Patents by Inventor Taizou Shoya

Taizou Shoya 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: 7524266
    Abstract: An engine starting system for a power train including an engine and an automatic transmission includes an engine stop/restart controller. The automatic transmission having special mode includes first and second planetary gear sets having respective sun gears, a turbine shaft, an output gear, a forward clutch and a 2-4 brake. The forward clutch sets the automatic transmission in a drive condition when engaged and in a neutral condition when disengaged. If the special mode is selected under conditions where the output gear is locked, the sun gear of the first planetary gear set is locked. During execution of automatic engine stop control operation, the engine stop/restart controller causes the automatic transmission to initiate a transfer to the special mode before fuel supply is interrupted and causes the forward clutch to completely engage at a specific point in time after the automatic transmission has completed the transfer to the special mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Nobumoto, Taizou Shoya, Takayuki Ueda, Kiyotaka Mamiya
  • Publication number: 20080243322
    Abstract: There are provided a driving-state determination device to determine a driving state of a hybrid vehicle, and a driving-source selection device to select a driving source from an engine a first motor generator, and a second motor generator based on determination of the driving-state determination device so as to provide the highest driving efficiency as a whole of the vehicle. Herein, the first and second motor generators are configured so that a high-efficiency driving operation area of the first motor generator is set on a higher-speed side relative to a high-efficiency driving operation area of the second motor generator. Accordingly, there can be provided a control device of a hybrid vehicle that can improve the driving efficiency as a whole of the vehicle properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi NOBUMOTO, Kiyotaka Mamiya, Seiji Esaki, Taizou Shoya, Takayuki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20070078040
    Abstract: An engine starting system for a power train including an engine and an automatic transmission includes an engine stop/restart controller. The automatic transmission having special mode includes first and second planetary gear sets having respective sun gears, a turbine shaft, an output gear, a forward clutch and a 2-4 brake. The forward clutch sets the automatic transmission in a drive condition when engaged and in a neutral condition when disengaged. If the special mode is selected under conditions where the output gear is locked, the sun gear of the first planetary gear set is locked. During execution of automatic engine stop control operation, the engine stop/restart controller causes the automatic transmission to initiate a transfer to the special mode before fuel supply is interrupted and causes the forward clutch to completely engage at a specific point in time after the automatic transmission has completed the transfer to the special mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Nobumoto, Taizou Shoya, Takayuki Ueda, Kiyotaka Mamiya