Patents by Inventor Ryu TATE

Ryu TATE 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: 11735785
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; at least one battery cell group that is arranged between the two outer side walls of the exterior body and that is composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; a first temperature-adjusting medium flow path that is provided in at least one of the two outer side walls of the exterior body and in which a temperature-adjusting medium capable of exchanging heat with the battery cells via the outer side wall flows; and a holding mechanism that brings the battery cell group into contact with the outer side wall so that heat can be exchanged and that holds the battery cell group in the exterior body by applying, to the battery cell group in the exterior body, a pressing force in a direction towards the outer side wall having the first temperature-adjusting medium flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyosuke Miyoshi, Satoshi Takada, Shoshi Hidaka, Ryu Tate, Hideaki Sakai, Yoshiatsu Asai
  • Publication number: 20220140430
    Abstract: This end end plate securing structure comprises a battery case capable of housing a plurality of battery cells in a stacked state, and an end plate for pressing the plurality of battery cells in a stacking direction, and holds the plurality of battery cells in the battery case by securing the end plate to the battery case. The end plate has a recessed groove that is provided in an end surface, a securing member that is disposed in the recessed groove to be projectable from and retractable into the end surface, and a biasing member that is disposed in the recessed groove and biases the securing member in a projection direction. The battery case has an engagement part that engages with the securing member. The end plate is secured to the battery case by engagement of the securing member of the end plate with the engagement part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ryu TATE, Satoshi TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20210305649
    Abstract: A power storage apparatus includes: a tubular casing extending in a first direction; a cell group configured by stacking a plurality of battery cells in the first direction; opening parts arranged at both ends of the tubular casing in the first direction; a housing part arranged inside the tubular casing and housing the cell group; an end plate fixed to the tubular casing so as to close the opening part; and a reinforcement member fixed across the tubular casing and the end plate, wherein one end part of the reinforcement member is fixed to a first fixation part provided on an outer wall part, of the tubular casing, the outer wall part being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and another end part of the reinforcement member is fixed to a second fixation part provided on an outer part of the end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Ryu TATE, Shoshi HIDAKA
  • Publication number: 20210265681
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; at least one battery cell group that is arranged between the two outer side walls of the exterior body and that is composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; a first temperature-adjusting medium flow path that is provided in at least one of the two outer side walls of the exterior body and in which a temperature-adjusting medium capable of exchanging heat with the battery cells via the outer side wall flows; and a holding mechanism that brings the battery cell group into contact with the outer side wall so that heat can be exchanged and that holds the battery cell group in the exterior body by applying, to the battery cell group in the exterior body, a pressing force in a direction towards the outer side wall having the first temperature-adjusting medium flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Kyosuke MIYOSHI, Satoshi TAKADA, Shoshi HIDAKA, Ryu TATE, Hideaki SAKAI, Yoshiatsu ASAI
  • Publication number: 20210234211
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; a plurality of battery cell groups that are arranged in parallel between the two outer side walls and that, are each composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; and holding mechanisms that are arranged between the plurality of battery cell groups and that hold the plurality of respective battery cell groups in the exterior body by applying, to the plurality of battery cell groups, a pressing force in a direction in which the battery cell groups are separated from each other and are pressed towards the two opposite outer side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kyosuke MIYOSHI, Shoshi HIDAKA, Ryu TATE, Hideaki SAKAI, Yoshiatsu ASAI, Satoshi TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20210178913
    Abstract: A power storage device comprises: a cell group in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a cylindrical housing part that houses the cell group and has an opening at each end in a stacking direction of the battery cells; an end plate that covers the opening in the housing part; a vehicle body fastening member that is formed separately from the housing part and fastens the housing part to a vehicle body; and a bolt that fastens the end plate to the housing part, wherein the vehicle body fastening member has a threaded portion to be threadedly engaged with the bolt, and is fixed to the housing part by threadedly engaging the threaded portion with the bolt provided through the end plate and the housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ryu TATE, Shoshi HIDAKA
  • Patent number: 10583746
    Abstract: A vehicle power source system includes a plurality of module groups each including a plurality of battery modules and disposed separately from each other, and a cooling circuit including a plurality of module group cooling units which are configured to respectively cool the plurality of module groups. The plurality of module group cooling units are connected in series. Each of the plurality of module group cooling units includes a plurality of module cooling units, each of which is configured to cool one or more of the battery modules. In each of the plurality of module group cooling units, the plurality of module cooling units are connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ogaki, Masanori Matsuda, Shinji Wada, Ryu Tate, Yasutomo Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20190259987
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes: an enclosure in which a first accommodating part being in a trough shape and having a first opening surface is formed; and a first battery module which is in a column shape and in which a plurality of single battery cells are stacked. The first battery module 31 held in the first accommodating part by holding loads acting between a first end part and a second end part on two end sides in a stacking direction and a first inner wall part and a second inner wall part opposite to each other in the first accommodating part. In the first inner wall part and the second inner wall part, a first groove part and a second groove part communicating with the first opening surface and extending perpendicularly with respect to the first opening surface are formed respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryu TATE
  • Publication number: 20180111500
    Abstract: A vehicle power source system includes a plurality of module groups each including a plurality of battery modules and disposed separately from each other, and a cooling circuit including a plurality of module group cooling units which are configured to respectively cool the plurality of module groups. The plurality of module group cooling units are connected in series. Each of the plurality of module group cooling units includes a plurality of module cooling units, each of which is configured to cool one or more of the battery modules. In each of the plurality of module group cooling units, the plurality of module cooling units are connected in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Masanori MATSUDA, Shinji WADA, Ryu TATE, Yasutomo KASHIWAKURA