Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu Nishihara

Hiroyasu Nishihara 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: 11302968
    Abstract: A first electrode sheet includes respective active material layers on a first face of a positive electrode metal foil and an opposing second face. The first face active material layer includes a parallel section along the first face, a tapered section between a positive electrode first lateral side of the first face and a first face parallel section and inclined inward towards a current collector inner region relative to a thickness direction of the first face active material layer, and a curved section forming a curved surface between and across the first face parallel and the first face tapered sections. A separator includes a first separator covering the side of the positive electrode metal foil first face, and a second separator covering the side of the second face. A first separator part lying flush against and contacting the first face tapered section arranged along the first face tapered section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Atsushi Minagata, Yasuyuki Goda, Shinya Asai, Hiroyasu Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20210210788
    Abstract: A first electrode sheet includes respective active material layers on a first face of a positive electrode metal foil and an opposing second face. The first face active material layer includes a parallel section along the first face, a tapered section between a positive electrode first lateral side of the first face and a first face parallel section and inclined inward towards a current collector inner region relative to a thickness direction of the first face active material layer, and a curved section forming a curved surface between and across the first face parallel and the first face tapered sections. A separator includes a first separator covering the side of the positive electrode metal foil first face, and a second separator covering the side of the second face. A first separator part lying flush against and contacting the first face tapered section arranged along the first face tapered section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Atsushi MINAGATA, Yasuyuki GODA, Shinya ASAI, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 10741819
    Abstract: A tab bundle has a first bent portion, which is at a first end in the stacking direction L of an electrode assembly in a laminated state and is bent toward a second end in the stacking direction L of the electrode assembly, and an extended portion, which protrudes from the first bent portion in the stacking direction L. The tab bundle is electrically connected to a conductive member by means of a conduction part, which is located in the extended portion. The conductive member includes: a fixed piece, which is fixed to the inner surface of a lid member and located between the extended portion and the lid member, and a connecting piece, which intersects the fixed piece and protrudes toward the electrode assembly. The tab bundle is electrically connected to the connecting piece by means of the conduction part, which is located in the extended portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirose, Motoaki Okuda, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Kojiro Tamaru
  • Patent number: 10581108
    Abstract: An electrode stacking device includes a stacking unit that is disposed between a positive electrode conveying unit conveying a separator-equipped positive electrode and a negative electrode conveying unit conveying a negative electrode, and includes a plurality of stages of stacking sections on which the separator-equipped positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked, a conveying control unit that controls a drive section to hold a plurality of the separator-equipped positive electrodes at height positions corresponding to the plurality of stages of stacking section and controls a drive section to hold a plurality of the negative electrodes at height positions corresponding to the plurality of stages of stacking sections, a push-out unit that simultaneously pushes out the plurality of separator-equipped positive electrodes toward the plurality of stages of stacking sections, and a push-out unit that simultaneously pushes out the plurality of negative electrodes toward the plurality of stages of s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hayato Sakurai, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Shinya Asai, Yasuyuki Goda
  • Patent number: 10511009
    Abstract: An electrical energy storage device includes: a casing; a terminal; and an current interruption device. The terminal includes a column part inserted in the opening provided on the terminal wall of the casing and a base part disposed within the casing. An insulating member is disposed between the terminal and the terminal wall, the insulating member surrounds an entire periphery of the column part. The insulating member includes a sealing part sealing between the inside and the outside of the casing at a sealing position, and a non-sealing part. In an entire space provided between the terminal and the terminal wall on an inner side of the casing than the sealing position, the non-sealing part is disposed from an end face in the space on a casing outer side to an end face in the space on a casing inner side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Motoaki Okuda, Takayuki Hirose, Hiroyasu Nishihara
  • Patent number: 10439195
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a case accommodating an electrode assembly and having a lid, a current interrupting device, and an insulating member. The electrode assembly has a tab-side end face opposed to an inner face of the lid. The current interrupting device has a device end face opposed to the tab-side end face. The insulating member has an insulating end face opposed to the tab-side end face. A distance from the inner face to the device end face in a state where the current interrupting device is positioned closest to the inner face is defined as a first dimension. A distance from the inner face to the insulating end face in a state where the insulating member is positioned closest to the inner face is defined as a second dimension. The first dimension is smaller than the second dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirose, Motoaki Okuda, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Kojiro Tamaru
  • Publication number: 20190237272
    Abstract: An electrode stacking device is an electrode stacking device for stacking electrodes supplied by a conveying device and forming an electrode stacked body, including an electrode support that receives the electrodes supplied by the conveying device and supports the electrodes, a mounting member to which a plurality of electrode supports is attached, a stacked unit having stacked portions of a plurality of levels on which the electrodes are stacked, and a discharge portion that discharges the electrodes supported by the plurality of electrode supports toward the stacked portions of the plurality of levels, in which the discharge portion discharges the electrodes at one interval with respect to the electrode supports per n levels (where n is an integer of 2 or more).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroyasu NISHIHARA, Takuya MURATA, Hayato SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 10320208
