Patents by Inventor Ryo SHINODA
Ryo SHINODA 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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Publication number: 20230318110Abstract: A battery unit mounted on a vehicle includes a base plate, and a battery module which is fixed to the base plate and in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked. A flow path is formed between the base plate and the battery module. The base plate is provided with a first suspension member which crosses the flow path and forms a part of the flow path, and a second suspension member which extends above the first suspension member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo SHINODA, Tetsuya SUGIZAKI, Hiroki SAKAMOTO, Jaewon SON, Ryuta NISHIGAMI, Yuki KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20230311793Abstract: A vehicle structure with a battery includes a battery placement portion, a front cross member, a rear cross member, and left and right rear side frames. The front cross member is disposed at a vehicle forward position of the battery placement portion. The rear cross member is disposed at a vehicle rearward position of the battery placement portion. The left and right rear side frames are disposed on left and right outer sides of the battery placement portion. The battery placement portion includes a battery fixation portion that is provided on an outer side in a vehicle width direction and is connected to a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Hirotaka Hayakawa, Tetsuya Sugizaki, Ryo Shinoda, Wataru Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20230116754Abstract: The battery cooling structure includes a cell stacked body that has an inter-cell flow path between adjacent battery cells, a base plate that is disposed adjacent to one of surfaces of the cell stacked body, an inflow-side flow path that is disposed between the cell stacked body and the base plate and communicates with the inter-cell flow path, and an air supply port that is disposed in one end portion of the inflow-side flow path in the stacking direction and supplies air to the inflow-side flow path are included. The base plate has a branching portion that branches air in the inflow-side flow path, into a plurality of flows, and the branching portion is disposed at a position that is further from the air supply port than one endmost battery cell of the cell stacked body, the one endmost battery cell being adjacent to of the air supply port.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Jaewon SON, Hiroshi KANO, Hiroki SAKAMOTO, Tetsuya SUGIZAKI, Ryo SHINODA
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Publication number: 20230101105Abstract: This rear vehicle body structure includes a first floor cross member disposed on a vehicle front side with respect to a battery and connected to a rear side frame extending in a vehicle front-rear direction on an outer side in a vehicle width direction, and a second floor cross member disposed on a vehicle rear side with respect to the battery, in which the first floor cross member includes a widened part widened in the vehicle front-rear direction at an end portion and extending to a position at which it overlaps the battery, and a boundary part between the widened part and the rear side frame is disposed at a position at which it overlaps the battery in a side view.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Hirotaka Hayakawa, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Takafumi Raitoku, Tetsuya Sugizaki, Ryo Shinoda
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Patent number: 11424503Abstract: A vehicle battery unit includes: a battery module; and a battery case configured to accommodate the battery module. The battery case includes: a case body; and a cover configured to seal an upper opening of the case body, the case body is provided with a front-rear reinforcement member disposed in a bottom portion of the case body and extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle, and the front-rear reinforcement member includes a first battery support portion which supports the battery module.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Shinoda, Eiji Koike, Yosuke Yamagishi
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Patent number: 11309599Abstract: A cooling structure of a vehicle battery unit includes: at least two battery modules; a battery cooling unit; an electric connection box; a battery case; a supply pipe; and a discharge pipe. The supply pipe includes: a first supply pipe portion passing between a battery module of the at least two battery modules, which is the battery module located on one side in a vehicle width direction, and the electric connection box; and a second supply pipe portion passing between the at least two battery modules. The discharge pipe includes: a first discharge pipe portion passing between a battery module of the at least two battery modules, which is the battery module located on the other side in the vehicle width direction, and the electric connection box; and a second discharge pipe portion passing between the at least two battery modules.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke Yamagishi, Michihisa Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Satoko Ito, Ryo Shinoda
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Patent number: 10985423Abstract: In a battery pack, a cover is fixed to a case by a special component. A first service plug includes a special tool detaching the special component. Part of the first service plug or part of a first lid closing it and part of a second service plug or part of an annular component between a second housing part and a second lid closing it are superimposed together via a superimposed part. In the superimposed part, part of the first service plug or part of the first lid is positioned on a deeper side in a direction where the first service plug and the first lid are detached. Accordingly, the first service plug cannot be detached unless the second service plug is detached, and unless both the first and second service plugs are detached, the cover cannot be detached from the case using the special tool, thus ensuring safety.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nariyuki Yoshinaga, Ryo Shinoda, Eiji Koike
