HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. patent applications on September 19th, 2024
Patent Applications by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. on September 19th, 2024
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.: 50 patent applications
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. has applied for patents in the areas of G08G1/16 (4), B60W30/09 (3), B62D15/02 (3), B60L50/60 (3), B60H1/00 (3) H04L12/1831 (2), B60W30/09 (2), B62D15/0255 (2), B60N2/06 (2), F17C13/08 (1)
With keywords such as: vehicle, information, device, unit, control, direction, power, body, user, and value in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
20240306538. AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING WORK APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Sotaro Furuta of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Fumio Minami of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kohei Matsuzawa of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kei Watanabe of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): A01D34/43, A01D34/00, A01D34/64, A01D34/84
CPC Code(s): A01D34/43
Abstract: an autonomous traveling work apparatus includes traveling wheels, a control unit, a first work unit, and a second work unit. the first work unit includes a first rotary blade assembly rotatably supported by a vehicle body, and the second work unit includes a second rotary blade assembly rotatably supported by the vehicle body. the rotation center of the first rotary blade assembly is oriented in a first direction intersecting the horizontal direction. the rotation center of the second rotary blade assembly is oriented in a second direction intersecting the vertical direction and different from the first direction. the first rotary blade assembly and the second rotary blade assembly are lined up in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body on one of a left side or a right side of the vehicle body.
20240306542. AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING WORK APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Sotaro Furuta of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Fumio Minami of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kohei Matsuzawa of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kei Watanabe of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): A01D34/84, A01D34/00
CPC Code(s): A01D34/84
Abstract: an autonomous traveling work apparatus includes a work unit including a passive rotary cutter that passively rotates, a driving rotary cutter that is driven to rotate, and a fixed cutter that does not rotate. the passive rotary cutter has a rotation axis passing through a rotation center thereof and oriented in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction of a vehicle body, and includes a plurality of blade parts on the outer peripheral portion of the passive rotary cutter. the fixed cutter is adjacent to the passive rotary cutter. the driving rotary cutter has a rotation axis passing through a rotation center thereof and oriented in the direction intersecting the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and rotates by means of a drive device. the driving rotary cutter cuts the vegetation above the lower end of the passive rotary cutter.
Inventor(s): Christine LIN of Manhattan Beach CA (US) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): A63F13/52, A63F13/655, A63F13/798
CPC Code(s): A63F13/52
Abstract: systems and methods for gamification in a metaverse are provided herein. in one embodiment, a method includes generating a metaverse environment with a metaverse application at a client computer of a user. the metaverse environment includes a virtual user vehicle that replicates a physical user vehicle associated with the user. the virtual user vehicle is associated with a number of virtual properties. the method also includes receiving an interaction that alters a virtual property of the number of virtual properties at the client computer. the method further includes assigning a community value to the interaction based on a comparative baseline. the method yet further includes identifying a physical property of the physical user vehicle corresponding to the virtual property of the number of virtual properties. the method continues altering the physical property of the physical user vehicle based on the community value.
20240308357. COIL UNIT_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Jin Katsuya of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60L53/122, H02J50/00, H02J50/12
CPC Code(s): B60L53/122
Abstract: a coil unit includes: an electric power reception portion of an electric power reception device mounted on a vehicle; and a control device. the electric power reception portion includes a secondary side coil and a secondary side capacitor that are connected in series. the secondary side coil receives an ac electric power transmitted in a contactless manner from the electric power transmission device. when receiving the ac electric power transmitted in a contactless manner from a primary side coil of the electric power transmission device, the secondary side coil that generates a reverse-phase current with respect to the primary side coil. a capacitance of the secondary side capacitor is set in accordance with a resonance point on a high frequency side of two resonance points in accordance with the secondary side coil and the secondary side capacitor.
Inventor(s): Mayo Otani of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60L53/66, B60K35/10, B60K35/22, B60L53/62
CPC Code(s): B60L53/66
Abstract: a power supply control device includes a power supply control part which controls, from an on-vehicle battery mounted in a vehicle, an external power supply that is a power supply to outside of the vehicle, and which stops the external power supply at a time when a power suppliable remaining amount of the on-vehicle battery becomes less than a predetermined lower limit value during external power supply, a display control part for displaying, on an on-vehicle display device mounted in the vehicle, a lower limit value setting screen that is a screen setting the lower limit value, and a detection part for detecting a start of the external power supply, when a start of the external power supply is detected, wherein the display control part displays, on the on-vehicle display device, a confirmation screen inquiring whether to display the lower limit value setting screen.
