Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies
  • Patent number: 12131843
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: at least one first cover wire; at least one second cover wire; and a first sheet to which at least the first cover wire is fixed. A first hole is formed in the first sheet. A connection part where a core wire of the first cover wire and a core wire of the second cover wire are connected is located in a region where the first hole is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyu Aramaki, Yasuo Omori, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 12131842
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a sheet; and a plurality of wire-like transmission members disposed on the sheet, wherein the plurality of wire-like transmission members include at least one first wire-like transmission member fixed to the sheet at a plurality of first positions and at least one second wire-like transmission member fixed to the sheet at a plurality of second positions, and the first positions and the second positions are alternately provided along an extension direction of the wire-like transmission members in a region where the first wire-like transmission member and the second wire-like transmission member are parallelly arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyousyou Kou, Housei Mizuno, Daichi Fukushima, Miyu Aramaki
  • Patent number: 12128835
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: at least one wire-like transmission member; and a sheet to which the wire-like transmission member is fixed, wherein a route bending portion in which the wire-like transmission member is bended and disposed is provided on the sheet, and the route bending portion includes a bending position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Hidetoshi Ishida, Ryusuke Kudo, Masaki Mizushita, Haruka Nakano, Kenta Arai, Daisuke Ebata
  • Patent number: 12128834
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: at least one wiring body including a sheet and a wire-like transmission member fixed to the sheet; and a regulation member including a housing part and a retaining piece and attached to the wiring body. The housing part includes a bottom part and two sidewall parts protruding from the bottom part. The wiring body is housed in the housing part while both end portions along a width direction are bended with respect to an intermediate portion and extend toward a tip end portion of each of the two sidewall parts. The retaining piece protrudes above the housing part from the tip end portion of each of the two sidewall parts to press the end portions of the wiring body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Komori, Daichi Ashida
  • Patent number: 12128836
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of fixing a plurality of wiring members to the attachment surface as close as possible. A wiring module includes: a base member having an attachment surface; a plurality of wiring members disposed on the attachment surface; and a holding member holding the plurality of wiring members in an arranged state on the attachment surface. The holding member includes at least one sheet portion in which at least one hole is formed. The plurality of wiring members are passed through the at least one hole and held in the arranged state. The sheet portion is joined to the attachment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Yamaguchi, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Housei Mizuno, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20240351520
    Abstract: An in-vehicle apparatus according to the present disclosure is an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted in a vehicle and connected to another in-vehicle apparatus to be capable of communicating with the other in-vehicle apparatus via an in-vehicle network, the in-vehicle apparatus including: a control unit that controls communication with the other in-vehicle apparatus. When the control unit causes the in-vehicle apparatus to transition from a normal state to a sleep state, the control unit generates a notification message that is defined by AUTOSAR by including, in the notification message, a deactivation flag for causing the other in-vehicle apparatus to deactivate disconnection detection, and outputs the generated notification message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro OTSU, Takeshi HAGIHARA, Hirofumi URAYAMA, Hideki MAEDA, Darmawan GO, Yoshitaka KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240356431
    Abstract: In a power supply control device, a microcomputer causes the state of each of a plurality of second switches into which current is input from a first switch to transition to an off state or a current conduction state in which current can flow therethrough. The microcomputer adjusts the average value of the current flowing per unit time for at least one second switch, according to the one or more second switches that are in the current conduction state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinnosuke NAKAGUCHI, Masayuki KATO
  • Publication number: 20240355503
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Hiroki HIRAI, Housei MIZUNO, Miyu ARAMAKI, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Junichi SHIRAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240357759
    Abstract: An electric device includes: a case; an electronic component having a terminal and disposed in the case; and a busbar disposed in the case and laser-welded to the terminal. The terminal of the electronic component and the busbar overlap each other, the case has an opening portion, and one or both of the terminal of the electronic component and the busbar are exposed to the outside of the case through the opening portion. The case has a first sandwiching portion configured to come into contact with one of the terminal of the electronic component and the busbar, and a second sandwiching portion configured to come into contact with the other of the terminal of the electronic component and the busbar, and relative positions of the terminal of the electronic component and the busbar are held as a result of sandwiching by the first sandwiching portion and the second sandwiching portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Hitoshi TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 12127359
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of increasing waterproofness of an electronic unit. An electronic unit includes: a case including an opening; a circuit board housed in the case through the opening; and a cover attached to the opening, wherein a protruding portion is provided on at least one side wall of the case, and the protruding portion includes a step that causes an opening side portion of the side wall to protrude further outward relative to a rear side portion of the side wall, and is provided so as to extend along the periphery of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Sumida
  • Patent number: 12126164
    Abstract: In a power-supply control device, power supply to loads is controlled by driving circuits separately switching on or off FETs, respectively. In a state in which the connection destination of a fuse element is the FET, a microcomputer provides an instruction to switch the FET off. Then, the microcomputer determines whether or not a current is flowing through the FET. Upon determining that a current is flowing through the FET, the microcomputer switches the connection destination of the fuse element to the FETs, and provides an instruction to switch the FET on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeo Uchino
