Patents by Inventor Tohru KURIBAYASHI
Tohru KURIBAYASHI 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: 9646791Abstract: A circuit breaker device is provided with a main contactor part that can switch between connection and disconnection of a battery and a circuit, and a circuit breaker (10a) that can disconnect the battery. The circuit breaker (10a) is provided with: a connector connection part (41b) having a pair of connector circuit terminals (41bp, 41bn) related to passing electricity through a coil for the main contactor part; a connector (43) that is attachable to and detachable from the connector connection part (41b) and has a connector shorting terminal (43a) that shorts the pair of connector circuit terminals (41bp, 41bn) upon attachment to the connector connection part (41b); and a claw part (44a) for restricting attachment of the connector (43) to the connector connection part (41b).Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuusuke Ozaki, Tohru Kuribayashi, Taichi Ogawa, Kaoru Fukui
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Publication number: 20160042900Abstract: A circuit breaker device is provided with a main contactor part that can switch between connection and disconnection of a battery and a circuit, and a circuit breaker (10a) that can disconnect the battery. The circuit breaker (10a) is provided with: a connector connection part (41b) having a pair of connector circuit terminals (41bp, 41bn) related to passing electricity through a coil for the main contactor part; a connector (43) that is attachable to and detachable from the connector connection part (41b) and has a connector shorting terminal (43a) that shorts the pair of connector circuit terminals (41bp, 41bn) upon attachment to the connector connection part (41b); and a claw part (44a) for restricting attachment of the connector (43) to the connector connection part (41b).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2013Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuusuke Ozaki, Tohru Kuribayashi, Taichi Ogawa, Kaoru Fukui
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Patent number: 8890488Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a controller. If the controller detects that the internal resistance of a battery detected by an internal resistance detecting unit is relatively high, then the controller switches a first switch from an open state to a closed state using a first threshold value with respect to the voltage difference between a battery voltage and a system voltage, and if the controller detects that the internal resistance of the battery is relatively low, then the controller switches the first switch from the open state to the closed state using a second threshold value which is smaller than the first threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaoru Fukui, Tohru Kuribayashi, Taichi Ogawa, Kazuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 8684118Abstract: A cooling structure having a sufficient cooling efficiency in cooling an electricity storage device while securing a living space in a vehicle cabin when installed in a compact vehicle having a short distance from a rear seat to the rear end of the vehicle. A battery is contained in an IPU installed in the vehicle. The cooling structure for the battery has an air inlet opened into the vehicle cabin, an air intake duct extending from the air inlet to the IPU and a cover disposed to cover the air inlet and having a hole communicating the air intake duct with the inner side of the vehicle cabin. The air inlet has an opening inclined toward the inner side of the vehicle cabin in one side section of a rear portion of the vehicle cabin near a C-pillar located obliquely posterior to a rear seat.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keishi Kosaka, Byoungju Lee, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Tohru Kuribayashi, Hidehisa Mokudai
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Patent number: 8487558Abstract: An electric vehicle may include a main battery, a charging system electronic device, an electrically powered system-based electronic device, a first high-voltage electric wire; and a second high-voltage electric wire. The electrically powered system-based electronic device and the charging system electronic device may be sequentially disposed in parallel. The electric vehicle may further include a first junction relay capable of isolating the first high-voltage electric wire; and a second junction relay capable of isolating the second high-voltage electric wire. The first junction relay is disposed between the main battery and the charging system electronic device, and a first pre-charge relay which bypasses the first junction relay is disposed in parallel with the first junction relay, and the second junction relay is disposed between the charging system electronic device and the electrically powered system-based electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taichi Ogawa, Tohru Kuribayashi, Arata Ohishi, Eiji Agatsuma
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Publication number: 20120256611Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a controller. If the controller detects that the internal resistance of a battery detected by an internal resistance detecting unit is relatively high, then the controller switches a first switch from an open state to a closed state using a first threshold value with respect to the voltage difference between a battery voltage and a system voltage, and if the controller detects that the internal resistance of the battery is relatively low, then the controller switches the first switch from the open state to the closed state using a second threshold value which is smaller than the first threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kaoru FUKUI, Tohru KURIBAYASHI, Taichi OGAWA, Kazuki TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20120247848Abstract: A cooling structure having a sufficient cooling efficiency in cooling an electricity storage device while securing a living space in a vehicle cabin when installed in a compact vehicle having a short distance from a rear seat to the rear end of the vehicle. A battery is contained in an IPU installed in the vehicle. The cooling structure for the battery has an air inlet opened into the vehicle cabin, an air intake duct extending from the air inlet to the IPU and a cover disposed to cover the air inlet and having a hole communicating the air intake duct with the inner side of the vehicle cabin. The air inlet has an opening inclined toward the inner side of the vehicle cabin in one side section of a rear portion of the vehicle cabin near a C-pillar located obliquely posterior to a rear seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Keishi Kosaka, Byoungju Lee, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Tohru Kuribayashi, Hidehisa Mokudai
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Publication number: 20120229057Abstract: An electric vehicle may include a main battery, a charging system electronic device, an electrically powered system-based electronic device, a first high-voltage electric wire; and a second high-voltage electric wire. The electrically powered system-based electronic device and the charging system electronic device may be sequentially disposed in parallel. The electric vehicle may further include a first junction relay capable of isolating the first high-voltage electric wire; and a second junction relay capable of isolating the second high-voltage electric wire. The first junction relay is disposed between the main battery and the charging system electronic device, and a first pre-charge relay which bypasses the first junction relay is disposed in parallel with the first junction relay, and the second junction relay is disposed between the charging system electronic device and the electrically powered system-based electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Taichi OGAWA, Tohru KURIBAYASHI, Arata OHISHI, Eiji AGATSUMA