Patents by Inventor Kenichi ICHINOSE

Kenichi ICHINOSE 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: 11758309
    Abstract: An antenna includes: a dielectric substrate; a conductive plane formed on a back surface of the dielectric substrate; a radiating element having a linear shape and formed on a front surface of the dielectric substrate; a shorting pin connecting one end of the radiating element to the conductive plane; and a power supply pin that is connected to the radiating element, at a point a predetermined distance away from the one end to which the shorting pin is connected, through a hole provided in the conductive plane, and that supplies a transmission signal to the radiating element. A radio wave is emitted from the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Thanh Dinh Le, Kenichi Ichinose, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Katsumi Matsuoka, Hiroshi Takenaka, Hironori Doi
  • Patent number: 11749854
    Abstract: In a battery cooling structure for a vehicle, a battery including a plurality of cell groups arrayed in a vehicle body front-and-rear direction. Each cell group includes a plurality of cuboid cells that are arrayed in a thickness direction of the cells. Each cell includes a positive terminal provided at one side wall extending in a short side direction of the cell and a negative terminal provided at another side wall extending in the short side direction. The positive terminals of one of the cell groups and the negative terminals of another of the cell groups, which cell groups are adjacent in the vehicle body front-and-rear direction, oppose one another in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Ichinose, Masayuki Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Kazuhisa Ori, Hidetoshi Katoh
  • Publication number: 20230253141
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that includes: a first conductor layer including a first coil pattern, a first connection pattern, and a first lead-out pattern connecting the first coil pattern and the first connection pattern; and a second conductor layer including a second coil pattern, a second connection pattern, and a second lead-out pattern connecting the second coil pattern and the second connection pattern. The extending direction of the first section of the first lead-out pattern and an extending direction of the second section of the second lead-out pattern are opposed to each other. The first section is longer than the second section. The second coil pattern is larger in diameter than the first coil pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi OKUMURA, Kouji KAWAMURA, Hidenori TSUTSUI, Hiroshi SAGAWA, Kenichi ICHINOSE, Taichi HIROSE, Hiromu SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11677340
    Abstract: A motor drive device that includes: a power control unit that drives a motor, which configures a motive power source of a moving body, by supplying a drive signal modulated according to a carrier frequency; a memory; and a processor that is coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: predict torque demand on the motor, and change the carrier frequency of the power control unit in a case in which an increase in the torque demand on the motor has been predicted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Katoh, Masayuki Yoshikawa, Kenichi Ichinose, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Kazuhisa Ori
  • Patent number: 11670820
    Abstract: A battery mounting structure of a vehicle includes a battery case, a cable and a shielding member. The battery case includes a lower case and an upper case. In each of plural battery cell groups, plural battery cells are arrayed in a first direction. The battery cell groups are accommodated in the battery case in a state in which the battery cell groups are arrayed along a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction in plan view. The cable is routed at an upper face side of the battery cell groups so as to connect the battery cells in series. The shielding member is configured by a conductor so as to form an electrical loop, and is provided at the upper case so as to be overlapped with at least a portion of the cable in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Yoshikawa, Kenichi Ichinose, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Hidetoshi Katoh, Kazuhisa Ori
  • Patent number: 11585875
    Abstract: A magnetic field measurement device measures a magnetic flux density vector or a magnetic field vector generated from each of segments obtained by segmenting a measurement target surface of a vehicle. A magnetic field evaluation device includes a propagation intensity calculation unit and a display control unit. The propagation intensity calculation unit calculates propagation intensity that is the intensity of a magnetic field or the magnitude of magnetic flux density that propagates from each of the segments to an evaluation point that is separated from the measurement target surface with use of the magnetic flux density vector or the magnetic field vector in each of the segments and a separation distance between the segments and the evaluation point. A display control unit displays on a display unit a propagation intensity distribution image indicating the position of the evaluation point and distribution of the propagation intensity in each of the segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Kazuhisa Ori, Kenichi Ichinose
  • Publication number: 20230028138
