Patents by Inventor Yukiyoshi Inuta

Yukiyoshi Inuta 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).

  • Publication number: 20240084753
    Abstract: A control device and method controls a vehicle having an internal combustion engine connected to an automatic transmission via a torque converter with a lockup device. The torque of the internal combustion engine is limited the by a torque limit value based on a speed difference between an input rotational speed and an output rotational speed of the torque converter during acceleration in a non-lockup state. The torque-limiting of the internal combustion engine is prohibited torque-limiting upon a prescribed condition being met. The prescribed condition is met by a heating request, during hill climbing/towing, during travel at high vehicle speeds, when the accelerator pedal opening angle exceeds or is equal to a prescribed opening angle, when the torque limit value is greater than a target torque, in a range other than a D range, or in a mode other than normal mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIYAMA, Daigo KISHI, Tatsuo NAKANO, Seiichirou TAKAHASHI, Koji SAITO, Yukiyoshi INUTA, Takao ARIMATSU, Yasuhiro ENDO
  • Patent number: 10837547
    Abstract: An oil pressure control device has a mechanical oil pump (O/P) driven by a motor/generator (MG), an electric oil pump (M/O/P) driven by a sub motor (S/M) and a line pressure regulating valve (104). In a case where a state is changed from a state in which the motor/generator (MG) is stopped and the electric oil pump (M/O/P) is driven to a state in which the motor/generator (MG) is started and the electric oil pump (M/O/P) is stopped, when a total flow amount of a working fluid discharge flow amount of the mechanical oil pump (O/P) and a working fluid discharge flow amount of the electric oil pump (M/O/P) is equal to or greater than a pressure regulation limit flow amount of the pressure regulating valve (104), the working fluid discharge flow amount of the electric oil pump (M/O/P) is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Yutaka Shimizu, Shusaku Katakura, Yusuke Ota, Tomoyuki Koike, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Youko Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 10697452
    Abstract: An oil pressure control device for a vehicle is configured such that, when switching from an oil pressure supply by means of a mechanical oil pump driven by a motor/generator to an oil pressure supply by means of an electric oil pump driven by a sub-motor, a supply ratio of oil supplied from the mechanical oil pump and a supply ratio of oil supplied from the electric oil pump, are adjusted based on an oil pressure difference between a first oil pressure and a second oil pressure, via first and second flapper valves. When the first oil pressure becomes less than or equal to a pump drive threshold, an increase in the second oil pressure is initiated, and the first oil pressure and the second oil pressure are made to match at a predetermined equilibrium oil pressure higher than a required line pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Yutaka Shimizu, Shusaku Katakura, Yusuke Ota, Youko Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Tomoyuki Koike
  • Patent number: 10576965
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a mechanical oil pump (O/P) that is driven by a motor/generator (MG), an electric oil pump (M/O/P) that is driven by a sub-motor (S/M) and a second clutch (CL2) that transmits the drive force of the motor/generator (MG) to left and right drive wheels (LT, RT). When an accelerator pedal is depressed while a brake pedal is still depressed, an integrated controller (10) drives the electric oil pump (M/O/P) before the brake pedal is released, and oil pressure supplied to the second clutch (CL2) is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Shusaku Katakura, Yutaka Shimizu, Tomoyuki Koike, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Youko Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 10309526
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device includes: a mechanical oil pump (O/P) that is driven by a motor/generator (M/G) and that generates a first hydraulic pressure (P1); an electric oil pump (M/O/P) that is driven by a sub-motor (S/M) and that generates a second hydraulic pressure (P2); and a controller (10). When a demanded drive force from a driver is generated while in a low-vehicle-speed region which is lower than a first vehicle speed (V1) at which the output of the mechanical oil pump (O/P) becomes unstable, the controller (10) controls the electric oil pump (M/O/P) such that the second hydraulic pressure (P2) becomes larger than a compensative hydraulic pressure (P?) found by subtracting the first hydraulic pressure (P1) from a necessary hydraulic pressure (Pne) determined in accordance with the demanded drive force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Shusaku Katakura, Yutaka Shimizu, Youko Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Tomoyuki Koike
