Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies
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Patent number: 10615532Abstract: It is aimed to simplify the shape of a terminal unit in a structure for mounting the terminal unit into a housing. A connector includes a housing (10) formed with an accommodating portion (11) inside, a guide groove (13) formed in the accommodating portion (11), a terminal unit (30) configured by accommodating a plurality of terminal fittings (49) into a terminal holding member (31) and to be inserted into the accommodating portion (11), a guide rib (46) formed on the terminal unit (30) and configured to guide the terminal unit (30) by sliding in contact with the guide groove (13), and a retainer (20) configured to restrict outward detachment of the terminal unit (30) from the accommodating portion (11) by being mounted into the housing (10) and locking the guide rib (46).Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Masaaki Tabata, Yasuo Omori, Hajime Matsui
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Patent number: 10611321Abstract: Provided is a wiring module for which the shape of a through hole formed in a wall of a vehicle can be set independent of the cross section of a conductor plate. The wiring module penetrates a wall provided in a vehicle. The wiring module includes a pair of conductor plates and a conductive fastening member. The pair of conductor plates are disposed opposite to each other via the wall. The fastening member penetrates the wall to be conductively connected to the pair of conductor plates, and fastens the pair of conductor plates to the wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industres, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Hida, Shinya Itou, Yuuya Fukami
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Patent number: 10608370Abstract: A wire with terminal, (10) includes a barrel (23) formed in a rear end part of a terminal fitting (15) such that two crimping pieces (27) extend from both widthwise side edges of a base plate (24) and crimped to surround an exposed area (14) of a core (12) with extending end parts (27E) of the crimping pieces (27) held close to each other, and a mold (30) covering the entire exposed area of the core (12) including a crimped part to the barrel (23) in a liquid-tight manner. A front end of the core (12) is disposed behind those of the crimping pieces (27). The barrel (23) is formed with a communicating portion (29) for causing a crimping space (28) of the barrel (23) to be open in an outer peripheral surface of the barrel (23) on a side before the front end of the core (12).Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shunya Takeuchi, Yasuo Omori, Hajime Matsui, Takehiro Nakata, Yoshiaki Yamano, Tetsuya Nakamura
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Patent number: 10609831Abstract: Entry of water from the terminal portion side to the electronic component side is inhibited. A circuit unit includes: a circuit section including a terminal portion that can be connected to an external terminal, and a body portion to which an electronic component is mounted; a first waterproofing portion that is in intimate contact with a portion to be waterproofed located between the body portion and the terminal portion of the circuit section, and that includes a resin containing an adhesive component; and a second waterproofing portion that is in intimate contact with an outer surface of each of the circuit section and the first waterproofing portion, and that is made of a resin.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshikazu Sasaki, Jun Ikeda
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Patent number: 10609811Abstract: A conductor is placed on a first placement portion of a heat dissipation member with an insulation member interposed therebetween. An FET is electrically connected to the conductor. When current flows between the drain and the source of the FET, the FET generates heat. A second placement portion of a circuit board is placed on the conductor. The conductor and the insulation member are sandwiched between the first placement portion and the second placement portion. In the heat dissipation member, a first extension portion extends from the first placement portion, and in the circuit board, a second extension portion extends from the second placement portion. The first extension portion is located opposite to and is spaced apart from the second extension portion, and a microcomputer is placed on an upper surface of the second extension portion. The microcomputer outputs a control signal for turning the FET ON or OFF.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shungo Hiratani, Hideaki Tahara, Yuuichi Hattori, Akira Haraguchi, Jun Ikeda, Arinobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10608228Abstract: A busbar module (10) includes a busbar (11) having a plate-like body (12) electrically connectable to battery cells (30), a barrel (16) composed of a cut-and-raised portion (15) formed on the plate-like body (12) and a wire (20) fixed to the barrel (16). Integration of the plate-like body (12) to be connected to the battery cells (30) and the barrel (16) to be fixed to the wire (20) achieves a weight reduction.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Koichiro Mochizuki, Osamu Nakayama, Kotaro Takada
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Patent number: 10608818Abstract: A communication system and a comparison method for securing a communication path for a legitimate user via a terminal apparatus (“TA”). A vehicle-mounted communication device (“VMCD”) transmits a device ID identifying the VMCD to a TA, acquires a terminal ID from the TA, and transmits the device ID and the terminal ID acquired from the TA to a central apparatus. The TA transmits a terminal ID identifying the TA to the VMCD, acquires a device ID from the VMCD, and transmits the terminal ID and the device ID acquired from the VMCD to the central apparatus. The central apparatus receives a device ID and a terminal ID transmitted from the VMCD and a device ID and a terminal ID transmitted from the TA, and compares the device ID and the terminal ID received from the VMCD with the device ID and the terminal ID received from the TA.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Watanabe, Akinori Usami, Naoki Adachi, Tetsuya Noda, Hideaki Shiranaga
