Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Nunami

Hitoshi Nunami 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: 20210091429
    Abstract: A vehicle battery unit includes: a battery module where a plurality of battery cells are stacked in a vehicle width direction and a module case for accommodating the battery module. The module case includes: a pair of side plates for holding side surfaces of the battery module; a bottom plate for connecting lower end portions of the pair of side plates to each other; and a pair of end blocks arranged at opposite end portions of the battery module in a stacking direction of the battery module for connecting the pair of side plates to each other. The end block is coupled to an end surface of the side plate in the stacking direction with a coupling bolt, and a thickness of the end block is greater than a thickness of the side plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidemi SEKI, Suguru MATSUNAGA, Takashi SONO, Hitoshi NUNAMI, Shogo IMAMURA, Shoji TSUKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190181516
    Abstract: A vehicle battery unit includes: a battery module where a plurality of battery cells are stacked in a vehicle width direction; and a module case for accommodating the battery module. The module case includes: a pair of side plates for holding side surfaces of the battery module; a bottom plate for connecting lower end portions of the pair of side plates to each other; and a pair of end blocks arranged at opposite end portions of the battery module in a stacking direction of the battery module for connecting the pair of side plates to each other. The end block is coupled to an end surface of the side plate in the stacking direction with a coupling bolt, and a thickness of the end block is greater than a thickness of the side plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidemi SEKI, Suguru MATSUNAGA, Takashi SONO, Hitoshi NUNAMI, Shogo IMAMURA, Shoji TSUKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8720985
    Abstract: A side body structure for a vehicle includes a side sill. The side sill includes a closed cross sectional shape which is formed by a side sill inner and a side sill outer, the side sill inner includes an upper inner member and a lower inner member which are separate members, a tensile strength of the upper inner member being higher than a tensile strength of the lower inner member, the side sill has. At a front portion of the side sill, a deforming portion which is to be deformed by a load applied in a longitudinal direction of the side sill is provided. The upper inner member and the lower inner member are connected together by a reinforcing member which is disposed close to the deforming portion and in the closed cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Izumi, Hitoshi Nunami
  • Publication number: 20130264840
    Abstract: A side body structure for a vehicle includes a side sill. The side sill includes a closed cross sectional shape which is formed by a side sill inner and a side sill outer, the side sill inner includes an upper inner member and a lower inner member which are separate members, a tensile strength of the upper inner member being higher than a tensile strength of the lower inner member, the side sill has. At a front portion of the side sill, a deforming portion which is to be deformed by a load applied in a longitudinal direction of the side sill is provided. The upper inner member and the lower inner member are connected together by a reinforcing member which is disposed close to the deforming portion and in the closed cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Izumi, Hitoshi Nunami