Patents by Inventor Yuichi Kimoto

Yuichi Kimoto 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: 10707659
    Abstract: A protective member for a wire harness, the wire harness including a wire, an exterior material that has flexibility and covers the wire, a route regulator that has an axis extending along a wiring route of the wire and regulates the wiring route of the wire from outside the exterior material, a fixing member for fixing the route regulator to a vehicle, and at least one connector that connects the route regulator to the exterior material, the protective member being configured to protect the exterior material of the wire harness, the protective member including: a cover for covering the exterior material; an attachment that is to be attached to the exterior material or the route regulator; and a protective member connector that connects the cover and the attachment to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Kawaguchi, Yuichi Kimoto
  • Patent number: 10701846
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield component that includes a tube that is electrically conductive and into which an electrical wire is to be inserted, wherein the tube includes a first half tube that has a shape of a half tube, a second half tube that has a shape of a half tube, and welds where both ends of the first half tube in a circumferential direction and both ends of the second half tube in the circumferential direction are welded to each other, an inner circumferential surface of the first half tube is provided with extensions that extend inward from the inner circumferential surface of the first half tube, in a radial direction of the tube, toward the second half tube, and portions of the extensions that face the welds in the radial direction are provided such that gaps are formed between the portions and the welds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20200196494
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield component that includes a tube that is electrically conductive and into which an electrical wire is to be inserted, wherein the tube includes a first half tube that has a shape of a half tube, a second half tube that has a shape of a half tube, and welds where both ends of the first half tube in a circumferential direction and both ends of the second half tube in the circumferential direction are welded to each other, an inner circumferential surface of the first half tube is provided with extensions that extend inward from the inner circumferential surface of the first half tube, in a radial direction of the tube, toward the second half tube, and portions of the extensions that face the welds in the radial direction are provided such that gaps are formed between the portions and the welds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200169071
    Abstract: A wire harness 10 has a sheathing material 21 that is flexible and covers wires 11, a path-regulating member 31 for regulating a path along which the wires 11 are arranged from outside of the sheathing material 21, the path-regulating member 31 having an axial direction parallel to the path along which the wires 11 are arranged, and an intermediate clamp 41. The intermediate clamp 41 has a support portion 51 for supporting the path-regulating member 31, and an attachment portion 61 with a ring-shaped structure for attaching the sheathing material 21. The attachment portion 61 has an insertion portion 62 that enables the sheathing material 21 to be inserted therefrom in a radial direction of the ring-shaped structure. The attachment portion 61 can be changed between an open orientation that enables the sheathing material to be inserted from the insertion portion 62, and a closed orientation that makes the ring-shaped structure into a continuous ring shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya KAWAGUCHI, Yuichi KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200112151
    Abstract: A protective member for a wire harness, the wire harness including a wire, an exterior material that has flexibility and covers the wire, a route regulator that has an axis extending along a wiring route of the wire and regulates the wiring route of the wire from outside the exterior material, a fixing member for fixing the route regulator to a vehicle, and at least one connector that connects the route regulator to the exterior material, the protective member being configured to protect the exterior material of the wire harness, the protective member including: a cover for covering the exterior material; an attachment that is to be attached to the exterior material or the route regulator; and a protective member connector that connects the cover and the attachment to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya KAWAGUCHI, Yuichi KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200106253
    Abstract: A clamp that is to be used as a constituent member of a wire harness, the wire harness including wires, a sheathing material that is flexible and covers the wires, and a path regulator for regulating a path along which the wires are laid out from outside of the sheathing material, the path regulator having an axial direction parallel to the path along which the wires are laid out, the clamp including: a support with a ring-shaped structure for supporting the path regulator, wherein the ring-shaped structure of the support is configured to restrict rotation of the path regulator around an axis thereof and to allow relative movement of the path regulator and the clamp in the axial direction by fitting to a protrusion or a recess of the path regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya KAWAGUCHI, Yuichi KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200101910
    Abstract: A wire harness including a wire; an exterior material that has flexibility and covers the wire; a route regulator that has an axis extending along a wiring route of the wire, the axis of the route regulator not coinciding with a longitudinal axis of the exterior material, and the route regulator regulates the wiring route of the wire from outside the exterior material; a fixing member for fixing the route regulator to a vehicle; and at least one connector that connects the route regulator to the exterior material, the connector being provided separately from the exterior material and connecting the route regulator to the exterior material such that the route regulator does not come into direct contact with the exterior material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya KAWAGUCHI, Yuichi KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200099211
