strands included in the second wire is greater than the number of strands included in the first wire, the cross-sectional area of the second wire is equal to or larger than the cross-sectional area of the first wire, and the cross-sectional area of each strand included in the second wire is equal to or smaller than the cross-sectional area of each strand included in the first wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Inaba
  • Reactor
    Patent number: 11545292
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor including a coil having a pair of winding portions; and a ring-shaped magnetic core, the magnetic core including: a pair of inner core portions arranged inside of the winding portions; and a pair of outer core portions respectively arranged outside of one end and outside of another end in an axial direction of the winding portions, the reactor including a non-magnetic reinforcing member that is arranged between the pair of winding portions and is coupled to the inner end surfaces of the pair of outer core portions. An axial rigidity of the reinforcing member is 2×107 N/m or more. Here, the axial rigidity is a value obtained by multiplying the cross-sectional area of the reinforcing member perpendicular to the axial direction of the winding portions and the Young's modulus of the reinforcing member, and dividing the result by the length of the reinforcing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inaba, Takemi Terao
  • IN-VEHICLE WIRELESS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220416830
    Abstract: A first group includes first antennas and a first receiver. A second group includes second antennas and a second receiver. Each of the first antennas outputs a first signal according to a first communication form. Each of the second antennas outputs a second signal according to a second communication form. The first receiver receives the first signals individually outputted from the first antennas using a diversity form. The second receiver receives the second signals individually outputted from the second antennas using a diversity form. The multiplexer supplies the multiplex signal obtained by multiplexing the first signal and the second signal to the transmission line. The demultiplexer supplies the first signal and the second signal obtained by demultiplexing the multiplex signal to the first receiver and the second receiver, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhiko TAKAOKA, Yuta MIYAGAWA
  • WIRING MEMBER
    Publication number: 20220388462
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: at least one wire-like transmission member; and a sheet to which the wire-like transmission member is fixed, wherein a route bending portion in which the wire-like transmission member is bended and disposed is provided on the sheet, and the route bending portion includes a bending position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Hidetoshi ISHIDA, Ryusuke KUDO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Haruka NAKANO, Kenta ARAI, Daisuke EBATA
  • RELAY DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20220377142
    Abstract: Provided is a relay device including: a relay unit configured to perform a relay process for a frame transmitted and received between a plurality of function units; and a relay management unit. The relay unit receives, from a function unit, a target frame. When a content of the target frame satisfies a predetermined condition, the relay management unit stores, in the target frame, position information which is information regarding a position, in the in-vehicle network, of a function unit as a request source of a service related to the target frame or a function unit as a request destination of the service related to the target frame, and outputs the target frame having the position information stored therein, to the relay unit. The relay unit transmits the target frame received from the relay management unit, to a function unit which is a destination of the target frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Hideyuki TANAKA, Tatsuya IZUMI, Takeshi HAGIHARA, Darmawan GO
  • On-board update device, update processing program, program update method, and on-board update system
    Patent number: 11507365
    Abstract: An on-board update device that acquires an update program transmitted from an external server located outside a vehicle, and performs processing to update a program for an on-board ECU provided in the vehicle, the on-board update device including a control unit that controls transmission of the update program to the on-board ECU, wherein, when the transmission is to be resumed after an interruption of the transmission, if identification information of the on-board ECU is different from the identification information before the interruption of the transmission, the control unit determines that the on-board ECU has been replaced during the interruption of the transmission, and performs predetermined processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taro Itatsu
  • Reactor
    Patent number: 11501907
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil, a magnetic core having an inner core portion inside a winding portion, and an inner interposed member insulating the winding portion from the inner core portion. The inner interposed member includes a thin portion with a small thickness formed by a recess, and a thick portion with a thickness larger than that of the thin portion. The inner core portion includes a core-side projecting portion with a shape conforming to a shape of the inner peripheral face of the thin portion. The thickness of the thin portion is 0.2 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, and the thickness of the thick portion is 1.1 mm or more and 2.5 mm or less. Clearances are in part of a portion between the inner core portion and the inner interposed member and of a portion between the inner interposed member and the winding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara
  • Reactor
    Patent number: 11501912
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil, a magnetic core having an inner core portion arranged inside a winding portion, and an inner interposed member insulating the winding portion from the inner core portion. The inner interposed member includes a thin portion with a small thickness, and a thick portion with a thickness larger than that of the thin portion. The inner core portion includes, on an outer peripheral face facing the inner interposed member, a core-side projecting portion with a shape conforming to a shape of the inner peripheral face of the thin portion. The thickness of the thin portion is 0.2 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, and the thickness of the thick portion is 1.1 mm or more and 2.5 mm or less. There is a clearance in at least part of a portion between the inner interposed member and the winding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara
  • Vehicle-to-vehicle communication system, roadside communication apparatus, in-vehicle communication apparatus, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication method
    Patent number: 11501635
    Abstract: A vehicle-vehicle communication system performs wireless communication between multiple vehicles each having an in-vehicle communication apparatus that transmits and receives information using a wireless signal. The vehicle-vehicle communication system includes a roadside communication apparatus including a roadside reception unit receiving information transmitted by the in-vehicle communication apparatus using a wireless signal and a roadside transmission unit transmitting the information received by the roadside reception unit using a wireless signal, and relays communication between multiple vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuichi Kodama
