HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. patent applications on August 1st, 2024

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Patent Applications by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. on August 1st, 2024

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.: 28 patent applications

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. has applied for patents in the areas of A01D34/00 (3), H01M4/02 (2), B60T17/22 (2), G07C5/08 (2), G07C5/00 (2) A01D34/008 (3), A01D34/81 (2), G07C5/008 (2), E05F15/611 (1), H01M50/46 (1)

With keywords such as: vehicle, control, configured, controller, based, information, braking, wheel, device, and failure in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

20240251701. AUTONOMOUS WORKING MACHINE AND WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Kenji NISHIMIYA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Nikunj SHAH of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Rishabh Gopichand RAMTEKE of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): A01D34/00, G06V10/12, G06V10/46, G06V20/10, G06V20/56, H04N13/207

CPC Code(s): A01D34/008



Abstract: problem to be solved: provided is an autonomous working machine capable of taking appropriate measures for arranging a mowing height in mowing work and improving a finish quality of the mowing work.


20240251701. AUTONOMOUS WORKING MACHINE AND WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Kenji NISHIMIYA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Nikunj SHAH of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Rishabh Gopichand RAMTEKE of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): A01D34/00, G06V10/12, G06V10/46, G06V20/10, G06V20/56, H04N13/207

CPC Code(s): A01D34/008



Abstract: solution: the autonomous working machine includes: a mower body that mows vegetation while traveling; a controller that controls the mower body based on a recorded work operation content; and a rear imager that is directed rearward in an advancing direction of the mower body, in which the controller is configured to, based on an image of a vegetation group including a plurality of pieces of the vegetation acquired by the rear imager, evaluate a shape of the vegetation group.


20240251702. ROUTE GENERATOR AND MOWED GRASS COLLECTOR_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Toshiro UCHIDA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kota ONO of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Naohide OGAWA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): A01D34/00

CPC Code(s): A01D34/008



Abstract: the present invention provides a route generator that can generate a travel route for a mowed grass collector to efficiently and reliably collect grass left after lawn mowing work, and a mowed grass collector. a route generator includes: a mowing information acquisition unit that acquires mower information including at least a direction in which grass mowed by a lawn mower is discharged; and a collection route generator unit that acquires a travel route of the lawn mower and generates a travel route for an autonomous mowed grass collector to collect the mowed grass based on the acquired travel route and the direction in which the mowed grass is discharged.


20240251704. AUTONOMOUS WORKING MACHINE, WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF EVALUATING VEGETATION GROUP AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Kenji NISHIMIYA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Nikunj SHAH of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Rishabh Gopichand RAMTEKE of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): A01D34/00, A01D34/78, A01D69/02, A01D101/00, G05D1/648, G05D105/15, G05D107/20

CPC Code(s): A01D34/008



Abstract: provided is an autonomous working machine capable of taking appropriate measures for arranging a mowing height in mowing work and improving a finish quality of the mowing work. the autonomous working machine includes: a mower body that mows a vegetation group including a plurality of pieces of the vegetation while traveling; a controller that controls the mower body based on a recorded work operation content; and an imager that is directed rearward in an advancing direction of the mower body, in which the controller is configured to, based on an image of the vegetation group acquired by the imager, evaluate a shape of the vegetation group.


20240251707. LAWN MOWER_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Fumio Minami of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tatsuya Yamazaki of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Taichi Kubota of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuko Nishi of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shin Murakami of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): A01D34/68, A01D34/73, A01D101/00

CPC Code(s): A01D34/68



Abstract: the lawn mower includes a cutter blade and a rotary shaft for rotating the cutter blade, and cuts grass by rotating the cutter blade while traveling. in a state where the lawn mower is placed on a horizontal plane, the rotary shaft is held such that an upper side of a rotation axis line of the rotary shaft is inclined toward a rear side in a traveling direction of the lawn mower, with respect to a vertical direction.


20240251708. LAWN MOWER_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Fumio Minami of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tatsuya Yamazaki of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Taichi Kubota of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuko Nishi of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shin Murakami of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): A01D34/81, A01D34/68, A01D34/73

CPC Code(s): A01D34/81



Abstract: the lawn mower includes a cutter blade and a rotary shaft for rotating the cutter blade, and cuts grass by rotating the cutter blade while traveling. in a state where the lawn mower is horizontally disposed, the rotary shaft is held so as to be inclined forward in a traveling direction of the lawn mower, with respect to the direction of gravity.


