Patents by Inventor Akitaka Ichikawa
Akitaka Ichikawa 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).
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Publication number: 20240019023Abstract: In a catch tank, a partition wall is formed that extends along a vehicle front-rear direction and divides the catch tank in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle-mounted state, which helps prevent oil in the catch tank from flowing unevenly to one of a first space and a second space even when the oil surface of the oil tilts during turn of the vehicle, for example. As a result, an appropriate amount of oil required for lubrication is supplied through a second lubrication hole regardless of tilt of the vehicle or turn of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Marina HIRATA, Akitaka ICHIKAWA, Hiroshi KAWANISHI, Tsukasa SAKAMAKI, Shohei NAGATA
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Patent number: 11035418Abstract: A tolerance ring includes a cylindrical main body, which has an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface, and a plurality of protuberances, which protrudes outward in a radial direction from the inner circumferential surface of the main body. The main body includes a recess that extends from an end of the main body to at least one of the protuberances and communicates with an inside of the at least one of the protuberances.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignees: TOGO SEISAKUSYO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji Nakamura, Hirofumi Kurachi, Akitaka Ichikawa
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Patent number: 10704608Abstract: A shaft coupling structure includes a shaft, a sleeve, into which the shaft is inserted, and a tolerance ring. The tolerance ring includes a cylindrical main body and a plurality of protuberances, which protrudes outward in a radial direction from an inner circumferential surface of the main body. The tolerance ring is fitted between an outer circumferential surface of the shaft and an inner circumferential surface of the sleeve. A communication passage that connects an inside and an outside of each protuberance is provided between the outer circumferential surface of the shaft and the main body.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignees: TOGO SEISAKUSYO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji Nakamura, Hirofumi Kurachi, Akitaka Ichikawa
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Patent number: 10443657Abstract: A power transmission device includes a rotor shaft, a gear shaft, and a rattling suppression member. The rattling suppression member is provided between a first shaft end portion and the gear shaft or between a second shaft end portion and the rotor shaft. The first shaft end portion is a portion, protruding to the gear shaft side from one of a pair of first bearings, of the rotor shaft, while the second shaft end portion is a portion, protruding to the rotor shaft side from one of a pair of second bearings, of the gear shaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kodo Nakawatari, Hiroki Kuwamoto, Akitaka Ichikawa
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Patent number: 10300780Abstract: A support structure for rotating shafts of a vehicle, including: a drive shaft operatively connected to a power transmitting shaft to which a drive force of an engine is transmitted; and a rotor shaft of an electric motor spline-coupled to the drive shaft, each of the rotor shaft of the electric motor and the drive shaft is being supported by at least one bearing, in the support structure, one of the rotor shaft and the drive shaft is constituted by a first rotary shaft and a second rotary shaft which are operatively connected to each other, and an elastic member is interposed between the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft such that the first and second rotary shafts are operatively spline-connected to each other through the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshimitsu Yokouchi, Hiroki Kuwamoto, Haruo Isomura, Akitaka Ichikawa, Hiroatsu Endo
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Publication number: 20180372164Abstract: A shaft coupling structure includes a shaft, a sleeve, into which the shaft is inserted, and a tolerance ring. The tolerance ring includes a cylindrical main body and a plurality of protuberances, which protrudes outward in a radial direction from an inner circumferential surface of the main body. The tolerance ring is fitted between an outer circumferential surface of the shaft and an inner circumferential surface of the sleeve. A communication passage that connects an inside and an outside of each protuberance is provided between the outer circumferential surface of the shaft and the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicants: TOGO SEISAKUSYO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji NAKAMURA, Hirofumi KURACHI, Akitaka ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20180372163Abstract: A tolerance ring includes a cylindrical main body, which has an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface, and a plurality of protuberances, which protrudes outward in a radial direction from the inner circumferential surface of the main body. The main body includes a recess that extends from an end of the main body to at least one of the protuberances and communicates with an inside of the at least one of the protuberances.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicants: TOGO SEISAKUSYO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji NAKAMURA, Hirofumi KURACHI, Akitaka ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20180257476Abstract: A support structure for rotating shafts of a vehicle, including: a drive shaft operatively connected to a power transmitting shaft to which a drive force of an engine is transmitted; and a rotor shaft of an electric motor spline-coupled to the drive shaft, each of the rotor shaft of the electric motor and the drive shaft is being supported by at least one bearing, in the support structure, one of the rotor shaft and the drive shaft is constituted by a first rotary shaft and a second rotary shaft which are operatively connected to each other, and an elastic member is interposed between the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft such that the first and second rotary shafts are operatively spline-connected to each other through the elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2015Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshimitsu YOKOUCHI, Hiroki KUWAMOTO, Haruo ISOMURA, Akitaka ICHIKAWA, Hiroatsu ENDO
