Patents by Inventor Toshiya Hashimoto

Toshiya Hashimoto 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: 20230001813
    Abstract: The vehicle control device controls a vehicle configured to receive power by non-contact from a power transmission coil when passing over the power transmission coil. The vehicle control device includes a processor configured to prohibit lane changing by the vehicle in a predetermined range up to an end point of a power supply area where the power transmission coil is installed when the vehicle is running in a lane of the power supply area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Shuntaro OKAZAKI, Shogo TSUGE, Kazuhisa MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20230001805
    Abstract: A server includes: a communicator configured to communicate with a plurality of ground power supply devices configured to transmit electric power to a vehicle in a non-contact manner; a storage configured to store at least information on a total power supply amount within a predetermined period of the ground power supply devices; and one or more processors configured to, when a total power supply amount within a predetermined period of one ground power supply device among the ground power supply devices is equal to or greater than a determination threshold value set based on data of the total power supply amount within the predetermined period of the ground power supply devices, determine that stealing or leakage of electricity has occurred in the one ground power supply device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Shuntaro OKAZAKI, Shogo TSUGE, Kazuhisa MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220410731
    Abstract: The power supply apparatus includes a power transmission apparatus configured to transmit power to a power reception apparatus of the vehicle by non-contact and a processor configured to control the power transmission apparatus, detect a pickup/dropoff operation at the vehicle when power is being supplied by non-contact from the power supply apparatus to the vehicle, and detect a number of surrounding vehicles being supplied with power by non-contact in a predetermined range at surroundings of the power supply apparatus. The processor is configured to decrease power transmitted from the power transmission apparatus to the power reception apparatus when detecting a pickup/dropoff operation, and determine an amount of decrease of the transmitted power based on the number of surrounding vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Shuntaro OKAZAKI, Shogo TSUGE, Kazuhisa MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220410732
    Abstract: A vehicle configured to be able to suitably judge whether to be supplied with power by noncontact while running, that is, a vehicle configured to receive power from a ground power supplying apparatus by noncontact, comprising a control device for controlling reception of power from the ground power supplying apparatus while running based on charging scheduled after the vehicle finishes running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Hiroya CHIBA, Shuntaro OKAZAKI, Shogo TSUGE, Kazuhisa MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220410893
    Abstract: The vehicle control device controls a vehicle configured to receive power by non-contact from a power transmission coil when passing over the power transmission coil. The vehicle control device includes a processor configured to set a target speed of the vehicle in a power supply area where the power transmission coil is installed. The processor is configured to lower the target speed when at least one predetermined condition is satisfied, compared to when the at least one predetermined condition is not satisfied. The at least one predetermined condition includes a first condition relating to a running environment around the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Shuntaro OKAZAKI, Shogo TSUGE, Kazuhisa MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220407370
    Abstract: A signal emitting apparatus provided in a vehicle to which power is transferred from a ground side power supplying apparatus by noncontact, includes: a signal emitting device for emitting a signal including information relating to the vehicle wirelessly toward the ground side power supplying apparatus; an outside environment acquiring part for acquiring information relating to an outside environment at surroundings of the ground side power supplying apparatus; and a control part for controlling the signal emitting device. The control part changes a mode of wireless signal emission of the signal emitting device in accordance with the outside environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Hiroya CHIBA, Shuntaro OKAZAKI, Shogo TSUGE, Kazuhisa MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220402389
    Abstract: A vehicle receiving power from a ground power supplying apparatus by noncontact includes: a vehicle side first communication device for directly or indirectly communicating with the ground power supplying apparatus by utilizing wide area wireless communication; a vehicle side second communication device for directly communicating with the ground power supplying apparatus by utilizing short range wireless communication; and a control device for making the vehicle side first communication device transmit vehicle information tied with vehicle identification information to the ground power supplying apparatus and making the vehicle side second communication device transmit the vehicle identification information to the ground power supplying apparatus after the vehicle side first communication device transmits the vehicle information, when the vehicle receives power from the ground power supplying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Hiroya CHIBA, Shuntaro OKAZAKI, Shogo TSUGE, Kazuhisa MATSUDA, Ryosuke IKEMURA
  • Publication number: 20220407361
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a first communication device for directly or indirectly communicating with the ground power supplying apparatus by wide area wireless communication with a communication distance of greater than or equal to 10 meters, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to request the ground power supplying apparatus cancel supply of power to the vehicle by the wide area wireless communication when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke IKEMURA, Shogo TSUGE, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220402386
    Abstract: The ground power supplying apparatus includes a communication device for directly communicating with the vehicle by short range wireless communication with a communication distance of less than 10 meters, and a controller configured to control power transmission by the ground power supplying apparatus. If the communication device receives vehicle identification information from a second vehicle during supply of power from the ground supplying apparatus to a first vehicle, the controller is configured to stop supply of power to the first vehicle when the communication device receives the vehicle identification information from the second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke IKEMURA, Shogo TSUGE, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220407368
    Abstract: The power supply management device includes a communicating module for receiving power supply information relating to noncontact power supply from at least one of a vehicle and a ground power supplying apparatus when noncontact power supply between the vehicle and the ground power supplying apparatus ends, and a processor configured to judge that an abnormality relating to upload of the power supply information has occurred if the communicating module has not received the power supply information within a predetermined time period regardless of noncontact power supply having been scheduled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke IKEMURA, Shogo TSUGE, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220402385