    Abstract: An electricity storage device includes a casing, a terminal, and a current interruption device. The terminal includes a column part and a base part. A first sealing member having an insulating property including a first sealing part sealing between the terminal and a terminal wall is provided between the terminal and the terminal wall, and surrounding an entire periphery of the column part. A first insulating member having an insulating property is disposed within a first space provided between the terminal and the terminal wall on a casing inner side relative to the first sealing part, and surrounds the entire periphery of the column part. At least one of the first sealing member and the first insulating member is disposed in the first space from an end face of the first space on a casing outer side to an end face on the casing inner side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kojiro Tamaru, Motoaki Okuda, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Takayuki Hirose
  • Publication number: 20190036149
    Abstract: An electrode stacking device includes a stacking unit that is disposed between a positive electrode conveying unit conveying a separator-equipped positive electrode and a negative electrode conveying unit conveying a negative electrode, and includes a plurality of stages of stacking sections on which the separator-equipped positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked, a conveying control unit that controls a drive section to hold a plurality of the separator-equipped positive electrodes at height positions corresponding to the plurality of stages of stacking section and controls a drive section to hold a plurality of the negative electrodes at height positions corresponding to the plurality of stages of stacking sections, a push-out unit that simultaneously pushes out the plurality of separator-equipped positive electrodes toward the plurality of stages of stacking sections, and a push-out unit that simultaneously pushes out the plurality of negative electrodes toward the plurality of stages of s
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hayato SAKURAI, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA, Shinya ASAI, Yasuyuki GODA
  • Patent number: 10069122
    Abstract: A power storage module in which rectangular power storage devices each having an electrode assembly and an electrolyte accommodated in a case are configured to be connected, wherein the power storage devices are arrayed in a predetermined array direction (a direction in which positive electrodes and negative electrodes are stacked) and bonded in an arrayed state, and thicknesses of surfaces (in particular, at least parts in contact with an adjacent member in the surfaces of the bonded sides) on bonded sides of the cases are less than thicknesses of surfaces of non-bonded sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Motoaki Okuda, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Kojiro Tamaru
  • Publication number: 20180226687
    Abstract: An electrode assembly is an electrode assembly of a lithium ion secondary battery in which sheet-like positive electrodes and sheet-like negative electrodes are alternately stacked, with bag-like separators interposed therebetween. The area of the first main surface of each of the positive electrodes is smaller than the area of the first main surface of each of the negative electrodes, and the area of the second main surface of each of the positive electrodes is smaller than the area of the second main surface of each of the negative electrodes. The first main surfaces of the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are opposed to each other, with the respective bag-like separators interposed therebetween, and the second main surfaces of the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are opposed to each other, with the respective bag-like separators interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinya ASAI, Atsushi MINAGATA, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA, Yasuyuki GODA
  • Patent number: 10020146
    Abstract: A current interruption device includes: a deforming plate configured to deform when the internal pressure of the casing rises above the predetermined level; a conducting plate which configures the current path; and a contact plate. The conducting plate includes a first contact portion configured to contact the contact plate. The contact plate includes a second contact portion configured to contact the first contact portion. The deforming plate includes a pressure receiving portion configured to receive the internal pressure of the casing and a contacting portion configured to contact the first contact portion. The second contact portion is configured to be separated from the conducting plate by deformation causing the contacting portion to move toward the contact plate. The deforming plate is insulated from the conducting plate and the contact plate. The conducting plate is disposed to be interleaved between the deforming plate and the contact plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoaki Okuda, Satoshi Umemura, Takayuki Kato, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Atsushi Minagata, Hirokuni Akiyama, Toshio Odagiri, Takayuki Hirose, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Toshiaki Iwa
  • Publication number: 20180123110
    Abstract: A tab bundle has a first bent portion, which is at a first end in the stacking direction L of an electrode assembly in a laminated state and is bent toward a second end in the stacking direction L of the electrode assembly, and an extended portion, which protrudes from the first bent portion in the stacking direction L. The tab bundle is electrically connected to a conductive member by means of a conduction part, which is located in the extended portion. The conductive member includes: a fixed piece, which is fixed to the inner surface of a lid member and located between the extended portion and the lid member, and a connecting piece, which intersects the fixed piece and protrudes toward the electrode assembly. The tab bundle is electrically connected to the connecting piece by means of the conduction part, which is located in the extended portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takayuki HIROSE, Motoaki OKUDA, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA, Kojiro TAMARU
  • Patent number: 9905826
