Patents by Inventor Shinsuke SHIMODA
Shinsuke SHIMODA 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: 20220305858Abstract: A suspension structure includes a trailing arm that couples a hub support portion supporting a wheel hub to a vehicle body. The trailing arm includes a vehicle body side attachment portion attached to the vehicle body, and a hub side attachment portion attached to the hub support portion. The hub side attachment portion is positioned below a shortest virtual line connecting a center of the vehicle body side attachment portion and a rotation center of the wheel hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Shinsuke Shimoda, Toshitaka Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20220297360Abstract: A trailing arm manufacturing method includes: preparing a metallic inner plate and a resinous plate member composed of at least two components; heat-crimping the inner plate while sandwiching the inner plate with the plate members in a state in which the inner plate is disposed between the plate members by using a pair of left and right molding dies including a rib molding portion for injection-molding a rib portion having a plurality of ribs; and injection-molding the rib portion on the plate member during the heat-crimping or after the heat-crimping.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Publication number: 20220297490Abstract: A collar includes a tubular portion and a flange portion extending radially outward from an end portion of the tubular portion, first and second corner portions formed by the tubular portion and the flange portion are provided with first and second curved surface portions formed as concave curved surfaces, an end portion of the trailing arm is provided with a collar through-hole into which the collar is inserted, and an edge portion of the collar through-hole is provided with a through-hole side curved surface portion formed as a convex curved surface coming into contact with the first and second curved surface portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Publication number: 20220297488Abstract: A trailing arm which is connected to a vehicle body and a knuckle supporting a rear wheel includes: a pair of left and right resinous plate members having a hollow portion and a metallic inner plate which is joined to the left and right plate members in the hollow portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Patent number: 10279621Abstract: The fastening through hole includes the conical hollow portion conically hollowed from the tube outer circumferential surface of the rim, the through hole penetrating the rim at a center portion of the conical hollow portion in a diametrical direction. The opening of the conical hollow portion on a side of the tube outer circumferential surface includes the conical tube having an external conical shape which is substantially the same as the conical hollow portion. The conical tube of the conical tube is set to be greater than a diameter of the head portion of the male screw member.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Patent number: 10166728Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a spoke unit, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from a middle supporting portion to a first supporting portion along the front surface of the mandrel. Subsequently, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from the first supporting portion to the middle supporting portion along the back surface of the mandrel. Subsequently, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from the middle supporting portion to a second supporting portion along the front surface of the mandrel. Subsequently, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from the second supporting portion to the middle supporting portion along the back surface of the mandrel.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Patent number: 9981428Abstract: A plurality of continuous fiber reinforced plastics is placed substantially in parallel on the outer circumferential surface of a mold for rim formation so as to be aligned with the direction of an axis of the mold to cover the surface. In addition, the continuous fiber reinforced plastics is applied and laminated on a continuous fiber reinforced plastic layer including the continuous fiber reinforced plastics placed on the outer circumferential surface of the mold, the continuous fiber reinforced plastics being substantially in parallel and aligned with the direction of the axis of the mold. Furthermore, a restraint material is wound around the continuous fiber reinforced plastic layer disposed at level difference portions of the mold using the axis as a winding center.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Publication number: 20180117959Abstract: The fastening through hole includes the conical hollow portion conically hollowed from the tube outer circumferential surface of the rim , the through hole penetrating the rim at a center portion of the conical hollow portion in a diametrical direction. The opening of the conical hollow portion on a side of the tube outer circumferential surface includes the conical tube having an external conical shape which is substantially the same as the conical hollow portion. The conical tube of the conical tube is set to be greater than a diameter of the head portion of the male screw member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Patent number: 9522674Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a battery, a generation unit having an internal combustion engine and a generator configured to supply electric power generated to a motor or the battery, the motor, and a mount which connects the internal combustion engine to a vehicle body. An internal combustion engine control device for the vehicle includes a generation unit activation determination portion which determines whether or not the generation unit needs to be activated to operate, a mount displacement quantity deriving portion which derives a mount displacement quantity indicating an extended/contracted length of the mount, and an internal combustion engine control portion which prohibits a start of the internal combustion engine a case the mount displacement quantity exceeds a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tagami, Shinsuke Shimoda, Takashi Kashimura, Hiroaki Shinoki
