HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. patent applications on March 28th, 2024
Patent Applications by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. on March 28th, 2024
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.: 48 patent applications
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. has applied for patents in the areas of B60W50/14 (8), H01M50/249 (6), B60W40/105 (6), B60R25/24 (5), H01M50/204 (4)
With keywords such as: device, information, vehicle, unit, battery, control, object, configured, electronic, and power in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
20240099532.BOARDING SWEEPER_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Sho KAKIGI of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): A47L9/28, A47L5/22, A47L9/00, A47L9/04, A47L9/12, E01H1/00, E01H1/08, H01M10/613, H01M10/625, H01M10/6563, H01M50/249
Abstract: a boarding sweeper comprises a cleaning working unit capable of executing cleaning work, a seat portion for seating a user, an operation input unit that allows the user to input a driving operation, a suction unit provided in a vicinity of the cleaning working unit, a battery holder that detachably holds a battery unit, and an air guiding mechanism that guides suction air from the suction unit so that the suction air passes through the battery holder.
20240099533.BOARDING SWEEPER_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Masanori ISHIKAWA of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): A47L9/28, A47L5/22, A47L9/00, A47L9/04, E01H1/05, H01M50/204, H01M50/249
Abstract: a boarding sweeper comprises a cleaning working unit capable of executing cleaning work, a seat portion for seating a user, an operation input unit that allows the user to input a driving operation, and a battery holder that detachably holds a battery unit, wherein, when an area on one lateral side with respect to a virtual line passing through in a front-and-rear direction of a vehicle body in plan view is defined as a first area and an area on the other lateral side is defined as a second area, the cleaning working unit, the seat portion, and the operation input unit are disposed in the first area, and the battery holder is disposed in the second area.
Inventor(s): Toshiyuki INABA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shumon HOSHINO of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Masanobu TAKAZAWA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B01D53/04
Abstract: provided is a carbon dioxide removal apparatus that enables determination of whether or not carbon dioxide has desorbed from an adsorbent without using a carbon dioxide sensor. a carbon dioxide removal apparatus includes a carbon dioxide adsorption module, a first valve provided in an intake part of the carbon dioxide adsorption module, a second valve provided in a discharge part of the carbon dioxide adsorption module, a third valve connected to the discharge part, a vacuum pump connected to the carbon dioxide adsorption module via the third valve, and a controller. the carbon dioxide adsorption module includes a pressure meter and an adsorbent, and the controller is configured to perform, based on a pressure measured by the pressure meter, at least one of determining whether carbon dioxide has desorbed from the adsorbent or detecting an abnormality.
Inventor(s): Yutaro INOUE of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kota KOBAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B21D53/88, G06F30/15, G06F30/23
Abstract: included are: an averaging process of performing averaging on measurement data in accordance with a ratio of amounts of deformation calculated in a first analysis process at other evaluation portions than a certain evaluation portion, with respect to the certain evaluation portion; an adjustment process of adjusting the ratio to achieve a higher correlation between a ratio of rigidity calculated from results of analyses between a second member and a first member and a ratio of movement calculated from the measurement data; and a rigidity changing process of changing, when a value of the measurement data at one of the evaluation portions on the completed member exceeds an allowable value, rigidity of the second member based on the correlation having undergone the adjustment in the adjustment process to allow the value of the measurement data to be below the allowable value.
Inventor(s): Tadaaki Hasegawa of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Masanori Yoshihira of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B25J9/16, B25J13/08, B25J15/00
Abstract: an object gripping method includes determining a gripping center coordinate system when gripping a target object assumed to be gripped by an end effector having a plurality of fingers for each of a plurality of gripping postures that are able to be taken by the end effector, determining an initial fingertip position from the determined gripping center coordinate system, instructing the end effector to grip the target object at the initial fingertip position and gripping the target object, fixing a fingertip position of the end effector with respect to the gripping center coordinate system, and determining an operation amount of the gripping center coordinate system according to a desired operation amount of the target object and operating the target object according to an operation of the gripping center coordinate system.
20240100903.REAR SUSPENSION STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Akihiko KOIKE of Minato-ku, Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60G21/05, B60G21/055
Abstract: a rear suspension structure includes left and right trailing arms, left and right hub carriers, and a lateral beam. each hub carrier includes a front arm portion extending in a direction inward in the vehicle width direction and frontward of an axis of the rear wheels, and a rear arm portion extending rearward of the front arm portion. each trailing arm has a rear end portion coupled to the hub carrier or the lateral beam via a first coupling portion that is a bushing. the lateral beam includes a left beam extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the rear arm portion disposed on a left side of the vehicle, a right beam extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the rear arm portion disposed on a right side of the vehicle, and left and right second coupling portions displaceably coupling the left beam and the right beam.