20240308393. VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Daigo KOMATSU of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Koki NAKAJIMA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Motoi SHIOAKU of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60N2/06, B60H1/00, B60K11/08, B60L50/60, B60R13/02, B62D25/16, B62D25/20
CPC Code(s): B60N2/06
Abstract: a vehicle includes: a floor panel; a seat rail extending in a front-rear direction; a movable member engaged with the seat rail in a manner slidable in the front-rear direction; a seat supported by the movable member; a battery pack disposed behind the seat; an intake duct having an intake port and configured to supply air taken in from the intake port to the battery pack; and a wheel house, wherein the seat rail is separated upward from the floor panel, the intake port is at least partially positioned between the floor panel and the seat rail in an upper-lower direction, the wheel house includes a side wall extending in the front-rear direction and a fender extending outward in the vehicle width direction, and the intake port is at least partially positioned in front of a front end of the side wall of the wheel house.
20240308394. VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Chiaki TAKAI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Motoi SHIOAKU of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Daigo KOMATSU of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Koki NAKAJIMA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60N2/06, B60H1/00, B60L50/60, B60N3/04, B62D25/20
CPC Code(s): B60N2/06
Abstract: a vehicle includes: a floor panel; a seat rail attached to the floor panel; a movable member slidably engaged with the seat rail; a seat supported by the movable member; a battery pack; and an exhaust duct having an exhaust port, wherein the battery pack includes a battery cover covering a battery module, the seat includes a seating portion, an under-seat cover member is fixed to at least one of the movable member and the seat, and slides in the front-rear direction integrally with the movable member and the seat, a rear end of the under-seat cover member is positioned between a front end and a rear end of the battery cover, a front end portion of the under-seat cover member is bent downward; and a front end of the under-seat cover member is positioned in front of the exhaust port and below an upper end of the exhaust port.
20240308417. EXTERIOR LIGHT STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Masayoshi Takori of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuji Tsuchiya of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kei Oshida of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60Q1/26, F21S43/50
CPC Code(s): B60Q1/2623
Abstract: an exterior light structure is mounted in a vehicle including fender members and a hood member. the fender members are disposed in side parts of a vehicle body. the hood member is disposed adjacent to upper parts of the fender members. the exterior light structure includes lamp bodies . the lamp bodies are disposed between the upper parts of the fender members and side edge parts of the hood member substantially in a vehicle body forward-rearward direction. the lamp bodies radiate light to the outside of the vehicle through gaps d between the fender members and the hood member.
20240308419. ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Yuji Tsuchiya of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Masayoshi Takori of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kei Oshida of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60Q1/30, G06F3/01
CPC Code(s): B60Q1/30
Abstract: in an illumination device for a vehicle, when a recognition part recognizes that a following vehicle is present behind a vehicle and on one side of either left or right side in a vehicle width direction, and when a detection part detects that a driver recognizes the following vehicle, an exterior light is made to either first lit or first not-lit state. when the recognition part recognizes that the following vehicle is present behind the vehicle and on one side of either the left or right side in the vehicle width direction, and when the detection part detects that the driver does not recognize the following vehicle, the exterior light is made to either second lit or second not-lit state. the first lighting state and the second lighting state are different from each other, and the first not-lit state and the second not-lit state are different from each other.
20240308421. VEHICLE BRAKE LAMP_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Masayoshi Takori of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuji Tsuchiya of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kei Oshida of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60Q1/44
CPC Code(s): B60Q1/444
Abstract: a vehicle brake lamp includes a plurality of striped light emitting regions and a plurality of non-light emitting regions . in each of the striped light emitting regions , a plurality of strip-shaped light emitting portions and non-light emitting portions are alternately disposed. the non-light emitting regions does not have a light emitting portion. the striped light emitting regions and the non-light emitting regions are alternately disposed. an extension width w of each of the non-light emitting regions in a disposition direction is set to be larger than an extension width w of each of the non-light emitting portions in the striped light emitting region in a disposition direction.
20240308423. LIGHTING DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Masayoshi Takori of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuji Tsuchiya of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kei Oshida of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60Q1/50, F21S41/43, F21S43/20, F21W103/60, F21Y115/10
CPC Code(s): B60Q1/503
Abstract: a lighting display device for a vehicle includes a tube assembly wall, a plurality of light sources, and a lighting controller. in the tube assembly wall, a plurality of tubes directed in a lighting display direction at the front or rear of a vehicle are arrayed in a vertical direction and a vehicle width direction. the light sources are disposed facing the inside of at least some tubes in the tube assembly wall. the lighting controller controls lighting of the light sources such that information such as figures and characters is displayed.
Inventor(s): David MCVAN of Dublin OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd., Timothy J. RUPP of Dublin OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd., David J. ROSE of West Mansfield OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd., Hirofumi TAKEMOTO of Dublin OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd., Hunter Todd MAY of Columbus OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60R13/04, B60R19/52
CPC Code(s): B60R13/04
Abstract: a vehicle grill mounting structure for float-mounting a vehicle element includes a bracket body, at least one mounting structure, and at least one anti-rotation tab. the at least one mounting structure extends away from the bracket body for securing the bracket body in a floating orientation that is spaced apart from other vehicle components. the at least one anti-rotation tab extends away from the bracket body and is spaced apart from the at least one mounting structure to inhibit rotation of the bracket body.
