Patents by Inventor Koji Koizumi

Koji Koizumi 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).

  • Publication number: 20160380318
    Abstract: A power source device includes: a battery assembly (40) including a plurality of battery cells (4) which are aligned; a bus bar module (6) formed by linking a plurality of bus bar storing portions (61) which store a plurality of bus bars (1) which link and connect electrodes (41, 42) of the battery assembly; a smoke exhausting duct (3) provided on one side of the battery assembly; and a control board (2) provided on the smoke exhausting duct and electrically connected to a voltage detection terminal for detecting a voltage of each of the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ICHIKAWA, Koji KOIZUMI, Takenori TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20160351869
    Abstract: A power source device includes: a battery assembly comprising a plurality of batteries which are arranged such that electrodes having different polarities of the batteries are adjacent to each other; a plurality of bus bars which are attached to two electrode rows of the battery assembly, and which connect positive electrodes and negative electrodes which are adjacent to each other in each of the electrode rows; a plurality of holding members, each of which holds, for each of a plurality of battery groups formed by dividing the battery assembly into the battery groups, the bus bars attached to the electrode rows of the batteries belonging to the corresponding one of the battery groups; and a plurality of battery monitoring units, each of which monitors, for each of the battery groups, voltages of batteries belonging to the corresponding one of the battery groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Koji Koizumi, Hirotaka Mukasa
  • Publication number: 20160325526
    Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition (P) of the present invention is used for forming a resin member (101) in a metal-resin composite body (100) including the resin member (101) and an aluminum-based metal member (102) bonded to the resin member (101) and contains a thermosetting resin (A) and a filler (B), in which a rate of change of warpage is equal to or greater than ?35% and equal to or less than 35%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TAKIHANA, Koji KOIZUMI, Yusuke WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20160322624
    Abstract: A bus bar module includes a plurality of first bus bars, a plurality of second bus bars, a resin-made case, a resin-made case, and a resin-made bridging member. The first bus bars electrically connect electrode terminals to each other in a first electrode row arranged in the same direction included in a battery assembly that is a plurality of batteries superimposed in the same direction, and electrically connect the electrode terminals of the two adjacent batteries to each other in the one electrode row. The second bus bars electrically connect electrode terminals of the two adjacent batteries to each other in a second electrode row in the battery assembly. The case holds the first bus bars. The case holds the second bus bars. The bridging member bridges these cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Koji Koizumi
  • Publication number: 20160303820
    Abstract: A metal-resin composite body (100) of the present invention is obtained by bonding a resin member (101) and a metal member (102) together. The resin member (101) is obtained by curing a thermosetting resin composition (P) containing a thermosetting resin (A) and a filler (B). The metal member (102) has a roughened layer (104) including fine irregularities on at least a bonding surface (103) bonded to the resin member (101). A portion of the filler (B) is present in depression portions constituting the irregularities of the roughened layer (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Takihana, Koji Koizumi, Yusuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9306381
    Abstract: An electrical device according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a frame, a conductor having a conductive element and an electrically insulating cover disposed about at least a portion of the conductive element, and a busbar mounted to the frame. The busbar includes a busbar body and a weld crimp. The weld crimp has a base, which extends from the busbar body, and a cross-member that is coupled to the base on a side of the base that is opposite the busbar body. The cross-member has a weld portion and a crimp portion. The weld portion intersects the base. The crimp portion intersects the weld portion and has a crimp member that receives the conductor. The crimp member is permanently deformed about the conductor so as to apply a clamping force to the conductor. The conductive element is welded to the weld portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lumetta, Tomohiro Ikeda, Koji Koizumi
  • Publication number: 20160050784
    Abstract: A waterproof structure for an electronic component housing unit provided with a connection unit on the upper side in the vertical direction of a vehicle, to which the terminal of an electric wire is connected, includes a top cover. The top cover is provided with a bottom opening portion opening to the lower end and covers the electronic component housing unit from the upper side in the vertical direction of the vehicle while forming a space between the top side of the electronic component housing unit in the vertical direction of the vehicle and the top cover, in which the terminal of the electric wire connected to the connection unit is housed. The electric wire led out from the terminal connected to the connection unit is led out from the bottom opening portion of the top cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKEDA, Koji KOIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20150372268
