Patents by Inventor Kazuhisa Meguro

Kazuhisa Meguro 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: 8426056
    Abstract: A power supply device, which is simply assembled and in which a cell assembly and a measuring section are freely inserted and detached, is provided. A power supply device 1 includes a cell assembly 2, a plurality of first bus bars 51, a plate 3 to which the plurality of bus bars 51 are attached. The plate is overlapped on the cell assembly 2. The cell assembly 2 has a plurality of cells 21 respectively including positive electrodes 23 at one ends and negative electrodes 24 at the other ends. The first bus bars 51 connect the positive electrodes 23 of the one cells 21 to the negative electrodes 24 of the other cells 21 of the cell assembly 2 which are mutually adjacent when the plate 3 is overlapped or overlaid on the cell assembly 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Takao Shoji, Shinichi Yanagihara, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Kazuhisa Meguro, Yasuyoshi Fukao, Junta Katayama
  • Publication number: 20120009447
    Abstract: A power supply device, which is simply assembled and in which a cell assembly and a measuring section are freely inserted and detached, is provided. A power supply device 1 includes a cell assembly 2, a plurality of first bus bars 51, a plate 3 to which the plurality of bus bars 51 are attached. The plate is overlapped on the cell assembly 2. The cell assembly 2 has a plurality of cells 21 respectively including positive electrodes 23 at one ends and negative electrodes 24 at the other ends. The first bus bars 51 connect the positive electrodes 23 of the one cells 21 to the negative electrodes 24 of the other cells 21 of the cell assembly 2 which are mutually adjacent when the plate 3 is overlapped or overlaid on the cell assembly 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Takao Shoji, Shinichi Yanagihara, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Kazuhisa Meguro, Yasuyoshi Fukao, Junta Katayama
  • Patent number: 7871723
    Abstract: A power source device includes a battery assembly which includes a plurality of batteries each having a positive electrode at one end and a negative electrode at the other end, a plurality of connecting members, each of which connects the positive electrode of one battery and the negative electrode of the other battery of the battery assembly, the one and the other batteries adjoining each other, and a plate to which the connecting members are attached, and the plate adapted to the battery assembly. The battery assembly and the plate include a positioning section that relatively positions the battery assembly and the plate. The battery assembly and the plate include a plate displacement section that displaces the plate so that the connecting members relatively abut against the corresponding positive electrodes and negative electrodes of the battery assembly when the plate is mounted on the battery assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Takao Shoji, Shinichi Yanagihara, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Kazuhisa Meguro, Yasuyoshi Fukao
  • Publication number: 20090053591
    Abstract: A power source device includes a battery assembly which includes a plurality of batteries each having a positive electrode at one end and a negative electrode at the other end, a plurality of connecting members, each of which connects the positive electrode of one battery and the negative electrode of the other battery of the battery assembly, the one and the other batteries adjoining each other, and a plate to which the connecting members are attached, and the plate adapted to the battery assembly. The battery assembly and the plate include a positioning section that relatively positions the battery assembly and the plate. The battery assembly and the plate include a plate displacement section that displaces the plate so that the connecting members relatively abut against the corresponding positive electrodes and negative electrodes of the battery assembly when the plate is mounted on the battery assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKEDA, Takao SHOJI, Shinichi YANAGIHARA, Yoshiaki ICHIKAWA, Kazuhisa MEGURO, Yasuyoshi FUKAO
  • Publication number: 20080314657
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a power supply apparatus which is sized down and lighter. To attain the afore-mentioned objective, there is provided a power supply apparatus, comprising a battery aggregation including a plurality of batteries connected to each other in series, the battery having a positive electrode in its one end portion and a negative electrode in its opposite end portion, and an electrical junction box being disposed between a plurality of the batteries and being configured to allow connection and disconnection of the battery aggregation and a load outside the power supply apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKEDA, Takao Shoji, Shinichi Yanagihara, Kazuhisa Meguro, Yoshiaki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 7116218