Inventor(s): Tomohiro Suzuki of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60R16/023, B60H1/00, B60R16/037
CPC Code(s): B60R16/0231
Abstract: an in-vehicle equipment setup device includes: a storage configured to store user setting information in which setting information desired by each user of a vehicle and associated with settings for in-vehicle equipment mounted in the vehicle is correlated with the user; a setter configured to set a set value indicated by the setting information of the user setting information for the corresponding in-vehicle equipment; and an updater configured to acquire a current set value which is a set value currently set from the in-vehicle equipment and to update the set value in the user setting information with the acquired current set value. the setter sets the set value in current user setting information which is the user setting information corresponding to a current user selected as the user who currently uses the vehicle as a reproduction set value for reproducing previous settings for the corresponding in-vehicle equipment. the updater updates the set value set for the corresponding in-vehicle equipment as the reproduction set value in the current user setting information with the acquired current set value.
Inventor(s): Shinya KOBAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Akira SHIOGAI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W30/02, B60W10/18, B60W30/12, G06V20/56
CPC Code(s): B60W30/025
Abstract: a vehicle behavior control device and a vehicle behavior control method are provided in the disclosure, which includes the following components. a road surface condition detection unit configured to detect whether an uneven structure extending or spreading along a front-rear direction of a vehicle or a left-right direction of the vehicle exists on a front road surface of the vehicle. a ride comfort control unit, configured to perform ride comfort control by adjusting braking/driving force of each of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle. when the uneven structure is detected by the road surface condition detection unit, the ride comfort control is suppressed.
20240308502. VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Etsuhiro Yamazaki of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W30/09, B60T7/22
CPC Code(s): B60W30/09
Abstract: vehicle control apparatus includes: detection unit including external sensor configured to detect external situation of vehicle; and control unit configured to control vehicle based on external situation detected by external sensor. detection unit includes first processor and first memory. first processor counts first time, first time being elapsed time from predetermined time. first memory stores external situation and first time in association with each other. control unit includes second processor and second memory. second processor: calculates control value for controlling traveling actuator of vehicle based on external situation; and counts second time, second time being elapsed time from predetermined time. second memory stores control value and second time in association with each other. second processor transmits second time to detection unit at predetermined transmission cycle counted as second time. first processor replaces first time with second time transmitted from control unit and continues counting.
Inventor(s): Ichiro Baba of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yuji Yasui of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W30/09
CPC Code(s): B60W30/09
Abstract: a control device includes a recognizer that recognizes a surrounding situation of a mobile body, a path generator that generates a path through which a reference position of the mobile body is to pass based on the surrounding situation, a passage area setter that sets boundary lines of a passage area of the mobile body at positions that are offset to the left and right from the path, a corrector that corrects the path based on the passage area and the surrounding situation of the mobile body, and a controller that controls a drive device provided in the mobile body such that the mobile body moves along the path corrected by the corrector, wherein when the path includes a turn, the passage area setter makes an amount of offset on an outside of the turn greater than an amount of offset on an inside of the turn.
20240308528. ROAD SURFACE EVALUATION APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Hiroyuki Onimaru of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Atsuki Kakinuma of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Takeo Tokunaga of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yasuo Oishi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Akira Iihoshi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W40/06, B60W40/04, B60W40/107, B60W50/00
CPC Code(s): B60W40/06
Abstract: a road surface evaluation apparatus includes a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor. the memory stores map information including roughness information indicating a roughness of a surface of a road, and the microprocessor is configured to perform: acquiring as driving information of a plurality of vehicles driving on the road, position information of the plurality of vehicles, acceleration information indicating accelerations of the plurality of vehicles, driving image information including a captured image of the surface of the road, and driving sound information indicating driving sound of the plurality of vehicles; evaluating the roughness of the surface of the road based on the driving information of the plurality of vehicles; and updating the roughness information corresponding to the road stored in the memory based on an evaluation result in the evaluating.
Inventor(s): Yuji YASUI of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Gakuyo FUJIMOTO of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Misako YOSHIMURA of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W50/16, B60K35/28, B60W10/20, B60W30/09, B60W30/095, B60W50/14, G06V20/59
CPC Code(s): B60W50/16
Abstract: a control device for controlling a vehicle is configured to identify a risk factor present in surroundings of the vehicle and a direction of the risk factor with respect to the vehicle, display, on the display device, risk information indicating the direction of the risk factor with a first emphasis degree, and take a guidance action using the steering operation element. the guidance action guides a driver of the vehicle to operate the steering operation element to avoid the risk factor. when the guidance action using the steering operation element is taken, avoidance information indicating an advancing direction of the vehicle to avoid the risk factor is displayed on the display device, and the risk information is displayed with a second emphasis degree lower than the first emphasis degree, or the risk information is not displayed.
