Patents by Inventor Makoto Hatami

Makoto Hatami 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: 11370371
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle interior, a battery provided below the vehicle interior with a floor panel in between, a front room provided in front of the vehicle interior with a dashboard in between, a charging port disposed in the front room, and a junction box which electrically connects a first power line extending from the charging port and a second power line extending from a power line connection portion of the battery. The junction box is disposed on a virtual line connecting the charging port and the power line connection portion in a side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Takizawa, Makoto Hatami, Takanori Suzuki, Naoto Kochi
  • Patent number: 10800277
    Abstract: A vehicle body front structure provided with a charging port device to which a charging connector is selectively connected is provided. The vehicle body front structure includes: a pair of longitudinal members extending in a fore and aft direction on either side of a vehicle body; a bulkhead including an upper member extending laterally and having lateral ends connected to the respective longitudinal members; a lateral member extending laterally behind the bulkhead, and having lateral ends connected to the respective longitudinal members; and a support member having a front part fixed to the upper member and a rear part fixed to the lateral member to support the charging port device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Hatami, Yukinobu Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10682919
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: a motor that is arranged on a first side of front and rear sides of a vehicle; a rechargeable electric source that is arranged closer to a vehicle room than the motor; an inverter unit that includes an inverter which is fixed to the motor and which is configured to control and drive the motor by electric power that is supplied from the electric source; a charge circuit for charging the electric source; and a first unit that is fixed to a vehicle body at the first side of the vehicle, wherein the inverter unit is connected to the electric source by a cable, and the first unit is connected to the electric source by a cable that is independent of the cable which connects together the inverter unit and the electric source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Hatami
  • Publication number: 20200101852
    Abstract: A vehicle body front structure provided with a charging port device to which a charging connector is selectively connected is provided. The vehicle body front structure includes: a pair of longitudinal members extending in a fore and aft direction on either side of a vehicle body; a bulkhead including an upper member extending laterally and having lateral ends connected to the respective longitudinal members; a lateral member extending laterally behind the bulkhead, and having lateral ends connected to the respective longitudinal members; and a support member having a front part fixed to the upper member and a rear part fixed to the lateral member to support the charging port device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Makoto HATAMI, Yukinobu NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20200079305
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle interior, a battery provided below the vehicle interior with a floor panel in between, a front room provided in front of the vehicle interior with a dashboard in between, a charging port disposed in the front room, and a junction box which electrically connects a first power line extending from the charging port and a second power line extending from a power line connection portion of the battery. The junction box is disposed on a virtual line connecting the charging port and the power line connection portion in a side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki TAKIZAWA, Makoto HATAMI, Takanori SUZUKI, Naoto KOCHI
  • Publication number: 20180345820
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: a motor that is arranged on a first side of front and rear sides of a vehicle; a rechargeable electric source that is arranged closer to a vehicle room than the motor; an inverter unit that includes an inverter which is fixed to the motor and which is configured to control and drive the motor by electric power that is supplied from the electric source; a charge circuit for charging the electric source; and a first unit that is fixed to a vehicle body at the first side of the vehicle, wherein the inverter unit is connected to the electric source by a cable, and the first unit is connected to the electric source by a cable that is independent of the cable which connects together the inverter unit and the electric source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Makoto Hatami