  • Patent number: 12119167
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil having a winding portion, a magnetic core, and a holding member holding an end surface of the winding portion and the outer core portion of the magnetic core, the holding member having a through hole into which an end portion of the inner core portion of the magnetic core is inserted. One of the inner core portion and the outer core portion is a hybrid core composed of a powder compact and a resin core molded on an outer periphery of the powder compact, and the other of the inner core portion and the outer core portion is a hybrid core or a resin core. The resin core of the inner core portion and the resin core of the outer core portion are continuous with each other via the through hole of the holding member so as to form a seamless single body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Misaki, Kohei Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20240339773
    Abstract: An object is to improve heat dissipation performance while reducing a distance between boards when circuits on the boards are electrically connected to each other. The board module includes a first board including a first circuit, and a first connector provided on the first board, and the first connector is connected to a second connector, a through hole is formed in the first board, the first connector includes a connector housing disposed in the through hole and a first terminal, the first terminal includes a first board-side end portion connected to the first circuit, a first terminal portion held by the connector housing, and a heat dissipation portion provided between a first board-side end portion and the first terminal portion and exposed as seen from the opposite side to the second connector with respect to the connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun TAKAMIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240339930
    Abstract: An onboard control apparatus includes a duty ratio control unit, a current control unit, and a switching unit. The duty ratio control unit performs duty ratio control so as to turn a switch on and off at a set duty ratio. The current control unit performs current control so as to change the current to be supplied to the resistor portion while continuously supplying the current to the resistor portion. The switching unit switches, when a switching condition is established while the duty ratio control unit is performing the duty ratio control, to the current control by the current control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi AIZAWA
  • Patent number: 12110034
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus that is for installation in a vehicle, is to be communicably connected to a vehicle-mounted update apparatus that stores configuration information of a vehicle-mounted ECU that is to apply an update program, and monitors the vehicle-mounted update apparatus. The monitoring apparatus includes: a control unit that obtains the configuration information of the vehicle-mounted ECU from the vehicle-mounted update apparatus, and, if previously obtained first configuration information and most recently obtained second configuration information are different, the control unit determines that the vehicle-mounted update apparatus has been replaced and executes predetermined processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taro Itatsu
  • Patent number: 12111654
    Abstract: Provided are an in-vehicle wireless communication apparatus, a wireless communication system, a wireless communication apparatus, and a vehicle control method configured to realize prompt external control of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Chujo, Hiromichi Yasunori
  • Patent number: 12113403
    Abstract: A drive device drives a motor serving as a load. A first upstream switch is disposed upstream from the motor and a first downstream switch is disposed downstream from the motor in a first current path of current flowing via the motor. A second upstream switch is disposed upstream from the motor and a second downstream switch is disposed downstream from the motor in a second current path of current flowing via the motor. A direction of the current flowing in the motor when current flows in the first current path is different from a direction of the current flowing in the motor when current flows in the second current path. The first upstream drive circuit stops flow of current via the first upstream switch when the current flowing through the first upstream switch becomes greater than or equal to a current threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kota Oda, Masayuki Kato, Ryohei Sawada
  • Publication number: 20240333004
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a bypass circuit, a current conduction circuit, and an anomaly determination unit. The bypass circuit is provided in parallel to a first switching element, and includes a resistor portion, and a current flows therethrough from a power supply unit to a load via the resistor portion. The current conduction circuit is provided between a first conduction path, of a power path, between the bypass circuit and the load, and a second conduction path, which is grounded, and is configured such that, when in a current conduction state, a current flows from the first conduction path to the second conduction path. The anomaly determination unit performs anomaly determination based on a voltage drop at the resistor portion when the current conduction circuit is in the current conduction state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke WAKAZONO, Yuuki SUGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20240333597
    Abstract: A management device includes: a specification information acquisition unit configured to acquire specification information indicating a specification of a configuration of an in-vehicle network; a state information acquisition unit configured to acquire state information indicating an assembly state, in the in-vehicle network, of a plurality of in-vehicle devices forming the in-vehicle network; and a comparison unit configured to compare the specification indicated by the specification information acquired by the specification information acquisition unit with the assembly state indicated by the state information acquired by the state information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Hideyuki TANAKA, Tatsuya IZUMI, Kenta OGATA, Takeshi HAGIHARA, Hirofumi URAYAMA, Darmawan GO, Tomohiro OTSU, Yoshitaka KIKUCHI, Hideki GOTO, Yasuhiro YAMASAKI, Takashi YASUDA
  • Patent number: 12107703
    Abstract: A control unit of a determination device obtains a plurality of pieces of first data and second data, derives determination data based on the first data, specifies, from among a plurality of combinations of identifiers for respectively identifying the pieces of first data and an identifier for identifying the second data, based on the second data and the determination data, a valid combination including the identifiers of valid first data and second data, and an invalid combination including the identifiers of invalid first data or second data, and determines, based on a plurality of identifiers included in the specified invalid combination and a plurality of identifiers included in the valid combination, whether the first data or the second data is invalid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Aiba, Hiroshi Ueda, Naoki Adachi, Shogo Kamiguchi, Fumiya Ishikawa