Patents by Inventor Eiji Fukushiro

Eiji Fukushiro 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: 8577533
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that includes a battery includes a controller that controls a charge amount of the battery. The controller limits the charge amount of the battery at a time of low vehicle speed even when a state of charge of the battery has fallen. The controller relaxes a limitation on the charge amount when a power driving mode, in which higher priority is given to responsiveness of a driving force than at a time of a normal driving mode, is selected as a driving mode of the hybrid vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Eiji Fukushiro
  • Publication number: 20130090798
    Abstract: Provided is a control device of a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a motor as driving force sources for running and configured to inform a driver that the vehicle is in motor running where the vehicle runs using only the motor as the driving force source for running, by turning on an indicator lamp, from the start of an engine rotation stop process preceding the motor running, wherein in a predetermined low vehicle speed range previously defined as a vehicle speed range where the driver is sensitive to a vehicle vibration due to passage of an engine speed through an engine resonance band, turning on of the indicator lamp is delayed from the start of the engine rotation stop process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eiji Fukushiro
  • Publication number: 20130060440
    Abstract: A vehicle braking system includes (a) a rotary machine that functions at least as an electricity generator and that is capable of generating braking torque based on regenerative torque, (b) a first braking control apparatus that electrically controls the braking torque of a mechanical brake that is provided for a wheel, and (c) a second braking control apparatus that replaces one of the braking torque provided by the rotary machine and the braking torque provided by the mechanical brake with another one of the braking torque provided by the rotary machine and the braking torque provided by the mechanical brake while maintaining a target braking torque, the second braking control apparatus correcting the braking torque provided by the rotary machine so that the deviation lessens, if the braking torque of a vehicle has deviation from the target braking torque at time of replacement transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eiji FUKUSHIRO
  • Publication number: 20120323422
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that includes a battery includes a controller that controls a charge amount of the battery. The controller limits the charge amount of the battery at a time of low vehicle speed even when a state of charge of the battery has fallen. The controller relaxes a limitation on the charge amount when a power driving mode, in which higher priority is given to responsiveness of a driving force than at a time of a normal driving mode, is selected as a driving mode of the hybrid vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eiji FUKUSHIRO
  • Publication number: 20120310441
    Abstract: An operating state display device for a vehicle includes a display portion that displays an energy transmission state of the vehicle. A display similar to what is shown when no energy is being transmitted to the axle is shown, regardless of the energy transmission state, when two conditions that the vehicle is stopped and that a brake operation is being performed are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eiji FUKUSHIRO
  • Publication number: 20120247424
    Abstract: An ECU for controlling an engine counts an unused time TIM of engine in a low-temperature environment. If the unused time TIM is shorter than a predetermined reference value, the ECU sets idle speed immediately after start of operation of the engine to a first idle speed, and if the unused time TIM is longer than the reference value, sets the idle speed to a second idle speed higher than the first idle speed. If duration of the second idle speed exceeds a reference period determined by state of driving of the vehicle, the ECU sets the idle speed to be lower than the second idle speed. In this manner, increased vibration in idling operation in a low-temperature environment can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Hayashi, Takumi Anzawa, Eiji Fukushiro, Katsuhiko Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8187150
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: starting monitoring the turbine revolution speed and the output shaft revolution speed when a direct shift is started (YES in S100) (S102); performing complete disengagement control on a disengagement element (1) (S106), lowering control pressure of a disengagement element (2) to preliminarily fixed control pressure (S110); starting engagement control on an engagement element (1) when a set time period Is (1) passes (YES in S112) (S114); performing complete disengagement control on the disengagement element (2) when a set time period Is (2) passes (YES in S118) (S120); and starting the engagement control on an engagement element (2) when turbine revolution speed NT is equal to or larger than (the synchronous revolution speed of a gear after a shift—a set value Ns) (YES in. S 122) (S 124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Fukushiro, Keisuke Ota, Koji Oshima
  • Patent number: 8182398
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: starting monitoring the turbine revolution speed and the output shaft revolution speed when a direct shift is started; performing complete disengagement control on a disengagement element; lowering control pressure of a disengagement element to preliminarily fixed control pressure; starting engagement control on an engagement element when a set time period Ts passes; performing complete disengagement control on the disengagement element when a set time period Ts passes; and starting the engagement control on an engagement element when turbine revolution speed NT is equal to or larger than (the synchronous revolution speed of a gear after a shift—a set value Ns).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Fukushiro, Keisuke Ota, Koji Oshima
  • Publication number: 20120065826
    Abstract: A sprung vibration damping for suppressing sprung vibration which is generated to a vehicle by an input from a road surface to wheels provided with the vehicle by controlling a torque of a motor, and the sprung vibration damping is subjected to a restriction including a prohibition in response to a state of) battery, which supplies power to the motor, such as a voltage and a temperature of the battery or a state of a control, which affects the power of the battery, such as a charge/discharge amount feedback control and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Gohki Kinoshita, Koichiro Muta, Masaya Yamamoto, Eiji Fukushiro, Shunsuke Oyama, Toshiya Hashimoto, Takanori Aoki, Akihiro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20120059544
