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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2022
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Tanabe, Yokkaichi, JP;
AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A protector apparatus is used in a power supply system for supplying power to loads and includes a power path and a relay. The power path includes a first conductive path, which is connected to a first power supply unit, and a second conductive path, which is connected to a second power supply unit. A relay switches the first conductive path and the second conductive path between a permitted state and a cutoff state. The first conductive path is provided with first connecting portions in a protected region from the relay toward the first power supply unit. The first connecting portions of the first conductive path are entirely covered by a protector, and in the protected region, the protector insulates the first conductive path from the periphery of the protector. The second conductive path is connected to the load, which is a load to be protected, out of the loads.