Patents by Inventor Daisuke EBATA

Daisuke EBATA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220208415
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a first wiring member including a first sheet, and a plurality of first wire-like transmission members fixed onto the first sheet. The plurality of first wire-like transmission members include a second wire-like transmission member, and a third wire-like transmission member extending over the second wire-like transmission member and crossing the second wire-like transmission member. The wiring member further includes a holding member configured to hold a positional relationship between the second and third wire-like transmission members at a crossing part of the second and third wire-like transmission members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Daisuke EBATA, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Ryusuke KUDO, Shintaro SUMIDA, Hidetoshi ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220140587
    Abstract: A wiring member with a fixing member includes a flat wiring member, and a fixing member. The fixing member includes an attachment part and a fixing part. The attachment part includes an annular part and an annular shape maintaining part. The annular part is capable of changing a state between an annular state and a non-annular state. The annular shape maintaining part is provided at one end portion of the annular part, fastens another end portion of the annular part, and maintains the annular part in the annular state. In a state in which the annular part is in the annular state and the attachment part is attached to the flat wiring member, a part of the flat wiring member to which the attachment part is attached is in a spread state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta TAKAKURA, Miyu ARAMAKI, Daisuke EBATA, Taku UMEHARA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Kenta ARAI
  • Publication number: 20220134972
    Abstract: A wiring member with an exterior member includes a wiring member, and an exterior member. The wiring member includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members and a base material. The plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed to the base material in an arrayed state. The exterior member includes an attachment part. The attachment part is attached to a region of the wiring member having a reduced width. In a state in which the attachment part is attached to the wiring member, a state having the reduced width of the wiring member is maintained. In the region where the attachment part is attached, at least one of the attachment part and the base material entirely covers the plurality of wire-like transmission members along a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Daisuke EBATA, Taku UMEHARA, Ryuta TAKAKURA, Kenta ARAI, Miyu ARAMAKI, Suguru YASUDA, Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Housei MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20220123536
    Abstract: A wiring member with a fixing member includes a wiring member, and a fixing member. The wiring member includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members and a base material. The plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed to the base material in an arrayed state. The base material is bent so as to surround the plurality of wire-like transmission members. The fixing member includes an attachment part and a fixing part. The attachment part is attached to the wiring member so as to be located on outside of the base material. The fixing part is a part being connected to the attachment part and being fixed to a fixing target of the wiring member. In a state in which the attachment part is attached to the wiring member, the base material is maintained in a bent state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Daisuke EBATA, Taku UMEHARA, Ryuta TAKAKURA, Kenta ARAI, Miyu ARAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20220059253
    Abstract: A wiring member with a fixing member includes a flat wiring member, and a fixing member. The flat wiring member includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members and a base material. The plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed to the base material in an arrayed state. The fixing member includes a plate-like part and a fixing part. The plate-like part is formed into a plate-like shape elongated in one direction, and the plate-like part is attached to the base material while a main surface of the plate-like part comes in surface contact with the base material. The fixing part is a part being provided to project on the plate-like part and being configured to fix the flat wiring member to a fixing target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke EBATA, Ryuta TAKAKURA, Taku UMEHARA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Kenta ARAI, Miyu ARAMAKI
  • Patent number: 11245220