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Publication number: 20200099306Abstract: Provided is a vehicle power supply device that is capable of executing non-synchronous rectification control and synchronous rectification control while switching therebetween and can suppress, during switching from the non-synchronous rectification control to the synchronous rectification control, an output voltage value from significantly deviating from a target voltage value. If a determination unit determines, during the execution of the non-synchronous rectification control, that a current-increasing state arises, a driving unit performs switching to the synchronous rectification control in which a PWM signal with a duty cycle of a fixed value is supplied to a first switch unit, and then performs the synchronous rectification control in which a PWM signal with a duty cycle that is calculated by a feedback operation unit based on the target output voltage value and the detection result of the detecting unit is supplied to the first switch unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hisanori Kanbara, Naoya Koda
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Patent number: 10601215Abstract: An on-vehicle power source switch apparatus configured to switch off a switch when a ground fault occurs is provided. A first system includes a generator, a first power storage that powers a first vehicle load. A second system includes a second power storage device that powers a second vehicle load. A separation switch is connected between the first and the second systems. A first and a second control circuits respectively output a first and a second provisional control signals for controlling the separation switch. A logic circuit switches on the separation switch when both the first and the second provisional controls signal indicate on. When power is generated, the first and the second control circuits output respective first and second provisional control signals indicating on, and when a ground fault has occurred, the first and second control circuits output the first and second provisional control signals indicating off.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Hiromichi Yasunori
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Patent number: 10601418Abstract: If a main switch and a sub-switch are OFF and ON respectively, a comparator compares a source voltage value of the main switch to an output voltage value of a direct-current power source. In the same case, the comparator compares an end-to-end voltage value between a source and a drain of the main switch to a threshold value. A voltage value of the voltage applied to one end of the sub-switch is lower than the voltage value at the drain of the main switch. The output voltage value of the direct-current power source is lower than the voltage value. The threshold value is lower than the difference between the voltage value at the drain of the main switch and the voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systmes, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shunichi Sawano, Yuuki Sugisawa
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Patent number: 10601301Abstract: An abnormality detection device includes a detection circuit unit, a protection circuit unit, and an abnormality determination unit. The detection circuit unit includes: a voltage detection circuit and a current detection circuit that generate, as analog signals, detection values indicating a current and a voltage at a predetermined position of a vehicle-mounted power supply device. An A/D converter converts the detection value into a digital signal. The protection circuit unit performs a predetermined protection operation on the vehicle-mounted power supply device if a voltage or a current of an input path or an output path of a voltage converting unit has an abnormal value. The abnormality determination unit makes at least one of the detection circuit unit and the protection circuit unit perform a predetermined diagnosis operation, and determines, based on a result of the diagnosis operation, whether the detection circuit unit and the protection circuit unit is abnormal.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Noriko Terada
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Patent number: 10601315Abstract: A DC-DC converter is provided with: a first switching circuit in which a first element unit and a second element unit are provided in series between a first conductive path and a reference conductive path; a second switching circuit in which a third element unit and a fourth element unit are provided in series between the first conductive path and the reference conductive path; a first inductor that is connected between a connection node that connects the third element unit and the fourth element unit, and a second conductive path; and a second inductor that is connected between a connection node that connects the first element unit and the second element unit, and the connection node that connects the third element unit and the fourth element unit. A drive unit controls the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuki Masuda, Tou Chin
