Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies
  • Publication number: 20200180527
    Abstract: A wire harness fixing structure includes; a silencer disposed between a floor mat and a body in a vehicle; a wire harness disposed along a main surface of the silencer; and a fixing member fixing the wire harness to the silencer. A bottomed hole having a bottom is formed in the silencer to be concaved from the main surface in a thickness direction. The fixing member is locked to the bottomed hole, thereby fixing the wire harness to the silencer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Housei MIZUNO, Satoshi UJITA, Motohiro YOKOI, Shigeki IKEDA, Daisuke EBATA, Haruka NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20200180525
    Abstract: An electrical component-attached wire harness is configured to be able to be assembled to a vehicle. The electrical component-attached wire harness includes a base material disposed in a vehicle, a wire harness disposed along the base material, and at least one electrical component to which an end portion of the wire harness is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji YAMAGUCHI, Housei MIZUNO, Shinya SADOHARA, Hiroki HIRAI, Shinya ITOU, Yutaka MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20200181741
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy wire composed of an aluminum alloy is provided. The aluminum alloy contains at least 0.03 mass % and at most 1.5 mass % of Mg, at least 0.02 mass % and at most 2.0 mass % of Si, and a remainder composed of Al and an inevitable impurity, a mass ratio Mg/Si being not lower than 0.5 and not higher than 3.5. In a transverse section of the aluminum alloy wire, a rectangular surface-layer crystallization measurement region having a short side of 50 ?m long and a long side of 75 ?m long is taken from a surface-layer region extending by up to 50 ?m in a direction of depth from a surface of the aluminum alloy wire, and an average area of crystallized materials present in the surface-layer crystallization measurement region is not smaller than 0.05 ?m2 and not greater than 3 ?m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Misato KUSAKARI, Tetsuya KUWABARA, Yoshihiro NAKAI, Taichiro NISHIKAWA, Yasuyuki OTSUKA, Hayato OOI
  • Patent number: 10677851
    Abstract: A voltage measurement device includes a relay, a first voltage measurement unit, a second voltage measurement unit, a power supply circuit, and a control circuit. The power supply circuit is indirectly connected to a direct current bus. The first voltage measurement unit measures a first voltage applied to the power supply circuit. A first end of the relay is connected to the direct current bus and a second end of the relay is connected to the power storage device. The control circuit receives operating power from the power supply circuit, controls opening and closing of the relay, and closes a path between the first end and the second end when the first voltage is lower than or equal to a first threshold value. The second voltage measurement unit measures a second voltage applied to the second end at least when the relay is in an open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromichi Yasunori
  • Patent number: 10680571
    Abstract: A conductive path with noise filter that enables an effective reduction in a surge noise in a specific frequency band is provided. A conductive path with noise filter includes conductive path main, an insulating holder, inductors provided in the holder, receiving terminal fittings provided in the holder, insertion-side terminal fittings capable of being fitted to the receiving terminal fittings, a U-phase capacitor provided between the U-phase wire and the U-phase insertion-side terminal fitting, a V-phase capacitor provided between the V-phase wire and the V-phase insertion-side terminal fitting, and a W-phase capacitor provided between the W-phase wire and the W-phase insertion-side terminal fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Hirata, Takeshi Aizawa
  • Patent number: 10681826
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate unit that has a simple structure and is able to prevent water that has entered the inside from reaching a mounting surface of the substrate. The substrate unit includes: a substrate, a first casing member that supports the substrate, and a second casing member that is integrated into one piece with the first casing member and is provided on a mounting surface side of the substrate, wherein the second casing member is provided with a protruding portion that protrudes into a housing space that is defined by the first casing member and the second casing member and houses the substrate, and intersects a plane that extends along the mounting surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Tahara, Kazuyoshi Ohara, Munsoku O, Arinobu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200172027
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a sheet material, an electrical wire, and a holding part. The electrical wire includes a core wire and an insulating covering which directly covers a periphery of the core wire and is disposed along the sheet material. The holding part, at least a part of which intervenes between the electrical wire and the sheet material, mediates a bonding between the sheet material and the electrical wire by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei MIZUNO, Hiroki HIRAI, Toyoki FURUKAWA, Yasuyuki OTSUKA, Miyu ARAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20200172028
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro KAWAUCHI, Akihito IWATA, Hirofumi URAYAMA, Takeshi HAGIHARA, Yasuhiro YABUUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200172031
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a common power supply line whose one end is electrically connected to a power source; and a power supply branch part provided halfway through the common power supply line, wherein the power supply branch part includes at least one group of a power supply branch line branched halfway through the common power supply line and an overcurrent blocking part provided in the power supply branch line to enter a non-continuity state when current exceeding allowable current flows in the power supply branch line. A wiring module is a wiring module disposed along a fixing target member, and includes: a power supply flat wiring body disposed along a surface of a fixing target member; and a ground flat wiring body disposed along a surface of the power supply flat wiring body on an opposite side from the fixing target member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka NAKANO, Shigeki IKEDA, Daisuke FUKAI, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Motohiro YOKOI, Housei MIZUNO, Yuichi NAKAMURA, Kenta ITOU, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Susumu HIEI, Kohei YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10673054
    Abstract: A wiring module to be attached to an electricity storage element group in which a plurality of electricity storage elements having electrodes are lined up includes a plurality of busbars to be connected to the electrodes and a plurality of accommodating portions in which the busbars are respectively accommodated. Each of the accommodating portions has an accommodating wall that is disposed around the busbar, and the accommodating wall includes a first adjoining wall and a second adjoining wall opposing the first adjoining wall. The first adjoining wall of one accommodating portion and the second adjoining wall of another accommodating portion are arranged adjoining each other. The first adjoining wall has a first locking portion that locks the busbar and an auxiliary wall that protrudes toward the second adjoining wall and covers the first locking portion from the second adjoining wall side. The second adjoining wall has an opening in which the auxiliary wall is accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Seishi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20200168532
