Patents Assigned to A & D Company, Limited
  • Overload prevention mechanism
    Patent number: 10126161
    Abstract: Provided is an overload prevention mechanism having a structure that protects a weight sensor with a floating action and ensuring the reproducibility of the return position of the weight sensor. The overload prevention mechanism has a resilient member that is interposed between the weight sensor and the case, supports the weight sensor in a pressing manner against the case, and when a certain plate load or greater is imposed causes the weight sensor to separate from the case and thereby be released from the load, a guide member that is arranged in a standing manner between the weight sensor and the case, and a guide receiving seat that is provided in the weight sensor or the case and engages with the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoto Izumo, Satoshi Suzaki
  • Electrode terminal, cover assembly and battery
    Patent number: 10109839
    Abstract: An electrode terminal, a cover assembly and a battery comprising the cover assembly are provided. The electrode terminal comprises: a terminal pole portion, and a pole cap portion formed on an end of the terminal pole portion, and a buffering structure disposed on a surface of the pole cap portion facing to the terminal pole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Qisi Deng, Lujian Wang, Yuchen He, Qiang Wu
  • Tire testing apparatus
    Patent number: 10082446
    Abstract: Provided is a tire testing apparatus capable of accurately and easily measuring a load which a tire receives from a road surface. The tire testing apparatus includes a plate buried in a road surface with which a tire is in contact, at least one ground-contact-force sensor measuring a ground-contact force during a contact of the tire, and at least one plate sensor measuring a load applied to the plate. According to the tire testing device, a ground-contact force of the tire can be measured by the ground-contact-force sensor and a load which the tire applies to the plate can be measured by the plate sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukihisa Ito, Kazuki Kido, Tatsuo Ichige, Masaaki Banno
  • Containment workstation for hazardous fine particles
    Patent number: 10067046
    Abstract: Provided is a measuring system capable of stably, safely, and easily measuring hazardous fine particles. A measuring system 10 includes a work space 3 in which measuring equipment 5 can be installed, a containment device 13 that defines the work space 3 by closing portions other than an open section 134 and an air inlet 132 and an air outlet 133, a temperature and humidity control device 11, a filter unit 12, and a first connection means 14, a second connection means 15, and a third connection means 16 that connect the above-described components. Accordingly, in the measuring system 10, air whose temperature and humidity are controlled circulates, and a laminar flow flows in the work space 3, and particles floating in the work space 3 are reliably contained inside the measuring system 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoto Izumo, Shunsuke Kasamatsu
  • Metal compound, method for preparing the same, selective metallization of surface of substrate with the metal compound
    Patent number: 10059852
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a metal compound. The metal compound is represented by a formula (I): Cu2A?B2-?O4-? (I). A contains at least one element selected from the groups 6 and 8 of the periodic table. B contains at least one element selected from the group 13 of the periodic table, 0<?<2, and 0<?<1.5. Polymer article containing the metal compound and method for preparing the polymer article as well as selective metallization of a surface of the polymer article are also provided. In addition, the present disclosure provides an ink composition and the selective metallization for a surface of the insulative substrate using the ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Wei Zhou, Bifeng Mao, Weifeng Miao
  • Sealing assembly, method for preparing sealing assembly, and battery comprising the sealing assembly
    Patent number: 10062874
    Abstract: A sealing assembly, a method of preparing the sealing assembly and a battery are provided. The sealing assembly comprises a metal ring having a mounting hole therein; a ceramic ring having a connecting hole therein and disposed in the mounting hole; and a core column disposed in the connecting hole, wherein at least one of an inner circumferential wall surface of the metal ring, an outer circumferential wall surface of the ceramic ring, an inner circumferential wall surface of the ceramic ring and an outer circumferential wall surface of the core column is configured as an inclined surface, and an inclination angle of the inclined surface relative to a vertical plane is about 1 degree to about 45 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Xinping Lin, Xu Zhang, Yongzhao Lin, Shurong Xu
  • Mass sensor
