Patents by Inventor Takuya Egashira

Takuya Egashira 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).

  • Publication number: 20210226268
    Abstract: The power supply device including: a plurality of secondary battery cells each including a gas discharge valve for discharging internal gas; a plurality of voltage detection lines for detecting voltage of the corresponding plurality of secondary battery cells; a plurality of current fuses provided in the respective plurality of voltage detection lines to shut off current flow when currents flowing through the respective voltage detection lines exceed a predetermined value; and gas guide path communicating with the gas discharge valve to discharge gas discharged from the gas discharge valve to the outside. At least one of the plurality of current fuses is disposed in gas guide path, and is composed of thermal fuse that shuts off current flow depending on temperature of the gas discharged from the gas discharge valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: TAKUYA EGASHIRA, NORIHARU KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210126328
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery block having a plurality of square battery cells (1) stacked in one direction, parallel connection bus bars (5X), insulating plate (7), and lid plate (8) fixed to insulating plate (7). Each square battery cell (1) has a discharge port provided with discharge valve (14) and a sealing plate provided with positive and negative electrode terminals via an insulating material. Parallel connection bus bars (5X) are connected to the electrode terminals to connect some or all of square battery cells (1) in parallel. Insulating plate (7) is disposed on the surfaces of sealing plates of the plurality of square battery cells (1) and includes passing portions having openings provided at positions corresponding to the discharge ports to pass the exhaust gas ejected from the discharge ports and pressing portions (22) disposed between parallel-connection bus bars (5X) and the sealing plates. Lid plate (8) faces discharge ports facing the openings of the passing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: TAKUYA EGASHIRA, NAOTAKE YOSHIDA, DAISUKE YAMANE
  • Patent number: 10903465
    Abstract: A battery block is provided with: a plurality of cylindrical batteries of each of which the two ends are formed as positive and negative electrodes; and a lead plate which is connected to the electrodes of the cylindrical batteries. The cylindrical batteries are provided with battery cans having bottom plates provided with bottom surface electrodes and exhaust valves. The exhaust valves which are provided in the bottom plates open as a result of thin-walled lines breaking at a threshold pressure. The exhaust valves are provided inside the loop-shaped thin-walled lines provided in the bottom plates, said thin-walled lines having unconnected portions. The unconnected portions form hinge parts. Furthermore, the bottom surface electrodes provided in the bottom plates connect the lead plate to the hinge parts. The lead plate has cut-out portions provided in positions facing areas including the thin-walled lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Koutari, Takuya Egashira, Hiroshi Takata, Shunsuke Yasui
  • Publication number: 20200313129
    Abstract: A battery block is provided with: a plurality of cylindrical batteries of each of which the two ends are formed as positive and negative electrodes; and a lead plate which is connected to the electrodes of the cylindrical batteries. The cylindrical batteries are provided with battery cans having exhaust valves provided to bottom plates. Bottom surface electrodes for connecting the lead plate are provided to the bottom plates of the battery cans. Furthermore, ring-shaped thin-walled lines which break at a threshold pressure are provided in the bottom plates. The insides of the thin-walled lines form sets of the exhaust valves. The lead plate connected to the bottom surface electrodes has, provided in positions facing the exhaust valves, through holes having an internal shape through which the exhaust valves which have separated from the bottom plates can pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Koutari, Takuya Egashira, Hiroshi Takata, Shunsuke Yasui
  • Publication number: 20190207184
    Abstract: A battery block is provided with: a plurality of cylindrical batteries of each of which the two ends are formed as positive and negative electrodes; and a lead plate which is connected to the electrodes of the cylindrical batteries. The cylindrical batteries are provided with battery cans having bottom plates provided with bottom surface electrodes and exhaust valves. The exhaust valves which are provided in the bottom plates open as a result of thin-walled lines breaking at a threshold pressure. The exhaust valves are provided inside the loop-shaped thin-walled lines provided in the bottom plates, said thin-walled lines having unconnected portions. The unconnected portions form hinge parts. Furthermore, the bottom surface electrodes provided in the bottom plates connect the lead plate to the hinge parts. The lead plate has cut-out portions provided in positions facing areas including the thin-walled lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Koutari, Takuya Egashira, Hiroshi Takata, Shunsuke Yasui