    Abstract: Provided is a connector including: at least one plate-like housing body; a plurality of groove-like terminal housing chambers each opened in an upper surface of the housing body and parallelly arranged; a plurality of connection terminals provided at ends of a plurality of electrical wirings and housed and disposed in the terminal housing chambers, respectively; an electrical wiring support part supporting the plurality of electrical wirings extending from a back end side opening part of the terminal housing chambers; a sheet-like reinforced member which is placed on an upper surface of the electrical wiring support part and the plurality of electrical wirings are fixed to in a state of parallelly arranged; and a cover part overlapping with the upper surface of the housing body to cover the terminal housing chambers and sandwiching the sheet-like reinforced member between the cover part and the electrical wiring support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Ebata, Motohiro Yokoi, Shigeki Ikeda, Ryuta Takakura, Tetsuya Nishimura, Haruka Nakano, Kenta Arai, Yasuo Omori
  • Publication number: 20220024393
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet-shaped member and multiple linear transmission members that are fixed on the sheet-shaped member. The multiple linear transmission members are fixed on the sheet-shaped member such that a portion of the multiple linear transmission members intersects with respect to another said linear transmission member. An intersection location of the multiple linear transmission members is located away from a folding position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Haruka NAKANO, Hidetoshi ISHIDA, Ryusuke KUDO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Kenta ARAI, Daisuke EBATA, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Suguru YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20220014002
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet-shaped member and multiple linear transmission members that are fixed on the sheet-shaped member. The plurality of linear transmission members are fixed on the sheet-shaped member such that a portion of the plurality of linear transmission members branches with respect to another said linear transmission member at a branching portion. An intersection location of the plurality of linear transmission members is located at the branching portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Haruka NAKANO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Ryusuke KUDO, Kenta ARAI, Hidetoshi ISHIDA, Daisuke EBATA, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Suguru YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20210362663
    Abstract: A beam member includes: a wire harness; and a hollow metal tube provided to cover at least a portion of the wire harness, wherein the hollow metal tube is provided with a main body portion that covers at least the portion of the wire harness, at least one first protrusion, at least one second protrusion, and at least one flange portion at which a pair of the first protrusion and the second protrusion are fixed, the at least one flange portion protruding toward an outside of the main body portion along a long side direction of the hollow metal tube, and an opening serving as a pullout opening for the wire harness and located at a certain portion of the main body portion in the long side direction, and ??17 N/mm2 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eisuke HIRO, Masatada NUMANO, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Shigeki IKEDA, Motohiro YOKOI, Daisuke EBATA, Ryuta TAKAKURA
  • Patent number: 11183317
    Abstract: A stacked wiring member includes a plurality of stacked flat wiring members. Each of the plurality of flat wiring members includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members and a base member keeping the plurality of wire-like transmission members in a parallel state in at least a part of the plurality of wire-like transmission members in an extension direction thereof. Wire-like transmission members having different thicknesses in the plurality of wire-like transmission members are disposed to be located together in a stacked direction of the plurality of flat wiring members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Ebata, Yuya Fukami, Hitoshi Hasegawa, Suguru Yasuda, Ryuta Takakura, Yuki Matsuo, Tetsuya Nishimura, Haruka Nakano, Masaki Mizushita, Kenta Arai, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Shigeki Ikeda, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11171437
    Abstract: Provided is a connector including at least one plate-like housing body, a plurality of groove-like terminal housing chambers each opened in an upper surface of the housing body and parallelly arranged, a plurality of connection terminals provided at ends of a plurality of electrical wirings and housed and disposed in the terminal housing chambers, respectively, and a cover part overlapping with the upper surface of the housing body to cover the terminal housing chambers, wherein an elastic locking claw, which allows each of the connection terminals to be inserted into each of the terminal housing chambers by elastic deformation and is locked to each of the connection terminals to prevent each of the connection terminals from coming out of each of the terminal housing chambers by elastic restoring, is provided to protrude from a bottom surface of each of the terminal housing chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Arai, Yuya Fukami, Daisuke Ebata, Ryuta Takakura, Masaki Mizushita, Tetsuya Nishimura, Haruka Nakano, Housei Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20210193349
