Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies
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Patent number: 10103498Abstract: A shield connector includes a shielded cable (11) with wires (12) enclosed by a shield layer (13). An inner housing (16) accommodates terminals (15) connected to the wires (12). A shield shell (20) covers the inner housing (16) and includes a connecting portion (23) to be connected electrically to the shield layer (13). An outer housing (30) accommodates the shield shell (20) and is locked to a mating connector. The outer housing (30) includes a body (31) enabling the shield shell (20) to be inserted therein through an opening (31A) on a rear side, and two covers (40A, 40B) integrally hinged to the body (31) to close the opening (31A) and cover the connecting portion (23). Each cover (40A, 40B) includes a first lock (43, 44) to be locked to the mating cover and a second lock (45) to be locked to the body.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, LTD., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, LTD., Sumitomo Electric Industries, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
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Publication number: 20180272968Abstract: An in-vehicle power supply apparatus supplies power to an external load while bypassing the occurrence of an overcurrent, even when there is a failure on a main battery side or a failure on a sub-battery side includes a main battery and a sub-battery and two relays. One of the relays is connected to the main battery via the other relay, and transitions from a closed to an open state when an overcurrent flows thereto after the other relay transitions from the closed state to the open state. The other relay transitions from the closed state to the open state when an overcurrent flows thereto. The sub-battery is connected to the main battery via both of the relays. The main battery is connected to a backup load, bypassing both of the relays. A sub-power supply path connects the sub-battery and the backup load via the one relay.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Hiromichi Yasunori
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Publication number: 20180261822Abstract: A bus bar terminal includes an electrode connection portion that connects electrode terminals of power storage elements to each other, and a wire connection portion that is to be connected to an electrical wire. Restriction portions are provided between the electrode connection portion and the wire connection portion, and restrict the movement of a liquid adhered to the electrode connection portion toward the wire connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Hiroki Shimodo
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Publication number: 20180261953Abstract: A bus bar terminal (20) includes an electrode connection portion (22) that connects electrode terminals (BP) of power storage elements (BC) to each other, and a wire connection portion (33) that is to be connected to an electrical wire (38), and guide portions (26, 28) are provided between the electrode connection portion (22) and the wire connection portion (33), the guide portions guiding adhered liquid (D) so as to fall to a position separated from the wire connection portion (33).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring System, Ltd, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Hiroki Shimodo
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Patent number: 10068682Abstract: A wiring module equipped with an external covering member includes an external covering pipe; a first conductive wire member that is inserted into the external covering pipe, a first end portion of the first conductive wire member extending from a first-end opening portion of the external covering pipe; a second conductive wire member that is connected to the first end portion of the first conductive wire member via a connection portion that is located outward of the first-end opening portion of the external covering pipe; and a bending mitigating member that is capable of undergoing elastic bending deformation more easily than the external covering pipe, a first end portion of the bending mitigating member being fixed to the first-end opening portion of the external covering pipe, and the bending mitigating member extending up to the connection portion or beyond the connection portion while surrounding the first conductive wire member.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Itani, Tomoya Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 10069286Abstract: An insulation structure for a splice portion, a harness mounting plate, and a wiring unit that are capable of reducing labor-hours that are required when insulating a splice portion where a plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal. A plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal, wherein an opening portion that allows the splice portion to be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom is formed in a splice housing portion that surrounds and insulates the splice portion, and the insulation structure is provided with a separation restricting portion that restricts the splice portion that is housed in the splice housing portion from becoming separated from the opening portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Tetsuji Tanaka, Osamu Nakayama, Tomohide Maki