Inventor(s): Shogo NISHIZAWA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00
CPC Code(s): B60W60/0061
Abstract: a vehicle control device and a vehicle control method thereof are provided. when a vehicle is switched from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode and an operation amount of an accelerator exceeds a preset operation amount or an operation speed of the accelerator exceeds a preset operation speed, a driving force suppression control is executed to suppress a driving force of the vehicle. when the vehicle is switched from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode, whether there is an obstacle around the vehicle is determined according to surrounding situation information. when there is no obstacle around the vehicle, the driving force suppression control continues to be executed. when there is the obstacle around the vehicle, the driving force suppression control is stopped, and the vehicle is switched from the manual driving mode to the autonomous driving mode.
20240308582. STEERING SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Jun Itoh of Wako-shi, (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shugo Miyamoto of Wako-shi, (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B62D7/08, B62D5/04
CPC Code(s): B62D7/08
Abstract: a steering system according to the present disclosure includes a first drive gear and a second drive gear that are provided on a shaft, and a pair of link mechanisms disposed on both sides of the shaft. each of the pair of link mechanisms includes a first driven gear, a second driven gear, a first tie rod, and a second tie rod.
Inventor(s): Tomotaka Teramachi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B62D15/02, B60W10/20, B60W30/10, B60W30/18, G06V20/58, G08G1/16
CPC Code(s): B62D15/0255
Abstract: a vehicle control device recognizes a surrounding situation of a vehicle, controls steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle proceeds along a route on the basis of the surrounding situation and the route along which the vehicle is scheduled to proceed, determines whether or not to cause the vehicle to make a lane change from a traveling lane in which the vehicle is traveling to a branch lane branching from the traveling lane on the basis of a situation on a road shoulder in front of the branch lane when the vehicle is scheduled to proceed from the traveling lane to the branch lane, causes the vehicle to automatically make the lane change when it is determined to make the lane change, and causes the vehicle not to automatically make the lane change when it is determined not to make the lane change.
Inventor(s): Tomotaka Teramachi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B62D15/02, B60W30/18, G06V20/58, G08G1/16
CPC Code(s): B62D15/0255
Abstract: a vehicle control device recognizes a surrounding situation of a host vehicle, causes the host vehicle to make a lane change from a first lane in which the host vehicle is traveling to a second lane adjacent to the first lane by controlling steering of the host vehicle on the basis of the surrounding situation, executes the lane change when no vehicle is present on a target road shoulder in a direction of the lane change and adjacent to the second lane when the lane change is scheduled, and curbs the lane change when a vehicle is present on the road shoulder.
Inventor(s): Ichiro Baba of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kento Shirakata of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shigenobu Saigusa of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): B62D15/02, G08G1/16
CPC Code(s): B62D15/029
Abstract: a driving support device includes a determiner that determines that a driver of a mobile body is to be prompted to avoid contact with an object detected by an object detection device whose detection range includes at least an area toward which the mobile body advances by steering and determines a preferred steering direction for avoiding contact with the object and a controller that causes an actuator configured to be able to output a force to a steering operator to vibrate in the preferred steering direction at a frequency of 10 hertz or more and 30 hertz or less upon determining that the driver of the mobile body is to be prompted to avoid contact with the object by steering.
Inventor(s): Hayato YAMASHIRO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Noriyuki SUZUKI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Akihiko MATSUKAWA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): F01M13/04, F02M25/06
CPC Code(s): F01M13/04
Abstract: provided is a breather chamber structure for an internal combustion engine that is capable of increasing a passage length inside a breather chamber with a simple structure. a breather chamber structure for an internal combustion engine that is applicable to a breather chamber for temporarily storing, inside an internal combustion engine, blowby gas generated during operation of the internal combustion engine and to be recirculated to an intake passage, includes, in the breather chamber, a two-stage section formed by a first plate and a second plate that are attached to a rear surface side of a cylinder head cover attached to a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine and that are parallel with and spaced apart from each other, the two-stage section, and including a first chamber and a second chamber that are partitioned by the first plate.
20240309797. MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Hideaki TAKADA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yasumasa TAMURA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Noriaki TSUTSUMI of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Koichi OTAGURO of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): F01P7/16, B63H20/28, F01P3/20
CPC Code(s): F01P7/16
Abstract: a marine propulsion device () has an internal combustion engine () which includes a cooling water passage () provided in an engine main body () of the internal combustion engine, a thermostat valve () provided in the cooling water passage for opening and closing the cooling water passage according to a temperature of cooling water in the cooling water passage, and a cylindrical cooling water introduction member () surrounding the thermostat valves.
Inventor(s): Adam H. Vosz of Delaware OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd., Tomoharu Hozumi of Saitama-ken (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Benjamin C. Schwartz of Lewis Center OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd., Cameron S. Daley of Canton CT (US) for honda motor co., ltd., Dylan P. Antonides of Marysville OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd., Nicholas R. Pratt of Marysville OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): F02D41/38, F02B75/18, F02D41/00, F02D41/14, F02D41/30
CPC Code(s): F02D41/38
Abstract: provided herein is a control system for a vehicle. the control system includes an engine including cylinders, each of the cylinders including a fuel injector associated therewith, a vehicle exhaust system coupled in fluid communication with the engine for receiving exhaust gas therefrom, a sensor coupled to the vehicle exhaust system to detect an air-to-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas, and an engine electronic control unit (ecu) communicatively coupled to the sensor and the fuel injector of each cylinder, the ecu including memory and a processor. the ecu is configured to store a sequence of operating states of the cylinders, determine, based on the stored sequence of operating states, expected air-to-fuel ratio (atfr) value data, receive, from the sensor, actual air-to-fuel ratio (atfr) value data, determine a difference between the expected and actual atfr value data, and control operation of the fuel injector based on the determined difference.
