Patents Assigned to Honda Môtor Co., Ltd.
  • Airbag device for saddle-type vehicles
    Patent number: 11952067
    Abstract: An airbag device for saddle-type vehicles including: an inflator; an airbag adapted to be expanded by gas discharged from the inflator; and a retainer accommodating the airbag, in which the inflator and the retainer are disposed as separate members. The retainer is provided on a turning axis of a handle stem in a side view of a vehicle, the inflator 53 provided around a head pipe in a top view of the vehicle, and the retainer and the inflator are coupled to each other with a connection tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Aikyo
  • Steering wheel with display and light source
    Patent number: 11952032
    Abstract: To display information appropriately without making an occupant feel annoyed, a steering operation element 10 of a vehicle 2 includes a hub part 31 provided rotatably with respect to a vehicle body 15; an extending part 32 extending radially outward from an outer circumference of the hub part; an outer edge part 33 provided on an outer edge of the extending part; a display 40 provided on the hub part; at least one first light source 27A provided on the extending part; and an interface control device 41 configured to control the display and the first light source, wherein the interface control device is configured to cause the display to display an image corresponding to at least one of vehicle state information indicating a state of the vehicle and environment information indicating a surrounding environment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Aoki, Yosuke Shimizu, Takeyuki Suzuki
  • Intake system
    Patent number: 11952068
    Abstract: Intake efficiency in an intake system is improved. An intake system takes air through an air inlet duct extending from an air cleaner case, and includes a vortex generator that causes the flow of the intake air inside the air inlet duct to rotate around an axis of the air inlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Haramoto, Hiroki Mori, Satoshi Seo, Yasunori Iwaya
  • Selection support device, selection support method, and storage medium
    Patent number: 11953892
    Abstract: A selection support device that supports selection of a work machine to be used for work from among a plurality of work machines, the selection support device including: a history information acquisition unit configured to acquire history information on a use history of each work machine; a specifying unit configured to specify a degree of use of each work machine based on the history information; and a selection unit configured to preferentially select a work machine with a small degree of use as a work machine to be used for work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Megumi Hirakawa, Satoshi Murata, Sota Sakaguchi, Shohei Namiki, Ryota Hisada, Ryuichi Kimata
  • Fraudulent diagnostic machine detection apparatus
    Patent number: 11953895
    Abstract: A fraudulent diagnostic machine detection apparatus capable of preventing the occurrence of fraudulent processing due to a fraudulent diagnostic machine being connected in parallel with a legitimate diagnostic machine is a fraudulent diagnostic machine detection apparatus comprising node ECUs of a diagnosis target connected to a communication line and a gateway connected between the communication line and a diagnostic machine connection coupler, wherein the gateway detects an electrical circuit change caused by a pin connection of the diagnostic machine connection coupler being branched and the plurality of diagnostic machines being connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Yokota, Tatsuro Saito
  • System and method for improving driver situation awareness prediction using human visual sensory and memory mechanism
    Patent number: 11954921
    Abstract: A system and method for improving driver situation awareness prediction using human visual sensory and memory mechanism that includes receiving data associated with a driving scene of a vehicle and an eye gaze of a driver of the vehicle. The system and method also include analyzing the data and extracting features associated with objects located within the driving scene and determining a situational awareness score that is associated with a situational awareness of the driver with respect to each of the objects located within the driving scene. The system and method further include communicating control signals to electronically control at least one system of the vehicle based on the situational awareness score that is associated with each of the objects located within the driving scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haibei Zhu, Teruhisa Misu, Sujitha Catherine Martin, Xingwei Wu, Kumar Akash
  • ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20240107941
    Abstract: There is provided an electric working machine including a motor, a working unit configured to be driven by the motor to perform work, and a control unit configured to cause a pseudo engine sound to be output from an output unit. There is also provided an information processing device used for an electric working machine configured to be driven by a motor to perform work. The information processing device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with the electric working machine, a working status obtaining unit configured to obtain a working status of the electric working machine via the communication unit, and a control unit configured to cause a pseudo engine sound to be output from an output unit according to the obtained working status of the electric working machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haruka HIYOSHI
  • VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20240109591
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure, which can improve structural strength to protect a high voltage electrical component and improve collision safety performance, is provided. The vehicle front structure includes: a side frame, disposed on a side part of a vehicle and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a sub-frame, installed below the side frame and supporting a suspension component; a high voltage electrical component, disposed below a floor panel and located behind the sub-frame; a reinforcing frame, disposed around the high voltage electrical component; and a block component, disposed at a front end of the reinforcing frame. The block component has an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is inclined upward toward the sub-frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya INAZUMI, Kuri KASUYA, Heisuke KOBAYASHI, Kento SAKAI
  • SYSTEM FOR DETECTING POSITION OF BOAT MOORED UNDER ROOF
    Publication number: 20240109637
    Abstract: A control system, adapted for a boat having a first GNSS receiver disposed at a bow side of the boat, and a second GNSS receiver disposed at a stern side of the boat, the control system includes a control unit including a processor configured to determine whether an approach direction of the boat to a berth is bow first or stern first; and select, based on the approach direction, the first GNSS receiver or the second GNSS receiver for determining a position of the boat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi HASHIZUME, Ryota HISADA, Ryuichi KIMATA
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240112104
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire physical strength information related to physical strength and time information related to a scheduled farm work time of a work group including at least one worker who performs farm work; a determination unit configured to determine a work ability of the work group based on the physical strength information; and a crop type selection unit configured to select a crop type to be proposed to the work group based on the work ability determined by the determination unit and the time information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma TAMAKI, Yuji YASUI, Tokitomo ARIYOSHI, Ken IINUMA, Hideki MATSUNAGA
  • HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240110602
    Abstract: A hydraulic circuit for a power transmission device has an oil passage supplying hydraulic pressure of hydraulic fluid to the power transmission device mounted on a vehicle and a hydraulic actuator on which the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the oil passage acts, the oil passage is provided with a concave portion of the inner surface of the oil passage that is recessed upward in the state of mounting on the vehicle. The concave portion is located upstream of the hydraulic actuating portion in the oil passage and above the hydraulic actuating portion when the unit is mounted in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro Hiramine, Ryuichi Mori, Akira Yoshida, Robert David Morton, III, Matthew R. Scott
  • AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VESSEL
    Publication number: 20240111286
    Abstract: An autonomous control system and method for a vessel are provided. The autonomous control system includes a route setting unit, setting a route to a destination; a disturbance data acquisition unit, acquiring disturbance data from sources other than the vessel; an autonomous control unit, performing a control of the vessel based on the route set by the route setting unit and corrects the control of the vessel based on the disturbance data acquired by the disturbance data acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi HASHIZUME, Ryuichi KIMATA, Ryota HISADA, Koichi TSUNO
  • MOVABLE SPOILER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240109610
    Abstract: A movable spoiler device is provided. The movable spoiler device includes: a fixed part, fixed on a body of a vehicle; a movable part, movable between a storage position and a deployed position; an actuator, disposed on the fixed part and drives the movable part to move in a front-rear direction; a rotating frame, connected to the actuator and rotates synchronously with the actuator; a connecting member, connected to the rotating frame and the movable part; and a locking member, disposed between the actuator and the rotating frame, applies force to the actuator through an elastic member, and is locked on the rotating frame, wherein, when the movable part is in the deployed position and is subjected to a load applied from the rear, the rotating frame is rotated by pushing the locking member against the elastic member to release the fitting of the locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoyuki MOMII, Kei AMBO
  • SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING SENSORS WHEN MOORING TO BERTH HAVING ROOF
    Publication number: 20240109627
