Patents Assigned to SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY
  • Patent number: 8845482
    Abstract: A hybrid power driving system is provided, comprising an engine; a first motor; a first reducing mechanism, a second clutch, a first wheels group, a second motor, a second wheels group, a second reducing mechanism, an energy storage device, a clutch, an engine controller, and a motor controller. The motor controller may be configured to: start or stop at least one of the first motor or the second motor; and control the clutch controller and the engine controller according to a running mode of the hybrid power driving system. A driving method for the driving system as described hereinabove is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Xinxin Zhang, Yinmei Zhou, Song Li, Fei Luo
  • Publication number: 20140265410
    Abstract: A device for moving a vehicle-mounted object and a vehicle having the same are provided. The device comprises a housing with an opening, a cover frame mounted on the housing, a cover with a surface for mounting the vehicle-mounted object thereon, the cover being coupled with the cover frame and being capable of pivoting to either expose or cover at least a part of the opening, and a platform slidably fitted within the housing, being coupled with the cover and movable between a first position to cause the cover to pivot to expose at least a part of the opening, and a second position to cause the cover to pivot to cover at least a part of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yilin ZHONG, Junming BAI, Jun DAI, Meng WANG
  • Publication number: 20140236510
    Abstract: A distributed battery management device and a method thereof are provided. The method comprises: receiving, by a battery management control module, a first identification distribution request from a first data acquisition module; activating, by the battery management control module, the first data acquisition module for monitoring one or more batteries; and sending, by the battery management control module, a first identification message corresponding to the first identification distribution request, to the first data acquisition module. The device comprises: a battery management control module; and a first data acquisition module communicatively coupled with the battery management control module, wherein the battery management control module and the first data acquisition module are configured to communicate with each other to identify the data acquisition module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicants: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaofeng SHEN, Shuping LI, Jiaojiao SUN, Gang LIU, Haijun YU
  • Patent number: 8807618
    Abstract: A connecting device adapted for connecting a multifunctional box with a vehicle multimedia system may be provided. The connecting device may comprise a shell for holding the multifunctional box having a first open end portion and a second end portion configured with an interface, via which the multifunctional box is electrically connected with the vehicle multimedia system in a releasable manner; a locking unit formed on at least a lateral side between the first open portion and the second end portion for releasably locking the multifunctional box; and a release unit formed on the shell to release the inserted multifunctional box when pressed. A vehicle comprising the connecting device may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Yishi Dou, Minqing Yao, Xiaodong Xu, Jinjiang Liu
  • Publication number: 20140227565
    Abstract: A battery explosion-proof device battery explosion-proof device includes a valve body, a rupture plate, and a protecting cover. The valve body includes a base portion and a shaft portion connected with the base portion. The shaft portion may be formed with threads on an external circumferential surface thereof and with a venting passage. The rupture plate may be disposed inside a concaved portion of the base portion for sealing the venting passage. The protecting cover covers the concaved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hu WAN, Zhiwei TONG, Qing LAI, Jianhua ZHU
  • Publication number: 20140224892
    Abstract: An apparatus for regulating temperature is presented. The apparatus comprises: a shell comprising a first cavity and a second cavity; and an inner valve body and an outer valve body disposed in the shell between the first cavity and the second cavity, wherein the inner valve body is movable relative to the outer valve body, and the outer valve body is movable within the shell. Depending on the temperature inside the shell, the inner valve body and the outer valve body can substantially seal the first cavity from the second cavity. The inner valve body and the outer valve body can also provide, respectively, a first flow path and a second flow path between the cavities, depending on the temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing LIU, Xudong SONG, Hongjun WANG
  • Patent number: 8802279
    Abstract: A battery and a battery cover assembly thereof are provided. The battery cover assembly comprises a cover (1) having a through hole; an extraction electrode terminal (3); and an insulating seal member disposed between the cover and the extraction electrode terminal. The extraction electrode terminal (3), starting from its top, includes a columnar seal part (31), a position part (32) and a weld part (33) that are consecutively connected together, the columnar seal part (31) passing through the through hole of the cover and having a seal groove formed along a circumferential surface thereof, the position part (32) having a horizontally-oriented platform, and the weld part (33) having a sheet-like shape and being perpendicular to the horizontally-oriented platform of the position part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Luxia Jiang, Dongna Shi, Wenya Pi, Qing Lai, Jianhua Zhu