  • Publication number: 20180119800
    Abstract: An oil pressure control device has a mechanical oil pump (O/P) driven by a motor/generator (MG), an electric oil pump (M/O/P) driven by a sub motor (S/M) and a line pressure regulating valve (104). In a case where a state is changed from a state in which the motor/generator (MG) is stopped and the electric oil pump (M/O/P) is driven to a state in which the motor/generator (MG) is started and the electric oil pump (M/O/P) is stopped, when a total flow amount of a working fluid discharge flow amount of the mechanical oil pump (O/P) and a working fluid discharge flow amount of the electric oil pump (M/O/P) is equal to or greater than a pressure regulation limit flow amount of the pressure regulating valve (104), the working fluid discharge flow amount of the electric oil pump (M/O/P) is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Yutaka SHIMIZU, Shusaku KATAKURA, Yusuke OTA, Tomoyuki KOIKE, Yukiyoshi INUTA, Youko YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20180105162
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a mechanical oil pump (O/P) that is driven by a motor/generator (MG), an electric oil pump (M/O/P) that is driven by a sub-motor (S/M) and a second clutch (CL2) that transmits the drive force of the motor/generator (MG) to left and right drive wheels (LT, RT). When an accelerator pedal is depressed while a brake pedal is still depressed, an integrated controller (10) drives the electric oil pump (M/O/P) before the brake pedal is released, and oil pressure supplied to the second clutch (CL2) is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Shusaku KATAKURA, Yutaka SHIMIZU, Tomoyuki KOIKE, Yukiyoshi INUTA, Youko YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20180106363
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device includes: a mechanical oil pump (O/P) that is driven by a motor/generator (M/G) and that generates a first hydraulic pressure (P1); an electric oil pump (M/O/P) that is driven by a sub-motor (S/M) and that generates a second hydraulic pressure (P2); and a controller (10). When a demanded drive force from a driver is generated while in a low-vehicle-speed region which is lower than a first vehicle speed (V1) at which the output of the mechanical oil pump (O/P) becomes unstable, the controller (10) controls the electric oil pump (M/O/P) such that the second hydraulic pressure (P2) becomes larger than a compensative hydraulic pressure (P?) found by subtracting the first hydraulic pressure (P1) from a necessary hydraulic pressure (Pne) determined in accordance with the demanded drive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Shusaku KATAKURA, Yutaka SHIMIZU, Youko YOSHIOKA, Yukiyoshi INUTA, Tomoyuki KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20180100578
    Abstract: An oil pressure control device for a vehicle is configured such that, when switching from an oil pressure supply by means of a mechanical oil pump driven by a motor/generator to an oil pressure supply by means of an electric oil pump driven by a sub-motor, a supply ratio of oil supplied from the mechanical oil pump and a supply ratio of oil supplied from the electric oil pump, are adjusted based on an oil pressure difference between a first oil pressure and a second oil pressure, via first and second flapper valves. When the first oil pressure becomes less than or equal to a pump drive threshold, an increase in the second oil pressure is initiated, and the first oil pressure and the second oil pressure are made to match at a predetermined equilibrium oil pressure higher than a required line pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Yutaka SHIMIZU, Shusaku KATAKURA, Yusuke OTA, Youko YOSHIOKA, Yukiyoshi INUTA, Tomoyuki KOIKE
  • Patent number: 9291245
    Abstract: The first planetary gear set is configured to integrally rotate by a first clutch. The first element is coupled with the fifth element. The second element is configured to be locked through a first brake to a stationary section and configured to be coupled through a second clutch with the ninth element. The third element is coupled with the input shaft. The fourth element is configured to be coupled through a third clutch with the ninth element. The sixth element is locked to the stationary section. The seventh element is configured to be locked through a second brake to the stationary section. The eighth element is coupled with an output shaft. The ninth element is coupled with the twelfth element. The tenth element is configured to be coupled through a fourth clutch with the output shaft. The eleventh element is coupled with the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Toru Takeuchi, Shoji Sugaya, Kazuo Oguri, Kenichi Watanabe, Kazuaki Aota, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Takayuki Okuda, Joerg Mueller, Rico Resch, Mirko Leesch
  • Patent number: 8924106
