Patents by Inventor Daisuke Yamaoka

Daisuke Yamaoka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11978287
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information provision system that provides a user with information for coping with a problem by using an information terminal having a camera and a display, wherein the information terminal includes at least one processor with a memory comprising instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to at least: identify a problem area in a captured image obtained by the camera; detect agitation of the user; and suitably display, on the display, a plurality of procedure screens indicating contents of a procedure for coping with the identified problem area, in accordance with an answer from the user, and the at least one processor is configured to change a procedure screen to be displayed on the display in response to detection of agitation of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamaoka, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Yu Takiguchi, Hitomi Hamamura
  • Patent number: 11904672
    Abstract: A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a rotary electric machine disposed on a first axis; a differential gear mechanism disposed on a second axis; an output member disposed on the second axis; an inverter device; and a case. The case is a single-piece case internally including: a first housing chamber housing the rotary electric machine; and a second housing chamber housing the inverter device and divided from the first housing chamber with a partition. At least a specified portion of the output member is housed in the first housing chamber. A location of the specified portion in an axial direction overlaps with the rotary electric machine. The partition is provided between the specified portion and the inverter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teppei Yamashita, Nozomu Takahashi, Ryohei Inoue, Takeshi Torii, Daisuke Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 11858327
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device includes a rotary electric machine disposed on a first axis, an output member disposed on a second axis parallel to the first axis, an inverter device, a terminal block for electrically connecting a rotary electric machine-side bus bar and an inverter-side bus bar, and a case. The case includes a first housing chamber for housing the rotary electric machine MG, a second housing chamber for housing the inverter device, and a partition wall for separating the first housing chamber and the second housing chamber. A terminal block is disposed such that an arrangement area of the terminal block in an axial direction overlaps the rotary electric machine, and disposed so as to penetrate the partition wall in a radial direction of the output member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Nagaya, Nozomu Takahashi, Ryohei Inoue, Takeshi Torii, Daisuke Yamaoka, Taketoki Maruyama, Toshiya Sugiyama, Munehiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11734928
    Abstract: Provided is an information providing method in which a terminal apparatus including an imaging unit and a display unit displays, on the display unit, an image of a vehicle interior captured by the imaging unit. A plurality of devices are installed in the vehicle interior and classified into a plurality of types. The information providing method includes an image acquisition step of acquiring the image of the vehicle interior captured by the imaging unit, and a display step of displaying the image on the display unit, and in a case where at least one of the plurality of devices is included in the image, displaying a graphic corresponding to the device in a superimposed manner on the device and also displaying information indicating a type to which the device belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Kobayashi, Daisuke Yamaoka, Yoshiaki Nedachi
  • Patent number: 11579833
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a thin plate-like display cell that displays an image; M exciters that are disposed on a back surface side of the display cell, and vibrate the display cell; and a driving section that drives the display cell and the M exciters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroaki Maeshiba, Daisuke Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 11516425
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a display cell that displays an image and has a thin-plate shape; one or more vibration exciters that are disposed on rear-surface side of the display cell and cause the display cell to vibrate; and an opposing plate opposed to the display cell with an air gap in between. The display apparatus further includes a sound-spreading adjustment member that is disposed between the display cell and the two or more vibration exciters, and controls spreading of a sound generated by vibration caused by the two or more vibration exciters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki Maeshiba, Daisuke Yamaoka, Shinpei Kondo, Hiroki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 11457298
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that includes a display on which an image is displayed on a display surface, a rear cover arranged on a back surface side of the display, and an upper speaker and a lower speaker arranged between the display and the rear cover and located so as to be separated vertically from each other, in which an upper slit functioning as a passage hole for sound output from the upper speaker is located above the display, a lower slit functioning as a passage hole for sound output from the lower speaker is located below the display, and a vertical width of the lower slit is larger than a vertical width of the upper slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sakata, Hiroaki Maeshiba, Daisuke Yamaoka, Junji Hagio, Hiroshi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20220281301