    Patent number: 10054480
    Abstract: Provided is a mass sensor including a four-corner-adjusting-mechanism capable of reducing the sensitivity of four-corner adjustment without reducing the rigidity of a Roberval mechanism. A mass sensor (1) includes a Roberval mechanism (2) in which a floating frame (21) and a fixing frame (22) are connected by upper and lower sub-frames (23, 24) having thin portions (23b) formed thereon, and a four-corner-adjusting-mechanism (4) to perform parallelism adjustment. The four-corner-adjusting-mechanism (4) includes an adjusting screw (41), and an upper elastic member (42u) and a lower elastic member (42d) disposed in series in the vertical direction so as to sandwich the sub-frame (23) to be subjected to parallelism adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoto Izumo, Satoshi Suzaki
  • BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180199831
    Abstract: A pulse wave sensor is to detect a pulse wave signal from a measurement target finger, which is a part of fingers of a subject. A placement table is to enable a palm of the subject to be placed thereon. A blood pressure measurement unit is to measure a blood pressure based on the pulse wave signal detected with the pulse wave sensor. An upper surface of the placement table includes a palm placement region that has a shape, which is convex upward with respect to a longitudinal direction of the palm and is inclined to lower on a side of a little finger in a lateral direction of the palm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Taiji KAWACHI, Kouki FUTATSUYAMA, Hiroshi YAMAKITA, Yasuhiko SHINOZAKI, Toshiaki MACHITANI
  • Battery explosion-proof device and battery pack comprising the same
    Patent number: 9979001
    Abstract: A battery explosion-proof device battery explosion-proof device includes a valve body, a rupture plate, and a protecting cover. The valve body includes a base portion and a shaft portion connected with the base portion. The shaft portion may be formed with threads on an external circumferential surface thereof and with a venting passage. The rupture plate may be disposed inside a concaved portion of the base portion for sealing the venting passage. The protecting cover covers the concaved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hu Wan, Zhiwei Tong, Qing Lai, Jianhua Zhu
  • Charging system for electric vehicle and electric vehicle comprising the same
    Patent number: 9969290
    Abstract: A charging system for an electric vehicle and an electric vehicle including the same are provided. The charging system includes: a power battery; a first charging interface and a second charging interface connected with an external power source respectively; a first charging control branch connected between the power battery and the first charging interface, and a second charging control branch connected between the power battery and the second charging interface; and a controller connected with the first charging interface and the second charging interface respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zheqing Tang, Zhiyong Du, Fu Tang
  • Shell, method of preparing the shell and electronic product comprising the shell
    Patent number: 9956744
    Abstract: A shell, a method of preparing the shell and an electronic product comprising the shell are provided. The shell may comprise: a metal shell body, a plastic part made of a resin, and an oxide layer formed between the metal body and the plastic part, joining the plastic part to the metal shell body, wherein the oxide layer contains corrosion pores having an average diameter of about 200 nm to about 2000 nm in the surface contacting the plastic part, and nanopores having a diameter of about 10 to 100 nm in the surface contacting the metal shell body, and a part of the resin is filled in the corrosion pore and corrosion pore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Jian Sun, Juan Zeng, Yunxia Zhang, Jun Cheng
  • System and method for extracting electronic components
    Patent number: 9913420
    Abstract: A method for extracting electronic components comprising the steps of heating an electronic device having one or more electronic components by delivering heat energy to the electronic device directly to a first side surface or a second side surface of the electronic device and disturbing the electronic device to separate the one or more electronic components from the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: LTG Green-Tech R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Ming-Tong Wang
  • Roberval-type load cell
    Patent number: 9897495
    Abstract: A load cell includes a flexural element in which a Roberval mechanism is formed by a pair of top and bottom parallel beams each including two thin sections at a back and a front in a longitudinal direction, which are integrated with a fixed portion and a movable portion, and strain gauges bonded to the thin sections. Strain gauges are bonded to one of the thin sections of pulling side and to one of the thin sections of compressing side, and circular apertures are formed through the remaining two thin sections. The performances of the load cell such as the reduction of the measurement error and of the period of time before the start of the measurement are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Isao Sato
