Patents Assigned to Honda Motors Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11986892
    Abstract: A machining tool is rotated around an axis and includes a machining blade portion having a first machining blade in the distal end direction with respect to a rake face and a second machining blade located in the radially outward direction with respect to the rake face, and a protrusion formed on the rake face and having a tip for cutting chips coming from the first machining blade. The protrusion includes an inner forming portion that is located in the radially inward direction from the reference line and an outer forming portion that is located in the radially outward direction from the reference line, and the width of the inner forming portion is wider than the width of the outer forming portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Onose, Ryuji Daikyoku, Akihiro Osawa, Yusaku Kotaki, Tomoya Kuroda, Takayuki Konno, Mayumi Saruyama, Kyoko Tabata, Kazuya Sakaibara
  • Patent number: 11988155
    Abstract: A compressor wheel is provided for the output shaft. Air bleed ports are formed in a shroud case that surrounds the compressor wheel. A plurality of air bleed passages are formed in the engine housing that surrounds the shroud case. An annular chamber is formed between the air bleed ports and the air bleed passages, for storing compressed air that is extracted from the air bleed ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Tatsuya Choji, Naoki Ito
  • Patent number: 11989018
    Abstract: A remote operation device for operating a remote target device includes an acquisition unit for acquiring quality of communication between the target device and the remote operation device, and a setting unit for setting an authority of the remote operation device related to an operation of the target device based on the communication quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masamitsu Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 11989030
    Abstract: An autonomous work system controls an autonomous work machine that detects a magnetic field of an area signal generated by energization to an area wire disposed on an outer periphery of a work area, specifies a boundary of the work area based on the magnetic field, and works autonomously in the work area. The autonomous work system comprises: a storage unit configured to store position information of a plurality of the work areas; a setting unit configured to set, based on the position information, different energization modes; and an energization unit configured to energize, based on the energization modes, the area wires disposed on the respective outer peripheries of the plurality of adjacent work areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 11990038
    Abstract: A control device is mounted on a moving body, and the control device is configured to display, on a display unit, a display of a traffic signal included in an image that has been captured by an imaging unit for imaging an external field of the moving body. The control device comprises a recognition unit configured to recognize the display of the traffic signal from the image; a communication unit configured to receive display information of the traffic signal through wireless communication; and a control portion configured to determine the display of the traffic signal, based on the display of the traffic signal that has been recognized by the recognition unit and the display information that has been received by the communication unit, and configured to display, on the display unit, the display of the traffic signal that has been determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryoji Wakayama
  • Publication number: 20240157848
    Abstract: A battery temperature regulating method includes: acquiring outside temperature information representing a future outside temperature transition around the vehicle, searching for an intersection time, which is a time when the outside temperature becomes a threshold temperature, predicting, based on the outside temperature information, a future temperature transition of the battery when it is assumed that predetermined temperature regulation is performed each time the battery reaches the threshold temperature, creating a temperature regulating plan for the battery, which is performed by the temperature regulating device, based on a search result of the intersection time and a prediction result of the temperature transition of the battery, and controlling the temperature regulating device based on the temperature regulating plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Shuhei KOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240157949
    Abstract: A driving ability determination system, includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire travel data of a vehicle; a first calculation unit configured to calculate a first evaluation value indicating characteristics of steering by a driver of the vehicle based on the travel data acquired by the acquisition unit; and a second calculation unit configured to calculate a second evaluation value indicating characteristics of steering by the driver of the vehicle based on travel data in a first section among pieces of the travel data acquired by the acquisition unit. The first calculation unit calculates the first evaluation value based on the travel data in the first section and travel data in a second section different from the first section among pieces of the travel data acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Matsuno, Taiki Iwama, Daisuke Ide, Shinichiro Goto
