Patents Examined by Aaron E Santos
  • Patent number: 12258003
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a motor generator, an engine, a transmission mechanism, a clutch mechanism, and a control system configured to control the motor generator, the engine, the transmission mechanism and the clutch mechanism. The control system has a first traveling mode to engage the clutch mechanism and a second traveling mode to disengage the clutch mechanism. The control system is configured to set a shift period based on a transmission gear ratio of the transmission mechanism. The control system is configured to: control, upon switching from the first traveling mode to the second traveling mode, the clutch mechanism to be in a state where the clutch mechanism is engaged for an entirety of the shift period; and under the state where the clutch mechanism is engaged, decrease a torque of the engine and increase a power running torque of the motor generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Oosawa, Masaki Komuro
  • Patent number: 12227164
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle disclosed in the present specification includes: a motor configured to rotate a drive wheel of the electrified vehicle; a sensor configured to detect a motor rotation number that is the number of rotations of the motor; and a control device configured to perform feedback control of the motor rotation number based on a value detected by the sensor. The control device is configured to perform during the feedback control a process of extracting a vibration component in a predetermined frequency band from the value detected by the sensor, a process of calculating an integrated value by integrating the extracted vibration component for a predetermined period, and a process of determining whether the calculated integrated value falls within a predetermined abnormal range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Murase, Hideki Kubonoya, Masamichi Iwama, Hiroshi Ienaga