20240251709. LAWN MOWER_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Fumio Minami of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tatsuya Yamazaki of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Taichi Kubota of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuko Nishi of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shin Murakami of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kento Kimura of Haga-gun (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): A01D34/81

CPC Code(s): A01D34/81



Abstract: a lawn mower according to the present invention includes: a drive source provided with a rotation shaft; a cutter blade extending in a direction intersecting the rotation shaft; and a housing provided with a peripheral wall surrounding the cutter blade. the cutter blade is provided with a cutting portion, the cutting portion being provided at least at a portion of the cutter blade that faces the peripheral wall, and the peripheral wall is provided with protrusions protruding toward the rotation shaft from a surface of the peripheral wall that faces the direction of the rotation shaft.


20240253462. TOUCHSCREEN HAVING PHYSICAL CONTROLS_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Andrew R. HOOVER of West Liberty OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B60K35/00

CPC Code(s): B60K35/00



Abstract: a user interface includes a touchscreen display screen, a frame disposed around the touchscreen display screen, and a first physical control connected to the frame being disposed over a first portion of the touchscreen display screen, and a contact portion fixed to the first physical control and contacting the touchscreen display screen.


20240253472. ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVETRAIN OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Joel D. Torgison of Columbus OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B60L15/20, B60L3/10, B60L50/60

CPC Code(s): B60L15/20



Abstract: a method for controlling an electric vehicle includes activating a drive force control strategy in response to a vehicle speed being below a speed limit and an angle of inclination of a road on which the electric vehicle is travelling being above a threshold angle. the method also includes determining a wheel slip of the at least one wheel when the drive force control strategy is active. the method further includes controlling an output torque of the at least one electric motor based on the determined wheel slip during an increase of the output torque to a requested value to facilitate a movement of the electric vehicle on the road. a torque coefficient used by the controller to control the output torque is selected based on at least one of a drive mode of the electric vehicle or the angle of inclination.


20240253525. CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Minoru TORII of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B60L58/22

CPC Code(s): B60L58/22



Abstract: a control device for a vehicle includes: a first controller; and a second controller controlled by the first controller. the first controller is configured to transmit information used for first processing necessary for travel control of the vehicle to the second controller, the second controller is configured to perform the first processing based on the information received from the first controller, and transmit a result of the first processing to the first controller, and the first controller is configured to perform travel control of the vehicle based on the result received from the second controller.


20240253559. VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Atsushi NAKASHIMA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Mitsunori NISHINO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B60Q3/217, B60J5/04

CPC Code(s): B60Q3/217



Abstract: a vehicle door structure includes: a door opened or closed through swinging with respect to a vehicle body; an illuminator arranged at the door; and an angle detector to detect an opening angle of the door with respect to the vehicle body, wherein the illuminator changes a door-based range of illumination with light, based on a result detected by the angle detector.


20240253606. SADDLED VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Yotaro ABE of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shunichi MIYAGISHI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Chikashi IIZUKA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Makoto TODA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B60T8/26, B60T8/17, B60T17/22, B62L3/00

CPC Code(s): B60T8/261



Abstract: provided is a saddled vehicle capable of optimizing distribution of a braking force between front and rear wheels at the time of deceleration during linear traveling, before entering a corner, and in a similar situation. a saddled vehicle () includes: a front wheel braking component () that applies a braking force to a front wheel (wf); and a rear wheel braking component () that applies a braking force to a rear wheel (wr), and is configured to operate the front wheel braking component () and the rear wheel braking component () in an interlocking manner in response to an operation of an operating element () as a single operating element. in response to the operation of the operating element (), the front wheel braking component () first starts operating, and thereafter, in response to a braking condition of the front wheel braking component () satisfying a first condition, the rear wheel braking component () starts operating. in response to satisfaction of the first condition, the braking force of the rear wheel braking component () is increased while the braking force of the front wheel braking component () is maintained at a first front-wheel-braking force (p1).


