Patents by Inventor Yoshitomo NISHIHARA
Yoshitomo NISHIHARA 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: 10003107Abstract: A power source device has: battery cells respectively having electrode terminals; a rigid circuit board including a detection circuit for detecting states in the battery cells; a FPC electrically connecting the electrode terminals and the detection circuit; and, connecting members provided at a tip of the PFC, electrically connecting the battery cells and the FPC. The FPC has fixing portions fixed to the rigid circuit board. The fixing portions include: a signal line connecting portion having conductive foils of which one side ends are fixed to the rigid circuit board, which electrically connect the electrode terminals and the detection circuit; and a reinforcing portion having a fixing metal foil of which one side end is fixed to the rigid circuit board, which is insulated from the electrode terminals. The signal line connecting portion has a connecting area overlapping the rigid circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshitomo Nishihara
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Patent number: 9831535Abstract: A power supply device in which bars BB extend in one direction and connect the terminals of the battery cells adjacent to each other. The lines (20) are electrically connectable to the bars BB. The tabs TB electrically connect the bars BB to the lines (20). The bar BB is formed of a clad plate formed of a first metal (3A) and a second metal (3B). The bar BB includes first and second holders (3a and 3b), and a tab holder. The first and second holders (3a and 3b) are arranged in the first and second metals, respectively, and hold the terminals at holding positions. The tab holder is arranged in the first metal (3A), and holds the tab TB at a holding position. The impedance between the first holder (3a) and the tab holder is substantially equal to the impedance between the tab holder and the second holder (3b).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitomo Nishihara, Kazumi Ohkura, Tsuyoshi Watanabe
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Patent number: 9761916Abstract: A power supply device has a first monitoring portion monitoring one battery property of plural battery cells constituting a battery block, a second monitoring portion monitoring another battery property, a circuit board having a monitoring circuit monitoring states of the battery cells being connected to the first and second monitoring portions and based on battery property information detected in the first and second monitoring portions and having a rectangular shape in the external appearance, a first connector connecting a first harness extended from the first monitoring portion to the circuit board, and a second connector connecting a second harness extended from the second monitoring portion to the circuit board. The first connector is fixed to one side of the circuit board, and the second connector is fixed to another side crossing the one side of the rectangular outer shape at a position thereof crossing the second connector.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshitomo Nishihara
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Patent number: 9705161Abstract: A battery module includes a battery block, a cover member, a circuit board, a wiring member, and a first connection member. The battery block includes a plurality of battery cells, and has a terminal surface. Terminals of the plurality of battery cells are arranged on the terminal surface. The cover member is arranged on or above the terminal surface of the battery block. The circuit board overlaps the cover member, and includes a voltage detection circuit for detecting terminal voltages of the plurality of battery cells. The wiring member overlaps the cover member, and is electrically connected to the terminals of the plurality of battery cells. The first connection member electrically connects the circuit board to the wiring member.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitomo Nishihara, Yasuhiro Asai, Tsuyoshi Watanabe
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Patent number: 9627896Abstract: A battery system comprises plural battery cells, a voltage detecting circuit detecting voltage of each of the battery cells, and plural voltage detecting lines connecting an electrode terminal of each of the battery cells to input side of the voltage detecting circuit, and the voltage detecting circuit detects the voltage of each of the battery cells through the voltage detecting lines. The voltage detecting lines have different lengths, and at least one of the voltage detecting lines has a resistance adjusting portion which equalizes electrical resistances of the long voltage detecting line and the short voltage detecting line, and through the plural voltage detecting lines of which electrical resistances are equalized by the resistance adjusting portion, the voltage detecting circuit detects the voltage of each of the battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshitomo Nishihara
