Patents by Inventor Hirokuni KOIKE

Hirokuni KOIKE 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).

  • Publication number: 20250246762
    Abstract: A busbar module includes a case that is assembled to a battery module, and a flexible substrate that is held in the case. A main body of the flexible substrate includes a trunk portion, and a branch portion branched from the trunk portion. Meanwhile, the case includes a trunk holding portion, a branch holding portion that is positioned closer to the battery module side than the trunk holding portion, and a connecting wall that connects the trunk holding portion and the branch holding portion. The trunk holding portion, the branch holding portion, and the connecting wall form a stepped portion. Further, the branch portion includes a curved portion that curves smoothly in a connecting portion with the trunk portion. A holding portion that holds the main body in a state in which a curved shape of the curved portion is maintained is formed in the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya OGA, Mariko Nakagawa, Hirokuni Koike, Yoshiki Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20250046957
    Abstract: A busbar module to be attached to a battery assembly in which a plurality of single cells are stacked, the busbar module includes a main line circuit body formed of a flexible substrate having a first wiring pattern and disposed to extend along a stacking direction of the plurality of single cells, a branch line circuit body formed of a flexible substrate having a second wiring pattern and extending so as to branch from the main line circuit body, the second wiring pattern being electrically connected to the first wiring pattern, a busbar connected to an electrode of each of the plurality of single cells, an electronic component attached to a mounting surface of the branch line circuit body so as to connect the second wiring pattern and the busbar, and a holder configured to hold the busbar and be extendable and contractible along the stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Hirotaka Mukasa, Tatsuya Oga, Hirokuni Koike, Yoshiki Aoshima, Kimitoshi Makino
  • Publication number: 20250015445
    Abstract: A wiring component includes a circuit conductor for each of bus bars and is formed to be flexible and flat. The wiring component includes a wiring main body that runs parallel in an arrangement direction of a battery cells, a wiring intersection body that is connected to one end of the wiring main body in the arrangement direction so as to intersect the arrangement direction on the same plane and protrudes from one side end of the wiring main body along the arrangement direction, and a wiring branch body that is branched from the one side end of the wiring main body for each of the plurality of bus bars, and a bent region provided at one end of the wiring main body is bent to change an insertion/removal direction of a connector attached to a distal end of the wiring intersection body with respect to a mating connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oga, Hirokuni Koike, Yoshiki Aoshima, Kimitoshi Makino
  • Publication number: 20240347868
    Abstract: The bus bar module includes a circuit body composed of a flexible substrate provided with a circuit wiring. The circuit body includes a belt-shaped main body extending along a predetermined direction and a plurality of bus bar portions arranged at a distance in an extending direction of the main body. At least a part of the bus bar portions is arranged to overlap with the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya OGA, Hirokuni KOIKE, Yoshiki AOSHIMA, Kimitoshi MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20240266783
    Abstract: In a first wiring material and a second wiring material of a connection structure of wiring materials, in a fastened state in which a shaft part of a fastening member is inserted through a first through hole for fastening and a second through hole for fastening and a second electric conductor is fastened to a first electric conductor by the fastening member, a first finger touch prevention part is inserted through a through hole for a second finger touch prevention part, a second finger touch prevention part is inserted through a through hole for the first finger touch prevention part, and a first connection surface and a second connection surface are brought into contact with each other in a plate thickness direction to be electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hirotaka Mukasa, Yoshiki Aoshima, Hirokuni Koike
  • Publication number: 20230369725
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a busbar module to be attached to a battery assembly in which a plurality of single cells are stacked. The busbar module includes a main line circuit body including a plurality of electric wires, and disposed to extend along a stacking direction of the plurality of single cells, a relay circuit body including a circuit board having a wiring pattern, the wiring pattern being electrically connected to at least one of the electric wires extending to branch from the main line circuit body, a busbar connected to an electrode of each of the plurality of single cells, an electronic component attached to a mounting face of the relay circuit body to connect the wiring pattern to the busbar, and a holder holding the busbar and extendable and contractible along the stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka MUKASA, Tatsuya OGA, Hirokuni KOIKE, Yoshiki AOSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11005142
    Abstract: A busbar module includes a basic busbar module assembled to an electrode terminal group arranged in a row of a battery module formed of a plurality of battery cells, and a holding member that holds the basic busbar module. The basic busbar module includes a plurality of busbars that is arranged along an arrangement direction of respective electrode terminals of the electrode terminal group and is electrically connected to the corresponding electrode terminals, and flat cable having a conductor portion that is electrically connected to the plurality of busbars, and an insulating holding portion that holds the plurality of busbars, and the holding member has a holding body that holds the basic busbar module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Kataoka, Hirokuni Koike, Hideki Inoue, Takao Shoji, Katsunori Sato, Yutaro Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20190123334