    Abstract: A duct holding structure includes insulating resin busbar modules (11a, 11b) which are attached to a battery assembly body (2) in which plural batteries (1) are arranged and connected to each other in series, and hold busbars (9) each of which connects electrodes of adjoining ones of the batteries (1); and an insulating resin duct (3) which is attached to the battery assembly body (2) while covering gas vents that are formed through an electrode surface (6) from which the electrodes of the batteries (1) project. The duct (3) and the busbar modules (11a, 11b) are provided with lock mechanisms (23) which lock the busbar modules (11a, 11b) on the duct (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ICHIKAWA, Koji KOIZUMI, Takenori TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20150366054
    Abstract: A metal foil-clad substrate used for forming a circuit board mounting and electrically connecting an electronic component is provided. The metal foil-clad substrate includes a metal foil having a one surface, a resin layer formed on the one surface of the metal foil; an insulating part formed on a surface of the resin layer opposite to the metal foil; and at least one bending portion in which the metal foil, the resin layer and the insulating part are bended to a side of the metal foil or the insulating part. The insulating part is constituted of a cured material of a first resin composition containing a first thermosetting resin. The resin layer is constituted of a cured material or solidified material of a second resin composition containing a resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shu Okasaka, Toshio Komiyatani, Koji Koizumi, Takayuki Baba
  • Publication number: 20150366047
    Abstract: A metal foil-clad substrate used for forming a circuit board mounting and electrically connecting a heat element is provided. The metal foil-clad substrate includes: a metal foil having one surface; a resin layer formed on the one surface of the metal foil; a heat radiation metal plate formed on a surface of the resin layer opposite to the metal foil; an insulating part formed on the surface of the resin layer opposite to the metal foil; and at least one bending portion in which the metal foil, the resin layer and the insulating part are bended to a side of the metal foil or the insulating part. The insulating part is constituted of a cured material of a first resin composition containing a first thermosetting resin. The resin layer is constituted of a cured material or a solidified material of a second resin composition containing a resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shu Okasaka, Toshio Komiyatani, Koji Koizumi, Takayuki Baba
  • Publication number: 20150303435
    Abstract: A battery connection body includes: connection conductors which electrically connect respective battery cells forming a battery assembly; a casing to which the connection conductors are mounted, and which includes a first side and a second side different from the first side; and first electric wires and second electric wires, which are wired in the casing. The casing includes: a connection conductor mounting portion; a first electric wire housing portion; and a second electric wire housing portion. The connection conductors are mounted to the connection conductor mounting portion from the first side of the casing. The first electric wires are received into the first electric wire housing portion from the first side of the casing. The second electric wires are received into the second electric wire housing portion from the second side of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKEDA, Koji KOIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20150283793
    Abstract: In a metal resin composite body (100) of the present invention, a resin member (101) and a metal member (102) are joined, and the metal resin composite body (100) is obtained by joining the resin member (101) and the metal member (102). The resin member (101) is formed of a thermosetting resin composition (P) including a thermosetting resin (A) as a resin component. In the metal member (102), a ratio of a real surface area by using a nitrogen adsorption BET method to an apparent surface area of a joining surface (103) joining to at least the resin member (101) is greater than or equal to 100 and less than or equal to 400.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Koizumi, Yusuke Watanabe, Yoshihiro Takihana, Shinya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20150273795
    Abstract: In a metal resin composite body (100) of the present invention, a resin member (101) and a metal member (102) are joined, and the metal resin composite body (100) is obtained by joining the resin member (101) and the metal member (102). The resin member (101) is formed of a thermosetting resin composition (P) including a thermosetting resin (A) as a resin component. In the metal member (102), glossiness of a joining surface (103) joining to at least the resin member (101) is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 30. Here, the glossiness indicates a value of a measurement angle of 60° which is measured on the basis of ASTM-D523.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Koizumi, Yusuke Watanabe, Yoshihiro Takihana, Shinya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20150136476
    Abstract: An electrical device according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a frame, a conductor having a conductive element and an electrically insulating cover disposed about at least a portion of the conductive element, and a busbar mounted to the frame. The busbar includes a busbar body and a weld crimp. The weld crimp has a base, which extends from the busbar body, and a cross-member that is coupled to the base on a side of the base that is opposite the busbar body. The cross-member has a weld portion and a crimp portion. The weld portion intersects the base. The crimp portion intersects the weld portion and has a crimp member that receives the conductor. The crimp member is permanently deformed about the conductor so as to apply a clamping force to the conductor. The conductive element is welded to the weld portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lumetta, Tomohiro Ikeda, Koji Koizumi