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Publication number: 20160372796Abstract: A power source device has: battery cells respectively having electrode terminals; a rigid circuit board including a detection circuit for detecting states in the battery cells; a FPC electrically connecting the electrode terminals and the detection circuit; and, connecting members provided at a tip of the PFC, electrically connecting the battery cells and the FPC. The FPC has fixing portions fixed to the rigid circuit board. The fixing portions include: a signal line connecting portion having conductive foils of which one side ends are fixed to the rigid circuit board, which electrically connect the electrode terminals and the detection circuit; and a reinforcing portion having a fixing metal foil of which one side end is fixed to the rigid circuit board, which is insulated from the electrode terminals. The signal line connecting portion has a connecting area overlapping the rigid circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2014Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: YOSHITOMO NISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20150137824Abstract: A battery system comprises plural battery cells, a voltage detecting circuit detecting voltage of each of the battery cells, and plural voltage detecting lines connecting an electrode terminal of each of the battery cells to input side of the voltage detecting circuit, and the voltage detecting circuit detects the voltage of each of the battery cells through the voltage detecting lines. The voltage detecting lines have different lengths, and at least one of the voltage detecting lines has a resistance adjusting portion which equalizes electrical resistances of the long voltage detecting line and the short voltage detecting line, and through the plural voltage detecting lines of which electrical resistances are equalized by the resistance adjusting portion, the voltage detecting circuit detects the voltage of each of the battery cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventor: Yoshitomo Nishihara
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Patent number: 9024572Abstract: A battery block composed of a plurality of battery cells and a voltage detecting circuit (state detecting circuit) for detecting a voltage between terminals of each battery cell are included, and a flexible printed circuit board, in which a voltage detecting line for electrically connecting a positive electrode terminal or a negative electrode terminal of the battery cell and the voltage detecting circuit (state detecting circuit) is integrated with a substrate made or a flexible material, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitomo Nishihara, Keiji Kishimoto, Kazumi Ohkura, Kenji Taguchi
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Publication number: 20140329121Abstract: A power supply device has a first monitoring portion monitoring one battery property of plural battery cells constituting a battery block, a second monitoring portion monitoring another battery property, a circuit board having a monitoring circuit monitoring states of the battery cells being connected to the first and second monitoring portions and based on battery property information detected in the first and second monitoring portions and having a rectangular shape in the external appearance, a first connector connecting a first harness extended from the first monitoring portion to the circuit board, and a second connector connecting a second harness extended from the second monitoring portion to the circuit board. The first connector is fixed to one side of the circuit board, and the second connector is fixed to another side crossing the one side of the rectangular outer shape at a position thereof crossing the second connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventor: Yoshitomo Nishihara
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Publication number: 20140017533Abstract: A battery module includes a battery block, a cover member, a circuit board, a wiring member, and a first connection member. The battery block includes a plurality of battery cells, and has a terminal surface. Terminals of the plurality of battery cells are arranged on the terminal surface. The cover member is arranged on or above the terminal surface of the battery block. The circuit board overlaps the cover member, and includes a voltage detection circuit for detecting terminal voltages of the plurality of battery cells. The wiring member overlaps the cover member, and is electrically connected to the terminals of the plurality of battery cells. The first connection member electrically connects the circuit board to the wiring member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Yoshitomo Nishihara, Yasuhiro Asai, Tsuyoshi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20140017532Abstract: A power supply device in which bars BB extend in one direction and connect the terminals of the battery cells adjacent to each other. The lines (20) are electrically connectable to the bars BB. The tabs TB electrically connect the bars BB to the lines (20). The bar BB is formed of a clad plate formed of a first metal (3A) and a second metal (3B). The bar BB includes first and second holders (3a and 3b), and a tab holder. The first and second holders (3a and 3b) are arranged in the first and second metals, respectively, and hold the terminals at holding positions. The tab holder is arranged in the first metal (3A), and holds the tab TB at a holding position. The impedance between the first holder (3a) and the tab holder is substantially equal to the impedance between the tab holder and the second holder (3b).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Yoshitomo Nishihara, Kazumi Ohkura, Tsuyoshi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20130200700Abstract: A battery module includes a battery block and a printed circuit board. The battery block includes a plurality of laminated battery cells. A detection circuit and an amplification circuit are mounted on the printed circuit board. In the battery block, a bus bar is attached to electrodes of the two battery cells in close proximity to each other so that the plurality of battery cells are connected in series. The bus bar attached to one of the electrodes of the battery cell at one end of the battery block is used as a shunt resistor for current detection. The detection circuit detects a voltage between both ends of the shunt resistor, which has been amplified by the amplification circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazumi Ohkura, Yoshitomo Nishihara, Yutaka Miyazaki, Yasuhiro Asai
