Patents Assigned to HITACHI AUTOMOTIVES SYSTEMS, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20210148316
    Abstract: This fuel injection valve is provided with: a valve seat (15b) and a valve body (27c), which cooperate to open and close a fuel passage; a valve seat member (15) having formed thereon the valve seat (15b) and a guide surface (15c) which guides the valve body (27c); and a cylindrical body (5) having the valve seat member (15) press-fitted in the front end-side end thereof. The valve seat member (15) is configured so that the press-fit section (15f) thereof which is press-fitted in the cylindrical body (5) is provided at a position offset toward the base end of the cylindrical body (5) relative to both the valve seat (15b) and the guide surface (15c) in the direction of the center axis (1x) of the fuel injection valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi NAKAI, Masaki NAGAOKA, Shigeo KUBA
  • Publication number: 20210148725
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technology than can continue automatic driving even when a sudden event has occurred such that a vehicle cannot travel in a recommended lane. This recommended lane determination device outputs a plurality of candidates for recommended lanes in which it is recommended that the vehicle travel, and sets a preference level for each candidate, said preference level expressing the degree to which it is recommended that the vehicle travel in said candidate, and then outputs said preference levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicants: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki WATAHIKI, Tsuyoshi AKAHOSHI
  • Patent number: 11011443
    Abstract: At the time of clamping, excessive stress is applied to bonding parts between substrates and input/output terminals, which may cause the bonding parts to be detached and cause the substrates to be cracked. A lower electrode of a power semiconductor element 11 is connected via a bonding material 13 to a first interconnection layer 12 arranged on a lower surface of the power semiconductor element 11, and an upper electrode 14 of the power semiconductor element 11 is connected via the bonding material 13 to a second interconnection layer 15 arranged on an upper surface. Also, a second main terminal 16 electrically connected to the upper electrode 14 of the power semiconductor element 11 is connected via the bonding material 13 to the second interconnection layer 15 and contacts and is positioned on a third interconnection layer 24 (spacer) arranged to be parallel to the first interconnection layer 12 on the lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tokihito Suwa, Seiji Funaba
  • Patent number: 11009122
    Abstract: There is proposed a gearshift control device which can reduce a transmission load due to preshift, and improve fuel efficiency of a vehicle. A gearshift control device which controls a transmission 50 including two systems of power transmission mechanisms, and preshifts the transmission 50 based on a traveling plan during automatic driving of a vehicle. The gearshift control device makes automatic driving preshift execution decision of planning control contents of the transmission 50 based on the traveling plan, and preshift execution decision of deciding whether or not to preshift the transmission based on a control plan of the transmission 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Seimiya, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Takashi Matsuoka, Tomoyasu Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 11009379
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal flow rate measurement device that is capable of highly accurate correction of the temperature of an intake gas flow rate using a two-dimensional correction map that stores a correction value in association with temperature and intake gas flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Suzuki, Keiji Hanzawa, Junichi Horie, Akira Kotabe
  • Patent number: 11007480
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purification system which exhibits high exhaust gas purification performance. The present invention provides an exhaust gas purification system including: a carrier containing aluminum oxide; an exhaust gas purification device including a catalyst provided on the carrier and containing gallium, and connected to an internal combustion engine; and a system connected to the exhaust gas purification device for increasing an oxygen concentration. The system for increasing an oxygen concentration provides an oxygen concentration higher than that of a post combusted gas of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Eri Takahashi, Masato Kaneeda, Kazuhiro Oryoji, Naoki Yoneya, Masayuki Saruwatari
  • Patent number: 11008988
    Abstract: An electronic control device has a compact abnormality detection circuit that does not require a complicated circuit, and is capable of suppressing a cost increase when being applied a direct injection injector drive circuit and other drive circuits. A current detection circuit includes a current detection resistor, a differential amplifier, and a current detection unit. The current detected is supplied to the abnormality/normality determination unit. A combined resistance value of a diagnostic current drive circuit and the current detection resistor is higher than an injector drive circuit. A fuel injection signal is input to a logic circuit, and a fuel cut signal is input to a different terminal of the logic circuit. The logic circuit's output terminal is connected to the injector drive circuit's gate. The output signal from a fuel injection signal output unit is supplied via a switch to the diagnostic current drive circuit's gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Sugiyama, Atsushi Arata, Yasuo Shima, Masahiro Doi