20240100970.COMPACTION ROLLER_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Kentaro SUGIMURA of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60L50/60, E01C19/26
Abstract: a compaction roller comprising: a first roller rotating about a first axis; a second roller rotating about a second axis; a drive unit that supplies a driving force to at least one of the first roller and the second roller; and a storage unit that stores a battery for supplying electric power to the drive unit, wherein the storage unit allows the battery to be inserted and removed in a direction parallel to a plane passing through the first axis and the second axis.
20240101021.HEADLIGHT DETERMINATION APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Fumihiro YASUFUKU of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kazuki KAWAMURA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kazuki ODAGIRI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Keisuke MAEDA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takashi MAI of Tochigi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takafumi OTA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60Q1/14, B60Q1/00
Abstract: a headlight determination apparatus includes a camera device, a target light recognition device, and a changing device. the camera device captures an image ahead of a vehicle at a predetermined frame rate. the target light recognition device recognizes target light from the image captured by the camera device. the changing device changes a wavelength of headlight of the vehicle by using a predetermined period slower than the predetermined frame rate. when the wavelength of the headlight is different from a wavelength of the target light and/or when a period of the wavelength of the headlight does not match a period of the wavelength of the target light, the target light recognition device recognizes that there is target light other than the headlight in front of the vehicle and controls light distribution of the headlight when there is target light other than the headlight in front of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Masayuki Sato of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takahiro Matsuoka of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60Q9/00
Abstract: an attention attracting system includes plural hmi devices notifying occupants; and an attention attracting device notifying the occupants of presence of a risk of contact between a subject vehicle and an object through the hmi devices. the attention attracting device includes a risk identification section identifying a risk level of the risk of the contact and a notification section: executing a first notification to notify a driver of the presence of the risk of the contact through a driver hmi device solely notifying the driver when the risk level exceeds a first threshold; and executing a second notification to notify a passenger of the presence of the risk of the contact through a passenger hmi device solely notifying the passenger when the risk level exceeds a second threshold greater than the first threshold or when a predetermined time passes after the first notification is executed.
Inventor(s): Yuji Takeuchi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60R25/24, B60R25/01, B60R25/23, B60R25/33, G07C9/00
Abstract: there is provided with a control apparatus. a first obtaining unit obtains position information of a vehicle. a setting unit sets a remote operation permitted range of the vehicle on a basis of movement information of the vehicle in a first predetermined period based on the position information. a second obtaining unit obtains information indicating that a specific operation for a remote operation input to the vehicle from a user terminal is performed. a controlling unit restricts the remote operation input from the user terminal to the vehicle in a case where a position of the vehicle at a time of obtaining the information is outside the remote operation permitted range. the movement information includes the position information of the vehicle and a visit situation to the position in the first predetermined period.
20240101093.VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Atsuki OHIRA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Eisuke HORII of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Hiroyuki IWASAKI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Masayuki UENO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shotaro YAMAZAKI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takashi SHIMADA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tomoaki KOTAKI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yohei SATO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60T13/66, B60T8/40
Abstract: a vehicle brake system includes a switching valve switchable between a first state allowing communication between a first fluid pressure generating device and a frictional brake and a second state allowing communication between a second fluid pressure generating device and the frictional brake. the second fluid pressure generating device generates a fluid pressure by moving a piston with an electric actuator, and has a fluid pressure supply port connected to the switching valve and an atmosphere opening port connected to a reservoir tank. when, due to a failure, the switching valve becomes a third state in which the switching valve makes each of the first fluid pressure generating device and the second fluid pressure generating device communicate with the frictional brake, a control device controls the second fluid pressure generating device to close the atmosphere opening port with the piston.
Inventor(s): Kazuki TOMIOKA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W30/14, B60W30/18, B60W40/105, B60W50/14
Abstract: a control device for a vehicle includes a travel control unit configured to provide a speed control function for automatically controlling a speed and configured to interrupt an operation of the speed control function in response to a braking operation element of the vehicle being operated by a driver during the operation of the speed control function, and a proposal unit configured to provide a restart proposal to the driver to restart the operation of the speed control function when the driver stops the vehicle while the operation of the speed control function is interrupted. when the driver agrees with the restart proposal, the travel control unit restarts the operation of the speed control function and keeps the vehicle stopped by the speed control function. the agreement with the restart proposal is made by the driver terminating an operation of the braking operation element.
