Patents by Inventor Masahiro Hagi

Masahiro Hagi 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: 11881658
    Abstract: A wire harness that includes an electric wire including a core wire and an insulation coating that covers an outer circumference of the core wire; an electromagnetic shield that surrounds an outer circumference of the insulation coating; a connection terminal that is electrically connected to an end of the core wire; a connector housing that holds the connection terminal and is made of a synthetic resin; a shielding pipe that extends from an inside to an outside of the connector housing in a protruding manner; and a fixing member that fixes an end of the electromagnetic shield to an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the shielding pipe that is disposed outside the connector housing in an electrically connected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hagi, Hirotaka Baba, Takeshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11745674
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a plurality of electric wires; an exterior tube that has an internal space into which the plurality of electric wires are inserted; a first protective body that is insulative, is provided between the plurality of electric wires in the internal space of the exterior tube, and is formed with an insulating reinforced fiber; and a second protective body that is provided so as to fill a gap between an inner circumferential surface of the exterior tube and outer circumferential surfaces of the plurality of electric wires, and covers an outer circumference of the first protective body and outer circumferences of the plurality of electric wires, wherein the first protective body is shorter than the second protective body in a side view of the wire harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hagi
  • Publication number: 20230154646
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a core wire having a flat straight section whose vertical height is smaller than a width thereof and a bend bent from an end of the straight section, wherein: the straight section is formed from a second assembled wire obtained by twisting or braiding together first assembled wires which are each obtained by twisting or braiding wire strands, and the bend is formed from a plurality of adjacent wires arranged adjacently in a direction orthogonal to a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi KAWAGUCHI, Masahiro HAGI
  • Publication number: 20220247134
    Abstract: A wire harness that includes an electric wire including a core wire and an insulation coating that covers an outer circumference of the core wire; an electromagnetic shield that surrounds an outer circumference of the insulation coating; a connection terminal that is electrically connected to an end of the core wire; a connector housing that holds the connection terminal and is made of a synthetic resin; a shielding pipe that extends from an inside to an outside of the connector housing in a protruding manner; and a fixing member that fixes an end of the electromagnetic shield to an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the shielding pipe that is disposed outside the connector housing in an electrically connected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro HAGI, Hirotaka BABA, Takeshi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11235718
    Abstract: A vehicle including: a battery box inside of which a plurality of battery cells are provided, auxiliary equipment that can operate using electrical power, a travel system that can travel using electrical power, and a branch box that electrically connects the battery cells and the auxiliary equipment, and that electrically connects the battery cells and the travel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hagi, Akio Ishihara, Tomohiro Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20220024394
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a plurality of electric wires; an exterior tube that has an internal space into which the plurality of electric wires are inserted; a first protective body that is insulative, is provided between the plurality of electric wires in the internal space of the exterior tube, and is formed with an insulating reinforced fiber; and a second protective body that is provided so as to fill a gap between an inner circumferential surface of the exterior tube and outer circumferential surfaces of the plurality of electric wires, and covers an outer circumference of the first protective body and outer circumferences of the plurality of electric wires, wherein the first protective body is shorter than the second protective body in a side view of the wire harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro HAGI
  • Patent number: 11214206
    Abstract: An apparatus including: a protective tube that surrounds an electric wire that is routed in a vehicle; and a metallic fixing that is attached to the protective tube, and that is fixed to the vehicle, wherein: the protective tube includes a hole penetrating in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the protective tube, and the fixing is attached to an outer circumferential surface of the protective tube to cover the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hagi
  • Publication number: 20210268975
    Abstract: A vehicle including: a battery box inside of which a plurality of battery cells are provided, auxiliary equipment that can operate using electrical power, a travel system that can travel using electrical power, and a branch box that electrically connects the battery cells and the auxiliary equipment, and that electrically connects the battery cells and the travel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro HAGI, Akio ISHIHARA, Tomohiro TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210001790
    Abstract: An apparatus including: a protective tube that surrounds an electric wire that is routed in a vehicle; and a metallic fixing that is attached to the protective tube, and that is fixed to the vehicle, wherein: the protective tube includes a hole penetrating in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the protective tube, and the fixing is attached to an outer circumferential surface of the protective tube to cover the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro HAGI
  • Patent number: 10723292
    Abstract: A vehicular high-voltage wire to be electrically connected to an in-vehicle high-voltage battery, the vehicular high-voltage wire including a core wire that is formed of a conductor and is to be electrically connected to the high-voltage battery, an insulating covering that covers an outer circumference of the core wire, and a cylindrical cover that covers an outer circumference of the insulating covering, wherein: the core wire, the insulating covering and the cylindrical cover are coaxially provided, and the cylindrical cover is formed by weaving a plurality of strands including a first strand formed of a conductor and a second strand formed of a reinforced fiber having insulation properties with a higher strength than the first strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LIMITED
    Inventor: Masahiro Hagi
  • Patent number: 10696247
    Abstract: A wire harness has: wires each including a core wire that is formed from a conductor and an insulating covering that covers the outer periphery of the core wire; and an exterior material and a braided member, into which the wires are inserted. Each wire has a removed-covering section where the insulating covering has been removed partway in the longitudinal direction. The removed-covering section is covered by a webbed covering member, the outer periphery of which has insulating properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hagi