Inventor(s): Takeshi Matsumoto of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): F02N11/08, B64D33/00, H02J7/00, H02J7/14
CPC Code(s): F02N11/0862
Abstract: a control device for a power unit connected to a motor that starts an internal combustion engine, the power unit having a plurality of batteries connected in parallel with each other and which are configured to supply electrical power from the plurality of batteries to an electrical load other than the motor, wherein the control device comprises a detection unit that detects a residual mount of electrical power of each of the plurality of batteries, a comparison unit that compares the residual amount of electrical power of the plurality of batteries, and a starting control unit which, at a time when the internal combustion engine is started, controls the power unit, and thereby starts supplying the electrical power from the plurality of batteries to the motor in a descending order of the residual amount of electrical power of the batteries being larger.
20240309885. PIPE DIFFUSER FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Eijiro KITAMURA of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): F04D29/44
CPC Code(s): F04D29/441
Abstract: a pipe diffuser is configured to be positioned on an outer periphery of a compressor impeller of a centrifugal compressor, wherein the pipe diffuser defines a plurality of diffuser passages arranged along a circumferential direction, and each diffuser passage includes a throat extending at an angle to a radial direction and having a substantially circular cross section, a tapered section connected to a downstream end of the throat and having a progressively increasing cross sectional area toward a radially outer end thereof, and a curved section connected to a downstream end of the tapered section is curved into an axial direction, the pipe diffuser further defining through holes communicating with respective tapered sections at one ends thereof and an annular communication passage communicating with other ends of the through holes.
20240310002. TANK UNIT_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Takuya NOMURA of WAKO-SHI (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Zixuan QIN of WAKO-SHI (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): F17C13/08
CPC Code(s): F17C13/08
Abstract: a tank unit includes a plurality of tanks arranged in parallel and a frame for retaining the tanks. a second frame of the frame has a frame base portion and a plurality of supporting members for supporting the second convex end portions of the tanks. a supporting hole and screw holes are formed in each of the supporting members. screw insertion holes are formed in the frame base portion. each of the plurality of supporting members is fastened to the frame base portion by screw members.
20240310168. ROAD SURFACE EVALUATION APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Takeo Tokunaga of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Hiroyuki Onimaru of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Atsuki Kakinuma of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yasuo Oishi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Akira Iihoshi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G01C7/04, G01C21/00
CPC Code(s): G01C7/04
Abstract: a road surface evaluation apparatus includes a microprocessor is configured to perform: calculating a roughness value of road surface corresponding to a predetermined period based on driving information of the plurality of vehicles during the predetermined period; and outputting roughness information including the roughness value. the microprocessor is configured to further perform, when calculating the roughness value corresponding to a second predetermined period, estimating whether a magnitude of a change rate of the roughness value corresponding to the second predetermined period with respect to the roughness value corresponding to a first predetermined period exceeds a predetermined threshold to acquire, when the magnitude is estimated to exceed the predetermined threshold, more pieces of the driving information to be used for calculating the roughness value corresponding to the second predetermined period than when the magnitude is estimated to be equal to or less than the predetermined threshold.
Inventor(s): Koji Tohmiya of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/34, H04L12/18, H04W68/02
CPC Code(s): G01C21/3407
Abstract: a notification device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a destination to which a mobile body moves and an estimated arrival time of the mobile body arriving at the destination; a meeting determination unit that determines whether or not a user boarding the mobile body participates in an electronic meeting during movement of the mobile body; and a notification control unit that compares, when the user participates in the electronic meeting during movement of the mobile body, a scheduled end time of the electronic meeting with the estimated arrival time, and controls the notification unit to execute notification based on a comparison result.
Inventor(s): Naohiro AKUZAWA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kei HIROHATA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Adil GUPTA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yohei UMEMOTO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Daisuke IDE of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/34, B60L58/13, G01C21/36
CPC Code(s): G01C21/3469
Abstract: a vehicle substitute simulation device, including a position information acquisition unit for acquiring movement information from an information terminal of a user, an electric vehicle information storage unit for storing electric vehicle performance information relating to a travel performance of an electric vehicle, a ride information acquisition unit for acquiring, from the movement information acquired in a predetermined period, ride information that includes at least movement distance information and waypoint information on an internal combustion engine vehicle driven by the user and including an internal combustion engine, a soc calculation unit for calculating, from the electric vehicle performance information and the ride information, a remaining amount of electric power of the electric vehicle as soc information for each waypoint for a case in which the user switches to the electric vehicle, and an output unit for outputting the soc information to the information terminal of the user.
