324 patents
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Utility
Shift-by-wire System
12 May 22
A shift-by-wire system configured to switch shift positions includes a detent plate, a detent spring, a rotating electrical machine, a gear device, and an electronic control unit.
Kazuaki ISHIURA, Takeshi KITAHATA, Hiroshi SHIBATA, Eiji ICHIOKA, Atsuto OGINO, Yutaka UCHIDA, Kota ISHIKAWA
Filed: 1 Nov 21
Utility
Shift Device
12 May 22
A shift device includes: a shift switching member including valley portions provided so as to correspond to shift positions; a positioning member causing the shift position to be established while being fitted in any of the valley portions of the shift switching member; a motor driving the shift switching member and including a rotor and a stator; a driving force transmission mechanism transmitting a driving force from the motor to the shift switching member; and a rotor rotation angle sensor and an output shaft rotation angle sensor detecting rotation angles of the rotor and the shift switching member.
Atsuto OGINO, Yutaka UCHIDA, Kota ISHIKAWA
Filed: 8 Nov 21
Utility
Biological Detection Device
12 May 22
A biological detection device includes: a transmission unit transmitting a transmission wave into a compartment; a reception unit receiving a reflected wave; a creation unit creating three-dimensional map information on the compartment based on the reflected wave; a specifying unit specifying a position of a reflection source, which is an object having a reflection intensity equal to or greater than a predetermined value, in the three-dimensional map information when the vehicle where a person is seated is stopped; an object detection unit detecting a motion of an object in the compartment based on a Doppler shift of the reflected wave and outputting a detection result; and a person detection unit determining that there is no person at a position at which no person is detected in an immediately preceding detection cycle and which substantially matches the position of the reflection source.
Takashi OTANI
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
Biological Detection Device
12 May 22
A biological detection device including: a radio wave sensor including a transmission unit transmitting a transmission wave into a compartment and a reception unit receiving a reflected wave; a creation unit creating map information on the compartment based on the reflected wave; a specifying unit specifying a position and an intensity of a reflection source; an object detection unit detecting a motion of an object based on the reflected wave and outputting a detection result; a person detection unit detecting a person based on the map information and the detection result; a prediction unit generating ghost information by predicting information about a ghost corresponding to the person based on a position of the person and the position and the intensity of the reflection source; and a determination unit determining whether an object detected as the person is a ghost.
Takashi OTANI
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
Sensor Module
12 May 22
A sensor module includes: a module side connection unit connected to a power source via a power source side connection unit; a control IC energized from the power source via the power source side connection unit and the module side connection unit and configured to control a sensor; a first power source line provided across the module side connection unit and the control IC; an increase instruction unit configured to issue an instruction to increase a current flowing through the power source side connection unit and the module side connection unit; and a current increase unit provided across the first power source line and a second power source line to which a potential lower than that of the first power source line is applied, and configured to increase the current in accordance with the instruction of the increase instruction unit.
Saya KOBAYASHI, Takaaki KOIZUMI
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
Stator Assembling Method and Stator Assembling Apparatus
12 May 22
The stator assembling method includes: the step of disposing a guide to restrict circumferential movement of opening jigs inserted into slots; and the step of moving coils and the opening jigs together to a second side in a radial direction relative to a stator core while guiding the opening jigs such that circumferential movement of the opening jigs is restricted by the guide, thus inserting slot-housed portions into the slots.
Shingo HASHIMOTO, Hiroyuki TANAKA, Mitsuhiro IDE
Filed: 4 Jun 20
Utility
Rotating Electrical Machine Control System
12 May 22
A rotating electrical machine control system (100) whose control target is an alternating-current rotating electrical machine (80) including M coil sets (8) includes M inverters (50) each including a plurality of switching elements (5) and connected to a direct-current power supply (41) and one of the coil sets (8) to convert electric power between a direct current and alternating currents of N phases; M current sensors (6) each provided for each coil set (8) to detect an alternating current of each phase flowing through the coil set (8); and an inverter control device (30) that generates switching control signals (S) for controlling the plurality of switching elements (5).
Subrata SAHA, Shoji NAGATA
Filed: 26 Mar 20
Utility
Manufacturing Method and Manufacturing Device of Element
5 May 22
An element manufacturing method for a transmission belt of a continuously variable transmission having a thick wall portion and a thin wall portion formed by sequentially feeding a material having a strip shape with a uniform thickness to each press position and performing press working on the material at the press position.
Yasuhiro TAKEUCHI, Toru ASAMI, Kazuhisa MIYATA, Hirotaka HATA, Masayuki OKANO
Filed: 26 Mar 20
Utility
Manufacturing Method for Motor Core
5 May 22
A manufacturing method for a motor core in which a magnet is fixed in a magnet accommodating portion using synthetic resin material includes: a fixing step of fixing the a permanent magnet in the a magnet accommodating portion using a synthetic resin material, wherein the fixing step includes: an injection step of setting a temperature of the synthetic resin material to a first temperature and injecting, with an injection device having a container capable of maintaining the synthetic resin material in the softened state, the softened synthetic resin material into the magnet accommodating portion; and a curing step of raising the temperature of the synthetic resin material injected into the stacked body to a second temperature to cure the synthetic resin material, with the injection device being moved away from the stacked body.
Tomoko HIRAMATSU, Akinori HOSHINO
Filed: 26 Mar 20
Utility
Fuel Cell System
28 Apr 22
A fuel cell system includes a reformer, a fuel cell, a desulfurizer, a recirculation passage through which the reformer communicates with the desulfurizer such that a part of the anode gas generated in the reformer flows into the desulfurizer, and an orifice member provided on the recirculation passage.