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Patent number: 10850597Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure includes: a battery pack provided below a floor panel and in which a cell is received in an inside of a case; a side frame extending in a vehicle body forward/rearward direction at an outer side of the battery pack in a vehicle width direction and configured to support the battery pack; and a support bracket having a first extension section that is fixed to the cell and that is disposed at an inner side in the vehicle width direction, and a second extension section that is fixed to a longitudinal wall section of the case and that is disposed at an outer side in the vehicle width direction, wherein the second extension section extends in an upward/downward direction at an inner side of the side frame in the vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi Tsuyuzaki, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Ryo Shinoda
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Publication number: 20200365959Abstract: A cooling structure of a vehicle battery unit includes: at least two battery modules; a battery cooling unit; an electric connection box; a battery case; a supply pipe; and a discharge pipe. The supply pipe includes: a first supply pipe portion passing between a battery module of the at least two battery modules, which is the battery module located on one side in a vehicle width direction, and the electric connection box; and a second supply pipe portion passing between the at least two battery modules. The discharge pipe includes: a first discharge pipe portion passing between a battery module of the at least two battery modules, which is the battery module located on the other side in the vehicle width direction, and the electric connection box; and a second discharge pipe portion passing between the at least two battery modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke YAMAGISHI, Michihisa TSUTSUMI, Hiroyuki OZAWA, Satoko ITO, Ryo SHINODA
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Publication number: 20200365850Abstract: A vehicle battery unit includes: a battery module; and a battery case configured to accommodate the battery module. The battery case includes: a case body; and a cover configured to seal an upper opening of the case body, the case body is provided with a front-rear reinforcement member disposed in a bottom portion of the case body and extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle, and the front-rear reinforcement member includes a first battery support portion which supports the battery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo SHINODA, Eiji KOIKE, Yosuke YAMAGISHI
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Publication number: 20200365851Abstract: A vehicle battery unit includes: a plurality of battery modules, each of which including a plurality of cells having cell terminals on top; battery cooling units having refrigerant passages through which a refrigerant passes; a supply pipe for introducing a refrigerant to the battery cooling unit; a discharge pipe for discharging the refrigerant from the battery cooling unit; voltage detection lines extending from the plurality of battery modules; a battery control device to which the voltage detection line is connected; and a battery case which accommodates the plurality of battery modules, the battery cooling unit, the supply pipe, the discharge pipe, the voltage detection line, and the battery control device. The supply pipe and the discharge pipe are disposed below the cell terminal and output terminals of the plurality of battery modules and are covered with a pipe cover. The voltage detection line is disposed above the pipe cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki OZAWA, Eiji KOIKE, Tetsuhisa SAKAMOTO, Yosuke YAMAGISHI, Nariyuki YOSHINAGA, Ryo SHINODA
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Patent number: 10497343Abstract: A reed includes: a reed main body having a plate shape, the reed main body including a fixed part fixed to a mouthpiece, and a vibrating part that extends from the fixed part and vibrates; and a sensor part that is disposed inside the vibrating part or on an inner surface of the vibrating part, the inner surface of the vibrating part facing the mouthpiece, the sensor part comprising an effective sensor portion that detects vibration of the vibrating part.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Ryuji Hashimoto, Ryo Shinoda
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Publication number: 20190359047Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure includes: a battery pack provided below a floor panel and in which a cell is received in an inside of a case; a side frame extending in a vehicle body forward/rearward direction at an outer side of the battery pack in a vehicle width direction and configured to support the battery pack; and a support bracket having a first extension section that is fixed to the cell and that is disposed at an inner side in the vehicle width direction, and a second extension section that is fixed to a longitudinal wall section of the case and that is disposed at an outer side in the vehicle width direction, wherein the second extension section extends in an upward/downward direction at an inner side of the side frame in the vehicle width directionType: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Takumi Tsuyuzaki, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Ryo Shinoda
