Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kamijo

Satoshi Kamijo 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: 10968962
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle drive-force transmitting apparatus including a dog clutch that is operated by an actuator to selectively connect and disconnect a drive-force transmitting path. In process of switching of the dog clutch from released state to engaged state, the control apparatus determines whether a rotational speed difference of the dog clutch is equal to or larger than a given difference value when a sleeve of the dog clutch is positioned on an engaging side of a synchronizing position for placing the dog clutch into the engaged state, and stops the switching of the dog clutch to the engaged state and causes the actuator to place the dog clutch back into the released state, when determining that the rotational speed difference is equal to or larger than the given difference value with the sleeve being positioned on the engaging side of the synchronizing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Kamijo, Makoto Sawada, Kenji Matsuo, Kyohei Suzumura, Yoshisuke Kametani, Michio Yoshida, Hiroki Takeda, Takashi Seo
  • Patent number: 10914375
    Abstract: In a control device of a vehicle including a first power transmission path transmitting a power through a belt-type continuously variable transmission and a second power transmission path transmitting a power through a reduction gear mechanism in parallel between an input shaft and an output shaft and including a dog clutch in series with the reduction gear mechanism in the second power transmission path, when the dog clutch is in an engagement transition state and a rotational speed change of the output shaft is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the engagement transition state of the dog clutch is canceled to release the dog clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Takeda, Kyohei Suzumura, Yoshisuke Kametani, Kenji Matsuo, Satoshi Kamijo, Michio Yoshida, Toshio Suzuki, Makoto Sawada, Takashi Seo
  • Patent number: 10657062
    Abstract: A first node retains node management information for managing each of the nodes, presence or absence in the first node of a transfer target data set, a write destination, which is a strip in a node area of the node. Concerning the second nodes, this is each of the nodes other than the first node, the first node: (A) when specifying from the node management information that there are two or more transfer target data sets, write destinations that are respectively two or more strips in a node area of the second node, specifies two or more intra-node positions respectively corresponding to the two or more transfer target data sets; and (B) transmits, to the second node, one command for transfer, transfer targets of which are two or more transfer target data sets respectively present in the specified two or more intra-node positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tashiro, Shintaro Ito, Takeru Chiba, Shinya Hayashi, Satoshi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20190309805
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle drive-force transmitting apparatus including a dog clutch that is operated by an actuator to selectively connect and disconnect a drive-force transmitting path. In process of switching of the dog clutch from released state to engaged state, the control apparatus determines whether a rotational speed difference of the dog clutch is equal to or larger than a given difference value when a sleeve of the dog clutch is positioned on an engaging side of a synchronizing position for placing the dog clutch into the engaged state, and stops the switching of the dog clutch to the engaged state and causes the actuator to place the dog clutch back into the released state, when determining that the rotational speed difference is equal to or larger than the given difference value with the sleeve being positioned on the engaging side of the synchronizing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi KAMIJO, Makoto SAWADA, Kenji MATSUO, Kyohei SUZUMURA, Yoshisuke KAMETANI, Michio YOSHIDA, Hiroki TAKEDA, Takashi SEO
  • Publication number: 20190271391
    Abstract: In a control device of a vehicle including a first power transmission path transmitting a power through a belt-type continuously variable transmission and a second power transmission path transmitting a power through a reduction gear mechanism in parallel between an input shaft and an output shaft and including a dog clutch in series with the reduction gear mechanism in the second power transmission path, when the dog clutch is in an engagement transition state and a rotational speed change of the output shaft is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the engagement transition state of the dog clutch is canceled to release the dog clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki TAKEDA, Kyohei SUZUMURA, Yoshisuke KAMETANI, Kenji MATSUO, Satoshi KAMIJO, Michio YOSHIDA, Toshio SUZUKI, Makoto SAWADA, Takashi SEO
  • Publication number: 20190026034
    Abstract: A first node retains node management information for managing each of the nodes, presence or absence in the first node of a transfer target data set, a write destination, which is a strip in a node area of the node. Concerning the second nodes, this is each of the nodes other than the first node, the first node: (A) when specifying from the node management information that there are two or more transfer target data sets, write destinations that are respectively two or more strips in a node area of the second node, specifies two or more intra-node positions respectively corresponding to the two or more transfer target data sets; and (B) transmits, to the second node, one command for transfer, transfer targets of which are two or more transfer target data sets respectively present in the specified two or more intra-node positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi TASHIRO, Shintaro ITO, Takeru CHIBA, Shinya HAYASHI, Satoshi KAMIJO
  • Patent number: 8296023
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: learning a differential pressure of a lock-up clutch; determining whether or not learning has been completed when a vehicle is in a coasting state and a brake is applied; lowering the lock-up differential pressure such that the lock-up clutch can be disengaged immediately and prohibiting or suppressing control for increasing transmission gain when learning has been completed; and increasing a lower limit guard value for the lock-up differential pressure and performing control for increasing the transmission gain when learning has not been completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sei Kojima, Satoshi Kamijo, Shinya Toyoda, Susumu Moritomo
  • Publication number: 20100210412
    Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: learning a differential pressure of a lock-up clutch; determining whether or not learning has been completed when a vehicle is in a coasting state and a brake is applied; lowering the lock-up differential pressure such that the lock-up clutch can be disengaged immediately and prohibiting or suppressing control for increasing transmission gain when learning has been completed; and increasing a lower limit guard value for the lock-up differential pressure and performing control for increasing the transmission gain when learning has not been completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sei Kojima, Satoshi Kamijo, Shinya Toyoda, Susumu Moritomo