Patents Assigned to Aisin AI Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9631682
    Abstract: A synchronization device for a manual transmission of a vehicle, including a synchronizer ring configured to synchronize rotation of a transmission gear and clutch hub. The synchronizer ring includes: a ring body having an annular shape; an axial protruding portion protruding from the ring body toward the clutch hub in an axial direction to set a size of an axial clearance between the ring body and the clutch hub; and a radial protruding portion protruding from the ring body toward the clutch hub in a radial direction intersecting the axial direction to set a size of a radial clearance to be formed between the ring body and the clutch hub. The ring body, the axial protruding portion, and the radial protruding portion are formed integrally by metal stamping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Aisin AI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuu Sasaki, Masaya Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Kanesa, Yasuhiro Nitta
  • Patent number: 9587739
    Abstract: An interlock mechanism includes a shift-and-select shaft a first fork, a second fork, a first inner lever, a second inner lever, an interlock member coaxially arranged around an outer circumference of the shift-and-select shaft while being allowed to rotate together with the shift-and-select shaft in the rotation direction as a unit and not allowed to be displaced in the axial direction, a first engagement portion formed on the first fork, a second engagement portion formed to project from the second fork, a first engaged portion formed to project from the inter lock member and engaged with the first engagement portion while the interlock member is positioned at a second rotation position and a second engaged portion formed on the interlock member and engaged with the second engagement portion while the interlock member is positioned at a first rotation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Ichikawa, Hideya Osawa, Hirotoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20160363220
    Abstract: A vehicle manual transmission includes: shift fork shafts; shift forks; sleeves; and gear pieces. Each of the shift forks is coupled with the shift fork shaft so as to be moved together. Each of the sleeves has an annular shape. The sleeve includes an annular sliding groove to be fitted to the shift fork on an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve. The sleeve includes peripheral edges forming annular planes as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the shift fork shaft. Each of the gear pieces includes outer peripheral teeth to be meshed with inner peripheral teeth formed on an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve when the sleeve is moved in accordance with the gear shift operation. The shift fork shaft or the shift fork includes a restricting member that abuts to the peripheral edge so as to restrict a movement of the sleeve in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AI CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ryuji NARITA, Kota ICHISAWA, Koji NAITO, Yuki HABARA
  • Patent number: 9518634
    Abstract: A manual transmission including an input shaft Ai to which power is input from an internal combustion engine E/G through a clutch UT and an output shaft Ao from which power is output to drive wheels. This transmission has a plurality of EV travel gear stages (different from the neutral) in which no power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao, and a plurality of E/G travel gear stages in which a power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao. This transmission has a connection changeover mechanism which establishes and breaks connection between the output shaft of the electric motor and the output shaft. When an EV travel gear stage is selected, a “connected state” is always realized. When an E/G travel gear stage is selected, a “disconnected state” is realized in some cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Aisin AI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuki Masui
  • Publication number: 20160146269
    Abstract: Provided is a synchronization device for a manual transmission, which is capable of reducing an axial length of a hub sleeve. The synchronization device for a manual transmission includes a clutch hub, a hub sleeve, a gear piece, a synchronizer ring, and shifting key mechanisms. A synchronizer key of each of the shifting key mechanisms includes a key positioned in a circumferential direction with respect to the clutch hub and mounted in an axially and radially displaceable state, and a moving object mounted in a radially movable state into a radial mounting hole formed through the key and biased radially outward by a coil spring. A top portion of the moving object, which is projected radially outward from the mounting hole to engage with an inner circumferential surface of the hub sleeve, is formed into a shape having an engagement portion extending linearly in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi TANAKA, Masaya ICHIKAWA, Hideya OSAWA
  • Publication number: 20160138661
    Abstract: A synchronization device for a manual transmission of a vehicle, including a synchronizer ring configured to synchronize rotation of a transmission gear and clutch hub. The synchronizer ring includes: a ring body having an annular shape; an axial protruding portion protruding from the ring body toward the clutch hub in an axial direction to set a size of an axial clearance between the ring body and the clutch hub; and a radial protruding portion protruding from the ring body toward the clutch hub in a radial direction intersecting the axial direction to set a size of a radial clearance to be formed between the ring body and the clutch hub. The ring body, the axial protruding portion, and the radial protruding portion are formed integrally by metal stamping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuu SASAKI, Masaya ICHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi KANESA, Yashuhiro NITTA
  • Patent number: 9327356
