Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies
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Patent number: 10652994Abstract: Provided is a circuit assembly in which the mounting area of a substrate can be increased. A circuit assembly includes an electronic component having a plurality of terminals, a conductive member for supporting the electronic component (10), at least one of the terminals of the electronic component being electrically connected to the conductive member, and a substrate provided with a conductive pattern to which another terminal of the electronic component is electrically connected, in which the substrate is fixed to a surface of the conductive member that is opposite to a surface of the conductive member that supports the electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Arinobu Nakamura, Tou Chin
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Patent number: 10651573Abstract: An electrical connection assembly includes a connector (CN) and a wiring material with conductors. The connector (CN) includes terminals (20) and an insulating housing (30) having a terminal holding portion (32) for holding the wiring material (10) such that the conductors are connected to the respective terminals (20). Each terminal (20) includes a held portion (22) and an outward projecting portion (24) projecting out from a surface (32a) of the terminal holding portion (32). The outward projecting portion (24) includes a first projecting portion (26) projecting in a first direction and a second projecting portion (27) extending from the first projecting portion (26) in a second direction closer to a direction parallel to the surface of the terminal holding portion (32) than the first direction. An outer surface of the second projecting portion (27) has a conductor connection surface (27a) connectable to the conductor extending in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Washio, Yasuo Omori
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Patent number: 10650936Abstract: An aluminum alloy wire composed of an aluminum alloy, wherein the aluminum alloy contains more than or equal to 0.03 mass % and less than or equal to 1.5 mass % of Mg, more than or equal to 0.02 mass % and less than or equal to 2.0 mass % of Si, and a remainder of Al and an inevitable impurity, Mg/Si being more than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to 3.5 in mass ratio, and the aluminum alloy wire has a dynamic friction coefficient of less than or equal to 0.8.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Misato Kusakari, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Yoshihiro Nakai, Taichiro Nishikawa, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Hayato Ooi
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Patent number: 10653007Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board according to an aspect of the present invention includes a base film having insulating properties and a conductive pattern laminated to one surface side of the base film. The conductive pattern forms part of a circuit and includes at least one fuse portion having a cross section smaller than the other part. The flexible printed circuit board includes at least one opening passing through front and rear surfaces on at least one of the right and left sides of the fuse portion in a two-dimensional view.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Tsumagari, Yoshifumi Uchita, Shinichi Takase, Hirohisa Saito
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Patent number: 10647269Abstract: A technique disclosed in this specification relates to a technique for detecting a location of a conduction failure due to aging degradation or the like by a simple method. A connector relating to the technique of this specification includes a connector housing (30) having a cavity (31) and a terminal (12) to be connected to a terminal (12A) serving as a mating conductive member across an insulating film (13) and accommodated into the cavity (31).Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Tatsurou Sakai
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Patent number: 10650953Abstract: A reactor includes: a coil having winding portions; a magnetic core including inner core portions and a pair of outer core portions sandwiching the inner core portions; end surface interposed members including main body portions between end surfaces of the winding portions and outer core portions, and resin filling holes communicating with interiors of the winding portions; inner resin portions where spaces between inner circumferential surfaces of the winding portions and inner core portions are filled; and outer resin portions covering part of the outer core portions and are connected to the inner resin portions through the resin filling holes. At least one of the pair of outer core portions and an end surface interposed member are formed integrally. The end surface interposed member includes a core holding portion extending to the outer core portion side and interposed between the core holding member and the main body portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kohei Yoshikawa, Takashi Misaki, Seiji Shitama, Tatsuo Hirabayashi, Shinichiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20200144756Abstract: Provided is a connector (1) with which it is unlikely that a molding defect will occur during injection molding, and with which it is possible to retain the shape of a housing. The connector (1) has a housing (10) that is formed of a cured product of a thermosetting liquid silicone. The cured product has a Vickers hardness of 650 or greater. The housing (10) has a plurality of terminal receiving chambers (101) for receiving terminals that are connected to end portions of wires, partition walls (102) between adjacent ones of the terminal receiving chambers (101), and a peripheral portion (103) constituting an outer frame. Preferably, at least one of the partition walls (102) is formed as a thin portion that has a smaller thickness than the peripheral portion (103).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Takaaki HAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200139906Abstract: A wire harness fixing structure includes a plate-like member including a first layer and a second layer softer than the first layer, an electrical wire disposed along the plate-like member, and a fixing member attached to the electrical wire to fix the electrical wire to the plate-like member. The fixing member includes: a through locking piece formed to be able to pass through the first layer and locked to the first layer while passing through the first layer, a regulation piece provided with a space between the regulation piece and the through locking piece to stop the through locking piece from passing through a surface of the plate-like member, and a column connecting the through locking piece and the regulation piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Housei MIZUNO, Shigeki IKEDA, Haruka NAKANO, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Masaki MIZUSHITA