  • Publication number: 20200180526
    Abstract: A wire harness has: wires each including a core wire that is formed from a conductor and an insulating covering that covers the outer periphery of the core wire; and an exterior material and a braided member, into which the wires are inserted. Each wire has a removed-covering section where the insulating covering has been removed partway in the longitudinal direction. The removed-covering section is covered by a webbed covering member, the outer periphery of which has insulating properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro HAGI
  • Patent number: 10636545
    Abstract: A wiring harness includes an electromagnetic shield and a high-voltage electric wire. The electromagnetic shield includes a metal pipe and a braided member, which is continuous with the metal pipe and includes metal strands. The high-voltage electric wire extends through the metal pipe and the braided member of the electromagnetic shield. The high-voltage electric wire is electrically connected to an automotive high-voltage battery and includes an insulative coating. The high-voltage electric wire includes a braided protector and a resin protection tube. The braided protector is formed by a braid of insulative reinforced fibers and surrounds the insulative coating. The braided protector of the high-voltage electric wire extends from a portion located inside the metal pipe to a portion surrounded by the braided member. The protection tube of the high-voltage electric wire surrounds a portion of the braided protector located inside the braided member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Hagi, Yasushi Atsumi, Satoshi Sasaki, Masaharu Suetani, Satoshi Murao, Kazuya Fujioka, Hiroki Kawakami
  • Patent number: 10629330
    Abstract: A shielded conduction path includes a conduction path main body in which sheathed electrical wires are surrounded by a tubular braided wire. An inner holder through which the sheathed electrical wires pass and is made of a synthetic resin. The shielded conduction path further includes a shield shell to which the braided wire is fixed and configured to house the inner holder. A lock hole is formed in a circumferential surface of the shield shell. A lock arm is formed in the inner holder, and locks the inner holder and the shield shell in an attached state by locking to the lock hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hagi, Hiroshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 10618477
    Abstract: A wire harness that is capable of protecting a wire even if a pipe is damaged includes: a wire disposed in a pipe; and a protective material surrounding and protecting a predefined portion of the wire, the predefined portion being disposed within the pipe. This configuration places the protective material on a portion that is likely to be damaged in the event of, for instance, a collision of a vehicle, thereby capable of protecting the wire even if the pipe is damaged. This configuration is also capable of avoiding the diameter of the pipe being increased for the process of passing the wire through the pipe, because the wire in this configuration is passed through the pipe with greater ease than a wire surrounded by a protective material along its entire length of the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hagi, Hiroshi Inoue, Satoshi Sasaki, Koki Shiga
  • Publication number: 20200079301
    Abstract: A holding structure that includes a high-voltage wire that is to be electrically connected to a vehicle-mounted high-voltage battery; a cover that is formed of reinforcement fibers that have insulating properties, and that has a tubular shape covering an outer circumference of the high-voltage wire; and a pipe that includes a bent portion, and into which the high-voltage wire covered with the cover is inserted, wherein: the high-voltage wire includes a bent portion insertion part, and the high-voltage wire is inserted into the pipe such that the bent portion insertion part passes on an inner side of the bent portion of the pipe and is biased toward an inner surface of the bent portion, and the cover is sandwiched between the inner surface of the bent portion and the bent portion insertion part of the high-voltage wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro HAGI
  • Patent number: 10569723
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a plurality of wires that include a plus high-voltage wire and a minus high-voltage wire. The plus high-voltage wire and the minus high-voltage wire are configured to be electrically connected to an in-vehicle high-voltage battery. The wire harness includes a sheathing material for collectively enclosing the plurality of wires, where the sheathing material is tube-shaped. The wire harness also includes a cover that covers an outer periphery of the sheathing material, where the cover is tube-shaped and made of an insulating reinforced fiber. The sheathing material includes a metal pipe having a bend that is bent along a wiring line, and the cover is provided in an area at least including the bend of the metal pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD
    Inventor: Masahiro Hagi
  • Publication number: 20200010033
    Abstract: A tubular protective member that includes a plurality of strands that are weaved together and that cover a core wire made of a conductor, the plurality of strands including: a first strand formed of a reinforced fiber that is insulating; and a second strand configured to be visually distinguishable from the first strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro HAGI
  • Publication number: 20190308571
    Abstract: A wire harness that is capable of protecting a wire even if a pipe is damaged includes: a wire disposed in a pipe; and a protective material surrounding and protecting a predefined portion of the wire, the predefined portion being disposed within the pipe. This configuration places the protective material on a portion that is likely to be damaged in the event of, for instance, a collision of a vehicle, thereby capable of protecting the wire even if the pipe is damaged. This configuration is also capable of avoiding the diameter of the pipe being increased for the process of passing the wire through the pipe, because the wire in this configuration is passed through the pipe with greater ease than a wire surrounded by a protective material along its entire length of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro HAGI, Hiroshi INOUE, Satoshi SASAKI, Koki SHIGA
  • Publication number: 20190299885
    Abstract: A vehicular high-voltage wire to be electrically connected to an in-vehicle high-voltage battery, the vehicular high-voltage wire including a core wire that is formed of a conductor and is to be electrically connected to the high-voltage battery, an insulating covering that covers an outer circumference of the core wire, and a cylindrical cover that covers an outer circumference of the insulating covering, wherein: the core wire, the insulating covering and the cylindrical cover are coaxially provided, and the cylindrical cover is formed by weaving a plurality of strands including a first strand formed of a conductor and a second strand formed of a reinforced fiber having insulation properties with a higher strength than the first strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LIMITED
    Inventor: Masahiro HAGI