    Abstract: A tooth flank machining device includes a helical teeth grinding wheel, a position adjusting unit] capable of moving a relative position of a rotational axis of the helical teeth grinding wheel to a rotational axis of a work gear, and a controlling unit having a relative position controller activating the position adjusting unit to adjust the relative position of the rotational axis of the helical teeth grinding wheel to the rotational axis of the work gear so that the helical teeth grinding wheel engages the work gear with a grinding wheel tooth flank of the helical teeth grinding wheel abutting on only one of work tooth flanks forming a tooth of the work gear, a grinding wheel rotating unit controller activating a grinding wheel rotating unit, and a torque controlling unit controller activating a rotational torque controlling unit to adjust rotational torque within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: AISIN AI CO., LTD, AI MACHINE TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Nakagawa, Kazuhiko Muramatsu, Daisuke Tanaka, Takaaki Kato, Futoshi Okada, Hiromasa Tsuji
  • Patent number: 9309962
    Abstract: A shifting device of manual transmission apparatus for automobile is provided, shifting device which reduces fluctuations in operational loads at the time of selecting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Matsushita, Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20160084377
    Abstract: An interlock mechanism includes a shift-and-select shaft a first fork, a second fork, a first inner lever, a second inner lever, an interlock member coaxially arranged around an outer circumference of the shift-and-select shaft while being allowed to rotate together with the shift-and-select shaft in the rotation direction as a unit and not allowed to be displaced in the axial direction, a first engagement portion formed on the first fork, a second engagement portion formed to project from the second fork, a first engaged portion formed to project from the inter lock member and engaged with the first engagement portion while the interlock member is positioned at a second rotation position and a second engaged portion formed on the interlock member and engaged with the second engagement portion while the interlock member is positioned at a first rotation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya ICHIKAWA, Hideya OSAWA, Hirotoshi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160053883
    Abstract: A lubricating device for transmission includes a rotational shaft provided in a transmission housing, bearings attached to the transmission housing for supporting the rotational shaft, a cylindrical rotational member fixed to the rotational shaft between the bearings at an outer peripheral of said rotational shaft, at least one oil delivery groove which is spirally formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical rotational member, the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical rotational member being covered by a rotational member housing portion of the transmission housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Ichikawa, Hideya Osawa
  • Patent number: 9267573
    Abstract: This manual transmission includes a connection changeover mechanism which changes the state of connection between the output shafts of the motor generator and the transmission in accordance with a gear stage established by a driver's shift lever operation. When a gear stage for low speed travel is established, a power transmission system is established between the output shafts of the motor generator and the transmission, and the motor speed reduction ratio is set to a first speed reduction ratio. When a gear stage for intermediate speed travel is established, a power transmission system is established between the output shafts of the motor generator and the transmission, and the motor speed reduction ratio is set to a second speed reduction ratio. When a gear stage for high speed travel is established, no power transmission system is established between the output shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Aisin AI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Osuka, Yuki Masui, Toshio Tanba
  • Publication number: 20160010726
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism transmits torque of the input shaft to the output shaft, and includes gear mechanisms corresponding to each of gear stages respectively. A control device controls the power transmission mechanism to realize one of a first control mode, a second control mode and a third control mode selectively. In the first control mode, a first gear stage is selected and the power transmission mechanism transmits torque via only a first gear mechanism. In the second control mode, a second gear stage is selected and the power transmission mechanism transmits torque via only a second gear mechanism. In the third control mode, at gear-shift from the first gear stage to the second gear stage, the power transmission mechanism circulates torque having a prescribed amount to the input shaft from the output shaft via the first gear mechanism while transmitting torque of the input shaft to the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuki MASUI
  • Patent number: 9126589
    Abstract: This transmission include an input shaft to which power is input from an internal combustion engine and an output shaft to which power is input from an electric motor. This transmission has a gear stage (EV) for EV travel (different from the neutral) in which no power transmission system is established between the input and output shafts, and a plurality of gear stages (1-st to 5-th) for HV travel in which a power transmission system is established between the input and output shafts. “1-st” is used in place of “EV” so as to start a vehicle only when EV travel cannot be performed normally. On an H pattern, a “shift completion position for EV” is disposed at a position through which a shift operation member passes during a “shift operation” (operation in the front-rear direction of the vehicle) from a “1-2 selection position” to a “shift completion position for 1-st.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Aisin AI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Osuka, Yuki Masui
  • Publication number: 20150211607
    Abstract: A transmission for hybrid vehicle includes a change-speed gear assembly, an engine-side connector, and a motor-side connector. The change-speed gear assembly includes drive gears and driven gears making change-speed stages. A specific drive gear of the drive gears, and a specific driven gear of the driven gears, making a specific change-speed stage (e.g., the fifth-speed change-speed stage) of the change-speed stages, are made switchable between the idling state and the rotary connection state. The engine-side connector switches the other drive gears and driven gears, making the other change-speed stages, between the idling state and the rotary connection state, respectively. The motor-side connector includes a motor-side drive gear meshing with a motor-side driven gear doubled as the specific drive gear. The motor-side connector switches the specific drive gear, and the specific driven gear between the idling state and the rotary connection state, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicants: AISIN AI CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetaka NAKASHIMA, Daizo Ogino, Kyosuke Mori, Takahiro Misu
