Honda Patent Applications

BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY MODULE

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230097853
A battery module includes a plurality of solid-state battery cells arranged in a first direction and extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a cushion block having elasticity and provided with a plurality of slots which accommodate the plurality of solid-state battery cells. The battery module is configured by inserting the plurality of solid-state battery cells into the plurality of slots.

EXHAUST STRUCTURE

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230103188
The utility model provides an exhaust structure having a lightweight structure. The utility model provides an exhaust structure, comprising: an exhaust pipe; and a muffler connected to the exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe includes an upstream side opening portion, a downstream side opening portion, and a winding portion. The winding portion is formed by winding pipings between the upstream side opening portion and the downstream side opening portion. The muffler is connected to the…

POWER GENERATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND POWER GENERATION CONTROL METHOD

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230102236
A power generation control system comprises: a setting unit configured to set a control mode corresponding to a use condition of a user who uses a first power supply apparatus and a second power supply apparatus; a calculation unit configured to calculate a total load obtained by adding output power of the first power supply apparatus and output power of the second power supply apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine a load level of the total load based on a comparison…

CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230099836
The present invention provides a control device of a vehicle, comprising: a detector configured to detect acceleration in a front-and-rear direction generated in the vehicle; and an estimation unit configured to calculate a braking force of the entire vehicle and a pitch angle of the vehicle based on the acceleration detected by the detector, and estimate an amount of nose dive of the vehicle during braking of the vehicle based on the calculated braking force of the entire vehicle and…

CELL LAMINATE AND BATTERY MODULE

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230099729
A cell laminate includes a plurality of battery cells which are laminated. The plurality of battery cells are laminated in a first direction and are laminated to be offset to one side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. An elastic body is arranged between adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells. The elastic body is configured so that when the battery cells expand, the battery cells are displaced in the first direction and are displaced to the other…

SADDLED VEHICLE

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230099624
A saddled vehicle including front forks and a steering handlebar that steers the front forks includes a stroke adjuster that adjusts the stroke amount of the front forks, a lever is attached to the steering handlebar, and the stroke adjuster is connected to the lever via a cable. The stroke adjuster includes a release mechanism that returns the stroke amount that has been adjusted by operating the lever to its initial state by operating the lever again.

VEHICLE BODY LOWER STRUCTURE

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230099045
The disclosure provides a vehicle body lower structure. The vehicle body lower structure includes an airflow guiding plate that is arranged on the vehicle body of a vehicle and is movable between a receiving position covering the lower part of the vehicle body and a deploying position protruding downward. Specifically, the airflow guiding plate includes a front airflow guiding plate and a rear airflow guiding plate. The front airflow guiding plate is rotatably arranged on the vehicle…

POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE SYSTEM

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230098598
A power supply circuit includes a first and second circuits connected to a first and second phase windings of a rotary electric machine, respectively. The first circuit includes first to fourth arms and a first switch. The midpoints of the first and second arms are connected to respective ends of a first winding unit, the midpoints of the third and fourth arms are connected to respective ends of a second winding unit, and the first switch is connected between the midpoints of the second…

FUEL CELL SYSTEM

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230098470
A fuel cell system in which a controller unit is prevented from being disassembled in an unconventional manner. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack configured to generate electricity; a cable; a controller unit connected to the full cell stack through the cable to control the fuel cell system; a connector configured to connect the controller unit to the cable, where the connector has an insertion portion, and the insertion portion is inserted into the controller unit; a…

INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230098035
An information providing system 1 includes: an item list generator 55 that generates a match-pair list including items associated with a subject user based on information registered in a user profile database 51 and information registered in an item profile database 52; a session information processing system 6 that acquires session information in a session with the subject user via a user interface 2 and calculates a target social position of the subject user in a social space formed by…

VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230097394
A vehicle body rear structure in which a protruding structure is disposed further rearward of a camera device, so that water droplets dropping on the surface of the vehicle body roll and pass through the protruding structure and thus are prevented from adhering to the camera device. The vehicle body rear structure includes: a camera device disposed at the rear of a vehicle; an exterior member having a mounting surface on which the camera device is mounted and a tilted surface tilted from…

MOVING OBJECT

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230096998
A moving object according to the present disclosure includes: a frame; and a solid-state battery placed in a hollow of the frame. According to the present disclosure, rigidity of the frame can be increased without additional components, and an increase in weight can be prevented. In addition, a space conventionally secured for placing a battery can be freed, and room in the interior of the moving object can be enlarged.

VEHICLE COMPARTMENT PURIFICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE COMPARTMENT PURIFICATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230096396
A vehicle compartment purification system configured to be capable of executing a regeneration mode of a functional material by a controller, the regeneration mode including a first regeneration step in which the air is flowed through a plurality of cells of a heater element at a flow velocity A for a predetermined time from a start of the regeneration mode, and after the first regeneration step, a second regeneration step in which the air is flowed through the plurality of cells at a…

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230095869
The present disclosure provides a vehicle control device and method. The vehicle control device includes: a vehicle detection part that detects vehicles existing around the driver's vehicle and outputs a detection result; and a control part coupled to the vehicle detection part. The control part includes: a vehicle control part that controls a vehicle distance to a preceding vehicle based on the detection result; and an adaptive part that uses an adaptation algorithm to…

HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PIPE

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230095779
A high-pressure fuel pipe is a pipe disposed between an injector and a high-pressure fuel pump, the high-pressure fuel pump is provided on a downstream side of a low-pressure fuel pump, an engine is a single cylinder or a two-cylinder, the high-pressure fuel pump is a plunger type that performs pressurization once or twice per rotation in synchronization with a camshaft of the engine, and a volume of the high-pressure fuel pipe is k×Q/?P/1000×n or less, where k is a volume modulus of…

MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLE INCLUDING CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230095737
Provided are a motor-driven vehicle capable of releasing restrictions on operating conditions and having good acceleration, regeneration, and slope climbing abilities, and a control method thereof. A motor-driven vehicle includes: an electric motor; a continuously variable transmission provided between the electric motor and a drive wheel; and a control part that executes a torque control of the electric motor and a shift control of the continuously variable transmission. The control…

VEHICLE BODY LOWER STRUCTURE

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230094610
The disclosure provides a vehicle body lower structure, which can improve aerodynamic performance and improve driving stability. The vehicle body lower structure includes an airflow guiding plate that is arranged on the vehicle body of a vehicle and is movable between a receiving position covering the lower part of the vehicle body and a deploying position protruding downward. The airflow guiding plate includes a first airflow guiding plate and a second airflow guiding plate. The first…

VEHICLE BODY LOWER STRUCTURE

Granted: March 30, 2023
Application Number: 20230094537
The disclosure provides a vehicle body lower structure. The vehicle body lower structure includes an airflow guiding plate that is arranged on the vehicle body of a vehicle and is movable between a receiving position covering the lower part of the vehicle body and a deploying position protruding downward. The vehicle body lower structure further includes: a shaft member, which extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle, thereby rotatably connecting the front end of the airflow…

POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND MECHANICAL DEVICE

Granted: March 23, 2023
Application Number: 20230090154
A present invention is a power supply device, comprising a battery unit, a heater configured to generate heat on the basis of power of the battery unit, and a driving unit configured to drive the heater with a driving force according to a temperature of the battery unit.

VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM

Granted: March 23, 2023
Application Number: 20230092730
A vehicle power supply system includes: a main power supply system provided with a main low-voltage power supply; and a backup power supply system provided with a backup low-voltage power supply. The backup power supply system includes a backup power supply controller. When the vehicle power supply system is turned off and a state of the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition, the backup power supply controller executes a backup low-voltage power supply state estimation processing…