  • Publication number: 20240158668
    Abstract: A thermosetting adhesive sheet 10 for sealing the periphery of a membrane electrode assembly, which is composed of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane and electrodes placed on both sides of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane contains an adhesive layer 14. The adhesive layer 14 is formed of a cured product of an adhesive composition containing a polyurethane resin having a reactive functional group and a cross-linking agent, where the adhesive layer 14 has a gel fraction of 60 mass % or higher, a storage elastic modulus at 100° C. (G?100) of 5.0×104 Pa or higher and 1.0×108 Pa or lower, and a decreasing rate of a storage elastic modulus at 120° C. (G?120) to the storage elastic modulus at 100° C. (G?100) of 0.5 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicants: Higashiyama Film Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Katakura, Satoshi Aoki, Takuma Yamawaki, Masaru Oda, Satoru Terada
  • Patent number: 11981344
    Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a determining part configured to determine a target relative position with respect to other vehicle, which is traveling in a movement destination lane that is a merging destination or a lane change destination of a host vehicle, for entering the movement destination lane based on a detection result of the other vehicle, and a notification controller configured to output a notification sound, which differs between a case in which acceleration is required for the host vehicle and a case in which deceleration is required for the host vehicle, from a speaker in order to perform an alignment with respect to the target relative position determined by the determining part in an advancing direction of the host vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Yasui
  • Patent number: 11981225
    Abstract: This display device comprises a display provided in a moving body, a range calculation unit for calculating reachable range that the moving body can reach on the basis of the amount of remaining energy that the moving body has, and a display control unit for displaying the moving body, a prescribed facility (charging station), and the reachable range on a screen of the display such that the same are superimposed on a map and displaying the prescribed facility so as to be fixed at a prescribed position on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tasuku Saka, Masayuki Morita, Tomohisa Manabe, Nobuya Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11981384
    Abstract: A saddle-type vehicle includes a gearbox having a clutch operated by actuation of a slave cylinder, a hydraulic actuator having a master cylinder configured to generate a hydraulic pressure in a working fluid, a hydraulic valve unit configured to control transmission of the hydraulic pressure generated by the master cylinder to the slave cylinder, a master-side connecting pipeline, and a slave-side connecting pipeline, wherein the hydraulic valve unit Is disposed at a position closer to the slave cylinder than the hydraulic actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke Kajihara, Akira Tokito, Junya Ono
  • Patent number: 11981195
    Abstract: Embodiments of a surface heat exchanger for a vehicle are described. In one embodiment, a surface heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins on a first outer surface The surface heat exchanger is mounted within an interior of a duct of a vehicle. An inlet of the duct is located on a side of the vehicle forward of a rear axle of the vehicle and an outlet of the duct is located rearward of the inlet. The plurality of fins of the surface heat exchanger are exposed to the interior of the duct. The plurality of fins are configured to transfer heat to airflows interacting with the plurality of fins as the airflows pass through the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pirooz Moradnia, Matthew L. Metka, Pratap Thamanna Rao, Daniel A. Favela Tentori, Brian R. Reynolds, David W. Halt
  • Patent number: 11981271
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle body soundproof structure Sp that is configured to block noise from outside a vehicle, and comprises a window panel 24 fixed in a window frame 22 located on a side portion of a vehicle body 10, an interior material 50 provided at a vehicle interior side of the window frame 22 and having an upper end portion 52 extending diagonally upward in a direction toward the window panel 24, and a soundproof member 60 fixed to the upper end portion 52 of the interior material 50. The soundproof member 60 is provided in contact in a compressed state with an inner surface of the window panel 24 so as to fill a gap G formed between the upper end portion 52 of the interior material 50 and the window panel 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshio Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11981186
    Abstract: A method and system for a responsive climate control interface are disclosed. The climate control interface includes an interactive element further comprised of a climate settings map and a climate setting selector. The climate setting selector can be moved to different locations on the climate settings map in order to select a climate setting with a particular temperature and fan speed. The appearance of both the climate settings map and the climate setting selector can be changed as the climate change selector is moved in order to visually indicate temperature and fan speed settings. The system also includes a haptic feedback module that can convert climate settings into haptic feedback levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Tarchala, Hanna Gee, Megan Colleen Sundquist
