Patents by Inventor Takuya TANIUCHI

Takuya TANIUCHI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240178459
    Abstract: Provided is a solid-state battery including: an electrode laminate in which a first electrode mixture layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a second electrode mixture layer, and a second fixing member are sequentially laminated over a first fixing member; a first guide member disposed along an outer periphery of the first electrode mixture layer; and a second guide member disposed along an outer periphery of the second electrode mixture layer. The first guide member is bonded to the solid electrolyte layer and/or the first fixing member, and the second guide member is bonded to the solid electrolyte layer and/or the second fixing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Toshimitsu TANAKA, Takuya TANIUCHI
  • Patent number: 11942597
    Abstract: Provided are: a solid-state battery in which an initial load is applied to a battery cell; and a solid-state battery module comprised of the battery. This solid-state battery includes a pressing portion provided on a solid-state battery case so that a spring force is utilized to apply the initial load to the solid-state battery. Specifically, the solid-state battery includes a solid-state battery cell, and a battery case for accommodating the solid-state battery cell, in which the solid-state battery cell is a stack including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte present between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and in which a face constituting the battery case and extending substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction of the stack has a pressing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Masahiro Ohta
  • Publication number: 20240079689
    Abstract: To provide a laminate type solid-state battery capable of preferably accommodating an electrode laminate. A laminate type solid-state battery comprising: an electrode laminate; and a casing body being formed of a laminate film and accommodating the electrode laminate, the casing body comprising an insulating member in an interior thereof, the insulating member abutting at least one of laminate end surfaces of the electrode laminate, the insulating member having an inclined surface that outwardly inclines from the electrode laminate in a cross-sectional view along the laminate direction, the inclined surface and the laminate surface of the electrode laminate forming an angle greater than 90° and less than 180°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Takuya TANIUCHI, Tadashi MATSUSHITA, Toshiyuki ARIGA
  • Publication number: 20240079657
    Abstract: A solid-state batter is provided which includes an electrode stack in which a solid electrolyte layer and positive electrode composite layer are sequentially laminated on a lithium metal layer, in which, when viewing the electrode stack from a top surface, an outer circumferential end of the lithium metal layer exists more to an inner side than an outer circumferential end of the solid electrolyte layer, and an insulation member extending from the solid electrolyte layer towards the lithium metal layer is disposed in a region between the outer circumferential end of the lithium metal layer and the outer circumferential end of the solid electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Takuya TANIUCHI, Terumi FURUTA
  • Publication number: 20240072240
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium metal secondary battery having a negative electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and an intermediate layer therebetween, which can suppress the deposition of lithium metal on outer peripheral surface(s) of the intermediate layer along the stacking direction. The lithium metal secondary battery has a negative electrode layer including a lithium metal layer, an intermediate layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode layer stacked in this order, in which at least one of outer peripheral surfaces of the intermediate layer along the stacking direction abuts against and is covered with a protective layer, and the protective layer has ionic conductivity and no electron conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Takuya TANIUCHI, Terumi FURUTA
  • Publication number: 20240063449
    Abstract: Provided is a battery module having a high energy density and exhibiting suppressed electrode displacement or peeling during vibration. In the present invention, a residual space in a battery cell, which is necessary for the lithium ion secondary batteries employing the liquid electrolyte is eliminated, and additionally a module component is disposed in a portion that would provide the residual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Takuya TANIUCHI, Masahiro OHTA
  • Patent number: 11881587
    Abstract: A pouch cell includes: a charging and discharging element; a current collecting tab lead configured to be thinner than the charging and discharging element and drawn out of the charging and discharging element to an outside; an exterior film configured to wrap the charging and discharging element in a state in which the current collecting tab lead is drawn out to an outside; a clamping part configured to clamp the current collecting tab lead from the exterior film by front and back surfaces in a thickness direction; and an airtightness maintaining member mounted to cover an end portion of the clamping part, wherein the airtightness maintaining member is separated from the exterior film, has a slit through which the current collecting tab lead is drawn out to the outside and has a bent part which covers an end portion of the clamping part, and a dimension of the bent part in the thickness direction of the clamping part is larger than a width dimension of the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohta, Takuya Taniuchi
