Patents by Inventor Tetsuji AISHIMA

Tetsuji AISHIMA 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).

  • Patent number: 11821394
    Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus to be mounted in a vehicle includes an injector, a rear delivery pipe and a front delivery pipe connected to the injector, and a fixed flange that is provided in the rear delivery pipe to fix the rear delivery pipe to a PCU. The fixed flange includes a cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobutaka Teshima, Tetsuji Aishima
  • Publication number: 20220136470
    Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus to be mounted in a vehicle includes an injector, a rear delivery pipe and a front delivery pipe connected to the injector, and a fixed flange that is provided in the rear delivery pipe to fix the rear delivery pipe to a PCU. The fixed flange includes a cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobutaka TESHIMA, Tetsuji AISHIMA
  • Patent number: 11072249
    Abstract: A fuel gas pump of a fuel cell vehicle is fixed to a stack frame and a fuel cell stack via a first bracket and a second bracket so that a rotation axis of a motor is inclined to a reference line along a front-rear direction. The first bracket is fixed by passing a second fastening member through a first notch. The second bracket is fixed by passing a third fastening member through a second notch of a second arm. The first and second brackets are provided such that, when the fuel gas pump rotates, the third fastening member comes off from the second bracket at a timing different from a timing when the second fastening member comes off from the first bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuji Aishima, Yoshihiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20200180444
    Abstract: A fuel gas pump of a fuel cell vehicle is fixed to a stack frame and a fuel cell stack via a first bracket and a second bracket so that a rotation axis of a motor is inclined to a reference line along a front-rear direction. The first bracket is fixed by passing a second fastening member through a first notch. The second bracket is fixed by passing a third fastening member through a second notch of a second arm. The first and second brackets are provided such that, when the fuel gas pump rotates, the third fastening member comes off from the second bracket at a timing different from a timing when the second fastening member comes off from the first bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuji AISHIMA, Yoshihiro KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 10479215
    Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle comprising: a hydrogen tank which is mounted on the vehicle so as to have a center axis generally parallel to a front/rear direction of the vehicle; a high-voltage electric component which is positioned either forward or rearward of the hydrogen tank and which operates on high voltage; an aftercooler placed between the hydrogen tank and the high-voltage electric component to cool compressed air; and a fuel cell stack which is supplied with the cooled compressed air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuji Aishima
  • Publication number: 20180257509
    Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle comprising: a hydrogen tank which is mounted on the vehicle so as to have a center axis generally parallel to a front/rear direction of the vehicle; a high-voltage electric component which is positioned either forward or rearward of the hydrogen tank and which operates on high voltage; an aftercooler placed between the hydrogen tank and the high-voltage electric component to cool compressed air; and a fuel cell stack which is supplied with the cooled compressed air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Tetsuji AISHIMA
  • Patent number: 9789755
    Abstract: A compressor, an intercooler, and a fuel cell stack are housed in a housing compartment. The compressor and the intercooler are connected with each other by upstream side piping, and the intercooler and the fuel cell stack are connected with each other by downstream side piping. The upstream side piping is formed from upstream side first and second pipe parts, and the downstream side piping is formed from downstream side first and second pipe parts. Movement of the compressor and fuel cell stack relative to the intercooler at the time of a heavy collision of the vehicle causes disconnection of the upstream side first and second pipe parts and disconnection of the downstream side first and second pipe parts, to thereby cause communication of the upstream side piping and the downstream side piping with an internal space of the housing compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuji Aishima, Shigeaki Murata, Hiroyoshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20170043655
    Abstract: A compressor, an intercooler, and a fuel cell stack are housed in a housing compartment. The compressor and the intercooler are connected with each other by upstream side piping, and the intercooler and the fuel cell stack are connected with each other by downstream side piping. The upstream side piping is formed from upstream side first and second pipe parts, and the downstream side piping is formed from downstream side first and second pipe parts. Movement of the compressor and fuel cell stack relative to the intercooler at the time of a heavy collision of the vehicle causes disconnection of the upstream side first and second pipe parts and disconnection of the downstream side first and second pipe parts, to thereby cause communication of the upstream side piping and the downstream side piping with an internal space of the housing compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuji AISHIMA, Shigeaki MURATA, Hiroyoshi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: RE49476
    Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle comprising: a hydrogen tank which is mounted on the vehicle so as to have a center axis generally parallel to a front/rear direction of the vehicle; a high-voltage electric component which is positioned either forward or rearward of the hydrogen tank and which operates on high voltage; an aftercooler placed between the hydrogen tank and the high-voltage electric component to cool compressed air; and a fuel cell stack which is supplied with the cooled compressed air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuji Aishima