Patents by Inventor Haruka MIYANO

Haruka MIYANO 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: 11996794
    Abstract: A motor control device controls a drive of a motor having a coil, and includes a drive circuit and a control unit. The drive circuit has a plurality of switching elements, and switches the energization of the coil. The control unit includes an energization control part and a current limit part. The energization control part accelerates and then decelerates the motor, and controls energization of the coil so that a rotation position of the motor stops at a target rotation position. The current limit part limits the current during a deceleration control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Yamada, Seiji Nakayama, Kouji Sakaguchi, Haruka Miyano
  • Patent number: 11906045
    Abstract: A control device switches a shift range by driving a motor and moving a detent roller in a parking lock system including an electric actuator having the motor and a detent mechanism. A control unit of the control device includes a drive control part, a position determination part and a range determination part. The drive control part controls driving of the motor. When the detent roller is moved to a target valley portion corresponding to the target range, a position determination part determines that the detent roller has passed over a peak portion based on sensor information. The range determination part is configured to estimate that the detent roller has reached the range of the target range corresponding to the target range at a peak passing over determination timing when it is determined that the detent roller has passed over the peak portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoko Tanemura, Seiji Nakayama, Akihiro Harada, Haruka Miyano
  • Patent number: 11828362
    Abstract: A shift range control device switches a shift range by controlling driving of a motor. The shift range control device calculate an actual rotation position of the motor. The shift range control device sets a target range according to a required range and a target rotation position according to the target range. The shift range control device controls the driving of the motor such that the actual rotation position reaches the target rotation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka Miyano, Kouji Sakaguchi, Jun Yamada, Seiji Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20230341048
    Abstract: A control device switches a shift range by driving a motor and moving a detent roller in a parking lock system including an electric actuator having the motor and a detent mechanism. A control unit of the control device includes a drive control part, a position determination part and a range determination part. The drive control part controls driving of the motor. When the detent roller is moved to a target valley portion corresponding to the target range, a position determination part determines that the detent roller has passed over a peak portion based on sensor information. The range determination part is configured to estimate that the detent roller has reached the range of the target range corresponding to the target range at a peak passing over determination timing when it is determined that the detent roller has passed over the peak portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Satoko TANEMURA, Seiji NAKAYAMA, Akihiro HARADA, Haruka MIYANO
  • Patent number: 11655894
    Abstract: A shift range control device switches a shift range by controlling drive of a motor. An angle calculation unit calculates a motor angle based on a signal from a rotation angle sensor that detects a rotation position of the motor. A drive control unit drives the motor so that the motor angle becomes a target angle according to the target shift range, and stops a rotor by a fixed phase energization, when the motor angle reaches a target angle. When the rotor vibrates with respect to stop position, the drive control unit maintains a state in which a brake torque, which is the torque generated when moving away from center of vibration, is larger than an acceleration torque, which is the torque generated when moving toward the center of vibration, and reduces the current that energizes the motor based on a difference between the brake torque and the acceleration torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Sakaguchi, Jun Yamada, Haruka Miyano
  • Patent number: 11606048
    Abstract: A shift range control apparatus switches a shift range by controlling a motor. The shift range control apparatus includes an angle calculator, a speed calculator and a drive controller. The angle calculator calculates a motor angle based on a detected value of a rotational angle sensor. The speed calculator calculates a motor rotational speed based on the detected value of the rotational angle sensor. The drive controller executes a stationary phase energization control to stop the motor in response to the motor angle reaching a stationary phase energization start position. The drive controller sets a stationary energization phase being a stationary phase of the motor in the stationary phase energization control, according to the motor rotational speed when the motor angle reaches the stationary phase energization start position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka Miyano, Koji Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20220221050
    Abstract: A shift range control device switches a shift range by controlling driving of a motor. The shift range control device calculate an actual rotation position of the motor. The shift range control device sets a target range according to a required range and a target rotation position according to the target range. The shift range control device controls the driving of the motor such that the actual rotation position reaches the target rotation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Haruka MIYANO, Kouji SAKAGUCHI, Jun YAMADA, Seiji NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220154820