Inventor(s): Kazuki TOMIOKA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W30/14, B60W30/18, B60W50/14, G06V20/56
Abstract: a control device for a vehicle includes a travel control unit configured to provide a speed control function for automatically controlling a speed of the vehicle. the travel control unit interrupts an operation of the speed control function in response to a braking operation element of the vehicle being operated by a driver during the operation of the speed control function, and restarts the operation of the speed control function when a restart condition is satisfied. the restart condition includes that an operation level of a driving operation element of the vehicle by the driver after the driver turns right or left the vehicle at an intersection is within a predetermined range.
Inventor(s): Yuji Takeuchi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W50/14
Abstract: there is provided with a control apparatus. a first obtaining unit obtains position information of a vehicle. a first setting unit sets a remote operation permitted range of the vehicle on a basis of movement information of the vehicle in a first predetermined period based on the position information. a determination unit determines whether or not to restrict a remote operation input to the vehicle from an associated user terminal that is a user terminal associated with the vehicle on a basis of a stop position of the vehicle based on the position information and the remote operation permitted range. the movement information includes the position information of the vehicle and a visit situation to the position in the first predetermined period.
Inventor(s): Kosuke Toda of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W50/14, G06F3/16
Abstract: a driving assistance device includes a storage medium configured to store computer-readable instructions, and a processor connected to the storage medium, in which the processor executes the computer-readable instructions to determine whether to urge a driver of a mobile object to accelerate or decelerate on the basis of a state of the mobile object, to cause a speaker to output a notification sound urging the driver of the mobile object to accelerate or decelerate on the basis of a result of the determination, to cause the speaker to output a fundamental sound when causing the speaker to output the notification sound, and then cause the speaker to output one or more additional sounds whose pitch is different from a pitch of the fundamental sound, and to cause the speaker to output the one or more additional sounds whose pitch is higher than the pitch of the fundamental sound when the driver of the mobile object is urged to accelerate.
Inventor(s): Kotaro Fujimura of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Atsushi Kato of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuji Yasui of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W30/09, B60W30/095, B60W40/105, B60W50/00
Abstract: provided is a mobile object control device configured to: recognize a surrounding situation of a mobile object; set, based on the recognized surrounding situation, a risk area in which positions of the surrounding situation are associated with risk values that are indicator values indicating degrees to which the mobile object is to avoid traveling; generate a target trajectory indicating a route along which the mobile object is to travel in future; cause the mobile object to travel along the generated target trajectory; and set at least one observation point in each of three or more provisional trajectories branching at a specific location ahead of the mobile object, and generate the target trajectory based on the risk area and the at least one observation point.
20240101198.TAILGATE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Kaz Hayashi of Revelstoke (CA) for honda motor co., ltd., Takeshi Kamiyama of Dublin OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B62D33/037, B62D33/03, E05B17/20, E05B83/16
Abstract: a tailgate locking/unlocking system is adapted to lock or unlock a tailgate of a vehicle. the tillage locking/unlocking system includes a rod shaft, a first lock structure, a second lock structure, at least one handle assembly, a first receiver, and a second receiver. the rod shaft is disposed in the tailgate of the vehicle and extended along a width direction thereof. the rod shaft has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. the first and second lock structures are coupled to the first and second ends. the handle assembly is pivotally coupled to the first or second end of the rod shaft and coupled to the first or second lock structure. the first and the second receivers are disposed on a first lateral side and a second lateral side of a body of the vehicle for engaging with the first and second lock structures.
20240102539.WORM REDUCER_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Sho OHTAKE of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takashi MIYOSHI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): F16H19/08, F16H57/039, F16H57/04
Abstract: a worm reducer , in which at least one of an upper surface part or a lower surface part of a housing includes a protruding part protruding toward a worm wheel ; and with respect to an imaginary line l extending parallel to the rotation axis c of a worm gear and passing through the central axis of a shaft in the housing, a protruding part is provided between an imaginary line l and a meshing part e between the worm gear and the worm wheel in a plan view, and includes an inclined part that inclines toward the meshing part e.
