Patents by Inventor Naoki Fujihara
Naoki Fujihara 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: 11938991Abstract: A moving body includes: a plurality of wheels capable of rotating around a plurality of rotating shafts disposed on a circumference around a common axis; and a supporting unit supporting the plurality of rotating shafts to be capable of revolving around the axis. A first power source is connected to the plurality of wheels to be capable of transmitting power so as to rotate the plurality of wheels. A second power source is connected to the supporting unit to be capable of transmitting power so as to revolve the plurality of wheels.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Fujihara, Daijiro Takizawa
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Publication number: 20230398883Abstract: A start-up device is a start-up device of a power storage device having a power storage. The power storage device includes a switching controller configured to switch between a started-up state in which electric power of the power storage can be output to outside of the power storage device or in which electric power outside of the power storage device can be input to the power storage and a non-started-up state in which electric power of the power storage cannot be output to the outside of the power storage device and in which electric power outside of the power storage device cannot be input to the power storage. The start-up device includes a power source part provided outside of the power storage device and electrically connectable to the switching controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Jun Iwamoto, Daijiro Takizawa, Keita Yagi, Naoki Fujihara
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Patent number: 11731483Abstract: A temperature adjustment circuit includes a first temperature adjustment circuit and a second temperature adjustment circuit in which a control device is configured to switch between a circulation state where a heat-transfer medium is circulated through a connection circuit in which the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit are connected to each other and a non-circulation state where the heat-transfer medium is not circulated through the connection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsu Miyamoto, Toshikatsu Katagiri, Kengo Aoki, Naoki Fujihara, Ayumu Uno, Kenta Sugitate, Takeshi Otani
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Patent number: 11712981Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery, an air conditioner, a first temperature adjustment circuit including a first pump and a chiller, a second temperature adjustment circuit including a second pump and a radiator, a coupling passage configured to connect the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit to form a coupling circuit, an electromagnetic switching valve configured to switch between a circulation state in which the heat medium can circulate through the coupling circuit and a non-circulation state in which the heat medium cannot circulate through the coupling circuit, a first temperature sensor configured to acquire a first temperature which is a temperature of the battery, and a control device configured to select any one mode of a plurality of modes in accordance with the first temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsu Miyamoto, Toshikatsu Katagiri, Kengo Aoki, Naoki Fujihara, Ayumu Uno, Takeshi Otani, Naoyuki Nakamura, Kenta Sugitate, Hiroto Kobayashi, Satoko Ito
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Patent number: 11491931Abstract: A vehicle operation system includes an operation unit disposed within a vehicle and including an operating element configured to receive an operation of an occupant of the vehicle, a determiner configured to determine a target-specific device serving as an operation target from among a plurality of specific devices on the basis of an operation different from a mechanical operation performed on the operating element by the occupant of the vehicle, and a device controller configured to control the target-specific device on the basis of the mechanical operation performed on the operating element by the occupant of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Naoki Fujihara
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Publication number: 20220255332Abstract: A better power output device is provided. A charging and power supply device having a power source in a housing, wherein the housing has USB power output terminals to which a load that receives DC output power is connected, AC power output terminals to which a load that receives AC output power is connected, a USB switch that receives an instruction from a user to output power from the USB power output terminals, and an AC switch that receives an instruction from the user to output power from the AC power output terminals, and the USB switch and the AC switch are disposed so as to match the arrangement order of the USB electric power output terminals and the AC electric power output terminals in the arrangement direction of the USB power output terminals and the AC power output terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Naoki Fujihara, Noriyuki Ishida
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Publication number: 20220151096Abstract: A containing device equipped with: a casing formed in a substantially polyhedral shape, the casing having six substantially quadrilateral faces facing mutually different directions; and a containing part formed in the casing, the containing part containing a contained object so as to be insertable/removable. An opening continuous with the containing part, or a peripheral edge part of an opening continuous with the containing part, is disposed at a position corresponding to a first side, which is one of a plurality of sides constituting a polyhedron that corresponds to the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Naoki Fujihara, Noriyuki Ishida
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Publication number: 20220135102Abstract: In this moving body, a walking assist device (1) is provided with: a plurality of drive wheels (50) capable of rotating about a plurality of rotational axes (51) disposed on a circumference centered on the same axis line (C); and a huh case (60) for supporting the plurality of rotational axes (51) so as to be able to revolve around the axis line (C). A first motor (10) is connected to the plurality of drive wheels (50) in a power transmissible manner so as to allow the plurality of drive wheels (50) to rotate, and a second motor (20) is connected to the huh case (60) in a power transmissible manner so as to allow the plurality of drive wheels (50) to revolve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki FUJIHARA, Daijiro TAKIZAWA
