Patents Assigned to Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11855429
    Abstract: An electric junction box assembly includes a case, a housing and a cover. A housing is disposed on an outer surface of the case. The housing includes a back wall and a pair of supports disposed on the back wall. The supports are spaced apart from each other and each support includes an upper support member and a lower support member spaced apart from each other so as to define an opening. The upper support member has an arcuate inner surface and the lower support member has an arcuate inner surface each having a radius greater than the opening. The cover includes an axial rod having a thickness smaller than a height of the opening and a width greater than the height of the opening, wherein a rotation of the axial rod prevents the cover from being dislodged from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin Magda, Brian Carnick
  • Patent number: 11854719
    Abstract: A wire harness has less differences of the amount of deflection caused by the self weight when the wire harness is constructed by arranging the plurality of the electric wire having the different cross-sectional area of the conductor. A wire harness has first and second electric wires arranged side by side in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the electric wires. Each of the first and second electric wires includes a conductor with a plurality of elemental wires, the second electric wire has a larger conductor cross-sectional area than the first electric wire has, the second electric wire has the larger outer diameter of the elemental wires composing the conductor than the first electric wire has, and the second electric wire contains a same or smaller number of elemental wires composing the conductor in comparison with the first electric wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumitoshi Imasato, Yusuke Maejima, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Toyoki Furukawa, Kyoma Sahashi
  • Patent number: 11855448
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicular control device that is provided with a switching circuit, and for opening/closing a connection between a starter including a capacitor that is to be connected to one end portion of the switching circuit and an in-vehicle battery that is to be connected to another end portion of the switching circuit by controlling an on/off state of the switching circuit. The control device includes a voltage detection unit configured to detect a voltage of the one end portion, and a control unit configured to control the switching circuit to turn off from on, and determine whether there is a failure in the switching circuit, based on a voltage detected by the voltage detection unit when a predetermined time has elapsed from when the switching circuit is controlled to turn off from on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Yamada, Ken Furuto, Takanori Ito
  • Patent number: 11855440
    Abstract: A circuit is protected from sudden potential fluctuations that occur in a power ground. An in-vehicle protection apparatus includes a first Zener diode portion, a second Zener diode portion, a diode portion, and an intermediate conductive path. A voltage based on a power source is applied to the anode side of the diode portion. The intermediate conductive path is provided with a branch portion at one end, and forms a path between the cathode of the diode portion and the branch portion. The cathode of the first Zener diode portion is electrically connected to the branch portion and the anode of the first Zener diode portion is electrically connected to a power ground line. The cathode of the second Zener diode portion is electrically connected to the branch portion and the anode of the second Zener diode portion is electrically connected to a signal ground line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Yutaka Higuchi, Kohei Oshima, Ibuki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11850839
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a wiring member includes an adhesive member, a wire-like transmission member, and an adherent. The adhesive member includes a planar base body having conductivity, a first hot-melt adhesive agent provided on one main surface of the base body, and a second hot-melt adhesive agent provided on another main surface of the base body. The base body can generate heat by induction heating using an induction heating apparatus. The wire-like transmission member is bonded to the first hot-melt adhesive agent in the adhesive member on a side of the one main surface of the base body. The adherent is bonded to the second hot-melt adhesive agent in the adhesive member on a side of the another main surface of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Daichi Fukushima, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Housei Mizuno, Miyu Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11854720
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a connector; a plurality of wire-like transmission members extending from the connector; and a sheet member in which the plurality of wire-like transmission members extending from the connector are disposed and fixed on a main surface in a state where an arrangement of the plurality of wire-like transmission members is changed to be different from an arrangement in an end surface of the connector. At least one intersection position in which the plurality of wire-like transmission members intersect with each other for changing the arrangement of the plurality of wire-like transmission members is located in a backward region of the end surface of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta Takakura, Housei Mizuno, Suguru Yasuda
  • Patent number: 11855384
