Patents by Inventor Junya Yano
Junya Yano 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).
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Publication number: 20240131866Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises: a tread portion having a ground contacting surface; a sidewall portions having an outer surface; a bead portions; a carcass extending between the bead portions; and an inner rubber extending between bead portions. The inner rubber comprises a first portion extending through the tread portion with a first thickness t1, and a second portion extending through the sidewall portion with a second thickness t2. The first thickness t1 is more than the second thickness t2. In a meridian cross section of the tire under its normal state, when a first reference point (Pb1), a second reference point (Pb2), a shoulder reference point (Ps), a reference line segment (Lb), and a shoulder line segment (Ls) are defined, then a length (L1) of the shoulder line segment (Ls) is 85.9% to 89.3% of a length (L2) of the reference line segment (Lb).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya SASAKI, Tsukasa YANO, Rena ONITSUKA, Masaki TERASHIMA, Yusuke SUEYOSHI, Hiroyuki NAKAYAMA, Junya SUENO
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Publication number: 20240131871Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass extending between the portions, and an inner rubber extending between the portions, on the inner side of the carcass. The inner rubber comprises a first portion extending through the tread portion with a first thickness and a second portion extending through the sidewall portions with a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. The land ratio of the tread portion 2 is 65% or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya SASAKI, Tsukasa YANO, Rena ONITSUKA, Shigeki NISHIJIMA, Masaki TERASHIMA, Yusuke SUEYOSHI, Junya SUENO
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Patent number: 11888359Abstract: A motor-driven compressor includes a compression portion, an electric motor, an inverter, and a metal housing. The inverter includes three-phase switching elements and a plastic holder that retains the three-phase switching elements. The housing includes a thermal radiation surface. The holder includes a metal spring. The holder is fixed to the housing using two fasteners. The three-phase switching elements are laid out between the two fasteners. The switching elements at opposite ends of the three-phase switching elements are pressed toward the thermal radiation surface by only the holder. The switching element at the middle of the three-phase switching elements is pressed toward the thermal radiation surface by the holder and the spring.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Koki Shinohara, Junya Yano, Yusuke Kinoshita, Kenji Momma
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Publication number: 20230307985Abstract: A motor-driven compressor and a housing for the motor-driven compressor are provided. A power line connector and a communication line connector are arranged on an external surface of a housing. A first terminal of an interlocking communication line is located in the power line connector. A second terminal of the interlocking communication line is located in the communication line connector. The interlocking communication line is routed on the external surface from the first terminal to the second terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Shumpei YAMAKAGE, Junya Yano, Yusuke Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20230296690Abstract: A battery system includes: an battery assembly; a controller; and a voltage sensor, a first temperature sensor, and a second temperature sensor, which are a plurality of sensors that each detects a parameter of the battery. An abnormality of a sensor of the plurality of sensors does not lead to an abnormality of a remainder of the sensors. The controller determines that the battery assembly is abnormal when at least two sensors of the plurality of sensors output abnormal values.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventor: Junya YANO
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Publication number: 20230226929Abstract: A battery module includes battery stack (2) including a plurality of stacked battery cells (1), a pair of end plates (3) disposed at both end parts in a stacking direction of battery stack (2), bind bar (4) in which the pair of end plates (3) are coupled, and electronic circuit block (6) mounted with voltage detection circuit (22) that detects a voltage of battery cells (1). Electronic circuit block (6) is disposed on an outer surface of both end plates (3) disposed at both end parts of battery stack (2), and electronic circuit block (6) is connected to battery cells (1) via voltage detection line (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: TOMONORI KUNIMITSU, MASATO NAKAYAMA, JUNYA YANO, TAISUKE HAMADA
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Publication number: 20230202345Abstract: A power supply device includes battery stack (2) in which a plurality of battery cells (1) are stacked, and a plurality of battery modules (10) including cell monitor circuits (6) that detect battery information of battery cells (1), and cell monitor circuits (6) of the battery modules (10) are cascade-connected via communication lines (44). Battery module (10) includes a pair of communication terminals (43) that are arranged at both ends and are connected to cell monitor circuit (6), and inner wires (45) that connect the pair of communication terminals (43) positioned at both the ends. Communication line (44) is connected to communication terminal (43), and cell monitor circuits (6) of the plurality of battery modules (10) are cascade-connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: JUNYA YANO, MASATO NAKAYAMA, TOMONORI KUNIMITSU, TAISUKE HAMADA