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Publication number: 20220111760Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery, an air conditioner, a first temperature adjustment circuit including a first pump and a chiller, a second temperature adjustment circuit including a second pump and a radiator, a coupling passage configured to connect the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit to form a coupling circuit, an electromagnetic switching valve configured to switch between a circulation state in which the heat medium can circulate through the coupling circuit and a non-circulation state in which the heat medium cannot circulate through the coupling circuit, a first temperature sensor configured to acquire a first temperature which is a temperature of the battery, and a control device configured to select any one mode of a plurality of modes in accordance with the first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsu MIYAMOTO, Toshikatsu KATAGIRI, Kengo AOKI, Naoki FUJIHARA, Ayumu UNO, Takeshi OTANI, Naoyuki NAKAMURA, Kenta SUGITATE, Hiroto KOBAYASHI, Satoko ITO
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Publication number: 20220063368Abstract: A temperature adjustment circuit includes a first temperature adjustment circuit and a second temperature adjustment circuit in which a control device is configured to switch between a circulation state where a heat-transfer medium is circulated through a connection circuit in which the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit are connected to each other and a non-circulation state where the heat-transfer medium is not circulated through the connection circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsu MIYAMOTO, Toshikatsu KATAGIRI, Kengo AOKI, Naoki FUJIHARA, Ayumu UNO, Kenta SUGITATE, Takeshi OTANI
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Publication number: 20210247958Abstract: A notification device includes a detector (20) configured to detect a physical object around a moving person, a relative position acquirer (302 and 304) configured to acquire a relative position with respect to the physical object for which the detector is designated as a base point, a storage (200) storing sound information in which sounds, which are emitted from a plurality of positions away from a predetermined recording point within a predetermined recording space, are pre-recorded for each of the plurality of positions and the recorded sounds are associated with relative positional relationships between the recording point and the plurality of positions; and a selector (308) configured to select the sound information associated with the relative position from the sound information stored in the storage on the basis of the relative positional relationship associated with the relative position acquired by the relative position acquirer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Naoki Fujihara
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Patent number: 10667978Abstract: A walking assist device, includes: a first motor; a second motor; a main body case accommodating the first motor and the second motor; a holding portion provided in the main body case and held by a walker; a plurality of driving wheels, each of which is rotatable around a rotating shaft provided on a circumference in common, and a controller that controls the first motor and the second motor according to intention information regarding a movement of the walker. The plurality of rotating shafts are rotatably supported by a hub case, the hub case is supported by the main body case to be rotatable around a center of the plurality of rotating shafts as a pivot, the first motor is connected to the plurality of driving wheels, and the second motor is connected to the hub case and is connected to the main body case.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Daijiro Takizawa, Naoki Fujihara
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Publication number: 20190381958Abstract: A vehicle operation system includes an operation unit disposed within a vehicle and including an operating element configured to receive an operation of an occupant of the vehicle, a determiner configured to determine a target-specific device serving as an operation target from among a plurality of specific devices on the basis of an operation different from a mechanical operation performed on the operating element by the occupant of the vehicle, and a device controller configured to control the target-specific device on the basis of the mechanical operation performed on the operating element by the occupant of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventor: Naoki Fujihara
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Publication number: 20190046390Abstract: A walking assist device, includes: a first motor; a second motor; a main body case accommodating the first motor and the second motor; a holding portion provided in the main body case and held by a walker; a plurality of driving wheels, each of which is rotatable around a rotating shaft provided on a circumference in common, and a controller that controls the first motor and the second motor according to intention information regarding a movement of the walker. The plurality of rotating shafts are rotatably supported by a hub case, the hub case is supported by the main body case to be rotatable around a center of the plurality of rotating shafts as a pivot, the first motor is connected to the plurality of driving wheels, and the second motor is connected to the hub case and is connected to the main body case.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Daijiro TAKIZAWA, Naoki FUJIHARA
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Patent number: 9662980Abstract: Operation of a car navigation system in which a menu is in a hierarchical structure can be performed by simple gestures. The method includes: detecting that a switch is pressed; subsequently detecting a gesture by a sensor; obtaining, from a memory unit, an operation associated with the detected gesture; and outputting, with respect to a screen displayed on a display unit at the time of detecting the gesture, a result of performance of the obtained operation to the display unit, wherein once it is detected that the switch is released, if it is detected that the switch is subsequently pressed again within a predetermined period of time, the same process is repeated.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Shimane Prefectural GovernmentInventors: Kenji Izumi, Yuji Shinomura, Naoki Fujihara
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Publication number: 20160137061Abstract: Operation of a car navigation system in which a menu is in a hierarchical structure can be performed by simple gestures. The method includes: detecting that a switch is pressed; subsequently detecting a gesture by a sensor; obtaining, from a memory unit, an operation associated with the detected gesture; and outputting, with respect to a screen displayed on a display unit at the time of detecting the gesture, a result of performance of the obtained operation to the display unit, wherein once it is detected that the switch is released, if it is detected that the switch is subsequently pressed again within a predetermined period of time, the same process is repeated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Kenji Izumi, Yuji Shinomura, Naoki Fujihara