Patents by Inventor Hiromu Terai

Hiromu Terai 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: 11208094
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle has an engine (E) that is capable of changing a combustion mode between a stoichiometric combustion mode and a lean combustion mode and a motor/generator (MG) that is capable of performing torque assist by a power running operation and torque absorption by a regenerative operation. As a boundary between a stoichiometric combustion operating region and a lean combustion operating region, a second boundary (L2) at a torque decrease has a hysteresis at a low torque side with respect to a first boundary (L1) at a torque increase. Upon shift from the stoichiometric combustion operating region to the lean combustion operating region, for delay in increase of an intake-air quantity, decrease in fuel and the torque assist by the motor/generator (MG) are carried out, and an exhaust air-fuel ratio is changed stepwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Morihiro Nagamine, Hiromu Terai, Takeshi Watanabe, Atsushi Teraji, Hiroyuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200398818
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle has an engine (E) that is capable of changing a combustion mode between a stoichiometric combustion mode and a lean combustion mode and a motor/generator (MG) that is capable of performing torque assist by a power running operation and torque absorption by a regenerative operation. As a boundary between a stoichiometric combustion operating region and a lean combustion operating region, a second boundary (L2) at a torque decrease has a hysteresis at a low torque side with respect to a first boundary (L1) at a torque increase. Upon shift from the stoichiometric combustion operating region to the lean combustion operating region, for delay in increase of an intake-air quantity, decrease in fuel and the torque assist by the motor/generator (MG) are carried out, and an exhaust air-fuel ratio is changed stepwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Morihiro NAGAMINE, Hiromu TERAI, Takeshi WATANABE, Atsushi TERAJI, Hiroyuki SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10865859
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a continuously variable transmission in which a magnitude relationship between a piston area of a primary pulley and a piston area of a secondary pulley is specified. As means for achieving the object, a continuously variable transmission includes: an electric oil pump disposed in an oil path between a piston oil chamber of a primary pulley and a piston oil chamber of a secondary pulley; and a controlling portion configured to control the entry and exit of oil in the piston oil chamber of the primary pulley by the electric oil pump. A piston area of the primary pulley in the continuously variable transmission is smaller than a piston area of the secondary pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromu Terai
  • Patent number: 10815846
    Abstract: A method for controlling a continuously variable transmission is a control method for controlling in/out of oil to/from a primary oil chamber by using an oil pump provided in an oil passage between the primary oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber. The method for controlling the continuously variable transmission includes: a current command value calculation step of calculating a current command value for the oil pump in accordance with an operating state; a current limiting step of limiting the current command value to a lower-limit current at which belt slip does not occur when an oil pressure in the primary oil chamber falls below a lower-limit oil pressure in the primary oil chamber at which the belt slip does not occur; and a pump control step of driving the oil pump by using the current command value to control a piston position of the primary oil chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromu Terai
  • Patent number: 10781919
    Abstract: A method for controlling a continuously variable transmission including a primary oil chamber, a secondary oil chamber, an oil pump provided in an oil passage between the primary oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber. The method including determining whether a required downshift speed is faster than an allowable value; setting a target piston position of the primary oil chamber; setting a target oil pressure of the primary oil chamber; and increasing priority of a position feedback control based on the target piston position in the setting of the target piston position when it is determined that the downshift speed is slower than the allowable value and increasing priority of a hydraulic feedback control based on the target oil pressure in the setting of the target oil pressure when it is determined that the downshift speed is faster than the allowable value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromu Terai
  • Patent number: 10711884
