Patents by Inventor Kuniaki Ikui
Kuniaki Ikui 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).
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Patent number: 12128787Abstract: A battery use system includes a battery removably mounted on an electric power device, a charging device configured to charge the battery, and a server configured to communicate with the charging device. The charging device is configured to transmit the identification information of the battery accommodated in the accommodation unit to the server via a first communicator and control charging of the battery and/or detachment of the battery on the basis of reception information received by the first communicator from the server. The server is configured to determine whether or not the charging of the battery and/or the detachment of the battery accommodated in the accommodation unit are available on the basis of the identification information received by a second communicator from the charging device and provision information provided from an information provider and transmit transmission information on an availability determination result to the charging device via the second communicator.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuniaki Ikui, Tatsuo Hayashi
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Patent number: 12001983Abstract: A power storage device management system includes a storage device configured to store power storage devices that are removably mounted on an electric power device using electric power and a server device communicatively connected to the storage device. The server device includes a first storage unit storing identification information of a power storage device shared by a plurality of users among the power storage devices as storage identification information. The storage device includes a second storage unit storing the storage identification information received from the server device and a determiner configured to determine whether or not reception of the power storage device is possible on the basis of the storage identification information stored in the second storage unit when the power storage device has been received from a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Kuniaki Ikui
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Publication number: 20230378783Abstract: A battery exchanger that holds a mobile battery, and includes a male connector that is connected to a female connector of the mobile battery held in a slot sleeve for holding the mobile battery, and a connector unit that moves the male connector in a direction toward the female connector. The slot sleeve includes a bottom cover having a bottom part, and the male connector and the connector unit are attached to the bottom cover, and supported by the bottom cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Takashi Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Tsutomu Takahashi, Hidefumi Nikawa, Kuniaki Ikui
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Publication number: 20230365022Abstract: A battery use system includes a battery removably mounted on an electric power device, a charging device configured to charge the battery, and a server configured to communicate with the charging device. The charging device is configured to transmit the identification information of the battery accommodated in the accommodation unit to the server via a first communicator and control charging of the battery and/or detachment of the battery on the basis of reception information received by the first communicator from the server. The server is configured to determine whether or not the charging of the battery and/or the detachment of the battery accommodated in the accommodation unit are available on the basis of the identification information received by a second communicator from the charging device and provision information provided from an information provider and transmit transmission information on an availability determination result to the charging device via the second communicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Kuniaki Ikui, Tatsuo Hayashi
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Patent number: 11581752Abstract: A battery charging system includes a battery removably mounted on an electric power device using electric power, a charging device configured to charge the battery using renewable power which is electric power generated from renewable energy, and a server configured to communicate with the charging device. The charging device is configured to control charging of the battery accommodated in an accommodation unit on the basis of reception information received from the server. The server is configured to compare receivable power, which is the renewable power capable of being received by the charging device, with a threshold value and configured to transmit transmission information for causing the charging device to control the charging of the battery to the charging device on the basis of a result of comparing the receivable power with the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuniaki Ikui, Tatsuo Hayashi
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Publication number: 20220329092Abstract: A control device comprises: a first identification information acquiring unit configured to acquire first identification information which is identification information for identifying the power accumulation device; a second identification information acquiring unit configured to acquire second identification information which is identification information for identifying the power device; and a determining unit configured to determine, when the first identification information and the second identification information do not match, (i) to prohibit or limit power exchange between the power accumulation device and the power device, (ii) to output an identification abnormality signal indicating that the first identification information and the second identification information do not match, or (iii) not to output an identification normality signal indicating that the first identification information and the second identification information match.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventor: Kuniaki IKUI