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Publication number: 20230168315Abstract: The electric leakage detection method disclosed herein is first detection of turning at least one of the positive-side contactor or the negative-side contactor ON and detecting a value of a system electric leakage resistor RZ which is an electric leakage resistance of the entire electricity distribution system; second detection of turning both of the positive-side contactor and the negative-side contactor OFF and detecting a value of a power source-side electric leakage resistor RL which is an assembled battery 10-side electric leakage resistance; and first determination of determining which of the power source unit-side region or the electric device-side region is causing the electric leakage based on the values of the system electric leakage resistor RZ and power source-side electric leakage resistor RL.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Kimihiko FURUKAWA, Junya YANO
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Publication number: 20230168314Abstract: The electric leakage detection method disclosed herein includes: total voltage measurement of measuring a total voltage Vt which is an electrical potential difference between a total positive terminal open to be connectable with an external device and a total negative terminal open to be connectable with the external device; electric leakage voltage measurement of measuring an electric leakage voltage VL which is an electrical potential difference between a reference terminal (the total negative terminal) and the electric leakage occurring position (the third single battery); and an electric leakage occurring position determination of determining the electric leakage occurring position by calculating a ratio (VL/Vt) of the electric leakage voltage VL to the total voltage Vt. This allows the number of single batteries between the reference terminal and the electric leakage occurring position to be estimated, and a detailed electric leakage occurring position to be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Kimihiko FURUKAWA, Junya YANO
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Publication number: 20230150397Abstract: A power supply device connects a plurality of battery modules (10) including a plurality of battery cells (1) by power line (42). Battery module (10) includes cell monitor circuit (6) that detects battery information, and a plurality of cell monitor circuits (6) provided in each battery module (10) are cascade-connected via communication line (44). Cell monitor circuit (6) includes communication interface (48) including connection parts (43) formed by connecting communication line (44), and communication interface (48) sets a withstand voltage applied to connection part (43) to be higher than an output voltage of the power supply device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: JUN ASAKURA, JUNYA YANO
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Publication number: 20230143369Abstract: In a battery module, end plates disposed at both ends of battery stack are connected by binding bars. Electrode terminals of respective battery cells and voltage detection circuit of electronic circuit block are connected by a plurality of voltage detection lines. Electronic circuit block is disposed on an outer surface of end plate and fixes one connector formed by linearly disposing a plurality of connecting terminals to which voltage detection lines are connected to circuit board on which voltage detection circuit is mounted. Voltage detection circuit is provided with a plurality of input terminals arranged in a linear manner. In circuit board, connecting terminal and input terminal disposed at opposite positions are connected by a plurality of connection lines. A cell voltage of each battery cell is input from connection line to adjacent input terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: JUNYA YANO, TOMONORI KUNIMITSU, MASATO NAKAYAMA, TAISUKE HAMADA
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Patent number: 11646624Abstract: An electric compressor includes a cylindrical motor housing, an inverter case, and a conductive member. The inverter case is joined to an end portion of the motor housing. The inverter case includes a cylindrical case peripheral wall surrounding the end portion. The end portion has an end face that extends in a radial direction of the motor housing and a peripheral surface that extends in an axial direction of the motor housing and is connected to the end face. A ring-shaped sealing member is disposed between the peripheral surface and the case peripheral wall. An accommodation groove for accommodating the sealing member is recessed in the peripheral surface. The sealing member is held by the peripheral surface and the case peripheral wall in a radial direction of the sealing member to seal a space in which the conductive member is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Shumpei Yamakage, Yusuke Kinoshita, Junya Yano
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Patent number: 11588371Abstract: Connectors are each integrated with a holder in a state in which bus bars are projected. A first projection and a second projection of the holder are respectively inserted in a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole in a circuit substrate. This determines positions of the holder and the circuit substrate relative to each other. The holder has coil lead wire insertion holes, capacitor lead wire insertion holes, and element lead wire insertion holes. These insertion holes extend in the same direction as the direction in which the bus bars project from the holder.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Takeshi Okochi, Yusuke Kinoshita, Junya Yano, Shumpei Yamakage
