Patents by Inventor Hideharu Naito
Hideharu Naito 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).
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Publication number: 20220231318Abstract: A first through-hole through which a first power lead-out member is inserted and a second through-hole through which a second power lead-out member is inserted are formed in an upper wall portion of a stack case of a fuel cell system. The length of the second through-hole in the stacking direction of the power generation cells is greater than the length of the first through-hole in the stacking direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventor: Hideharu NAITO
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Patent number: 11367882Abstract: Mount structure of a fuel cell stack holds the fuel cell stack in a motor room of a vehicle by side mounts and a rear mount. The fuel cell stack includes a plurality of power generation cells and a stack case. A window frame having a rear window is provided in a rear surface of the stack case. A device of the fuel cell system can be inserted into the rear window. The rear mount includes a rear mount bracket attached to a window frame. The rear mount bracket is positioned is below a vehicle body frame and a rear window.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoichi Yoshitomi, Hideharu Naito
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Publication number: 20220181669Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes: a cell stack body including a plurality of power generation cells stacked together; and a stack case accommodating the cell stack body. Each of the power generation cells includes a membrane electrode assembly and separators sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Hideharu NAITO, Satoshi KASAGAMI
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Patent number: 11355767Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a cell stack body including a plurality of stacked power generation cells together. A metal plate and an elastic seal member are overlapped with each other at a position facing a bead seal formed on an end metal separator. A support member includes a recess accommodating the metal plate. A gap is provided between an inner peripheral end of the metal plate and the recess, or between an outer peripheral end of the metal plate and the recess, for absorbing thermal expansion difference between the metal plate and the support member.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuta Ikeda, Naoki Inoue, Hideharu Naito, Norihisa Kobayashi, Kimiharu Mizusaki
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Patent number: 11349143Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of power generation cells and a stack case. A tab protrudes from an outer marginal portion of each of the power generation cells. The stack case contains the plurality of power generation cells that are stacked together in a stacking direction, and includes a pair of end plates provided at both ends of the power generation cells in the stacking direction. Further, the fuel cell stack includes a support bar extending inside the stack case in the stacking direction, and including a recess capable of accommodating the tab. One end of the support bar is joined to one of the end plates, and the other end of the support bar is supported by the other of the end plates.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Kosuke Takagi
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Publication number: 20220166047Abstract: In a fuel cell stack, a plurality of projections are provided on a surface of a first end plate opposite to a cell stack body. The projections have support surfaces oriented in a stacking direction. The plurality of projections are overlapped with, or adjacent to the flow field seal as viewed in the stacking direction, and the support surfaces of the plurality of projections are positioned on a single plane surface perpendicular to the stacking direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventor: Hideharu NAITO
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Patent number: 11316186Abstract: An outer surface of an upper wall of a stack case of a fuel cell system provided in a fuel cell vehicle includes a first outer surface, a second outer surface which is positioned closer than the first outer surface to a cell stack body, and an outer surface coupling part. Space is formed between a first upper wall of the upper wall and the cell stack body. Tabs and bus bars are disposed in the space.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Kosuke Takagi
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Patent number: 11309570Abstract: In a fuel cell system, a stack case storing a stack body including a plurality of stacked power generation cells is formed to include a peripheral wall case and an end plate. An inner main surface is provided at one end of the end plate in a thickness direction, facing the inside of the stack case. A connection channel connecting a first opening opened in an upper part of an outer peripheral end surface of the end plate and a second opening opened in the inner main surface of the end plate are provided inside the end plate. The inside of the stack case and an exhaust gas duct are connected together through a plate connection member connected to the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Masahiro Sato
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Patent number: 11296348Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a stack body including a plurality of power generation cells stacked together, a stack case storing the stack body, and an auxiliary device case storing a fuel cell auxiliary device. Two exhaust gas openings are provided in an upper part of the stack case. One exhaust gas opening is provided in an upper part of the auxiliary device case. An exhaust duct is connected to the only three exhaust gas openings in total.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Masahiro Sato, Manabu Mitani
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Patent number: 10930964Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a pair of end plates disposed on opposing sides of a fuel cell stacked body in a first direction, a coupling bar that bridges between the end plates, a fastening member that connects the end plates and the coupling bar in the first direction, and a cylindrical knock disposed inside an end plate side mounting hole and a coupling bar side mounting hole of the end plates and the coupling bar in the first direction, and being externally fitted to the fastening member inside the end plate side mounting hole and the coupling bar side mounting hole. A first seal member in close contact with at least an inner circumferential surface of the end plate side mounting hole and the fastening member is disposed in a portion located between the cylindrical knock and the fastening member inside the end plate side mounting hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Yusuke Nara