  • Publication number: 20140197777
    Abstract: An electricity supply system comprises: a battery module, a control module, and a distribution box. The battery module includes at least two in-series modules, each comprising at least two battery groups connected in series. The control module is connected with the battery module and includes an IGBT module, a relay module, and a relay control module. The relay module includes a plurality of relays K. Each in-series module is connected to the relay module. The relay module is connected to the IGBT module. The relay control module is configured for controlling ON or OFF of each relay K so as to select an in-series module to work with the IGBT module. The distribution box is connected with the control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiwei TONG, Jianhua ZHU, Zhipei LU, Qing LAI
  • Publication number: 20140198265
    Abstract: A touch detecting assembly, a touch sensitive device, and a portable electronic apparatus are provided. The touch detecting assembly (100) comprises: a substrate (1); and a plurality of induction units (2) disposed on the substrate (1) and not intersecting with each other, each induction unit (2) comprising an induction body (20), and a first electrode (21) and a second electrode (22) connected with the induction body (20) respectively. Each induction body (20) has a plurality of empty parts (24), and the plurality of empty parts (24) are arranged in a predetermined pattern to define a current passage (25) for increasing a resistance between the first electrode (21) and the second electrode (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhengang Li, Chen Huang, Yun Yang
  • Publication number: 20140199560
    Abstract: A method of joining an amorphous alloy material to a heterogeneous material and a composite formed by the same are provided. The method comprises steps of: placing a pre-formed piece made of one of the amorphous alloy material and the heterogeneous material into a mold; heating the other of the amorphous alloy material and the heterogeneous material to a predetermined temperature, and casting the other of the amorphous alloy material and the heterogeneous material into the mold to form a transition connection part joining the amorphous alloy material to the heterogeneous material and having a fusion welded structure, a microstructure reinforcing connection structure and a composite connection structure; and cooling the amorphous alloy material and the heterogeneous material at a rate higher than a critical cooling rate of the amorphous alloy material to obtain a composite formed by joining the amorphous alloy material to the heterogeneous material by the transition connection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen BYD Auto R & D Company Limited
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Faliang Zhang, Yunchun Li
  • Publication number: 20140184157
    Abstract: An in-vehicle charging control device may comprise a control module, a charging socket, and a switching circuit. The charging socket has a charging connection confirming terminal (CC) and a protective grounding terminal (PE). The switching circuit is connected with the charging connection confirming terminal (CC) and the protective grounding terminal (PE) of the charging socket. The control module is connected with an in-vehicle battery via the switching circuit. The charging socket matches with a charging plug. The switching circuit is in a conducting state when the charging plug is plugged in the charging socket and in a disconnection state when the charging plug is not plugged in the charging socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu LIU, Lianwen ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20140178744
    Abstract: A battery terminal includes an outer terminal segment, the outer terminal segment being made of a first conductive material; an inner terminal segment being made of a second conductive material different from the first conductive material and having an upper end connected to a lower end of the outer terminal segment forming a connection portion between the upper end of the inner terminal segment and the lower end of the outer terminal segment, and a protection member around the connection portion. With the battery terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention into batteries, adjacent batteries can be connected together more reliably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianhua ZHU, Qing LAI, Zhiwei TONG, Luxia JIANG
  • Publication number: 20140166381
    Abstract: A mounting structure for an in-vehicle power battery may be provided. The mounting structure may comprise an upper cover (3), a suspension tray (1) and a bracket device (2) for supporting at least a part of a peripheral bottom portion of the suspension tray (1). The suspension tray (1) may be hermetically connected with the upper cover (3), forming a sealed space for receiving the power battery. The bracket device (2) may be detachably fixed to a bottom surface of the body floor. Further, a vehicle (100) comprising the mounting structure described above may also be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Heping Ling, Bengang Yi, Wei Zeng, Fengshou Huang