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Publication number: 20200141434Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metal member-welded structure includes: a preparing step of preparing an Al alloy member formed of an Al-based alloy and a Cu member containing Cu as a main component; and a welding step of applying laser from a side of the Al alloy member to the Al alloy member and the Cu member disposed to face each other, and welding the Al alloy member and the Cu member to each other. The Al-based alloy contains, as an additional element, one of: 1 mass % or more and 17 mass % or less of Si; 0.05 mass % or more and 2.5 mass % or less of Fe; and 0.05 mass % or more and 2.5 mass % or less of Mn. A laser applying condition satisfies an output of 550 W or more and a scanning rate of 10 min/sec or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Koki SUGIMURA, Kazuhiro GOTO, Tetsuya KUWABARA, Hiroki HIRAI, Junichi ONO, Tetsuji TANAKA, Osamu NAKAYAMA, Kazuaki HAMADA, Kenji MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200141518Abstract: A support member-attached wire harness includes a wire harness including an electrical wire and a support member that includes a fitting portion formed in a partially cylindrical shape that is opened partially in a circumferential direction so as to be capable of being fitted to an outer peripheral portion of a bar-shaped member. On at least one of the wire harness and the support member, a support portion for supporting the wire harness disposed along an outer periphery of the fitting portion at a fixed position with respect to the fitting portion is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Haruka NAKANO, Shigeki IKEDA, Daisuke FUKAI, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Motohiro YOKOI, Housei MIZUNO, Takashi IDE, Daiki NAGAYASU, Daisuke EBATA
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Patent number: 10644426Abstract: A connector (C) includes a flat terminal (20), an obliquely wound coil spring (10) wound around a winding axis (A) that is parallel to the terminal (20) with the coil spring (10) sandwiched between the terminal (20) and a flat mating terminal (71). A connector housing (30) accommodates the terminal (20) and the coil spring (10) and includes an insertion path (37) for the mating terminal (71) to be parallel to the terminal (20). A rotation restricting portion (33) is in the connector housing (30) and restricts the coil spring (10) in a rotation posture to tilt with respect to the winding axis (A) such that a mating terminal side of a half-turn winding plane and a straight line connecting a start point (P1) and an end point (P2) of the half turn is on a back side in an inserting direction of the mating terminal (71).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Akio Kimura, Kyohei Ida
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Patent number: 10644452Abstract: A wiring system includes a plurality of connectors (C1 to C9). Each connector includes a first connector housing (10), a second connector housing (20) and a connector identifying member (30). The first connector housing (10) includes an identifying member holding portion for holding the connector identifying member (30). The second connector housing (20) includes a restraint releasing portion for releasing the restraint of the connector identifying member (30) only when the first and second connector housings (10, 20) are connected properly. Each connector identifying member (30) holds identification information for distinguishing the connector to which the connector identifying member belongs.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Kazuaki Takeda, Masaaki Tabata, Yasuo Omori
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Patent number: 10644447Abstract: A connector (10) is connectable to a mating connector (50) including a plurality of resin walls (54) formed to be open forward and having a plurality of mating terminals (60) individually fixed inside the respective resin walls (54). The connector (10) includes a plurality of terminals (40) to be connected to the plurality of mating terminals (60) and a housing (20) having the plurality of terminals (40) accommodated in a movable state inside. The plurality of terminals (40) are connected to the mating terminals (60) while being respectively positioned by the plurality of resin walls (54) at the time of connection to the mating connector (50).Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shuya Nishio, Kiyokazu Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 10644415Abstract: A terminal-equipped wire (X) includes a wire (10) with a core (11) covered by with insulation coating (12). A terminal (20) including a wire barrel (23) is crimped onto the core (11) exposed at an end of the wire (10). An anticorrosive (35) is attached to cover the crimped wire barrel (23). The wire barrel (23) has barrel pieces (23B) extending from side edges of a bottom plate. The core (11) is placed on the bottom plate so that a tip of the core (11) is retracted rearwardly of front edges of the barrel pieces (23B) and the barrel pieces (23B) are crimped to embrace the core (11) while extending ends of the barrel pieces (23B) butt against each other. A core confirmation opening (30) is formed in a front of the crimped wire barrel (23) by widening an interval between corresponding butting parts of the barrel pieces (23B).Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Nomura, Hiroki Hirai, Junichi Ono, Takuji Ootsuka