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Patent number: 10069231Abstract: An electric contact pair includes a first electric contact, and a second electric contact to be brought into electrical contact with the first electric contact. The first electric contact includes a first plating film made of Ag or a Ag alloy on its outermost surface, and the second electric contact includes a second plating film made of Rh or a Rh alloy on its outermost surface. The first plating film maybe layered on a first conductive base material, the second plating film maybe layered on a second conductive base material, and the first conductive base material and the second conductive base material are made of copper or a copper alloy, or aluminum or an aluminum alloy. A connector terminal pair includes a first terminal including the first electric contact, and a second terminal including the second electric contact.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Kato, Yoshifumi Saka, Takahiro Sunaga
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Patent number: 10065342Abstract: When forming molded resin on a terminal-equipped conductive wire, cases where resin inside the mold for insert-molding leaks out from the mold are suppressed. A smooth portion having a smooth outer circumferential surface is formed in a conductive wire of a terminal-equipped conductive wire (smooth portion formation step (S2)). Furthermore, a molded resin member that covers the terminal connection portion is formed in a state where the terminal connection portion provided is inserted into an insert-molding mold, and a portion of the conductive wire that extends from a metal terminal is exposed to the outside through an opening portion of the mold (insert-molding step (S3)). The outer shape of the smooth portion is a shape that corresponds to the opening shape of the opening portion of the mold.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiya Hirooka, Kouji Fukumoto, Daisuke Hashimoto, Jisung Kim, Kenji Miyamoto, Mitsuru Hirose, Hitoshi Horio
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Patent number: 10062633Abstract: Provided is a substrate unit configured to improve heat dissipation efficiency while preventing workability from degrading at the time of assembly. A substrate unit includes: a substrate that has one surface on having a conductive pattern, and includes an opening; a conductive member that includes a main portion is fixed to the other surface of the substrate, and at least one terminal of an electronic component is electrically connected via the opening; and a heat dissipation member is fixed to a surface of the conductive member opposite a substrate side surface thereof, wherein the conductive member is provided with an extension portion that extends from the main portion of the conductive member and to which an external device is to be electrically connected, the extension portion intersecting a plane that extends along the heat dissipation member.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shungo Hiratani, Hideaki Tahara, Kazuyoshi Ohara, Munsoku O, Hideo Morioka, Arinobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10062891Abstract: A wiring module includes connecting members for electrically connecting electrode terminals of adjacent power storage elements, an insulating protector for accommodating the connecting members and an insulating cover for covering the insulating protector. The insulating cover is configured by arranging a plurality of division covers. At least one of the division covers is formed with an overlapping portion to be overlapped with an adjacent one of the division covers.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Tetsuya Fujita
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Patent number: 10053905Abstract: Provided is a vehicle communication system and a mobile device that make it possible to automatically open a vehicle door without impairing security or convenience. A vehicle communication system includes: an on-board device (1) that outputs a control signal for opening a vehicle door (D); and a mobile device (2) that transmits a reservation signal pertaining to a reservation for opening the vehicle door (D), to the on-board device (1), the on-board device (1) outputting the control signal by performing predetermined communication with the mobile device (2) upon receiving the reservation signal. The mobile device (2) includes: a mobile transmission unit that transmits the reservation signal; an acceptance unit that accepts an operation pertaining to transmission of the reservation signal; and a transmission control unit that causes the mobile transmission unit to repeatedly transmit the reservation signal upon the acceptance unit accepting the operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Oomi Norichika
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Publication number: 20180234017Abstract: A transformer device 1 performs, in parallel, a step-up operation for raising an input voltage Vin that is applied between input terminals A1 and A2, and a step-down operation for lowering the input voltage Vin. The transformer device 1 outputs the voltage transformed through the step-up operation and the step-down operation from output terminals B1 and B2. The device detects an output current Iout. A step-up adjustment circuit 13 decreases N if the output current Iout is higher than a reference current Ir1, and increases N if the output current Iout is lower than the reference current Ir1. A step-down adjustment circuit 14 decreases M if the output current Iout is higher than a reference current Ir2, and increases M if the output current Iout is lower than the reference current Ir2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Tsuguo Nishimura
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Patent number: 10050249Abstract: An insulating protector of a wiring module is provided with: a first unit that includes a first holding portion that holds one end side, in a connection direction, of the connection members; and a second unit that includes a second holding portion that holds the other end side, in the connection direction, of the connection members. The second holding portion is contiguous with the first holding portion. The first and second holding portions include separating walls that face side edges of the connection members, and coupling portions that couple the first and the second holding portions to each other. The separating walls include enlarged gap portions that are formed so that gaps between the enlarged gap portions and the side edges of the connection members are larger on the side where the coupling portions are located than on the side where ends of the connection members are located.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Tetsuya Fujita, Koichiro Mochizuki, Seishi Kimura