  • Patent number: 11862820
    Abstract: To provide a solid-state battery capable of achieving high capacity. A solid-state battery including a multilayer body including a stack of a plurality of electrode layers including positive electrode layers and negative electrode layers and solid electrolyte layers each disposed between the electrode layers, the multilayer body having a columnar shape; and the solid-state battery including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed at both end portions of the multilayer body; a positive electrode tab electrically connected to the positive electrode layer and the positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode tab electrically connected to the negative electrode layer and the negative electrode terminal, wherein the positive electrode tab and the negative electrode tab are spirally wound on an outer peripheral surface of the multilayer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Masahiro Ohta, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Patent number: 11804618
    Abstract: To provide a solid-state battery in which the capacity and voltage can be optionally adjusted in a single battery and the installation space for the battery can be reduced. A solid-state battery includes a plurality of electrode layers, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the electrode layers. The electrode layers includes positive electrode portion formed by filling a current collector including a metal porous body with a positive electrode material mixture, negative electrode portion formed by filling a current collector including a metal porous body with a negative electrode material mixture, and an isolation portion formed between the positive electrode portion and the negative electrode portion. Between the plurality of electrode layers disposed adjacent to each other, the positive electrode portion and the negative electrode portion are disposed so as to face each other, and the isolation portions are disposed so as to face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Masahiro Ohta, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Publication number: 20230318145
    Abstract: Provided is a solid-state battery comprising: electrode laminates, each of the electrode laminates being configured with a solid electrolyte layer and a positive electrode composite layer that are sequentially laminated on a negative electrode current collector; and a positive electrode current collector sandwiched between the electrode laminates. The positive electrode composite layer is provided with a positive electrode insulating frame on an outer perimetric part thereof. When the solid-state battery is viewed from above, an outer perimetric edge of the negative electrode current collector exists inward of an outer perimetric edge of the solid electrolyte layer, and an outer perimetric edge of the positive electrode insulating frame exists at a same position as the outer perimetric edge of the solid electrolyte layer or exists outward of the outer perimetric edge of the solid electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya TANIUCHI, Toshiyuki ARIGA, Tadashi MATSUSHITA
  • Publication number: 20230318114
    Abstract: A battery module of the present invention includes a plurality of stacked solid battery cells, end plates disposed at one end and other end of the plurality of solid battery cells in the stacking direction, respectively, a constraint part configured to press against the plurality of solid battery cells from both ends via the end plates and constrain the plurality of solid battery cells, a separator disposed at least at one of between the plurality of solid battery cells and between the solid battery cells and the end plates, and a strut member installed between the end plates, a thermal expansion coefficient of the separator being greater than a thermal expansion coefficient of the solid battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Publication number: 20230318062
    Abstract: A hydrogen sulfide absorbing device capable of efficiently absorbing hydrogen sulfide gas produced in a battery pack with less energy is provided. A hydrogen sulfide absorbing device includes: a battery pack having an all-solid secondary battery cell; a hydrogen sulfide supply part which supplies a hydrogen sulfide-containing gas produced in the battery pack to a hydrogen sulfide absorbing part; a hydrogen sulfide absorbing part having a hydrogen sulfide absorber configured to absorb hydrogen sulfide gas contained in the hydrogen sulfide-containing gas; and a hydrogen sulfide absorber heating part which heats the hydrogen sulfide absorber using waste heat produced by a waste heat generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Publication number: 20230318142
    Abstract: A solid-state battery includes a plurality of positive electrode layer including positive-electrode-active-material-layer and positive electrode-current-collector-layer, a negative electrode layer including negative-electrode-active-material-layer and negative-electrode-current-collector-layer, and solid-electrolyte-layer disposed between positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, the solid-electrolyte-layer is longer than positive electrode layer and negative electrode layer in a first direction perpendicular to a stacking direction, the solid-electrolyte-layer is constituted by solid electrolyte sheet including porous substrate having cavities, and solid electrolyte which is filled in at least a part of the porous substrate, the solid electrolyte sheet has facing portion that faces positive-electrode-active-material-layer and negative-electrode-active-material-layer, and non-facing portion located on outer side of facing portion in the first direction, content percentage of solid electrolyte