20240102612.GAS FILLING METHOD_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Kiyoshi HANDA of WAKO-SHI (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): F17C5/00, F17C5/06
Abstract: a gas filling method for filling a tank with gas by supplying the gas from an accumulator to the tank through a pipe includes: a temperature separation pressure detecting step of detecting whether the pressure in the tank has reached a temperature separation pressure during filling of the tank with the gas; and a pressure rise rate increasing step of filling the tank with the gas by increasing the pressure rise rate of the pressure in the tank after the pressure in the tank has reached the temperature separation pressure.
Inventor(s): Ryoji WAKAYAMA of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/00, G01C21/36, G06T7/60, G06T7/73
Abstract: a moving object acquires three-dimensional point cloud data in surroundings of the moving object; and generates a grid map based on the three-dimensional point cloud data, the moving object maps point clouds of the three-dimensional point cloud data to a grid on a horizontal plane parallel to a road surface on which the moving object travels and generates the grid map in which each grid indicates whether a three-dimensional object having a predetermined height or a step exists. the moving object determines, for each grid of the grid map, whether the three-dimensional object exists based on a point density when a point cloud corresponding to each grid of the three-dimensional point cloud data is projected on the horizontal plane.
Inventor(s): Ryosuke YAMAZAKI of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kazuya KONADA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takashi YANAGI of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G01S7/03, G01S13/931
Abstract: a preview road surface detector is provided, which is capable of suppressing the crosstalk of received detection waves. a preview road surface detector, including: a distance sensor including a plurality of transmitters and at least one receiver installed on a vehicle body member and arranged in a direction intersecting a travel direction of a vehicle, the distance sensor detecting a value related to a distance between the vehicle body member and a measurement point on a road surface ahead of a vehicle, the measurement point corresponding to at least part of a road surface contact portion of a wheel; and a distance calculator that calculates a road surface distance as the distance from the vehicle body member to the measurement point, based on a detection value detected by the distance sensor, in which the transmitters transmit detection waves with a time difference between the adjacent transmitters.
Inventor(s): Yuji Takeuchi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G05D1/00, B60R25/24
Abstract: a remote operation device remotely operates a vehicle. the remote operation device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information associated with a user terminal in the vehicle, an authorization management unit configured to grant operation authorization for remotely operating the vehicle to the user terminal associated with the acquired identification information, and an operation unit configured to remotely operate the vehicle in accordance with an operation instruction transmitted from the user terminal having the operation authorization.
Inventor(s): Yuji Takeuchi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G05D1/00, B60R25/24
Abstract: a remote operation device remotely operates a vehicle, the remote operation device includes: a storage device configured to register identification information associated with a terminal device of a user, and information of a group including the user; and a processor configured to grant authorization for a remote operation on the vehicle to identification information associated with a terminal device of a first user included in the group, based on an operation from the terminal device of the first user. in a case where the processor has granted the authorization for the remote operation, the processor grants the authorization for the remote operation to identification information associated with a terminal device of a second user included in an identical group to the first user.
Inventor(s): Hisahiro Kato of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G06F11/36, B60W40/105, G06F9/30, G06F11/30
Abstract: a control device, which controls a device equipped in a vehicle by executing a program, the control device comprising: a storage unit that stores the program; and a processor, the processor being configured to be capable of executing a verification operation of partially executing and verifying the program after starting execution of the program stored in the storage unit, and change an execution mode of the verification operation according to a load state of the processor.
20240104218.CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Hiroki Yoshikawa of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G06F21/57, G06F8/65
Abstract: a control apparatus includes: an alarm unit that executes a monitoring function of detecting a wrongful act on a vehicle and causes an alarm output unit to output an alarm when the wrongful act is detected by the monitoring function; a software update unit that performs an update of software of an electronic device equipped in the vehicle; and an alarm output control unit that performs restriction of the output of the alarm when the software update unit performs the update of the software of the electronic device.
Inventor(s): Daisuke INOUE of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Toshikatsu KURAMOCHI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0631, G01C21/34, G06Q10/02
Abstract: a management apparatus includes: a reservation acceptance unit that selectively accepts an exclusive use reservation in which an aircraft is exclusively used by a sole reservation holder who has solely made a reservation for use of the aircraft, and a sharing reservation in which the aircraft is shared by a plurality of reservation holders; and a utilization plan formulation unit that formulates a utilization plan for the aircraft based on the result of acceptance by the reservation acceptance unit.