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device includes a rotary electric machine disposed on a first axis, an output member disposed on a second axis parallel to the first axis, an inverter device, a terminal block for electrically connecting a rotary electric machine-side bus bar and an inverter-side bus bar, and a case. The case includes a first housing chamber for housing the rotary electric machine MG, a second housing chamber for housing the inverter device, and a partition wall for separating the first housing chamber and the second housing chamber. A terminal block is disposed such that an arrangement area of the terminal block in an axial direction overlaps the rotary electric machine, and disposed so as to penetrate the partition wall in a radial direction of the output member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro NAGAYA, Nozomu TAKAHASHI, Ryohei INOUE, Takeshi TORII, Daisuke YAMAOKA, Taketoki MARUYAMA, Toshiya SUGIYAMA, Munehiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220274476
    Abstract: A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a rotary electric machine disposed on a first axis; a differential gear mechanism disposed on a second axis; an output member disposed on the second axis; an inverter device; and a case. The case is a single-piece case internally including: a first housing chamber housing the rotary electric machine; and a second housing chamber housing the inverter device and divided from the first housing chamber with a partition. At least a specified portion of the output member is housed in the first housing chamber. A location of the specified portion in an axial direction overlaps with the rotary electric machine. The partition is provided between the specified portion and the inverter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teppei YAMASHITA, Nozomu TAKAHASHI, Ryohei INOUE, Takeshi TORII, Daisuke YAMAOKA
  • Publication number: 20220217469
    Abstract: A display device includes: a control unit that specifies a sound source position from an image displayed on a display unit, and performs different types of signal processing on a voice signal synchronized with the image according to the sound source position, the voice signal being output to a plurality of sets of speaker units, the plurality of sets of speaker units including at least one set of speaker units provided on an upper portion of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Yamaoka
  • Publication number: 20220186823
    Abstract: A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a rotary electric machine disposed on a first axis; a differential gear mechanism disposed on a second axis; an output member disposed on the second axis; an inverter device; and a case. The case is a single-piece case internally including: a first housing chamber housing the rotary electric machine; and a second housing chamber housing the inverter device and divided from the first housing chamber with a partition. At least a specified portion of the output member is housed in the first housing chamber. A location of the specified portion in an axial direction overlaps with the rotary electric machine. The partition is provided between the specified portion and the inverter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teppei YAMASHITA, Nozomu TAKAHASHI, Ryohei INOUE, Takeshi TORII, Daisuke YAMAOKA
  • Publication number: 20220157087
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information provision system that provides a user with information for coping with a problem by using an information terminal having a camera and a display, wherein the information terminal includes at least one processor with a memory comprising instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to at least: identify a problem area in a captured image obtained by the camera; detect agitation of the user; and suitably display, on the display, a plurality of procedure screens indicating contents of a procedure for coping with the identified problem area, in accordance with an answer from the user, and the at least one processor is configured to change a procedure screen to be displayed on the display in response to detection of agitation of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamaoka, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Yu Takiguchi, Hitomi Hamamura
  • Publication number: 20220153281
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information provision system that provides a user with information for coping with a problem by using an information terminal having a camera and a display, wherein the information terminal includes at least one processor with a memory comprising instructions cause the at least one processor to at least: identify a problem area in a captured image obtained by the camera; and display, on the display, a plurality of procedure screens indicating contents of a procedure for coping with the identified problem area, in accordance with an answer from the user, the plurality of procedure screens include a first procedure screen on which a plurality of answer items selectable by the user are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamaoka, Yu Takiguchi, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Hitomi Hamamura, Taku Aoki, Takuya Ishii, Hideki Kazami, Taisuke Kotani, Makoto Terada, Kunio Nakakita, Hironao Ito
  • Publication number: 20220129676
