Patents by Inventor Kenta Kawanishi

Kenta Kawanishi 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: 12124281
    Abstract: The autonomous working machine including: a magnetic field detection part for detecting a magnetic field generated by the energization to the area wire; a storage part for storing a reference value of the magnetic field detection by the magnetic field detection part; a control part for controlling a traveling route based on the reference value stored in the storage part and the magnetic field detected by the magnetic field detection means; and an input part for receiving a selection of a first reference value used in a case where the area wire is installed at a first distance from the ground or a second reference value used in a case where the area wire is installed at a second distance from the ground, wherein the control part controls a traveling route based on the first reference value or the second reference value selected by the input part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei Maruyama, Kenta Kawanishi, Haruna Minawa
  • Publication number: 20230028981
    Abstract: A station for a lawn mower for charging a storage battery included in the lawn mower that autonomously travels and perform specified work, the station including: a base that stores the lawn mower; and a power supply device that supplies electric power to the storage battery included in the lawn mower when the lawn mower is stored in the base, in which the power supply device or the base includes power supply means for supplying electric power from the power supply device to power receiving means for supplying received electric power to the storage battery included in the lawn mower, and the power supply device is attachable to and detachable from the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Shuhei Maruyama, Kenta Kawanishi, Fumio Minami, Kouki Tsuruda, Masashi Takeichi
  • Publication number: 20220300007
    Abstract: The autonomous working machine including: a magnetic field detection part for detecting a magnetic field generated by the energization to the area wire; a storage part for storing a reference value of the magnetic field detection by the magnetic field detection part; a control part for controlling a traveling route based on the reference value stored in the storage part and the magnetic field detected by the magnetic field detection means; and an input part for receiving a selection of a first reference value used in a case where the area wire is installed at a first distance from the ground or a second reference value used in a case where the area wire is installed at a second distance from the ground, wherein the control part controls a traveling route based on the first reference value or the second reference value selected by the input part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Shuhei Maruyama, Kenta Kawanishi, Haruna Minawa
  • Publication number: 20220171402
    Abstract: In a lawn mower, one power receiving terminal is provided on a surface of the lawn mower, and the other power receiving terminal is disposed in a position where it sandwiches at least a part, such as the upper front portion, of a vehicle body with the one power receiving terminal. This configuration serves to suppress a situation in which moisture establishes electrical continuity between the pair of power receiving terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Takuma Namiki, Kohei Matsuzawa, Kenta Kawanishi, Kotaro Nakamura, Shuhei Maruyama
  • Patent number: 11260765
    Abstract: The lawn mower has at least a first structure in which a pair of power receiving terminals are separately disposed in the vehicle body cover and the vehicle body that are different parts from among a plurality of parts constituting the lawn mower, or a second structure in which the power receiving terminal, which is one of the pair of power receiving terminals, has a downward-facing contact surface that comes into contact with the charging station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Namiki, Kohei Matsuzawa, Kenta Kawanishi, Kotaro Nakamura, Shuhei Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20210185910
    Abstract: A grass mower includes: a main body; a working unit driving motor (drive source) mounted on the main body; an output shaft that projects downward from the working unit driving motor and is rotated by the working unit driving motor; a mowing blade disk mounted to the output shaft; and an upper guard provided to cover the output shaft, the output shaft being between the mowing blade disk and the main body, wherein the upper guard includes a cutout portion for exposing the mowing blade disk at a rear end in the traveling direction of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Masashi Takeichi, Kenta Kawanishi
  • Publication number: 20200307397
    Abstract: The lawn mower has at least a first structure in which a pair of power receiving terminals are separately disposed in the vehicle body cover and the vehicle body that are different parts from among a plurality of parts constituting the lawn mower, or a second structure in which the power receiving terminal, which is one of the pair of power receiving terminals, has a downward-facing contact surface that comes into contact with the charging station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Takuma Namiki, Kohei Matsuzawa, Kenta Kawanishi, Kotaro Nakamura, Shuhei Maruyama
  • Patent number: 10586656
    Abstract: A pressure valve to be arranged in a seal member sealing a casing in which a capacitor element is housed, the pressure valve having a base end positioned within the case and a tip positioned outside the case. The pressure valve includes a tapered portion having a tapered shape. At the top portion of the tapered portion, there is formed a slit able to undergo a state change between a close-state and an open-state by elastic deformation. When the casing internal pressure is less than a certain value, the slit maintains the close-state. When the casing internal pressure has reached the certain value, the slit undergoes a state change to the open-state, whereby the inside and outside of the case communicate with each other and the internal pressure is released from within the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: NICHICON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Yoneda, Takaya Sakai, Kenta Kawanishi, Kazuya Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20180323013
    Abstract: A pressure valve to be arranged in a seal member sealing a casing in which a capacitor element is housed, the pressure valve having a base end positioned within the case and a tip positioned outside the case. The pressure valve includes a tapered portion having a tapered shape. At the top portion of the tapered portion, there is formed a slit able to undergo a state change between a close-state and an open-state by elastic deformation. When the casing internal pressure is less than a certain value, the slit maintains the close-state. When the casing internal pressure has reached the certain value, the slit undergoes a state change to the open-state, whereby the inside and outside of the case communicate with each other and the internal pressure is released from within the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsuru YONEDA, Takaya SAKAI, Kenta KAWANISHI, Kazuya YAMANAKA
  • Patent number: 10104837
    Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower, comprising a traveling frame provided with traveling wheels, a motor holding member for vertically moving while holding a cutter blade driving motor, a vertical driving member vertically moving the motor holding member, and one of a vertical driving motor or a manual driving mechanism, the vertical driving motor electrically driving the vertical driving member, the manual driving mechanism manually driving the vertical driving member, the frame including a support portion for supporting the vertical driving member, a motor mounting portion for mounting the vertical driving motor, and a manual driving mechanism mounting portion for mounting the manual driving mechanism, and, when the frame is viewed from above, the motor mounting portion and the manual driving mechanism mounting portion are positioned in different phases around the support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Susumu Okubo, Kenta Kawanishi
  • Publication number: 20170181375
    Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower, comprising a traveling frame provided with traveling wheels, a motor holding member for vertically moving while holding a cutter blade driving motor, a vertical driving member vertically moving the motor holding member, and one of a vertical driving motor or a manual driving mechanism, the vertical driving motor electrically driving the vertical driving member, the manual driving mechanism manually driving the vertical driving member, the frame including a support portion for supporting the vertical driving member, a motor mounting portion for mounting the vertical driving motor, and a manual driving mechanism mounting portion for mounting the manual driving mechanism, and, when the frame is viewed from above, the motor mounting portion and the manual driving mechanism mounting portion are positioned in different phases around the support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Susumu Okubo, Kenta Kawanishi
  • Patent number: 8983693
    Abstract: In an apparatus for guiding an unmanned autonomous operating vehicle having an electric motor supplied with power from a battery (30) for operating a lawn mower blades, other electric motors for driving wheels, and two magnetic sensors attached at the front for detecting intensity of a magnetic field of an area wire and controlled to run about in an operating area defined by the area wire to perform operation and to return to a charging device installed on the area wire so as to charge the battery, the area wire is laid with an offset to right or left when viewed in a plane such that the vehicle is turned from a straight-running position to a direction of the offset and then is returned to the straight-running position when the vehicle runs to be connected to the charging device, thereby guiding the vehicle to the charging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Yamamura, Toshiaki Kawakami, Atsushi Moroi, Kenta Kawanishi