    Abstract: A control method of a continuously variable transmission includes supplying oil pressure to a secondary pulley oil chamber by a source pressure oil pump, and controlling a flow of oil into and from a primary pulley oil chamber by an electric oil pump arranged in an oil passage between the primary pulley oil chamber and the secondary pulley oil chamber. After start-up of the source pressure oil pump, an operation of the electric oil pump is restricted until the oil is filled in the oil passage on the secondary pulley oil chamber side of the electric oil pump. The operation of the electric oil pump is permitted when rotation speed of the electric oil pump reaches a predetermined rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Tomoyuki Nakano, Hiromu Terai, Akira Takano, Kouhei Toyohara
  • Patent number: 10626987
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission control method for controlling entry and exit of oil in a primary pulley oil chamber by an electric oil pump disposed in an oil path between the primary pulley oil chamber and a secondary pulley oil chamber, the control method including: comparing a temperature of the electric oil pump with a first threshold; and restricting a shift amount of a continuously variable transmission when the temperature of the electric oil pump is higher than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nakano, Hiromu Terai, Ryohey Toyota
  • Publication number: 20200080637
    Abstract: A method for controlling a continuously variable transmission is a control method for controlling in/out of oil to/from a primary oil chamber by using an oil pump provided in an oil passage between the primary oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromu TERAI
  • Patent number: 10584789
    Abstract: A control method of a continuously variable transmission includes supplying oil pressure to a line-pressure oil passage and a secondary pulley oil chamber by a source pressure oil pump, controlling a flow of oil into and from a primary pulley oil chamber by an electric oil pump arranged in an oil passage between the primary pulley oil chamber and the secondary pulley oil chamber, and limiting a discharge flowrate of the electric oil pump to an amount smaller than a discharge flowrate of the source pressure oil pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Tomoyuki Nakano, Hiromu Terai, Akira Takano, Kouhei Toyohara
  • Publication number: 20200063613
    Abstract: A method for controlling a continuously variable transmission is a control method for controlling in/out of oil to/from a primary oil chamber by using an oil pump provided in an oil passage between the primary oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber. The method for controlling the continuously variable transmission includes: a current command value calculation step of calculating a current command value for the oil pump in accordance with an operating state; a current limiting step of limiting the current command value to a lower-limit current at which belt slip does not occur when an oil pressure in the primary oil chamber falls below a lower-limit oil pressure in the primary oil chamber at which the belt slip does not occur; and a pump control step of driving the oil pump by using the current command value to control a piston position of the primary oil chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromu TERAI
  • Patent number: 10527164
    Abstract: A method for controlling a continuously variable transmission is a control method of controlling in/out of oil to/from a primary oil chamber by using an oil pump provided in an oil passage between the primary oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber. The method includes: an abnormality determination step of determining whether rotation of the oil pump is abnormal; and when it is determined that the rotation is abnormal in the abnormality determination step, a hydraulic control step of making a secondary oil pressure higher than a pressure before the determination of abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromu Terai
  • Publication number: 20190346040
    Abstract: A method for controlling a continuously variable transmission is a control method of controlling in/out of oil to/from a primary oil chamber by using an oil pump provided in an oil passage between the primary oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber. The method includes: an abnormality determination step of determining whether rotation of the oil pump is abnormal; and when it is determined that the rotation is abnormal in the abnormality determination step, a hydraulic control step of making a secondary oil pressure higher than a pressure before the determination of abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromu TERAI
  • Publication number: 20190338852
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission control method for controlling entry and exit of oil in a primary pulley oil chamber by an electric oil pump disposed in an oil path between the primary pulley oil chamber and a secondary pulley oil chamber, the control method including: comparing a temperature of the electric oil pump with a first threshold; and restricting a shift amount of a continuously variable transmission when the temperature of the electric oil pump is higher than the first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki NAKANO, Hiromu TERAI, Ryohey TOYOTA
  • Patent number: 10458545
