Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies
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Patent number: 11299115Abstract: A power storage unit control device includes a discharging circuit that discharges from a power storage unit to a load, a control circuit that controls the discharging circuit, and a switching unit that executes a discharge prohibition mode in which discharge control of the discharging circuit by the control circuit is prohibited, if a stop signal based on an operation stopped state of a vehicle is received and a power source unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined voltage, and executes a discharge permission mode in which discharge control of the discharging circuit by the control circuit is permitted, if an operation signal based on the operating state of the vehicle is received and the power source unit is greater than or equal to the predetermined voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Kosei Maekawa
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Publication number: 20220109290Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a technique capable of holding a wiring member in a bended state. A wiring member integrated module includes: a wiring member, a first base member including an arrangement target part holding a part of the wiring member; and a second base member whose state can be changed from a first state where a part of the wiring member extending from the arrangement target part is held on an extension of the arrangement target part to a second state where the part is held in a bended state with respect to the arrangement target part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Koji YAMAGUCHI, Housei MIZUNO
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Patent number: 11295888Abstract: A reactor includes: a coil including a first winding portion and a second winding portion formed by winding a winding wire, such that axes of the winding portions are parallel; and a magnetic core including: a first inner core portion arranged in the first winding portion; a second inner core portion arranged in the second winding portion; and outer core portions that are arranged outside of the winding portions and couple both inner core portions. A specification of a constituent material of the first inner core portion and a specification of a constituent material of the second inner core portion are different, and the second inner core portion is configured such that alternating-current loss of the second inner core portion and the second winding portion is smaller than alternating-current loss of the first inner core portion and the first winding portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Inaba, Kouji Nishi, Kouhei Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20220093288Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet material including a first layer formed into a sheet-like shape and a second layer provided on a main surface of the first layer, and a wire-like transmission member fixed on the sheet material. The second layer is a layer mediating a bonding of the first layer and the wire-like transmission member, and includes a plurality of partial second layers provided to be separated from each other along an extension direction of the wire-like transmission member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Hiroki HIRAI, Housei MIZUNO, Miyu ARAMAKI, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Junichi SHIRAKAWA
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Patent number: 11283200Abstract: An electric wire with a terminal, includes an insulated wire which includes a core wire and an insulating layer covering the core wire, a seal member which is disposed in one end portion of the insulated wire and covers the insulating layer, a metal terminal which extends from the end portion of the insulated wire and is connected to the core wire and a waterproof resin portion which covers from a seal member covering part of the insulated wire to an electrical connection part of the metal terminal. The insulating layer contains an olefin resin. The waterproof resin portion contains a polyester, a polyamide, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, or a mixed resin thereof. The seal member includes an inner layer containing an ethylene resin and an outer layer laminated on the inner layer and containing a polyester, a polyamide, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, or a mixed resin thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industies, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeyuki Tanaka, Taro Fujita, Shinya Nishikawa, Kazuo Nakashima, Tetsuya Nakamura
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Patent number: 11282626Abstract: A reactor includes a coil; a magnetic core with an inner core portion arranged inside the coil; and an inwardly interposed member insulating the coil from the inner core portion. The inwardly interposed member has a thin portion defined by a recess of an inner-circumferential surface, and a thick portion that is thicker than the thin portion. The inner core portion has, on an outer circumferential surface facing the inwardly interposed member, a core-side projection portion has a shape conforming to the inner-circumferential surface shape of the thin portion. The thin portion has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm inclusive, and the thick portion has a thickness of 1.1 mm to 2.5 mm inclusive. The inner core portion and the inwardly interposed member are in intimate contact with each other, and the inwardly interposed member and the wound portion are in intimate contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara, Yusaku Maeda
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Patent number: 11277023Abstract: In a power feeding control device, a control unit determines whether or not a current is flowing through at least one of the first switches, when an instruction to turn off first switches has been given. If it is determined that a current is flowing, the control unit causes a first capacitor to discharge via a current path of the current flowing through a second switch.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shunichi Sawano, Shinji Nouda, Masayuki Kato
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Publication number: 20220076862Abstract: A wiring body includes a wire-like transmission member and a base member to which the wire-like transmission member is fixed. A temporary joint part joins portions where a first part and a second part mutually extending in an opposite side from a bending position in the wiring body overlap with each other in a state where the wiring body is bended in an intermediate portion of the wire-like transmission member in an extension direction to maintain a bending state of the wiring body. The temporary joint part is formed to be able to resolve a state of joining the first part and the second part by a relative separation movement of the first part and the second part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Haruka NAKANO, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Takuya KABA, Suguru YASUDA, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO
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Publication number: 20220068520Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of suppressing increase in an A wiring member includes: a connector; a plurality of wire-like transmission members extending from the connector; and a sheet member in which the plurality of wire-like transmission members extending from the connector are disposed and fixed on a main surface in a state where an arrangement of the plurality of wire-like transmission members is changed to be different from an arrangement in an end surface of the connector. At least one intersection position in which the plurality of wire-like transmission members intersect with each other for changing the arrangement of the plurality of wire-like transmission members is located in a backward region of the end surface of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ryuta TAKAKURA, Housei MIZUNO, Suguru YASUDA
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Patent number: 11264828Abstract: Provided are a vehicle-mounted power source control apparatus, a vehicle-mounted power source apparatus, and a vehicle control method that are highly versatile. A power source control apparatus sets a setting value corresponding to a combination of loads to be connected to multiple output ports based on information determining a candidate value for a setting value for each combination of the loads. Also, control relating to backup is performed based on the set setting value. By doing so, it is possible to perform control relating to backup in a mode corresponding to the combination of the loads.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Noriko Terada
