Patents by Inventor Junta Katayama

Junta Katayama 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: 20250300324
    Abstract: A battery stack includes: a plurality of battery modules; and conductive members provided on both side of the battery modules in a first direction of the battery modules via an adhesive member including first and second adhesive members. Further, the conductive member, when viewed from a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, includes first and second flat plate portions, and a connecting portion located between the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion, the first flat plate portion is located on a battery module side in the first direction than the second flat plate portion, and a Young's modulus of the first adhesive member disposed between the first flat plate portion and the battery module is less than the Young's modulus of the second adhesive member disposed between the second flat plate portion and the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2025
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventor: Junta KATAYAMA
  • Patent number: 12142780
    Abstract: An equipment component fixation structure includes: a cell stack; an equipment case; an equipment component; an in-vehicle bracket; and a support bracket supporting the equipment case. The in-vehicle bracket has a shape as extending from the cell stack to below the equipment case. The support bracket couples the in-vehicle bracket and the equipment case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junta Katayama, Shungo Iizuka, Isao Takahashi, Hikaru Hishida
  • Patent number: 11643030
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: an electronic device accommodated in an accommodation case of a power storage device; and a signal wiring connected to an electronic device and an in-vehicle device, the signal wiring being a signal wiring in which a signal to be received or transmitted by the electronic device or the in-vehicle device travels. An exhaust pipe is disposed at a position adjacent to a first side surface, and the signal wiring is drawn out from the second side surface to outside of the accommodation case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takenori Kobayashi, Junta Katayama, Toru Kawamiya
  • Patent number: 11440436
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a housing case, a power storage module provided in the housing case, an electronic device provided in the housing case, an exhaust pipe disposed laterally of the housing case, and a cooling circuit including a cooling pipe through which refrigerant circulates. A portion of the cooling pipe is located between the electronic device and the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junta Katayama
  • Publication number: 20220190427
    Abstract: An equipment component fixation structure includes: a cell stack; an equipment case; an equipment component; an in-vehicle bracket; and a support bracket supporting the equipment case. The in-vehicle bracket has a shape as extending from the cell stack to below the equipment case. The support bracket couples the in-vehicle bracket and the equipment case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junta KATAYAMA, Shungo IIZUKA, Isao TAKAHASHI, Hikaru HISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210094488
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: an electronic device accommodated in an accommodation case of a power storage device; and a signal wiring connected to an electronic device and an in-vehicle device, the signal wiring being a signal wiring in which a signal to be received or transmitted by the electronic device or the in-vehicle device travels. An exhaust pipe is disposed at a position adjacent to a first side surface, and the signal wiring is drawn out from the second side surface to outside of the accommodation case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takenori KOBAYASHI, Junta KATAYAMA, Toru KAWAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20210061131
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a housing case, a power storage module provided in the housing case, an electronic device provided in the housing case, an exhaust pipe disposed laterally of the housing case, and a cooling circuit including a cooling pipe through which refrigerant circulates. A portion of the cooling pipe is located between the electronic device and the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junta Katayama
  • Patent number: 10938142
    Abstract: An electrical connection box comprising a box main body that accommodates an electrical component and a connector for connection with an electrical wire that is provided in a protruding manner on an outer surface of the box main body, the electrical connection box being mounted on a vehicle and used for connection of a plurality of on-board loads to an on-board power supply comprises a protector that is provided in a protruding manner along a protrusion direction of the connector and protects the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Maiko Oda, Kiyofumi Kawaguchi, Tatsuya Fujisaka, Takenori Kobayashi, Junta Katayama
  • Patent number: 10826135
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a first unit battery, a second unit battery, and a spacer. The first unit battery includes a wound electrode body and a casing that accommodates an electrolyte solution. The spacer includes: a primary surface that faces the first unit battery; and plural projections, each of which is projected from the primary surface. The plural projections include: a first projection that abuts the casing in a state where the casing is not expanded; and a second projection, a height of which is lower than a height of the first projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kengo Iwakura, Isao Takahashi, Junta Katayama, Koji Umemura, Yuki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10826037
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted battery apparatus to be mounted in a vehicle includes: a battery pack, the battery pack including a battery cell, the battery cell including a gas exhaust portion configured to discharge internal gas; a smoke exhaust duct connected to the battery pack and configured to discharge gas to an outside of the vehicle; and a check valve disposed in the smoke exhaust duct and configured to block flow of gas from the outside of the vehicle toward the battery pack. The check valve includes: a valve seat disposed in the smoke exhaust duct and having a hole; a valve body configured to be seated on the valve seat to cover the hole; and a shock absorbing member disposed between the valve body and the valve seat to alleviate impact of the valve body against the valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Oki, Junta Katayama
  • Publication number: 20200161799
    Abstract: An electrical connection box comprising a box main body that accommodates an electrical component and a connector for connection with an electrical wire that is provided in a protruding manner on an outer surface of the box main body, the electrical connection box being mounted on a vehicle and used for connection of a plurality of on-board loads to an on-board power supply comprises a protector that is provided in a protruding manner along a protrusion direction of the connector and protects the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Maiko ODA, Kiyofumi KAWAGUCHI, Tatsuya FUJISAKA, Takenori KOBAYASHI, Junta KATAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10644292
