Patents by Inventor Tou Chin
Tou Chin 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: 10772194Abstract: A circuit board that includes a substrate that has an upper surface on which a circuit pattern is formed, and a lower surface to which a plurality of bus bars that are spaced apart are fixed; a placement through hole that extends through the upper surface and the lower surface and faces a bus bar of the plurality of bus bars and in which an electronic component is placed; and a terminal conductor foil that protrudes inward into the placement through hole from the lower surface and to which a terminal of the electronic component is connected.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tou Chin, Arinobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10652994Abstract: Provided is a circuit assembly in which the mounting area of a substrate can be increased. A circuit assembly includes an electronic component having a plurality of terminals, a conductive member for supporting the electronic component (10), at least one of the terminals of the electronic component being electrically connected to the conductive member, and a substrate provided with a conductive pattern to which another terminal of the electronic component is electrically connected, in which the substrate is fixed to a surface of the conductive member that is opposite to a surface of the conductive member that supports the electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Arinobu Nakamura, Tou Chin
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Patent number: 10601315Abstract: A DC-DC converter is provided with: a first switching circuit in which a first element unit and a second element unit are provided in series between a first conductive path and a reference conductive path; a second switching circuit in which a third element unit and a fourth element unit are provided in series between the first conductive path and the reference conductive path; a first inductor that is connected between a connection node that connects the third element unit and the fourth element unit, and a second conductive path; and a second inductor that is connected between a connection node that connects the first element unit and the second element unit, and the connection node that connects the third element unit and the fourth element unit. A drive unit controls the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuki Masuda, Tou Chin
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Patent number: 10582607Abstract: Provided is a circuit assembly including: a circuit board; a bus bar having a top face fixed to a bottom face of the circuit board; an electronic component disposed on a top face of the bus bar; a heat dissipation member disposed on a bottom face of the bus bar; a heat transfer member interposed between the bus bar and the heat dissipation member, to transfer heat of the bus bar to the heat dissipation member; and a screw extending through a stack of the circuit board and the bus bar, the screw screwed to the heat dissipation member, fixing the stack to the heat dissipation member; and a spacer interposed between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member, the spacer surrounding at least a portion of an outer circumference of a shaft portion of the screw, and maintaining a thickness of the heat transfer member substantially uniform.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Arinobu Nakamura, Tou Chin
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Publication number: 20190289711Abstract: A circuit board that includes a substrate that has an upper surface on which a circuit pattern is formed, and a lower surface to which a plurality of bus bars that are spaced apart are fixed; a placement through hole that extends through the upper surface and the lower surface and faces a bus bar of the plurality of bus bars and in which an electronic component is placed; and a terminal conductor foil that protrudes inward into the placement through hole from the lower surface and to which a terminal of the electronic component is connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tou CHIN, Arinobu NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20190267895Abstract: A DC-DC converter is provided with: a first switching circuit in which a first element unit and a second element unit are provided in series between a first conductive path and a reference conductive path; a second switching circuit in which a third element unit and a fourth element unit are provided in series between the first conductive path and the reference conductive path; a first inductor that is connected between a connection node that connects the third element unit and the fourth element unit, and a second conductive path; and a second inductor that is connected between a connection node that connects the first element unit and the second element unit, and the connection node that connects the third element unit and the fourth element unit. A drive unit controls the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Kazuki Masuda, Tou Chin
