Patents by Inventor Mitsutoshi Morita
Mitsutoshi Morita 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: 20160293925Abstract: A connection structure (10) is provided for connecting electrical storage element groups (12), each of which is formed by connecting electrical storage elements (13) having electrode terminals (14) in series, side by side. The electrical storage element groups (12) are connected electrically by connecting a connecting member (20) for connecting adjacent electrical storage element groups (12) to a first electrode terminal (16A) and a second electrode terminal (16B). The first electrode terminal (16A) is arranged on one end part of one electrical storage element group (12) and on the side of the adjacent other electrical storage element group (12) and the second electrode terminal (16B) is the electrode terminal (14) arranged on another end part of the other electrical storage element group (12B) opposite to the one end part of the one electrical storage element group (12A) and on the side of the adjacent one electrical storage element group (12A).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Tetsuya Fujita, Tomoaki Yasuda, Koichiro Mochizuki
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Patent number: 9425520Abstract: A battery wiring module may include a connecting member and a resin protector. The connecting member may be connected to an electrode terminal, and the connecting member may include a beveled corner. The resin protector may be made of insulating resin and include a holding portion and a coming-off preventing projection. The holding portion may hold the connecting member and may be provided with a surrounding wall that surrounds a peripheral edge of the connecting member. The coming-off preventing projection may include an elastic piece disposed cover the beveled corner of the connecting member and thereby limit movement of the connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Mitsutoshi Morita
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Patent number: 9425595Abstract: A wiring module includes a connecting member configured to connect neighboring electrode terminals of electrical storage elements that each have a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal and an insulating protector that accommodates the connecting member. The insulating protector includes a main body configured to hold the connecting member, an insulating cover that is supported by the main body so as to be capable of moving to a closed position in which the insulating cover covers at least part of the connecting member, and an electric wire guide that can be laid over at least a portion of the insulating cover located in the closed position and that has an electric wire passing portion through which an electric wire can be passed.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kotaro Takada
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Patent number: 9397417Abstract: A wiring module that includes a connecting member for connecting adjacent electrode terminals of a plurality of electricity storage elements that have a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal; an insulating protector that has a partition wall surrounding the connecting member and that accommodates the connecting member; and a detection terminal that is connected to an end portion of an electric wire and that is laid over the connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kotaro Takada, Tetsuya Fujita, Yoshiyuki Ishikawa, Tomoaki Yasuda
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Publication number: 20160028194Abstract: A wiring module includes an insulating protector that holds a connection member for connecting adjacent electrode terminals, and a temperature detecting member for detecting the temperature of the connection member. The temperature detecting member includes a temperature detecting element, an electric wire connected to the temperature detecting element, an element accommodating section in which the temperature detecting element is accommodated and through which the electric wire is led, and a detection section that is contiguous to the element accommodating section and is arranged to be in contact with the connection member. The element accommodating section is arranged in parallel or perpendicular to the line connecting the shaft centers of two electrode terminals that are connected to each other by the connection member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Osamu NAKAYAMA, Mitsutoshi MORITA, Kotaro TAKADA, Naoki FUKUSHIMA
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Publication number: 20160021772Abstract: A wiring module to be attached to a power storage element group in which a plurality of power storage elements each having positive and negative electrode terminals are lined up includes: an insulating protector having a connection member holding section for holding a connection member that electrically connects adjacent electrode terminals; a temperature detecting member that is arranged so as to be in contact with the connection member held by the connection member holding section and is configured to detect the temperature of the connection member; a cover configured to cover the insulating protector; and a restricting member configured to restrict movement of the temperature detecting member by covering the insulating protector with the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Osamu NAKAYAMA, Mitsutoshi MORITA, Kotaro TAKADA, Naoki FUKUSHIMA
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Publication number: 20150372465Abstract: A wiring module includes a connecting member configured to connect neighboring electrode terminals of electrical storage elements that each have a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal and an insulating protector that accommodates the connecting member. The insulating protector includes a main body configured to hold the connecting member, an insulating cover that is supported by the main body so as to be capable of moving to a closed position in which the insulating cover covers at least part of the connecting member, and an electric wire guide that can be laid over at least a portion of the insulating cover located in the closed position and that has an electric wire passing portion through which an electric wire can be passed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Osamu NAKAYAMA, Mitsutoshi MORITA, Kotaro TAKADA
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Publication number: 20150364872Abstract: A wiring module to be attached to an electricity storage element group obtained by lining up a plurality of electricity storage elements includes a connector including a detection terminal to be connected to the electricity storage element and to detect a state of the electricity storage element, a resin protector for holding the connector in a connecting position in which the detection terminal and the electricity storage element are connected to each other, and a cover that is attached to the resin protector to cover the connector and that includes a connection detection portion that does not interfere with the connector in a state in which the connector is accommodated in the connecting position and interferes with the connector in a state in which the connector is not accommodated in the connecting position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Osamu NAKAYAMA, Mitsutoshi MORITA
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Publication number: 20150318626Abstract: A wiring module that includes a connecting member for connecting adjacent electrode terminals of a plurality of electricity storage elements that have a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal; an insulating protector that has a partition wall surrounding the connecting member and that accommodates the connecting member; and a detection terminal that is connected to an end portion of an electric wire and that is laid over the connecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Osamu NAKAYAMA, Mitsutoshi MORITA, Kotaro TAKADA, Tetsuya FUJITA, Yoshiyuki ISHIKAWA, Tomoaki YASUDA
