Patents by Inventor Isamu HAMAMOTO

Isamu HAMAMOTO 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).

  • Patent number: 11962038
    Abstract: A power storage component module includes power storage components and a bus bar connecting the power storage components to one another. At least one positioning boss is provided on an electrode included in the power storage components. The at least one positioning boss protrudes upward. The at least one positioning boss includes a base end and a distal end having a diameter less than a diameter of the base end. At least one through hole opens in the bus bar. The bus bar is placed on the at least one positioning boss and a hole edge of the at least one through hole is disposed around the at least one positioning boss between the base end of the at least one positioning boss and the distal end of the at least one positioning boss in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsumura, Shinichi Takase, Hiroki Shimoda, Yusuke Suzuki, Isamu Hamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230011924
    Abstract: The wire harness is a wire harness to be mounted on power storage elements and the wire harness includes a base film having flexibility, a cover film covering the base film and having flexibility, and electric wires disposed between the base film and the cover film. The electric wires include first end sections that extend outside the base film and the cover film and second end sections that extend outside from the base film and the cover film from an opposite side from the first end sections. The base film and the cover film include welding portions at which the base film and the cover film are joined with welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki MATSUMURA, Hiroki SHIMODA, Isamu HAMAMOTO, Yutaroh GOTOH
  • Patent number: 11473979
    Abstract: A sensor unit disclosed herein is a temperature sensor unit to be attached to an energy storage device. The temperature sensor unit includes an FPC to be positioned on an energy storage device body, a temperature sensor connected to a detection line of the FPC, a housing disposed on the FPC and covering the temperature sensor, and a biasing member elastically and deformably held in the housing and configured to bias the lower housing of the housing toward the energy storage device body by elastic restoring force to bring the temperature sensor into contact with the energy storage device body with the FPC therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takase, Yasuhiko Kotera, Isamu Hamamoto, Yoshifumi Uchita, Takayuki Tsumagari, Yusuke Suzuki, Atsushi Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20210242540
    Abstract: A power storage component module includes power storage components and a bus bar connecting the power storage components to one another. At least one positioning boss is provided on an electrode included in the power storage components. The at least one positioning boss protrudes upward. The at least one positioning boss includes a base end and a distal end having a diameter less than a diameter of the base end. At least one through hole opens in the bus bar. The bus bar is placed on the at least one positioning boss and a hole edge of the at least one through hole is disposed around the at least one positioning boss between the base end of the at least one positioning boss and the distal end of the at least one positioning boss in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki MATSUMURA, Shinichi TAKASE, Hiroki SHIMODA, Yusuke SUZUKI, Isamu HAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210167468
    Abstract: A power storage module includes a first power storage component, a second power storage component, and a bus bar. The first power storage component and the second power storage component are disposed with electrodes facing up. The bus bar connects the electrodes together. The first power storage component includes a positioning boss projecting upward from the electrode. The bus bar includes a through hole opening in a top-bottom direction and through which the positioning boss is passed. The bus bar includes a support projection projecting downward. The support projection is disposed on the electrode of the first power storage component. A joint is disposed between the support projection and the electrode of the first power storage component to electrically connect the support projection to the electrode. The joint and the positioning boss are aligned when viewed from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki MATSUMURA, Yusuke SUZUKI, Isamu HAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210098848
    Abstract: A wiring module includes a flat line that is mounted on a power storage element group including power storage elements and a line-side connector that is to be fitted to a device-side connector included in a control unit of the power storage element group. The flat line includes an extra section extending from the power storage element group and a bending restricting plate is disposed on a portion of the extra section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS,INC.