  • Method for integrally molding metal and resin and metal-resin composite structure obtainable by the same
    Patent number: 9889588
    Abstract: A method for integrally molding a metal and a resin and a metal-resin composite structure obtainable by the same are provided. The method comprises forming a nanopore in a surface of a metal sheet; melting a thermoplastic resin on the surface of the metal sheet formed with the nanopore; and injection molding the thermoplastic resin onto the surface of the metal sheet. The thermoplastic resin includes a mixture of a main resin and a polyolefin resin, the main resin is a polycarbonate, and the polyolefin resin has a melting point of about 65° C. to about 105° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Xiong Zhang, Yihu Zhang, Wei Zhou
  • Method for checking out-of-step of synchronous motor
    Patent number: 9887646
    Abstract: A method for checking an out-of-step of a synchronous motor includes detecting electric degrees of the synchronous motor, in which the electric degrees comprise at least a first electric degree and a second electric degree detected at a preset interval, and the second electric degree is detected after the first electric degree; comparing the first electric degree with the second electric degree to obtain a comparing result; and determining that the synchronous motor is out of step when the comparing result satisfies a preset requirement. It is determined that the synchronous motor is out of step when the electric degree keeps unchanged or decreases progressively, or an increment of the electric degree is very small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Zhiyong Du, Xuguang Zhou, Xinxin Zhang, Xing Chen, Kai Xiao, Lipin Cheng
  • Method for checking out-of-step of synchronous motor
    Patent number: 9887647
    Abstract: A method for checking an out-of-step of a synchronous motor includes detecting three-phase currents of the synchronous motor; determining whether a relationship between the three-phase currents satisfies a preset requirement; and if no, determining that the synchronous motor is out of step. It is determined that the synchronous motor is out of step when amplitudes of each current of the three-phase currents are not equal or when the phase difference between the three-phase currents is not 120°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Zhiyong Du, Xuguang Zhou, Xinxin Zhang, Xing Chen, Taotao Yang, Lipin Cheng
  • Electric heater, and apparatus, heating and air conditioning system, and vehicle comprising the same
    Patent number: 9879880
    Abstract: An electric heater, and an apparatus, a heating and air conditioning system and a vehicle, each comprising the electric heater, are provided. The electric heater comprises an outer frame; a heating core configured to connect to a power source and disposed within the outer frame; and a sealing-waterproof glue member disposed within the outer frame and configured to encase at least one end of the heating core. The heating core further comprises: a plurality of heat dissipating components and heating components arranged alternately, and each of the heat dissipating component is coupled with a heating component via a thermal conductor. Each of the heating components further comprises a core tube and a positive temperature coefficient thermistor disposed in the core tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Xinping Lin, Maolin Ren, Xiaofang Li, Tianyou Deng, Shumin Wang, Hui Wu, Mengxiang Wu, Hongmei Qiu, Huaitong Wen, Weifeng Zhang
  • Method for integrally molding metal and resin and metal-resin composite structure obtainable by the same
    Patent number: 9862131
    Abstract: A method for integrally molding a metal and a resin and a metal-resin composite structure obtainable by the same are provided. The method comprises forming a nanopore in a surface of a metal sheet; melting a thermoplastic resin on the surface of the metal sheet formed with the nanopore; and injection molding the thermoplastic resin onto the surface of the metal sheet. The thermoplastic resin is a mixture of a main resin and a polyolefin resin, the main resin is a mixture of polyphenylene oxide and a polyamide, and the polyolefin resin has a melting point of about 65° C. to about 105° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Xiong Zhang, Yihu Zhang, Wei Zhou
  • Sphygmomanometer body
    Patent number: D814039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Shinozaki, Toshiaki Machitani, Tatsuro Tago, Kazuhiko Koyano
  • Sphygmomanometer
    Patent number: D834716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Akihisa Shibayama, Kazuhiko Koyano