    Abstract: A stacked wiring member includes a plurality of stacked flat wiring members. Each of the plurality of flat wiring members includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members and a base member keeping the plurality of wire-like transmission members in a parallel state in at least a part of the plurality of wire-like transmission members in an extension direction thereof. Wire-like transmission members having different thicknesses in the plurality of wire-like transmission members are disposed to be located together in a stacked direction of the plurality of flat wiring members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke EBATA, Yuya FUKAMI, Hitoshi HASEGAWA, Suguru YASUDA, Ryuta TAKAKURA, Yuki MATSUO, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Haruka NAKANO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Kenta ARAI, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Shigeki IKEDA, Housei MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20210188199
    Abstract: A wire harness support member supports a wire harness including a plurality of electrical wires on an attaching target member. The wire harness support member includes: a base attached to the attaching target member while surrounding at least a part of a periphery of the attaching target member; and at least one electrical wire holding member which can be position-adjustably fixed to the base around the attaching target member while holding at least some of the plurality of electrical wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuta TAKAKURA, Motohiro YOKOI, Daisuke EBATA, Shigeki IKEDA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Haruka NAKANO, Kenta ARAI, Takayuki SUZUKI, Satoshi UJITA
  • Patent number: 11034313
    Abstract: A wire harness arrangement structure includes a silencer, the wire harness, and a cover. The silencer includes a silencer body with a groove recessed in a thickness direction is formed in a main surface of the silencer body. The groove houses at least part of the wire harness. The cover includes a pair of legs covering both lateral sides of the wire harness housed in the groove and a lid covering an upper side of the wire harness housed in the groove and coupling the pair of legs together, and is open at a bottom side of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Shigeki Ikeda, Daisuke Ebata, Ryuta Takakura, Kenta Arai, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11014511
    Abstract: The wiring member includes a flat wiring member and a shape maintaining member. The flat wiring member includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members (for example, insulated wires) and a base member (for example, a sheet member) keeping the plurality of wire-like transmission members in a flat state. The shape maintaining member is provided in at least a part of the flat wiring member to keep at least the part of the flat wiring member in an uneven shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Shigeki Ikeda, Daisuke Ebata, Ryuta Takakura, Haruka Nakano, Kenta Arai, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11015740
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: 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
  • Publication number: 20210151218
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a flat wiring body and a protection sheet material partially fixed to at least one main surface of the wiring body in a plurality of positions at intervals. For example, it is considered that the wiring body includes a sheet-like base material and a plurality of wire-like transmission members disposed on one main surface of the base material, and the protection sheet material is partially fixed to the other main surface of the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta TAKAKURA, Housei MIZUNO, Daisuke EBATA
  • Patent number: 10960831
    Abstract: A wire harness fixing structure includes; a silencer disposed between a floor mat and a body in a vehicle; a wire harness disposed along a main surface of the silencer; and fixing member fixing the wire harness to the silencer while being passed through a through hole formed to pass through the silencer in a thickness direction. An inner peripheral surface of the through hole in the silencer is closely attached to the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Housei Mizuno, Satoshi Ujita, Motohiro Yokoi, Shigeki Ikeda, Daisuke Ebata, Haruka Nakano
  • Patent number: 10946817
    Abstract: A wire harness fixing structure includes; a silencer disposed between a floor mat and a body in a vehicle; a wire harness disposed along a main surface of the silencer; and a fixing member fixing the wire harness to the silencer. A bottomed hole having a bottom is formed in the silencer to be concaved from the main surface in a thickness direction. The fixing member is locked to the bottomed hole, thereby fixing the wire harness to the silencer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Housei Mizuno, Satoshi Ujita, Motohiro Yokoi, Shigeki Ikeda, Daisuke Ebata, Haruka Nakano
  • Publication number: 20210024019
    Abstract: A wire harness arrangement structure includes a silencer, the wire harness, and a cover. The silencer includes a silencer body with a groove recessed in a thickness direction is formed in a main surface of the silencer body. The groove houses at least part of the wire harness. The cover includes a pair of legs covering both lateral sides of the wire harness housed in the groove and a lid covering an upper side of the wire harness housed in the groove and coupling the pair of legs together, and is open at a bottom side of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Shigeki IKEDA, Daisuke EBATA, Ryuta TAKAKURA, Kenta ARAI, Housei MIZUNO