Inventor(s): Christopher A. BUTERBAUGH of Columbus OH (US) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G01S13/931, B60R21/013, G01B11/02, H04W4/029
CPC Code(s): G01S13/931
Abstract: a traffic control device may include a distance module configured to detect a distance to an object, an impact detection module configured to detect an impact on the traffic control device, and a communications module configured to transmit at least one of the distance or the impact to a remote processor.
Inventor(s): Yoichi NATORI of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G05D1/02, G06T7/13
CPC Code(s): G05D1/0214
Abstract: problem to be solved: provided is a travel route generation method that is for an autonomous vehicle and enables a travel route to be accurately generated, even in a case where positioning using gps or the like is unavailable and the boundary of a travel path is unclear.
Inventor(s): Yoichi NATORI of Saitama (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G05D1/02, G06T7/13
CPC Code(s): G05D1/0214
Abstract: solution: scene information that includes a travel path is obtained by sensing surroundings of the autonomous vehicle, a boundary of the travel path is detected based on the obtained scene information, a likelihood based on machine learning is used to evaluate the detected boundary, and a provisional travel route on the travel path for the autonomous vehicle is generated based on the boundary and in accordance with the likelihood for the boundary.
Inventor(s): Takashi Noguchi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/16, G06F3/04847, G10L25/78
CPC Code(s): G06F3/165
Abstract: an information processing device includes: a processing unit that executes sound processing, the sound processing including at least one of recording electronic meeting information and reproducing the recorded electronic meeting information, the electronic meeting information including sound of an electronic meeting in which a user boarding a mobile body participates; a reception unit that accepts selection of whether or not to set external sound as a target of the sound processing by the preprocessing unit, the external sound being output in the mobile body based on a function different from a function of the electronic meeting; and a processing control unit that causes the processing unit to execute the sound processing in accordance with the selection accepted by the reception unit.
Inventor(s): Matt KOMICH of Denver CO (US) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0601
CPC Code(s): G06Q30/0605
Abstract: systems and methods for ownership determination are provided. in one embodiment, a method includes creating a listing for a pre-owned vehicle based on vehicle information from a prospective seller. the method includes identifying a first test drive of the pre-owned vehicle with a first user of a plurality of users scheduled during a test drive window. the method includes monitoring scheduling events for the pre-owned vehicle for a scheduling period after the test drive window. the method includes sending the first user an ownership notification in response to determining that no scheduling events have occurred during the scheduling period. the method includes receiving feedback from the first user based on the ownership notification. the method includes generating a new owner profile for the new owner that changes the initial settings of the one or more vehicle systems to subsequent settings that alter the operation of the pre-owned vehicle.
Inventor(s): Naohiro AKUZAWA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kei HIROHATA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Adil GUPTA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Yohei UMEMOTO of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Daisuke IDE of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G07C5/08
CPC Code(s): G07C5/0825
Abstract: a vehicle replacement simulation device includes a vehicle information acquirer that acquires traveling information collected in a predetermined period and including location information on an internal combustion vehicle of a user and clock time information and acquires traveling distance information including departure location information and parking location information on the vehicle, clock time information, and a traveling distance, a simulation processor that calculates a required charge amount from the traveling distance information on the vehicle in the predetermined period and electric vehicle performance information, calculates a parking time at the user's home, estimates the amount of charge allowed at the home based on the parking time at the home, and further estimates charge information including the amount of charge required away from the home from the amount of charge allowed at the home, and an output processor that outputs the charge information to an information processing device of the user.
Inventor(s): Ichiro Baba of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kento Shirakata of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Masamitsu Tsuchiya of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Shigenobu Saigusa of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): G08G1/0967, G08G1/16
CPC Code(s): G08G1/0967
Abstract: a driving assistance device that is one aspect of the embodiment includes a recognizer configured to recognize surrounding conditions of a host vehicle, a determiner configured to determine whether the host vehicle is able to pass through a traveling section ahead on the basis of a result of the recognition by the recognizer, and an output controller configured to cause an output to output information based on a result of the determination by the determiner, in which, when a first distance between a marking line for dividing a traveling path of the host vehicle, which is recognized by the recognizer, and an obstacle in front of the host vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance, the determiner determines that the host vehicle is able to pass next to the obstacle.
Inventor(s): Hiroshi Sekiguchi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Kunihiko Yanagisawa of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Toru Ikeda of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H01M8/1004, H01M8/10
CPC Code(s): H01M8/1004
Abstract: an assembling method for a fuel cell stack including stacking alternately a unitized electrode assembly having an electrolyte membrane and an electrode, and a separator in a predetermined region to form a cell stacked body. each of the unitized electrode assembly and the separator is a stack element, and the stacking includes transporting the stack element above the predetermined region while sucking the stack element by a suction portion, descending the stack element while positioning the stack element along a guide member extending upward around the predetermined region, and releasing a suction by the suction portion when a lower surface of the stack element abuts on an upper surface of another stack element having been stacked in the predetermined region.