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Publication number: 20180219321Abstract: A connector connecting member (10) is used to connect holding-side connectors (60) to device-side connectors (80) respectively provided in solenoids (90) serving as a plurality of electrical devices, and configured as a plate (11) including connector holding portions (12) and restrictions (13). A plurality of the connector holding portions (12) are arranged side by side in a direction intersecting a connecting direction. The restrictions (13) are arranged adjacent to the connector holding portions (12), restrict movements of the solenoids (90) by coming into contact with the solenoids (90) and align the holding-side connectors (60) at positions connectable to the device-side connectors (80).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Yuji Kawashima
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Patent number: 10038271Abstract: A connector includes a housing 10 to be connected to a mating connector, and two conductive unit. Each conductive unit includes a terminal, a wire 43, and an inner conductive member 40 for electrically connecting the terminal and the wire 43. A fixing portion 17 to which the inner conductive members 40 are to be fixed is provided inside the housing 10, one of the inner conductive members 40 is fixed on one side in an arrangement direction of two wires 43 in the housing 10 and the other inner conductive member 40 is fixed on the other side. Each of the two inner conductive members 40 is fixed to the fixing portion 17 by a bolt 22, 23 extending in the arrangement direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kiyokazu Sakaguchi, Kensaku Takata
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Patent number: 10038315Abstract: Provided is a circuit assembly that enables suppression of a decrease in heat dissipation properties. A circuit assembly includes a circuit board having a conductive path, a heat dissipation member on which the circuit board is placed, and an insulating layer that is interposed between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member. A surface of the heat dissipation member that faces the circuit board is a rough surface having protrusions and recessions, and the circuit board and the heat dissipation member are fixed to each other by the insulating layer penetrating the protrusions and recessions of the rough surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Tatsuya Sumida
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Patent number: 10033124Abstract: An electrical contact pair and a connector terminal pair that can reduce the amount of sliding wear in a contact portion. The electrical contact pair includes a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, and a contact portion. The first electrical contact includes, above a first conductive base material, an Ag—Sn alloy layer, and a first AG layer that is laminated on a surface of the Ag—Sn alloy layer, and the first AG layer is exposed as the outermost surface. The second electrical contact includes a second AG layer above a second conductive base material, and the second AG layer is exposed as the outermost surface. The contact portion is obtained as a result of a surface of the first AG layer of the first electrical contact and a surface of the second AG layer of the second electrical contact being in contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Kato, Takahiro Sunaga
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Patent number: 10020093Abstract: A terminal-equipped coated wire having an exposed conductor portion at an end portion of a coated wire in which a conductor is coated with a coating material, a terminal fitting—connected to the conductor at the exposed conductor portion, and an anticorrosive agent with which a contact portion between the conductor and the terminal fitting is sealed, wherein an anticorrosive agent which is composed of a cured product of a curable resin and in which the cured product has a crosslink density within a range of 0.6×10?5 to 4×10?4 (mol/cm3) is used as the anticorrosive agent.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Naoyuki Oshiumi
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Publication number: 20180192511Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicants: 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: 10014675Abstract: An electrical junction box includes: a circuit board in which a conductive path is formed on an insulating plate; a connector housing having a hood portion in the shape of a hood and an inner wall that closes the hood portion, wherein a terminal insertion hole; is provided in the inner wall; a connector terminal that is inserted from a rear face of the connector housing into the terminal insertion hole; through the inner wall and projects into the hood portion; a base member to which the connector housing is fastened, and that is different from the circuit board; and a screw that fastens the connector housing to the base member in a state where the connector terminal is inserted into the terminal insertion hole. The connector housing includes a catch portion that catches the circuit board when the connector housing is fastened with the screw to the base member.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takehito Kobayashi, Yoshikazu Sasaki, Shigeki Yamane, Yukinori Kita, Tomohiro Ooi