Patents Assigned to Honda Motors Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11984769
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine system of a combined power system includes a rotary electric machine, a rotary electric machine housing in which the rotary electric machine is accommodated, and a rotation parameter detector that detects a rotation parameter of a rotating shaft constituting the rotary electric machine. The rotating shaft includes a first end part and a second end part, a first bearing is provided between the first end part and the housing, and a second bearing is provided between the second end part and the housing. The first end part includes a protruding distal end that passes through the first bearing and protrudes to an exterior of the housing. The rotation parameter detector is disposed on the protruding distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Tatsuya Choji, Naoki Ito
  • Patent number: 11984111
    Abstract: A vehicle includes options including function selection buttons and selection buttons respectively associated with operations of a plurality of functions mounted on the vehicle, and a sound controller is capable of changing a sound output from a speaker array to a sound that arrives from a target virtual sound source set at a predetermined position, and changes the position of the target virtual sound source for each of the options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kohei Noguchi
  • Patent number: 11981389
    Abstract: A compactable vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a body, a steering assembly coupled to the body, and a seating assembly coupled to the body. The steering assembly includes a wheel assembly, an elongated structure retractably coupled to the body, and a handlebar. The elongated structure includes a first end, a second end coupled to the wheel assembly, and a slot that extends between the first end and the second end. The handlebar is pivotally disposed in the slot. The seating assembly includes a support member retractably coupled to the body and a seat pivotally coupled to the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Jin Kim, Jackie P Porchay
  • Patent number: 11984681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a male connector and to an accommodating device. The male connector comprises a plurality of male terminals and a support base. The plurality of male terminals are connected to a plurality of female terminals. The support base holds the plurality of male terminals with spacing therebetween in a line-up direction. The plurality of male terminals protrude upwards from an upper surface of the support base. An incline section is formed on the upper surface of the support base, said incline section having a height difference in an intersecting direction that intersects a plane including the protrusion direction and the line-up direction of the plurality of male terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuo Shigemizu
  • Patent number: 11981206
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device includes a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions to perform. The processor is configured to estimating curvature of a road on which a host vehicle will travel based on at least an output of a detection device that detects a target object present in a traveling direction of the host vehicle, causing a display device to display a surrounding situation display image including a host vehicle icon representing the host vehicle and an image of a road marking whose shape is determined based on the curvature, and decreasing reference curvature of the image of the road marking included in the surrounding situation display image if a prescribed condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya Sakai, Satoko Yokochi
  • Patent number: 11984568
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery sets in which first unit cells and second unit cells are adjacent to each other. In the first unit cell, a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal are oriented and extend in a first direction from a first end portion of a first main body. In the second unit cell, a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal are oriented and extend in a second direction opposite to the first direction from a first end portion of a second main body. Then, in the battery set, at least a part of the first main body and the second main body overlap and are in contact with each other. Further, a heat conductive material that conducts heat from the first unit cell or the second unit cell is in contact with the battery set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenro Udono, Tomoyo Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11981234
    Abstract: Systems and mechanisms for facilitating concurrent positional adjustments of a seat with one or more steering controllers along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, are disclosed. The embodiments provide a mechanism by which operators of a wide range of body types may comfortably occupy and use vehicles configured with lap bar controls, such as zero-turn radius mowers. In one example, the seat and steering controllers are both mounted on a support structure that is configured to be movable relative to a chassis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teegan L. Aldridge, Vincent A. Prinzo
  • Patent number: 11981255
    Abstract: A vehicle control device configured to control a self-vehicle, the vehicle control device comprising: a first detection unit configured to detect a direction change of an oncoming vehicle; a second detection unit configured to detect another vehicle on a diagonally rear side of the self-vehicle; and a control unit configured to control a notification unit on the basis of detection results of the first detection unit and the second detection unit, wherein the control unit controls the notification unit to notify the other vehicle of the direction change of the oncoming vehicle in a case where the direction change of the oncoming vehicle has been detected and the other vehicle has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Mimura, Tsuyoshi Nojiri
  • Patent number: 11982321
    Abstract: A multiple-disc friction clutch includes clutch centers, which are first and second clutch centers. The first clutch center is axially supported by an output rotation shaft in a relatively non-rotatable manner. The second clutch center is supported by the first clutch center in a relatively rotatable manner. Elastic members are interposed between the first and the second clutch centers and are compressed and deformed by relative rotation of the first and the second clutch centers so as to transmit power. The second clutch center has a side wall that faces a pressure plate and has an opening part that penetrates in an axial direction, at a position facing the elastic member of the side wall. A push rod is inserted and fitted in the opening part and is moved in the axial direction by compression deformation of the elastic member so as to press the pressure plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoya Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11983936
    Abstract: A data collection device of an embodiment includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute a program to acquire an image obtained by capturing surroundings of a first vehicle, determine whether the first vehicle has performed a lane change during a determination period based on information indicating a traveling history of the first vehicle, and collect the image included in the determination period as training data for a determination model that determines whether there is an obstacle in a road in a case where it is determined that the first vehicle has not performed a lane change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Konishi
  • Publication number: 20240149628
    Abstract: A control device includes: an external environment recognition unit configured to acquire recognition data of an external environment of a moving body; a reception unit configured to receive selection of a target position from a user of the moving body; a movement control unit configured to execute movement control for moving the moving body to the target position based on the recognition data; and a height control unit configured to execute height control of the moving body in accordance with progress of the movement control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi SAGARA, Yuki HARA