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission has a primary pulley hydraulic chamber, a secondary pulley hydraulic chamber, a first oil passage connected to the secondary pulley hydraulic chamber, a second oil passage connected to the primary pulley hydraulic chamber, the second oil passage branching from the first oil passage, an electric oil pump provided on the second oil passage so as to allow oil to flow into and flow out from the primary pulley hydraulic chamber, and an oil discharge mechanism configured to discharge oil outside the second oil passage, the oil being to be supplied to the primary pulley hydraulic chamber by the electric oil pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Hiromu Terai, Tomoyuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 10458546
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a variator having a primary pulley that has a primary oil chamber, a secondary pulley that has a secondary oil chamber, and a belt looped over the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, wherein secondary pressure is supplied to the secondary oil chamber, an oil pump provided in an oil passage that provides communication between the primary oil chamber and the secondary oil chamber, and a controller. The oil pump is configured to control an inflow and an outflow of oil of the primary oil chamber. The oil pump is formed by a gear pump. The continuously variable transmission controls the oil pump in such a manner that a target speed ratio of the variator is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyohara, Tomoyuki Nakano, Hiromu Terai, Ryohey Toyota
  • Publication number: 20190323581
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a continuously variable transmission in which a magnitude relationship between a piston area of a primary pulley and a piston area of a secondary pulley is specified. As means for achieving the object, a continuously variable transmission includes: an electric oil pump disposed in an oil path between a piston oil chamber of a primary pulley and a piston oil chamber of a secondary pulley; and a controlling portion configured to control the entry and exit of oil in the piston oil chamber of the primary pulley by the electric oil pump. A piston area of the primary pulley in the continuously variable transmission is smaller than a piston area of the secondary pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromu TERAI
  • Publication number: 20190257413
    Abstract: A control method of a continuously variable transmission includes supplying oil pressure to a secondary pulley oil chamber by a source pressure oil pump, and controlling a flow of oil into and from a primary pulley oil chamber by an electric oil pump arranged in an oil passage between the primary pulley oil chamber and the secondary pulley oil chamber. After start-up of the source pressure oil pump, an operation of the electric oil pump is restricted until the oil is filled in the oil passage on the secondary pulley oil chamber side of the electric oil pump. The operation of the electric oil pump is permitted when rotation speed of the electric oil pump reaches a predetermined rotation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Tomoyuki Nakano, Hiromu Terai, Akira Takano, Kouhei Toyohara
  • Publication number: 20190203834
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a variator having a primary pulley that has a primary oil chamber, a secondary pulley that has a secondary oil chamber, and a belt looped over the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, wherein secondary pressure is supplied to the secondary oil chamber, an oil pump provided in an oil passage that provides communication between the primary oil chamber and the secondary oil chamber, and a controller. The oil pump is configured to control an inflow and an outflow of oil of the primary oil chamber. The oil pump is formed by a gear pump. The continuously variable transmission controls the oil pump in such a manner that a target speed ratio of the variator is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyohara, Tomoyuki Nakano, Hiromu Terai, Ryohey Toyota
  • Publication number: 20190203833
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission has a primary pulley hydraulic chamber, a secondary pulley hydraulic chamber, a first oil passage connected to the secondary pulley hydraulic chamber, a second oil passage connected to the primary pulley hydraulic chamber, the second oil passage branching from the first oil passage, an electric oil pump provided on the second oil passage so as to allow oil to flow into and flow out from the primary pulley hydraulic chamber, and an oil discharge mechanism configured to discharge oil outside the second oil passage, the oil being to be supplied to the primary pulley hydraulic chamber by the electric oil pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Hiromu Terai, Tomoyuki Nakano
  • Publication number: 20190195343
    Abstract: A control method of a continuously variable transmission includes supplying oil pressure to a line-pressure oil passage and a secondary pulley oil chamber by a source pressure oil pump, controlling a flow of oil into and from a primary pulley oil chamber by an electric oil pump arranged in an oil passage between the primary pulley oil chamber and the secondary pulley oil chamber, and limiting a discharge flowrate of the electric oil pump to an amount smaller than a discharge flowrate of the source pressure oil pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Tomoyuki Nakano, Hiromu Terai, Akira Takano, Kouhei Toyohara