Patents Assigned to Honda Motor Co.
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Publication number: 20240170795Abstract: This battery storage device includes: a body unit which includes a battery storage portion provided with an insertion/removal opening; an opening/closing unit which opens/closes the insertion/removal opening; and an input terminal pin, wherein a battery is stored in the battery storage portion so as to be insertable/removable through the insertion/removal opening. The input terminal pin is displaceably provided. The battery storage device further includes a connection terminal displacement mechanism which displaces the input terminal pin. The connection terminal displacement mechanism displaces the input terminal pin in conjunction with the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya MATSUMOTO, Kei WATANABE
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Publication number: 20240166171Abstract: A carriage structure suitable for transporting a vehicle body includes a vehicle frame and a clamping mechanism. The vehicle frame is provided with a groove portion extending in a vehicle front-rear direction. The groove portion carries a side beam extending in the vehicle front-rear direction in the vehicle body. The clamping mechanism is arranged in an extending direction of the groove portion and clamps the side beam from a vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shuhei KONDO
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Publication number: 20240170693Abstract: A fuel battery stack includes: fuel battery cells including a first anode electrode and a first cathode electrode on both surfaces of a first electrolyte, the first anode electrode and the first cathode electrode each constituting plural electrode regions divided by division grooves, a plurality of unit cells being constituted by a stacking structure including one electrode region on one surface side of the both surfaces, one electrode region on the other surface side facing the one electrode region, and the first electrolyte, these unit cells being connected in series, a second fuel battery cell including a second anode electrode and a second cathode electrode on both surfaces of a second electrolyte and includes a second conductive portion penetrating the second electrolyte to short-circuit between the second anode and cathode electrode; and a non-conductive separator dividing the first fuel battery cells and the second fuel battery cell, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi NAGASAKI, Takehiro MUGISHIMA, Satoshi YONEZAWA
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Publication number: 20240167404Abstract: A muffler structure is arranged on an exhaust pathway of an internal combustion engine and includes a pipe having a bent portion. Further, a vortex generating portion is arranged on an upstream side of the bent portion of the pipe in the exhaust pathway.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Fumiaki MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 11990066Abstract: A heads-up display system for a vehicle includes a display area on a surface of the vehicle and an optical projection unit for projecting graphic elements to the display area. An electronic control unit is operatively connected for computer communication to the optical projection unit. The electronic control unit determines a perspective view of a real road scene from a user while the user views the real road scene through the display area based on a ride height of the vehicle and an eyepoint of the user. The electronic control unit identifies road features that are visible to the user in the perspective view of the real road scene and adjusts a virtual image having inclined content based on the road features so that the inclined content substantially matches the perspective of the real road scene. Further, the electronic control unit controls the optical projection unit to project the virtual image to the display area.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Steven Feit, Charles S. Haase, Andrew R. Hoover, Samuel J. Melton, Takuya Kimura
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Patent number: 11990809Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes: a winding; a stator core including a slot in which the winding is installed; a cover part that covers the stator core; and a crossing part that is a space formed between the cover part and the stator core, wherein, in the crossing part, an end portion of the winding in an axial direction is exposed, and a filling member is disposed between a side surface of the winding in a radial direction and an inner side surface of the cover part in the radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji Kato, Fumiya Nishii, Masaru Sora, Taku Ueda, Takashi Wakui
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Patent number: 11989950Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first detection unit which detects an object around a vehicle, a second detection unit of which at least a part of a detection range overlaps a detection range of the first detection unit and which detects an object around the vehicle, and a determination unit which determines whether or not the object has started to move on the basis of detection results of the first detection unit and the second detection unit. The determination unit determines that the object has started to move in a case in which the vehicle and the object are in a halted state when a detection result of the first detection unit indicates that the object has started to move and a detection result of the second detection unit indicates that the object has started to move.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Konishi, Katsunori Miyazawa, Kenta Ishii
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Patent number: 11990596Abstract: A battery unit includes at least one battery module, a cooling device configured to deliver a cooling gas configured to cool the battery module to the battery module, and a junction board mounted with a wiring component configured to electrically connect the battery module and an external device and allow a charging power and/or a discharging power of the battery module to flow. The junction board is disposed above the cooling device at a position where at least a part of the junction board overlaps the cooling device when viewed from an upper-lower direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasutomo Kimura, Jaewon Son, Hiroki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Kano
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Patent number: 11986964Abstract: A path determination device and so forth are provided which can determine a path of a robot such that an autonomous mobile robot smoothly moves to a destination while avoiding an interference with a traffic participant even under a traffic environment such as a crowd. A path determination device (1) determines a temporary moving velocity command v_cnn, by using a CNN, such that an interference between a robot (2) and a traffic participant is avoided and determines a moving velocity command v of the robot (2), by using a DWA, such that in a case where the robot (2) is assumed to move from a present position by the temporary moving velocity command v_cnn, an objective function G(v) including a distance dist to the traffic participant closest to the robot (2) and the temporary moving velocity command v_cnn of the robot (2) as independent variables becomes a maximum value.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Hasegawa, Sango Matsuzaki