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Publication number: 20190326570Abstract: In a battery pack, a cover is fixed to a case by a special component. A first service plug includes a special tool detaching the special component. Part of the first service plug or part of a first lid closing it and part of a second service plug or part of an annular component between a second housing part and a second lid closing it are superimposed together via a superimposed part. In the superimposed part, part of the first service plug or part of the first lid is positioned on a deeper side in a direction where the first service plug and the first lid are detached. Accordingly, the first service plug cannot be detached unless the second service plug is detached, and unless both the first and second service plugs are detached, the cover cannot be detached from the case using the special tool, thus ensuring safety.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nariyuki Yoshinaga, Ryo Shinoda, Eiji Koike
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Publication number: 20190326573Abstract: In a battery pack, a battery driving an electric vehicle is housed inside a case. A skeleton member extending in a vehicle width direction is provided on a bottom wall of the case. The skeleton member has a hat-shaped section having an upper wall, paired side walls, and paired flanges and opening downwardly. The flange is fixed to the bottom wall. Part of the battery is supported on an upper face of the flange. Therefore, by supporting the battery by utilizing the skeleton member reinforcing the case against the impact of a side collision, it is possible to make a special battery support member unnecessary and achieve small size and light weight of the battery pack, and also to reduce the dimension in the height direction of the battery pack compared with a case where part of a battery is supported on an upper face of a skeleton member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Ozawa, Ryo Shinoda
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Publication number: 20180366095Abstract: A reed includes: a reed main body having a plate shape, the reed main body including a fixed part fixed to a mouthpiece, and a vibrating part that extends from the fixed part and vibrates; and a sensor part that is disposed inside the vibrating part or on an inner surface of the vibrating part, the inner surface of the vibrating part facing the mouthpiece, the sensor part comprising an effective sensor portion that detects vibration of the vibrating part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Ryuji HASHIMOTO, Ryo SHINODA
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Publication number: 20180240441Abstract: A string instrument such as an electric guitar is provided involving technologies that enable deterioration in a musical performance to be reduced and also enable a sound quality to be improved. A string instrument according to the present invention includes a weight fixed at one or more positions in a head. The one or more positions preferably each correspond to a position of an antinode of vibration of the head in response to vibration of strings. The weight is preferably embedded in the head. The weight preferably has a block shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Kenta ISHIZAKA, Ryo SHINODA
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Patent number: 9987912Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure is provided with a battery pack disposed in a floor recess of a rear floor panel. The battery pack includes battery modules, a pair of front suspended frame and rear suspended frame that hold the battery modules at the front and rear ends in such a manner that the battery modules are suspended from a vehicle body, and load path members through which the front suspended frame and the rear suspended frame are coupled to each other. The front suspended frame and the rear suspended frame have flanged collars and through-holes that are fastened to rear frames and fragile portions that are provided in the vicinity of the flanged collars and the through-holes and at which the front suspended frame and the rear suspended frame are bent forward when the vehicle body is subjected to an impact load in a rear-end collision.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Shinoda, Tomoyuki Okada, Ryo Fujii
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Publication number: 20170174064Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure is provided with a battery pack disposed in a floor recess of a rear floor panel. The battery pack includes battery modules, a pair of front suspended frame and rear suspended frame that hold the battery modules at the front and rear ends in such a manner that the battery modules are suspended from a vehicle body, and load path members through which the front suspended frame and the rear suspended frame are coupled to each other. The front suspended frame and the rear suspended frame have flanged collars and through-holes that are fastened to rear frames and fragile portions that are provided in the vicinity of the flanged collars and the through-holes and at which the front suspended frame and the rear suspended frame are bent forward when the vehicle body is subjected to an impact load in a rear-end collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Shinoda, Tomoyuki Okada, Ryo Fujii
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Publication number: 20170140740Abstract: A stringed musical instrument including a body in which a cutaway is formed, wherein the body includes a back board on which at least one brace is provided so as to extend in a width direction of the back board, and wherein a first brace, which is the closest to the cutaway among the at least one brace, has a dimension in the width direction of the back board smaller than a width of the back board at a position of the back board at which the first brace is fixed, the first brace being fixed to the back board so as to be disposed nearer to one side of the back board than another side thereof on which the cutaway is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Daisuke NAKAYAMA, Hideto MATSUDA, Ryo SHINODA