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).

  • Publication number: 20230402719
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki MASUDA, Yasuyuki AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230238658
    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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Koji CHIDA, Yasuyuki AIZAWA, Masatake FUKE
  • Patent number: 11646474
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Chida, Yasuyuki Aizawa, Masatake Fuke
  • Publication number: 20210218114
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Koji CHIDA, Yasuyuki AIZAWA, Masatake FUKE
  • Patent number: 10637019
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Aizawa
  • Patent number: 10593917
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20180151859
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki AIZAWA