Patents by Inventor Hidetoshi Kadota

Hidetoshi Kadota 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: 11059522
    Abstract: A vehicle (1) comprises a passenger compartment (2) in which a front seat (32F), a rear seat (32R), and a floor (33) between the front seat (32F) and the rear seat (38R) are provided. A first group (S1) of batteries (3) is mounted under the front seat (32F), a second group (S2) of the batteries (3) is mounted under the floor (33), and a third group (S3) of the batteries (3) is mounted under a rear seat (32R). By setting a height (h2) of the second group (S2) of the batteries (3) to be lower than respective heights (h1, h3) of the first and third groups (S1, S3) of the batteries (3), a battery mounting capacity of the vehicle (1) can be increased without affecting the comfort of the passenger compartment (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasa, Hidetoshi Kadota, Tadayoshi Hashimura, Shinya Ogata, Satoshi Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 10766347
    Abstract: A battery unit (38F) comprising a plurality of batteries (3) and a connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) which controls electrical connection relating to the battery unit (38F) are provided in a vehicle (1). The battery unit (38F) comprises two groups (S1R, S1L) of the batteries (3) disposed to have a space (G) there-between, and the connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) is disposed in the space (G). The layout of the connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) is thereby optimized and the length of a harness (34) can be shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasa, Hidetoshi Kadota, Tadayoshi Hashimura, Satoshi Shigematsu, Nobuhiro Mori, Kentaro Hatta
  • Patent number: 8561743
    Abstract: A plurality of batteries (3) are disposed under a floor panel (16) of a vehicle (1). A first battery unit (38F) comprising a plurality of batteries (3) stacked in a vertical direction and a second battery unit (38R) comprising a plurality of batteries (3) stacked in a vehicle transverse direction are provided. By arranging a layout of the first battery unit (38F) and the second battery unit (38R) considering the location of an electric equipment (12, 13, 14) to which the batteries (3) supply power as well as the location of passenger seats (32F, 32R), the weight balance of the vehicle (1) in the front-aft direction can be optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasa, Shinya Ogata, Hidetoshi Kadota, Tadayoshi Hashimura, Nobuhiro Mori
  • Publication number: 20110300426
    Abstract: A vehicle (1) comprises a passenger compartment (2) in which a front seat (32F), a rear seat (32R), and a floor (33) between the front seat (32F) and the rear seat (38R) are provided. A first group (S1) of batteries (3) is mounted under the front seat (32F), a second group (S2) of the batteries (3) is mounted under the floor (33), and a third group (S3) of the batteries (3) is mounted under a rear seat (32R). By setting a height (h2) of the second group (S2) of the batteries (3) to be lower than respective heights (h1, h3) of the first and third groups (S1, S3) of the batteries (3), a battery mounting capacity of the vehicle (1) can be increased without affecting the comfort of the passenger compartment (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasa, Hidetoshi Kadota, Tadayoshi Hashimura, Shinya Ogata, Satoshi Shigematsu
  • Publication number: 20110297467
    Abstract: A plurality of batteries (3) are disposed under a floor panel (16) of a vehicle (1). A first battery unit (38F) comprising a plurality of batteries (3) stacked in a vertical direction and a second battery unit (38R) comprising a plurality of batteries (3) stacked in a vehicle transverse direction are provided. By arranging a layout of the first battery unit (38F) and the second battery unit (38R) considering the location of an electric equipment (12, 13, 14) to which the batteries (3) supply power as well as the location of passenger seats (32F, 32R), the weight balance of the vehicle (1) in the front-aft direction can be optimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasa, Shinya Ogata, Hidetoshi Kadota, Tadayoshi Hashimura, Nobuhiro Mori
  • Publication number: 20110300427
    Abstract: A battery unit (38F) comprising a plurality of batteries (3) and a connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) which controls electrical connection relating to the battery unit (38F) are provided in a vehicle (1). The battery unit (38F) comprises two groups (S1R, S1L) of the batteries (3) disposed to have a space (G) there-between, and the connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) is disposed in the space (G). The layout of the connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) is thereby optimized and the length of a harness (34) can be shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasa, Hidetoshi Kadota, Tadayoshi Hashimura, Satoshi Shigematsu, Nobuhiro Mori, Kentano Hatta