    Inventors: Shinichi TAKASE, Hideo TAKAHASHI, Isamu HAMAMOTO, Yoshifumi UCHITA, Takayuki TSUMAGARI
  • Publication number: 20200333192
    Abstract: A sensor unit disclosed herein is a temperature sensor unit to be attached to an energy storage device. The temperature sensor unit includes an FPC to be positioned on an energy storage device body, a temperature sensor connected to a detection line of the FPC, a housing disposed on the FPC and covering the temperature sensor, and a biasing member elastically and deformably held in the housing and configured to bias the lower housing of the housing toward the energy storage device body by elastic restoring force to bring the temperature sensor into contact with the energy storage device body with the FPC therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichi TAKASE, Yasuhiko KOTERA, Isamu HAMAMOTO, Yoshifumi UCHITA, Takayuki TSUMAGARI, Yusuke SUZUKI, Atsushi YAMANAKA
  • Patent number: 9570212
    Abstract: An object is to make it possible to hot-press a nonwoven member that covers a branching portion of a wire harness main body even when there is an error in the position of the branching portion. A wire harness includes a wire harness main body and a branching portion protection portion. The wire harness main body includes a trunk line portion and a branch line portion branching off from the trunk line portion. The branching portion protection portion is formed by hot-pressing a nonwoven member in a state in which the nonwoven member covers the branching portion where the branch line portion branches off from the trunk line portion. The branching portion protection portion includes a branch line side protection portion that is tapered from a base end side toward a distal end side of the branch line portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Isamu Hamamoto, Tetsuya Sonoda
  • Patent number: 9533633
    Abstract: An object is to provide a wire harness capable of protecting a wire, and also capable of facilitating the mounting of the wire and a soundproofing material to a place where soundproofing (e.g., sound absorption or sound insulation) is required. The wire harness includes a wire and a soundproofing sheet. The soundproofing sheet includes a sheet-like soundproofing material that is combined integrally with the wire along the wire. A plurality of holes are formed in the soundproofing sheet at positions along a route of the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Isamu Hamamoto, Tetsuya Sonoda, Ryuusuke Yamada, Yoshihiro Imase
  • Patent number: 9511724
    Abstract: A purpose is, in the case where a nonwoven member is hot pressed around a wire harness to form a protective member, to inhibit rotation of a vehicle body fixing component attached to the protective member while making a cross-sectional shape of the protective member as circular as possible. The wire harness includes a wire harness body containing at least one electric wire and a protective member formed by hot pressing a nonwoven member in a state of covering at least a portion of the wire harness body. The protective member has a protective member that is formed to have a circular cross-sectional shape and a flat surface forming part that has a flat surface formed on at least a portion of an outer periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mizuhira, Yukihiro Shirafuji, Isamu Hamamoto
  • Patent number: 9438020
    Abstract: It is aimed to improve soundproofing of a wiring module. The wiring module is provided with a sheet-shaped first soundproofing member; a wire harness which contains at least one wire and is disposed at least partially along one main surface of the first soundproofing member, and a second soundproofing member. The second soundproofing member is provided partially to one main surface of the first soundproofing member and holds the wire harness interposed between the first soundproofing member and the second soundproofing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shimada, Tetsuya Sonoda, Isamu Hamamoto, Yusuke Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9337634
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire harness main body and a protective member. The wire harness main body includes a trunk line and a branch line branching from the trunk line. In a state where a non-woven member covers the trunk line and a base end of the branch line, the protective member is formed by hot pressing a portion of the non-woven member covering at least the trunk line. A portion of the protective member covering the base end of the branch line is formed to be more pliable than a portion covering the trunk line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO MIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Isamu Hamamoto, Tetsuya Sonoda, Osamu Satou, Yasuki Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20150380916
    Abstract: It is aimed to improve soundproofing of a wiring module. The wiring module is provided with a sheet-shaped first soundproofing member; a wire harness which contains at least one wire and is disposed at least partially along one main surface of the first soundproofing member, and a second soundproofing member. The second soundproofing member is provided partially to one main surface of the first soundproofing member and holds the wire harness interposed between the first soundproofing member and the second soundproofing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro SHIMADA, Tetsuya SONODA, Isamu HAMAMOTO, Yusuke KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150321625
