Patents by Inventor Keitaro HINO
Keitaro HINO 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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Patent number: 11264672Abstract: According to embodiments, a pressure relief mechanism comprises a case with an installation hole formed therein, and a pressure relief valve. The pressure relief valve comprises an insertion portion which comprising a vent path formed in an axial portion of the insertion portion and a slit formed in a peripheral wall portion of the insertion portion so as to communicate with the vent path, a pedestal portion provided at an outer end of the insertion portion, a locking portion provided at an inner end of the insertion portion and locked on an inner edge of the installation hole, and a ring-like seal member interposed between around the installation hole and the pedestal portion, the seal portion comprising an elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takaya Ogawa, Kaoru Koiwa, Keitaro Hino, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai
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Patent number: 11081757Abstract: According to embodiments, a battery includes: a rectangular box-shaped battery case, an inner portion of which is sealed; a battery module housed in the battery case and being an aggregation of a plurality of battery cells; and a tubular heat resistant sheet arranged between the battery case and the battery module in a state of covering an entire side surface of an inner wall surface of the battery case.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takaya Ogawa, Keitaro Hino, Tadashi Fujisawa, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai, Tomonori Ezoe, Seiji Ito
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Patent number: 10741816Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes a block-like battery cell unit in which a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of separators are stacked, and a frame which constrains the battery cell unit in a stacking direction of the battery cells and the separators. The frame is opposed to angular portions of end separators located at respective ends of the battery cell unit, as viewed in the stacking direction, and defines gaps with reference to the angular portions of the end separators.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takaya Ogawa, Shinya Aikawa, Masato Iwata, Keitaro Hino, Hiroaki Asai
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Patent number: 10529969Abstract: According to embodiments, a pressure relief mechanism comprises a case with an installation hole formed therein, and a pressure relief valve. The pressure relief valve comprises an insertion portion which comprising a vent path formed in an axial portion of the insertion portion and a slit formed in a peripheral wall portion of the insertion portion so as to communicate with the vent path, a pedestal portion provided at an outer end of the insertion portion, a locking portion provided at an inner end of the insertion portion and locked on an inner edge of the installation hole, and a ring-like seal member interposed between around the installation hole and the pedestal portion, the seal portion comprising an elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takaya Ogawa, Kaoru Koiwa, Keitaro Hino, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai
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Publication number: 20190386271Abstract: According to embodiments, a pressure relief mechanism comprises a case with an installation hole formed therein, and a pressure relief valve. The pressure relief valve comprises an insertion portion which comprising a vent path formed in an axial portion of the insertion portion and a slit formed in a peripheral wall portion of the insertion portion so as to communicate with the vent path, a pedestal portion provided at an outer end of the insertion portion, a locking portion provided at an inner end of the insertion portion and locked on an inner edge of the installation hole, and a ring-like seal member interposed between around the installation hole and the pedestal portion, the seal portion comprising an elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takaya OGAWA, Kaoru KOIWA, Keitaro HINO, Shinya AIKAWA, Hiroaki ASAI
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Publication number: 20190173074Abstract: According to an embodiment, a battery includes: a battery case, an inner portion of which is sealed; a gas discharge portion for gas venting formed in the battery case; a battery module housed in the battery case, the battery module being an aggregation of a plurality of battery cells; a pressure relief portion formed in a part of the battery cell and allowing a vent gas expelled from an inner portion of the battery cell to flow out; and a vent path structure configuring a vent gas path through which the vent gas flows between the pressure relief portion and the gas discharge portion, and a liquid trap portion facilitating liquefaction of the vent gas flowing in the vent gas path and trapping the liquefied liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takaya OGAWA, Keitaro HINO, Tadashi FUJISAWA, Shinya AIKAWA, Hiroaki ASAI
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Publication number: 20190140232Abstract: According to embodiments, a battery includes: a rectangular box-shaped battery case, an inner portion of which is sealed; a battery module housed in the battery case and being an aggregation of a plurality of battery cells; and a tubular heat resistant sheet arranged between the battery case and the battery module in a state of covering an entire side surface of an inner wall surface of the battery case.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takaya OGAWA, Keitaro Hino, Tadashi Fujisawa, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai, Tomonori Ezoe, Seiji Ito
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Publication number: 20180261821Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes a block-like battery cell unit in which a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of separators are stacked, and a frame which constrains the battery cell unit in a stacking direction of the battery cells and the separators. The frame is opposed to angular portions of end separators located at respective ends of the battery cell unit, as viewed in the stacking direction, and defines gaps with reference to the angular portions of the end separators.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takaya OGAWA, Shinya AIKAWA, Masato IWATA, Keitaro HINO, Hiroaki ASAI
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Patent number: 10069251Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a connector cover attached to a communication connector of a power supply device which includes a secondary battery and a manager. The connector cover includes a plurality of cover side terminals which are each connected to a plurality of connector side terminals, the connector side terminals are connection terminals included in the communication connector and provided on a supply circuit supplying power of the secondary battery to the manager and a cover base portion which has a first side on which the plurality of cover side terminals electrically connected by a conductive portion are positioned and a second side, and electrically connects between the plurality of connector side terminals on the supply circuit when the plurality of cover side terminals are connected to the connector side terminals and a protector which is positioned on the second side of the cover based portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takeshi Yasuda, Hiroki Matsushita, Tomomi Kageyama, Takaya Ogawa, Keitaro Hino
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Publication number: 20180097214Abstract: According to embodiments, a pressure relief mechanism comprises a case with an installation hole formed therein, and a pressure relief valve. The pressure relief valve comprises an insertion portion which comprising a vent path formed in an axial portion of the insertion portion and a slit formed in a peripheral wall portion of the insertion portion so as to communicate with the vent path, a pedestal portion provided at an outer end of the insertion portion, a locking portion provided at an inner end of the insertion portion and locked on an inner edge of the installation hole, and a ring-like seal member interposed between around the installation hole and the pedestal portion, the seal portion comprising an elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takaya OGAWA, Kaoru Koiwa, Keitaro Hino, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai
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Publication number: 20180083393Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a connector cover attached to a communication connector of a power supply device which includes a secondary battery and a manager. The connector cover includes a plurality of cover side terminals which are each connected to a plurality of connector side terminals, the connector side terminals are connection terminals included in the communication connector and provided on a supply circuit supplying power of the secondary battery to the manager and a cover base portion which has a first side on which the plurality of cover side terminals electrically connected by a conductive portion are positioned and a second side, and electrically connects between the plurality of connector side terminals on the supply circuit when the plurality of cover side terminals are connected to the connector side terminals and a protector which is positioned on the second side of the cover based portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takeshi YASUDA, Hiroki MATSUSHITA, Tomomi KAGEYAMA, Takaya OGAWA, Keitaro HINO