Patents by Inventor Mitsunori Nishida

Mitsunori Nishida 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: 10862293
    Abstract: There is obtained an inexpensive vehicle electronic control apparatus that is shared by a plurality of inductive loads and performs rapid cutoff of a driving current with low power consumption. On/off operation of a load current preliminarily charges a surge suppression capacitor, which is connected with each of the upstream points of individual opening/closing devices, that are connected in series with each corresponding one of a plurality of inductive loads, by way of discharging diodes, respectively, up to a predetermined limit voltage V0; when following on/off operation generates an increment voltage ?V in the charging voltage, a discharging transistor is closed and hence the surge suppression capacitor is discharge by way of a discharging resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsunori Nishida
  • Patent number: 10638602
    Abstract: A fourth layer outer frame protection pattern of a multilayer circuit board housed in a conductive base and a nonconductive cover is in contact with an inner surface of the base via a selection layer, and is connected to a second layer planar ground pattern via a coupling capacitor, outer peripheral portions of respective layer patterns including a first and third layer annular ground patterns are overlapped with each other, and the planar ground pattern is wire connected to a reference ground point of a vehicle body. When the base is conductively attached to the vehicle body, a selection layer is a solder resist film, and when it is non-conductively attached, the selection layer is a solder film, so that the planar ground pattern does not conduct with the base at the time of short circuit abnormality of the coupling capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nishida, Michihiro Takata, Tomonori Kuriyama, Keita Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200028348
    Abstract: There is obtained an inexpensive vehicle electronic control apparatus that is shared by a plurality of inductive loads and performs rapid cutoff of a driving current with low power consumption. On/off operation of a load current preliminarily charges a surge suppression capacitor, which is connected with each of the upstream points of individual opening/closing devices, that are connected in series with each corresponding one of a plurality of inductive loads, by way of discharging diodes, respectively, up to a predetermined limit voltage V0; when following on/off operation generates an increment voltage ?V in the charging voltage, a discharging transistor is closed and hence the surge suppression capacitor is discharge by way of a discharging resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsunori NISHIDA
  • Patent number: 10513231
    Abstract: An electronic component unit of a wire harness includes a substrate on which an electronic component is mounted, a connector electrically connected to the substrate, and a connector fixing structure. The connector fixing structure includes a pair of notches that are provided facing each other on the substrate in a facing direction; a pair of press fitting plates that are provided on the connector and press-fitted into the respective notches; a positioning rib formed projecting from each of the press fitting plates toward the inside in the facing direction, having a width smaller than the width of the press fitting plates, and brought into contact with the substrate while the press fitting plates are press-fitted into the respective notches; and a deformation acceptable space provided adjacent to the outside of the press fitting plates that are press-fitted into the respective notches, in the facing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Ohyama, Mitsunori Nishida, Osamu Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20190223287
    Abstract: A fourth layer outer frame protection pattern of a multilayer circuit board housed in a conductive base and a nonconductive cover is in contact with an inner surface of the base via a selection layer, and is connected to a second layer planar ground pattern via a coupling capacitor, outer peripheral portions of respective layer patterns including a first and third layer annular ground patterns are overlapped with each other, and the planar ground pattern is wire connected to a reference ground point of a vehicle body. When the base is conductively attached to the vehicle body, a selection layer is a solder resist film, and when it is non-conductively attached, the selection layer is a solder film, so that the planar ground pattern does not conduct with the base at the time of short circuit abnormality of the coupling capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori NISHIDA, Michihiro TAKATA, Tomonori KURIYAMA, Keita TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10356921
    Abstract: A ventilator waterproofing structure applicable to an electronic component unit of a wire harness includes a projected columnar portion that is formed in a columnar shape and that is projected from a wall body of a casing in a first direction, a notch that is formed on the projected columnar portion in a straight line in a second direction, a step portion provided in the notch on a closed end side, and a closed space surrounded by an inner wall surface of the notch and a step surface of the step portion. A ventilation passage provided with a waterproof ventilation filter has an outside opening that is opened toward a closed space in a third direction in the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Ohyama, Mitsunori Nishida, Osamu Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 10340683