Inventor(s): Wataru Ohira of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H01M10/04, H01M10/6557, H01M10/6567, H01M50/202, H01M50/249
CPC Code(s): H01M10/0468
Abstract: the moving object includes a battery module. a battery frame of the battery module has retaining plates and connecting members. the retaining plate has a central portion, a plurality of arms, and a plurality of attachment portions. a coupling member is attached to each of the plurality of attachment portions, so that a tightening load is applied to the cell stack body by an elastic deformation of the plurality of arms. a first dimension which is the thickness of the attachment portions in the stacking direction is smaller than a second dimension which is the thickness of the central portion in the stacking direction.
20240313417. CORNER REFLECTOR INSTALLATION STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Koji HANAI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tsuyoshi OGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H01Q15/18, B62J6/20, H01Q1/32
CPC Code(s): H01Q15/18
Abstract: in a corner reflector installation structure that is applicable to a vehicle including: a lamp; a cover member that covers a part of the lamp; and a corner reflector, the corner reflector is provided inside a housing constituting the lamp. the corner reflector installation structure is configured such that that the cover member and the corner reflector overlap with each other in a front view of a vehicle body. the cover member is inclined such that a vehicle body upper side of the cover member is located backward relative to a vehicle body lower side of the cover member in a side view of the vehicle. the cover member is inclined such that a vehicle body lower side of the cover member is located backward relative to a vehicle body upper side of the cover member in a side view of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Shogo Ito of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H01R9/24, B64D47/00, H01R11/12
CPC Code(s): H01R9/24
Abstract: a wiring connection structure includes a first terminal block and a second terminal block which are provided on an upper surface of a pcu and are arranged in a front-rear direction of a fuselage. a first cable and a second cable connected to the first terminal block and the second terminal block, respectively, extend in the front-rear direction of the fuselage from the upper surface. the height of the first terminal block is different from the height of the second terminal block.
Inventor(s): Kenji Noguchi of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02J7/00, H02J7/34, B60L50/60, B64C29/00, B64D27/357
CPC Code(s): H02J7/00308
Abstract: a voltage supply device for supplying dc voltage generated by a power generation unit to a load, including: a voltage acquisition unit that acquires a first voltage that is the voltage of a smoothing capacitor and a second voltage that is the voltage of a battery; a computation unit that computes the difference between the first voltage and the second voltage; a judgment unit that judges that the smoothing capacitor is in an overvoltage state when the difference is no less than a predetermined threshold; and a power generation control unit that controls the power generation unit to suppress or stop power generation by the power generation unit when the smoothing capacitor is in an overvoltage state.
20240313578. COIL UNIT_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Jin Katsuya of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02J50/00, H02J50/10
CPC Code(s): H02J50/005
Abstract: a coil unit includes: a coil which transmits power to a power receiving device in a non-contact manner; a casing which accommodates the coil; and a core member that is inserted into an air core region of the coil and penetrates the casing to protrude outward, wherein the core member includes a frame-shaped wall portion which is disposed in the air core region and a lid portion which opens and closes an opening end of the wall portion.
20240313666. ELECTRIC DEVICE AND MOVING OBJECT_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Shogo Ito of Wako-shi (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02M7/00, B64C29/00, H05K7/20
CPC Code(s): H02M7/003
Abstract: a power control unit includes power modules, and a positive bus bar connected to positive connection terminals disposed on connection surfaces provided on the power modules. the positive bus bar includes power module connection portions connected to the respective positive connection terminals and extending in the x direction, and standing portions extending along the power module connection portions and standing from the respective power module connection portions.
20240313673. CLUTCH CONTROL APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Junya Ono of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Tatsuya Ryuzaki of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd., Satoshi Kajiro of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H02P5/74, F16D28/00, F16D48/06
CPC Code(s): H02P5/74
Abstract: this clutch control apparatus includes: a clutch device; a clutch actuator; and a control unit, wherein the clutch actuator includes a plurality of electric motors and a transmission mechanism, wherein the plurality of electric motors are able to input a driving force to a common transmission element of the transmission mechanism, wherein the control unit detects at least one resistance value of the plurality of electric motors without driving a common transmission element by reversely driving a part of the plurality of electric motors and remaining electric motors, and wherein the control unit estimates a motor temperature from the resistance value and controls the driving of the plurality of electric motors according to the motor temperature.
Inventor(s): Takashi Noguchi of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H04L12/18, G06F3/14, H04L65/403, H04L65/80
CPC Code(s): H04L12/1831
Abstract: an electronic conference system makes a terminal device display an electronic conference screen including a display object corresponding to each of a plurality of users who participate in an electronic conference, and executes object change processing of analyzing a state of the user using at least one of data of an image photographed in a moving object and data of voice detected in the moving object and changing the display object based on an analysis result, and adjustment processing of executing determination of a load of a processor provided in the terminal device and determination of a state of communication between a server and the terminal device, and selecting data to be used in the object change processing or determining propriety of execution of the object change processing according to the determination results.