    Abstract: It is aimed to improve anti-vibration performance. A connector includes a case made of metal and including an opening, and a terminal holding member made of synthetic resin for holding terminal fittings, the terminal holding member being integrated with the case while penetrating through the opening. The opening 18 includes a protruding portion protruding inward toward an outer periphery of the terminal holding member. The terminal holding member includes an inclination restricting portion to be held in contact with at least one of an outer surface and an inner surface of the protruding portion. Since the inclination restricting portion is in contact with the protruding portion, the inclination of the terminal holding member with respect to the case is suppressed even if the terminal holding member is subjected to vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunori Asano, Motoki Kubota
  • Patent number: 11855402
    Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel and a connecting tube portion continuous with the wire barrel and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric, a front outer conductor including a front tube portion and a dielectric locking portion to be locked to at least a part of the dielectric, and a rear outer conductor 33 including a rear tube portion for surrounding the outer periphery of the coated wire 13 exposed from the braided wire, a shield crimping portion to be crimped to the braided wire from outside and a front outer conductor crimping portion to be crimped to the dielectric locking portion from outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hamada, Junichi Ono, Atsushi Murata
  • Patent number: 11855475
    Abstract: In a charge/discharge control apparatus, a voltage conversion unit performs voltage conversion between a second conductive path and a third conductive path. A first switch switches between an on state where a current is allowed to flow from a first conductive path to the second conductive path and an off state where the current is blocked. A second switch switches between an on state where a current is allowed to flow from the second conductive path to a second power path, and an off state where the current is blocked. An auxiliary charging unit switches between a supply state where power is supplied to a power storage unit via a path different from a path including the voltage conversion unit, based on power supplied via the first conductive path, and a stopped state where the supply of power via the path is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyohei Morita, Hiroki Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20230406239
    Abstract: An electrical wire structure including: an electrical wire; an exterior tube covering an outer periphery of the electrical wire; and a path restrictor covering a range spanning more than half of an outer periphery of the exterior tube in a circumferential direction of the exterior tube, extending along a lengthwise direction of the exterior tube, and restricting a path along which the electrical wire is routed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta SAITO, Katsutoshi IZAWA, Kosuke TANAKA, Masashi FUJIKI
  • Publication number: 20230407046
    Abstract: To provide a metal-containing additive and a crosslinkable polymer composition that each contain a ?-diketonato metal complex and have excellent storage stability, and provide a crosslinked polymer material, a metal member, and a wire harness that are each produced using such a crosslinkable polymer composition. The metal-containing additive includes the ?-diketonato metal complex and a primary alkyl alcohol having 4 to 30 carbon atoms. The crosslinkable polymer composition includes the metal-containing additive and an organic polymer, where the organic polymer has a substituent capable of forming ionic bonds with metal ions released by heat from the metal-containing additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki OSHIUMI, Takehiro HOSOKAWA, Makoto MIZOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230406240
    Abstract: A wire harness that includes: an electrical wire; an exterior tube covering an outer periphery of the wire; a first path restrictor attached on an outer peripheral side of the exterior tube; and a second path restrictor attached on an outer peripheral side of the first path restrictor, wherein the smooth outer surface of the first path restrictor and the smooth inner surface of the second path restrictor form an air layer therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi IZAWA, Kosuke TANAKA, Ryuta SAITO
  • Patent number: 11846652
    Abstract: A wheel speed sensor includes a plurality of magnetic field detectors configured to output detection signals that correspond to magnetic field fluctuation caused by a rotation of a rotor; and an attachment member that includes an attachment portion that is to be attached to a vehicle and a holding portion that is configured to hold the plurality of magnetic field detectors, and that, in a state in which the attachment portion is attached to the vehicle, when viewed along a center axial direction of the rotor, holds the plurality of magnetic field detectors at a position that is closer to a center line, which passes centrally between an outer peripheral line that depicts the outer periphery of the rotor and an inner peripheral line that depicts the inner periphery of the rotor, than to the outer peripheral line and the inner peripheral line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungwoo Kim, Toshinari Kobayashi, Hironobu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11848524
    Abstract: A cable with terminal disclosed by this specification is provided with a shielded cable 11 including a conductive shield portion 15 for covering outer peripheries of two coated wires 12 and a sheath portion 16 for covering an outer periphery of the shield portion 15, a first outer conductor 51 made of metal and including a tubular portion 52 in the form of a rectangular tube, and a second outer conductor 60 including plate-like fixing barrels 62 to be crimped to wind around an outer surface of the tubular portion 52 in a circumferential direction. The tubular portion 52 includes a depressed portion 57 arranged inside to radially face the fixing barrels 62 and allowing the fixing barrels 62 to be crimped by causing the fixing barrels 62 to be excessively deformed beyond proper crimping positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Patent number: 11848529
