Patents by Inventor Shinsuke HORIBE
Shinsuke HORIBE 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: 11912133Abstract: A vehicle drive unit includes an internal combustion engine (21), an electromotive unit (23) having a first electric motor (31) and a second electric motor (33), an inverter (27) disposed above the electromotive unit, a first harness (41) that electrically connects the inverter and a first terminal block (61) of the first electric motor, and a second harness (42) that electrically connects the inverter and a second terminal block (62) of the second electric motor. The first electric motor and the second electric motor are disposed in a vehicle front-rear direction. Of the first electric motor and the second electric motor, one electric motor is disposed on the front side in the front-rear direction, and the other electric motor is disposed on the rear side in the front-rear direction. The other electric motor is offset upward in the up-down direction with respect to the one electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shoji Tanizawa, Shinsuke Horibe, Masaharu Yamagishi, Chika Takaba, Toshihiko Ando, Kohei Higashitani, Kenji Umemura
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Publication number: 20220371529Abstract: A vehicle drive unit includes an internal combustion engine (21), an electromotive unit (23) having a first electric motor (31) and a second electric motor (33), an inverter (27) disposed above the electromotive unit, a first harness (41) that electrically connects the inverter and a first terminal block (61) of the first electric motor, and a second harness (42) that electrically connects the inverter and a second terminal block (62) of the second electric motor. The first electric motor and the second electric motor are disposed in a vehicle front-rear direction. Of the first electric motor and the second electric motor, one electric motor is disposed on the front side in the front-rear direction, and the other electric motor is disposed on the rear side in the front-rear direction. The other electric motor is offset upward in the up-down direction with respect to the one electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shoji TANIZAWA, Shinsuke HORIBE, Masaharu YAMAGISHI, Chika TAKABA, Toshihiko ANDO, Kohei HIGASHITANI, Kenji UMEMURA
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Publication number: 20220324315Abstract: A drive unit includes an internal combustion engine (21) disposed in an engine compartment (10), a first electric motor (31) and a second electric motor (33), and an inverter (27) disposed above an electromotive unit (23). The drive unit has: a first harness (41) that connects the inverter and the first electric motor; a second harness (42) that connects the inverter and the second electric motor; a step portion (51) formed so as to be recessed on one side or the other side, in the left-right direction, of the upper end of the inverter; and an AC terminal block (55) disposed in the step portion. The first harness and the second harness respectively extend downward from the DC terminal block while extending outward, and are respectively connected to upper parts of the first electric motor and the second electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shoji TANIZAWA, Shinsuke HORIBE, Masaharu YAMAGISHI, Chika TAKABA, Toshihiko ANDO, Kohei HIGASHITANI, Kenji UMEMURA
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Publication number: 20180184543Abstract: An object is to cool electrical components mounted to an automobile efficiently. A cooling device for cooling a first member and a second member, includes: a cooling medium flow passage which is formed between the first member and the second member, and through which a cooling medium for cooling the first member and the second member flows; and a swirl generation enhancing portion disposed in the cooling medium flow passage and configured to enhance generation of a swirl of the cooling medium flowing therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicants: Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshihiko ANDO, Shinsuke HORIBE, Kiyotaka ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 9902334Abstract: A fastening structure of an onboard apparatus to be fastened to a vehicle body includes a support member that is fastened to the vehicle body to support the onboard apparatus and has a protruding section protruding rearward beyond a rear face of the onboard apparatus, and a bracket having a front fastening section to be fastened to a lower face of a rear section of the onboard apparatus, a rear fastening section to be fastened to the protruding section of the support member, and a fragile section provided between the front fastening section and the rear fastening section. By an external force from a front side of the onboard apparatus, the fragile section is deformed and the rear section of the onboard apparatus is moved upward using the rear fastening section as a fulcrum.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignees: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENGINEERING KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshihiko Ando, Shinsuke Horibe, Yoshio Hiraiwa
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Publication number: 20160176354Abstract: A fastening structure of an onboard apparatus to be fastened to a vehicle body includes a support member that is fastened to the vehicle body to support the onboard apparatus and has a protruding section protruding rearward beyond a rear face of the onboard apparatus, and a bracket having a front fastening section to be fastened to a lower face of a rear section of the onboard apparatus, a rear fastening section to be fastened to the protruding section of the support member, and a fragile section provided between the front fastening section and the rear fastening section. By an external force from a front side of the onboard apparatus, the fragile section is deformed and the rear section of the onboard apparatus is moved upward using the rear fastening section as a fulcrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicants: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENGINEERING KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshihiko ANDO, Shinsuke HORIBE, Yoshio HIRAIWA
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Patent number: D1009937Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Shimekake, Hiromichi Akiyama, Joji Matsubara, Shinsuke Horibe, Daiji Nakagawa, Sakae Ishida