  • Publication number: 20140168446
    Abstract: A pixel array is provided. The pixel array comprises a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged 4*4 Bayer matrix units, in which the matrix unit comprises a plurality of pixels, any of a green filter, a red filter and a blue filter is disposed in one pixel, and one or more of the green filters are replaced by white color filters in the matrix units. A camera using the same and a color processing method based on the pixel array are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Mao PENG, Jingjun FU, Wenge HU
  • Publication number: 20140167741
    Abstract: A wheel-speed sensor mounting device may be provided. The wheel-speed sensor mounting device includes a reducer case having a first mounting hole, a mounting shell mounted within the first mounting hole and having a first end extending into the reducer case and a second end, a wheel-speed sensor mounted within the mounting shell and having a first end extending out of the first end of the mounting shell and opposing to a sensing metal ring mounted in the reducer case and a second end having a lead-out wire, and a sealing member for sealing the second end of the mounting shell. The lead-out wire passes through the sealing member and extends out of the reducer case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hongming PAN, Hongmei YUAN
  • Publication number: 20140162101
    Abstract: A battery module comprises a battery pack including a plurality of cells and a plurality of connectors to electrically connect adjacent cells respectively; a case housing the battery pack; and a sampling unit fixed to the case and including: a BIC module fixed onto the case; a wiring trough fixed onto the case; a signal sampling terminal; and a sampling wire disposed within the wiring trough and having a first end electrically connected to the BIC module and a second end electrically connected to the signal sampling terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Linglong WANG, Chenwei LENG, Yanfei ZHOU, Rui GAO, Haiping WU, Yining SONG
  • Patent number: 8723188
    Abstract: A light emitting diode includes a substrate comprising a plurality of first grooves and a plurality of first convex parts formed on a surface of the substrate, with the first groove formed between two neighboring first convex parts; a semiconductor structure formed on the substrate comprising a plurality of second convex parts corresponding to the plurality of first grooves and a plurality of second grooves corresponding to the plurality of first convex parts; a transparent conductive layer formed on the semiconductor structure and configured to transmit a current to the plurality of second convex parts; a first electrode electrically connected with the semiconductor structure; and a second electrode electrically connected with the transparent conductive layer. A method for preparing the light emitting diode is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Chunlin Xie, Xilin Su, Hongpo Hu, Wang Zhang
  • Patent number: 8720617
    Abstract: An electric bus is disclosed, comprising a body including a floor, a rear cabin, and two front wheel wells. The front wheel wells are disposed in a middle section of the body. The body further includes a seat area having one or more seats arranged in one or more rows. The rear cabin is disposed behind a back row of the seats. The electric bus further includes a chassis and a battery system for providing electric power to the electric bus. The battery system further comprises a first battery group disposed above the respective front wheel wells; a second battery group disposed under the floor and proximate to an intermediate row of the seats; and a third battery group disposed under the floor and proximate to a back row of the seats and in the rear cabin behind the back row of seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Wang Peng, Weiye Lin, Lecheng Liang, Kui Jing
  • Publication number: 20140127552
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an electric vehicle includes a tray and at least one battery module fixed on the tray via a strip. Each battery module includes a housing having a bottom plate mounted onto the tray, first to fourth side plates disposed on the bottom plate, a battery pack disposed in the housing and having a plurality of cells arranged along a thickness direction, and first flexible members disposed between the first side plate and the battery pack, and between the third side plate and battery pack respectively, for fastening the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia LU, Zhipei LU, Jianhua ZHU
  • Publication number: 20140106210
    Abstract: A cover assembly and a battery comprising the same are provided. The cover assembly comprises: a cover plate body formed with at least a via hole penetrating therethrough; a cover plate connecting member hermetically connected with the cover plate body at the via hole, which is formed with an electrode receiving hole therein; and an electrode terminal penetrating through the electrode receiving hole to be hermetically connected with and insulated from the cover plate connecting member for leading out a current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qisi DENG, Lujian WANG, Yuchen HE, Qiang WU