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a terminal block that can be kept compact. A terminal block has a housing made of a synthetic resin, a columnar metal connection terminal held by the housing, and a cylindrical metal joint part in which a device connection part of the connection terminal is inserted. The joint part has a cylindrical part in which the device connection part is inserted and a cylindrical part in which an end part of a device-side terminal electrically connected to the connection terminal is inserted. The connection terminal is electrically connected to the device-side terminal via the joint part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Tachi, Dohyung Kim, Mitsuru Hirose, Daisuke Hashimoto, Soichiro Okumura
  • Patent number: 11849324
    Abstract: A detection device includes: a monitoring unit configured to monitor, as target messages, an authorized message being periodically transmitted and the unauthorized message in the in-vehicle network; and a generation unit configured to generate a reference time to be used in a detection process of detecting the unauthorized message; a detection unit configured to perform detection process, based on time difference between a time corresponding to a transmission time of target message based on a monitoring result of the monitoring unit, and the reference time generated by the generation unit. When target message has been determined to be abnormal in the detection process, the generation unit, based on a value obtained by adding a latest statistical value to the reference time, generates a new reference time to be used in the detection process for a target message to be transmitted after the target message having been determined to be abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Hamada, Hiroshi Ueda, Naoki Adachi, Shinichi Aiba, Shogo Kamiguchi, Fumiya Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11848519
    Abstract: It is aimed to reduce cost. A female connector (F) includes a female housing (30) to be connected to a male housing (10), a lock functioning portion (57) provided on the female housing (30) and configured to lock the female housing (30) and the male housing (10) in a connected state by being locked to the male housing (10), and a releasing member (63) attachable to and detachable to the female housing (30), the releasing member being a component separate from the female housing (30). The releasing member (63) can displace the lock functioning portion (57) to disengage the lock functioning portion (57) from the male housing (10) while being mounted on the female housing (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Yutaka Kobayashi, Hiroki Kobayashi, Pipatthana Phatiwuttipat, Teruo Hara
  • Patent number: 11848527
    Abstract: A terminal includes a terminal body and a slider. The terminal body is formed by processing a metal sheet. The terminal body is coupled to a front end of an electric wire with respect to an extending direction in which the electric wire extends. The terminal body holds the electric wire. The slider is slidable in the extending direction relative to the terminal body. The terminal body includes connecting tabs that includes contact surfaces contactable with the electric wire. Each of the connecting tabs has a cantilever shape. The slider includes pressing portions that press the connecting tabs so that the connecting tabs deform and the contact surfaces contact the electric wire when the slider is slid. The connecting tabs include burrs that are produced during processing of the metal sheet. The burrs protrude from the contact surfaces toward the electric wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunya Takeuchi, Masaaki Tabata, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Amakawa
  • Patent number: 11848141
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor that includes a coil having a winding portion, a magnetic core having an inner core portion and an outer core portion, and a resin molded portion covering a surface of the magnetic core. The inner core portion is a single body having a non-separated structure, and includes a groove portion provided along a direction intersecting with the axial direction in a surface in the vicinity of an end portion of the inner core portion located in the axial direction. The resin molded portion includes an outer resin portion and an inner resin portion that covers the surface of the end portion of the inner core portion located in the axial direction and with which an inner portion of the groove portion is filled. The inner resin portion is continuous with the outer resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Yoshikawa, Akinori Ooishi
  • Publication number: 20230399525
    Abstract: A crosslinkable polymer composition and a crosslinked polymer material including a metal member and a wiring harness. The crosslinkable polymer composition contains component A from which metal ion is released by heat, component B containing an organic polymer having a substituent capable of ionic bonding with the metal ion released from component A, and component C containing one or more acidic phosphate ester with a carbon number of 4 to 30. Assuming that the metal ion released from component A has a valence of +y and a content of the metal ion is m mol, the substituent contained in component B has a valence of ?z and a content of the substituent is n mol, the acidic phosphate constituting component C has a valence of ?x and a content of the acidic phosphate esters is 1 mol g?0.1 holds for g=(m·y?l·x)/(n·z).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki OSHIUMI, Takehiro HOSOKAWA, Makoto MIZOGUCHI