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Publication number: 20230318069
    Abstract: An all solid-state battery unit includes: an all solid-state battery module in which a plurality of all solid-state battery cells are laminated and; an alternating temperature unit configured to heat or cool the all solid-state battery module; a control unit configured to control the alternating temperature unit, wherein the control unit controls the alternating temperature unit depending on either or both of values of a State of Charge of the all solid-state battery module and a temperature of the all solid-state battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Publication number: 20230318107
    Abstract: A battery pack of the present invention includes a stacked body of a plurality of solid state battery cells, end plates connected to both ends of the stacked body in a stacking direction, respectively, first wall members connected to the end plates on the both ends via a first self-centering mechanism, respectively, and a support member configured to support the first wall member, the first self-centering mechanism being constituted by a spherical member and two plate-shaped members slidable on a surface of the spherical member, one of the plate-shaped member being connected to the end plate, and other one of the plate-shaped member being connected to the first wall member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Patent number: 11777163
    Abstract: To reduce influence of external force on a current collection tab lead and a current collection tab in a laminated cell type battery. A single film of an exterior body contacts and covers a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces of a battery perpendicular to an end surface of the battery from which a current collection tab and a current collection tab lead are provided to extend, covers the end surface of the battery from which the current collection tab and the current collection tab lead protrude, and is folded in from both short sides of the end surface such that triangular pyramid-shaped spaces are formed on both sides. A reinforcement member is arranged in and joined to each triangular pyramid-shaped space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Masahiro Ohta, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Publication number: 20230307698
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes a laminated body in which a positive electrode layer, a sulfide-based solid electrolyte layer; and a negative electrode layer are laminated; an absorber configured to absorb hydrogen sulfide gas; and an outer package configured to form a housing space in which the laminated body and the absorber are housed. The outer package includes a sealing portion configured to hermetically seal the housing space. The sealing portion includes a fragile portion whose sealing strength is weaker than that of the other portion of the sealing portion. In a case where the hydrogen sulfide gas is generated in the housing space, sealing of the fragile portion is released earlier than the other portion to form a discharge port through which the hydrogen sulfide gas is discharged to an outside of the housing space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Shimizu, Takuya Taniuchi
  • Publication number: 20230299393
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery, comprising: an electrode body in which a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer are stacked; and an exterior member that houses the electrode body. The exterior member includes a first region facing a stack surface of an outermost layer of the electrode body, and a second region formed between the first region and a central portion of the electrode body in a stacking direction of the electrode body, and the second region is provided with a displacement absorbing portion capable of absorbing displacement of the electrode body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Shimizu, Takuya Taniuchi
  • Publication number: 20230299329
    Abstract: To provide a solid-state battery capable of applying an initial load that results in sufficient surface pressure to a battery cell, and a method for making the solid-state battery. A pressing part is provided in the solid-state battery case and the force of the spring is utilized, and a gas vent port is provided to replace gas or perform depressurization. Specifically, a solid-state battery including a solid-state battery cell and a battery case that houses the solid-state battery cell, is provided. A pressing part that applies surface pressure to the solid-state battery cell is formed on a surface constituting the battery case that is substantially perpendicular to the laminating direction of a laminate constituting the solid-state battery cell, and at least one gas vent port is formed in the battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya TANIUCHI, Masahiro OHTA
  • Publication number: 20230268622
    Abstract: Provided is a battery cell that can effectively overcome problems caused by known battery cells having an outer jacket constituted by one folded film. A battery cell includes a battery, and an outer jacket accommodating the battery. At least one end face of the battery is connected to a current-collecting tab lead. The outer jacket is constituted by one film which is folded along another end face of the battery different from the end face connected to the current-collecting tab lead, and end portions of which are joined to each other such that the current-collecting tab lead is sandwiched between the end portions. The outer jacket has a hole at a position adjacent to the end face connected to the current-collecting tab lead, the hole being blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya TANIUCHI, Masahiro OHTA