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator, and a case in which the rotor and the stator are stored. The rotor is electrically insulated from the case. Further, the stator may be also insulated from the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Dinh thanh LE, Kenichi ICHINOSE, Soichiro OTA, Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230007911
    Abstract: An antenna includes: a dielectric substrate; a conductive plane formed on a back surface of the dielectric substrate; a radiating element having a linear shape and formed on a front surface of the dielectric substrate; a shorting pin connecting one end of the radiating element to the conductive plane; and a power supply pin that is connected to the radiating element, at a point a predetermined distance away from the one end to which the shorting pin is connected, through a hole provided in the conductive plane, and that supplies a transmission signal to the radiating element. A radio wave is emitted from the radiating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Thanh Dinh LE, Kenichi ICHINOSE, Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO, Katsumi MATSUOKA, Hiroshi TAKENAKA, Hironori DOI
  • Patent number: 11525872
    Abstract: The magnetic field detector includes an x-axis magnetic sensor, a y-axis magnetic sensor, and a z-axis magnetic sensor for detecting magnetic field components in three orthogonal axis directions. Each of the magnetic sensors includes a magnetic impedance element having an impedance that varies in accordance with an ambient magnetic field and an output circuit configured to output a magnetic field detection value that varies in accordance with the impedance of the magnetic impedance element. The magnetic field detector includes an oscillator configured to supply a common drive signal to the magnetic impedance element of each of the magnetic sensors, wherein each of the magnetic sensors outputs, in response to the drive signal, the magnetic field detection value from the output circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Ichinose, Soichiro Ota, Toshio Watari, Keishi Miwa, Mikiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20220348067
    Abstract: Provided is a structure of the floor of a vehicle having a battery pack mounted on the lower side of the floor, the structure including a floor panel constituting the floor; a floor tunnel extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle on the middle portion of the floor panel; a lower dash panel disposed in front of the floor panel and the floor tunnel; and an electromagnetic wave shielding panel covering a corner where the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Yoshikawa, Kenichi Ichinose, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Michio Yasunishi
  • Publication number: 20220268862
    Abstract: A magnetic field measurement device measures a magnetic flux density vector or a magnetic field vector generated from each of segments obtained by segmenting a measurement target surface of a vehicle. A magnetic field evaluation device includes a propagation intensity calculation unit and a display control unit. The propagation intensity calculation unit calculates propagation intensity that is the intensity of a magnetic field or the magnitude of magnetic flux density that propagates from each of the segments to an evaluation point that is separated from the measurement target surface with use of the magnetic flux density vector or the magnetic field vector in each of the segments and a separation distance between the segments and the evaluation point. A display control unit displays on a display unit a propagation intensity distribution image indicating the position of the evaluation point and distribution of the propagation intensity in each of the segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Masayuki YOSHIKAWA, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Kazuhisa ORI, Kenichi ICHINOSE
  • Publication number: 20220231550
    Abstract: In a motor for a vehicle, a protrusion portion is formed to protrude from a stator body of a stator. Therefore, an amount of a magnetic field emitted to a side of an occupant of a vehicle is suppressed. In addition, a reduction value of the magnetic field emitted to the side of the occupant of the vehicle is decided based on an amount of protrusion of the protrusion portion and a length of the protrusion portion in a circumferential direction of a rotation of a rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Morimoto, Kenichi Ichinose, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Toshio Watari
  • Publication number: 20220102044
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a plurality of conductor layers including first, second, third, and fourth conductor layers stacked one on another in this order. First and third planar spiral coils are formed in the first and third conductor layers. A second planar spiral coil is formed in the second and fourth conductor layers. A pattern width of the second planar spiral coil formed in the second conductor layer is smaller than that of the second planar spiral coil formed in the fourth conductor layer, or a pattern width of each of the first and third planar spiral coils formed in the third conductor layer is smaller than that of each of the first and third planar spiral coils formed in the first conductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi OKUMURA, Kouji KAWAMURA, Hidenori TSUTSUI, Kenichi ICHINOSE, Taichi HIROSE, Mitsuo NATORI, Kyohei YAZAKI, Shouji SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20220087080