    Abstract: A busbar module includes a basic busbar module assembled to an electrode terminal group arranged in a row of a battery module formed of a plurality of battery cells, and a holding member that holds the basic busbar module. The basic busbar module includes a plurality of busbars that is arranged along an arrangement direction of respective electrode terminals of the electrode terminal group and is electrically connected to the corresponding electrode terminals, and flat cable having a conductor portion that is electrically connected to the plurality of busbars, and an insulating holding portion that holds the plurality of busbars, and the holding member has a holding body that holds the basic busbar module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota KATAOKA, Hirokuni KOIKE, Hideki INOUE, Takao SHOJI, Katsunori SATO, Yutaro OKAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10211434
    Abstract: Each battery module of a battery pack includes a stack of serially connected battery cells, a gas discharge duct extending in a cell arrangement direction to guide gas discharged from a relief valve of each battery cell to an outside of the battery module, the gas discharge duct having a first connection opening at one end and a second connection opening at the other end, a first connection terminal piece having an inner end portion electrically connected to an electrode of one of the battery cells at one end of the serial connection and an outer end portion disposed inside the first connection opening, and a second connection terminal piece having an inner end portion electrically connected to an electrode of another one of the battery cells at another end of the serial connection and an outer end portion disposed inside the second connection opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Katsunori Sato, Hidehiro Takasugi, Hirokuni Koike, Hisato Inoue, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10026943
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a battery wiring module including: a coating step of coating a first long side portion of a flat plate conductor and a plurality of linear conductors following the first long side portion by a first insulating resin portion and of coating a second long side portion of the flat plate conductor and a plurality of linear conductors following the second long side portion by a second insulating resin portion; and a cutting step of cutting the insulating resin portion so that the plurality of busbars is divided into a plurality of busbar groups and the plurality of linear conductors coated by any one of the first insulating resin portion and the second insulating resin portion and the busbar groups are separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Hirotaka Mukasa, Hirokuni Koike
  • Patent number: 10014509
    Abstract: Provided is a battery wiring module including: a plurality of linear conductors disposed in parallel with a predetermined gap therebetween; a plurality of busbars disposed in parallel along at least one of the linear conductors disposed at both ends having a predetermined gap therebetween so as to electrically connect electrode terminals provided in at least two battery cells connected to each other in the same direction among the plurality of battery cells overlapping each other in the same direction, the electrode terminals being arranged in the same direction; a first insulating resin portion which integrally coats the outer peripheral portions of the plurality of linear conductors and a side edge portion adjacent to the linear conductor in the plurality of busbars; and a connection conductor which electrically connects the linear conductor and the busbar to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Hirotaka Mukasa, Hirokuni Koike
  • Patent number: 10014510
    Abstract: Provided is a busbar module including a plurality of split busbar modules that are configured such that a busbar group including a plurality of busbars and split flat cable including a plurality of linear conductors are integrated at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the split flat cables. The plurality of split busbar modules include split flat cables having a length different from each other and are configured such that the split flat cables are overlapped with each other and the busbar groups are respectively arranged in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Hirotaka Mukasa, Hirokuni Koike
  • Patent number: 10003065
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing battery wiring module including: a coating step of coating one long side portion of an elongated flat plate conductor and outer peripheral portions of linear conductors disposed in parallel along the long side portion with a predetermined gap therebetween having a predetermined gap with respect to the long side portion by a first insulating resin portion; and a pressing step of separating the flat plate conductor at a predetermined gap in the longitudinal direction of the flat plate conductor and forming a plurality of busbar electrically connecting electrode terminals provided in at least two battery cells connected to each other in the same direction among the plurality of battery cells overlapping each other in the same direction, the electrode terminals being arranged in parallel in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Hirotaka Mukasa, Hirokuni Koike
  • Patent number: 9929446
    Abstract: A battery wiring module includes: connection members electrically connecting adjacent positive and negative electrodes in an electrode row of a battery assembly; voltage detection lines connecting the connection members and a control unit; and a holding member holding the connection members and the voltage detection lines, and including an electric wire arrangement part in which the voltage detection lines are arranged and which includes electric wire outlets. The batteries are divided into groups so as to correspond to the electric wire outlets, respectively, such that the voltage detection lines belonging to one of the groups are pulled out from the electric wire arrangement part toward the control unit through the corresponding one of the electric wire outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Mukasa, Hirokuni Koike