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device for driving an electric load to be divided into a plurality of opening/closing devices so that when an abnormality exists in any one of the division devices, that division device can be removed and replaced by an auxiliary device. Each of a plurality of opening/closing circuit units has an upper-side opening/closing device and a lower-side opening/closing device; while load driving is stopped, there is monitored the potential of the connection point between the upper and lower opening/closing devices at a time when any one of the opening/closing devices is closed or both of them are opened, and it is determined whether there exists short-circuit abnormality or disconnection abnormality in each of the opening/closing devices. When abnormality exists, the upper and lower opening/closing devices are removed and the auxiliary circuit is made effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takatoshi Murakami, Yuki Iwagami, Mitsunori Nishida
  • Patent number: 10227943
    Abstract: In voltage boosting circuit for performing rapid power supply to a plurality of electromagnetic coils that drive fuel-injection electromagnetic valves, an overcurrent from vehicle battery is suppressed, and continuous noise is prevented from being produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Eitaro Fukuzumi, Mitsunori Nishida
  • Patent number: 10166869
    Abstract: An electronic component unit of a wire harness includes a substrate on which an electronic component is mounted, a connector electrically connected to the substrate, and a connector fixing structure. The connector fixing structure includes a pair of notches that are provided facing each other on ends of the substrate in a long-side direction and that penetrate through the substrate in a plate thickness direction, a pair of press fitting plates that are provided on the connector and that are press-fitted into the respective notches, and a deformation acceptable space that is provided adjacent to each of both sides of the press fitting plates press-fitted into the respective notches in the long-side direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Ohyama, Mitsunori Nishida, Osamu Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20180370359
    Abstract: An electronic component unit of a wire harness includes a substrate on which an electronic component is mounted, a connector electrically connected to the substrate, and a connector fixing structure. The connector fixing structure includes a pair of notches that are provided facing each other on ends of the substrate in a long-side direction and that penetrate through the substrate in a plate thickness direction, a pair of press fitting plates that are provided on the connector and that are press-fitted into the respective notches, and a deformation acceptable space that is provided adjacent to each of both sides of the press fitting plates press-fitted into the respective notches in the long-side direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi OHYAMA, Mitsunori NISHIDA, Osamu NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180376604
    Abstract: A ventilator waterproofing structure applicable to an electronic component unit of a wire harness includes a projected columnar portion that is formed in a columnar shape and that is projected from a wall body of a casing in a first direction, a notch that is formed on the projected columnar portion in a straight line in a second direction, a step portion provided in the notch on a closed end side, and a closed space surrounded by an inner wall surface of the notch and a step surface of the step portion. A ventilation passage provided with a waterproof ventilation filter has an outside opening that is opened toward a closed space in a third direction in the notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi OHYAMA, Mitsunori NISHIDA, Osamu NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180370460
    Abstract: An electronic component unit of a wire harness includes a substrate on which an electronic component is mounted, a connector electrically connected to the substrate, and a connector fixing structure. The connector fixing structure includes a pair of notches that are provided facing each other on the substrate in a facing direction; a pair of press fitting plates that are provided on the connector and press-fitted into the respective notches; a positioning rib formed projecting from each of the press fitting plates toward the inside in the facing direction, having a width smaller than the width of the press fitting plates, and brought into contact with the substrate while the press fitting plates are press-fitted into the respective notches; and a deformation acceptable space provided adjacent to the outside of the press fitting plates that are press-fitted into the respective notches, in the facing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi OHYAMA, Mitsunori NISHIDA, Osamu NISHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10070529
    Abstract: A surface-mount component (10A) having a pair of connection terminals (12a, 12b) with an inter-terminal pitch L2 therebetween is mounted on a circuit substrate (20A) having a pair of electrode pads (22a, 22b) with an inter-electrode pitch L1 therebetween (L2>L1). Standard position indication marks (23) are formed on the circuit substrate (20A). When heating is performed under a state in which solder non-wetting of the left electrode pad (22a) occurs, the solder applied to the right electrode pad (22b) solder connects the right electrode pad (22b) and the connection terminal (12b), and the surface-mount component (10A) is attracted to the left and is offset or displaced from the standard position indication marks (23) by an offset dimension ?7. If the solder is applied to the left and right electrode pads (22a, 22b), there is no offset dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Eitaro Fukuzumi, Mitsunori Nishida, Muneyuki Ooshima
  • Publication number: 20180233903