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Publication number: 20220230111Abstract: A power storage device management system includes a storage device configured to store power storage devices that are removably mounted on an electric power device using electric power and a server device communicatively connected to the storage device. The server device includes a first storage unit storing identification information of a power storage device shared by a plurality of users among the power storage devices as storage identification information. The storage device includes a second storage unit storing the storage identification information received from the server device and a determiner configured to determine whether or not reception of the power storage device is possible on the basis of the storage identification information stored in the second storage unit when the power storage device has been received from a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventor: Kuniaki Ikui
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Patent number: 11315057Abstract: A power storage device management system includes a storage device configured to store power storage devices that are removably mounted on an electric power device using electric power and a server device communicatively connected to the storage device. The server device includes a first storage unit storing identification information of a power storage device shared by a plurality of users among the power storage devices as storage identification information. The storage device includes a second storage unit storing the storage identification information received from the server device and a determiner configured to determine whether or not reception of the power storage device is possible on the basis of the storage identification information stored in the second storage unit when the power storage device has been received from a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Kuniaki Ikui
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Patent number: 11299050Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: a pair of left and right batteries (26a); a pair of left and right battery-holding portions (28d) which respectively hold the left and right batteries (26a); and a pair of left and right battery connection terminals (28c1) which are provided on inner sides of the left and right battery-holding portions (28d) in a vehicle width direction and connected respectively to the left and right batteries (26a).Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Hirukawa, Masaru Nakayama, Kuniaki Ikui
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Publication number: 20220045546Abstract: A battery charging system includes a battery removably mounted on an electric power device using electric power, a charging device configured to charge the battery using renewable power which is electric power generated from renewable energy, and a server configured to communicate with the charging device. The charging device is configured to control charging of the battery accommodated in an accommodation unit on the basis of reception information received from the server. The server is configured to compare receivable power, which is the renewable power capable of being received by the charging device, with a threshold value and configured to transmit transmission information for causing the charging device to control the charging of the battery to the charging device on the basis of a result of comparing the receivable power with the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Kuniaki Ikui, Tatsuo Hayashi
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Publication number: 20220024340Abstract: A battery use system includes a battery removably mounted on an electric power device, a charging device configured to charge the battery, and a server configured to communicate with the charging device. The charging device is configured to transmit the identification information of the battery accommodated in the accommodation unit to the server via a first communicator and control charging of the battery and/or detachment of the battery on the basis of reception information received by the first communicator from the server. The server is configured to determine whether or not the charging of the battery and/or the detachment of the battery accommodated in the accommodation unit are available on the basis of the identification information received by a second communicator from the charging device and provision information provided from an information provider and transmit transmission information on an availability determination result to the charging device via the second communicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Kuniaki Ikui, Tatsuo Hayashi
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Patent number: 11203266Abstract: The present application allows all battery stations located in different locations to be efficiently monitored, and management and maintenance operations to be performed in a timely fashion to keep the state of the battery stations in proper order. A server device collects state information on a state of a battery exchange device in each battery station, and on a state of each battery device received in the corresponding battery exchange device, and to generate a monitoring screen showing the state information of each battery station on an area map displayed on a management or maintenance terminal. In particular, a plurality of display sections displayed on the monitoring screen are arranged so as to correspond to the urgency or detail level of the state information. The state information is displayed in different colors according to different emergency levels.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuniaki Ikui, Toshiya Zaitsu, Hiromitsu Ebisu, Hiroki Shinohara, Masashi Takemura, Kenichiro Shibasaki, Koji Aoto, Yoshihiko Ishida
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Publication number: 20210248535Abstract: A power storage device management system includes a storage device configured to store power storage devices that are removably mounted on an electric power device using electric power and a server device communicatively connected to the storage device. The server device includes a first storage unit storing identification information of a power storage device shared by a plurality of users among the power storage devices as storage identification information. The storage device includes a second storage unit storing the storage identification information received from the server device and a determiner configured to determine whether or not reception of the power storage device is possible on the basis of the storage identification information stored in the second storage unit when the power storage device has been received from a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Kuniaki Ikui