    Abstract: A shift range control device controls a shift range switching system including an actuator, an output shaft, and a shift range switching mechanism. The shift range control device includes a target setting unit, a drive control unit, and an abnormality monitoring unit. The target setting unit sets a target shift range. The drive control unit controls the drive of the actuator so that the engagement member fits into the target valley portion, which is the valley portion corresponding to the target shift range. The abnormality monitoring unit monitors an abnormality. When a stagnation abnormality is determined in which the engagement member does not reach the target valley portion and stagnates, the drive control unit controls the drive of the actuator so that the engagement member fits into the valley portion on the side where the engagement member is returned from a stagnant position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Haruka Miyano, Kouji Sakaguchi, Jun Yamada, Seiji Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20220060138
    Abstract: A motor control device controls a drive of a motor having a coil, and includes a drive circuit and a control unit. The drive circuit has a plurality of switching elements, and switches the energization of the coil. The control unit includes an energization control part and a current limit part. The energization control part accelerates and then decelerates the motor, and controls energization of the coil so that a rotation position of the motor stops at a target rotation position. The current limit part limits the current during a deceleration control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jun YAMADA, Seiji NAKAYAMA, Kouji SAKAGUCHI, Haruka MIYANO
  • Patent number: 11236823
    Abstract: A shift range control device for a shift range switching mechanism that is rotatably coupled with a shift actuator and includes a rotation member having multiple recesses and a locking portion rotationally positioning the rotation member by being locked to one of the multiple recesses, controls a motor of the shift actuator to switch a shift range. The shift range control device includes: an angle acquisition unit that acquires a rotation angle of an output shaft of the shift actuator; a valley position learning unit that performs valley position learning for learning, as a valley position, the rotation angle of the output shaft; and a temperature acquisition unit that acquires an environmental temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka Miyano, Kouji Sakaguchi, Jun Yamada, Seiji Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20210356040
    Abstract: A shift range control device switches a shift range by controlling a drive of a motor in which a rotor rotates by energizing a motor winding. An angle calculation unit calculates a motor angle based on a signal from a rotation angle sensor that detects a rotation position of the rotor. An energization control unit drives the rotor so that the motor angle becomes a target angle according to the target shift range, and stops the rotor at a position where the motor angle becomes the target angle, by controlling the energization of the motor winding. A zero point estimation unit estimates a speed 0 point, which is a timing at which a rotational speed of the vibrating rotor becomes 0 during the stop control for stopping the rotor. The energization control unit switches a current control at the estimated speed 0 point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Haruka Miyano, Koji Sakaguchi, Jun Yamada, Seiji Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20210348683
    Abstract: A shift range control device switches a shift range by controlling drive of a motor. An angle calculation unit calculates a motor angle based on a signal from a rotation angle sensor that detects a rotation position of the motor. A drive control unit drives the motor so that the motor angle becomes a target angle according to the target shift range, and stops a rotor by a fixed phase energization, when the motor angle reaches a target angle. When the rotor vibrates with respect to stop position, the drive control unit maintains a state in which a brake torque, which is the torque generated when moving away from center of vibration, is larger than an acceleration torque, which is the torque generated when moving toward the center of vibration, and reduces the current that energizes the motor based on a difference between the brake torque and the acceleration torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Koji SAKAGUCHI, Jun YAMADA, Haruka MIYANO
  • Patent number: 11125325
    Abstract: A shift range switching system includes: a motor that includes a motor winding and generates a cogging torque by a permanent magnet; a drive circuit; an output shaft; a shift range switching mechanism that includes a trough providing member with troughs and crests and integrally rotates with the output shaft, an engagement member that fits in one trough corresponding to a shift range, and an urging member that urges the engagement member toward the one trough; and a control unit. The engagement member drops into the one trough with an allowance. When an abnormality occurs in a motor drive system in an ascending action in which the engagement member moves from one trough toward one crest, the shift range switching system reduces an occurrence probability of an intermediate range stop abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Sakaguchi, Taku Ito, Haruka Miyano
  • Patent number: 11125324
