Patents by Inventor Junya Fujisawa

Junya Fujisawa 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: 7688582
    Abstract: In a power supply unit disposed below a floor behind a seat, battery modules are disposed in a lower position, and a DC/DC converter and a motor driving inverter are disposed side by side in a vehicle width direction above the battery modules. Thus, cooling air flowing from the front side to the rear side of a vehicle body is divided into upper and lower portions to cool in parallel the DC/DC converter and the motor driving inverter on the upper side and the battery modules on the lower side. Thus, it is possible to simplify a passage of the cooling air to reduce the size of the entire power supply unit, and improve mountability of the power supply unit on the vehicle body. Also, it is possible to apply low temperature cooling air, before heat exchange, to the battery module, the DC/DC converter, and the motor driving inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Fukazu, Takeo Nishibori, Kentaro Shibuya, Masao Kawata, Hiroo Yamaguchi, Junya Fujisawa, Atsushi Nakano, Hiroshi Kosaka
  • Publication number: 20080062622
    Abstract: In a power supply unit disposed below a floor behind a seat, battery modules are disposed in a lower position, and a DC/DC converter and a motor driving inverter are disposed side by side in a vehicle width direction above the battery modules. Thus, cooling air flowing from the front side to the rear side of a vehicle body is divided into upper and lower portions to cool in parallel the DC/DC converter 41 and the motor driving inverter on the upper side and the battery modules on the lower side. Thus, it is possible to simplify a passage of the cooling air to reduce the size of the entire power supply unit, and improve mountability of the power supply unit on the vehicle body. Also, it is possible to apply cooling air at low temperature before heat exchange to all the battery module, the DC/DC converter, and the motor driving inverter, thereby enhancing cooling effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro FUKAZU, Takeo NISHIBORI, Kentaro SHIBUYA, Masao KAWATA, Hiroo YAMAGUCHI, Junya FUJISAWA, Atsushi NAKANO, Hiroshi KOSAKA