Satoshi KATO, Takeshi KITAMURA, Tomomichi KANDA, Takamichi AOKI
Filed: 12 Oct 21
Utility
Semiconductor Device
21 Apr 22
The present invention supplies electric power to a semiconductor module appropriately and also curbs the number of wiring layers of a main substrate on which the semiconductor module is mounted.
Takanobu NARUSE
Filed: 12 Sep 19
Utility
Manufacturing Method for Rotary Electric Machine Rotor
21 Apr 22
A rotary electric machine rotor includes a rotor core and a core support member that supports the rotor core.
Takeru MORITA, Shigeki IDEUE, Yuta WATANABE, Kenji DOZONO, Masashi IKEMURA, Toshihiko KAMIYA
Filed: 28 Jan 20
Utility
Control Device for Vehicle
14 Apr 22
An electronic control unit is configured to: output a first command value to the hydraulic control circuit system and then output a second command value to the hydraulic control circuit system during a transition in which the control state of the clutch is switched from a disengaged state to an engaged state when starting the engine; perform first control in which the motor outputs the cranking torque, and second control in which the engine starts operation, when starting the engine; and when the vehicle is in a predetermined state in which a required hydraulic pressure is not secured stably when starting the engine, start output of the first command value when the vehicle is not in the predetermined state, the required hydraulic pressure being a hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic control circuit system to the clutch actuator and required to switch the control state of the clutch.
Keigo MATSUBARA, Masayuki BABA, Tomoya INAYOSHI
Filed: 4 Oct 21
Utility
Vehicle Drive Apparatus
14 Apr 22
A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a first bearing disposed between a rotor support member and a case in a radial direction so as to restrict movement of the rotor support member to a first axial side relative to the case; and a second bearing disposed between a connecting shaft and the case in an axial direction so as to restrict movement of the connecting shaft to a second axial side relative to the case.
Shigeki IDEUE, Takeru MORITA, Keita INDA, Kenji DOZONO, Tatsuya OKISHIMA, Toshihiko KAMIYA, Masashi IKEMURA
Filed: 8 Jan 20
Utility
Vehicle Drive Device
14 Apr 22
A rotary electric machine is disposed coaxially with an input member and is disposed more toward a first side in an axial direction than a first gear that meshes with a second gear.
Ryohei INOUE
Filed: 28 Feb 20
Utility
Fuel Cell System
14 Apr 22
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a cathode off-gas discharge channel, a gas-liquid separator, and a cover member.
Takami HOSOI, Hiroaki NISHIUMI, Takashi MISHIMA, Hitoshi OKUNO, Toshihide YAMADA
Filed: 7 Oct 21
Utility
Detergent Composition for Metal Product and Method for Cleaning Metal Product Using Said Detergent Composition
31 Mar 22
A detergent composition for metal product, which contains an amine (component A) represented by a general formula (I), a salt (component B′) of a dicarboxylic acid (component B) represented by a general formula (II): HOOC—R4—COOH (II) and the amine (component A), a salt (component C′) of a monocarboxylic acid (component C) represented by a general formula (III): R5—COOH (III) and the amine (component A), a nonionic surfactant (component D) represented by a general formula (IV): R6—O-{(EO)n/(PO)m}-H (IV), and water (component E) and has a pH of more than 7 and 10 or less.
Jun NAGANUMA, Takayuki HISANO, Takao KOBAYASHI
Filed: 23 Jan 20
Utility
Hybrid Drive Device
31 Mar 22
A hybrid drive device including a rotary electric machine having a stator and a rotor, a transmission coupled to the rotary electric machine, a clutch that couples an engine and the rotary electric machine and that releases a connection of the two, and a case for housing the rotary electric machine and the clutch, the hybrid drive device including: a first transmitting shaft coupled to an output shaft of the engine; and a second transmitting shaft that transmits power from the rotor of the rotary electric machine to the transmission.
Shigeki IDEUE, Takeru MORITA, Kenji DOZONO, Akinori OZAWA, Tatsuya OKISHIMA, Masashi IKEMURA
Filed: 8 Jan 20
Utility
Vehicle Drive Device
31 Mar 22
A vehicle drive device that includes a rotary electric machine that serves as a driving force source for wheels; a first rotation member coupled to a rotor of the rotary electric machine; and a fluid coupling that is disposed on an axial first side, which is one side in an axial direction with respect to the rotary electric machine, and that has a rotation housing.
Hiroshi OTA, Ken SHIMIZU, Ren OKAZAWA, Masashi IKEMURA, Guo Dong TAN, Takao OKI
Filed: 27 Mar 20
Utility
Control Device for Vehicle
31 Mar 22
A control device, for a vehicle, comprising an electronic control unit configured to: output a first command value, for tightening a pack clearance, to a hydraulic control circuit system prior to output of a second command value, for transmitting cranking torque that raises a rotation speed of the engine, during a transition of switching a control state of a clutch from a released state to an engaged state when an engine is started; and perform, when the engine is started, first control for outputting the cranking torque by an electric motor and second control for starting operation of the engine, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to set the first command value to a first hydraulic pressure when the engine is started in a first situation, and set the first command value to a higher second hydraulic pressure higher when the engine is started in a second situation.
Keigo MATSUBARA, Masayuki BABA, Tomoya INAYOSHI
Filed: 30 Aug 21