Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Yuasa
Hiroaki Yuasa 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: 20230302944Abstract: An evaluation jig comprises a female terminal connectable to a male terminal of a charging connector. The female terminal includes a plurality of contact pieces and a support portion. Each contact piece has a flexible piece, and a contact portion protruding toward the center axis from an inner surface of the flexible piece. The flexible piece forms a portion of a cylinder having the center axis. The flexible piece has a length equal to or larger than twice an outer diameter of the cylinder in a direction parallel to the center axis. The flexible piece is elastically deformable so that the flexible piece has a distal end portion to be displaceable in a radial direction of the cylinder relative to a proximal end portion of the flexible piece. The contact portion has a shape curved so as to protrude inward in the radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisato KAWAHARA, Hiroaki YUASA, Hidetoshi KUSUMI, Kyoko INAYOSHI
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Publication number: 20230291214Abstract: The evaluation jig includes a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector and an electric wire that connects the paired female terminals to each other. The electric wire has a cross-sectional area of 70 mm2 or more and 95 mm2 or less. The electric wire has a length of 2 m or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetoshi KUSUMI, Hisato KAWAHARA, Hiroaki YUASA
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Patent number: 11691533Abstract: An evaluation jig comprises a female terminal connectable to a male terminal of a charging connector. The female terminal includes a plurality of contact pieces and a support portion. Each contact piece has a flexible piece, and a contact portion protruding toward the center axis from an inner surface of the flexible piece. The flexible piece forms a portion of a cylinder having the center axis. The flexible piece has a length equal to or larger than twice an outer diameter of the cylinder in a direction parallel to the center axis. The flexible piece is elastically deformable so that the flexible piece has a distal end portion to be displaceable in a radial direction of the cylinder relative to a proximal end portion of the flexible piece. The contact portion has a shape curved so as to protrude inward in the radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa, Hidetoshi Kusumi, Kyoko Inayoshi
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Patent number: 11695286Abstract: The evaluation jig includes a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector and an electric wire that connects the paired female terminals to each other. The electric wire has a cross-sectional area of 70 mm2 or more and 95 mm2 or less. The electric wire has a length of 2 m or more.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetoshi Kusumi, Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa
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Patent number: 11673481Abstract: The evaluation jig comprises a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector and an adjustment member capable of adjusting contact resistance of the female terminal and the male terminal. The female terminal is reducible in diameter. The adjustment member includes an annular band attached to an outer peripheral surface of the female terminal and formed in an annulus surrounding the female terminal, a metal band attached to an outer peripheral surface of the annular band and capable of applying external force to the female terminal to reduce the female terminal in diameter, and an adjustment unit capable of adjusting the external force applied by the metal band to the female terminal. The annular band is made of an electrically and thermally insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetoshi Kusumi, Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa
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Publication number: 20230155311Abstract: An evaluation jig comprises a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector, and an adjustment member that can adjust contact resistance of the female terminal and the male terminal. The female terminal is reducible in diameter. The adjustment member can apply an external force to the female terminal to reduce the female terminal in diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisato KAWAHARA, Hiroaki Yuasa, Hidetoshi Kusumi
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Patent number: 11588265Abstract: An evaluation jig comprises a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector, and an adjustment member that can adjust contact resistance of the female terminal and the male terminal. The female terminal is reducible in diameter. The adjustment member can apply an external force to the female terminal to reduce the female terminal in diameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa, Hidetoshi Kusumi
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Publication number: 20220334143Abstract: An evaluation method is a method for evaluating a charging connector in coolability by connecting an evaluation jig to the charging connector, the charging connector including a pair of male terminals coolable with a coolant, the evaluation jig including a pair of female terminals, the pair of female terminals being connected to the pair of male terminals in evaluating the charging connector in coolability. The method comprises: connecting the pair of female terminals to the pair of male terminals; adjusting a connection state between the male terminal and the female terminal such that contact resistance between the terminals is 0.06 m? or more and 0.15 m? or less; and after the adjusting, evaluating the coolability depending on whether the male and female terminals have a temperature of 90° C. or lower when a charging current of 400 A is supplied to the terminals for 30 minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisato KAWAHARA, Hiroaki YUASA, Hidetoshi KUSUMI
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Patent number: 11460424Abstract: An evaluation method is for evaluating a charging connector in coolability by connecting an evaluation jig to the charging connector, the charging connector including a pair of male terminals and a bottom wall, the evaluation jig including a pair of female terminals, the pair of female terminals being connected to the pair of male terminals in evaluating the charging connector in coolability. The method comprises: connecting the pair of female terminals to the pair of male terminals; and adjusting a connection state of the terminals so that contact resistance between the terminals falls within a prescribed range. In the step of adjusting, a resistance between a point of 4.5 mm of the male terminal from a surface of the bottom wall and a point of 43 mm of the female terminal from the surface of the bottom wall is measured as the contact resistance.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa, Hidetoshi Kusumi
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Publication number: 20220242266Abstract: An evaluation jig comprises a female terminal connectable to a male terminal of a charging connector. The female terminal includes a plurality of contact pieces and a support portion. Each contact piece has a flexible piece, and a contact portion protruding toward the center axis from an inner surface of the flexible piece. The flexible piece forms a portion of a cylinder having the center axis. The flexible piece has a length equal to or larger than twice an outer diameter of the cylinder in a direction parallel to the center axis. The flexible piece is elastically deformable so that the flexible piece has a distal end portion to be displaceable in a radial direction of the cylinder relative to a proximal end portion of the flexible piece. The contact portion has a shape curved so as to protrude inward in the radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisato KAWAHARA, Hiroaki YUASA, Hidetoshi KUSUMI, Kyoko INAYOSHI
