Patents by Inventor Hideo Takahashi
Hideo Takahashi 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).
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Publication number: 20240414848Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board includes an electrically conductive line, and a land connected to the electrically conductive line and to be connected to a terminal, the land including soldering portions that have metal surfaces and to which the terminal is to be soldered. The terminal includes an overlapping section that overlaps the flexible printed circuit board and a protruding section that protrudes outward from the flexible printed circuit board and is soldered to a connecting member that connects electrode portions of power storage elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.Inventors: Hideo TAKAHASHI, Shinichi TAKASE, Hiroki SHIMODA, Tsutomu KITAJIMA, Yoshiro ADACHI, Yuuki OOHASHI, Manabu SUDOU
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Publication number: 20240396153Abstract: A wiring module 20 includes: a flexible substrate 30 provided with a mounting portion 32, a relay portion 33 that is continuous with the mounting portion 32, and conductive paths 42 and 43 including a connection land 43A disposed on the relay portion 33; a temperature measurement element 50 mounted on the mounting portion 32; a reinforcement member 60 disposed along the mounting portion 32 and the relay portion 33 and fixed to the mounting portion 32; a conductive busbar 70 connected to the electrode terminals 12 and 13; and a conductive relay member 80 that electrically connects the connection land 43A and the busbar 70 to each other, in which the relay member 80 includes a relay base portion 81 connected to the busbar 70, and a plate spring portion 82 that is continuous with the relay base portion 81, overlaps the relay portion 33 and is electrically connected to the connection land 43A, and biases the reinforcement member 60 toward the temperature measurement surface 11F.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuhei YAMADA, Hideo TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 12119460Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board including an electronic component includes a flexible printed circuit board, an electronic component, a cover, and a restricting portion. The printed circuit board including an electrically conductive line. The electronic component is mounted on the flexible printed circuit board and joined to the electrically conductive line. The cover covers a joint between the electronic component and the electrically conductive line. The restricting portion is along an outer edge of the cover. The flexible printed circuit board includes a groove along the outer edge of the cover. The groove is defined by opposed groove side surfaces. One of the opposed groove side surfaces farther from the electronic component is defined as the restricting portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase
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Patent number: 12113308Abstract: Provided is a terminal-equipped flexible circuit board provided with a flexible circuit board that is flexible and a plurality of terminals. The flexible circuit board extends in a longitudinal direction, the flexible circuit board includes a plurality of conductive paths, the plurality of terminals each include a conductive path connection portion that is connected to a conductive path and a terminal connection portion that extends in an extending direction from the conductive path connection portion and is connected to a partner terminal, the plurality of terminals are arranged on the flexible circuit board in a state in which the longitudinal direction of the flexible circuit board intersects the extending direction of the plurality of terminals, and the plurality of terminals are arranged in a plurality of levels in a state in which the flexible circuit board is folded.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Yasuo Omori
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Patent number: 12114429Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board including a terminal includes a flexible printed circuit board that includes an electrically conductive line and the terminal soldered to the flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes a land and a soldering restricting section. The land is electrically connected to the electrically conductive line and has a metal surface and is soldered to the terminal. The soldering restricting section has a non-metal surface and is not soldered to the terminal. The terminal includes an overlapping section and a protrusion section. The overlapping section overlaps the land and is soldered to the land and includes a removed section that is formed in such a manner that a portion is partially removed in a predefined area. The protruding section is continuous from the overlapping section and protrudes to an area that does not overlap the flexible printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Hiroki Shimoda, Tsutomu Kitajima, Yoshiro Adachi, Yuuki Oohashi, Manabu Sudou
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Patent number: 12113243Abstract: A connection module includes a FPC and bus bars connected to the FPC and connecting the electrode terminals of power storage elements that are adjacent to each other. The FPC includes a first wiring portion, a second bus bar mount portion, and a third bus bar mount portion to which the bus bars are connected. The FPC further includes a second expandable/contractable portion and a third expandable/contractable portion. The second expandable/contractable portion is continuous from the second bus bar mount portion and allowed to be expanded and contracted in a direction to be closer to and farther away from the first wiring portion and the third bus bar mount portion. The third expandable/contractable portion is continuous from the third bus bar mount portion and allowed to be expanded and contracted in a direction to be closer to and farther away from the second bus bar mount portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Hiroki Shimoda, Kouichi Nagamine, Masayuki Ueda, Yoshifumi Uchita, Takayuki Tsumagari
