Patents by Inventor Yoshiatsu Asai

Yoshiatsu Asai 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: 11735785
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; at least one battery cell group that is arranged between the two outer side walls of the exterior body and that is composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; a first temperature-adjusting medium flow path that is provided in at least one of the two outer side walls of the exterior body and in which a temperature-adjusting medium capable of exchanging heat with the battery cells via the outer side wall flows; and a holding mechanism that brings the battery cell group into contact with the outer side wall so that heat can be exchanged and that holds the battery cell group in the exterior body by applying, to the battery cell group in the exterior body, a pressing force in a direction towards the outer side wall having the first temperature-adjusting medium flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyosuke Miyoshi, Satoshi Takada, Shoshi Hidaka, Ryu Tate, Hideaki Sakai, Yoshiatsu Asai
  • Patent number: 11283100
    Abstract: A battery device includes: an exterior body having two outer side walls; a battery cell group configured by stacking battery cells each having an electrode terminal; temperature control medium flow paths provided inside the outer side walls; and a holding mechanism applying a pressure on the battery cell group in a direction of pressing the battery cell group toward the outer side wall, and holding the battery cell group. The battery cell has the electrode terminal on the upper portion. The battery cell group has a convex part protruding toward the outer side wall on a lower portion. An inner surface of the outer side wall has a concave part along the length direction of the exterior body at a lower position than the temperature control medium flow path. The battery cell group is held by the holding mechanism through engagement of the convex part and the concave part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyosuke Miyoshi, Yoshiatsu Asai
  • Publication number: 20210265681
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; at least one battery cell group that is arranged between the two outer side walls of the exterior body and that is composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; a first temperature-adjusting medium flow path that is provided in at least one of the two outer side walls of the exterior body and in which a temperature-adjusting medium capable of exchanging heat with the battery cells via the outer side wall flows; and a holding mechanism that brings the battery cell group into contact with the outer side wall so that heat can be exchanged and that holds the battery cell group in the exterior body by applying, to the battery cell group in the exterior body, a pressing force in a direction towards the outer side wall having the first temperature-adjusting medium flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Kyosuke MIYOSHI, Satoshi TAKADA, Shoshi HIDAKA, Ryu TATE, Hideaki SAKAI, Yoshiatsu ASAI
  • Publication number: 20210234211
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; a plurality of battery cell groups that are arranged in parallel between the two outer side walls and that, are each composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; and holding mechanisms that are arranged between the plurality of battery cell groups and that hold the plurality of respective battery cell groups in the exterior body by applying, to the plurality of battery cell groups, a pressing force in a direction in which the battery cell groups are separated from each other and are pressed towards the two opposite outer side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kyosuke MIYOSHI, Shoshi HIDAKA, Ryu TATE, Hideaki SAKAI, Yoshiatsu ASAI, Satoshi TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20200028202
    Abstract: A battery device includes: an exterior body having two outer side walls; a battery cell group configured by stacking battery cells each having an electrode terminal; temperature control medium flow paths provided inside the outer side walls; and a holding mechanism applying a pressure on the battery cell group in a direction of pressing the battery cell group toward the outer side wall, and holding the battery cell group. The battery cell has the electrode terminal on the upper portion. The battery cell group has a convex part protruding toward the outer side wall on a lower portion. An inner surface of the outer side wall has a concave part along the length direction of the exterior body at a lower position than the temperature control medium flow path. The battery cell group is held by the holding mechanism through engagement of the convex part and the concave part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyosuke MIYOSHI, Yoshiatsu ASAI
  • Patent number: 10422354
    Abstract: A hydraulic accumulator includes a limiting portion that is fitted into a ring end gap of a snap ring to limit a decrease in a diameter of the snap ring. The snap ring is stamped from a metal sheet by a press machine. Therefore, one of two opposed surfaces of a portion of the snap ring, which is fitted into a groove, forms a sloped surface as a result of shear droop. The limiting portion is fitted into the ring end gap of the snap ring to limit the decrease in the diameter of the snap ring. Thus, it is possible to limit riding of the sloped surface of the snap ring on a corner of the groove, and thereby it is possible to limit removal of the snap ring from the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyohei Takahashi, Tatsuya Kitanaka, Itsuki Shimazaki, Shunsuke Yoshida, Yoshiatsu Asai
  • Publication number: 20180283408
    Abstract: A hydraulic accumulator includes a limiting portion that is fitted into a ring end gap of a snap ring to limit a decrease in a diameter of the snap ring. The snap ring is stamped from a metal sheet by a press machine. Therefore, one of two opposed surfaces of a portion of the snap ring, which is fitted into a groove, forms a sloped surface as a result of shear droop. The limiting portion is fitted into the ring end gap of the snap ring to limit the decrease in the diameter of the snap ring. Thus, it is possible to limit riding of the sloped surface of the snap ring on a corner of the groove, and thereby it is possible to limit removal of the snap ring from the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kyohei TAKAHASHI, Tatsuya KITANAKA, Itsuki SHIMAZAKI, Shunsuke YOSHIDA, Yoshiatsu ASAI
  • Patent number: 8893582
    Abstract: A bearing locking mechanism capable of surely preventing dropping of a bearing, without increasing size of a transmission, is provided. In a bearing locking mechanism in which a bearing G3c of a rotating body G3b axially supported by a transmission case 7 rotationally is prevented from dropping from the transmission case 7, a transmission 1 is equipped with a brake B1 provided so as to be adjacent to the bearing G3c, the brake B1 is equipped with a fixing member B1a to be fixed to the transmission case 7, and the bearing G3c is prevented from dropping from the transmission case 7 by the fixing member B1a engaging with a side surface in an axial direction of the bearing G3c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Fukasawa, Hisayuki Asada, Yoshiatsu Asai, Mitsuhiro Takeda