  • Patent number: 7569633
    Abstract: A resin molding material for making pulleys containing a novolac type phenolic resin, a glass fiber, an inorganic substrate other than the glass fiber, and an elastomer is described. The novolac type phenolic resin, ranges from 25% by weight to 45% by weight, the glass fiber together with the inorganic substrate other than the glass fiber ranges from 45% by weight to 65% by weight, and the elastomer ranges from 0.5% by weight to 5% by weight, relative to the entire molding material and are blended together. As the inorganic substrate other than the glass fiber, for example, calcium carbonate is used. As the elastomer, for example, NBR is used. The phenolic resin molding material is molded to obtain a resin pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Koizumi
  • Publication number: 20060167166
    Abstract: A resin molding material for pulley essentially contains a novolac type phenolic resin, a glass fiber, an inorganic substrate other than the glass fiber, and an elastomer. The novolac type phenolic resin ranging from 25% by weight to 45% by weight, the glass fiber together with the inorganic substrate other than the glass fiber ranging from 45% by weight to 65% by weight, and the elastomer ranging from 0.5% by weight to 5% by weight, relative to the entire molding material are blended. As the inorganic substrate other than the glass fiber, for example, calcium carbonate is used. As the elastomer, for example, NBR is used. The phenolic resin molding material for pulley is molded to obtain a resin pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventor: Koji Koizumi
  • Patent number: 6949050
    Abstract: A shift pressure control apparatus for an automatic transmission is arranged to hold the shift pressure during a shift at a starting input-torque-dependent pressure determined from a transmission input torque at a start of a shift. A controller is configured to monitor an operating parameter representing an engine load of an engine, to detect an engine load change. When the engine load change is detected, the controller modifies the shift pressure to a modified pressure determined by modifying the starting input-torque-dependent pressure with a difference between a second engine-load-dependent pressure determined from the engine load after the engine load change and a first engine-load-dependent pressure determined from the engine load at the start of the shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takatori, Morimasa Yamawaki, Koji Koizumi, Nobuaki Mochizuki, Hiroyuki Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 6932741
    Abstract: An engine control device (20) for a vehicle has a torque control mechanism (17) for regulating the engine output torque. The torque control mechanism (17) includes at least one of a throttle valve (11) and a fuel injector (12). The engine control device further has a sensor (10) for detecting the shift lever position and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a shift in the shift lever position from the stationary range position (N or P range) to the running range position (D or R range) based on the shift lever position; and transmit a command signal to the torque control mechanism (17) when a first predetermined period elapses after the detection of the shift in the shift lever position, the command signal increasing the engine output torque by a predetermined correction gain ?Te from a first output torque Te0 at the detection of the shift lever position to a second output torque Te1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Mochizuki, Hirofumi Michioka, Morimasa Yamawaki, Koji Koizumi, Jun Takeuchi, Hiroyasu Fujioka
  • Publication number: 20040192501
    Abstract: An engine control device (20) for a vehicle has a torque control mechanism (17) for regulating the engine output torque. The torque control mechanism (17) includes at least one of a throttle valve (11) and a fuel injector (12). The engine control device further has a sensor (10) for detecting the shift lever position and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a shift in the shift lever position from the stationary range position (N or P range) to the running range position (D or R range) based on the shift lever position; and transmit a command signal to the torque control mechanism (17) when a first predetermined period elapses after the detection of the shift in the shift lever position, the command signal increasing the engine output torque by a predetermined correction gain &Dgr;Te from a first output torque Te0 at the detection of the shift lever position to a second output torque Te1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Nobuaki Mochizuki, Hirofumi Michioka, Morimasa Yamawaki, Koji Koizumi, Jun Takeuchi, Hiroyasu Fujioka
  • Publication number: 20040162186
    Abstract: A shift pressure control apparatus for an automatic transmission is arranged to hold the shift pressure during a shift at a starting input-torque-dependent pressure determined from a transmission input torque at a start of a shift. A controller is configured to monitor an operating parameter representing an engine load of an engine, to detect an engine load change. When the engine load change is detected, the controller modifies the shift pressure to a modified pressure determined by modifying the starting input-torque-dependent pressure with a difference between a second engine-load-dependent pressure determined from the engine load after the engine load change and a first engine-load-dependent pressure determined from the engine load at the start of the shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takatori, Morimasa Yamawaki, Koji Koizumi, Nobuaki Mochizuki, Hiroyuki Tsukamoto