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Patent number: 11991733Abstract: A base station receives information regarding a communication quality of communication of a first other communication device and information regarding a frequency condition of the communication, and provides the information regarding the communication quality of the communication and information on a frequency condition in the communication to a second other communication device. The second other communication device performs communication using the information regarding the communication quality and the information regarding the frequency condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Onodera, Toshiaki Takano
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Patent number: 11988337Abstract: A gas control system includes a high pressure tank, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, an injector, and a gas control ECU. The high pressure tank includes a liner, a reinforcing layer, and a discharge hole for discharging hydrogen gas from the liner. The temperature sensor detects the temperature of the reinforcing layer or the temperature around the outside of the high pressure tank. In the implementation of the gas control method, the gas control ECU, based on temperature information detected by the temperature sensor and pressure information detected by the pressure sensor, changes the timing of starting limiting control for limiting the discharge of hydrogen gas.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiko Kanezaki, Naoki Ogiwara
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Patent number: 11987104Abstract: In an upper side sealing portion, an upper side water guide groove is formed between an outer sealing lip and an inner sealing lip. In a vertical side sealing portion, a vertical side water guide groove extending to a position below a door opening/closing device is formed between a vertical side attachment portion and a vertical side sealing lip. The upper side water guide groove is disposed at a cabin inner side of an outer panel of a frame. An upper end of the vertical side water guide groove is disposed at the cabin inner side of the outer panel. A portion of the vertical side water guide groove located above the door opening/closing device extends downward from an upper end, and extends to a cabin outer side relative to an inner panel of a frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignees: Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Shimada, Toshifumi Matsuura, Yoshimitsu Iida, Sotaro Hashiguchi
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Patent number: 11987089Abstract: An electrically powered suspension system includes: an actuator that is provided between a vehicle body and a wheel of a vehicle and generates a load for damping vibration of the vehicle body; an information acquisition part that acquires information on a sprung state amount and a road surface state; a target load calculation part that calculates a first target load related to skyhook control based on the sprung state amount and calculates a second target load related to preview control based on the road surface state; and a load control part. The target load calculation part calculates a third target load related to pitch generation control based on a target pitch angle and calculates a combined target load into which the first target load, second target load, and third target load have been combined. The load control part performs load control of the actuator using the combined target load.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Konada, Takashi Yanagi, Ryosuke Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11986902Abstract: A welded product includes: multiple steel members; and one or two or more welds with which the multiple steel members are welded together, at least one of the welds having a surface containing slag, the slag having a Si content of 14% by mass or less and having a mass ratio of Si to Mn of 0.25 or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Jimbo, Tatsumasa Hidaka
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Patent number: 11987201Abstract: An airbag system includes: a first left chamber that is expandable so as to cover an outer surface of a front left pillar which is located on a left side with respect to a vehicle width direction of a vehicle; a second left chamber that is expandable on the first left chamber; a first right chamber that is expandable so as to cover an outer surface of a front right pillar which is located on a right side with respect to the vehicle width direction of the vehicle; a second right chamber that is expandable on the first right chamber; a recognition portion that recognizes a risk object which is present in a vicinity of the vehicle; a prediction portion that predicts a collision between the risk object and the vehicle; and an expansion control portion that performs an expansion control of the first left chamber, the second left chamber, the first right chamber, and the second right chamber based on a prediction of the prediction portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Nakamura, Kenji Komori, Kenyu Okamura, Osamu Ito, Hiroyuki Asanuma, Hyejin Bae
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Patent number: 11988201Abstract: An anode current collector of an electrochemical compressor includes a plurality of first portions and a plurality of second portions that are alternately arranged from the first end portion toward an inner side in a plane direction of the anode current collector. In the first portion, a first porous body, a second porous body, and a third porous body are sequentially stacked. In the second portion, the first portion, the third porous body, and the second porous body are sequentially stacked. The porosity of the second porous body is larger than the porosity of the first porous body and the porosity of the third porous body is larger than the porosity of the second porous body.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Satoshi Sugai
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Patent number: 11987335Abstract: An engine speed control device for a vessel in which a plurality of outboard motors are mounted on a hull, has a control unit that performs control, on the basis of an operation of one switch, so as to set engines of the outboard motors to a synchronous mode in which the engines have an identical engine speed, wherein the control unit determines in advance an engine to serve as a reference among the engines of the outboard motors, and automatically changes the mode to the synchronous mode in which the engine speeds of engines other than the reference engine become equal to the engine speed of the reference engine when all the engines satisfy a condition to transit to the synchronous mode.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshiyuki Misumi
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Patent number: 11988230Abstract: Provided is a vibration reduction device for stator vanes (30) positioned behind rotor blades (28) in a turbo machine, comprising an annular base member (80) having a cylindrical shape concentric around a central axis of the casing and supporting base ends of the stator vanes which extend radially inward from an inner circumferential surface of the base member, an elastomeric damping member (100) surrounding and in slidable contact with an outer circumferential surface of the base member, and a preloading member (102) surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the elastomeric damping member and configured to apply a preload directed radially inward to the elastomeric damping member.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ken Ito, Yuta Ito, Daiki Hama, Shu Taguchi, Tatsuro Akasaka
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Patent number: D1027761Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Ono, Shoji Nakauchi
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Patent number: D1028302Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shingo Ishigaki