Patents by Inventor Yoshiki BITO
Yoshiki BITO 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: 10934759Abstract: A vehicular opening/closing body control device includes: a braking control unit configured to apply a braking force to an opening/closing body provided in an opening in a vehicle; a traveling state determination unit configured to determine a traveling state of the vehicle; an abnormality detection unit configured to detect occurrence of a full-closing abnormality in which the opening/closing body is not held in a fully-closed state during the traveling of the vehicle; and a record holding unit configured to hold a detection record of the full-closing abnormality, wherein the braking control unit executes braking control through detection of the full-closing abnormality of the opening/closing body, and in a case where the detection record of the full-closing abnormality is held after the vehicle stops, executes the braking control of the opening/closing body based on the detection record of the full-closing abnormality before the vehicle travels.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiki Bito, Kenta Izumi, Takeshi Nishikibe
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Patent number: 10794105Abstract: A vehicular opening/closing body control device includes: a braking control unit configured to apply a braking force to an opening/closing body provided in an opening in a vehicle; a position detection unit configured to detect an opening/closing operation position of the opening/closing body; and a traveling state determination unit configured to determine a traveling state of the vehicle, wherein the opening/closing body is opened/closed along a movement path, which is formed by a guide rail and a guide roller engaged with the guide rail, the guide rail includes a curved portion, which is curved in a width direction of the vehicle, and the braking control unit executes braking control in a case where the opening/closing operation position of the opening/closing body is within a specific range, which is set in the movement path of the opening/closing body to correspond to the curved portion of the guide rail.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenta Izumi, Yoshiki Bito, Takeshi Nishikibe
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Patent number: 10683690Abstract: A vehicular opening/closing body control device includes a braking controller configured to apply a braking force to an opening/closing body, a full-closing detection unit configured to detect that the opening/closing body is in a fully-closed state, and a failure detection unit configured to detect failure of a latch mechanism provided on the opening/closing body. The latch mechanism is provided with a pawl switch, which is switched between ON and OFF states in conjunction with operation of a pawl. The failure detection unit detects, based on the ON and OFF states of the pawl switch, occurrence of an engagement failure in which the latch mechanism fails to hold the opening/closing body in the fully-closed state. The braking controller executes braking control for applying the braking force to the opening/closing body when the engagement failure is detected in the latch.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiki Bito, Kenta Izumi, Takeshi Nishikibe
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Publication number: 20180266159Abstract: A vehicular opening/closing body control device includes a braking controller configured to apply a braking force to an opening/closing body, a full-closing detection unit configured to detect that the opening/closing body is in a fully-closed state, and a failure detection unit configured to detect failure of a latch mechanism provided on the opening/closing body. The latch mechanism is provided with a pawl switch, which is switched between ON and OFF states in conjunction with operation of a pawl. The failure detection unit detects, based on the ON and OFF states of the pawl switch, occurrence of an engagement failure in which the latch mechanism fails to hold the opening/closing body in the fully-closed state. The braking controller executes braking control for applying the braking force to the opening/closing body when the engagement failure is detected in the latch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiki BITO, Kenta IZUMI, Takeshi NISHIKIBE
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Publication number: 20180266160Abstract: A vehicular opening/closing body control device includes: a braking control unit configured to apply a braking force to an opening/closing body provided in an opening in a vehicle; a traveling state determination unit configured to determine a traveling state of the vehicle; an abnormality detection unit configured to detect occurrence of a full-closing abnormality in which the opening/closing body is not held in a fully-closed state during the traveling of the vehicle; and a record holding unit configured to hold a detection record of the full-closing abnormality, wherein the braking control unit executes braking control through detection of the full-closing abnormality of the opening/closing body, and in a case where the detection record of the full-closing abnormality is held after the vehicle stops, executes the braking control of the opening/closing body based on the detection record of the full-closing abnormality before the vehicle travels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiki BITO, Kenta IZUMI, Takeshi NISHIKIBE
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Publication number: 20180266157Abstract: A vehicular opening/closing body control device includes: a braking control unit configured to apply a braking force to an opening/closing body provided in an opening in a vehicle; a position detection unit configured to detect an opening/closing operation position of the opening/closing body; and a traveling state determination unit configured to determine a traveling state of the vehicle, wherein the opening/closing body is opened/closed along a movement path, which is formed by a guide rail and a guide roller engaged with the guide rail, the guide rail includes a curved portion, which is curved in a width direction of the vehicle, and the braking control unit executes braking control in a case where the opening/closing operation position of the opening/closing body is within a specific range, which is set in the movement path of the opening/closing body to correspond to the curved portion of the guide rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenta IZUMI, Yoshiki BITO, Takeshi NISHIKIBE