    Abstract: A circuit device includes a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate each having a belt-shaped portion arranged side-by-side with each other, a third conductive plate having a belt-shaped portion is arranged side-by-side with and spaced apart from the other side portion of the first conductive plate, a first circuit component having a first terminal connected to the first conductive plate and a second terminal connected to the second conductive plate, a second circuit component having a first terminal connected to the first conductive plate and a second terminal connected to the third conductive plate, a first external connection portion provided at the belt-shaped portion of the first conductive plate, and a second external connection portion provided at the belt-shaped portion of the second conductive plate or a third external connection portion provided at the belt-shaped portion of the third conductive plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20200164924
    Abstract: A reinforcement is formed into an elongated shape, and includes a reinforcement body in which a housing part opened toward an outer peripheral side is formed and a covering part attached to close an opening of the housing part. A module component which is an electrical component or a wiring component may be housed in the reinforcement while being attached to the covering part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji YAMAGUCHI, Housei MIZUNO, Shinya SADOHARA, Hiroki HIRAI, Shinya ITOU
  • Patent number: 10665386
    Abstract: A reactor including: a coil that includes a winding portion; a magnetic core that includes a plurality of core pieces that are located inside and outside the winding portion; an interposed member that is interposed between the coil and the magnetic core; and a resin mold portion that includes an outer covering portion that covers at least a portion of an outer core piece of the magnetic core, the outer core piece being located outside the winding portion. The interposed member includes an outer interposed portion that is interposed between an end surface of the winding portion and an inner end surface of the outer core piece, and the outer interposed portion has a hole on the outer core piece side, through which a portion of the inner end surface of the outer core piece is exposed from the resin mold portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Hirabayashi, Masayuki Kato, Takashi Misaki, Seiji Shitama, Shinichiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10666457
    Abstract: A relay device transmits a frame received from any of a plurality of external devices that are connected via a plurality of communication lines. The external device is connected to one of the communication lines and to another one of the communication lines by searching a relay information table for specifying a relay destination of the frame. In the relay information table, information for identifying a frame type is stored in association with relay destination identifying information for identifying a communication line serving as a relay destination of a frame. The relay information table is partitioned into a plurality of sub-tables in accordance with priority based on the type identifying information or the relay destination identifying information. The relay device searches the sub-tables in descending order of priority using the type identifying information contained in the frame received from the external device as a search key specifying the relay destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Mizutani, Tsubasa Kanamori
  • Patent number: 10661732
    Abstract: An in-vehicle relay device includes: a first determination unit that determines whether or not first data is included in a received communication signal; a non-volatile storage unit that sequentially stores the first data that has been determined by the first determination unit as being included; a second determination unit that determines whether or not second data is included in the received communication signal; and a prohibition unit that, when the second determination unit has determined that the second data is included, prohibits the storage to be performed by the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Kontani
  • Patent number: 10667100
    Abstract: Provided are a communication system for an in-vehicle communication apparatus mounted in a vehicle, and the in-vehicle communication apparatus included in said communication system. The in-vehicle communication apparatus communicates with a certificate information issuing system which creates electronic certificate information, and acquires certificate information from a sub-server apparatus. The in-vehicle communication apparatus makes a request to the sub-server apparatus to create the certificate information, and the sub-server apparatus creates the certificate information in response to the request. The in-vehicle communication apparatus then makes an inquiry to the sub-server apparatus regarding the creation status of the certificate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Yabuuchi
  • Patent number: 10658835
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a power supply device that can, even if an abnormality occurs in a power supply unit, block a current from flowing into the path from the other power supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazushi Fukae
  • Patent number: 10654430
    Abstract: An automotive power supply device includes first and second batteries, first and second load groups, a plurality of fuses interposed between the first and second batteries and the first and second load groups, and instantaneous interruption prevention devices. First and second redundant system loads that complement operation of each other are allocated to the first and second load groups. The instantaneous interruption prevention devices are connected to the first and second load groups, and prevent an instantaneous interruption of electric power supplied to at least any of the first and second load groups when one or more fuses are blown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Kontani
  • Patent number: 10653019
    Abstract: A substrate unit includes a circuit board; a connector portion mounted on the circuit board; and a case that contains the circuit board. The case includes a lower case having an accommodation section opened upward and accommodating the circuit board. An upper cover covers the accommodation section of the lower case. An aperture is opened in a side wall of the case, allowing the connector portion to be fitted to a counterpart connector portion. The upper cover includes a ceiling portion having a board opposing region that opposes the circuit board accommodated in the accommodation section and an outer region is located outside of the board opposing region without opposing the circuit board; and guide grooves inclined from the board opposing region to the outer region. The guide grooves discharging the water droplets away from the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Koki Uchida
  • Patent number: 10651837
    Abstract: Provided is a power supply device configured to diagnose circuit operation, and identify, if a defect is found in the diagnosis, the circuit component that is the cause. The power supply device includes: a switch that is disposed in a power supply path leading from a main power source to a load, and is configured to bring into conduction and interrupt the power supply path; a downstream sensing means for sensing a power supply state of a load-side power supply path between the switch and the load; a comparing means for comparing a downstream voltage of the load-side power supply path, with a predetermined threshold voltage; and a control unit. The control unit includes: a switch control means for turning the switch on/off; and a conduction determination means for determining whether the switch is in an ON or OFF state based on the output of the downstream sensing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuma Tsukamoto, Yusuke Yano, Keisuke Wakazono