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Patent number: 10389099Abstract: A circuit assembly includes: a circuit substrate that has an upper surface on which a circuit pattern has been formed; a plurality of bus bars that are connected to the circuit substrate, and are fixed to a lower surface of the circuit substrate, the plurality of bus bars being spaced apart from each other; an electronic component that includes a package disposed on the bus bar, and a terminal provided within a contour of a lower surface of the package; a sheet substrate that includes one end connected to the terminal and the other end disposed outside the contour of the lower surface of the package; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that bonds the circuit substrate and the sheet substrate to the plurality of bus bars.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tou Chin, Arinobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10334734Abstract: A circuit assembly includes a circuit board provided with a connection opening, a plurality of busbars provided on a back surface of the circuit board, an electronic component provided with connection terminals that are soldered to the corresponding busbar exposed through the connection opening, and a solder restricting layer that is provided between the circuit board and the plurality of busbars and includes a pattern surrounding a soldering region of the busbar to which the connection terminals are soldered.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tou Chin, Arinobu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20190166683Abstract: Provided is a circuit assembly including: a circuit board; a bus bar having a top face fixed to a bottom face of the circuit board; an electronic component disposed on a top face of the bus bar; a heat dissipation member disposed on a bottom face of the bus bar; a heat transfer member interposed between the bus bar and the heat dissipation member, to transfer heat of the bus bar to the heat dissipation member; and a screw extending through a stack of the circuit board and the bus bar, the screw screwed to the heat dissipation member, fixing the stack to the heat dissipation member; and a spacer interposed between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member, the spacer surrounding at least a portion of an outer circumference of a shaft portion of the screw, and maintaining a thickness of the heat transfer member substantially uniform.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Arinobu Nakamura, Tou Chin
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Patent number: 10285274Abstract: A circuit structure is provided to which an electronic component can be easily mounted (electrical connection of terminals). A circuit structure that includes a substrate provided with a conductive pattern on one face thereof; a conductive member fixed to the other face of the substrate; an electronic component that has first terminals and of a plurality of terminals, that are electrically connected to the conductive member, and a second terminal of the plurality of terminals that is electrically connected to the conductive pattern provided on the substrate; and a relay member for electrically connecting the second terminal and the conductive pattern provided on the substrate, at least a portion of the relay member being fixed to the conductive member via an insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Arinobu Nakamura, Tou Chin
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Patent number: 10278278Abstract: A circuit structure includes an electronic component, a circuit board having a conductive path, the electronic component being mounted on the circuit board, a heat dissipation member on top of which the circuit board is placed and which dissipates heat of the circuit board, a sheet-like spacer sheet provided in a predetermined region between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member, and a bonding portion for bonding the circuit board and the heat dissipation member to each other, the bonding portion having adhesive properties or tackiness and being provided in a region between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member where the spacer sheet is not provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Tou Chin
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Patent number: 10263405Abstract: A circuit assembly includes an electronic component including a plurality of terminals, a first board that is constituted by an insulating plate provided with a conductive path and an insertion hole into which the electronic component is inserted, a busbar that overlaps the first board, and a second board that is constituted by an insulating plate provided with a conductive path and overlapping the first board, at least a portion of the second board being arranged on the same level as the busbar. The plurality of terminals of the electronic component is connected to the busbar and the conductive path of the second board.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tou Chin, Arinobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10251261Abstract: A circuit structure includes a circuit substrate surface having a circuit pattern; a plurality of bus bars are fixed to another surface of the circuit substrate with an interval therebetween; an electronic component straddles an interval between two adjacent bus bars, a first terminal is electrically connected to one bus bar and a second terminal is electrically connected to the circuit pattern; and a flexible sheet member is fixed to the bus bar to insulate the bus bar and the second terminal from each other, while electrically connecting the second terminal and the circuit pattern. The flexible sheet member includes: an adhesive layer fixed to the bus bar; a terminal conductor foil piece electrically connecting the second terminal and the circuit pattern; and an insulating layer that is interposed between the adhesive layer and the terminal conductor foil piece insulating the bus bar and the terminal conductor foil piece.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tou Chin, Arinobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10251268Abstract: A circuit structure is provided to which an electronic component can be easily mounted (electrical connection of terminals). A circuit structure that includes a substrate provided with a conductive pattern on one face, a conductive member fixed to another face of the substrate, and an electronic component that has first terminals and, which are a portion of a plurality of terminals, electrically connected to the conductive member, and a terminal, which is a portion of the plurality of terminals, electrically connected to the conductive pattern provided on the substrate, wherein the conductive member has a shape in which at least a portion of the second terminal of the electronic component is not overlapped.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Arinobu Nakamura, Tou Chin