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device for driving an electric load to be divided into a plurality of opening/closing devices so that when an abnormality exists in any one of the division devices, that division device can be removed and replaced by an auxiliary device. Each of a plurality of opening/closing circuit units has an upper-side opening/closing device and a lower-side opening/closing device; while load driving is stopped, there is monitored the potential of the connection point between the upper and lower opening/closing devices at a time when any one of the opening/closing devices is closed or both of them are opened, and it is determined whether there exists short-circuit abnormality or disconnection abnormality in each of the opening/closing devices. When abnormality exists, the upper and lower opening/closing devices are removed and the auxiliary circuit is made effective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takatoshi MURAKAMI, Yuki IWAGAMI, Mitsunori NISHIDA
  • Patent number: 9992886
    Abstract: A circuit board is sealed and housed in a casing including a base and a cover, a connector housing including a partition wall is mounted on the circuit board, and an electrical connection between the interior and the exterior of the casing is established. A water-repellent filter is fixed to an inner surface of the partition wall, an outer surface portion of the water-repellent filter is opened to atmosphere via the breath ventilation hole, and an atmospheric opening surface thereof is formed such that the atmospheric opening surface being wetted directly with water is avoided by a poured water blocking wall and water barrier walls. A position where the poured water blocking wall is provided is changed by an insert mold in response to the direction of the mounting surface of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nishida, Osamu Nishizawa, Wataru Tamura, Keishi Jinno, Kouichi Ohyama
  • Patent number: 9957933
    Abstract: A boost switching device (115) for generating a boosted high voltage (Vh) includes a slew rate selection circuit (115s), decreases a selection value (k) to suppress noises when the temperature of the boost switching device (115) is low, and increases the selection value (k) to suppress a temperature increase when the temperature thereof is high. An internal average temperature of an in-vehicle engine control apparatus (100) is detected by an environmental temperature detection device (139), reference data (400) provided in a calculation control circuit unit (130) is used to calculate a relationship between a permissible engine rotational speed (Nk) at which the split injection can be continued at a current measured environmental temperature (Tx) and the selection value (k), and an appropriate selection value (k) corresponding to a current engine rotational speed (Ne) is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazumasa Harada, Mitsunori Nishida, Osamu Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 9926880
    Abstract: An in-vehicle engine control apparatus allowing split injection frequency or split injection of fuel while preventing a driving switch element for fuel injecting electromagnetic coils and a boosting switch element for generating a boosted high voltage from being overheated. An operation control circuit portion has reference data of measured environmental temperature vs allowable engine rotational speed with a selected value of the split injection frequency being a parameter, and determines the selected value having, as an upper limit, a split injection frequency which makes the internal temperature of the boosting switch element or a rapidly exciting switch element a predetermined allowable limit value in association with the present environmental temperature detected by an average environmental temperature detection element in a case and the present engine rotational speed detected by an engine rotation sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nishida, Osamu Nishizawa, Shozo Kanzaki
  • Publication number: 20180066597
    Abstract: In voltage boosting circuit for performing rapid power supply to a plurality of electromagnetic coils that drive fuel-injection electromagnetic valves, an overcurrent from vehicle battery is suppressed, and continuous noise is prevented from being produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Eitaro FUKUZUMI, Mitsunori NISHIDA
  • Patent number: 9872404
    Abstract: A circuit board is sealed and housed in a casing including a base and a cover, a connector housing including a partition wall is mounted on the circuit board, and an electrical connection between the interior and the exterior of the casing is established. A water-repellent filter is fixed to an inner surface of the partition wall, an outer surface portion of the water-repellent filter is opened to atmosphere via the breath ventilation hole, and an atmospheric opening surface thereof is formed such that the atmospheric opening surface being wetted directly with water is avoided by a poured water blocking wall and water barrier walls. A position where the poured water blocking wall is provided is changed by an insert mold in response to the direction of the mounting surface of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nishida, Osamu Nishizawa, Wataru Tamura, Keishi Jinno, Kouichi Ohyama
  • Patent number: 9814152
    Abstract: A case configured with a base and a cover watertightly contains a circuit board, and a connector housing having a diaphragm is mounted in the circuit board so that the inside and the outside of the case are electrically connected with each other; an outer ring-shaped circumferential wall is provided on the outer surface of the diaphragm, and a protrusion portion having first and second ventilation holes is provided at the side surface of the outer ring-shaped circumferential wall; one end of each of the first and second ventilation holes communicates with the outer surface portion of a water-repellent filter provided on the inner wall surface of the diaphragm, and the other end thereof communicates with the inside of a recess portion that is situated at a side of a mating connector and fits with the protrusion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nishida, Osamu Nishizawa, Wataru Tamura, Keishi Jinno, Kouichi Ohyama