  • Publication number: 20240149741
    Abstract: A battery transport support device (10) that comprises: a communication unit (11) that acquires charging batter information from a charging device (20), the charging batter information including identification information for batteries (BAT) being charged by the charging device (20); a specification unit (12) that references a storage unit (14) that stores identification information for users in association with identification information for batteries (BAT) that belong to the users and, on the basis of the charging battery information, specifies the number of batteries (BAT) included in the batteries (BAT) being charged by the charging device (20) that belong to one of the users; and a derivation unit (13) that, on the basis of the number of batteries (BAT) that belong to the one user and the number of batteries (BAT) that can be carried by transport devices, derives a transport device needed to transport the batteries (BAT) that belong to the one user to a transport destination that corresponds to the one u
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro NAKAMURA, Yusuke NAKAJIMA, Michiyo INOUE, Hiroshi MORIYAMA, Kentaro SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240149894
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a recognition unit configured to recognize a surrounding condition of a vehicle; a driving control unit configured to control acceleration, deceleration, and steering of the vehicle based on a recognition result; and a vehicle abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in an electric parking brake device. When an abnormality in the driver is detected during traveling of the vehicle, the driving control unit performs control to decelerate the vehicle to a predetermined speed greater than zero by braking by a brake device. In a case where an abnormality in the electric parking brake device is detected before or at a time the vehicle is decelerated to the predetermined speed, the driving control unit causes the vehicle to perform traveling along a traveling road until the recognition unit recognizes a preceding vehicle after the vehicle is decelerated to the predetermined speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma KOBAYASHI, Yuko SUGIMURA, Yuichi MASUKAKE, Yugo KAJIWARA, Yuichi KOMORI, Shohei NOAI
  • Publication number: 20240149974
    Abstract: A vehicle management method includes assembling a vehicle body of a vehicle and a power source to be mounted on the vehicle, acquiring, at a first time, first gear-ratio-related information which is information related to a gear ratio of a transmission section, the transmission section being a whole or part of a power transmission mechanism between the power source and a wheel of the vehicle, storing the first gear-ratio-related information in a storage unit mounted on the vehicle or a storage unit of an external device provided to be capable of communication with the vehicle, acquiring, at a second time after the first time, second gear-ratio-related information which is information related to the gear ratio of the transmission section, and comparing the first gear-ratio-related information stored in the storage unit with the second gear-ratio-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki NOMURA, Hirotaka ONUKI, Makoto HATTORI, Masayuki SUNAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240149747
    Abstract: A battery temperature control method for controlling a temperature of a battery mounted on a vehicle by a temperature control device, the method comprises: a travel plan acquisition step of acquiring a travel plan of the vehicle, a battery input and output acquisition step of acquiring a required input and output of the battery, a target temperature acquisition step of acquiring a first battery temperature threshold, a battery temperature transition prediction step of predicting a temperature transition of the battery when the vehicle travels according to the travel plan, a temperature control amount prediction step of acquiring a predicted temperature control amount of the battery at a first time or a first position in the travel plan, an excessive temperature control amount calculation step of calculating an excessive temperature control amount, a temperature control restriction step, and a temperature control step of controlling the temperature of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Shuhei KOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240152151
    Abstract: A mobile charging apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a battery for charging a work machine; a movement unit that causes the mobile charging apparatus to autonomously move; and a controller that executes a program to perform control such that the movement unit moves the mobile charging apparatus to a predetermined position to wait for the work machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Hashizume, Ryuichi Kimata, Keiichiro Bungo, Koichi Tsuno
  • Patent number: 11978287
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information provision system that provides a user with information for coping with a problem by using an information terminal having a camera and a display, wherein the information terminal includes at least one processor with a memory comprising instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to at least: identify a problem area in a captured image obtained by the camera; detect agitation of the user; and suitably display, on the display, a plurality of procedure screens indicating contents of a procedure for coping with the identified problem area, in accordance with an answer from the user, and the at least one processor is configured to change a procedure screen to be displayed on the display in response to detection of agitation of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamaoka, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Yu Takiguchi, Hitomi Hamamura
  • Patent number: 11976919
    Abstract: A target installation apparatus for installing a target for aiming equipment mounted on a vehicle comprises: a reference point setting unit configured to set vehicle-side reference points on both exterior sides in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle, wherein the reference point setting unit includes: a rod-shaped member that extends in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle and that is arrangeable to abut both tires of the vehicle; and a pair of reference point forming units that are attached to the rod-shaped member to be positioned on both the exterior sides of the vehicle in the case of being arranged with respect to the vehicle and that include marks formed to respectively indicate the reference points, and wherein the pair of reference point forming units respectively include moving portions that move the reference points in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Ohmori, Kazuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11975782
    Abstract: A decorative molded component includes: a substrate having a shell extending along a mating surface and a through hole adjacent to the shell and defined along the mating surface; and a molded body coated to the mating surface, the molded body covering the through hole to be continuous from a skin bonded to the shell. The decorative molded component improves appearance while keeping the functions of the two members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikue Sato, Hiroki Sakata, Kosaku Mizutani
  • Patent number: 11979079
    Abstract: In an electric motor cooling structure for cooling an electric motor provided in a power unit by jetting an oil to the electric motor, an oil passage for passing the oil therethrough is formed between a cover member covering the electric motor from outside and a lid member fitted to the cover member. The cover member is formed with a plurality of jet holes as through-holes communicating with the oil passage, and the plurality of jet holes are oriented in the same direction as an axial direction of the motor. The oil passage is formed in an annular shape as viewed in the axial direction of the electric motor. The cover member is formed with a second oil passage for supplying the oil to a rotary shaft of the electric motor. Such cooling structure efficiently cools the electric motor while suppressing processing cost with a simple oil passage structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Omori, Hiroyuki Sugiura, Yuki Nagata