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Patent number: 10923755Abstract: A mount structure for a fuel cell stack includes a first bracket member supporting and fixing the fuel cell stack to a first installation member, and a second bracket member supporting and fixing the fuel cell stack to a second installation member. A part of the second bracket includes a constricted portion having low strength in comparison with other portions of the second bracket member.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Yusuke Nara, Hidetada Kojima, Choichi Ishikawa, Ryoichi Yoshitomi
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Patent number: 10879553Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a casing which is formed by a combination of a plurality of plates; and a seal member interposed between the plurality of plates. The plurality of plates includes a pair of first plates facing each other in a first direction with the cell stacked body interposed therebetween, a pair of second plates facing each other in a second direction with the cell stacked body interposed therebetween, and a pair of third plates facing each other in a third direction with the cell stacked body interposed therebetween. The seal member has a frame seal which is formed in a frame shape extending to follow an outer circumferential portion of the first plate, an extension seal which extends in the first direction integrally with the frame seal, and a connection seal which is close to or in contact with the extension seals facing each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hideharu Naito
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Publication number: 20200388873Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a stack case and an auxiliary device case. The stack case stores a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of power generation cells in a horizontal direction. The auxiliary device case stores a fuel cell auxiliary devices. The inside of the of the stack case and the inside of the auxiliary device case that are adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction are partitioned by a partition wall. An auxiliary device side passage which connects the inside of the auxiliary device case and an auxiliary device side exhaust gas duct together is provided in an upper part of the auxiliary device case. A plurality of ribs protruding toward the inside of the auxiliary device case and extending in a vertical direction are provided in the partition wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Masahiro Sato
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Patent number: 10854907Abstract: A permanent magnet is expressed by a composition formula: RpFeqMrCusCo100-p-q-r-s. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Ti, and Hf. The magnet includes a crystal grain having a main phase including a TbCu7 crystal phase, and a volume ratio of the TbCu7 crystal phase to the main phase is 95% or more.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kimiharu Mizusaki, Hideharu Naito, Kosuke Takagi, Masahiro Sato
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Publication number: 20200321646Abstract: In a fuel cell system, a stack case which stores a stack body of power generation cells and an auxiliary device case are separated by a partition wall. An outer periphery of at least one end fluid passage provided at least at the uppermost position, among the fluid passages of the stack body, has an adjacent outer peripheral portion provided adjacent to an outer marginal portion of the stack body. The partition wall includes a facing portion. The facing portion faces an area that lies between the adjacent outer peripheral portion and the stack case and outside the outer marginal portion. At least part of a ventilation connection port configured to connect the inside of the stack case with the inside of the auxiliary device case is provided in the facing portion. The ventilation connection port has a curved shape formed along the adjacent outer peripheral portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Masahiro Sato, Satoshi Kasagami
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Publication number: 20200313220Abstract: An outer surface of an upper wall of a stack case of a fuel cell system provided in a fuel cell vehicle includes a first outer surface, a second outer surface which is positioned closer than the first outer surface to a cell stack body, and an outer surface coupling part. Space is formed between a first upper wall of the upper wall and the cell stack body. Tabs and bus bars are disposed in the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Kosuke Takagi
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Publication number: 20200303760Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a stack body including a plurality of power generation cells stacked together, a stack case storing the stack body, and an auxiliary device case storing a fuel cell auxiliary device. Two exhaust gas openings are provided in an upper part of the stack case. One exhaust gas opening is provided in an upper part of the auxiliary device case. An exhaust duct is connected to the only three exhaust gas openings in total.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Masahiro Sato, Manabu Mitani
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Publication number: 20200303759Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle is equipped with a mounting bracket disposed with respect to an end plate. The end plate extends in a transverse direction which is perpendicular to a stacking direction and a vertical direction of a cell stack. In addition, the bracket is disposed near one end in the transverse direction of the end plate and at a portion on a lower side thereof, together with being formed in a triangular shape when viewed from the stacking direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Masahiro Sato
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Publication number: 20200303754Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a cell stack body including a plurality of stacked power generation cells together. A metal plate and an elastic seal member are overlapped with each other at a position facing a bead seal formed on an end metal separator. A support member includes a recess accommodating the metal plate. A gap is provided between an inner peripheral end of the metal plate and the recess, or between an outer peripheral end of the metal plate and the recess, for absorbing thermal expansion difference between the metal plate and the support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Yuta Ikeda, Naoki Inoue, Hideharu Naito, Norihisa Kobayashi, Kimiharu Mizusaki
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Publication number: 20200274183Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of power generation cells together in a stacking direction, the power generation cells each having a separator, and a pair of end plates provided at both ends of the stack body in the stacking direction. Further, the fuel cell stack includes a support bar extending between the pair of end plates in the stacking direction and configured to engage with an outer peripheral portion of the separator. The width of the support bar is decreased gradually from one end and the other end toward a central portion in an extension direction in which the support bar extends.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Kosuke Takagi, Satoshi Kasagami