Patents Assigned to Aisin Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Patent number: 8972154
    Abstract: A cooling system for an engine in the present invention includes a first coolant route for circulating coolant between a water jacket of an engine main body and a heater core, a second coolant route for circulating the coolant between a waste heat recovery unit and the heater core, a first water-temperature sensor provided on the first coolant route, and a second water-temperature sensor provided on the second coolant route. An engine control unit makes an engine stop determination based on the coolant temperatures detected by the first water-temperature sensor and the second water-temperature sensor and, in making the engine stop determination, selectively uses the coolant temperatures detected by the first water-temperature sensor and the second water-temperature sensor in dependence on whether a heater unit including the heater core is in an operation state or in an out-of-operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Aisin Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoto Yumisashi, Masazumi Yoshida, Shigeki Kinomura
  • Patent number: 8907815
    Abstract: A parking support device capable of reliably supporting a parking driving operation by a driver, comprising an image acquisition portion for acquiring an image peripheral to a vehicle captured by a vehicle-mounted image pickup device; an image display portion for displaying the peripheral image; and an indicator output portion for superimposedly displaying an indicator, comprising a pair of left and right vehicle width extension lines extending rearwards of the vehicle, on the peripheral image in order to guide a driver during a parking operation by the driver. The parking support device supports parallel parking, comprising a first turning step, in which the vehicle is reversed while being turned and driven into a parking area, and a second turning step, in which the vehicle is aligned in a parallel direction while being turned in a direction opposite to that in the first turning step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Kadowaki, Kazuya Watanabe, Yumi Yamanaka