Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Iwao
Nobuyuki Iwao 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).
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Patent number: 10400835Abstract: A dual clutch device includes a first piston applying a first clutch by a hydraulic pressure supplied into a first hydraulic pressure chamber and releasing the first clutch by a first spring, a second piston applying a second clutch by a hydraulic pressure supplied into a second hydraulic pressure chamber and releasing the second clutch by a second spring, a first supply line supplying a hydraulic pressure into the first hydraulic pressure chamber and a second hydraulic pressure canceling chamber, a second supply line supplying a hydraulic pressure into the second hydraulic pressure chamber and a first hydraulic pressure canceling chamber, a first valve allowing or cutting the supply of hydraulic pressure into the first hydraulic pressure chamber and the second hydraulic pressure canceling chamber, and a second valve allowing or cutting the supply of hydraulic pressure into the second hydraulic pressure chamber and the first hydraulic pressure canceling chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: Yasushi Yamamoto, Koji Terashima, Shou Ozaki, Taku Honda, Toshitaka Minbu, Yusuke Takahashi, Tomoaki Shimozawa, Nobuyuki Iwao
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Publication number: 20170184160Abstract: A dual clutch device includes a first piston applying a first clutch by a hydraulic pressure supplied into a first hydraulic pressure chamber and releasing the first clutch by a first spring, a second piston applying a second clutch by a hydraulic pressure supplied into a second hydraulic pressure chamber and releasing the second clutch by a second spring, a first supply line supplying a hydraulic pressure into the first hydraulic pressure chamber and a second hydraulic pressure canceling chamber, a second supply line supplying a hydraulic pressure into the second hydraulic pressure chamber and a first hydraulic pressure canceling chamber, a first valve allowing or cutting the supply of hydraulic pressure into the first hydraulic pressure chamber and the second hydraulic pressure canceling chamber, and a second valve allowing or cutting the supply of hydraulic pressure into the second hydraulic pressure chamber and the first hydraulic pressure canceling chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Yasushi YAMAMOTO, Koji TERASHIMA, Shou OZAKI, Taku HONDA, Toshitaka MINBU, Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Tomoaki SHIMOZAWA, Nobuyuki IWAO
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Patent number: 9341259Abstract: A gear shifting method and device of a multistage transmission in which gear shift of a main transmission and an auxiliary transmission is mechanically operated by operation of one shift lever The device is provided with: a cam mechanism that has a select operation output member and a shift operation output member, which separate, into shift operation and select operation for each direction, operation by operation of one shift lever that moves along at least one H-shaped shift pattern, a first cam groove that operates by the select operation, and operates a shift mechanism for the auxiliary transmission that shifts a shift fork for the auxiliary transmission, and a second cam groove that operates a select mechanism that selects a target shift fork from among a plurality of shift forks for the main transmission; and a shift mechanism for the main transmission that operates by the shift operation, and shifts the shift fork for the main transmission selected by the select operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: Yasushi Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Iwao
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Patent number: 9333985Abstract: Power steering system including: an electric pump to supply fluid to a power steering unit; and an engine control unit (ECU) to control an amount of the fluid by a rotation speed of the electric pump. The ECU includes a first device for calculating an on-slope standby rotation speed and setting the electric pump to this speed when a vehicle is descending or ascending a slope. This speed is calculated by correcting a standby rotation speed of the electric pump corresponding to a vehicle speed with a slope correction value calculated according to a slope angle or a vehicle body angle. Accordingly, it is possible to supply the fluid with the electric pump and assist a steering operation to suppress both a jerky steering feeling due to insufficient steering force in slope descent and a lack of response in the steering operation due to excessive steering force in slope ascent.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventor: Nobuyuki Iwao
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Patent number: 9212709Abstract: A power transmission device for a vehicle equipped with a wet multiple disk clutch for disconnecting the power at the time of gearshift by using a clutch controller, wherein the amount of engagement where the clutch is half-engaged is learned maintaining precision. In the present invention, the clutch controller of the wet multiple disk clutch moves a clutch piston over the whole stroke thereof by using the working fluid for varying the amount of engagement at the start of learning the amount of engagement at a point where the clutch starts half-engaging and, immediately thereafter, the amount the clutch is half-engaged is detected. Upon moving the clutch piston, the working fluid present among the friction disks of the wet multiple disk clutch is drained and is replaced by the new working fluid avoiding detection error caused by the fluctuation in the temperature of the working fluid and eliminating unstable operation of the clutch piston caused by static friction of a large resistance.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventor: Nobuyuki Iwao