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Patent number: 12101888Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board includes an electrically conductive line and a land that is connected to the electrically conductive line and to be connected to a terminal. The land includes soldering portions that have metal surfaces and to which the terminal is to be soldered. A dividing section is between the soldering portions and the dividing section has a non-metal surface and defines each of the soldering portions that are adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Hiroki Shimoda, Tsutomu Kitajima, Yoshiro Adachi, Yuuki Oohashi, Manabu Sudou
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Patent number: 12080909Abstract: A flexible printed circuit includes a plurality of conductive paths to which connection protruding portions of connection protruding pieces protruding from conductive members to be connected to electrode terminals of power storage elements are to be connected. The flexible printed circuit includes a plurality of inlet openings that are larger in size than the external shapes of the connection protruding portions and into which the connection protruding portions can be inserted with a gap being formed around each protruding portion, and a plurality of entrance openings that are provided corresponding to the inlet openings, have a configuration in which the protruding portions can be moved thereinto from the inlet openings, and extend in the form narrower than the inlet openings. Each of the conductive paths includes a land that is located at an edge portion of the entrance opening and to which the connection protruding portion is to be connected.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Hideaki Nakajima
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Patent number: 12080915Abstract: A connection module includes multiple bus bars for connecting electrode terminals of adjacent power storage elements, and a holding member that holds the multiple bus bars. The holding member includes multiple holding units that respectively hold the multiple bus bars and are arranged side by side in one line, and the holding units include shielding walls. The shielding wall included on one first holding unit is provided in a standing manner along only the short side of the bus bar held in the first holding unit, the short side opposing another adjacent first holding unit or second holding unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Hideaki Nakajima
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Patent number: 12080914Abstract: A connection module includes an FPC and a plurality of bus bars. The plurality of bus bars constitute a first bus bar row disposed along one long side of the FPC, and a second bus bar row disposed along the other long side of the FPC. The FPC includes tolerance absorbing portions each including a slit and a pair of deflection portions disposed with the slit interposed therebetween, and is divided into a plurality of wiring portion by the tolerance absorbing portions. The pair of deflection portions constituting the first tolerance absorbing portion can be deflected in a direction in which the two wiring portions that are adjacent to each other with the first tolerance absorbing portion interposed therebetween move toward and away from each other. The same description also applies to the second tolerance absorbing portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Hiroki Shimoda, Hideaki Nakajima
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Publication number: 20240283116Abstract: A protector to be attached to a group of power storage elements that include electrode terminals includes a body portion and cover portions. The body portion includes openings that open in different directions and have opening edges. The cover portions extend from the opening edges of the openings and cover at least portions of the openings. Each of the cover portions includes a base portion, strip portions, and slits. The base portion is connected to the body portion via a hinge portion to be rotatable with respect to the body portion. The strip portions extend from the base portion and are elastically deformable to open a portion of a corresponding one of the openings. The slits are between the strip portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideo TAKAHASHI, Kenji KUMAKI, Yuki OHIRA
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Publication number: 20240272008Abstract: A sensor unit includes: a conductive path structure; a sensor element; a lower housing including a sensor element accommodation part; a coil spring; and an upper housing. The lower housing includes a support portion, and the upper housing includes a positioning protrusion that protrudes in the shape of a tapered tube toward the lower housing, and is inserted into another end of the coil spring in the axial direction. The lower housing is displaceable toward the positioning protrusion, the coil spring includes an engagement projection that projects to the inner circumferential side thereof so as to be deflectable and deformable. The positioning protrusion has a receiving recess, and the engagement projection is received and locked in the receiving recess, so that the coil spring is held by the upper housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Daiji YOSHITO, Hideo TAKAHASHI, Hideaki NAKAJIMA, Haruka TADANO
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Patent number: 11997790Abstract: A coupling structure in a wiring board including a printed wiring board and a flexible printed wiring board overlaid on the printed wiring board. The printed wiring board includes a first conductive line on a surface adjacent to the flexible printed wiring board. The flexible printed wiring board includes a second conductive line on a surface on an opposite side from the printed wiring board. The flexible printed wiring board includes a conduction-purpose through hole adjacent to the second conductive line and in which a section of the first conductive line is disposed. The first conductive line of the printed wiring board and the second conductive line of the flexible wiring board are electrically connected to each other with a conductive member disposed in the conduction-purpose through hole. The conductive member is covered with a resin having an insulating property.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Yoshiro Adachi