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Publication number: 20200391602Abstract: The present application allows all battery stations located in different locations to be efficiently monitored, and management and maintenance operations to be performed in a timely fashion to keep the state of the battery stations in proper order. A server device collects state information on a state of a battery exchange device in each battery station, and on a state of each battery device received in the corresponding battery exchange device, and to generate a monitoring screen showing the state information of each battery station on an area map displayed on a management or maintenance terminal. In particular, a plurality of display sections displayed on the monitoring screen are arranged so as to correspond to the urgency or detail level of the state information. The state information is displayed in different colors according to different emergency levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuniaki IKUI, Toshiya ZAITSU, Hiromitsu EBISU, Hiroki SHINOHARA, Masashi TAKEMURA, Kenichiro SHIBASAKI, Koji AOTO, Yoshihiko ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20200231050Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: a pair of left and right batteries (26a); a pair of left and right battery-holding portions (28d) which respectively hold the left and right batteries (26a); and a pair of left and right battery connection terminals (28c1) which are provided on inner sides of the left and right battery-holding portions (28d) in a vehicle width direction and connected respectively to the left and right batteries (26a).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Masayuki Hirukawa, Masaru Nakayama, Kuniaki Ikui
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Patent number: 10053153Abstract: The four wheel vehicle uses an electric motor (142) for driving the vehicle and a battery unit (160) for supplying electric power to the electric motor. The lower chassis (5) of the vehicle includes a pair of front side frames (10) extending linearly in a fore and aft direction with an upward slant and a progressively increasing lateral mutual spacing from a front part thereof to a rear part thereof and a plurality of cross members (14, 16, 18) connecting the front side frames to each other. The battery unit is positioned between the two front side frames such that the battery unit overlaps with the front side frames in side view. Thereby, the battery unit can be effectively protected from side impacts.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Kobayashi, Kuniaki Ikui, Takahiro Kato
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Publication number: 20170225715Abstract: The four wheel vehicle uses an electric motor (142) for driving the vehicle and a battery unit (160) for supplying electric power to the electric motor. The lower chassis (5) of the vehicle includes a pair of front side frames (10) extending linearly in a fore and aft direction with an upward slant and a progressively increasing lateral mutual spacing from a front part thereof to a rear part thereof and a plurality of cross members (14, 16, 18) connecting the front side frames to each other. The battery unit is positioned between the two front side frames such that the battery unit overlaps with the front side frames in side view. Thereby, the battery unit can be effectively protected from side impacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Naoki KOBAYASHI, Kuniaki IKUI, Takahiro KATO
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Publication number: 20150331472Abstract: A dual power supply system includes a first power storage battery, a second power storage battery, and a power controller. The first power storage battery is to supply power to a load and has a first internal resistance. The second power storage battery is to supply power to the load and has a second internal resistance higher than the first internal resistance. The power controller is configured to control the second power storage battery to be charged and discharged. The power controller is configured to prohibit the second power storage battery from being charged while the load is in operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun IWAMOTO, Kuniaki IKUI, Takashi SONE, Katsunori OKUBO, Atsushi OTSU
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Patent number: 7926608Abstract: An electric-motor three-wheeled vehicle includes a motor for applying a drive force to drive wheels, a motor control unit for controlling the motor, a secondary battery for storing electric power generated by a fuel cell, a rear body supporting a pair of left and right rear wheels and a connecting mechanism for connecting the rear body with a front body so as to tilt the front body while the rear wheels are in contact with the ground. The secondary battery is housed in the inside of a luggage carrier above the rear wheels. The motor and the motor control unit, including a motor driver and a main CPU, are mounted between the left and right rear wheels. The voltage converter increases or decreases the voltage of the electric power supplied from the fuel cell. The control drivers controls a supercharger of reaction gas and a electric pump of cooling water.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Horii, Katsumi Sahoda, Naoki Kobayashi, Koji Aoki, Kuniaki Ikui, Takashi Sone
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Patent number: 7851953Abstract: A generator has a rotor boss engaged with a crankshaft with a rotor core engaged with the outer circumference of the rotor boss. A stator core is provided around the outer circumference of the rotor core with a bus ring opposed to one end surface of the rotor core. The outer circumference of the bus ring is engaged with a plurality of insulating components surrounding the teeth. The stator core has a split structure composed of a plurality of stator core blocks connected together. Each stator core block is fixed to a generator cover by a bolt. The generator cover is fixed to the outer surface of a crankcase. The rotor core is formed with a plurality of holes for respectively supporting a plurality of rotor magnets. The bus ring includes a plurality of terminals and grommets connected through bus bars to the terminals.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Kobayashi, Kazumi Shibata, Kuniaki Ikui, Tomohiro Tsukamoto, Koji Aoki