  • RELAY DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20220355750
    Abstract: Provided is a relay device including: a relay unit configured to perform a relay process for a frame transmitted and received between the function units; and a relay management unit. The relay unit receives, from a function unit, a target frame which is transmitted and received according to a predetermined communication protocol and includes information with which a request source of a service is identifiable and information with which a content of the requested service is identifiable, duplicates target data which is at least a part of the received target frame, outputs the duplicated target data to the relay management unit, and relays the received target frame to another function unit. The relay management unit performs determination regarding setting change in the relay process of the relay unit, on the basis of the target data received from the relay unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Hideyuki TANAKA, Tatsuya IZUMI, Takeshi HAGIHARA, Darmawan GO
  • RELAY DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20220360648
    Abstract: Provided is a relay device including: a relay unit configured to perform a relay process for a frame transmitted and received between a plurality of function units; and a relay management unit. The relay unit receives, from a function unit, a target frame which is transmitted and received according to a predetermined communication protocol and includes information with which a request source of a service is identifiable and information with which a content of the requested service is identifiable, and the relay unit outputs the received target frame to the relay management unit. The relay management unit performs determination regarding setting change in the relay process of the relay unit, on the basis of the information included in the target frame received from the relay unit, and outputs the target frame to the relay unit or discards the target frame, according to a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Hideyuki TANAKA, Tatsuya IZUMI, Takeshi HAGIHARA, Darmawan GO
  • Reactor
    Patent number: 11495388
    Abstract: A reactor has a coil and a loop-shaped magnetic core disposed extending inside and outside the coil. The coil has two winding portions that are disposed laterally side-by-side, and the magnetic core has two inner core portions that are disposed inside the winding portions, and two outer core portions that are disposed outside the winding portions and connect end portions of the two inner core portions. The reactor includes an inner resin portion obtained by filling a space between inner peripheral faces of the winding portions and the inner core portions, end face intervening members disposed between end faces of the winding portions and the outer core portions, and spacer pieces that are integrated with the end face intervening members and are disposed extending between an entirety of mutually opposing inward faces of the two winding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Hirabayashi, Seiji Shitama
  • Reactor
    Patent number: 11495386
    Abstract: A reactor including: a coil including a pair of winding portions that are arranged side by side; a magnetic core including inner core portions that are provided inside the winding portions, and an outer core portion that is exposed to the outside from the winding portions; and a casing that houses a combined member that includes the coil and the magnetic core combined with each other. The casing includes: a bottom plate on which the combined member is placed; and a side wall that stands on the bottom plate, and the side wall is provided with a cutout for the core, through which at least a portion of the outer core portion is exposed to the outside of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Nanbara, Kazushi Kusawake, Yusaku Maeda
  • Protection circuit for in-vehicle battery
    Patent number: 11491877
    Abstract: A protection circuit of an in-vehicle battery has a detection unit that detects at least the temperature of the in-vehicle battery, and a control unit that controls a first relay and a second relay. The control unit performs a first switching control when either the temperature or the output current of the in-vehicle battery detected by the detection unit is in a first abnormality range in a case where the first relay is on and the second relay is off, and performs a second switching control when the temperature of the in-vehicle battery detected by the detection unit is within the first abnormality range or within the second abnormality range after the first switching control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Sato
  • COVERED ELECTRICAL WIRE, TERMINAL-EQUIPPED ELECTRICAL WIRE, COPPER ALLOY WIRE, COPPER ALLOY STRANDED WIRE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COPPER ALLOY WIRE
    Publication number: 20220351875
    Abstract: A covered electrical wire comprises a conductor and an insulating covering layer provided outside the conductor, the conductor being a stranded wire composed of a plurality of copper alloy wires composed of a copper alloy and twisted together, and having a wire diameter of 0.5 mm or less, the copper alloy containing Fe in an amount of 0.1% by mass or more and 1.6% by mass or less, P in an amount of 0.05% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less, and one or more elements selected from Ni, Al, Cr and Co in an amount of 0.01% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less in total, with a balance being Cu and impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei SAKAMOTO, Akiko INOUE, Tetsuya KUWABARA, Yusuke OSHIMA, Minoru NAKAMOTO, Kazuhiro NANJO, Taichiro NISHIKAWA, Yoshihiro NAKAI, Yasuyuki OTSUKA, Fumitoshi IMASATO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRING MEMBER-EQUIPPED ADHEREND AND WIRING MEMBER-EQUIPPED ADHEREND
    Publication number: 20220352701
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wiring member equipped-adherend includes: a step (a) providing at least one heat generation body generating heat by induction heating between a wiring member including at least one wire-like transmission member and a fixation surface of an adherend; a step (b) providing a magnetic field generation source on a side of the adherend with respect to the wiring member; a step (c) generating a magnetic field fluctuating by the magnetic field generation source; a step (d) making the heat generation body generate heat by induction heating caused by the magnetic field fluctuating by the magnetic field generation source; and a step (e) fixing the wiring member to the fixation surface of the adherend by heat generation in the heat generation body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE
  • Reactor
    Patent number: 11476032
    Abstract: A reactor including: a coil that includes a winding portion; a magnetic core that includes an inner core portion that is disposed inside the winding portion and an outer core portion that is disposed outside the winding portion; and an outer interposed portion that is interposed between an end surface of the winding portion and an inner end surface of the outer core portion The winding portion includes a winding wire body and a fusing layer that is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the winding wire body and joins turns that are adjacent to each other, and the reactor further includes an adhesion prevention structure configured to prevent the end surface of the winding portion and the outer interposed portion from adhering to each other due to the fusing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yamamoto, Tatsuo Hirabayashi