Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki AIZAWA
Yasuyuki AIZAWA 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: 12315954Abstract: A secondary battery module includes a plurality of battery blocks each obtained by stacking a plurality of battery cells. The secondary battery module includes a holding member adapted to hold the plurality of battery blocks and including a pair of opposed end plates, a pair of opposed side plates, and a section plate arranged between the adjacent battery blocks to partition the battery blocks; and an inter-block bus bar provided across the section plate and adapted to electrically connect the adjacent battery blocks. The inter-block bus bar has a fuse portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.Inventors: Koji Chida, Yasuyuki Aizawa, Masatake Fuke
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Publication number: 20240274985Abstract: In a battery pack with bus bars, a first conductive member includes a first joining portion joined to a first positive electrode terminal and a first extending portion extending from the first joining portion, a second conductive member includes a second joining portion joined to a second negative electrode terminal and a second extending portion extending from the second joining portion, the first conductive member and the second conductive member are made of different materials, the first conductive member and the second conductive member are connected by a third joining portion, and the third joining portion is formed on an overlapping portion of the first extending portion and the second extending portion with a distance closer to the third joining portion out of a distance between the first joining portion and the third joining portion and a distance between the second joining portion and the third joining portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN INC.Inventors: Masanari ODA, Osamu KUBOTA, Koji KOSAI, Yasuyuki AIZAWA, Tatsuhiko KAWASAKI, Yoshiyuki TAKAMORI
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Publication number: 20230402719Abstract: An assembled battery including a plurality of batteries each including a container which houses a charge/discharge body, an electrode terminal on one surface of the container, a sealing member which is provided between the container and the electrode terminal sealing between the container and the electrode terminal, and a busbar joined to each of the electrode terminals of the batteries that differ from each other. Each of the electrode terminals includes an electrode terminal protruding section extending in a direction of separation from the one surface. The busbar includes a busbar hole for the electrode terminal protruding section to be fitted. The electrode terminal protruding section and the busbar hole fit to each other and abut on each other. A coupling section between an outer surface of the electrode terminal protruding section and an inner surface of the busbar hole is at least partially welded.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN INC.Inventors: Hiroaki MASUDA, Yasuyuki AIZAWA
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Publication number: 20230238658Abstract: A secondary battery module includes a plurality of battery blocks each obtained by stacking a plurality of battery cells. The secondary battery module includes a holding member adapted to hold the plurality of battery blocks and including a pair of opposed end plates, a pair of opposed side plates, and a section plate arranged between the adjacent battery blocks to partition the battery blocks; and an inter-block bus bar provided across the section plate and adapted to electrically connect the adjacent battery blocks. The inter-block bus bar has a fuse portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Koji CHIDA, Yasuyuki AIZAWA, Masatake FUKE
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Patent number: 11646474Abstract: A secondary battery module includes a plurality of battery blocks each obtained by stacking a plurality of battery cells. The secondary battery module includes a holding member adapted to hold the plurality of battery blocks and including a pair of opposed end plates, a pair of opposed side plates, and a section plate arranged between the adjacent battery blocks to partition the battery blocks; and an inter-block bus bar provided across the section plate and adapted to electrically connect the adjacent battery blocks. The inter-block bus bar has a fuse portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan, Inc.Inventors: Koji Chida, Yasuyuki Aizawa, Masatake Fuke
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Publication number: 20210218114Abstract: Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract: A secondary battery module includes a plurality of battery blocks each obtained by stacking a plurality of battery cells. The secondary battery module includes a holding member adapted to hold the plurality of battery blocks and including a pair of opposed end plates, a pair of opposed side plates, and a section plate arranged between the adjacent battery blocks to partition the battery blocks; and an inter-block bus bar provided across the section plate and adapted to electrically connect the adjacent battery blocks. The inter-block bus bar has a fuse portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Koji CHIDA, Yasuyuki AIZAWA, Masatake FUKE
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Patent number: 10637019Abstract: Provided is a battery module having a structure with which dimensional errors of assembly components can be absorbed for reliable locking and assembling. A battery module 1 according to the present invention is configured so that a plurality of battery cells 2 are arranged, and a bus bar 16 conductively connects adjacent external terminals 13A and 13B, and the battery module 1 includes a cell holder 21 interposed between the plurality of battery cells 2 to hold the battery cells 2, and a bus bar holder 6 mounted to the cell holder 21 to hold the bus bar 16. Then, a bus bar holder locking portion 26 provided at the cell holder 21 and having a hook shape, and a cell holder locking portion 32 provided at the bus bar holder 6 and having a hook shape are locked to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Yasuyuki Aizawa
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Patent number: 10593917Abstract: Provided is a battery module having a structure with which dimensional errors of assembly components can be absorbed for reliable locking and assembling. A battery module 1 according to the present invention is configured so that a plurality of battery cells 2 are arranged, and a bus bar 16 conductively connects adjacent external terminals 13A and 13B, and the battery module 1 includes a cell holder 21 interposed between the plurality of battery cells 2 to hold the battery cells 2, and a bus bar holder 6 mounted to the cell holder 21 to hold the bus bar 16. Then, a bus bar holder locking portion 26 provided at the cell holder 21 and having a hook shape, and a cell holder locking portion 32 provided at the bus bar holder 6 and having a hook shape are locked to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Yasuyuki Aizawa
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Publication number: 20180151859Abstract: Provided is a battery module having a structure with which dimensional errors of assembly components can be absorbed for reliable locking and assembling. A battery module 1 according to the present invention is configured so that a plurality of battery cells 2 are arranged, and a bus bar 16 conductively connects adjacent external terminals 13A and 13B, and the battery module 1 includes a cell holder 21 interposed between the plurality of battery cells 2 to hold the battery cells 2, and a bus bar holder 6 mounted to the cell holder 21 to hold the bus bar 16. Then, a bus bar holder locking portion 26 provided at the cell holder 21 and having a hook shape, and a cell holder locking portion 32 provided at the bus bar holder 6 and having a hook shape are locked to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Yasuyuki AIZAWA