Patents by Inventor Motohiro Ando
Motohiro Ando 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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Patent number: 12095213Abstract: A wiring harness is provided with a wire including a core and an insulation coating covering an outer periphery of the core, a connection terminal to be electrically connected to the core exposed from the insulation coating, and a tubular shrinkable tube. The connection terminal includes a wire connecting portion to be electrically connected to the core of the wire, a terminal connecting portion to be connected to a mating terminal, and an intermediate coupling portion provided between the wire connecting portion and the terminal connecting portion and configured to link the wire connecting portion and the terminal connecting portion. The shrinkable tube includes a heat shrinkable tube and an adhesive formed on an inner peripheral surface of the heat shrinkable tube. The intermediate coupling portion includes groove portions formed in both upper and lower surfaces of a part exposed from the heat shrinkable tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Motohiro Ando
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Publication number: 20240250464Abstract: A connector 1 is provided with a connector body 3 in which a busbar 10 to be electrically connected to a mating terminal 13 is integrally formed with resin by molding. The busbar 10 includes a convex contact point portion 24 formed by convexly bending a part of the busbar 10 as a contact point with the mating terminal 13, and an engaging portion 27 formed on an inner surface of the convex contact point portion 24 in such a manner as to be embedded in a body 11 of the connector body 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Ayaka NITO, Motohiro ANDO
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Publication number: 20230291132Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure provides a connector capable of improving assemblability. A connector according to one aspect of the present disclosure is provided with a connector housing (50) including a plurality of accommodating portions (60A, 60B), a plurality of connection terminals (40A, 40B) held in the connector housing (50), and a plurality of nuts (80) respectively accommodated in the plurality of accommodating portions (60A, 60B). Each of the plurality of connection terminals (40A, 40B) includes a terminal connecting portion (42) to be connected to a mating terminal (100) by tightening a bolt (B1) into the nut (80). The plurality of terminal connecting portions (42) are provided apart from each other in an arrangement direction (Z) of the plurality of connection terminals (40A, 40B) and provided at positions not overlapping each other in a plan view from the arrangement direction (Z).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventor: Motohiro ANDO
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Publication number: 20220359997Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connection terminal and a wire harness that make it possible to suppress reductions in the reliability of connection to a mating terminal. A wire harness 10 that includes an electric wire 20 that has a core wire 21 and an insulating coating 22 that coats the outer circumference of the core wire 21, a connection terminal 30 that is electrically connected to the core wire 21 as exposed from the insulating coating 22, and a cylindrical shrink tube 70 that covers the connection 60 between the core wire 21 and the connection terminal 30. The connection terminal 30 includes an electric wire connection part 31 that is electrically connected to the core wire 21 of the electrical wire 20, a terminal connection part 50 that is to be connected to a mating terminal, and an intermediate linking part 40 that is between the electric wire connection part 31 and the terminal connection part 50 and links the electric wire connection part 31 and the terminal connection part 50.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventor: Motohiro ANDO
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Patent number: 11381031Abstract: A connector, including a terminal; and a housing to which the terminal is fixed, wherein the terminal includes: a plate-like first connection; a holder projecting in one direction intersecting the first connection from a side edge of the first connection; and a second connection projecting in the one direction from a side edge of the first connection and facing the holder, the holder and the second connection being fixed in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Motohiro Ando
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Patent number: 11329572Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device that has a configuration provided with: a driving unit for driving an upper switching element and a lower switching element according to a control signal for controlling the driving of the upper switching element and the lower switching element, which are connected in series to constitute a bridge circuit; an insulating unit having an insulating transformer; and a package for sealing at least a part of the insulating unit and the driving unit. The insulating unit transmits a signal corresponding to the control signal to the driving unit side while insulating the signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motohiro Ando
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Patent number: 11283212Abstract: A connector 10 disclosed by this specification includes a housing 12 including a busbar 30 and a mounting member to be mounted into the housing 12. The housing 12 includes a first lock portion 38. The mounting member includes a second lock portion 60 to be engaged with the first lock portion 38. The first lock portion 38 is provided on the side of an exposed surface 36 of the busbar 30.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Motohiro Ando
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Publication number: 20210119369Abstract: A connector 10 disclosed by this specification includes a housing 12 including a busbar 30 and a mounting member to be mounted into the housing 12. The housing 12 includes a first lock portion 38. The mounting member includes a second lock portion 60 to be engaged with the first lock portion 38. The first lock portion 38 is provided on the side of an exposed surface 36 of the busbar 30.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventor: Motohiro ANDO
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Publication number: 20210028716Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device that has a configuration provided with: a driving unit for driving an upper switching element and a lower switching element according to a control signal for controlling the driving of the upper switching element and the lower switching element, which are connected in series to constitute a bridge circuit; an insulating unit having an insulating transformer; and a package for sealing at least a part of the insulating unit and the driving unit. The insulating unit transmits a signal corresponding to the control signal to the driving unit side while insulating the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventor: Motohiro ANDO
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Patent number: 10897254Abstract: A power semiconductor drive circuit includes a parallel circuit connected to a gate of a power semiconductor element and constituted by two transistors for setting gate resistance of the power semiconductor element; a gate voltage monitoring circuit connected to the gate of the power semiconductor element and the parallel circuit, wherein a monitoring voltage is set in the gate voltage monitoring circuit to monitor a gate voltage of the power semiconductor element; a signal delay circuit to delay an output signal of the gate voltage monitoring circuit; and a gate control circuit to change the magnitude of combined resistance of the parallel circuit based on an output signal output from the signal delay circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Ishimatsu, Motohiro Ando
