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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuo Nagatake, Machida, JP;
Tsuyoshi Shinohara, Yokohama, JP;
Isao Kishimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Masami Hirata, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 ;
Abstract
In a car body provided with a battery with a low output voltage of 12 V, a step-up circuit unit is connected between the battery and an electromechanical energy converting section. In a car provided with a battery with a high output voltage of 36 V, the battery is connected directly to the electromechanical energy converting section.