  • Patent number: 11011996
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the reliability of a power converter against electromagnetic noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Ishii, Hiroyuki Saito, Yutaka Okubo, Ryuji Kurihara, Yuji Sobu
  • Publication number: 20210141710
    Abstract: The present invention makes efficient development possible by providing a development support device that automatically establishes a network model, messages to be transmitted and received, etc. for a cooperative simulation that connects a plurality of development support devices. The present invention is characterized in that: a development support device generates a communication definition file in a format that can be read and executed by a development support device; and development support device reads the communication definition file and thereby automatically establishes messages to be transmitted and received by development support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi KOMORIYA, Yuki HORITA, Yasuhiro ODA, Fumio NARISAWA, Masato HAYASHI, Kohei SAKURAI, Takuya AZUMI, Syota TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20210141079
    Abstract: The present invention provides a object detection device for vehicle capable of performing distance measurement more reliably than in the past and having high compatibility for distance measurement. The present invention provides an object detection device 100 for vehicle including a first detection unit 10, a second detection unit 20, an error quantity calculation unit 30, a correction quantity calculation unit 40, and a distance correction unit 50. The error quantity calculation unit 30 compares the distances D1 and D1? of the same object detected by the first detection unit 10 and the second detection unit 20 to calculate the error quantity ?D. The correction quantity calculation unit 40 calculates the correction quantity CAt based on the error quantity ?D. The distance correction unit 50 corrects the distances D1? and D2? of the object detected by the second detection unit 20 based on the correction quantity CAt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori ICHINOSE, Shigenori HAYASE, Akira KURIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210140782
    Abstract: Road information of surroundings of an own vehicle is kept as latest version as possible, and road information of distant areas are updated efficiently. A map providing device according to the present invention searches for an update target portion included in a planned travel route, and also searches for an update target portion with an end point of the planned travel route being a starting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicants: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya OOTSUJI, Akihiko SATO, Mitoshi YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210139070
    Abstract: A plurality of circuit boards (31), (34) are stacked at a side end wall (15), located an opposite side to an output shaft portion (14) of rotation shaft of electric motor, of a motor housing (11). Besides a circuit board fixing portion (26) for the one circuit board (34), heat-releasing member (38) that thermally connects one surface of the circuit board (34) and a metal cover (12) covering the circuit board (34) is provided between the one surface of the circuit board (34) and the metal cover (12). Besides connecting the circuit board (34) to the circuit board fixing portion (26), by thermally connecting the one surface of the circuit board (34) and the metal cover (12) through the heat-releasing member (38), it is possible to adequately release heat generated from a transistor, then influence of heat on electronic circuit element that is susceptible to heat can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro TATEYAMA, Kazuhiko NAKANO, Haruaki MOTODA
  • Patent number: 11002236
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to supply a high-pressure fuel supply pump capable of holding a spring holding member while reducing the height of the pump body. A high-pressure fuel supply pump is provided with a pump body for forming a pressurizing chamber at an inner wall portion, and a flange portion for fixing the pump body to a high-pressure fuel supply pump mounting portion. The high-pressure fuel supply pump is provided with a cylinder and a spring holding member. The cylinder is inserted into a hole portion of the pump body from a lower side and in which the pressurizing chamber is formed further above an uppermost end surface. The spring holding member has an outer peripheral portion press-fitted and fixed to the pump body and a holding portion holding a spring portion for biasing the pump body between the outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuji Saito, Satoshi Usui, Minoru Hashida, Masayuki Suganami, Hiroyuki Yamada, Kenichiro Tokuo, Masamichi Yagai, Yuta Saso
  • Patent number: 11001148