20240253617. CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Hiroki TAKAKU of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Gaku SHIMAMOTO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Jumpei NOGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tatsuro FUJIWARA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Ayumu MITOMO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takeshi SASAJIMA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B60W30/06, B60K35/28, B60W50/06, B60W50/10, B60W50/14, B60W60/00

CPC Code(s): B60W30/06



Abstract: a control device for a vehicle includes: a processor for performing control for autonomously parking the vehicle to a target position; and a storage unit storing a program necessary for travel control of the vehicle. as the control, the processor performs first control for starting movement of the vehicle to the target position in a state where a user of the vehicle is not in the vehicle, and second control for starting movement of the vehicle to the target position in a state where the user is in the vehicle, the processor updates the program, after a power of the vehicle is turned off and the processor executes the first control or the second control, and a start condition for updating the program is set more strictly when the first control is executed than when the second control is executed.


20240253641. DRIVER ATTRIBUTE DETECTION SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Andrew R. HOOVER of West Liberty OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B60W40/08, B60R16/037

CPC Code(s): B60W40/08



Abstract: a method of adjusting a feature of a vehicle includes receiving a signal from a first sensor of the vehicle, analyzing the signal, detecting an attribute of an occupant of the vehicle based on the analysis of the signal, determining an adjustment based on the attribute of the occupant, and adjusting the feature of the vehicle based on the adjustment determined based on the attribute of the occupant.


20240253697. STEERING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Yosuke OJIMA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Munetsugu HANJI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takaya YAMAGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Aranyi MIKLOS of Rebstein (CH) for honda motor co., ltd., Szepessy IMRE of Mauren (LI) for honda motor co., ltd., Kocsor MATE of Budapest (HU) for honda motor co., ltd., Beko MARIA of Kimle (HU) for honda motor co., ltd., Toth ANDRAS of Gyal (HU) for honda motor co., ltd., Bodnar BENCE of Kiskunfelegyhaza (HU) for honda motor co., ltd., Gyokeres JENO of Budapest (HU) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B62D5/04

CPC Code(s): B62D5/0481



Abstract: provided is a steering system for a vehicle that can accurately determine a degradation level of a steering actuator according to a traveling state of the vehicle. the steering system for the vehicle includes; a steering mechanism configured to steer wheels; a steering actuator configured to apply a driving force to the steering mechanism; and a controller configured to control the steering actuator. the steering mechanism includes a rack shaft that is movable in a vehicle width direction from a prescribed reference position. the controller is configured to calculate an evaluation value according to a use state of the steering actuator and to determine a degradation level of the steering actuator by comparing the evaluation value with at least one threshold that is set based on a moving amount of the rack shaft from the reference position and a vehicle speed.


20240253713. VEHICLE BED LATCH SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Christopher L. REEDY of Marysville OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B62D33/037

CPC Code(s): B62D33/037



Abstract: a latch mechanism for a vehicle bed, such as a dump bed on an off-road utility vehicle. the latch mechanism includes a latch bar having at least one latch for latching the bed to a vehicle frame member. a latch handle is attached to the latch bar so as to rotate to move the latch bar from a latched position to an unlatched position. the latch bar may be attached to the bed to extend along the width of the bed. the latch handle may be rotated in a rotational path in a plane that is substantially parallel to the width of the bed to cause the latch bar to move in the lateral direction of the vehicle. the latch handle may also include a grip arranged so that the latch handle may be used to unlatch the bed and to move the bed with an efficient motion.


20240253718. VEHICLE WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION METHOD_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Yuriko SUZUKI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): B62D65/06, B62D65/02

CPC Code(s): B62D65/06



Abstract: a vehicle windshield installation device is adapted to install a vehicle windshield to an opening part of a vehicle body and includes: a holding member, holding the vehicle windshield; an information acquisition member, acquiring sensing information to which a paint color of the vehicle body corresponds, the sensing information at least including a position of a cross-section to be sensed on an edge of the opening part; a sensing member, sensing the cross-section to be sensed, which is set in advance, on the edge of the opening part; and a calculation member, calculating an installation position of the vehicle windshield according to a sensing result acquired through sensing. the holding member installs the vehicle windshield to the opening part according to the installation position of the vehicle windshield that is calculated. a vehicle windshield installation method is also provided.