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes an automatic transmission configured to attain a predetermined shift-stage by releasing an engaged friction-engagement element and by engaging a released friction-engagement element; a variation-start detecting section configured to detect that a parameter which varies with a progress of inertia phase has varied; a memorizing section configured to sequentially memorize a state of the vehicle; and a learning section configured to correct a control quantity for a next-time shift of the transmission on the basis of the state of vehicle memorized at a timing earlier by a given time interval than a timing when the variation-start detecting section detects that the parameter has varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: JATCO Ltd, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukiyoshi Inuta, Aki Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20140349803
    Abstract: The first planetary gear set is configured to integrally rotate by a first clutch. The first element is coupled with the fifth element. The second element is configured to be locked through a first brake to a stationary section and configured to be coupled through a second clutch with the ninth element. The third element is coupled with the input shaft. The fourth element is configured to be coupled through a third clutch with the ninth element. The sixth element is locked to the stationary section. The seventh element is configured to be locked through a second brake to the stationary section. The eighth element is coupled with an output shaft. The ninth element is coupled with the twelfth element. The tenth element is configured to be coupled through a fourth clutch with the output shaft. The eleventh element is coupled with the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Toru Takeuchi, Shoji Sugaya, Kazuo Oguri, Kenichi Watanabe, Kazuaki Aota, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Takayuki Okuda, Joerg Mueller, Rico Resch, Mirko Leesch
  • Patent number: 8838350
    Abstract: When gear shift to second gear shift stage is completed and frictional engagement element is judged to be in slip state by slip state judging unit in a state in which input torque is input torque upper limit value, a value obtained by subtracting first predetermined amount from the input torque upper limit value is set as a decrease side input torque upper limit value. When next gear shift to the second gear shift stage is completed with the decrease side input torque upper limit value set and the frictional engagement element is not judged to be in slip state by the slip state judging unit in a state in which the input torque is the decrease side input torque upper limit value, a value obtained by adding second predetermined amount to the decrease side input torque upper limit value is set as a new input torque upper limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Jatco Ltd, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukiyoshi Inuta
  • Publication number: 20140005901
    Abstract: When gear shift to second gear shift stage is completed and frictional engagement element is judged to be in slip state by slip state judging unit in a state in which input torque is input torque upper limit value, a value obtained by subtracting first predetermined amount from the input torque upper limit value is set as a decrease side input torque upper limit value. When next gear shift to the second gear shift stage is completed with the decrease side input torque upper limit value set and the frictional engagement element is not judged to be in slip state by the slip state judging unit in a state in which the input torque is the decrease side input torque upper limit value, a value obtained by adding second predetermined amount to the decrease side input torque upper limit value is set as a new input torque upper limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: JATCO LTD
    Inventor: Yukiyoshi Inuta
  • Patent number: 8512198
    Abstract: An automatic transmission includes: a first planetary gearset including a first sun gear, a first ring gear, and a first pinion carrier; a second planetary gearset including a second sun gear, a second ring gear, and a second pinion carrier; an input shaft constantly coupled to the first sun gear; an output shaft constantly coupled to the second pinion carrier; a first rotary member constantly connecting the first ring gear and the second sun gear; a first friction element selectively connecting the first sun gear and the second ring gear; a second friction element selectively connecting the first pinion carrier and the second ring gear; a third friction element selectively interrupting a rotation of the first pinion carrier; and a fourth friction element selectively interrupting a rotation of the first rotary member, the automatic transmission attaining first to fourth forward speeds and one reverse speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuaki Aota, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Akihiro Yamamoto, Takayuki Okuda, Kazuo Oguri, Katsunori Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8475322