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Patent number: 11265185Abstract: A communication system includes: a receiving device configured to receive data, and repeatedly set a time range; and a transmitting device configured to repeatedly transmit data to the receiving device at a first time interval, and change a transmission interval at which data is transmitted to the receiving device to a second time interval, which is different from the first time interval, if the number of pieces of data received by the receiving device within the time range is 2 or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shogo Kamiguchi, Masayuki Inoue, Hiroshi Tateishi, Shinichi Aiba
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Patent number: 11260808Abstract: This on-vehicle communication apparatus is configured to communicate with another on-vehicle communication apparatus by using one differential signal line, and includes: a high-band communication unit configured to generate a high-band signal including communication information and output the high-band signal to the differential signal line; and a low-band communication unit configured to generate a direct-current signal or a low-band signal and to output the direct-current signal or the low-band signal to the differential signal line.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd.Inventors: Takehiro Kawauchi, Akihito Iwata, Hirofumi Urayama, Takeshi Hagihara, Yasuhiro Yabuuchi
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Patent number: 11266009Abstract: A circuit device 1 includes: a circuit assembly including a circuit board; a heat sink; and heat dissipation grease. The heat sink includes a main plate portion disposed to face the circuit board, and boss portions protruding from the main plate portion toward the circuit board and abutting the circuit board, and is a member fixed to the circuit board by screwing. The heat dissipation grease is a heat transfer material that is interposed between the circuit board and the main plate portion, and has fluidity. The main plate portion includes, on a heat transfer surface facing the circuit board, a first grease application region to which the heat dissipation grease is applied. The circuit board includes a shielding wall extending from a heat dissipation surface facing the main plate portion toward an intermediate region between the first boss portion and the first grease application region in the main plate portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Shun Takamizawa
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Publication number: 20220059253Abstract: A wiring member with a fixing member includes a flat wiring member, and a fixing member. The flat wiring member includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members and a base material. The plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed to the base material in an arrayed state. The fixing member includes a plate-like part and a fixing part. The plate-like part is formed into a plate-like shape elongated in one direction, and the plate-like part is attached to the base material while a main surface of the plate-like part comes in surface contact with the base material. The fixing part is a part being provided to project on the plate-like part and being configured to fix the flat wiring member to a fixing target.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Daisuke EBATA, Ryuta TAKAKURA, Taku UMEHARA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Kenta ARAI, Miyu ARAMAKI
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Publication number: 20220051832Abstract: A wiring member includes a plurality of wire-like transmission member groups, a plurality of connectors, and a base member. Each of the plurality of wire-like transmission member groups includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members. End portions of the wire-like transmission members are connected to the plurality of connectors. The base member planarly positions and holds at least intermediate parts of the plurality of wire-like transmission member groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ryuta TAKAKURA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Housei MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20220052631Abstract: Provided is a power supply control device for controlling power supply to a motor installed in a vehicle, including: a switching element configured to turn on and off the power supply to the motor; a current detection circuit configured to detect a current flowing to the motor; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not the motor is in a locked state based on the current detected by the current detection circuit, and control turning on and off the power supply to the motor at a duty cycle that corresponds to the current detected by the current detection circuit, if it is determined that the motor is in the locked state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinnosuke Nakaguchi, Masayuki Kato
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Publication number: 20220044840Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet material and a wire-like transmission member fixed on the sheet material. For example, the sheet material is considered to be made by combining a plurality of base materials to be processed to extend to regions different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Koichiro GOTO, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Housei MIZUNO, Miyu ARAMAKI, Toru TANJI, Ryusuke KUDO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Haruka NAKANO, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Kenta ARAI
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Patent number: 11239693Abstract: An on-board control apparatus includes: a controller connected to a controlled device mounted in a vehicle via a signal line and configured to control the operation of the corresponding controlled device; and a power source box connected to a power source mounted in the vehicle via a power line, that is connected to the controlled device mounted in the vehicle via a power line, and configured to switch between supply and non-supply of power from the power source to the controlled device, wherein the power source box includes; a switch disposed in a power supply path from the power source to the controlled device; a reception unit configured to receive an input of the switching command; and a switching control unit configured to switch between conduction and interruption of the switch in response to the switching command received by the reception unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiro Mizutani, Tsuyoshi Kontani
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Publication number: 20220028585Abstract: A wiring member includes: a wire-like transmission member including a transmission wire body and a covering for covering the transmission wire body; and a sheet member having a main surface on which the wire-like transmission member is disposed and fixed to the covering by direct fixation to hold the wire-like transmission member. In a portion where the sheet member and the covering are fixed to each other by direct fixation, the sheet member is bended along a periphery of the covering wholly in a thickness direction to wrap the wire-like transmission member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Housei MIZUNO, Miyu ARAMAKI
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Publication number: 20220024393Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet-shaped member and multiple linear transmission members that are fixed on the sheet-shaped member. The multiple linear transmission members are fixed on the sheet-shaped member such that a portion of the multiple linear transmission members intersects with respect to another said linear transmission member. An intersection location of the multiple linear transmission members is located away from a folding position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Haruka NAKANO, Hidetoshi ISHIDA, Ryusuke KUDO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Kenta ARAI, Daisuke EBATA, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Suguru YASUDA