Inventor(s): Daisuke INOUE of TOKYO (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Toshikatsu KURAMOCHI of TOKYO (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0631, G06Q10/02, G06Q10/10, G06Q50/14
Abstract: a management apparatus includes: a desired operation route information acquisition unit that acquires desired operation route information indicating a desired operation route that is an operation route desired by an applicant who wishes to use an aircraft; and an operation plan acquisition unit that acquires an operation plan for the aircraft generated based on a plurality of pieces of the desired operation route information.
Inventor(s): Kenta Maruyama of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Junichiro Onaka of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yusuke Ishida of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0251, B60W40/08
Abstract: an information management device according to the embodiment is an information management device that manages information provided to a first device mounted on a mobile object on which an occupant boards and a second device used by a user at a location different from the mobile object, and includes an acquirer configured to acquire information from the first device and the second device, and a provider configured to provide each of the first device and the second device with information based on the information acquired, in which the information acquired by the first device includes an indoor image of the mobile object, an outdoor image, and indoor voice information of the mobile object, and the provider provides the second device with information set to be available among the indoor image, the outdoor image, and the indoor voice information based on provision availability information set by the occupant.
Inventor(s): Masamitsu Tsuchiya of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G06V20/58, G06T3/40, G06V10/25, G06V10/75
Abstract: an object detection device includes a storage medium configured to store computer-readable instructions, and a processor connected to the storage medium, in which the processor executes the computer-readable instructions to execute acquiring a captured image of a surface along which a mobile object is able to travel, which is captured with an inclination with respect to the surface, generating a low-resolution image obtained by lowering image quality of the captured image, defining a plurality of partial area sets each having partial areas in the low-resolution image, and deriving a total value obtained by totalizing differences in feature amount between the partial areas included in each of the plurality of partial area sets and partial areas in the vicinity to extract a point of interest on the basis of the total value, each of the plurality of partial area sets is defined to include a plurality of partial areas in a target area of each partial area set, and the target area is obtained by cutting out a part of the low-resolution image limited in a vertical direction so that at least a part thereof does not overlap with another partial area set in the vertical direction.
Inventor(s): Daiki Nogami of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuka Sameshima of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G07C5/00, G07C5/08
Abstract: an information collection system includes: a permitted utilization purpose list acquisition unit configured to acquire a permitted utilization purpose list indicating permitted utilization purposes for which a target user u permits provision of monitor information; a monitor information utilization purpose table generation unit configured to generate a monitor information utilization purpose table in which a kind of the monitor information and one of the plurality of utilization purposes are made to correspond, based on specifications of the target vehicle; and a transmission request kind list generation unit configured to generate a transmission request kind list indicating the kind of the monitor information for which transmission is to be requested from the target vehicle, based on the permitted utilization purpose list and the monitor information utilization purpose table.
Inventor(s): Hisahiro Kato of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Hiroaki Hakukawa of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Noboru Ujigawa of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tomoya Nishino of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G07C5/08
Abstract: a vehicle control system includes plural electronic control devices each of which controls an operation of a vehicle and which is mounted in the vehicle, a monitoring control device monitoring an operation of each electronic control device, and an electric connector which selectively sets an electronic connection of a power source line constantly performing a supply of power to a connection state or a non-connection state and which is provided between the power source line and each electronic control device, the monitoring control device includes a recording unit which performs a fault diagnosis of one electronic control device being a monitoring target and which executes a recording operation to store a diagnosis result in a storage device, and a mode setting unit setting the recording unit to a first operation mode executing the recording operation or a second operation mode not executing the recording operation.
Inventor(s): Rui Hamano of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Keisuke Umehara of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Daiki Nogami of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G07C5/08, G06F16/28, G07C5/00
Abstract: an information collection system includes: a vehicle registration information acquisition unit configured to access a vehicle registration db, and acquire vehicle registration information including an identification code and a vehicle model of the vehicles; a communication control unit configured to communicate with the vehicles; a required number setting unit configured to set a number of the vehicles required when acquiring vehicle use information of the vehicles of a specified vehicle model based on a predetermined information acquisition condition; an information acquisition target vehicle extraction unit configured to extract the required number of the vehicles from the vehicles of the specified vehicle model registered in the vehicle registration db; and a vehicle use information acquisition unit configured to transmit vehicle use information transmission request information requesting transmission of the vehicle use information to the vehicles extracted by the information acquisition target vehicle extraction unit.