    Abstract: The electric storage device is provided with a case body and an electrode assembly accommodated in the case body. The electrode assembly includes positive and negative electrode sheets each having an active material layer. The case body includes at least one primary inner wall surface, at least one secondary inner wall surface, and corner surfaces. A plane that includes the boundary line between a primary inner wall surface and the corresponding corner surface and faces the corresponding secondary inner wall surface is defined as an imaginary boundary plane. An edge of the active material layer of a positive electrode sheet facing the corresponding secondary inner wall surface is positioned on the surface of the imaginary boundary plane, or is positioned in a region spaced further apart from the secondary inner wall surface facing the edge than the position of the imaginary boundary plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Motoaki Okuda, Atsushi Minagata, Hiroyasu Nishihara
  • Patent number: 9899651
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a case and a pressure release valve. The pressure release valve includes arcuate portions, intersecting grooves, and arcuate grooves that are connected to the ends of the intersecting grooves and extend along the arcuate portions. When imaginary straight lines extend along the intersecting grooves and intersect the circumferential edge of the pressure release valve, a first region, which is surrounded by the imaginary straight lines and the circumferential edge of the pressure release valve, and a second region, which is surrounded by the imaginary straight lines and the circumferential edge of the pressure release valve, are defined. The part of the first region that is in contact with the arcuate portions is larger than the part of the second region that is in contact with the arcuate portions. The area of the first region is greater than the area of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Akihisa Matsudo, Motoaki Okuda, Masami Tomioka, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Mikiya Kurita
  • Patent number: 9899657
    Abstract: A current interruption device includes a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a first deformable member, and a second deformable member. The first conductive member is fixed to a casing. The second conductive member is disposed at a position opposed to the first conductive member. The first deformable member is in contact with the second conductive member when pressure in the casing is equal to or less than a predetermined value. Further, the first deformable member is brought out of contact with the second conductive member when the pressure in the casing exceeds the predetermined value. A plastic deformation portion deformed in a manner of projecting toward the second conductive member is provided on a center portion of the second deformable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirose, Motoaki Okuda, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Toshiaki Iwa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Makoto Mitsuyasu, Norimitsu Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20180047971
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a case accommodating an electrode assembly and having a lid, a current interrupting device, and an insulating member. The electrode assembly has a tab-side end face opposed to an inner face of the lid. The current interrupting device has a device end face opposed to the tab-side end face. The insulating member has an insulating end face opposed to the tab-side end face. A distance from the inner face to the device end face in a state where the current interrupting device is positioned closest to the inner face is defined as a first dimension. A distance from the inner face to the insulating end face in a state where the insulating member is positioned closest to the inner face is defined as a second dimension. The first dimension is smaller than the second dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takayuki HIROSE, Motoaki OKUDA, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA, Kojiro TAMARU
  • Patent number: 9876259
    Abstract: A current interruption device includes a deforming plate, a contact plate and a conducting plate which configure a current path. The deforming plate includes one surface on an opposite side from the contact plate facing a first space, a pressure of which is retained to a same pressure as the internal pressure of the casing and the other surface opposed to the contact plate facing a second space, a pressure of which is retained to a same pressure as an external pressure of the casing. When the internal pressure rises above the predetermined level, the second contact portion is separated from the conducting plate by deformation of the deforming plate toward the contacting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirose, Hirokuni Akiyama, Motoaki Okuda, Atsushi Minagata, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Shimpei Mune, Toshiaki Iwa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Makoto Mitsuyasu, Norimitsu Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 9819004
    Abstract: A current interruption device includes: a first conducting plate 90 configured to be electrically connected to a terminal; and a second conducting plate 88 disposed to face the first conducting plate and configured to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly. A center portion of the first conducting plate 90 and a center portion of the second conducting plate 88 are joined by a first welding portion. The second conducting plate 88 is configured to be fractured so as to interrupt the current flowing between the terminal and the electrode assembly when the internal pressure of the casing exceeds the preset pressure. The first welding portion has a fuse function of interrupting the current flowing between the terminal and the electrode assembly by fusion of the first welding portion when the current flowing between the terminal and the electrode assembly exceeds a preset current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirose, Motoaki Okuda, Hiroyasu Nishihara
  • Patent number: 9806317
    Abstract: The electric storage device disclosed herein is a stacked type electric storage device. The electric storage device includes a separator insulating a first electrode from a second electrode. The electric storage device includes a first conductive path from a first electrode terminal to the first electrode, a second conductive path from a second electrode terminal to the second electrode, and a current interruption device disposed between the second electrode terminal and the second electrode, the current interruption device being configured to interrupt the second conductive path. The separator includes a first surface part covering the one surface of the first electrode, a second surface part covering the other surface of the first electrode, and a connection part connected to both the first and second surface parts. The connection part is disposed between the current interruption device and an end of the first electrode on a current interruption device side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Atsushi Minagata, Motoaki Okuda, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Takayuki Kato