    Abstract: An automatic transmission includes a double-pinion planetary gearset and two single-pinion planetary gearsets. A first ring gear is held stationary. A second sun gear and a third ring gear are coupled to a first sun gear and a first carrier respectively, constituting first and second rotor units. An output is coupled to a third carrier. A first clutch selectively couples a second carrier to the first rotor unit. A second clutch selectively couples the second carrier to the second rotor unit. A third clutch selectively couples an input to the second carrier. A fourth clutch selectively couples a second ring gear to a third sun gear. A fifth clutch selectively couples the second ring gear to the third carrier. A sixth clutch selectively couples the input to the third sun gear. Nine forward gear ratios and one reverse gear ratio are obtained by simultaneous application of three of the clutches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuaki Aota, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Akihiro Yamamoto, Takayuki Okuda, Joerg Mueller, Rico Resch, Mirko Leesch
  • Patent number: 8457850
    Abstract: When an inertia phase of an upshift of the transmission is started during a lockup clutch engagement operation, a following command oil pressure to be used during a following lockup clutch engagement operation is learned on the basis of a slip rotation speed, which is a rotation speed difference between an input side rotation speed of the torque converter and an output side rotation speed of the torque converter, at or after a start point of the inertia phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Yukiyoshi Inuta, Hideki Oshita, Morimasa Yamawaki, Kazuo Tomioka, Masayuki Mannen, Tatsuya Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8430786
    Abstract: An automatic transmission including a single-pinion first planetary gearset having a first sun gear, a first ring gear and a first pinion carrier, a double-pinion second planetary gearset having a second sun gear, a second ring gear and a second pinion carrier, a single-pinion third planetary gearset having a third sun gear, a third ring gear and a third pinion carrier, an input shaft always connected to the first sun gear, an output shaft always connected to the first pinion carrier, the third sun gear always kept in a fixed state, the first ring gear and the second sun gear which are always connected to each other, the second and third ring gears which are always connected to each other, and six friction elements, at least eight forward speeds and one reverse speed being respectively established by simultaneous engagement of two friction elements selected from the six friction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuaki Aota, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Akihiro Yamamoto, Takayuki Okuda, Kouichi Iizuka
  • Patent number: 8414443
    Abstract: An automatic transmission including a double pinion planetary gear unit PG1, two single pinion planetary gear units PG2 and PG3 and six frictional elements (viz., six clutches) C1 to C6 is so constructed as to establish nine forward speeds and one reverse speed by simultaneously putting selected three of the six frictional elements C1 to C6 into their engaged condition. The frictional elements C1 to C6 are of a type including mutually rotatable friction plates that cause production of an oil dragging resistance when the frictional element is under idling condition. With the simultaneously engaged condition of the three frictional elements, each speed is established with a reduced friction loss of the automatic transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuaki Aota, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Akihiro Yamamoto, Takayuki Okuda, Joerg Mueller, Rico Resch, Mirko Leesch
  • Patent number: 8376898
    Abstract: An automatic transmission comprising: a first planetary gearset of a double pinion; a second planetary gearset of a single pinion; a third planetary gearset of the single pinion, first sun gear and second sun gear being at all times linked together to constitute a first rotary member and second ring gear and third sun gear being at all times linked together to constitute a second rotary member; an input shaft; an output shaft; a first frictional element; a second frictional element; a third frictional element; a fourth frictional element; a fifth frictional element; a sixth frictional element, the six frictional elements being appropriately released or engaged to make a gear shift to a gear shift stage of at least eight forward speeds and, from among the six frictional elements, a combination of simultaneous engagements of three frictional elements achieving at least eight forward speed and one reverse speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Akihiro Yamamoto, Kazuaki Aota, Yukiyoshi Inuta, Naoki Kobayashi, Kouichi Iizuka, Takayuki Okuda, Peter Tenberge, Joerg Mueller, Rico Resch