    Abstract: A path regulating member that is to be used as a constituent member of a wire harness, the path regulating member including: a body that has an axis along a path along which the wire is arranged, and is configured to regulate the path of the wire from the outside of the external cover, the axis not coinciding with a longitudinal axis of the external cover, wherein an end or an intermediate portion of the body in a direction of the axis that is a supported portion of the body to be supported by the support of the clamp has a noncircular outer peripheral shape that is configured to fit in an annular structure of the support and thus restrict rotation of the body about the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya KAWAGUCHI, Yuichi KIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10602647
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield component that includes a tube that is electrically conductive and has an internal space through which an electrical wire is to be inserted, wherein the tube includes: a first half-split tube that has a half-split tubular shape and has two first ends in a circumferential direction; a second half-split tube that has a half-split tubular shape and has two second ends in the circumferential direction that are provided so as to face the two first ends of the first half-split tube in the circumferential direction; and a plurality of connectors that contain a crystal refining agent, and are provided between, and are welded to, the two first ends of the first half-split tube in the circumferential direction and the two second ends of the second half-split tube in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kimoto, Yasushi Itani
  • Publication number: 20200055469
    Abstract: A path regulating member that is to be used as a constituent member of a wire harness, wherein the wire harness includes a wire, an external cover that is flexible and covers the wire, and a clamp that includes a support that has an annular structure and supports the path regulating member and an attachment that has an annular structure and to which the external cover is attached, the path regulating member including a body that has an axial direction along a path along which the wire is arranged, and is configured to regulate the path of the wire from the outside of the external cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya KAWAGUCHI, Yuichi KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190387653
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield component that includes a tube that is electrically conductive and has an internal space through which an electrical wire is to be inserted, wherein the tube includes: a first half-split tube that has a half-split tubular shape and has two first ends in a circumferential direction; a second half-split tube that has a half-split tubular shape and has two second ends in the circumferential direction that are provided so as to face the two first ends of the first half-split tube in the circumferential direction; and a plurality of connectors that contain a crystal refining agent, and are provided between, and are welded to, the two first ends of the first half-split tube in the circumferential direction and the two second ends of the second half-split tube in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi KIMOTO, Yasushi ITANI
  • Patent number: 10326218
    Abstract: In the case of connecting a flexible conductive member to a single-core wire, the single-core wire and the flexible conductive member are connected more easily, without crushing the single-core wire. An electrical wire module includes: a first conductive portion that is a single-core wire; a second conductive portion that is tube-shaped and more flexible than the first conductive portion, one end portion of the second conductive portion is connected to an end portion of the first conductive portion in a state of covering the outer circumferential surface thereof; a connection portion that is electrically conductive, is connected to an other end portion of the second conductive portion, and includes a portion that is terminal-shaped and can be connected to a partner member; and an insulating covering portion that surrounds at least the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Hirooka, Daisuke Hashimoto, Yuichi Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20180123265
    Abstract: In the case of connecting a flexible conductive member to a single-core wire, the single-core wire and the flexible conductive member are connected more easily, without crushing the single-core wire. An electrical wire module includes: a first conductive portion that is a single-core wire; a second conductive portion that is tube-shaped and more flexible than the first conductive portion, one end portion of the second conductive portion is connected to an end portion of the first conductive portion in a state of covering the outer circumferential surface thereof; a connection portion that is electrically conductive, is connected to an other end portion of the second conductive portion, and includes a portion that is terminal-shaped and can be connected to a partner member; and an insulating covering portion that surrounds at least the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiya HIROOKA, Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Yuichi KIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9680290
    Abstract: An electric cable with protection member that makes it possible to waterproof an electric cable, ensure shock resistance with respect to a portion of the electric cable, and maintain the shape of the electric cable and, furthermore, that is easily adaptable to specification changes and dimensional tolerances and is produced at low cost. An electric cable with protection member includes an electric cable, a tube that is continuous in a circumferential direction, a metal exterior member surrounding the circumference of a portion of the tube, and a plurality of fixing portions. The metal exterior member is a member that is formed in a tubular shape capable of bending deformation and that can maintain a fixed shape against the load of the electric cable and the tube. The fixing portions are portions that can be fixed to a support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kimoto, Masashi Fujiki, Katsutoshi Izawa, Yasushi Itani