Inventor(s): Kenta Maruyama of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Junichiro Onaka of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yusuke Ishida of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G08G1/01, G01C21/36, G06T11/00, H04R3/00
Abstract: an information management device for managing information provided to a plurality of first devices mounted on a mobile object that an occupant boards and a second device used by a user at a location different from the mobile object includes a processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program to acquire information from the plurality of first devices and the second device, match any one of the plurality of first devices with the second device, receive a designation of the user for setting any one of the plurality of first devices as a matching target of the second device, and switch the matching target of the second device when a designation of the user for setting any one of the plurality of first devices as the matching target of the second device already matched with the first device is received.
20240105974.FUEL CELL SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Kazuyoshi MIYAJIMA of WAKO-SHI (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H01M8/04082, H01M8/04089, H01M8/0444, H01M8/04537, H01M8/04746
Abstract: a fuel cell system has a fuel cell and a controller. the controller controls an oxygen purge valve and a hydrogen purge valve so that a valve-opening period of the oxygen purge valve provided in an oxygen purge channel and a valve opening period of the hydrogen purge valve provided in a hydrogen purge path do not overlap with each other.
20240105976.FUEL CELL SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Yuta HOSHI of WAKO-SHI (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takumi KAWANO of WAKO-SHI (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H01M8/04492, C25B1/04, C25B9/05, H01M8/04082, H01M8/04089, H01M8/04746, H01M8/04828, H01M8/0656, H01M8/0662
Abstract: the fuel cell system includes a water electrolysis device, a first gas-liquid separator, an oxygen tank, a fuel cell, a second gas-liquid separator, and a controller. when the level of water in the first gas-liquid separator becomes lower than a predetermined threshold value, the controller supplies oxygen gas having a pressure higher than the internal pressure of the first gas-liquid separator to the second gas-liquid separator and opens the first on-off valve.
20240106022.BATTERY MODULE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Toshiyuki ARIGA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H01M10/643, H01M10/04
Abstract: provided is a battery module including a plurality of cylindrical solid batteries, each cylindrical solid battery having a shaft member, and a wound electrode group in which an electrode laminate of a positive electrode and a negative electrode laminated via an electrolyte is wound around the shaft member, the shaft member being provided with an ntc thermistor or a ctr thermistor in an axial direction between a first conductive member and a second conductive member, and having a through hole in its center, each cylindrical solid battery further having a temperature controller that is disposed in the through hole and controls the temperature of the ntc thermistor or ctr thermistor.
20240106051.BATTERY MOUNT CASE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Yutaka Hayashi of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H01M50/244, H01M50/262, H01M50/271, H01M50/528
Abstract: a battery mounting case includes a case main body, a connector, a temporary placing table, and an exchange preparation mechanism. the case main body has a battery storage part that stores a battery, and a battery mounting port that opens to an upper side of the battery storage part. the connector is conductively connected to the battery stored in the case main body. the temporary placing table is movable between a battery storage position in the battery storage part and a battery extracting position outside the battery storage part. the exchange preparation mechanism moves the connector to a detachment position where the connector is separated from the battery and moves the temporary placing table to a position where the battery is able to be supported before moving the temporary placing table from the battery storage position to the battery extracting position.
20240106056.VEHICLE BATTERY PACK_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Daigo KOMATSU of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H01M50/249, B60L50/64, B60L58/26, H01M50/204, H01M50/244
Abstract: a vehicle battery pack includes a battery module, a battery case configured to accommodate the battery module, and a battery cooling mechanism configured to cool the battery module. the battery cooling mechanism includes an introduction duct configured to introduce air into the battery case, an air guide member configured to guide the air, an air guide fan configured to blow the air, and a discharge duct configured to discharge the air to the outside. the air guide fan includes a fan motor, a fan case including a suction port and an air blow-out port, and an impeller. the air guide member is provided so that one end thereof is connected to the introduction duct and another end thereof seals a front surface of the battery module. the air guide fan faces the battery module in a front-rear direction, and is disposed so that the suction port faces rearward.
Inventor(s): Tatsuya IDE of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02J3/32, B60L58/12
Abstract: a system includes an acquisition unit which acquires information indicating a required electric power amount by which transfer of electric power is required between a battery included in a vehicle and an electric power network, and information indicating a transferable electric power amount by which the battery can transfer electric power with the electric power network, and a selection unit which selects a vehicle with a smaller difference between the transferable electric power amount and the required electric power amount than others by priority among a plurality of vehicles as a vehicle including a battery which is to perform electric power transfer with the electric power network.