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Patent number: 9114697Abstract: In a hydraulic circuit for a vehicle including an electric pump power steering system (EHPS), a hydraulic pressure supply system including a cylinder to store a second hydraulic pressure while a vehicle is traveling and supply the stored second hydraulic pressure to a clutch circuit as a third hydraulic pressure when being supplied with hydraulic pressure after storing the second hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic circuit also includes a connecting path to connect, at the start of the vehicle, the cylinder and the EHPS system to allow a first hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the cylinder by drive of a motor. It is therefore possible to reduce electric power consumed during idling stop mode and shorten a recovery time from the idling stop mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventor: Nobuyuki Iwao
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Patent number: 9045140Abstract: A coasting control device capable of avoiding coasting control during running on road having a small coefficient of friction between a tire and a road surface (“low ? roads”) includes a low ? road running recognition unit which recognizes that a vehicle is running on a low ? road and a unit for prohibiting coasting control during low ? road running when the low ? road running recognition unit recognizes that the vehicle is running on a low ? road.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignees: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED, TRANSTRON INC.Inventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Publication number: 20150122564Abstract: In a hydraulic circuit for a vehicle including an electric pump power steering system (EHPS), a hydraulic pressure supply system including a cylinder to store a second hydraulic pressure while a vehicle is traveling and supply the stored second hydraulic pressure to a clutch circuit as a third hydraulic pressure when being supplied with hydraulic pressure after storing the second hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic circuit also includes a connecting path to connect, at the start of the vehicle, the cylinder and the EHPS system to allow a first hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the cylinder by drive of a motor. It is therefore possible to reduce electric power consumed during idling stop mode and shorten a recovery time from the idling stop mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventor: Nobuyuki Iwao
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Publication number: 20150105980Abstract: Power steering system including: an electric pump to supply fluid to a power steering unit; and an engine control unit (ECU) to control an amount of the fluid by a rotation speed of the electric pump. The ECU includes a first device for calculating an on-slope standby rotation speed and setting the electric pump to this speed when a vehicle is descending or ascending a slope. This speed is calculated by correcting a standby rotation speed of the electric pump corresponding to a vehicle speed with a slope correction value calculated according to a slope angle or a vehicle body angle. Accordingly, it is possible to supply the fluid with the electric pump and assist a steering operation to suppress both a jerky steering feeling due to insufficient steering force in slope descent and a lack of response in the steering operation due to excessive steering force in slope ascent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventor: Nobuyuki Iwao
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Patent number: 8880307Abstract: A coasting control device for avoiding dangerous modes such as tire lock up upon the end of coasting control. The device, which performs coasting control to disengage the clutch and to reduce the engine revolutions per minute (RPM), also prevents a gearshift operation during coasting control.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignees: Isuzu Motors Limited, Transtron Inc.Inventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Patent number: 8855887Abstract: A coasting control device capable of avoiding coasting control during turning is provided. A turning recognition unit that recognizes that a vehicle is turning and a unit for prohibiting coasting control during turning that prohibits coasting control when the turning recognition unit recognizes that the vehicle is turning are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Isuzu Motors Limited, Transtron Inc.Inventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Publication number: 20140251053Abstract: A gear shifting method and device of a multistage transmission in which gear shift of a main transmission and an auxiliary transmission is mechanically operated by operation of one shift lever. The device is provided with: a cam mechanism that has a select operation output member and a shift operation output member, which separate, into shift operation and select operation for each direction, operation by operation of one shift lever that moves along at least one H-shaped shift pattern, a first cam groove that operates by the select operation, and operates a shift mechanism for the auxiliary transmission that shifts a shift fork for the auxiliary transmission, and a second cam groove that operates a select mechanism that selects a target shift fork from among a plurality of shift forks for the main transmission; and a shift mechanism for the main transmission that operates by the shift operation, and shifts the shift fork for the main transmission selected by the select operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Yasushi Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Iwao
