Patents by Inventor Kensuke Hayafuchi

Kensuke Hayafuchi 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: 5222570
    Abstract: A vehicle traction control device having a control device for controlling the torque of the drive wheels by controlling the throttle in order to match the slip rate of the drive wheels with a target slip rate in order to prevent excessive slip caused by excessive torque in the drive wheels. The traction control is provided with a device for determining whether or not the road being driven on is a rough road or not. When the above device sends a signal to the control that the road is rough, the engine gain in the throttle is made smaller when the throttle closed relative to the engine gain and throttle of a normal road. In another embodiment, when the road is rough, the engine gain is made larger when the throttle is opened relative to the engine gain and throttle of a normal road. Also disclosed is a control in which the engine gain in the throttle control is made larger when the throttle is opened and is made smaller when the throttle is closed relative to the engine gain and throttle of a normal road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Kawamura, Toshiaki Tsuyama, Masao Hideshima, Kensuke Hayafuchi