    Abstract: A power converter includes a power card that houses switching elements therein, an electrically conductive cooler that is in contact with the power card with an insulation plate disposed between the cooler and the power card, and a grounded electrically conductive case that houses the power card and the cooler therein, wherein the power converter converts power through switching operation of the switching elements, and wherein the cooler is attached to the case with an insulation spacer and an insulation tube disposed between the cooler and the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Le Dinh Thanh, Kenichi Ichinose, Toshio Watari, Ryota Morimoto, Ayumi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20220050148
    Abstract: The magnetic field detector includes an x-axis magnetic sensor, a y-axis magnetic sensor, and a z-axis magnetic sensor for detecting magnetic field components in three orthogonal axis directions. Each of the magnetic sensors includes a magnetic impedance element having an impedance that varies in accordance with an ambient magnetic field and an output circuit configured to output a magnetic field detection value that varies in accordance with the impedance of the magnetic impedance element. The magnetic field detector includes an oscillator configured to supply a common drive signal to the magnetic impedance element of each of the magnetic sensors, wherein each of the magnetic sensors outputs, in response to the drive signal, the magnetic field detection value from the output circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kenichi Ichinose, Soichiro Ota, Toshio Watari, Keishi Miwa, Mikiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kawano
  • Patent number: 11206751
    Abstract: A magnetic field shielding structure includes a magnetic field generating source configured to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field shielding structure further includes a shielding member that includes a pair of layers. The pair of layers includes a layer having high magnetic permeability, and a layer having low magnetic permeability laminated with the layer having high magnetic permeability. The layer having high magnetic permeability is closer to the magnetic field generating source than the layer having low magnetic permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Yoshikawa, Kenichi Ichinose, Kazuhisa Ori, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Hidetoshi Katoh
  • Publication number: 20210234142
    Abstract: A battery mounting structure of a vehicle includes a battery case, a cable and a shielding member. The battery case includes a lower case and an upper case. In each of plural battery cell groups, plural battery cells are arrayed in a first direction. The battery cell groups are accommodated in the battery case in a state in which the battery cell groups are arrayed along a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction in plan view. The cable is routed at an upper face side of the battery cell groups so as to connect the battery cells in series. The shielding member is configured by a conductor so as to form an electrical loop, and is provided at the upper case so as to be overlapped with at least a portion of the cable in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki YOSHIKAWA, Kenichi ICHINOSE, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Hidetoshi KATOH, Kazuhisa ORI
  • Publication number: 20210218086
    Abstract: In a battery cooling structure for a vehicle, a battery including a plurality of cell groups arrayed in a vehicle body front-and-rear direction. Each cell group includes a plurality of cuboid cells that are arrayed in a thickness direction of the cells. Each cell includes a positive terminal provided at one side wall extending in a short side direction of the cell and a negative terminal provided at another side wall extending in the short side direction. The positive terminals of one of the cell groups and the negative terminals of another of the cell groups, which cell groups are adjacent in the vehicle body front-and-rear direction, oppose one another in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kenichi ICHINOSE, Masayuki YOSHIKAWA, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Kazuhisa ORI, Hidetoshi KATOH
  • Publication number: 20210194396
    Abstract: A motor drive device that includes: a power control unit that drives a motor, which configures a motive power source of a moving body, by supplying a drive signal modulated according to a carrier frequency; a memory; and a processor that is coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: predict torque demand on the motor, and change the carrier frequency of the power control unit in a case in which an increase in the torque demand on the motor has been predicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Hidetoshi KATOH, Masayuki YOSHIKAWA, Kenichi ICHINOSE, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Kazuhisa ORI
  • Publication number: 20210161041
    Abstract: A magnetic field shielding structure includes a magnetic field generating source configured to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field shielding structure further includes a shielding member that includes a pair of layers. The pair of layers includes a layer having high magnetic permeability, and a layer having low magnetic permeability laminated with the layer having high magnetic permeability. The layer having high magnetic permeability is closer to the magnetic field generating source than the layer having low magnetic permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki YOSHIKAWA, Kenichi ICHINOSE, Kazuhisa ORI, Hiroyuki NISHIMURA, Hidetoshi KATOH