Patents by Inventor Atsunori KUNO

Atsunori KUNO 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).

  • Patent number: 11420510
    Abstract: A battery-mounted vehicle according to an example of the present disclosure accommodates one or a plurality of batteries under the floor panel. The battery-mounted vehicle includes a battery-cooler unit, a condenser, a refrigerant liquid pipe, and a plurality of refrigerant gas pipes. The refrigerant liquid pipe guides the refrigerant liquid from the condenser to the battery-cooler unit. The refrigerant gas pipe guides the refrigerant gas generated by vaporization of the refrigerant liquid from the battery-cooler unit to the condenser. The plurality of refrigerant gas pipes include a first and a second refrigerant gas pipes. The first refrigerant gas pipe extends in a first direction from the battery-cooler unit to the condenser, and connects the condenser and the battery-cooler unit. The second refrigerant gas pipe extends from the battery-cooler unit in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and is connected to the condenser by being bended or curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsunori Kuno
  • Patent number: 11189877
    Abstract: The battery pack according to the present disclosure is a battery pack mounted under a floor of a vehicle. The battery pack comprises a lower case fixed under the floor and on which a battery stack is placed, an upper case attached to the lower case, and a support member extending upwardly from a rigid body provided inside the lower case to support a back surface of the upper case. The battery pack may further comprise an elastic member disposed on a surface of the upper case and sandwiched between the upper case and a lower surface of the floor. In such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the upper case of the battery pack from vibrating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsunori Kuno
  • Publication number: 20210188070
    Abstract: A battery-mounted vehicle according to an example of the present disclosure accommodates one or a plurality of batteries under the floor panel. The battery-mounted vehicle includes a battery-cooler unit, a condenser, a refrigerant liquid pipe, and a plurality of refrigerant gas pipes. The refrigerant liquid pipe guides the refrigerant liquid from the condenser to the battery-cooler unit. The refrigerant gas pipe guides the refrigerant gas generated by vaporization of the refrigerant liquid from the battery-cooler unit to the condenser. The plurality of refrigerant gas pipes include a first and a second refrigerant gas pipes. The first refrigerant gas pipe extends in a first direction from the battery-cooler unit to the condenser, and connects the condenser and the battery-cooler unit. The second refrigerant gas pipe extends from the battery-cooler unit in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and is connected to the condenser by being bended or curved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Atsunori Kuno
  • Publication number: 20200227706
    Abstract: The battery pack according to the present disclosure is a battery pack mounted under a floor of a vehicle. The battery pack comprises a lower case fixed under the floor and on which a battery stack is placed, an upper case attached to the lower case, and a support member extending upwardly from a rigid body provided inside the lower case to support a back surface of the upper case. The battery pack may further comprise an elastic member disposed on a surface of the upper case and sandwiched between the upper case and a lower surface of the floor. In such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the upper case of the battery pack from vibrating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsunori KUNO