Patents by Inventor Ko Inamura

Ko Inamura 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: 8839895
    Abstract: There is provided a battery support structure for a vehicle. The battery support structure for a vehicle includes: a battery pack formed by housing a secondary battery in a case and disposed in a lower part of a vehicle body; and a deformable bracket that supports one end portion of the battery pack in a vehicle width direction. The deformable bracket deforms in response to an input from one end of the battery pack in the vehicle width direction so as to cause the other end of the battery pack to move in an input direction and descend relative to the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Kato, Ko Inamura, Narimitsu Yoshii, Takayasu Daikohara
  • Publication number: 20130075173
    Abstract: There is provided a battery support structure for a vehicle. The battery support structure for a vehicle includes: a battery pack formed by housing a secondary battery in a case and disposed in a lower part of a vehicle body; and a deformable bracket that supports one end portion of the battery pack in a vehicle width direction. The deformable bracket deforms in response to an input from one end of the battery pack in the vehicle width direction so as to cause the other end of the battery pack to move in an input direction and descend relative to the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Kato, Ko Inamura, Narimitsu Yoshii, Takayasu Daikohara
  • Publication number: 20130078489
    Abstract: There is provided a cooling structure for an in-vehicle battery. The cooling structure for an in-vehicle battery includes: a battery pack housing a battery cell in a case and loaded into a lower part of a vehicle body; an intake duct for introducing cooling air into the battery pack; and an exhaust duct for discharging the cooling air discharged from the battery pack. A part of at least one of the intake duct and the exhaust duct is disposed along an end of the battery pack in a vehicle width direction and has a lower crushing strength with respect to an input in the vehicle width direction than the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo KATO, Ko INAMURA, Narimitsu YOSHII, Takayasu DAIKOHARA