    Abstract: A sprung mass damping control system of a vehicle, which aims to suppress sprung mass vibration generated in a vehicle body of a vehicle provided with at least a motor-generator (first and second motor-generators) as a drive source, includes a sprung mass damping control amount calculating device that sets a sprung mass damping control amount for suppressing the sprung mass vibration, and a drive source control device (a motor-generator control device) that executes sprung mass damping control by controlling a motor-generator control amount of the motor-generator to realize the sprung mass damping control amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Gohki Kinoshita, Koichiro Muta, Toshiya Hashimoto, Eiji Fukushiro, Takanori Aoki, Akihiro Kimura, Shunsuke Oyama, Masaya Yamamoto, Kaiji Itabashi, Yoshitaka Oikawa, Takashi Saito
  • Publication number: 20120017724
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: starting monitoring the turbine revolution speed and the output shaft revolution speed when a direct shift is started (YES in S100) (S102); performing complete disengagement control on a disengagement element (1) (S106), lowering control pressure of a disengagement element (2) to preliminarily fixed control pressure (S110); starting engagement control on an engagement element (1) when a set time period Is (1) passes (YES in S112) (S114); performing complete disengagement control on the disengagement element (2) when a set time period Is (2) passes (YES in S118) (S120); and starting the engagement control on an engagement element (2) when turbine revolution speed NT is equal to or larger than (the synchronous revolution speed of a gear after a shift—a set value Ns) (YES in. S 122) (S 124).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji FUKUSHIRO, Keisuke Ota, Koji Oshima
  • Publication number: 20110315499
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: starting monitoring the turbine revolution speed and the output shaft revolution speed when a direct shift is started; performing complete disengagement control on a disengagement element; lowering control pressure of a disengagement element to preliminarily fixed control pressure; starting engagement control on an engagement element when a set time period Ts passes; performing complete disengagement control on the disengagement element when a set time period Ts passes; and starting the engagement control on an engagement element when turbine revolution speed NT is equal to or larger than (the synchronous revolution speed of a gear after a shift—a set value Ns).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Fukushiro, Keisuke Ota, Koji Oshima
  • Patent number: 7774118
    Abstract: An ECT_ECU executes a program that includes the steps of i) starting a TD (1) timer when a shift determination is made and a change amount ?TH of a throttle opening amount is greater than ?TH (1), ii) starting a TD (2) timer when ?TH is greater than ?TH (2), iii) outputting a shift command after time measured by the TD (2) timer reaches a predetermined period of time unless a shift determination is made, and iv) executing shift control based on the shift command that was output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Hata, Kouji Oshima, Eiji Fukushiro
  • Publication number: 20100168943
    Abstract: A vehicle control device (10) comprises a driving device (20) including an engine (22) and a rotary electric machine (24), a power circuit (30) connected to the rotary electric machine (24), a control part (50), and an ecoswitch (42). The CPU (52) of the control part (50) comprises a low fuel consumption travel instruction judgment module (60) for judging on or off of the ecoswitch (42), an operation condition switch module (62) for switching the operation condition of the rotary electric machine on the basis of the on or off of the ecoswitch (42), an engine state judgment module (64) for judging whether or not the engine (22) is in a started state or a stopped state, and a damping control module (68) for carrying out damping control when the engine (22) is stalled or stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI
    Inventors: Eiji Fukushiro, Koji Yamamoto, Toshiya Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20100100291
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: if downshift from a fifth gear implemented when a brake and a clutch both engage to a second gear implemented when a clutch and a brake both engage is done, or downshift from a sixth gear implemented when the brake and the clutch both engage to a third gear implemented when the clutch and the brake both engage is done, disengaging a frictional engagement element other than the clutch, i.e., the brake or the brake; and decreasing an engagement pressure that is applied to the clutch to a reference value of target engagement pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Fukushiro, Koji Oshima
  • Patent number: 7637833
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: starting disengagement of a C2 clutch and a B1 brake when downshifting a transmission implementing gears in accordance with combinations of engaged clutches and brakes from sixth gear to third gear, or disengagement of the C2 clutch and a B3 brake when downshifting from fifth gear to second gear; when at least one of the C2 clutch and the B1 brake, or at least one of the C2 clutch and the B3 brake, is completely disengaged, starting engagement of a C1 clutch and the B3 brake when downshifting from sixth gear to third gear, or engagement of the C1 clutch and the B1 brake when downshifting from fifth gear to second gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Fukushiro, Hiromichi Kimura, Koji Oshima, Ayumu Sagawa
  • Publication number: 20090187317
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including a step of regulating an opening position of an electronic throttle to be A when determination on downshifting from a fifth gear to a second gear is outputted, a step of detecting the turbine revolution number NT, a step of regulating the opening position of the electronic throttle to be B (>A) when NT is not less than (the synchronous turbine revolution number NT (4) of a fourth gear+?), and a step of releasing regulation on the opening position of the electronic throttle when the shifting is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazumitsu Sugano, Koji Oshima, Eiji Fukushiro
  • Publication number: 20080103664
    Abstract: An ECT_ECU executes a program that includes the steps of i) starting a TD (1) timer when a shift determination is made and a change amount ?TH of a throttle opening amount is greater than ?TH (1), ii) starting a TD (2) timer when ?TH is greater than ?TH (2), iii) outputting a shift command after time measured by the TD (2) timer reaches a predetermined period of time unless a shift determination is made, and iv) executing shift control based on the shift command that was output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Hata, Kouji Oshima, Eiji Fukushiro
  • Publication number: 20070082785
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: starting disengagement of a C2 clutch and a B1 brake when downshifting a transmission implementing gears in accordance with combinations of engaged clutches and brakes from sixth gear to third gear, or disengagement of the C2 clutch and a B3 brake when downshifting from fifth gear to second gear; when at least one of the C2 clutch and the B1 brake, or at least one of the C2 clutch and the B3 brake, is completely disengaged, starting engagement of a C1 clutch and the B3 brake when downshifting from sixth gear to third gear, or engagement of the C1 clutch and the B1 brake when downshifting from fifth gear to second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Fukushiro, Hiromichi Kimura, Koji Oshima, Ayumu Sagawa