    Abstract: A noncontact power supplying system transfers power by noncontact between a ground power supplying apparatus and a vehicle. The vehicle includes a power reception side resonance circuit for receiving power, and a signal emitting device for emitting an alternating magnetic field or electric wave for transmitting vehicle identification information of the vehicle to the ground power supplying apparatus. The ground power supplying apparatus includes a power transmission side resonance circuit for transmitting power to the power reception side resonance circuit, and a signal reception device for receiving an alternating magnetic field or electric wave emitted from the signal emitting device. The ground power supplying apparatus detects a relative positional relationship between the power transmission side resonance circuit and the power reception side resonance circuit, based on the strength of the alternating magnetic field or electric wave which the signal reception device receives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke IKEMURA, Shogo TSUGE, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220402387
    Abstract: A ground power supplying apparatus provided with a power transmission apparatus having a resonance circuit and transmitting power to the vehicle and a control device shifting a state of the ground power supplying apparatus to a standby state when a predetermined suspension condition stands if the state of the ground power supplying apparatus is a main power transmission state or a power transmission active state and shifting a state of the ground power supplying apparatus to the power transmission active state when the suspension condition no longer stands if the state of the ground power supplying apparatus is the standby state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke IKEMURA, Shogo TSUGE, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220402380
    Abstract: The power supply system includes a plurality of power supply apparatuses installed at a road at surroundings of an area in which operation of internal combustion engines is prohibited or restricted and configured so as to transmit power to vehicles by non-contact. The plurality of power supply apparatuses include a first power supply apparatus installed at a first point where a distance of a running route up to an entrance of the area or a straight route up to the entrance or a boundary of the area is equal to or less than a predetermined distance, and a second power supply apparatus installed at a second point where the distance is greater than the predetermined distance. An amount of power supply to a vehicle from the first power supply apparatus is made greater than an amount of power supply to a vehicle from the second power supply apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220402378
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a controller; a power receiving device that contactlessly receives power from a power transmitting facility; a battery chargeable using the power received by the power receiving device; and a power transmitting device that contactlessly outputs, to another vehicle, the power received by the power receiving device. The other vehicle contactlessly receives power from each of the power transmitting facility and the power transmitting device. When the other vehicle is unable to contactlessly receive the power from the power transmitting facility, the controller controls the power transmitting device to contactlessly output the power received by the power receiving device to the other vehicle in accordance with a request from the other vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Kazuhisa MATSUDA, Fumihiko NAKAMURA, Manabu HANDA, Hiroya CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20220402388
    Abstract: A vehicle for receiving power by noncontact from a power transmission apparatus of a ground power supplying apparatus, has: a power reception apparatus for receiving power from the power transmission apparatus; a vehicle side communication device for transmitting a signal including identification information of the vehicle to the ground power supplying apparatus by short range wireless communication; a lateral deviation detection device for detecting a deviation in a relative position of the power reception apparatus with respect to the power transmission apparatus; and a vehicle side control device for controlling the vehicle side communication device. The vehicle side control device controls the vehicle side communication device so that power is not transmitted from the ground power supplying apparatus when the deviation is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke IKEMURA, Shogo TSUGE, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220402392
    Abstract: A vehicle enabling confirmation of an end of power transfer from a ground power supplying apparatus at the vehicle side, that is, a vehicle receiving power from a ground power supplying apparatus by noncontact, provided with a power reception apparatus for receiving power from the ground power supplying apparatus and a control device configured to judge an end of power transfer from the ground power supplying apparatus based on a change along with time of received power received by the power reception apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke IKEMURA, Shogo TSUGE, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220402381
    Abstract: The power supply system includes a plurality of power supply apparatuses configured to transmit power to vehicles by non-contact. The plurality of power supply apparatuses includes a first power supply apparatus installed in a first region positioned on a road directly connected to an exit of an area in which operation of internal combustion engines is prohibited or restricted and where an amount of traffic of vehicles at least temporarily becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, and a second power supply apparatus installed in a second region different from the first region. An amount of power supplied from the first power supply apparatus to a vehicle is made greater than an amount of power supplied from the second power supply apparatus to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220363147
    Abstract: An abnormality judgment apparatus provided with a processing part, a communicating part able to communicate with a mobile object provided with a power reception apparatus receiving power wirelessly transmitted from a power transmission apparatus installed on a road, and a storage part storing power reception history information received from the mobile object. The processing part calculates a probability of occurrence of an abnormality in the power reception apparatus of the mobile object based on the power reception history information and detects a presence of an abnormality occurring location where the power transfer efficiency becomes less than a predetermined value and judges that an abnormality has occurred in the power transmission apparatus installed at the abnormality occurring location when an abnormality occurring location is detected and the probability becomes less than a predetermined judgment threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Daiki YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220363148
    Abstract: The processor of the processing unit of the abnormality determination device is configured to calculate a number ratio between (i) a number of mobile units having the power transmission efficiency less than a predetermined value and (ii) a number of mobile units having the power transmission efficiency greater than or equal to the predetermined value for each power reception location, based on the power reception history information of the plurality of mobile units stored in the storage unit, and determine an abnormality of the power transmitting device or the power receiving device of a mobile unit among the plurality of mobile units, based on the number ratio for each power reception location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Daiki YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220368173
    Abstract: The power supply control device includes a processor configured to request noncontact power supply from the power supply apparatus to the vehicle; confirm an intention to utilize a noncontact power supply with an occupant of the vehicle, and stop the request for noncontact power supply if the occupant does not have the intention to utilize.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Hiroya CHIBA, Shuntaro OKAZAKI, Shogo TSUGE, Kazuhisa MATSUDA