Patents by Inventor Takemichi ISONO

Takemichi ISONO 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: 10759435
    Abstract: A control device that controls a vehicle transmission device including an input drivingly coupled to an internal combustion engine, an output drivingly coupled to wheels, a shift input drivingly coupled to the input via a fluid coupling having a lock-up clutch, and a speed change mechanism disposed on a power transmission path connecting the shift input and the output, wherein the speed change mechanism is capable of performing both continuously variable shifting that continuously changes a speed ratio, and stepped shifting that changes a speed ratio in a stepwise manner, the control device including: an electronic control unit that is configured to perform, when the stepped shifting is performed, rotation maintained engagement control that controls an engagement pressure of the lock-up clutch such that a rotational speed of the input follows a predetermined target rotational speed, regardless of a change in rotational speed of the shift input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Munenori Terada, Takemichi Isono, Makoto Sawada, Naoto Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190061767
    Abstract: A control device that controls a vehicle transmission device including an input drivingly coupled to an internal combustion engine, an output drivingly coupled to wheels, a shift input drivingly coupled to the input via a fluid coupling having a lock-up clutch, and a speed change mechanism disposed on a power transmission path connecting the shift input and the output, wherein the speed change mechanism is capable of performing both continuously variable shifting that continuously changes a speed ratio, and stepped shifting that changes a speed ratio in a stepwise manner, the control device including: an electronic control unit that is configured to perform, when the stepped shifting is performed, rotation maintained engagement control that controls an engagement pressure of the lock-up clutch such that a rotational speed of the input follows a predetermined target rotational speed, regardless of a change in rotational speed of the shift input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Munenori TERADA, Takemichi ISONO, Makoto SAWADA, Naoto TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10190681
    Abstract: A protection control selection unit is provided. The protection control selection unit selects control that uses one of a completely engaging heat generation amount and a releasing heat generation amount, by which the amount of heat that is generated in a lockup clutch is reduced. The completely engaging heat generation amount is generated in the lockup clutch in a period before the lockup clutch is completely engaged from a state of lockup engagement control. The releasing heat generation amount is generated in the lockup clutch in a period before the lockup clutch is released from the state of the lockup engagement control. Thus, an increase in the temperature of the lockup clutch at the time when the lockup clutch is completely engaged or released from the state of the lockup engagement control is suitably suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Niii, Takemichi Isono
  • Publication number: 20180023700
    Abstract: A protection control selection unit is provided. The protection control selection unit selects control that uses one of a completely engaging heat generation amount and a releasing heat generation amount, by which the amount of heat that is generated in a lockup clutch is reduced. The completely engaging heat generation amount is generated in the lockup clutch in a period before the lockup clutch is completely engaged from a state of lockup engagement control. The releasing heat generation amount is generated in the lockup clutch in a period before the lockup clutch is released from the state of the lockup engagement control. Thus, an increase in the temperature of the lockup clutch at the time when the lockup clutch is completely engaged or released from the state of the lockup engagement control is suitably suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke NIII, Takemichi ISONO