Patents by Inventor Takashi KAWAURA
Takashi KAWAURA 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: 20230098470Abstract: A fuel cell system in which a controller unit is prevented from being disassembled in an unconventional manner. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack configured to generate electricity; a cable; a controller unit connected to the full cell stack through the cable to control the fuel cell system; a connector configured to connect the controller unit to the cable, where the connector has an insertion portion, and the insertion portion is inserted into the controller unit; a protector fixed onto the controller unit to protect the controller unit; and a bracket supporting the protector. The bracket has a cable support portion, and the cable support portion is configured to support the cable. A displaceable distance of the cable between the connector and the cable support portion is less than a length of the insertion portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi KAWAURA, Takuya MIYATA
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Publication number: 20220318168Abstract: A hydrogen sensor includes a communication terminal, a plurality of identification terminals, and an ID setting section. The communication terminal is connected to a first communication bus or a second communication bus, and communicate with a vehicle ECU. Each of the plurality of identification terminals is set to either an open state (OPEN) in which the identification terminal is not connected to any potential or a grounded state (GND) in which the identification terminal is connected to a ground potential. The ID setting section sets an identifier in either a standard format or an extended format, according to a difference in the communication bus to which the communication terminal is connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Tomonari HATTORI, Jin NISHIO, Akihiro SUZUKI, Takashi KAWAURA, Sena TAKEKOSHI
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Publication number: 20180292373Abstract: A gas monitoring system and a gas monitoring method make it possible to identify plural gas sensors having a single specification and which are connected to one trunk line. Trunk line connectors have identification configurations for allowing information concerning positions where the trunk line connectors to be identified are arranged. Hydrogen sensors have a single specification (the same specification). When connectors of the hydrogen sensors are fitted to the trunk line connectors, the hydrogen sensors store the sensor IDs, which are assigned to the hydrogen sensors, in memory units based on the identification configurations of the trunk line connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Akihiro SUZUKI, Takashi KAWAURA
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Patent number: 10012629Abstract: A gas monitoring system and a gas monitoring method make it possible to identify plural gas sensors having a single specification and which are connected to one trunk line. Trunk line connectors have identification configurations for allowing information concerning positions where the trunk line connectors to be identified are arranged. Hydrogen sensors have a single specification (the same specification). When connectors of the hydrogen sensors are fitted to the trunk line connectors, the hydrogen sensors store the sensor IDs, which are assigned to the hydrogen sensors, in memory units based on the identification configurations of the trunk line connectors.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Takashi Kawaura
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Patent number: 9735439Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, a storage device, a receptacle, a housing, and a vehicle side communication device. The housing has a bottom wall recessed from a surface of a body of the fuel cell vehicle by a predetermined depth. The receptacle protrudes from a bottom face of the bottom wall to an inner space of the housing. The vehicle side communication device is provided to the housing on an outer circumferential side of the receptacle. The vehicle side communication device is configured to wirelessly communicate with a nozzle side communication device provided to a nozzle. The vehicle side communication device is disposed on a deeper side than the bottom face of the bottom wall and/or is disposed via a partition wall configured to shield the vehicle side communication device from fuel gas in the inner space.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Kawaura, Akihiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170187056Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel tank, a first detector, a control circuit, and a transmitter. The fuel tank stores fuel gas. The first detector detects information on a state in the fuel tank. The control circuit is configured to receive the information and to generate a signal based on the information. The transmitter includes a transmitter circuit and a response data transmitter circuit. The transmitter circuit is configured to transmit the information to a fuel supply station outside of the fuel cell vehicle according to the signal output from the control circuit. The response data transmitter circuit is configured to transmit response data corresponding to the signal. The control circuit includes a response data receiver circuit to acquire the response data transmitted from the response data transmitter circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi KAWAURA, Akihiro SUZUKI, Takeshi OTANI
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Publication number: 20160290947Abstract: A gas sensor is provided with a detection element, a circuit board, and a housing that houses the detection element and the circuit board. The housing has a first fastening section, a second fastening section, and a gas introducing port. The center of the gas introducing port is positioned on a virtual line connecting the first fastening section and the second fastening section, and is disposed corresponding to a corner section of the circuit board, said corner section being close to the first fastening section side.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Akihiro SUZUKI, Takashi KAWAURA
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Publication number: 20150308998Abstract: A gas monitoring system and a gas monitoring method make it possible to identify plural gas sensors having a single specification and which are connected to one trunk line. Trunk line connectors have identification configurations for allowing information concerning positions where the trunk line connectors to be identified are arranged. Hydrogen sensors have a single specification (the same specification). When connectors of the hydrogen sensors are fitted to the trunk line connectors, the hydrogen sensors store the sensor IDs, which are assigned to the hydrogen sensors, in memory units based on the identification configurations of the trunk line connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Akihiro SUZUKI, Takashi KAWAURA
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Publication number: 20140170530Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, a storage device, a receptacle, a housing, and a vehicle side communication device. The housing has a bottom wall recessed from a surface of a body of the fuel cell vehicle by a predetermined depth. The receptacle protrudes from a bottom face of the bottom wall to an inner space of the housing. The vehicle side communication device is provided to the housing on an outer circumferential side of the receptacle. The vehicle side communication device is configured to wirelessly communicate with a nozzle side communication device provided to a nozzle. The vehicle side communication device is disposed on a deeper side than the bottom face of the bottom wall and/or is disposed via a partition wall configured to shield the vehicle side communication device from fuel gas in the inner space.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi KAWAURA, Akihiro SUZUKI