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Patent number: 11912214Abstract: A wiring module includes a flexible substrate, a sensor component (temperature sensor), a connecting member (bus bar), and a holding part-equipped relay member, wherein the holding part-equipped relay member includes: a relay member main body including a base part (first main plate) that is to be fixed to the flexible substrate and the bus bar, and a holding part (first holding piece) that is continuous with the first main plate; a pedestal part (housing) that is to be held by the first holding piece so as to be displaceable in a direction toward or away from the first main plate, and that is to be fixed to a position of the flexible substrate where the temperature sensor is mounted; and a biasing member that has elastic force, that has one end held by the first main plate, and that biases the housing in the direction away from the first main plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsumura, Shinichi Takase, Hiroki Shimoda, Hideo Takahashi
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Publication number: 20230307797Abstract: An energy storage module includes a plurality of cells, a first end plate, a second end plate, and a busbar module. The busbar module includes a plurality of busbars and a busbar case that holds the busbars. The busbar case includes a first end case, a second end case, and a connection portion. The first end case engages with the first end plate. The second end case is located to be separate from the first end case in the first direction, and engages with the second end plate. The connection portion connects the first end case and the second end case to each other. The connection portion includes a first expandable portion that is expandable in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuki OHIRA, Hideo Takahashi, Daiji Yoshito
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Patent number: 11714274Abstract: An acquisition condition is decided for a second image of improved quality. Values xi resulting from down sampling brightness values of an input first image are accepted by an input layer. A filter is scanned and a convolutional computation performed in a convolutional layer. Outputs z1 to z4 of the convolutional layer and a first image acquisition condition v=(v1, v2, v3, v4) of the first image are accepted by an output layer and a second acquisition condition y is computed by the output layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Mao Hatto, Yutaka Sasaki, Hideo Takahashi, Norio Yoshida
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Patent number: 11602050Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board includes: a proximal end portion; a left strip portion and a right strip portion that extend in the rear direction from the proximal end portion; and conductive paths, a portion of which is provided spanning from the proximal end portion to the left strip portion, and another portion of which is provided spanning from the proximal end portion to the right strip portion. In portions of the conductive path in the left strip portion and the right strip portion, strip side connecting portions that are electrically connected to electrode terminals of electricity storage devices are provided. In the left strip portion, a deformation portion that deforms to increase the distance between the left strip portion and the right strip portion is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideo Takahashi, Shinichi Takase, Hideaki Nakajima
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Patent number: 11584316Abstract: A communication system includes a host control device and a vicarious inputting and outputting unit that controls an electric device by communicating with the host control device. The vicarious inputting and outputting unit includes a standard board provided with a first control circuit which controls the electric device and at least one of an input circuit and an output circuit for a standard electric device. The first control circuit has an extension terminal for connection to an extension board provided with at least one of an input circuit and an output circuit for an extended electric device and is provided so as to be able to operate in response to respective specifications of plural kinds of extension terminals, and a specification of the extension terminal is set through communication with the host control device.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masashi Suzuki, Jun Goto, Hideo Takahashi, Sadaharu Okuda
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Publication number: 20230050674Abstract: A wiring module to be attached to a plurality of power storage devices arranged in an arrangement direction, the wiring module including: an insulating protector; and a flexible printed wiring board disposed in the protector, wherein the protector has a shape extending in the arrangement direction, the flexible printed wiring board includes a main body part extending in the arrangement direction and disposed in the protector, and an extension piece extending from the main body part, the extension piece has a curved portion that is curved, and the extension piece is inverted by the curved portion, and the protector includes a locking part that locks to the extension piece from a direction to prevent the curved portion from deforming back to an original shape thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideo TAKAHASHI, Shinichi TAKASE, Hiroki SHIMODA
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Publication number: 20220410821Abstract: A wiring module includes a flexible substrate, a sensor component (temperature sensor), a connecting member (bus bar), and a holding part-equipped relay member, wherein the holding part-equipped relay member includes: a relay member main body including a base part (first main plate) that is to be fixed to the flexible substrate and the bus bar, and a holding part (first holding piece) that is continuous with the first main plate; a pedestal part (housing) that is to be held by the first holding piece so as to be displaceable in a direction toward or away from the first main plate, and that is to be fixed to a position of the flexible substrate where the temperature sensor is mounted; and a biasing member that has elastic force, that has one end held by the first main plate, and that biases the housing in the direction away from the first main plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki MATSUMURA, Shinichi TAKASE, Hiroki SHIMODA, Hideo TAKAHASHI