    Abstract: A shift range control device includes an angle detector, a valley position learner, and a validity determiner. The angle detector detects a rotation angle of an output shaft of a shift actuator. The valley position learner learns the rotation angle of the output shaft when a locker is positioned at a valley bottom of a recess as a valley position based on a detection angle of the angle detector. The validity determiner determines validity of a learning value of the valley position learner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouji Sakaguchi, Seiji Nakayama, Jun Yamada, Haruka Miyano
  • Patent number: 11112007
    Abstract: A shift range switching system includes: a motor that includes motor windings and generates a cogging torque by a permanent magnet; drive circuits; an output shaft; a shift range switching mechanism that includes a trough providing member with troughs and crests and integrally rotates with the output shaft, an engagement member that fits in one trough corresponding to a shift range, and an urging member that urges the engagement member toward one trough; and a control unit with one calculation unit. The engagement member drops into one trough with an allowance. When an abnormality occurs in motor drive systems in an ascending action in which the engagement member moves from one trough toward one crest, the shift range switching systems avoids an occurrence of an intermediate range stop abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Sakaguchi, Taku Ito, Haruka Miyano
  • Publication number: 20210180690
    Abstract: A shift range control device switches a shift range by controlling drive of a motor having a motor winding, and includes a drive circuit and a controller. The drive circuit having switching elements provided corresponding to each phase of the motor winding. The controller drives the motor by controlling an on/off operation of the switching elements, and stops the motor at a target stop position according to a target shift range. The controller turns off all the lower arm elements and turns on a predetermined number of upper arm elements in the stop control for stopping the motor at the target stop position so as to reflux a current between the motor winding and the drive circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Haruka MIYANO, Koji SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200386307
    Abstract: A shift range control device for a shift range switching mechanism that is rotatably coupled with a shift actuator and includes a rotation member having multiple recesses and a locking portion rotationally positioning the rotation member by being locked to one of the multiple recesses, controls a motor of the shift actuator to switch a shift range. The shift range control device includes: an angle acquisition unit that acquires a rotation angle of an output shaft of the shift actuator; a valley position learning unit that performs valley position learning for learning, as a valley position, the rotation angle of the output shaft; and a temperature acquisition unit that acquires an environmental temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Haruka MIYANO, Kouji SAKAGUCHI, Jun YAMADA, Seiji NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200370643
    Abstract: A shift range control device that switches a shift range by controlling driving of a motor includes a plurality of control units and a plurality of motor drivers. The plurality of control units respectively have an energization control unit for controlling energization to the motor and an abnormality monitor unit for performing abnormality monitoring. The energization control unit turns off energization of the own system in a state of temporary abnormality before determining a decisive abnormality when abnormality affecting the other system is detected in the own system while driving the motor by the plurality of systems, and the abnormality monitor unit determines whether a state of abnormality is the temporary abnormality or the decisive abnormality after turning off energization of the own system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kouji SAKAGUCHI, Seiji NAKAYAMA, Jun YAMADA, Haruka MIYANO
  • Patent number: 10830344
    Abstract: A shift range control device that switches a shift range by controlling driving of a motor includes a plurality of control units and a plurality of motor drivers. The plurality of control units respectively have an energization control unit for controlling energization to the motor and an abnormality monitor unit for performing abnormality monitoring. The energization control unit turns off energization of the own system in a state of temporary abnormality before determining a decisive abnormality when abnormality affecting the other system is detected in the own system while driving the motor by the plurality of systems, and the abnormality monitor unit determines whether a state of abnormality is the temporary abnormality or the decisive abnormality after turning off energization of the own system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouji Sakaguchi, Seiji Nakayama, Jun Yamada, Haruka Miyano
  • Publication number: 20200325986
    Abstract: A shift range control device includes an angle detector, a valley position learner, and a validity determiner. The angle detector detects a rotation angle of an output shaft of a shift actuator. The valley position learner learns the rotation angle of the output shaft when a locker is positioned at a valley bottom of a recess as a valley position based on a detection angle of the angle detector. The validity determiner determines validity of a learning value of the valley position learner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Kouji SAKAGUCHI, Seiji NAKAYAMA, Jun YAMADA, Haruka MIYANO