  • Patent number: 9912082
    Abstract: A electric wire connection structure includes a flat cable including a plurality of linear conductors and an insulator covering the linear conductors; a plurality of busbars for electrically connecting electrode terminals provided on two or more of battery cells stretched in a given direction among the plurality of battery cells stacked in the direction and included in a battery module, the electrode terminals being lined up in the direction; and connecting members provided for each combination of the linear conductors and the busbars to include a connecting member main body and a pressure welding blade portion connected to the connecting member main body, a pressure welding groove being formed on the pressure welding blade portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Hirotaka Mukasa, Hirokuni Koike
  • Publication number: 20180034014
    Abstract: Each battery module of a battery pack includes a stack of serially connected battery cells, a gas discharge duct extending in a cell arrangement direction to guide gas discharged from a relief valve of each battery cell to an outside of the battery module, the gas discharge duct having a first connection opening at one end and a second connection opening at the other end, a first connection terminal piece having an inner end portion electrically connected to an electrode of one of the battery cells at one end of the serial connection and an outer end portion disposed inside the first connection opening, and a second connection terminal piece having an inner end portion electrically connected to an electrode of another one of the battery cells at another end of the serial connection and an outer end portion disposed inside the second connection opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ICHIKAWA, Katsunori SATO, Hidehiro TAKASUGI, Hirokuni KOIKE, Hisato INOUE, Hiroyoshi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9585269
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connection box in which reduction in weight can be achieved by simplification of the construction, while preventing short-circuiting of a positive electrode side busbar and a negative electrode side busbar. An electrical connection box includes: a positive electrode side busbar connected to a positive electrode of a battery; a negative electrode side busbar connected to a negative electrode of the battery; and a case in which the positive electrode side busbar and the negative electrode side busbar are accommodated. The case includes: a bottom wall; a circumferential wall erected from the bottom wall; and a partition wall erected from the bottom wall. The partition wall is a waterproof partition that partitions a positive electrode side busbar accommodating area and a negative electrode side busbar accommodating area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Kouji Koizumi, Hirokuni Koike
  • Publication number: 20160268576
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing battery wiring module including: a coating step of coating one long side portion of an elongated flat plate conductor and outer peripheral portions of linear conductors disposed in parallel along the long side portion with a predetermined gap therebetween having a predetermined gap with respect to the long side portion by a first insulating resin portion; and a pressing step of separating the flat plate conductor at a predetermined gap in the longitudinal direction of the flat plate conductor and forming a plurality of busbar electrically connecting electrode terminals provided in at least two battery cells connected to each other in the same direction among the plurality of battery cells overlapping each other in the same direction, the electrode terminals being arranged in parallel in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ICHIKAWA, Hirotaka MUKASA, Hirokuni KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20160268577
    Abstract: Provided is a battery wiring module including: a plurality of linear conductors disposed in parallel with a predetermined gap therebetween; a plurality of busbars disposed in parallel along at least one of the linear conductors disposed at both ends having a predetermined gap therebetween so as to electrically connect electrode terminals provided in at least two battery cells connected to each other in the same direction among the plurality of battery cells overlapping each other in the same direction, the electrode terminals being arranged in the same direction; a first insulating resin portion which integrally coats the outer peripheral portions of the plurality of linear conductors and a side edge portion adjacent to the linear conductor in the plurality of busbars; and a connection conductor which electrically connects the linear conductor and the busbar to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ICHIKAWA, Hirotaka MUKASA, Hirokuni KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20160268579
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a battery wiring module including: a coating step of coating a first long side portion of a flat plate conductor and a plurality of linear conductors following the first long side portion by a first insulating resin portion and of coating a second long side portion of the flat plate conductor and a plurality of linear conductors following the second long side portion by a second insulating resin portion; and a cutting step of cutting the insulating resin portion so that the plurality of busbars is divided into a plurality of busbar groups and the plurality of linear conductors coated by any one of the first insulating resin portion and the second insulating resin portion and the busbar groups are separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ICHIKAWA, Hirotaka MUKASA, Hirokuni KOIKE