Patents by Inventor Kiyohito Sekido
Kiyohito Sekido 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).
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Patent number: 9381820Abstract: A charging port structure is provided to prevent unauthorized access. The charging port structure includes a charging port, a port lid, a port lid lock mechanism, a body opening lid, a body opening lid lock mechanism, an electric unlocking mechanism and a manual unlocking structure. The port lid opens and closes a front opening of a port housing having the charging port. The port lid lock mechanism maintains the port lid in a closed state. The body opening lid opens and closes a vehicle body opening. The body opening lid lock mechanism maintains the body opening lid in a closed state. The body opening lid lock mechanism is unlocked from inside a passenger compartment. The electric unlocking mechanism unlocks the port lid lock mechanism. The manual unlocking structure enables the port lid lock mechanism to be unlocked by a manual operation from the vehicle body opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Yamamaru, Kazuo Sakata, Kiyohito Sekido, Shinichi Matano, Masahiro Onishi, Kyouhei Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20150191093Abstract: A charging port structure is provided to prevent unauthorized access. The charging port structure includes a charging port, a port lid, a port lid lock mechanism, a body opening lid, a body opening lid lock mechanism, an electric unlocking mechanism and a manual unlocking structure. The port lid opens and closes a front opening of a port housing having the charging port. The port lid lock mechanism maintains the port lid in a closed state. The body opening lid opens and closes a vehicle body opening. The body opening lid lock mechanism maintains the body opening lid in a closed state. The body opening lid lock mechanism is unlocked from inside a passenger compartment. The electric unlocking mechanism unlocks the port lid lock mechanism. The manual unlocking structure enables the port lid lock mechanism to be unlocked by a manual operation from the vehicle body opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Yamamaru, Kazuo Sakata, Kiyohito Sekido, Shinichi Matano, Masahiro Onishi, Kyouhei Kawasaki
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Patent number: 8928279Abstract: An electric vehicle structure is provided with a charging port, an electric charging harness and an intermediate connector. The charging port is configured to be provided on a portion of a vehicle. The electric charging harness includes a first wiring portion electrically connected to the charging port and a second wiring portion configured to be connected to an electrical component of the vehicle. The intermediate connector releasably connects the first wiring portion of the electric charging harness to the second wiring portion of the electric charging harness with a repeatable connecting and disconnecting connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyohito Sekido, Satoshi Shigematsu
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Patent number: 8853996Abstract: A vehicle charging port arrangement is provided with a vehicle body, an electric charging port and a charging-in-progress indicator. The vehicle body includes a vehicle cabin and a vehicle front end portion having an upper surface. The electric charging port is arranged on the vehicle front end portion. The electric charging port is configured to receive an electric charging connector. The charging-in-progress indicator is movably mounted to the vehicle front end portion to move in a vertical direction between a charging port access position that provides access to the electric charging port and a charging port blocking position that prevents access to the electric charging port. The charging-in-progress indicator is visible from inside the vehicle cabin looking over the upper surface of the vehicle front end portion while the charging-in-progress indicator is in the charging port access position.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyohito Sekido, Satoshi Shigematsu
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Publication number: 20120038319Abstract: An electric vehicle structure is provided with a charging port, an electric charging harness and an intermediate connector. The charging port is configured to be provided on a portion of a vehicle. The electric charging harness includes a first wiring portion electrically connected to the charging port and a second wiring portion configured to be connected to an electrical component of the vehicle. The intermediate connector releasably connects the first wiring portion of the electric charging harness to the second wiring portion of the electric charging harness with a repeatable connecting and disconnecting connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyohito Sekido, Satoshi Shigematsu
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Publication number: 20120019206Abstract: A vehicle charging port arrangement is provided with a vehicle body, an electric charging port and a charging-in-progress indicator. The vehicle body includes a vehicle cabin and a vehicle front end portion having an upper surface. The electric charging port is arranged on the vehicle front end portion. The electric charging port is configured to receive an electric charging connector. The charging-in-progress indicator is movably mounted to the vehicle front end portion to move in a vertical direction between a charging port access position that provides access to the electric charging port and a charging port blocking position that prevents access to the electric charging port. The charging-in-progress indicator is visible from inside the vehicle cabin looking over the upper surface of the vehicle front end portion while the charging-in-progress indicator is in the charging port access position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyohito Sekido, Satoshi Shigematsu
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Patent number: 7914071Abstract: A front structure of a vehicle body is disclosed as having a radiator core support including an upper member and a lower member vertically spaced from each other and extending in a vehicle width direction. The upper member is structured in two stages on upper and lower sides composed of an upper-stage upper member and a lower-stage upper member, which have both left and right ends connected to vehicle body components placed in a vehicle body on both sides thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidekazu Saitou, Kiyohito Sekido
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Publication number: 20090146456Abstract: A front structure of a vehicle body is disclosed as having a radiator core support including an upper member and a lower member vertically spaced from each other and extending in a vehicle width direction. The upper member is structured in two stages on upper and lower sides composed of an upper-stage upper member and a lower-stage upper member, which have both left and right ends connected to vehicle body components placed in a vehicle body on both sides thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Hidekazu SAITOU, Kiyohito Sekido