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Publication number: 20160236424Abstract: A plurality of continuous fiber reinforced plastics is placed substantially in parallel on the outer circumferential surface of a mold for rim formation so as to be aligned with the direction of an axis of the mold to cover the surface. In addition, the continuous fiber reinforced plastics is applied and laminated on a continuous fiber reinforced plastic layer including the continuous fiber reinforced plastics placed on the outer circumferential surface of the mold, the continuous fiber reinforced plastics being substantially in parallel and aligned with the direction of the axis of the mold. Furthermore, a restraint material is wound around the continuous fiber reinforced plastic layer disposed at level difference portions of the mold using the axis as a winding center.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Publication number: 20160236423Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a spoke unit, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from a middle supporting portion to a first supporting portion along the front surface of the mandrel. Subsequently, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from the first supporting portion to the middle supporting portion along the back surface of the mandrel. Subsequently, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from the middle supporting portion to a second supporting portion along the front surface of the mandrel. Subsequently, the continuous fiber reinforced plastic is led from the second supporting portion to the middle supporting portion along the back surface of the mandrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Publication number: 20160046283Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a battery, a generation unit having an internal combustion engine and a generator configured to supply electric power generated to a motor or the battery, the motor, and a mount which connects the internal combustion engine to a vehicle body. An internal combustion engine control device for the vehicle includes a generation unit activation determination portion which determines whether or not the generation unit needs to be activated to operate, a mount displacement quantity deriving portion which derives a mount displacement quantity indicating an extended/contracted length of the mount, and an internal combustion engine control portion which prohibits a start of the internal combustion engine a case the mount displacement quantity exceeds a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi TAGAMI, Shinsuke SHIMODA, Takashi KASHIMURA, Hiroaki SHINOKI
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Publication number: 20160036102Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery module capable of preventing refrigerant leakage and achieving size reduction while increasing the number of unit batteries by employing a plurality of battery blocks. The battery module (14) of the present invention has a plurality of battery blocks (1) having a plurality of arranged and connected unit batteries (2), the battery module (14) including a cooling plate (12) coupled with the plurality of unit batteries (1) in a heat transmissible manner, and a cooling pipe (18) detachably attached to the cooling plate (12)and disposed endlessly continuously while spanning at least two of the plurality of battery blocks (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Michihiro KIMURA, Naoki KOJIMA, Yuki EJIRI, Shinsuke SHIMODA
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Patent number: 9142848Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, a storage battery, a fuel-cell-output-controller, and a remaining-capacity-detector. An output of the fuel cell is supplied to a load. An output of the storage battery is supplied to the load. The fuel-cell-output-controller is configured to control the output of the fuel cell. The remaining-capacity-detector is configured to detect a current remaining capacity in the storage battery. The fuel-cell-output-controller is configured to determine and control a reference output value for the output of the fuel cell in accordance with a change in the current remaining capacity in the storage battery, and configured to increase the reference output value as an output of the load becomes higher referring to a state of the output of the load for a specific period of time.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinsuke Shimoda
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Patent number: 8846259Abstract: A fuel cell system has different allowable changes per unit time in an operation range of a fuel cell, in both a first output range of the fuel cell and a second output range of the fuel cell, the second output range being lower than the first output range. The allowable change per unit time in the output of the fuel cell in the second output range is smaller than the allowable change per unit time in the output of the fuel cell in the first output range.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinsuke Shimoda, Tomoyoshi Iino, Hibiki Saeki, Hiroshi Morikawa
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Publication number: 20110064976Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, a storage battery, a fuel-cell-output-controller, and a remaining-capacity-detector. An output of the fuel cell is supplied to a load. An output of the storage battery is supplied to the load. The fuel-cell-output-controller is configured to control the output of the fuel cell. The remaining-capacity-detector is configured to detect a current remaining capacity in the storage battery. The fuel-cell-output-controller is configured to determine and control a reference output value for the output of the fuel cell in accordance with a change in the current remaining capacity in the storage battery, and configured to increase the reference output value as an output of the load becomes higher referring to a state of the output of the load for a specific period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinsuke SHIMODA
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Publication number: 20100248051Abstract: A fuel cell system has different allowable changes per unit time in an operation range of a fuel cell, in both a first output range of the fuel cell and a second output range of the fuel cell, the second output range being lower than the first output range. The allowable change per unit time in the output of the fuel cell in the second output range is smaller than the allowable change per unit time in the output of the fuel cell in the first output range.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinsuke SHIMODA, Tomoyoshi IINO, Hibiki SAEKI, Hiroshi MORIKAWA