Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Tonozuka

Hiroshi Tonozuka 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: 9112227
    Abstract: A battery pack includes unit cells and holders for sandwiching the unit cells. The holder includes a holding portion which holds the unit cell such that an electrode of the unit cell projects from between the holder and another holder sandwiching the unit cell, and a plurality of projecting portions which project in a direction in which the electrode projects from the holding portion and face each other across the electrode projecting from the holding portion. The projecting portion includes a passage which is formed along a direction, in which the unit cell is sandwiched, and is configured to flow fluid, and an opening which communicates with the passage and is open toward the electrode projecting from the holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tonozuka, Noriyuki Okawa, Yoshikazu Takamatsu
  • Publication number: 20130244067
    Abstract: A battery pack includes unit cells and holders for sandwiching the unit cells. The holder includes a holding portion which holds the unit cell such that an electrode of the unit cell projects from between the holder and another holder sandwiching the unit cell, and a plurality of projecting portions which project in a direction in which the electrode projects from the holding portion and face each other across the electrode projecting from the holding portion. The projecting portion includes a passage which is formed along a direction, in which the unit cell is sandwiched, and is configured to flow fluid, and an opening which communicates with the passage and is open toward the electrode projecting from the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tonozuka, Noriyuki Okawa, Yoshikazu Takamatsu
  • Publication number: 20120280050
    Abstract: A temperature regulating device of an on-vehicle battery includes a battery 1 capable of being charged at a charge station 11 in a state where it is mounted on a vehicle, a battery temperature sensor 4 for detecting a battery temperature, an SOC estimation part 3a for estimating a battery SOC, an air conditioner unit 2 for regulating the battery temperature, a charge judgment part 3b for judging based on the battery SOC whether or not the battery is need to be charged, a temperature regulating part 3c for executing during-vehicle-running temperature regulating control to output a temperature control command to the air conditioner unit 2 so that the battery temperature at a charge start becomes equal to a target temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tonozuka, Takashi Otsuka