  • Patent number: 11981323
    Abstract: A drive assistance device (24) for a saddle type vehicle (1) includes a ride sensor (37) configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider (J), a vehicle body behavior generating part (25) configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller (27) configured to control driving of a plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) included in the vehicle body behavior generating part (25), and, when at least one of the plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) is actuated regardless of the operation of the rider (J), the controller (27) determines which of the plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) is to be actuated according to the ride attitude of the rider (J) detected by the ride sensor (37).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsubasa Nose, Tsutomu Tamashima, Kiyotaka Sakai, Hiroaki Uchisasai, Yuta Kanbe
  • Patent number: 11984626
    Abstract: A control apparatus controls an electric power supply apparatus configured to supply electric power to a working machine. The electric power supply apparatus is provided with a fuel cell. The control apparatus is provided with a restriction request acquisition unit configured to acquire a restriction request for requesting restriction of the supply of the electric power via a communication network, and a restriction unit configured to restrict the supply of the electric power in a case where the restriction request acquisition unit acquires the restriction request. The control apparatus may be provided with an end detection unit configured to detect end of use of the working machine. The restriction unit may decide to start the restriction in a case where, after the restriction request acquisition unit acquires the restriction request, the end detection unit detects the end of the use of the working machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Mori, Nobutaka Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11981389
    Abstract: A compactable vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a body, a steering assembly coupled to the body, and a seating assembly coupled to the body. The steering assembly includes a wheel assembly, an elongated structure retractably coupled to the body, and a handlebar. The elongated structure includes a first end, a second end coupled to the wheel assembly, and a slot that extends between the first end and the second end. The handlebar is pivotally disposed in the slot. The seating assembly includes a support member retractably coupled to the body and a seat pivotally coupled to the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Jin Kim, Jackie P Porchay
  • Patent number: 11981325
    Abstract: A control device includes: a retry determination unit configured to determine whether to execute retry control based on a current position of a moving object and a target position when the moving object is moved to the target position by automatic steering; and a notification control unit configured to transmit a retry notification, including information indicating that the retry control is to be executed based on a determination result of the retry determination unit, to a terminal device. The notification control unit transmits the retry notification to the terminal device when the retry control, executed after at least a part of the moving object reaches the target position, is determined, and the notification control unit does not transmit the retry notification to the terminal device when the retry control, executed before at least a part of the moving object reaches the target position, is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Fujiwara, Akiko Sato, Junpei Noguchi, Gaku Shimamoto, Takeshi Sasajima, Hiroki Takaku, Masafumi Sagara
  • Patent number: 11981255
    Abstract: A vehicle control device configured to control a self-vehicle, the vehicle control device comprising: a first detection unit configured to detect a direction change of an oncoming vehicle; a second detection unit configured to detect another vehicle on a diagonally rear side of the self-vehicle; and a control unit configured to control a notification unit on the basis of detection results of the first detection unit and the second detection unit, wherein the control unit controls the notification unit to notify the other vehicle of the direction change of the oncoming vehicle in a case where the direction change of the oncoming vehicle has been detected and the other vehicle has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Mimura, Tsuyoshi Nojiri
  • Patent number: 11981996
    Abstract: A method of making an atomic layer nanoribbon that includes forming a double atomic layer ribbon having a first monolayer and a second monolayer on a surface of the first monolayer, wherein the first monolayer and the second monolayer each contains a transition metal dichalcogenide material, oxidizing at least a portion of the first monolayer to provide an oxidized portion, and removing the oxidized portion to provide an atomic layer nanoribbon of the transition metal dichalcogenide material. Also provided are double atomic layer ribbons, double atomic layer nanoribbons, and single atomic layer nanoribbons prepared according to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Avetik R. Harutyunyan, Xufan Li