Honda Patent Applications

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…

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.

POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE SYSTEM

Granted: March 23, 2023
Application Number: 20230088809
A power supply circuit configured to supply electric power to a rotary electric machine that includes: a first phase winding including a first winding portion and a second winding portion; and a second phase winding including a third winding portion and a fourth winding portion, the power supply circuit including: a first circuit connected to the first phase winding; and a second circuit connected to the second phase winding. The first circuit includes: first to third arms, and a first…

VEHICLE SIDE STRUCTURE

Granted: March 16, 2023
Application Number: 20230083306
The disclosure provides a vehicle side structure. The vehicle side structure is for being mounted near a door, and includes: an electric motor disposed inside the door to drive a door glass up and down; a fitting member, fitting the door and a vehicle body; and a connecting member, connecting the fitting member and the electric motor.

ULTRASOUND TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING ULTRASOUND TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PROGRAM

Granted: March 16, 2023
Application Number: 20230082314
An ultrasound transmitting and receiving device that can determine whether a contact state between a probe and a bolt is normal without relying on the skill of an operator is provided. The ultrasound transmitting and receiving device includes a probe control unit, an auxiliary storage device, and a contact state determination unit. The probe control unit causes a probe to transmit ultrasound to a bolt, and causes the probe to receive an echo of the transmitted ultrasound. The auxiliary…

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Granted: March 9, 2023
Application Number: 20230075177
A wireless communication device includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication, an acquisition unit configured to acquire an operating state of the wireless communication unit after the wireless communication unit is connected to an access providing device capable of providing access to a network, a determination unit configured to determine whether the operating state of the wireless communication unit satisfies a notification condition, and a…

DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

Granted: March 9, 2023
Application Number: 20230072154
A display device mounted on a vehicle includes a display including a first region that displays a first image based on first image information in response to detection of a request for display of a vehicle outside image, and a second region that displays a second image based on second image information. The device receives first image information generated by a first device; receives, from a second device, second image information that is image information of a vehicle outside image; and…

STEERING KNUCKLE

Granted: March 2, 2023
Application Number: 20230067772
The disclosure provides a steering knuckle, which has good rigidity and reliability. The steering knuckle includes: a wheel support portion for supporting a wheel; a damper support portion for supporting a damper; and an arm portion for connecting the wheel support portion and the damper support portion. The damper support portion is cylindrical and has a mounting hole through which the damper is inserted, and the arm portion includes a pair of side walls connecting the damper support…

VEHICLE KNUCKLE

Granted: March 2, 2023
Application Number: 20230068445
A vehicle knuckle 1 includes a main body 10, a strut junction 11 that is positioned at a first side in an extending direction of an axle supported by the main body and fastens a strut damper, and an arm 12 that couples the main body to the strut junction. The vehicle knuckle has a continuous space 17 formed inside the strut junction and the arm. The arm has a first through-hole 17a on a wall 12a that couples an end 10d at the first side of the main body to the strut junction. The first…

VEHICLE

Granted: March 2, 2023
Application Number: 20230067748
A vehicle includes: a rotating electrical machine configured to drive the vehicle; a high-voltage power source configured to supply electricity for driving the rotating electrical machine; main and backup low-voltage power sources; a normal load configured to operate on the electricity supplied from the main low-voltage power source; a critical load configured to operate on the electricity supplied from the backup low-voltage power source; and a floor panel. The critical load includes an…

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

Granted: March 2, 2023
Application Number: 20230067041
A vehicle control device is configured to cause a vehicle to travel in a first mode when an enlargement mode is set, a driving force required for traveling of the vehicle is less than a value, and a capacity of a power storage is equal to or more than a first threshold, operate an internal combustion engine to cause the vehicle to travel in a second mode in response to the driving force becoming equal to or larger than the value when the enlargement mode is set and the vehicle is caused…

DETECTION DEVICE

Granted: February 23, 2023
Application Number: 20230059792
A detection device configured to detect a decrease in heat insulation performance of a battery pack mounted at an electrically powered vehicle, the detection device including: a heat insulation performance derivation unit configured to derive a heat insulation performance value, which is an evaluation value of the heat insulation performance, based on a temperature change of the battery and an environmental temperature in a predetermined period in which the electrically powered vehicle…

CELL EQUALIZATION SYSTEM

Granted: February 23, 2023
Application Number: 20230058220
A cell equalization system includes: a battery including a plurality of chargeable cells connected in series and mounted on a vehicle; a battery ECU configured to control the battery; an equalization circuit configured to perform equalization of remaining capacity variation of the plurality of cells; and an equalization control unit configured to control the equalization circuit. The battery ECU is configured to calculate the remaining capacity variation at startup of ECU in which the…

ADJUSTMENT JIG AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD

Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number: 20230050039
There is provided an adjustment jig. A fixing unit has a plate shape and is detachably fixed to an attachment unit of a sensor provided on a vehicle side. An extension unit is provided to extend from the fixing unit. A suspension unit is suspended from the extension unit.

ADJUSTMENT JIG AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD

Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number: 20230050039
There is provided an adjustment jig. A fixing unit has a plate shape and is detachably fixed to an attachment unit of a sensor provided on a vehicle side. An extension unit is provided to extend from the fixing unit. A suspension unit is suspended from the extension unit.

ADJUSTMENT JIG AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD

Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number: 20230050039
There is provided an adjustment jig. A fixing unit has a plate shape and is detachably fixed to an attachment unit of a sensor provided on a vehicle side. An extension unit is provided to extend from the fixing unit. A suspension unit is suspended from the extension unit.

INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ESTIMATING CAMERA POSE USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL

Granted: February 2, 2023
Application Number: 20230033466
An method comprises predicting a depth map by inputting a first image or a second image paired with the first image to a first machine learning model, predicting relative movement and rotation of an image capturing device using a second machine learning model, and generating a first converted image in which image conversion based on the predicted relative movement and rotation and the depth map is applied to the first image. The method also comprises calculating a loss including an error…

ELECTRIC POWER UNIT AND WORKING MACHINE

Granted: February 2, 2023
Application Number: 20230034464
An electric power unit includes an electric motor, a battery for driving the electric motor, and a battery tray for supporting the battery. The battery tray is attached to the electric motor via elastic members. The electric power unit is provided with oscillating direction restricting portions, a front side convex portion, and a rear side convex portion for restricting relative movement of the battery tray and the electric motor in at least one direction of an attachment direction of…

INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ESTIMATING CAMERA POSE USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL

Granted: February 2, 2023
Application Number: 20230033466
An method comprises predicting a depth map by inputting a first image or a second image paired with the first image to a first machine learning model, predicting relative movement and rotation of an image capturing device using a second machine learning model, and generating a first converted image in which image conversion based on the predicted relative movement and rotation and the depth map is applied to the first image. The method also comprises calculating a loss including an error…

ELECTRIC POWER UNIT AND WORKING MACHINE

Granted: February 2, 2023
Application Number: 20230034464
An electric power unit includes an electric motor, a battery for driving the electric motor, and a battery tray for supporting the battery. The battery tray is attached to the electric motor via elastic members. The electric power unit is provided with oscillating direction restricting portions, a front side convex portion, and a rear side convex portion for restricting relative movement of the battery tray and the electric motor in at least one direction of an attachment direction of…