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Publication number: 20120161677Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, a detection circuit, a communication unit, and a printed circuit board. The detection circuit and the communication circuit are mounted on the common printed circuit board. The detection circuit detects a voltage of each of the battery cells in the battery module, and feeds the detected voltage to the communication circuit. The communication circuit is connected to a communication circuit in another battery module or a battery ECU. Thus, the communication circuit in the battery module and the communication circuit in the other battery module or the battery ECU can communicate with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomonori Kunimitsu, Yoshitomo Nishihara, Hiroya Murao, Keiji Kishimoto, Kazumi Ohkura
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Publication number: 20120019061Abstract: A battery block composed of a plurality of battery cells and a voltage detecting circuit (state detecting circuit) for detecting a voltage between terminals of each battery cell are included, and a flexible printed circuit board, in which a voltage detecting line for electrically connecting a positive electrode terminal or a negative electrode terminal of the battery cell and the voltage detecting circuit (state detecting circuit) is integrated with a substrate made or a flexible material, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitomo Nishihara, Keiji Kishimoto, Kazumi Ohkura, Kenji Taguchi
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Publication number: 20110156618Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of printed circuit boards. A cell characteristics detecting circuit having a cell characteristics detecting function for detecting cell characteristics of the plurality of battery cells is mounted on each of the printed circuit boards. As well as the cell characteristics detecting circuit, a control-related circuit having a function different from the cell characteristics detecting function of each battery cell is mounted on the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro SEO, Keiji KISHIMOTO, Kazumi OHKURA, Yoshitomo NISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20110101920Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery modules each including a plurality of battery cells. One battery module includes a main circuit board, and the other battery modules include auxiliary circuit boards. The main circuit board includes a cell characteristics detecting circuit that detects characteristics of each battery cell and a control-related circuit having a function related to control of the plurality of battery modules. The auxiliary circuit board includes a cell characteristics detecting circuit that detects characteristics of each battery cell, and does not include a control-related circuit having the function related to control of the plurality of battery modules. In a battery module of another battery system, a first printed circuit board, a board holder and a second printed circuit board are attached to one end surface frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro SEO, Keiji KISHIMOTO, Kazumi OHKURA, Yoshitomo NISHIHARA, Tomonori KUNIMITSU, Tomoyuki MATSUBARA
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Publication number: 20110104521Abstract: In a casing, battery blocks are positioned so that a distance between a printed circuit board attached to an end surface of each of the battery blocks and an end surface opposed to the printed circuit board is greater than a distance between the end surface of the battery block, to which no printed circuit board is attached, and an end surface of the casing, which is opposed to the end surface of the battery block.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji KISHIMOTO, Yoshitomo NISHIHARA, Kazumi OHKURA, Hiroya MURAO
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Publication number: 20110027634Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery modules each including one or a plurality of battery cells, and a detecting circuit that is used in common for the plurality of battery modules and detects a terminal voltage of each battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji KISHIMOTO, Yoshitomo NISHIHARA, Kazumi OHKURA
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Publication number: 20110024205Abstract: A long-sized FPC board extending in an X-direction is connected in common to a plurality of bus bars on the side of one ends of a plurality of battery cells. Similarly, a long-sized FPC board extending in the X-direction is connected in common to a plurality of bus bars on the side of the other ends in a Y-direction of the plurality of battery cells. Each FPC board has a configuration in which a plurality of conductor lines are formed on an insulating layer, and has bending characteristics and flexibility. Each FPC board is arranged on the plurality of battery cells while being bent double.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitomo NISHIHARA, Kazumi OHKURA
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Publication number: 20100271223Abstract: A plurality of battery cells is connected in series via a plurality of bus bars. An FPC board is attached to the bus bars. On the FPC board, PTC elements are respectively arranged in close proximity to the bus bars. Each of conductor lines on the FPC board extends between an attachment portion of the bus bar and the PTC element arranged in close proximity to the bus bar, extends between the PTC element and one end of the FPC board, and is connected to a plurality of connection terminals of a printed circuit board. The connection terminals are electrically connected to a detecting circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazumi OHKURA, Yoshitomo NISHIHARA, Kenji TAGUCHI, Keiji KISHIMOTO