    Abstract: A battery wiring module is attached to a cell group including an arrangement of a plurality of cells having positive pole and negative pole electrode terminals. The battery wiring module is provided with: a plurality of connection members connecting the positive pole and negative pole electrode terminals of adjacent cells of the plurality of cells; and a flexible printed board including a plurality of voltage sensing wires for sensing voltages of the plurality of cells via the plurality of connection members. Each of the voltage sensing wires has an electric current limiting element provided somewhere therealong to limit a flow of overcurrent in the voltage sensing wires. The electric current limiting element is connected to the voltage sensing wires at a portion which is overcoated with an insulating resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichi Takase, Nobuyuki Matsumura, Toshifumi Uchita, Yusuke Suzuki, Junta Katayama
  • Publication number: 20190198835
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted battery apparatus to be mounted in a vehicle includes: a battery pack, the battery pack including a battery cell, the battery cell including a gas exhaust portion configured to discharge internal gas; a smoke exhaust duct connected to the battery pack and configured to discharge gas to an outside of the vehicle; and a check valve disposed in the smoke exhaust duct and configured to block flow of gas from the outside of the vehicle toward the battery pack. The check valve includes: a valve seat disposed in the smoke exhaust duct and having a hole; a valve body configured to be seated on the valve seat to cover the hole; and a shock absorbing member disposed between the valve body and the valve seat to alleviate impact of the valve body against the valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi OKI, Junta Katayama
  • Publication number: 20190131665
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a first unit battery, a second unit battery, and a spacer. The first unit battery includes a wound electrode body and a casing that accommodates an electrolyte solution. The spacer includes: a primary surface that faces the first unit battery; and plural projections, each of which is projected from the primary surface. The plural projections include: a first projection that abuts the casing in a state where the casing is not expanded; and a second projection, a height of which is lower than a height of the first projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kengo IWAKURA, Isao TAKAHASHI, Junta KATAYAMA, Koji UMEMURA, Yuki OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10205142
    Abstract: A battery including a plurality of cells housed in a battery container, wherein the battery container is formed of an insulating material and includes a plurality of housing portions formed by an inner wall portion of the battery container, each of the housing portions housing an associated one of the cells, and a conductive member for use in connecting the plurality of cells is embedded in a wall portion of the battery container. The housing portion has a shape conforming to an outer face of the cell and is in contact with the outer face of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KOJIMA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junta Katayama, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Kenji Kimura, Masahiro Imai, Ryogo Murayama, Tomotaka Osakabe
  • Patent number: 10199700
    Abstract: In a temperature adjusting structure for an electric power storage device as well as in a temperature adjusting method for an electric power storage device, a temperature adjusting air that exchanges heat with a case in which an electric power generation element is housed is guided in a longitudinal direction of a circulation path. Then, a vortex flow that swirls with the longitudinal direction being a rotational axis is generated in the air that flows through the circulation path, and the vortex flow is brought into contact with a lateral surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Morioka, Junta Katayama, Hirotaka Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10135046
    Abstract: In a temperature regulation structure according to the invention, the power storage element includes a power generation element for charging and discharging, and has a case body having an opening portion for incorporating the power generation element, and a lid that closes up the opening portion of the case body. Air for temperature regulation that comes into contact with the power storage element is supplied from a direction substantially perpendicular to a bottom face of the case body, which is opposed to the lid across the power generation element. The temperature of the power storage element can be efficiently regulated by bringing the air for temperature regulation into contact with the bottom face of the case body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka Watanabe, Tuyoshi Hayashi, Junta Katayama
  • Publication number: 20180219204
    Abstract: A battery wiring module is attached to a cell group including an arrangement of a plurality of cells having positive pole and negative pole electrode terminals. The battery wiring module is provided with: a plurality of connection members connecting the positive pole and negative pole electrode terminals of adjacent cells of the plurality of cells; and a flexible printed board including a plurality of voltage sensing wires for sensing voltages of the plurality of cells via the plurality of connection members. Each of the voltage sensing wires has an electric current limiting element provided somewhere therealong to limit a flow of overcurrent in the voltage sensing wires. The electric current limiting element is connected to the voltage sensing wires at a portion which is overcoated with an insulating resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichi TAKASE, Nobuyuki MATSUMURA, Toshifumi UCHITA, Yusuke SUZUKI, Junta KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170033339
    Abstract: An electricity storage system includes a plurality of electricity storage elements, a partition member, a pair of end plates, and a plurality of coupling members. The case includes a flat surface that has a first region opposed to a positive-electrode active material layer and a negative-electrode active material layer of a power generation element, and a second region other than the first region. The partition member is disposed between two electricity storage elements adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction. The pair of end plates is disposed in positions sandwiching the plurality of electricity storage elements in the predetermined direction such that the pair of end plates applies a constraint force to the plurality of electricity storage elements. The constraint force acting on the second region is larger than the constraint force acting on the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka WATANABE, Junta KATAYAMA, Kenji KIMURA, Takaaki YOKOI
  • Publication number: 20160204487
    Abstract: In a temperature adjusting structure for an electric power storage device as well as in a temperature adjusting method for an electric power storage device, a temperature adjusting air that exchanges heat with a case in which an electric power generation element is housed is guided in a longitudinal direction of a circulation path. Then, a vortex flow that swirls with the longitudinal direction being a rotational axis is generated in the air that flows through the circulation path, and the vortex flow is brought into contact with a lateral surface of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi MORIOKA, Junta KATAYAMA, Hirotaka WATANABE