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Patent number: 8781699Abstract: A coasting control device that prevents failures due to deterioration of a release bearing. The device includes an cumulative disengagement time measuring unit cumulatively measuring a duration of time that a clutch is being disengaged during coasting control, and an overtime restricting unit prohibiting coasting control when the measured cumulative clutch disengagement time has exceeded a predetermined time giving an indication of fatigue of a member of the clutch, and/or an overtime alarm unit providing an alarm when the measured cumulative clutch disengagement time has exceeded a predetermined time giving an indication of fatigue of the member of the clutch.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignees: Isuzu Motors Limited, Transtron Inc.Inventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Patent number: 8781700Abstract: A coasting control device for reducing uneasiness experienced by a driver when pressing a clutch pedal during coasting control. The device includes a clutch control unit that, when the clutch pedal is pressed during coasting control, controls an actuator to cause an amount of hydraulic oil that depends on the amount of depression of the clutch pedal to be ejected from a clutch-free operating cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignees: Isuzu Motors Limited, Transtron Inc.Inventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Publication number: 20130138313Abstract: A coasting control device capable of avoiding coasting control during running on road having a small coefficient of friction between a tire and a road surface (“low ? roads”) includes a low ? road running recognition unit which recognizes that a vehicle is running on a low ? road and a unit for prohibiting coasting control during low ? road running when the low ? road running recognition unit recognizes that the vehicle is running on a low ? road.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicants: TRANSTRON INC., ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Publication number: 20130131948Abstract: A coasting control device capable of avoiding coasting control during turning is provided. A turning recognition unit that recognizes that a vehicle is turning and a unit for prohibiting coasting control during turning that prohibits coasting control when the turning recognition unit recognizes that the vehicle is turning are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicants: Transtron Inc., Isuzu Motors Limited ofInventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Publication number: 20130131943Abstract: A coasting control device that prevents failures due to deterioration of a release bearing. The device includes an cumulative disengagement time measuring unit cumulatively measuring a duration of time that a clutch is being disengaged during coasting control, and an overtime restricting unit prohibiting coasting control when the measured cumulative clutch disengagement time has exceeded a predetermined time giving an indication of fatigue of a member of the clutch, and/or an overtime alarm unit providing an alarm when the measured cumulative clutch disengagement time has exceeded a predetermined time giving an indication of fatigue of the member of the clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicants: Transtron Inc., Isuzu Motors LimitedInventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Publication number: 20130116899Abstract: A coasting control device for avoiding dangerous modes such as tire lock up upon the end of coasting control. The device, which performs coasting control to disengage the clutch and to reduce the engine revolutions per minute (RPM), also prevents a gearshift operation during coasting control.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicants: TRANSTRON INC., ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Publication number: 20130103275Abstract: A coasting control device for reducing uneasiness experienced by a driver when pressing a clutch pedal during coasting control. The device includes a clutch control unit that, when the clutch pedal is pressed during coasting control, controls an actuator to cause an amount of hydraulic oil that depends on the amount of depression of the clutch pedal to be ejected from a clutch-free operating cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicants: TRANSTRON INC., ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Yasushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arai, Kouhei Takama
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Patent number: 8360932Abstract: In a vehicle mounting an engine equipped with an exhaust turbocharger and a fluid transmission device as the power transmission device, occurrence of surging in the exhaust turbocharger is prevented at the time of connecting a lockup clutch in the fluid transmission device. When a condition for connecting the lockup clutch is held to lock up the fluid transmission device coupled to the engine 1 equipped with the exhaust turbocharger, the operation is executed by lowering a target engine rotational speed for a predetermined period of time prior to the locking up to avoid the occurrence of surging caused by a decrease in the engine rotational speed due to the lockup. A lockup clutch control device 50 includes first timer means 51 for setting a time for executing the operation by decreasing the target engine rotational speed, and second timer means 52 for setting a time for waiting for the start of lockup.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Isuzu Motors LimitedInventors: Nobuyuki Iwao, Shuuji Taguchi