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Publication number: 20190081468Abstract: A circuit assembly includes: a circuit substrate that has an upper surface on which a circuit pattern has been formed; a plurality of bus bars that are connected to the circuit substrate, and are fixed to a lower surface of the circuit substrate, the plurality of bus bars being spaced apart from each other; an electronic component that includes a package disposed on the bus bar, and a terminal provided within a contour of a lower surface of the package; a sheet substrate that includes one end connected to the terminal and the other end disposed outside the contour of the lower surface of the package; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that bonds the circuit substrate and the sheet substrate to the plurality of bus bars.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tou CHIN, Arinobu NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20190074244Abstract: A circuit assembly that can be made small and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. A circuit assembly includes a substrate provided with a wiring pattern on one side, and a conductive member fixed to the other side of the substrate, and if portions (terminal portions) that are to be connected to an external electrical element are formed in the conductive member, the conductive member overlaps with the substrate, but not at the portions (terminal portions). A configuration may also be adopted in which the entire conductive member overlaps with the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Arinobu Nakamura, Tou Chin
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Publication number: 20190045635Abstract: A circuit assembly includes a circuit board provided with a connection opening, a plurality of busbars provided on a back surface of the circuit board, an electronic component provided with connection terminals that are soldered to the corresponding busbar exposed through the connection opening, and a solder restricting layer that is provided between the circuit board and the plurality of busbars and includes a pattern surrounding a soldering region of the busbar to which the connection terminals are soldered.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Tou Chin, Arinobu NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20180368249Abstract: A circuit structure includes a circuit substrate surface having a circuit pattern; a plurality of bus bars are fixed to another surface of the circuit substrate with an interval therebetween; an electronic component straddles an interval between two adjacent bus bars, a first terminal is electrically connected to one bus bar and a second terminal is electrically connected to the circuit pattern; and a flexible sheet member is fixed to the bus bar to insulate the bus bar and the second terminal from each other, while electrically connecting the second terminal and the circuit pattern. The flexible sheet member includes: an adhesive layer fixed to the bus bar; a terminal conductor foil piece electrically connecting the second terminal and the circuit pattern; and an insulating layer that is interposed between the adhesive layer and the terminal conductor foil piece insulating the bus bar and the terminal conductor foil piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Tou Chin, Arinobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10154590Abstract: Provided are a circuit assembly in which it is possible to eliminate or reduce a level difference between a mounting surface of a substrate and portions to which terminals that are electrically connected to a conductive member are connected, and that can be easily produced, and a method for manufacturing the same. A circuit assembly includes a substrate provided with openings and an electronic component mounted on one side of the substrate, a conductive member that is a plate-shaped member fixed to another side of the substrate, the conductive member constituting a conductive path, and a relay member that is fixed to a surface on the substrate side of the conductive member and made of an electrically conductive material, the relay member being accommodated in the openings formed in the substrate, at least one terminal of the electronic component being connected to the relay member.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tou Chin, Yu Muronoi
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Patent number: 10136511Abstract: A circuit assembly includes a circuit board, a heat dissipation member on which the circuit board is placed and that is configured to release heat of the circuit board, an insulating layer that is formed on a surface on the circuit board side of the heat dissipation member, a bonding portion made of a bonding agent that is arranged in a predetermined region between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member, and an adhesive portion that is arranged in a region other than the predetermined region between the circuit board and the heat dissipation member and that is made of an adhesive with which the circuit board and the heat dissipation member are bonded to each other with lower bonding force than with the bonding agent.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takehito Kobayashi, Arinobu Nakamura, Tou Chin, Shigeki Yamane