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).

  • Patent number: 11264672
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Ogawa, Kaoru Koiwa, Keitaro Hino, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai
  • Patent number: 11081757
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Ogawa, Keitaro Hino, Tadashi Fujisawa, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai, Tomonori Ezoe, Seiji Ito
  • Patent number: 10741816
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takaya Ogawa, Shinya Aikawa, Masato Iwata, Keitaro Hino, Hiroaki Asai
  • Patent number: 10529969
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Ogawa, Kaoru Koiwa, Keitaro Hino, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai
  • Publication number: 20190386271
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya OGAWA, Kaoru KOIWA, Keitaro HINO, Shinya AIKAWA, Hiroaki ASAI
  • Publication number: 20190173074
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya OGAWA, Keitaro HINO, Tadashi FUJISAWA, Shinya AIKAWA, Hiroaki ASAI
  • Publication number: 20190140232
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya OGAWA, Keitaro Hino, Tadashi Fujisawa, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai, Tomonori Ezoe, Seiji Ito
  • Publication number: 20180261821
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takaya OGAWA, Shinya AIKAWA, Masato IWATA, Keitaro HINO, Hiroaki ASAI
  • Patent number: 10069251
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takeshi Yasuda, Hiroki Matsushita, Tomomi Kageyama, Takaya Ogawa, Keitaro Hino
  • Publication number: 20180097214
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya OGAWA, Kaoru Koiwa, Keitaro Hino, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai
  • Publication number: 20180083393
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takeshi YASUDA, Hiroki MATSUSHITA, Tomomi KAGEYAMA, Takaya OGAWA, Keitaro HINO