20240254823. DOOR DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Atsushi NAKASHIMA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Mitsunori NISHINO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Toshihiro KANEDA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Akira KAMIKURA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Riki TOYOOKA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Makoto ONO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Koji MASUDA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yoichi KATAYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tsukasa KISHIDA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Koji NOMURA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): E05F15/611, E05F15/70

CPC Code(s): E05F15/611



Abstract: a door device includes: a door swingable relative to a vehicle body; an actuator configured to drive the door to open and close; a controller configured to perform drive control on the actuator; and a door open/close detector configured to detect an opening/closing speed of the door, wherein the controller is configured to: determine whether an opening/closing action to be performed on the door is a manual action, in which the door is to be manually opened or closed by a user, or an automatic action, in which the door is to be automatically opened or closed by the actuator; and while the manual action is being performed, learn the opening/closing speed detected by the door open/close detector to generate learned value data including information on the opening/closing speed and to reflect the learned value data to the drive control on the actuator while the automatic action is being performed.


20240255304. CONTROL DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Kazuki MATSUMOTO of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): G01C21/00, G01C21/16, G01S17/89

CPC Code(s): G01C21/3804



Abstract: an autonomous mobile robot () is capable of autonomously moving. a lidar () is a three-dimensional sensor for three-dimensionally recognition of an external environment. a storage () stores map data three-dimensionally indicating the external environment. a processor () controls an autonomous movement of the autonomous mobile robot () according to a position estimation based on sensing data of the lidar () and the map data of the storage (). the processor () performs update control of the map data with the sensing data of the lidar (), based on a matching degree between sensing data of the lidar () and the map data of the storage ().


20240255370. VEHICLE PERFORMANCE TEST DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Yosuke ICHIKAWA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Sumio NOGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yoshito OTAKE of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): G01L5/28, B60T17/22

CPC Code(s): G01L5/282



Abstract: the disclosure provides a vehicle performance test device, capable of facilitating the wear resistance of a rear roller and thereby reducing testing cost. a vehicle performance test device according to an embodiment includes: a test bed, configured to support a vehicle; and a front roller and a rear roller, disposed in pair on the test bed and spaced apart in a vehicle front-rear direction to support a wheel of the vehicle. the wheel of the vehicle is placed between the front roller and the rear roller to test braking performance of the vehicle. an electrodeposition particle layer is formed on a surface of the rear roller by electrodepositing rigid particles on a metal plating layer.


20240256249. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENRICHED CONNECTED VEHICLE MOBILITY COMMUNICATION_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Parivesh PRADHAN of Cerritos CA (US) for honda motor co., ltd., Siva Nageswararao CHENNURI of Torrance CA (US) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, G16Y10/40, G16Y20/20, G16Y40/35

CPC Code(s): G06F8/65



Abstract: a system and method for providing enriched connected vehicle mobility communication that include receiving data associated with an operation of at least one of: a vehicle and an internet of things (iot) device. the system and method also include publishing a publish/subscribe (pub/sub) message that pertains to the data associated with the operation of at least one of: the vehicle and the iot device to an iot broker that is configured to manage the pub/sub message and communicating the pub/sub message that pertains to the data associated with the operation of at least one of: the vehicle and the iot device from the iot broker to at least one subscriber through a message queuing telemetry transport (mqtt) protocol. the system and method further include electronically controlling the at least one subscriber to present a graphical user interface to present information associated with the pub/sub message communicated through the mqtt protocol.


20240257311. IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Tatsuro Fujiwara of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Jumpei Morita of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Hiroki Takaku of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kinji Yamamoto of Kariya-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kazuya Watanabe of Kariya-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): G06T5/50, H04N13/117

CPC Code(s): G06T5/50



Abstract: an image processing device includes: a processor configured to generate a surrounding image when a vehicle is viewed from a virtual viewpoint, based on captured images, generate a composite image in which a vehicle image showing the vehicle when viewed from the virtual viewpoint is combined with the surrounding image, and display the composite image on a display device. the processor is configured to: perform a first control for displaying the composite image on the display device while rotationally moving the virtual viewpoint with respect to the vehicle in a predetermined pattern, and a second control for displaying the composite image on the display device while moving the virtual viewpoint to a position according to an operation of an operation unit of the vehicle; and change a transmittance of the vehicle image when performing the first control and when performing the second control.