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Publication number: 20200136861Abstract: A switch device is a switch device that relays data in an in-vehicle network and including a plurality of first communication ports which are connectable to a plurality of functional units in a vehicle, and includes a plurality of first communication circuits disposed corresponding to the first communication ports and capable of communicating with the functional units via the corresponding first communication ports, one or more second communication circuits different from the plurality of first communication circuits, a switching unit capable of switching a connection destination of each of the first communication ports between the corresponding first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and a control unit that controls the switching unit such that a connection destination of a target port which is the first communication port serving as a target is switched to the second communication circuit when a predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro OGAWA, Hirofumi URAYAMA, Koichi TAKAYAMA, Takeshi HAGIHARA, Yasuhiro YABUUCHI
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Publication number: 20200126716Abstract: Provided is a reactor including a coil and a magnetic core that includes inner core portions arranged inside of a wound portions and outer core portions arranged outside of the wound portions. A sensor measures a physical amount that is related to a combined body of the coil and the magnetic core. A wiring locking portion locks a wiring of the sensor. The wiring locking portion includes a first claw member and a second claw member. A wiring path is formed inside a bent portion of the claw members. The second claw member is spaced apart from the first claw member a distance L between the leading end of the first claw member and the leading end of the second claw member in the Y direction is greater than 1 times the diameter of the wiring and less than or equal to 1.5 times the diameter of the wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Kohei Yoshikawa, Takashi Misaki, Shinichiro Yamamoto, Hajime Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 10622764Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector structure enabling the replacement of an STP cable (10B) and a UTP cable (10A) without making a large structural change. UTP connection terminals (21A) to be connected to respective wires (11) of a UTP cable (10A) have the same shape and are accommodated in a pair of accommodating portions (26) of a UTP dielectric (22A) such that insertion areas (53) for male terminals (91) are close to each other in a width direction. STP connection terminals (21B) to be connected to respective wires (11) of the STP cable (10B) have the same shape and are accommodated into the pair of accommodating portions (26) of a STP dielectric (22B) such that insertion areas (53) for male terminals (91) are arranged more apart from each other in the width direction than in the case of the UTP connection terminals (21A).Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
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Patent number: 10622743Abstract: A terminal module (10) includes an electrical contact member (11) having a coil holding surface (12F) configured to face a contact surface (62F) provided on a mating terminal (61), a conductive obliquely wound coil spring (21) and a holder (31) configured to hold the obliquely wound coil spring (21) by being assembled with the electrical contact member (11). The holder (31) includes a holder body (32) configured to hold the obliquely wound coil spring (21) along the coil holding surface (12F) and having a window portion (35) configured to expose the obliquely wound coil spring (21) toward a side opposite to the coil holding surface (12F), and locking pieces (39) continuous from the holder body (32) and configured to engage the electrical contact member (11).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Akio Kimura, Seido Nishijima
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Patent number: 10622774Abstract: It is aimed to provide a method and a joint connector for shorting a plurality of wires to each other, the method and the joint connector being capable of flexibly coping with the number of the wires. A joint connector includes a plurality of wire-side terminals (20) to be mounted on a plurality of wires (10), a plurality of insulating housings (30) and a shorting member (40). Each wire-side terminal (20) is inserted into a terminal accommodating chamber of the corresponding insulating housing (30). The plurality of insulating housings (30) are united with each other while being arranged in a specific arrangement direction. The shorting member (40) is inserted into each of the united insulating housings (30) and fit to each wire-side terminal (20), whereby the wire-side terminals (20) are electrically connected to each other via the shorting member (40).Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Washio, Yasuo Omori
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Patent number: 10618251Abstract: A sound-absorbing material obtained by stacking nonwoven fabrics that has a structure for both maintaining its sound-absorbing performance and providing flame-retardancy. The sound-absorbing material is obtained by stacking a base material made of nonwoven fabric and a surface material made of nonwoven fabric, in which a flame-retardant material made of nonwoven fabric having a density that is higher than those of the base material and the surface material is disposed between the base material and the surface material. Also, a wire harness is provided with the sound-absorbing material in which the wire harness and the sound-absorbing material are integrated with each other by covering at least a portion of the wire harness extending in an axial direction, with the sound-absorbing material.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yutaka Takata