Patents by Inventor Kazuya Tsuchiya
Kazuya Tsuchiya 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: 20240103524Abstract: A method for controlling a mobile shop includes: determining a selling situation of a plurality of items using information about an inventory status of the plurality of items and information about a well-selling time of the plurality of items; setting a charging schedule for a battery (secondary battery) based on the selling situation; and causing the mobile shop to move to EVSE (charging facility) according to the charging schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yurika TANAKA, Makoto KAKUCHI, Daisuke TSUTSUMI, Kazuya TSUCHIYA, Hiroaki SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20240086981Abstract: A taxi vehicle management method includes: evaluating, based on DR contribution history information, a degree of contribution to demand response for energy management by a driver of a taxi vehicle, the DR contribution history information indicating a history of contribution to the DR by the driver using a power storage device of the taxi vehicle; and determining a calculation formula of a fare of the taxi vehicle driven by the driver, using a result of evaluation of the degree of contribution by the driver. The determining the calculation formula of the fare includes determining the calculation formula of the fare such that the fare becomes lower as the degree of contribution to the DR by the driver becomes higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke TSUTSUMI, Makoto KAKUCHI, Yurika TANAKA, Kazuya TSUCHIYA, Hiroaki SUGIYAMA
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Patent number: 11404749Abstract: A protector includes a plurality of lead-out openings through which electric cables are configured to be led out, and an electric cable attachment part which is provided in a projecting manner at an opening edge part of the lead-out opening and to which the electric cables are configured to be attached through a hinge part with flexibility. The electric cable attachment part is bent toward the lead-out opening by the hinge part, and a bent state thereof is configured to be held by a holding part.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taiji Yanagida, Hiroki Shimoda, Yoshinori Ito, Yoshihiro Maeda, Fumihiko Ichikawa, Kazuya Tsuchiya, Yuki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20190305283Abstract: A protector includes a plurality of lead-out openings through which electric cables are configured to be led out, and an electric cable attachment part which is provided in a projecting manner at an opening edge part of the lead-out opening and to which the electric cables are configured to be attached through a hinge part with flexibility. The electric cable attachment part is bent toward the lead-out opening by the hinge part, and a bent state thereof is configured to be held by a holding part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taiji YANAGIDA, Hiroki SHIMODA, Yoshinori ITO, Yoshihiro MAEDA, Fumihiko ICHIKAWA, Kazuya TSUCHIYA, Yuki OGAWA
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Publication number: 20160052396Abstract: When a temperature rise is required for only a first battery out of first and second batteries, a first relay is turned on to connect the first battery with a first booster circuit (i.e., connect the first battery with a motor side). When a temperature rise is required for only the second battery, on the other hand, a second relay is turned on to connect the second battery with a second booster circuit (i.e., connect the second battery with the motor side).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuya Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 8906533Abstract: A battery module includes; a plurality of battery cell packs; a plurality of heat dissipation plates and a cooler that absorbs heat radiated from the battery cell packs and absorbed by the heat dissipation plates. The battery cell packs and the heat dissipation plates being alternately stacked. Each of the heat dissipation plates has an interlayer plate portion that is in contact with corresponding two of the battery cell packs and side wall plate portions that extend in the stacking direction with respect to the interlayer plate portion on both end sides of the interlayer plate portion and that are in contact with the cooler at outer faces thereof, and each of the heat dissipation plates has a low thermal resistance region between the interlayer plate portion and each side wall plate portion, the low thermal resistance region having a lower thermal resistance than the interlayer plate portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya Tsuchiya, Kazutaka Tatematsu
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Publication number: 20140218043Abstract: A capacitor has modules each consisting of a plurality of capacitor cells stacked together, and a radiator including heat exchange portions connected to a vehicle body at the ground potential is disposed adjacent to the modules. If an electric leakage occurs to any of the capacitor cells, a leakage detection voltage as a potential difference between the potential of the cell under the leakage and the ground potential is correlated with a module voltage, to provide a constant ratio, from which it is determined that the capacitor is in an abnormal condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuya Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20130034768Abstract: A battery module includes; a plurality of battery cell packs; a plurality of heat dissipation plates and a cooler that absorbs heat radiated from the battery cell packs and absorbed by the heat dissipation plates. The battery cell packs and the heat dissipation plates being alternately stacked. Each of the heat dissipation plates has an interlayer plate portion that is in contact with corresponding two of the battery cell packs and side wall plate portions that extend in the stacking direction with respect to the interlayer plate portion on both end sides of the interlayer plate portion and that are in contact with the cooler at outer faces thereof, and each of the heat dissipation plates has a low thermal resistance region between the interlayer plate portion and each side wall plate portion, the low thermal resistance region having a lower thermal resistance than the interlayer plate portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya TSUCHIYA, Kazutaka TATEMATSU
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Patent number: 7932686Abstract: A drive device having at least one electric motor that inputs and outputs motive power includes: a plurality of capacitors; a plurality of relays for capacitors that connects and disconnects the motor and the capacitors; and a relay control device that controls the relays for capacitors. The relay control device controls the plurality of relays for capacitors so that during a system start-up, a part of the plurality of relays for capacitors are connected, that is, a partially-on-state is established, after a first predetermined condition is satisfied during the partially-on-state, the part of relays for capacitors are disconnected and a remaining part of the plurality of relays for capacitors are connected, and after a second predetermined condition is satisfied during the remainder-on-state, all the plurality of relays for capacitors are connected.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya Tsuchiya, Tomohiko Miyamoto, Hiroshi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20090261762Abstract: A drive device having at least one electric motor that inputs and outputs motive power includes: a plurality of capacitors; a plurality of relays for capacitors that connects and disconnects the motor and the capacitors; and a relay control device that controls the relays for capacitors. The relay control device controls the plurality of relays for capacitors so that during a system start-up, a part of the plurality of relays for capacitors are connected, that is, a partially-on-state is established, after a first predetermined condition is satisfied during the partially-on-state, the part of relays for capacitors are disconnected and a remaining part of the plurality of relays for capacitors are connected, and after a second predetermined condition is satisfied during the remainder-on-state, all the plurality of relays for capacitors are connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya Tsuchiya, Tomohiko Miyamoto, Hiroshi Yoshida