20240257579. FUNCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND FUNCTION MANAGEMENT METHOD_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Kyohei Otani of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takashi Tsujioka of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tadahiko Kanoh of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): G07C5/00, G06F8/61, G07C5/08

CPC Code(s): G07C5/008



Abstract: a function management system includes: an information collection unit configured to collect failure information including information about a failure of an electronic controller loaded in the vehicle and/or information about a failure of an instrument controlled by the electronic controller; and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not execution preparation for utilization start is possible for each of the option functions, and the determination unit determines that the execution preparation of the option function is impossible when a failure has been found in the electronic controller or the instrument required for execution of the option function, for each of the option functions, based on the failure information.


20240257580. FAILURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND FAILURE MANAGEMENT METHOD_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Kyohei Otani of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takashi Tsujioka of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tadahiko Kanoh of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): G07C5/00, G07C5/08

CPC Code(s): G07C5/008



Abstract: a failure management device includes: an information collection unit configured to collect failure information which is information about a failure of devices or instruments loaded in a vehicle; a notification unit configured to output a failure notice notifying occurrence of the failure inside the vehicle; and an instruction unit configured to instruct the notification unit whether or not to output the failure notice when the failure of one of the devices or the instruments is found based on the failure information, and the instruction unit prohibits the notification unit from outputting the failure notice when the device or the instrument in which the failure is found is not involved in execution of an option function for which the execution is permitted, based on management information indicating whether or not the execution of the option function is permitted for each of the option functions in the vehicle.


20240258583. LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY, SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE, AND SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Kazuki SAIMEN of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): H01M10/42, H01M4/02, H01M4/134, H01M4/38, H01M10/0525, H01M50/449, H01M50/489

CPC Code(s): H01M10/4235



Abstract: the lithium metal secondary battery of the present invention includes an electrode stack formed by stacking a positive electrode and a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector with a separator interposed therebetween, and an electrolyte solution, in which lithium is deposited on the negative electrode current collector during charging and dissolved during discharging; the separator includes a porous membrane and a porous conductive coat layer stacked on at least part of the surface of the porous membrane on the side of the negative electrode, in which the electrical conductivity of the porous conductive coat layer is within the range of 1.0�10to 1.0�10s/cm, and the surface resistivity of the porous conductive coat layer is 200 �/cmor less.


20240258638. BATTERY UNIT AND MOVING OBJECT_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Yuya Ishihara of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): H01M50/296, H01M10/42, H01M10/613, H01M10/6568, H01M50/209, H01M50/51

CPC Code(s): H01M50/296



Abstract: a battery unit includes: a battery module row formed of four battery modules; and a junction box. the junction box includes a first terminal connected to a first battery module which is a battery module positioned at an end of the battery module row, and a second terminal connected to a second battery module adjacent to the first battery module.


20240258648. SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Takeshi FUJINO of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): H01M50/46, H01M4/02, H01M10/0569, H01M50/136, H01M50/491

CPC Code(s): H01M50/46



Abstract: a secondary battery according to the present invention is a secondary battery including: an electrode laminated body comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode laminated with each other via a separator; an electrolytic solution; and an exterior body accommodating the electrode laminated body and the electrolytic solution, in which a thickness of the negative electrode changes due to charging and discharging of electricity, the exterior body is able to expand and contract or deform in lamination directions of the electrode laminated body, and a space forming member forming an electrolytic solution temporary storing space that is able to absorb and discharge the electrolytic solution is disposed between at least one side surface, extending in the lamination directions, of the electrode laminated body and an inner surface of the exterior body.


20240258815. CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEM, AND CHARGING METHOD_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)

Inventor(s): Takeshi FUJINO of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.

IPC Code(s): H02J7/00, H01M10/052, H01M10/46

CPC Code(s): H02J7/00712



Abstract: the charge control device of the present invention includes a charging condition setter that compares a state of charge (soc) actual value being a current soc value of a battery with a rapid charging start soc value being an soc value of the battery at a time of previously starting rapid charging by an external power source, and sets a first charging condition when the soc actual value is equal to or less than the rapid charging start soc value; and a charge controller that charges the battery under a charging condition that is set by the charging condition setter.


HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. patent applications on August 1st, 2024