  • Patent number: 9061685
    Abstract: A drive state control apparatus is applied to a vehicle which has not only a transfer including a multi-disc clutch mechanism but also a changeover mechanism interposed in an axle and which can be switched between 2WD and 4WD. When a 2WD-to-4WD changeover condition is satisfied, the multi-disc clutch is immediately switched from a “decoupled state” to a “coupled state.” Meanwhile, a connecting operation of the changeover mechanism is started upon establishment of a state in which left and right rear wheels have no acceleration slippage, and a state in which rotational speeds of first and second axles on opposite sides of the changeover mechanism are approximately equal to each other. In addition, in the case where the left and right rear wheels have acceleration slippage after the 2WD-to-4WD changeover condition has been satisfied, an E/G output reduction control is executed. Thus, the connecting operation can be performed smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: Aisin AI Co., Ltd., JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Aoyama, Takeshige Miyazaki, Akihiro Ohno, Ryohei Shigeta, Tomoaki Kato, Go Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20150118938
    Abstract: A tooth flank machining device includes a helical teeth grinding wheel, a position adjusting unit] capable of moving a relative position of a rotational axis of the helical teeth grinding wheel to a rotational axis of a work gear, and a controlling unit having a relative position controller activating the position adjusting unit to adjust the relative position of the rotational axis of the helical teeth grinding wheel to the rotational axis of the work gear so that the helical teeth grinding wheel engages the work gear with a grinding wheel tooth flank of the helical teeth grinding wheel abutting on only one of work tooth flanks forming a tooth of the work gear, a grinding wheel rotating unit controller activating a grinding wheel rotating unit, and a torque controlling unit controller activating a rotational torque controlling unit to adjust rotational torque within a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Nakagawa, Kazuhiko Muramatsu, Daisuke Tanaka, Takaaki Kato, Futoshi Okada, Hiromasa Tsuji
  • Patent number: 8961365
    Abstract: A manual transmission including an input shaft Ai receiving power from an internal combustion engine through a clutch, an output shaft Ao receiving power from an electric motor, an EV gear stage for EV travel (different from neutral) in which no power transmission route is established between Ai and Ao, and a plurality of gear stages for HV travel in which a power transmission route is established between Ai and Ao. The movement of a shift lever SL from the neutral position to an EV-gear-stage shift completion position and the movement of the shift lever SL from the neutral position to the EV-gear-stage shift completion position is permitted only in a state in which the clutch pedal CP is depressed to provide an HV-MT vehicle power transmission control apparatus that includes a mechanism requiring a driver to operate a clutch pedal at the time of gear change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Aisin AI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinya Osuka
  • Patent number: 8950563
    Abstract: A transmission is provided with an engagement member rotationally moved between an engagement position where the engagement member is engaged with a parking gear to restrict the rotation of a drive shaft, and an engagement release position where the engagement member is disengaged from the parking gear to permit the rotation of the drive shaft; a support member provided in a case to be distanced from a rotational axis of the engagement member; and a pair of urging members urging the engagement member in a direction in which the engagement member rotationally moves from the engagement position toward the engagement release position, and supported on the support member respectively at symmetrical positions that are on both sides of the engagement member in a rotational axis direction of the engagement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Aisin Ai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Kayukawa, Shiro Ogami, Hiroyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 8910381
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a helical gear, includes a gear cutting process for forming a roughly-processed gear by applying a gear cutting to an outer circumferential surface of a blank, and a tooth surface forming process for forming a tooth surface by pressing a rolling die against a roughly-processed tooth surface of the roughly-processed gear, wherein a length of a portion of the roughly-processed tooth surface, to which a plastic deformation is applied by the rolling die, in a face width direction is formed to be shorter than a length of a face width of the roughly-processed tooth surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignees: Aisin AI Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Kitaoka, Keisuke Atsumi, Koji Takaira, Seiji Hiroshima, Takaaki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8875841
    Abstract: In a transmission, a lubrication oil retention section is formed to surround an area around a circumferential part of a first gear that ranges from a lubrication oil storage region to the outside of the lubrication oil storage region. In the lubrication oil retention section, the lubrication oil scooped up by the rotation of the first gear is retained between the lubrication oil retention section and the first gear at the outside of the lubrication oil storage region. The lubrication oil retention section enables the first gear to splash the lubrication oil retained at the outside of the lubrication oil storage region, toward a receiver that flows the lubrication oil to various sliding parts of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin Ai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Yoshimi, Toshiya Uematsu, Masaki Kawamoto, Norio Kayukawa, Hiroyuki Kato, Shiro Ogami