  • Patent number: 9681594
    Abstract: A electromagnetic shielding member whose tubular shape is maintained with a simpler structure. The electromagnetic shielding member includes a pluralities of first and second protrusions that are respectively formed at first and second edges in a circumferential direction of a metal plate member that has been bent into a tubular shape. The plurality of first protrusions are formed, spaced apart in a longitudinal direction, each of the first protrusions having a first wider portion closer to its tip than the first narrower portion. The plurality of second protrusions are formed, spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, each of the second protrusions having a second wider portion closer to its tip than the second narrower portion. The metal plate member is formed into the tubular shape so that the first protrusions and the second protrusions are engaged with each other and are interposed with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kimoto, Takeshi Shimizu, Yasushi Itani
  • Publication number: 20170118878
    Abstract: A electromagnetic shielding member whose tubular shape is maintained with a simpler structure. The electromagnetic shielding member includes a pluralities of first and second protrusions that are respectively formed at first and second edges in a circumferential direction of a metal plate member that has been bent into a tubular shape. The plurality of first protrusions are formed, spaced apart in a longitudinal direction, each of the first protrusions having a first wider portion closer to its tip than the first narrower portion. The plurality of second protrusions are formed, spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, each of the second protrusions having a second wider portion closer to its tip than the second narrower portion. The metal plate member is formed into the tubular shape so that the first protrusions and the second protrusions are engaged with each other and are interposed with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies , Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi KIMOTO, Takeshi SHIMIZU, Yasushi ITANI
  • Publication number: 20160322797
    Abstract: An electric cable with protection member that makes it possible to waterproof an electric cable, ensure shock resistance with respect to a portion of the electric cable, and maintain the shape of the electric cable and, furthermore, that is easily adaptable to specification changes and dimensional tolerances and is produced at low cost. An electric cable with protection member includes an electric cable, a tube that is continuous in a circumferential direction, a metal exterior member surrounding the circumference of a portion of the tube, and a plurality of fixing portions. The metal exterior member is a member that is formed in a tubular shape capable of bending deformation and that can maintain a fixed shape against the load of the electric cable and the tube. The fixing portions are portions that can be fixed to a support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yuichi KIMOTO, Masashi FUJIKI, Katsutoshi IZAWA, Yasushi ITANI
  • Patent number: 9396840
    Abstract: A pipe includes a cylindrical tube main body in which electric wires are arranged, and a partition wall extending from an inner wall of the tube main body and partitioning an inner space of the tube main body into a first area and a second area. The partition wall includes: a pair of end convex portions and a concave portion. The end convex portions are edge portions of the partition wall and adjacent to the inner wall of the tube main body. Each of the end convex portions curves so as to protrude in a direction from the first area toward the second area. The concave portion is between the pair of end convex portions and curves so as to be recessed in an opposite direction from the direction in which the end convex portion protrudes. The inner wall of the tube main body includes ribs protruding inward of the tube main body and extending in the axial direction of the tube main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio Mizutani, Yuichi Kimoto, Katsutoshi Izawa
  • Patent number: 9331461
    Abstract: It is an object of the exemplary embodiments to obtain a long electric-wire protection pipe having a flat outer shape, using a simple press working process, while reducing or even preventing warping problems. An electric-wire protection pipe is a metal pipe that surrounds an electric wire, and has a reinforced section (11) and a flat pipe section. The reinforced section is a section that is located at a part in the circumferential direction of the electric-wire protection pipe while extending along the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the electric-wire protection pipe, and that is thicker than other sections. The flat pipe section is a section that constitutes at least a part in the longitudinal direction of the electric-wire protection pipe, and is flattened by press working.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Itani, Fujio Sonoda, Naoki Aoyama, Yuichi Kimoto, Masanori Kuwahara, Yoshinori Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9327661
    Abstract: It is an object of the exemplary embodiments to obtain a long electric-wire protection pipe having a flat outer shape, using a simple press working process, while preventing warping problems. An electric-wire protection pipe is a metal pipe that surrounds an electric wire, and has a reinforced section and a flat pipe section. The reinforced section is a section that is located at a part in the circumferential direction of the electric-wire protection pipe, and constitutes a protrusion forming, on either the internal or external surface of the electric-wire protection pipe, a ridge line extending along the longitudinal direction of the electric-wire protection pipe, and a groove extending along the longitudinal direction of the electric-wire protection pipe on the other surface. The flat pipe section is a section that constitutes at least a part in the longitudinal direction of the electric-wire protection pipe, and that is flattened by press working.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Itani, Fujio Sonoda, Naoki Aoyama, Yuichi Kimoto, Masanori Kuwahara, Yoshinori Sugimoto