Patents by Inventor Ken FURUSAWA

Ken FURUSAWA 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: 11361924
    Abstract: A relay unit includes: bus bars serving as conductive paths; relays including contact portions for turning on and off energization of the bus bars, and a plurality of terminals connected to the contact portions, the bus bars being fixed to the terminals; and heat dissipation members that are fixed to the terminals of the relays, receive heat of the terminals, and dissipate the heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Fujimura, Hitoshi Takeda, Ken Furusawa, Ryoya Okamoto, Hiroshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200168419
    Abstract: A relay unit includes: bus bars serving as conductive paths; relays including contact portions for turning on and off energization of the bus bars, and a plurality of terminals connected to the contact portions, the bus bars being fixed to the terminals; and heat dissipation members that are fixed to the terminals of the relays, receive heat of the terminals, and dissipate the heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki FUJIMURA, Hitoshi TAKEDA, Ken FURUSAWA, Ryoya OKAMOTO, Hiroshi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20200044215
    Abstract: Disclosed is a base plate structure for an electricity storage pack including an electricity storage module including a plurality of electricity storage elements, the base plate structure including: a unit base plate that has a shape having a plurality of sides in a plan view, and on which at least one electricity storage module is to be placed; and a wiring member that is to be connected to the electricity storage module. The unit base plate includes: a plurality of unit routing grooves configured to route the wiring member such that a routing direction of the wiring member can be changed; and a unit coupling portion that is formed on each of the sides, and that is configured to couple the unit base plate to another unit base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Hiroki HIRAI, Tetsuji TANAKA, Ryouya OKAMOTO, Hitoshi TAKEDA, Ken FURUSAWA, Tomoki IDOTA, Yuki FUJIMURA
  • Patent number: 10483516
    Abstract: An electricity storage module unit that can improve installation work efficiency, and that can be used to build an electricity storage pack that is versatile in terms of installation. An electricity storage module unit is provided with an electricity storage module that includes a plurality of electricity storage elements, and the electricity storage module unit includes: a wiring member that is connected to the electricity storage module; a wiring connection part that connects the wiring member to the wiring member of another electricity storage module unit or to an external electrical component; and a unit base plate on which the electricity storage module is mounted. The unit base plate has a plurality of routing grooves that allow the wiring member to be routed such that a direction in which the wiring member is routed is changeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Furusawa, Hitoshi Takeda, Ryoya Okamoto, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroki Hirai
  • Publication number: 20190103594
    Abstract: An electricity storage module unit that can improve installation work efficiency, and that can be used to build an electricity storage pack that is versatile in terms of installation. An electricity storage module unit is provided with an electricity storage module that includes a plurality of electricity storage elements, and the electricity storage module unit includes: a wiring member that is connected to the electricity storage module; a wiring connection part that connects the wiring member to the wiring member of another electricity storage module unit or to an external electrical component; and a unit base plate on which the electricity storage module is mounted. The unit base plate has a plurality of routing grooves that allow the wiring member to be routed such that a direction in which the wiring member is routed is changeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Ken FURUSAWA, Hitoshi TAKEDA, Ryoya OKAMOTO, Tetsuji TANAKA, Hiroki HIRAI