Patents by Inventor Yu ASAKURA

Yu ASAKURA 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).

  • Driving unit and vehicle
    Patent number: 12155277
    Abstract: A driving unit includes a rotary electric machine which has a rotation axis extending in a horizontal direction, a rotary electric machine case, and an electric power conversion device. The electric power conversion device is disposed on one side of the rotary electric machine in an orthogonal direction. A first coolant is stored in a rotary electric machine accommodating portion of the rotary electric machine case. The driving unit has a first connecting portion electrically connecting the rotary electric machine and the electric power conversion device and a second connecting portion electrically connecting a sensor provided to the rotary electric machine and the electric power conversion device. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are disposed between the rotary electric machine and the electric power conversion device in the orthogonal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Heisuke Kobayashi, Takeshi Hoshinoya, Keiichiro Kashiwabara, Norifumi Yasuda, Manabu Yazaki, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Akira Fujiwara, Hideaki Noto, Shunsuke Isogai, Yu Asakura
  • DRIVING UNIT AND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220263389
    Abstract: A driving unit includes a rotary electric machine which has a rotation axis extending in a horizontal direction, a rotary electric machine case, and an electric power conversion device. The electric power conversion device is disposed on one side of the rotary electric machine in an orthogonal direction. A first coolant is stored in a rotary electric machine accommodating portion of the rotary electric machine case. The driving unit has a first connecting portion electrically connecting the rotary electric machine and the electric power conversion device and a second connecting portion electrically connecting a sensor provided to the rotary electric machine and the electric power conversion device. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are disposed between the rotary electric machine and the electric power conversion device in the orthogonal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Heisuke KOBAYASHI, Takeshi HOSHINOYA, Keiichiro KASHIWABARA, Norifumi YASUDA, Manabu YAZAKI, Tomoyuki SUZUKI, Akira FUJIWARA, Hideaki NOTO, Shunsuke ISOGAI, Yu ASAKURA