    Abstract: Provided is an information providing method in which a terminal apparatus including an imaging unit and a display unit displays, on the display unit, an image of a vehicle interior captured by the imaging unit. A plurality of devices are installed in the vehicle interior and classified into a plurality of types. The information providing method includes an image acquisition step of acquiring the image of the vehicle interior captured by the imaging unit, and a display step of displaying the image on the display unit, and in a case where at least one of the plurality of devices is included in the image, displaying a graphic corresponding to the device in a superimposed manner on the device and also displaying information indicating a type to which the device belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Masahide KOBAYASHI (deceased), Daisuke YAMAOKA, Yoshiaki NEDACHI
  • Publication number: 20220053253
    Abstract: A sound image localization effect is enhanced to ensure a preferable viewing state in which a sense of unity between an image or video and sound is generated. A display device includes: a display on which an image is displayed on a display surface; a rear cover arranged on a back surface side of the display; and an upper speaker and a lower speaker arranged between the display and the rear cover and located so as to be separated vertically from each other, in which an upper slit functioning as a passage hole for sound output from the upper speaker is located above the display, a lower slit functioning as a passage hole for sound output from the lower speaker is located below the display, and a vertical width of the lower slit is larger than a vertical width of the upper slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: TATSUYA SAKATA, HIROAKI MAESHIBA, DAISUKE YAMAOKA, JUNJI HAGIO, HIROSHI MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20210270359
    Abstract: A breather device includes a case housing a device in an internal space and a valve tightly sealing the internal space. The valve includes a housing, a communication path, a ventilation passage, a seal portion, a valve element, and a spring. The valve element includes first and second valve members. The second valve member abuts against the first valve member to block a valve hole thereof. The spring includes first and second springs. The first spring pushes the first valve member against the seal portion in the housing of the valve. The second spring pushes the second valve member against the first valve member. The valve is brought into a closed valve state with the valve element pushed against the seal portion with the second valve member blocking the valve hole. The elastic force of the first spring in the closed valve state is larger than the second spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jiadong CAO, Daisuke YAMAOKA
  • Patent number: 11028906
    Abstract: A vehicle drive system including: a rotating electric machine; an output drivingly coupled to a wheel; a differential gear device provided in a power transmission path between the rotating electric machine and the output, the differential gear device including at least a first rotating element drivingly coupled to the rotating electric machine, a second rotating element drivingly coupled to the output, and a third rotating element that is selectively fixed by a one-way clutch to a non-rotating member and that is selectively fixed by a friction brake to the non-rotating member; and a clutch that selectively couples together two of the first rotating element, the second rotating element, and the third rotating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Torii, Hiroshi Kato, Takuro Iwase, Keisuke Nakashima, Daisuke Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 11009079
    Abstract: A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a sleeve including a first peripheral surface provided side by side with a spline; a connecting member including a groove provided side by side with a spline in spline engagement with the spline, recessed radially relative to the first peripheral surface, and including a bottom surface that serves as a second peripheral surface facing the first peripheral surface; and a tolerance ring disposed in the groove so as to exert a radial elastic force between the sleeve and the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Torii, Daisuke Yamaoka, Atsushi Okuda, Tetsuya Yamauchi, Atsushige Kawasaka, Masashi Ikemura, Yosuke Michikoshi
  • Publication number: 20210091629
    Abstract: When a case of a rotary electric machine has an inner case member that houses a stator and an outer case member that houses the inner case member, a vibration that is transmitted from stator to the outer case member via inner case member is suppressed. The inner case portion is provided with a first tubular portion and a first protruding portion that protrudes toward a radial inner side from the first tubular portion on an axial first side. The outer case portion is provided with a second tubular portion and a second protruding portion that protrudes toward the radial inner side from the second tubular portion on the axial first side with respect to the first protruding portion. A coolant flow path is formed between the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion, and the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion are fixed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuro IWASE, Masaomi ASANO, Daisuke YAMAOKA, Takeshi TORII, Hiroaki SANJI, Jun SUZUKI, Isao FUJISHIMA, Keisuke NAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210089257
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a thin plate-like display cell that displays an image; M exciters that are disposed on a back surface side of the display cell, and vibrate the display cell; and a driving section that drives the display cell and the M exciters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Maeshiba, Daisuke Yamaoka