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Patent number: 10596866Abstract: A tire air pressure detection system and a vehicle body side device to detect air pressure of a plurality of tires. The vehicle body side device causes a transmission unit to transmit to all tire side devices, a transmission stop signal instructing transition to a transmission stop state and then the transmission unit transmits a transmission standby signal at a transmission strength that enables the signal to reach the tire side devices; and then the transmission unit transmits to the one of the tire side devices, a transmission request signal requesting a transmission of a signal including a unique identifier stored in that tire side device; and when it is determined that a reception unit has received a response signal in response to the transmission request signal, the transmission unit transmits a transmission standby signal and a transmission request signal to the tire side device corresponding to the next tire.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Qiying Li
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Publication number: 20200090828Abstract: An 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 void measurement region having a short side of 30 ?m long and a long side of 50 ?m long is taken from a surface-layer region extending by up to 30 ?m in a direction of depth from a surface of the aluminum alloy wire. A total cross-sectional area of voids present in the surface-layer void measurement region is not greater than 2 ?m2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicants: 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: 10593461Abstract: There is provided a composite material containing magnetic powder and a polymeric material including the powder in a dispersion state, wherein a content of the magnetic powder with respect to the whole composite material is more than 50% by volume and 75% by volume or less, a saturation magnetic flux density of the composite material is 0.6 T or more, and a relative magnetic permeability of the composite material is more than 20 and is 35 or less. It is preferable that a density ratio of the magnetic powder should be 0.38 or more and 0.65 or less. The density ratio is set to be an apparent density/a true density. Moreover, it is preferable that the magnetic powder should include a plurality of particles constituted of the same material.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Kazuhiro Inaba
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Patent number: 10594122Abstract: A circuit board includes: a bus bar; a first prepreg that is overlaid on the bus bar; and a sheet-like leakage prevention portion that is overlaid on the surface of the first prepreg and suppresses leakage of the first prepreg to the outside.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yukinori Kita
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Patent number: 10594087Abstract: A shield connector includes an inner housing to hold terminals connected to wires and a shield shell to accommodate the inner housing and the end of the shielded cable. The shield shell includes a base and a cover to cover the inner housing. The base includes a bottom plate to cover a lower surface of the inner housing and base-side plates to cover side surfaces of the inner housing. A front-rear restricting convex portion extends vertically and engages a front-rear restricting cut to restrict relative movements of the inner housing and the base in a front-rear direction. A vertical restricting convex portion engages a vertical restricting hole to restrict relative vertical movements of the inner housing and the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
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Patent number: 10594060Abstract: A board connector includes a housing (10) mounted on a mounting surface (S) of a circuit board (P) and includes a terminal holding portion (11). Two types of long narrow terminal fittings (13, 20) are provided and each includes a board connecting portion (14, 21) extending in a front-rear direction and to be fixed to the mounting surface (S) behind the terminal holding portion (11). Each terminal connecting portion (15, 22) penetrates the terminal holding portion (11) in the front-rear direction. The terminal connecting portions (15, 22) have different heights from the mounting surface (S). The two types of terminal fittings (13, 20) include extra length links (16, 23) longer than heights of the terminal connecting portions (15, 22) from the mounting surface (S) and linking front ends (14F, 21F) of the board connecting portions (14, 21) and rear ends (15R, 22R) of the terminal connecting portions (15, 22).Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Masaaki Tabata, Yasuo Omori, Hajime Matsui
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Patent number: 10594287Abstract: A noise filter (A) includes a case (10) and capacitors (20) accommodated in the case (10). Substantially flat surfaces of the capacitors (20) serve as ground-side electrodes (23). A ground terminal (17) is connected directly to the ground-side electrodes (23), and input/output terminals (15) are connected to input/output-side electrodes (21) of the capacitors (20). A routing space for leads for connecting the capacitors (20) and the ground terminal (17) is not necessary in the case (10). Therefore, the case (10) can be miniaturized.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Aizawa, Yoshito Sakai
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Patent number: 10583627Abstract: A sound-absorbing material with a high tensile strength and a wire harness provided with the sound-absorbing material in which the sound-absorbing material and the wire harness are integrated with each other. The sound-absorbing material may include two first nonwoven fabrics that are stacked in their thickness direction and a second nonwoven fabric that is disposed between the two first nonwoven fabrics, in which a portion of end surfaces in a thickness direction of the second nonwoven fabric has fixing portions in which fibers are bonded to each other by an adhesive or a fusion means, and a wire harness provided with the sound-absorbing material in which a wire harness and the sound-absorbing material are integrated 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: March 10, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yutaka Takata