    Abstract: An object is to provide a wire harness capable of protecting a wire, and also capable of facilitating the mounting of the wire and a soundproofing material to a place where soundproofing (e.g., sound absorption or sound insulation) is required. The wire harness includes a wire and a soundproofing sheet. The soundproofing sheet includes a sheet-like soundproofing material that is combined integrally with the wire along the wire. A plurality of holes are formed in the soundproofing sheet at positions along a route of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Isamu HAMAMOTO, Tetsuya SONODA, Ryuusuke YAMADA, Yoshihiro IMASE
  • Publication number: 20150283962
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention, with regard to a wire harness for being attached together with a sheet-like cover member to a door panel of a vehicle, to realize a simplification and reduction in the number of steps of the installation work and moreover to decrease the weight and cost of the wire harness. A wire harness comprises an electric wire and a sheet-like service hole cover having elasticity for being attached to the inside of the door panel of a vehicle. The electric wire includes an inside wiring section, which extends along a first surface of the service hole cover, and an outside wiring section, which is fed through to a second-surface side, the electric wire being united with the service hole cover in the inside wiring section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kobayashi, Tetsuya Sonoda, Isamu Hamamoto, Takeshi Sato, Takanori Adachi
  • Publication number: 20150279514
    Abstract: An object is to make it possible to hot-press a nonwoven member that covers a branching portion of a wire harness main body even when there is an error in the position of the branching portion. A wire harness includes a wire harness main body and a branching portion protection portion. The wire harness main body includes a trunk line portion and a branch line portion branching off from the trunk line portion. The branching portion protection portion is formed by hot-pressing a nonwoven member in a state in which the nonwoven member covers the branching portion where the branch line portion branches off from the trunk line portion. The branching portion protection portion includes a branch line side protection portion that is tapered from a base end side toward a distal end side of the branch line portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Isamu Hamamoto, Tetsuya Sonoda
  • Publication number: 20140144698
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire harness main body and a protective member. The wire harness main body includes a trunk line and a branch line branching from the trunk line. In a state where a non-woven member covers the trunk line and a base end of the branch line, the protective member is formed by hot pressing a portion of the non-woven member covering at least the trunk line. A portion of the protective member covering the base end of the branch line is formed to be more pliable than a portion covering the trunk line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Isamu HAMAMOTO, Tetsuya SONODA, Osamu SATOU, Yasuki TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20140131093
    Abstract: An attachment orientation of a fixating member is stabilized, and the fixating member is able to be attached in an accurate position in a case where a non-woven member is hot pressed around a wire harness main body to form a protective member. The wire harness includes a wire harness main body and a protective member. The protective member is formed by hot pressing a non-woven member in a state where the non-woven member covers at least a portion of the wire harness main body. A flat support surface is formed on at least a portion of an outer circumference of the protective member and at least one positioning surface is formed so as to be adjacent to the flat support surface in a direction orthogonal to an axis direction of the wire harness main body and so as to project further than the flat support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Isamu HAMAMOTO, Tetsuya SONODA, Tomohiro SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20140131094
    Abstract: An object is to inhibit heating of a wire as much as possible during hot-pressing of a nonwoven material around the wire. A portion of a wire harness main body is covered by a nonwoven material. The nonwoven material is placed in a mold in a state where at least an end portion of the nonwoven material projects from the mold. The nonwoven material is hot-pressed in the mold to form a protection member. Thereby, a wire harness is produced in which the nonwoven material is hot-pressed at least in a portion of the wire harness main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Isamu Hamamoto, Yukihiro Shirafuji, Takeshi Mizuhira
  • Publication number: 20140124261
    Abstract: A purpose is, in the case where a nonwoven member is hot pressed around a wire harness to form a protective member, to inhibit rotation of a vehicle body fixing component attached to the protective member while making a cross-sectional shape of the protective member as circular as possible. The wire harness includes a wire harness body containing at least one electric wire and a protective member formed by hot pressing a nonwoven member in a state of covering at least a portion of the wire harness body. The protective member has a protective member that is formed to have a circular cross-sectional shape and a flat surface forming part that has a flat surface formed on at least a portion of an outer periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mizuhira, Yukihiro Shirafuji, Isamu Hamamoto