20240313993. VEHICLE-MOUNTED TERMINAL DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(honda motor co., ltd.)
Inventor(s): Hajime YOKOYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for honda motor co., ltd.
IPC Code(s): H04L12/18, G06V10/75, G06V10/77, G06V20/20, G06V20/40, G06V20/56, H04L65/1089
CPC Code(s): H04L12/1831
Abstract: the disclosure provides a vehicle-mounted terminal device which can improve the conference quality of video conferences. the vehicle-mounted terminal device is installed on a vehicle and configured to conduct an electronic conference with other terminal devices. the vehicle-mounted terminal device includes a capturing device, a current position obtaining device, an associated image obtaining device, and a communication device. the capturing device is configured to capture an image of a passenger in the vehicle. the current position obtaining device is configured to obtain a current position of the vehicle. the associated image obtaining device is configured to obtain a current position associated image associated with the current position obtained through the current position obtaining device. the communication device is configured to send a passenger image captured by the capturing device and the current position associated image obtained through the associated image obtaining device to other terminal devices.
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. patent applications on September 19th, 2024
- HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- A01D34/43
- A01D34/00
- A01D34/64
- A01D34/84
- CPC A01D34/43
- Honda motor co., ltd.
- CPC A01D34/84
- A63F13/52
- A63F13/655
- A63F13/798
- CPC A63F13/52
- B60L53/122
- H02J50/00
- H02J50/12
- CPC B60L53/122
- B60L53/66
- B60K35/10
- B60K35/22
- B60L53/62
- CPC B60L53/66
- B60N2/06
- B60H1/00
- B60K11/08
- B60L50/60
- B60R13/02
- B62D25/16
- B62D25/20
- CPC B60N2/06
- B60N3/04
- B60Q1/26
- F21S43/50
- CPC B60Q1/2623
- B60Q1/30
- G06F3/01
- CPC B60Q1/30
- B60Q1/44
- CPC B60Q1/444
- B60Q1/50
- F21S41/43
- F21S43/20
- F21W103/60
- F21Y115/10
- CPC B60Q1/503
- B60R13/04
- B60R19/52
- CPC B60R13/04
- B60R16/023
- B60R16/037
- CPC B60R16/0231
- B60W30/02
- B60W10/18
- B60W30/12
- G06V20/56
- CPC B60W30/025
- B60W30/09
- B60T7/22
- CPC B60W30/09
- B60W40/06
- B60W40/04
- B60W40/107
- B60W50/00
- CPC B60W40/06
- B60W50/16
- B60K35/28
- B60W10/20
- B60W30/095
- B60W50/14
- G06V20/59
- CPC B60W50/16
- B60W60/00
- CPC B60W60/0061
- B62D7/08
- B62D5/04
- CPC B62D7/08
- B62D15/02
- B60W30/10
- B60W30/18
- G06V20/58
- G08G1/16
- CPC B62D15/0255
- CPC B62D15/029
- F01M13/04
- F02M25/06
- CPC F01M13/04
- F01P7/16
- B63H20/28
- F01P3/20
- CPC F01P7/16
- F02D41/38
- F02B75/18
- F02D41/00
- F02D41/14
- F02D41/30
- CPC F02D41/38
- F02N11/08
- B64D33/00
- H02J7/00
- H02J7/14
- CPC F02N11/0862
- F04D29/44
- CPC F04D29/441
- F17C13/08
- CPC F17C13/08
- G01C7/04
- G01C21/00
- CPC G01C7/04
- G01C21/34
- H04L12/18
- H04W68/02
- CPC G01C21/3407
- B60L58/13
- G01C21/36
- CPC G01C21/3469
- G01S13/931
- B60R21/013
- G01B11/02
- H04W4/029
- CPC G01S13/931
- G05D1/02
- G06T7/13
- CPC G05D1/0214
- G06F3/16
- G06F3/04847
- G10L25/78
- CPC G06F3/165
- G06Q30/0601
- CPC G06Q30/0605
- G07C5/08
- CPC G07C5/0825
- G08G1/0967
- CPC G08G1/0967
- H01M8/1004
- H01M8/10
- CPC H01M8/1004
- H01M10/04
- H01M10/6557
- H01M10/6567
- H01M50/202
- H01M50/249
- CPC H01M10/0468
- H01Q15/18
- B62J6/20
- H01Q1/32
- CPC H01Q15/18
- H01R9/24
- B64D47/00
- H01R11/12
- CPC H01R9/24
- H02J7/34
- B64C29/00
- B64D27/357
- CPC H02J7/00308
- H02J50/10
- CPC H02J50/005
- H02M7/00
- H05K7/20
- CPC H02M7/003
- H02P5/74
- F16D28/00
- F16D48/06
- CPC H02P5/74
- G06F3/14
- H04L65/403
- H04L65/80
- CPC H04L12/1831
- G06V10/75
- G06V10/77
- G06V20/20
- G06V20/40
- H04L65/1089