    Abstract: A control system adapted for a boat having a first sensor including a GNSS receiver detecting a position of the boat, and a second sensor detecting the position of the boat is provided. The control system includes a control unit having a processor, configured to: switch a control mode of the control unit to an automatic docking mode; obtain roof information regarding whether a berth for mooring the boat includes a roof wherein when the control unit determines the berth for mooring the boat includes the roof, the control unit switches, at a predetermined timing, from the first sensor to the second sensor for determining the position of the boat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi HASHIZUME, Ryuichi KIMATA, Ryota HISADA
  • MOVABLE SPOILER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240109609
    Abstract: A movable spoiler device is provided in the disclosure. The movable spoiler device includes: a fixed part, fixed on a body of a vehicle; a movable part, configured to be movable between a storage position connected to the fixed part and a deployed position protruding from the fixed part toward rear of the vehicle; an actuator, disposed on the fixed part and drives the movable part to move in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and a cover member, disposed on the fixed part and connected to the movable part so as to be linked with the movable part, in which there is a gap between the movable part and the fixed part due to the movement of the movable part, when the movable part moves from the storage position to the deployed position, the cover member is driven by the movable part to move and cover the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoyuki MOMII, Kei AMBO
  • MOVABLE SPOILER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240109608
    Abstract: A movable spoiler device includes: a fixed part, fixed on a body of a vehicle; a movable part, configured to be movable between a storage position connected to the fixed part and a deployed position protruding from the fixed part toward rear of the vehicle; an actuator, disposed on the fixed part and drives the movable part to move in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; a link mechanism, connected to the actuator and the movable part, in which the link mechanism includes: a fixed link, rotatably supported on the fixed part with a first axis, and connected to the actuator; a movable link, rotatably supported on the fixed link with a second axis different from the first axis and connected to the movable part. The fixed link is driven to rotate by the actuator, and the movable link drives the movable part to move relative to the fixed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoyuki MOMII, Kei AMBO
  • CONTROL DEVICE AND MOVING BODY
    Publication number: 20240109415
    Abstract: A control device for controlling a display device is mounted on a moving body that moves to a target position specified by a user by automatic steering. The moving body is configured to be capable of perpendicular parking into the target position and parallel parking into the target position. When the perpendicular parking or the parallel parking is performed, the control device causes the display device to display a top view image of the moving body and surroundings, and to display a frame image indicating a place set as the target position superimposed on the top view image. The control device is capable of enlarging and displaying the top view image according to an instruction from the user. The control device makes a display range when the top view image is enlarged and displayed different between when the perpendicular parking is performed and when the parallel parking is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuro FUJIWARA
  • INSTALLATION STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE HAVING INSTALLATION STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20240109599
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an installation structure and a vehicle having the installation structure. The installation structure is disposed in a vehicle and configured to install a controller, including: a floor panel, constituting a lower portion of a vehicle body of the vehicle; a floor channel, disposed in the floor panel, located at a center in a width direction of the vehicle, extending along a front-to-back direction of the vehicle, and protruding on an upside of the vehicle; a pair of brackets, connected to a corner formed by a side surface and an upper surface of the floor channel; an insulator, configured to cover the floor panel and the brackets; a carpet, disposed on the insulator; and a bracket protrusion, separated from the upper surface of the floor channel and fixing the controller on the bracket protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki MURAMATSU, Teruki Komura, Tomoaki Ozaki, Atsuhiro Yamazaki, Takeru Akagami, Takayuki Doi
  • POWER STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240113531
    Abstract: A power storage system includes a first battery, a three-phase motor, an inverter, a DC power supply circuit, a branch circuit, a capacitor, a pre-charge circuit located on the electric power transmission path between the inverter and the first battery and connected between the inverter and the connection portion of the DC power supply circuit, a converter connected to the pre-charge circuit, and a second battery connected to the converter and having a voltage lower than the first voltage and the second voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo YAMADA, Yasushi OGIHARA, Yoshio KOJIMA
  • Motor scooter
    Patent number: D1021695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Ito, Akiko Sakai, Terukazu Kumagai