    Abstract: A detection/communication apparatus to be installed on a vehicle having a plurality of tires. The apparatus includes: (a) tire state detectors which are provided on the respective tires and each of which detects a state of a corresponding one of the tires; (b) local transceivers which are provided on the respective tires and which transmit tire data sets relating to the respective tires; (c) a central receiver which is provided on a vehicle body and which receives the tire data sets transmitted by the local transceivers; (d) a particular-signal transmitter which is provided on the vehicle body and which transmits a particular signal; and (e) data-transmission modifiers which are provided on the respective tires. Each of the data-transmission modifiers is operable depending upon a state of reception of the particular signal by a corresponding one of the local transceivers, to modify transmission of a corresponding one of the tire data sets by the corresponding one of the local transceivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Ogawa, Takashi Doi, Masaaki Tabata, Hldeki Kusunoki, Kazuhisa Meguro, Shinichi Tomioka
  • Patent number: 6927680
    Abstract: An apparatus operable with a system which includes a body-side device and wheel-side devices and in which vehicle-state data such as wheel-state data representative of wheel states are transmitted by radio communication from the wheel-side devices to the body-side device, together with wheel identification data identifying the wheels. The apparatus includes antennas attached to each wheel inspecting device which is arranged to rotate the corresponding so that the antennas are sequentially aligned with the wheel-side device, and transmit trigger signals in response to which the wheel identification data are transmitted from the wheel-side device to the body-side device and registered in the body-side device. The apparatus assists the system so as to automate the registration of the wheel identification data, thereby eliminating a manual operation to bring a trigger device to the positions of the wheels to command the wheel-side devices to transmit the wheel identification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Kusunoki, Shinichi Tomioka, Kazuhisa Meguro, Nobuhiro Ide
  • Publication number: 20040056764
    Abstract: An apparatus operable with a system which includes a body-side device and wheel-side devices and in which vehicle-state data such as wheel-state data representative of wheel states are transmitted by radio communication from the wheel-side devices to the body-side device, together with wheel identification data identifying the wheels. The apparatus includes antennas attached to each wheel inspecting device which is arranged to rotate the corresponding so that the antennas are sequentially aligned with the wheel-side device, and transmit trigger signals in response to which the wheel identification data are transmitted from the wheel-side device to the body-side device and registered in the body-side device. The apparatus assists the system so as to automate the registration of the wheel identification data, thereby eliminating a manual operation to bring a trigger device to the positions of the wheels to command the wheel-side devices to transmit the wheel identification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Kusunoki, Shinichi Tomioka, Kazuhisa Meguro, Nobuhiro Ide
  • Publication number: 20030197604
    Abstract: A detection/communication apparatus to be installed on a vehicle having a plurality of tires. The apparatus includes: (a) tire state detectors which are provided on the respective tires and each of which detects a state of a corresponding one of the tires; (b) local transceivers which are provided on the respective tires and which transmit tire data sets relating to the respective tires; (c) a central receiver which is provided on a vehicle body and which receives the tire data sets transmitted by the local transceivers; (d) a particular-signal transmitter which is provided on the vehicle body and which transmits a particular signal; and (e) data-transmission modifiers which are provided on the respective tires. Each of the data-transmission modifiers is operable depending upon a state of reception of the particular signal by a corresponding one of the local transceivers, to modify transmission of a corresponding one of the tire data sets by the corresponding one of the local transceivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Ogawa, Takashi Doi, Masaaki Tabata, Hideki Kusunoki, Kazuhisa Meguro, Shinichi Tomioka
  • Patent number: 4805447
    Abstract: An abnormality detecting device for detecting a breakage in wiring of a rotation sensor. When the rotating acceleration calculated based on signals from the rotation sensor is greater than a predetermined acceleration value and the rotating speed calculated based on signals from the rotation sensor is zero, a detection signal is put on a wire connected to the rotation sensor. A change in the level of the detection signal is checked for determining whether the rotation sensor is abnormal, i.e., whether there is a breakage in the rotation sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Meguro, Yuichi Ono