    Abstract: To appropriately limit a current output from an inverter to a motor according to a state of a cooling mechanism that cools the motor and the inverter. A motor control unit includes a current command unit configured to calculate current command values (Id*, Iq*) for determining a current to be output to a motor on the basis of an input torque command, a motor lock determination unit configured to determine whether the motor is in a locked state on the basis of a motor rotation speed Nrpm indicating a rotation state of the motor, and a torque command limitation unit configured to limit the current to be output to the motor by limiting the torque command on the basis of a cooling water temperature Tc indicating a state of the cooling mechanism in a case where the motor lock determination unit determines that the motor is in the locked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Matsui, Atsushi Komuro, Kohei Myoen
  • Patent number: 11004762
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle-mounted semiconductor device enabling a temperature increase of active elements to be restricted. A vehicle-mounted semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of active elements formed on the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of trenches surrounding the plurality of active elements to insulate and separate the active elements; and a terminal connecting in parallel the plurality of active elements insulated and separated by different trenches among the plurality of trenches and connected to an outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Oshima, Shinichirou Wada, Katsumi Ikegaya, Hiroshi Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20210135578
    Abstract: A switching loss of a power conversion device is sufficiently reduced. A DC-DC converter includes a switching circuit that converts input first DC power into AC power, a transformer that performs voltage conversion of the AC power, and an output circuit that converts the AC power subjected to the voltage conversion by the transformer into second DC power. The control circuit that controls the DC-DC converter calculates a magnetic flux density value B of the transformer and controls a drive frequency of the switching circuit based on the calculated magnetic flux density value B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro TANAKA, Kenji KUBO, Takayuki OUCHI, Yuji SOBU, Naoya TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210129855
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes a control command generation unit that generates and outputs a control command for controlling a first control object; a communication unit that performs communication with another electronic control device that controls a second control object; a communication abnormality determination unit that determines whether communication with the another electronic control device by the communication unit is abnormal; and a reset determination unit that determines whether the another electronic control device is reset based on a change in a sensor signal related to a state of the second control object when the communication abnormality determination unit determines that the communication with the another electronic control device is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo NAKAO, Nobuki SATO, Mitsuo SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210131372
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a control device of an injector capable of suppressing the influence of pressure reduction boiling even if pressure in a combustion chamber is low. In a case where the temperature of fuel injected from a fuel injection valve is within a set high temperature region and the pressure of the combustion chamber is within a set low pressure region, the control device of an in-cylinder direct injection-type injector according to the present invention controls to increase a lift amount of the injector as compared to the case of a low temperature region or a high pressure region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki HOSAKA, Taisuke SUGII, Eiji ISHII, Kazuki YOSHIMURA, Yoshihiro SUKEGAWA, Masayuki SARUWATARI
  • Publication number: 20210131847
    Abstract: Provided is a thermal flow rate meter capable of individually correcting different pulsation errors generated in an upstream side temperature sensor and a downstream side temperature sensor. A thermal flow rate meter 1 which measures a flow rate of a gas based on a temperature difference between an upstream side temperature sensor 12 and a downstream side temperature sensor 13, which are arranged on the upstream side and the downstream side of a heating element 11. The thermal flow rate meter includes: a detection element 10 that individually outputs an output signal of the upstream side temperature sensor 12 and an output signal of the downstream side temperature sensor 13; and compensator 20 that individually performs response compensation of the output signal of the upstream side temperature sensor 12 and the output signal of the downstream side temperature sensor 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi NAKANO, Akira UENODAN, Akira KOTABE
  • Publication number: 20210131373
    Abstract: With a simple configuration, responsiveness between an electronic control unit and a load drive circuit is monitored without deteriorating characteristics of the load drive circuit. The load drive circuit according to the present invention diagnoses an abnormality in responsiveness of a switch element that drives a load based on a drive command of the switch element and a signal at an output terminal of the switch element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo SHIMA, Yoshihisa FUJII, Takeo YAMASHITA