Patents by Inventor Yutaro GOTO

Yutaro GOTO 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: 10759262
    Abstract: A battery pack includes: a plurality of battery modules arranged side by side along a first direction orthogonal to an up-down direction; a housing case configured to house the plurality of battery modules; a wire harness electrically connected to the plurality of battery modules and routed in the housing case; and a reinforcing portion provided within the housing case and configured to reinforce the housing case. The reinforcing portion includes a plate-shaped portion arranged separately from the plurality of battery modules and extending along the first direction. The plate-shaped portion has a lower surface facing the plurality-of-battery-modules side, and an upper surface located on an opposite side of the lower surface. The wire harness is routed along the upper surface of the plate-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaro Goto, Shigeyuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190291558
    Abstract: A battery pack includes: a plurality of battery modules arranged side by side along a first direction orthogonal to an up-down direction; a housing case configured to house the plurality of battery modules; a wire harness electrically connected to the plurality of battery modules and routed in the housing case; and a reinforcing portion provided within the housing case and configured to reinforce the housing case. The reinforcing portion includes a plate-shaped portion arranged separately from the plurality of battery modules and extending along the first direction. The plate-shaped portion has a lower surface facing the plurality-of-battery-modules side, and an upper surface located on an opposite side of the lower surface. The wire harness is routed along the upper surface of the plate-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaro GOTO, Shigeyuki INOUE