Patents by Inventor Masahiro Kaneshige

Masahiro Kaneshige 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: 10826032
    Abstract: A battery pack includes: at least one battery module; a housing; and attachment members. The at least one battery module is housed in the housing. The attachment members are coupled to the housing, and attachable to a vehicle body. The housing is positioned under a floor of a vehicle. Each of the attachment members extends from a side of the housing to another side along a lower surface of the housing. Lower surfaces of the attachment members are coupled to a plate member. A lower portion of the battery pack has a double-bottomed part formed by the plate member and a bottom surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Kaneshige
  • Publication number: 20180062125
    Abstract: A battery pack includes: at least one battery module; a housing; and attachment members. The at least one battery module is housed in the housing. The attachment members are coupled to the housing, and attachable to a vehicle body. The housing is positioned under a floor of a vehicle. Each of the attachment members extends from a side of the housing to another side along a lower surface of the housing. Lower surfaces of the attachment members are coupled to a plate member. A lower portion of the battery pack has a double-bottomed part formed by the plate member and a bottom surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Masahiro KANESHIGE
  • Patent number: 8741472
    Abstract: An electric storage device includes: a battery block including a chassis with a plurality of storage cells installed therein; a control unit placed on the chassis for monitoring states of the plurality of storage cells based on signals concerning their physical quantities; a plurality of wires arranged on the chassis for directing the signals to the control unit; a confining member fixed on one surface of the chassis, where the control unit is placed, for defining a route along which the plurality of wires are arranged. The confining member includes a first direction restrainer defining the route for bending the wires, withstanding a reaction force accompanying bending of the plurality of wires, and a second direction restrainer withstanding a force exerted by the plurality of wires which are inserted into the route and tend to be lifted up toward a leaving direction from the one surface of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Kaneshige
  • Patent number: 8605450
    Abstract: An in-vehicle electric storage device includes: a battery block including a metal casing and battery cells; a control unit including a metal cabinet and a circuit board on which an electronic component is mounted, the control unit being on a top side of the battery block and monitoring a physical state of the battery cells; wherein the cabinet includes a case having a bottom plate and an open top surface and a cover closing the open top surface, the case has an internal boss protrudes toward inside of the case from a top side of the bottom plate and an external boss protrudes toward outside the case from a bottom side of the bottom plate, the circuit board is on a top side of the internal boss, and a top side of the casing is provided with a depressed portion in which the external boss is accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kaneshige, Mitsutoshi Nakane
  • Publication number: 20120082876
    Abstract: An electric storage device includes: a battery block including a chassis with a plurality of storage cells installed therein; a control unit placed on the chassis for monitoring states of the plurality of storage cells based on signals concerning their physical quantities; a plurality of wires arranged on the chassis for directing the signals to the control unit; a confining member fixed on one surface of the chassis, where the control unit is placed, for defining a route along which the plurality of wires are arranged. The confining member includes a first direction restrainer defining the route for bending the wires, withstanding a reaction force accompanying bending of the plurality of wires, and a second direction restrainer withstanding a force exerted by the plurality of wires which are inserted into the route and tend to be lifted up toward a leaving direction from the one surface of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatoshi YAMAMOTO, Masahiro Kaneshige
  • Publication number: 20120057316
    Abstract: An in-vehicle electric storage device includes: a battery block including a metal casing and battery cells; a control unit including a metal cabinet and a circuit board on which an electronic component is mounted, the control unit being on a top side of the battery block and monitoring a physical state of the battery cells; wherein the cabinet includes a case having a bottom plate and an open top surface and a cover closing the open top surface, the case has an internal boss protrudes toward inside of the case from a top side of the bottom plate and an external boss protrudes toward outside the case from a bottom side of the bottom plate, the circuit board is on a top side of the internal boss, and a top side of the casing is provided with a depressed portion in which the external boss is accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kaneshige, Mitsutoshi Nakane
  • Patent number: D683702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd
    Inventor: Masahiro Kaneshige
  • Patent number: D685726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd
    Inventor: Masahiro Kaneshige