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Publication number: 20150287969Abstract: Adjacent coupling units of a plurality of coupling units are slidably coupled via connecting members in a connection direction of the connecting members. Of the plurality of coupling units, one coupling unit of adjacent coupling units that are not coupled to each other via the corresponding connecting member includes an extension portion that is extended toward another connecting member that is different from the connecting member that couples the one coupling unit. The extension portion holds the other connecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita
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Publication number: 20150228955Abstract: A battery wiring module may include connecting members for connecting adjacent electrode terminals to each other, an external connection terminal that is connectable to another device, and a resin protector having holding portions that hold the connecting members and the external connection terminal. A lid portion for covering the external connection terminal may be provided integrally with the resin protector via a first hinge. The lid portion may be provided with a second hinge having a hinge axis that is orthogonal to a hinge axis of the first hinge. A first lid portion that is formed by folding the first hinge and a second lid portion that is formed by folding the second hinge can be disposed in directions crossing each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita
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Patent number: 9083095Abstract: A wiring module attached to a plurality of electric cells having electrode terminals including positive electrodes and negative electrodes has a plurality of bus bars having pairs of through-holes respectively connected to the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes of the electric cells and bus bar insulating members each held by the adjacent bus bars. Of the plurality of bus bar insulating members, a first bus bar insulating member and a second bus bar insulating member are connected with each other by the bus bar.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Takase, Osamu Nakayama, Ryoya Okamoto, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kensaku Takata, Hiroki Hirai, Katsutoshi Saijo, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Takeshi Aizawa
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Publication number: 20150194656Abstract: A battery wiring module is configured to be attached to a single cell group obtained by lining up a plurality of single cells having positive and negative electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a connector having a terminal for detecting a state of a single cell, and a resin protector having a holding section for holding the connector. An electrical wire is connected to a first end of the terminal, and a connecting section that is connectable to the single cell is formed at a second end of the terminal. The connector is held in the holding section so as to be movable from an unconnected position at which the connector is not connected to the single cell to a connected position at which the connector electrically connects the connecting section of the terminal to the single cell and is engaged with the single cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Ryoya Okamoto, Mitsutoshi Morita, Katsushi Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20150070025Abstract: A wiring module is attached to an electric cell group that includes a plurality of electric cells, the wiring module having a resin protector that is attached to the electric cell group, connection bus bars and output bus bars that are connected to electrode terminals of the electric cells and that are held on a side of the resin protector that is opposite to a side facing the electric cell group, voltage detection terminals for detecting states of the electric cells, the voltage detection terminals being held by the resin protector, and detection wires that are drawn from the voltage detection terminals. In the resin protector, an output bus bar holding portion that holds the output bus bars is provided, on the surface facing the electric cell group, with a guide portion in which the detection wires are routed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita
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Publication number: 20140370342Abstract: A battery wiring module configured to be attached to a single cell group, which is a plurality of single cells in which positive and negative electrode terminals are lined up, includes: a connecting member that connects adjacent ones of the electrode terminals; and a resin protector that holds the connecting member. The resin protector is provided with a first wire holding part and a second wire holding part that are respectively capable of holding two types of electric wire groups . The second wire holding part is arrangeable to cover the first wire holding part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita
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Publication number: 20140315441Abstract: A battery wiring module may include a connecting member and a resin protector. The connecting member may be connected to an electrode terminal, and the connecting member may include a beveled corner. The resin protector may be made of insulating resin and include a holding portion and a coming-off preventing projection. The holding portion may hold the connecting member and may be provided with a surrounding wall that surrounds a peripheral edge of the connecting member. The coming-off preventing projection may include an elastic piece disposed cover the beveled corner of the connecting member and thereby limit movement of the connecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Mitsutoshi Morita
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Publication number: 20130280589Abstract: A cell connection assembly includes a first unit holding one side in a connection direction of a long connection member, and a second unit holding the other side in the connection direction of the long connection member. The first unit and the second unit are configured to be slidable and movable with respect to the long connection member in the connection direction of the long connection member. Even when there is a dimensional error between a plurality of electric cells and the cell connection assembly attached thereto, positions of the first unit and the second unit relative to each other can be changed with the long connection member in response to the dimensional error.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Ryoya Okamoto, Mitsutoshi Morita
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Publication number: 20130280959Abstract: A wiring module attached to a plurality of electric cells having electrode terminals including positive electrodes and negative electrodes has a plurality of bus bars having pairs of through-holes respectively connected to the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes of the electric cells and bus bar insulating members each held by the adjacent bus bars. Of the plurality of bus bar insulating members, a first bus bar insulating member and a second bus bar insulating member are connected with each other by the bus bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Takase, Osamu Nakayama, Ryoya Okamoto, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kensaku Takata, Hiroki Hirai, Katsutoshi Saijo, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Takeshi Aizawa