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Patent number: 10833595Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device that has a configuration provided with: a driving unit for driving an upper switching element and a lower switching element according to a control signal for controlling the driving of the upper switching element and the lower switching element, which are connected in series to constitute a bridge circuit; an insulating unit having an insulating transformer; and a package for sealing at least a part of the insulating unit and the driving unit. The insulating unit transmits a signal corresponding to the control signal to the driving unit side while insulating the signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventor: Motohiro Ando
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Publication number: 20200274290Abstract: A connector, including a terminal; and a housing to which the terminal is fixed, wherein the terminal includes: a plate-like first connection; a holder projecting in one direction intersecting the first connection from a side edge of the first connection; and a second connection projecting in the one direction from a side edge of the first connection and facing the holder, the holder and the second connection being fixed in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Motohiro ANDO
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Publication number: 20190305689Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device that has a configuration provided with: a driving unit for driving an upper switching element and a lower switching element according to a control signal for controlling the driving of the upper switching element and the lower switching element, which are connected in series to constitute a bridge circuit; an insulating unit having an insulating transformer; and a package for sealing at least a part of the insulating unit and the driving unit. The insulating unit transmits a signal corresponding to the control signal to the driving unit side while insulating the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventor: Motohiro ANDO
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Publication number: 20190165783Abstract: A power semiconductor drive circuit includes a parallel circuit connected to a gate of a power semiconductor element and constituted by two transistors for setting gate resistance of the power semiconductor element; a gate voltage monitoring circuit connected to the gate of the power semiconductor element and the parallel circuit, wherein a monitoring voltage is set in the gate voltage monitoring circuit to monitor a gate voltage of the power semiconductor element; a signal delay circuit to delay an output signal of the gate voltage monitoring circuit; and a gate control circuit to change the magnitude of combined resistance of the parallel circuit based on an output signal output from the signal delay circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Ishimatsu, Motohiro Ando
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Publication number: 20190157788Abstract: A terminal fitting includes an electric contact member (20) which has a facing surface (21) facing a contact surface (81) disposed on a counterpart terminal (80) and is connected to an external circuit. An obliquely wound coil spring (40) has an electroconductive wire member (41) wound a plurality of times so that the winding surface is oblique with respect to a coil axis L. Both ends of the electroconductive wire member (41) are fixed to the electric contact member (20) in such an attitude that the coil axis L is parallel to the facing surface (21) of the electric contact member (20), and the obliquely wound coil spring (40) is to be sandwiched between the counterpart terminal (80) and the electric contact member (20) when the counterpart terminal (80) and the electric contact member (20) come close to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Motohiro Ando, Akio Kimura, Kyohei Ida
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Patent number: 10224929Abstract: A power semiconductor drive circuit includes a parallel circuit connected to a gate of a power semiconductor element and constituted by two transistors for setting gate resistance of the power semiconductor element; a gate voltage monitoring circuit connected to the gate of the power semiconductor element and the parallel circuit, wherein a monitoring voltage is set in the gate voltage monitoring circuit to monitor a gate voltage of the power semiconductor element; a signal delay circuit to delay an output signal of the gate voltage monitoring circuit; and a gate control circuit to change the magnitude of combined resistance of the parallel circuit based on an output signal output from the signal delay circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Ishimatsu, Motohiro Ando
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Publication number: 20170310323Abstract: A power semiconductor drive circuit includes a parallel circuit connected to a gate of a power semiconductor element and constituted by two transistors for setting gate resistance of the power semiconductor element; a gate voltage monitoring circuit connected to the gate of the power semiconductor element and the parallel circuit, wherein a monitoring voltage is set in the gate voltage monitoring circuit to monitor a gate voltage of the power semiconductor element; a signal delay circuit to delay an output signal of the gate voltage monitoring circuit; and a gate control circuit to change the magnitude of combined resistance of the parallel circuit based on an output signal output from the signal delay circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Yuji ISHIMATSU, Motohiro ANDO
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Patent number: 9735513Abstract: A shielded shell and a shielded connector that prevents a fixing member for fixing a shielding member from interfering with another member such as a grommet. A shielding member such as a braided wire is placed on the outer circumferential surface of a shielded shell and fixed by the fixing member. The outer circumferential surface of the shielded shell is provided with a step portion that increases in diameter from the rear portion, at which a fixing region of the shielding member is positioned, toward a front portion, and is provided with position restriction portions that protrude outward from portions of the outer circumferential surface in the circumferential direction and restrict the position of the front end of the fixing member that is to be attached to the fixing region.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Hirokazu Nakai, Motohiro Ando
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Patent number: 9729150Abstract: A power semiconductor drive circuit includes a parallel circuit connected to a gate of a power semiconductor element and constituted by two transistors for setting gate resistance of the power semiconductor element; a gate voltage monitoring circuit connected to the gate of the power semiconductor element and the parallel circuit, wherein a monitoring voltage is set in the gate voltage monitoring circuit to monitor a gate voltage of the power semiconductor element; a signal delay circuit to delay an output signal of the gate voltage monitoring circuit; and a gate control circuit to change the magnitude of combined resistance of the parallel circuit based on an output signal output from the signal delay circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Ishimatsu, Motohiro Ando
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Publication number: 20170170609Abstract: A shielded shell and a shielded connector that prevents a fixing member for fixing a shielding member from interfering with another member such as a grommet. A shielding member such as a braided wire is placed on the outer circumferential surface of a shielded shell and fixed by the fixing member. The outer circumferential surface of the shielded shell is provided with a step portion that increases in diameter from the rear portion, at which a fixing region of the shielding member is positioned, toward a front portion, and is provided with position restriction portions that protrude outward from portions of the outer circumferential surface in the circumferential direction and restrict the position of the front end of the fixing member that is to be attached to the fixing region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Hirokazu NAKAI, Motohiro ANDO