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Patent number: 11402406Abstract: An evaluation method is a method for evaluating a charging connector in coolability by connecting an evaluation jig to the charging connector, the charging connector including a pair of male terminals coolable with a coolant, the evaluation jig including a pair of female terminals, the pair of female terminals being connected to the pair of male terminals in evaluating the charging connector in coolability. The method comprises: connecting the pair of female terminals to the pair of male terminals; adjusting a connection state between the male terminal and the female terminal such that contact resistance between the terminals is 0.06 m? or more and 0.15 m? or less; and after the adjusting, evaluating the coolability depending on whether the male and female terminals have a temperature of 90° C. or lower when a charging current of 400 A is supplied to the terminals for 30 minutes.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa, Hidetoshi Kusumi
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Publication number: 20220212552Abstract: The evaluation jig comprises a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector and an adjustment member capable of adjusting contact resistance of the female terminal and the male terminal. The female terminal is reducible in diameter. The adjustment member includes an annular band attached to an outer peripheral surface of the female terminal and formed in an annulus surrounding the female terminal, a metal band attached to an outer peripheral surface of the annular band and capable of applying external force to the female terminal to reduce the female terminal in diameter, and an adjustment unit capable of adjusting the external force applied by the metal band to the female terminal. The annular band is made of an electrically and thermally insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetoshi KUSUMI, Hisato KAWAHARA, Hiroaki YUASA
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Patent number: 11367563Abstract: A power-reception-side coil unit includes: a housing, a ferrite, a power reception coil, a shield, and a metal member. The metal member includes a peripheral wall, a partition wall, and a shield. The ferrite includes a first principal surface, and a second principal surface. The power reception coil is provided on the side of the second principal surface, and the shield is provided on the side of the first principal surface. The shield has an outer peripheral edge including a step portion extending away from the first principal surface. The ferrite includes an exposed part exposed through the shield by forming the step portion. In the separation direction from the outer peripheral edge of the ferrite plate to the metal member, the length from the outer peripheral edge of the ferrite plate to the metal member is longer than the length of the exposed part.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroaki Yuasa
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Patent number: 11345247Abstract: The evaluation jig comprises a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector and an adjustment member capable of adjusting contact resistance of the female terminal and the male terminal. The female terminal is reducible in diameter. The adjustment member includes an annular band attached to an outer peripheral surface of the female terminal and formed in an annulus surrounding the female terminal, a metal band attached to an outer peripheral surface of the annular band and capable of applying external force to the female terminal to reduce the female terminal in diameter, and an adjustment unit capable of adjusting the external force applied by the metal band to the female terminal. The annular band is made of an electrically and thermally insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetoshi Kusumi, Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa
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Patent number: 11338696Abstract: An evaluation jig comprises a female terminal connectable to a male terminal of a charging connector. The female terminal includes a plurality of contact pieces and a support portion. Each contact piece has a flexible piece, and a contact portion protruding toward the center axis from an inner surface of the flexible piece. The flexible piece forms a portion of a cylinder having the center axis. The flexible piece has a length equal to or larger than twice an outer diameter of the cylinder in a direction parallel to the center axis. The flexible piece is elastically deformable so that the flexible piece has a distal end portion to be displaceable in a radial direction of the cylinder relative to a proximal end portion of the flexible piece. The contact portion has a shape curved so as to protrude inward in the radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa, Hidetoshi Kusumi, Kyoko Inayoshi
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Patent number: 11312254Abstract: The evaluation jig comprises a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector and an adjustment member capable of adjusting contact resistance of the female terminal and the male terminal. The female terminal is reducible in diameter. The adjustment member includes an annular band attached to an outer peripheral surface of the female terminal and formed in an annulus surrounding the female terminal, a metal band attached to an outer peripheral surface of the annular band and capable of applying external force to the female terminal to reduce the female terminal in diameter, and an adjustment unit capable of adjusting the external force applied by the metal band to the female terminal. The annular band is made of an electrically and thermally insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetoshi Kusumi, Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa
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Publication number: 20220094168Abstract: The power conversion system includes an inverter circuit. The inverter circuit performs a grid-connected operation and an independent operation. When performing the independent operation, the inverter circuit may output, via a terminal, AC power converted to a load disconnected from a power grid. When the inverter circuit performs the independent operation, a control unit controls, when operating in a first mode, the power conversion system in a first time range such that an AC voltage is applied to the terminal, and controls, when operating in a second mode, the power conversion system in a second time range different from the first time range. The second mode includes control of stopping an operation of having the AC voltage applied to the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Yousuke OHTSUKI, Hiroaki YUASA, Yasuhiro MATSUDA, Satoshi SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 11168101Abstract: An object t of the present invention is to provide crystal of a cyclic phosphonic acid sodium salt (2ccPA) with high purity and excellent storage stability and a method for producing the crystal.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: OTSUKA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Yuasa, Hiroki Okazaki
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Patent number: 11070084Abstract: Provided is a vehicle including an undercover and a power receiving apparatus. The undercover is provided on the bottom surface of the vehicle. The undercover includes at least one air-flow regulating panel that regulates air flow flowing on the bottom surface side in the vehicle. The air-flow regulating panel is made of a metallic material having a lower electric resistance than that of iron. The power receiving apparatus is provided on the lower surface of the air-flow regulating panel. The power receiving apparatus is configured to wirelessly receive electric power from a power transmitting apparatus disposed outside the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroaki Yuasa
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Publication number: 20210218255Abstract: The evaluation jig includes a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector and an electric wire that connects the paired female terminals to each other. The electric wire has a cross-sectional area of 70 mm2 or more and 95 mm2 or less. The electric wire has a length of 2 m or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetoshi KUSUMI, Hisato KAWAHARA, Hiroaki YUASA