Inventor(s): Tatsuya IDE of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Hakaru SADANO of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02J3/32, H02J3/14
Abstract: a system includes a management module which manages a plurality of vehicles by categorization into a plurality of groups based on combinations of deterioration levels and states of charge of a plurality of batteries included in the plurality of vehicles, and a selection module which selects, based on electric power supply/demand information in an electric power grid, a vehicle in which a battery is to be used for an electric power delivery. a method includes steps of acquiring information representing deterioration levels and states of charge of a plurality of batteries included in a plurality of vehicles, managing the plurality of vehicles by categorization into a plurality of groups based on combinations of the deterioration levels and the states of charge, and selecting, based on electric power supply/demand information in an electric power grid, a vehicle in which a battery is to be used for an electric power delivery.
Inventor(s): Hirokazu Kanahara of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuki Sugiyama of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02J7/14, F02N11/08
Abstract: a power supply control apparatus includes: a current supply switching section that switches between a current restricting state, in which a current to be supplied from a storage battery to electrical equipment is restricted to a predetermined upper limit current or less, and a current non-restricting state, in which a current exceeding the upper limit current is allowed to be supplied from the storage battery to the electrical equipment; and a current supply control section that executes current restriction processing to cause the current supply switching section to set up the current restricting state before an engine is started, the engine having been stopped by an idling stop function.
Inventor(s): Tatsuya IDE of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Fumitaka KOIDE of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02J13/00, B60L53/62, B60L55/00
Abstract: a system includes: a first acquisition module which acquires information indicating a driving-scheduled period of a plurality of vehicles each including a battery and a driving characteristic of a driver who drives each of the plurality of vehicles in the driving-scheduled period; a second acquisition module which acquires information indicating a power transfer-scheduled period during which power transfer is to be performed between the battery included in at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and a power grid; and a selection module which specifies, on the basis of the driving-scheduled period, the driving characteristic, and the power transfer-scheduled period, a driving characteristic of a driver of a vehicle to be driven within a predetermined period from the power transfer-scheduled period, and selects, on the basis of the driving characteristic being specified, a vehicle of which a battery is used for power transfer from/to the power grid.
20240106289.STATOR AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Kentaro Fukui of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shinji Kato of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takashi Wakui of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Noriyuki Yagi of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02K3/24, H02K3/34, H02K9/19
Abstract: a stator includes a cylindrical stator core having a plurality of slots, and a plurality of coils having segment conductors inserted through the plurality of slots and extending in axial direction, a coolant flow channel through which coolant flows is formed between outer circumferential surface of the segment conductor and inner circumferential surface of the slot, the outer circumferential surface of the segment conductor includes first flat surface facing radial direction, second flat surface facing circumferential direction, and a corner portion curved surface connecting the first flat surface and the second flat surface, the corner portion curved surface includes first curved surface continuous with the first flat surface and second curved surface continuous with the second flat surface, and when seen in cross-sectional view perpendicular to the axial direction, radius of curvature of the first curved surface is greater than radius of curvature of the second curved surface.
20240106299.COOLING STRUCTURE OF VERTICAL MOTOR_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Satoshi YAMADA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02K5/20, H02K9/19
Abstract: a vertical motor with a cooling structure for an electrical operation machine is provided. the vertical motor includes a driving shaft, having a rotational axis and arranged along a vertical direction; a rotor, rotating with the driving shaft; a stator, arranged around the rotor; a winding, arranged around the stator; a housing, having a wall portion and a bottom portion and accommodating the driving shaft, the rotor and the stator; and an oil sump, provided on the bottom portion of the housing for accumulating a cooling fluid in a manner that a lower portion of the winding is immersed in the cooling fluid. the oil sump has an inner peripheral side wall, the inner peripheral side wall is vertically arranged with respect to the bottom portion of the housing and positioned at an inner side than the lower portion of the winding.
Inventor(s): Takumi Nomura of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tatsuroh Saitoh of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H04L7/00
Abstract: provided is a vehicle electronic system that includes: a first electronic device connected to a first communication network of a first communication standard; a second electronic device connected to a second communication network of a second communication standard; and a relay device connected to the first communication network and the second communication network. the relay device includes a relay device transmission unit that transmits, to the second electronic device, first time information indicating time synchronized in the first communication network.
