Patents Assigned to Yamaha Motor Electronics
  • Patent number: 8150571
    Abstract: If a user applies a brake system while an electric vehicle that includes a battery is moving and it is confirmed that the user is not simultaneously applying the accelerator, a comparison is made between an actual deceleration and an expected deceleration corresponding to the user demand sensed by the braking system. If the actual deceleration is lower than the expected deceleration, an amount of regenerative electric current supplied to the battery is increased to better correlate the expected deceleration and the actual deceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Electronics Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yukiyasu Takano
  • Patent number: 8106558
    Abstract: A plurality of permanent magnets are provided at a rotor at equal angular intervals. A plurality of magneto coils are provided at a stator at unequal angular intervals. The number of the plurality of magneto coils is not a multiple of three. The plurality of magneto coils include U-phase magneto coils, V-phase magneto coils and W-phase magneto coils. The U-phase magneto coils are arranged and connected such that phases of currents passing through the U-phase magneto coils are equal. The V-phase magneto coils are arranged and connected such that phases of currents passing through the V-phase magneto coils are equal. The W-phase magneto coils are arranged and connected such that phases of currents passing through the W-phase magneto coils are equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7931014
    Abstract: An ignition control circuit and method of operation provides a very simple but highly effective prevention of engine reverse rotation upon starting by prohibiting ignition when a reverse rotation situation arises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Masaoka, Atsushi Shimoishi
  • Patent number: 7866299
    Abstract: An idling state stabilizing device for an engine is disclosed that can decrease the torque that is necessary for rotation of a magneto by decreasing an output current, without setting an engine speed high, even though the engine is in the idling state, can stabilize the engine rotation, and accordingly can improve fuel economy, and further can reduce noises. A current value output from a generator when an engine is in an idling state is set as an output current value in a power generation control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Electronics Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuo Sato
  • Patent number: 7803088
    Abstract: A system and method of operation for golf cars or the like employing electrically operated fuel injected engines for that can be operated in substantially the same manner as electrically powered cars to effect rapid restarting of the engine after stopped and with the main switch left on without excessively depleting the battery power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro Nakamoto, Taikan Mizuno
  • Patent number: 7721858
    Abstract: A clutch actuator comprises a motor having a motor shaft. A worm shaft is formed with a threaded section. A worm wheel meshes with the threaded section of the worm shaft. An output rod reciprocates in an axial direction to disengage and engage a clutch. A crank shaft converts rotational motion of the worm wheel to reciprocating motion of the output rod. The motor shaft and the worm shaft are coupled by a spline connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignees: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kosugi, Hisashi Kazuta
  • Publication number: 20100072853
    Abstract: A plurality of permanent magnets are provided at a rotor at equal angular intervals. A plurality of magneto coils are provided at a stator at unequal angular intervals. The number of the plurality of magneto coils is not a multiple of three. The plurality of magneto coils include U-phase magneto coils, V-phase magneto coils and W-phase magneto coils. The U-phase magneto coils are arranged and connected such that phases of currents passing through the U-phase magneto coils are equal. The V-phase magneto coils are arranged and connected such that phases of currents passing through the V-phase magneto coils are equal. The W-phase magneto coils are arranged and connected such that phases of currents passing through the W-phase magneto coils are equal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 7464851
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting the welding state in each bonding section and the application of ultrasonic vibration and pressing force is stopped promptly when completion of welding is determined. This permits bonding to be finished, corresponding to each wire bonding section at all times, in a shortest time without need of application of unnecessary ultrasonic vibration and pressing force after completion of welding in spite of dispersion of the welding characteristic of the individual bonding pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Electronics Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Chihiro Araki
  • Publication number: 20080258891
    Abstract: A driving state display device of a straddle type vehicle has a nonvolatile memory in which operation modes are stored to be readable with a grade point provided for each operation mode, the grade point being proportional to a degree of energy-saving operation or uneconomic operation. A microcomputer calculates the rotational speed and acceleration of an engine to determine the operation mode of the vehicle. The grade point corresponding to the operation mode is read from the nonvolatile memory and accumulated until a predetermined time period has elapsed, after which it is determined whether the accumulated value falls in an energy-saving operation range or an uneconomic operation range without the use of a fuel flow meter or the like, said determined result communicated to a rider of the vehicle via a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Yamaha Motor Electronics Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuo Sato
  • Publication number: 20080150682
    Abstract: A vehicle antitheft device includes a first electric device signal detection circuit for detecting a first signal generated by the operational state of a first electric device and a second electric device signal detection circuit for detecting a second signal generated by the operational state of a second electric device. The first and second signals are combined to provide an input code. When the input code matches with a predetermined first ID authentication code, start-up of an engine of the vehicle is permitted. Accordingly, the vehicle antitheft device provides an increased number of codes for enabling or disabling an immobilizer function of the vehicle antitheft device, thereby effectively preventing theft of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Yamaha Motor Electronics Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Shii
  • Patent number: 7385323
    Abstract: An improved armature construction in which a coil winding wiring board and cooperating insulator around which the coils are wound at least in part wherein the insulator and wiring board are interconnected by an attachment arrangement that automatically positions and retained components in the desired circumferential, axial and radial positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Electronics
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Hisanobu Higashi, Susumu Andou, Hiroaki Kondou
  • Patent number: 7362065
    Abstract: Several embodiments of electric vehicle control and control apparatus wherein the amount of regenerative braking of the vehicle and the type of braking is determined by current conditions to provide simpler and more effective control regardless of condition of the power source for the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Electronics Co Ltd
    Inventor: Yukiyasu Takano