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Patent number: 11486378Abstract: An electric compressor includes a housing, an inverter, an inverter case, a case bottom wall, and a case peripheral wall. The inverter case has a seal peripheral wall. The seal peripheral wall has a cylindrical shape and extends from the case bottom wall in a direction opposite to a direction in which the case peripheral wall extends. The seal peripheral wall surrounds a part of an outer peripheral surface of the housing. A seal member having an annular shape seals a gap between an inner peripheral surface of the seal peripheral wall and the outer peripheral surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Takeshi Okochi, Junya Yano, Yusuke Kinoshita, Shumpei Yamakage
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Patent number: 11489402Abstract: An electric compressor includes a motor housing, an inverter, a cover, and a fastener. The inverter includes a board; an electronic component; a holder composed of an insulating material, the holder containing the electronic component and supporting the board; a bus bar integrated with the holder, and electrically connected to a circuit pattern and the motor housing; and a tubular member interposed between the cover and the bus bar, with the fastener inserted in the tubular member. The fastening force from the fastener causes the tubular member to press the bus bar toward the motor housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Yusuke Kinoshita, Shingo Enami, Junya Yano
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Publication number: 20220320973Abstract: A motor-driven compressor includes a compression portion, an electric motor, an inverter, and a metal housing. The inverter includes three-phase switching elements and a plastic holder that retains the three-phase switching elements. The housing includes a thermal radiation surface. The holder includes a metal spring. The holder is fixed to the housing using two fasteners. The three-phase switching elements are laid out between the two fasteners. The switching elements at opposite ends of the three-phase switching elements are pressed toward the thermal radiation surface by only the holder. The switching element at the middle of the three-phase switching elements is pressed toward the thermal radiation surface by the holder and the spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Koki SHINOHARA, Junya Yano, Yusuke Kinoshita, Kenji Momma
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Publication number: 20220320600Abstract: An electronic circuit block including a voltage detection circuit from a high-temperature, high-pressure exhaust gas, a battery module includes: a battery stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a pair of end plates disposed at both end parts in a stacking direction of the battery stack; bind bar coupling the pair of end plates to fix the battery cells; and electronic circuit block on which the voltage detection circuit for detecting voltages of the battery cells is mounted, and electronic circuit block is disposed on a surface of end plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: JUNYA YANO, TOMONORI KUNIMITSU, MASATO NAKAYAMA, TAISUKE HAMADA
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Publication number: 20220320949Abstract: A fluid machine includes an inverter compartment defined by a housing and a cover, the inverter compartment accommodating an inverter, and a wire electrically connected to an external connector and supplying power to a circuit board of the inverter. The wire includes a board coupling portion electrically connected to the circuit board, a connector coupling portion electrically connected to the external connector, and an extended portion extending along a wall surface of the cover and connecting the board coupling portion and the connector coupling portion. The fluid machine further includes a plastic mold covering the extended portion, and an anchor formed integrally with the plastic mold and engaged with a through-hole of the cover. The extended portion is held on the wall surface of the cover by the anchor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Koki SHINOHARA, Junya Yano, Yusuke Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20220294041Abstract: An exterior package, a main body portion, and a detection unit are provided. The main body portion is disposed inside the exterior package. The detection unit detects a state of a power storage cell and performs wireless communication, at least a portion of the detection unit being disposed inside the exterior package.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Naotake YOSHIDA, Yusuke FUJII, Mitsutoshi TAJIMA, Wataru OKADA, Satoru MATSUYAMA, Kensaku FUKUMOTO, Junya YANO
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Publication number: 20220294308Abstract: An electric compressor includes an inverter, a housing with an opening, an inverter connector, a power connector, and a cable that electrically connects both connectors. The housing accommodates the inverter. The inverter connector includes a cover, an outer sealing member, and an inner sealing member. The cover includes an insertion hole through which the cable is inserted, and is disposed in the opening so as to position the cable in the opening. The outer sealing member is interposed between the opening and the cover. The inner sealing member is interposed between the insertion hole and the cable. The insertion hole includes a restriction portion that restricts a movement of the cable, and a fitting portion that is located closer to the inverter than the restriction portion and in which the inner sealing member is fitted. The insertion hole is narrower at the restriction portion than at the fitting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Shumpei YAMAKAGE, Junya YANO, Yusuke KINOSHITA