Inventor(s): Takumi Nomura of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tatsuroh Saitoh of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H04L7/00, H04L67/12
Abstract: provided is a vehicle control system that includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device. the first electronic device includes: a first timer unit; a generation unit that generates time information indicating time counted by the first timer unit; and a first transmission unit that transmits the time information to the second electronic device, and also transmits, to the second electronic device, elapsed time information indicating elapsed time from the start of generation of the time information till transmission of the time information generated. the second electronic device includes: a second timer unit; a reception unit; and an adjustment unit that adjusts time counted by the second timer unit based on the time information and the elapsed time information received by the reception unit.
Inventor(s): Takumi Nomura of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tatsuroh Saitoh of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H04L12/40
Abstract: provided is a vehicle control system that includes a first electronic device, a second electronic device, and a third electronic device. the first electronic device includes: a first electronic device transmission unit that transmits time information counted by a first electronic device timer unit and first elapsed time information that is from the start of generation of the time information till transmission of the time information generated. the second electronic device includes a second electronic device transmission unit that transmits the time information and the first elapsed time information received from the first electronic device to the third electronic device. the third electronic device includes an adjustment unit that adjusts time counted by a third electronic device timer unit based on the time information and the first elapsed time information received.
Inventor(s): Kenta Maruyama of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Junichiro Onaka of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Junya Obara of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yusuke Ishida of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/90, G10L21/034, H04N7/18, H04N23/61
Abstract: an information management device according to the embodiment is an information management device that manages information provided to a first device mounted on a mobile object that an occupant has boarded and a second device used by a user at a location different from the mobile object, and includes an acquirer configured to acquire information from the first device and the second device, and a provider configured to provide each of the first device and the second device with information on the basis of the information acquired, in which the acquirer acquires an indoor image and an outdoor image of the mobile object using the first device, and acquires operation information of the user using the second device, and the provider switches between the indoor image and the outdoor image and provides the second device with a switching result when an operation of the user is a predetermined operation.
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. patent applications on March 28th, 2024
- HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- A47L9/28
- A47L5/22
- A47L9/00
- A47L9/04
- A47L9/12
- E01H1/00
- E01H1/08
- H01M10/613
- H01M10/625
- H01M10/6563
- H01M50/249
- Honda motor co., ltd.
- E01H1/05
- H01M50/204
- B01D53/04
- B21D53/88
- G06F30/15
- G06F30/23
- B25J9/16
- B25J13/08
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- B60G21/05
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- B60L50/60
- E01C19/26
- B60Q1/14
- B60Q1/00
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- B60R25/24
- B60R25/01
- B60R25/23
- B60R25/33
- G07C9/00
- B60T13/66
- B60T8/40
- B60W30/14
- B60W30/18
- B60W40/105
- B60W50/14
- G06V20/56
- G06F3/16
- B60W60/00
- B60W30/09
- B60W30/095
- B60W50/00
- B62D33/037
- B62D33/03
- E05B17/20
- E05B83/16
- F16H19/08
- F16H57/039
- F16H57/04
- F17C5/00
- F17C5/06
- G01C21/00
- G01C21/36
- G06T7/60
- G06T7/73
- G01S7/03
- G01S13/931
- G05D1/00
- G06F11/36
- G06F9/30
- G06F11/30
- G06F21/57
- G06F8/65
- G06Q10/0631
- G01C21/34
- G06Q10/02
- G06Q10/10
- G06Q50/14
- G06Q30/0251
- B60W40/08
- G06V20/58
- G06T3/40
- G06V10/25
- G06V10/75
- G07C5/00
- G07C5/08
- G06F16/28
- G08G1/01
- G06T11/00
- H04R3/00
- H01M8/04082
- H01M8/04089
- H01M8/0444
- H01M8/04537
- H01M8/04746
- H01M8/04492
- C25B1/04
- C25B9/05
- H01M8/04828
- H01M8/0656
- H01M8/0662
- H01M10/643
- H01M10/04
- H01M50/244
- H01M50/262
- H01M50/271
- H01M50/528
- B60L50/64
- B60L58/26
- H02J3/32
- B60L58/12
- H02J3/14
- H02J7/14
- F02N11/08
- H02J13/00
- B60L53/62
- B60L55/00
- H02K3/24
- H02K3/34
- H02K9/19
- H02K5/20
- H04L7/00
- H04L67/12
- H04L12/40
- H04N23/90
- G10L21/034
- H04N7/18
- H04N23/61