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Patent number: 10017041Abstract: A power transmission structure of a vehicle, which is provided with a first rotor, a second rotor, and a metallic cylinder. In this power transmission structure, the reduction shaft and the second rotor shaft receive reaction force from the cylindrical metallic member in radially opposite directions. The cylindrical metallic member is deformable elastically in a radial direction and press-fitted in a part where the reduction shaft and the second rotor shaft of a second electric motor overlap each other in the radial direction adjacent to a spline fitting part of the reduction shaft and the second rotor shaft. Therefore, misalignment between the axis of the reduction shaft and the axis of the second rotor shaft is restrained, and generation of tooth hitting sound is thus restrained. Since the cylindrical metallic member has high rigidity and is restrained from being deformed in a rotation direction, responsiveness of torque transmission is improved.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akitaka Ichikawa, Yoshimitsu Yokouchi, Masataka Sugiyama, Haruo Isomura, Hiroki Kuwamoto
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Patent number: 9784336Abstract: In a positive torsion angle region in which a torque is transmitted from an engine side, a small hysteresis torque is generated at all times. Therefore, torsional vibrations of a small amplitude occurring during idle operation can be effectively attenuated by the small hysteresis torque, without switching to a large hysteresis torque, for example, during idle operation of the engine. As a result, the driver can be prevented from feeling uncomfortable due to switching to a large hysteresis torque during idle operation, and drivability can therefore be improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masataka Sugiyama, Hiroaki Kimura, Akitaka Ichikawa, Masaru Ebata, Tomohiro Saeki, Tsutomu Sekine, Hiroaki Suezaki
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Publication number: 20170067512Abstract: A power transmission device includes a rotor shaft, a gear shaft, and a rattling suppression member. The rattling suppression member is provided between a first shaft end portion and the gear shaft or between a second shaft end portion and the rotor shaft. The first shaft end portion is a portion, protruding to the gear shaft side from one of a pair of first bearings, of the rotor shaft, while the second shaft end portion is a portion, protruding to the rotor shaft side from one of a pair of second bearings, of the gear shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kodo NAKAWATARI, Hiroki KUWAMOTO, Akitaka ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20160311305Abstract: A power transmission structure of a vehicle, which is provided with a first rotor, a second rotor, and a metallic cylinder. In this power transmission structure, the reduction shaft and the second rotor shaft receive reaction force from the cylindrical metallic member in radially opposite directions. The cylindrical metallic member is deformable elastically in a radial direction and press-fitted in a part where the reduction shaft and the second rotor shaft of a second electric motor overlap each other in the radial direction adjacent to a spline fitting part of the reduction shaft and the second rotor shaft. Therefore, misalignment between the axis of the reduction shaft and the axis of the second rotor shaft is restrained, and generation of tooth hitting sound is thus restrained. Since the cylindrical metallic member has high rigidity and is restrained from being deformed in a rotation direction, responsiveness of torque transmission is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akitaka ICHIKAWA, Yoshimitsu YOKOUCHI, Masataka SUGIYAMA, Haruo ISOMURA, Hiroki KUWAMOTO
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Patent number: 9132832Abstract: A vehicle power transmission device is disposed on a hybrid vehicle having an engine and an electric motor, the vehicle power transmission device includes a first member having one of outer circumferential teeth disposed around one axial center or inner circumferential teeth meshing with the outer circumferential teeth and a second member having the other teeth, the inner circumferential teeth and the outer circumferential teeth meshes with each other to limit relative rotation around the one axial center between the first member and the second member, the relative rotation between the first member and the second member is limited to transmit torque of the electric motor to drive wheels.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akitaka Ichikawa, Yoshimitsu Yokouchi, Masahiro Kojima, Ryuji Ibaraki, Michitaka Tsuchida, Shinichiro Suenaga, Hiromichi Kimura
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Patent number: 9102319Abstract: A vehicle power transmission device is disposed on a hybrid vehicle having an engine and an electric motor, the vehicle power transmission device includes a first member having one of outer circumferential teeth disposed around one axial center or inner circumferential teeth meshing with the outer circumferential teeth and a second member having the other teeth, the inner circumferential teeth and the outer circumferential teeth meshes with each other to limit relative rotation around the one axial center between the first member and the second member, the relative rotation between the first member and the second member is limited to transmit torque of the electric motor to drive wheels.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akitaka Ichikawa, Yoshimitsu Yokouchi, Masahiro Kojima, Ryuji Ibaraki, Michitaka Tsuchida, Shinichiro Suenaga, Hiromichi Kimura
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Publication number: 20150184718Abstract: In a positive torsion angle region in which a torque is transmitted from an engine side, a small hysteresis torque is generated at all times. Therefore, torsional vibrations of a small amplitude occurring during idle operation can be effectively attenuated by the small hysteresis torque, without switching to a large hysteresis torque, for example, during idle operation of the engine. As a result, the driver can be prevented from feeling uncomfortable due to switching to a large hysteresis torque during idle operation, and drivability can therefore be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masataka Sugiyama, Hiroaki Kimura, Akitaka Ichikawa, Masaru Ebata, Tomohiro Saeki, Tsutomu Sekine, Hiroaki Suezaki
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Publication number: 20140335998Abstract: A vehicle power transmission device is disposed on a hybrid vehicle having an engine and an electric motor, the vehicle power transmission device includes a first member having one of outer circumferential teeth disposed around one axial center or inner circumferential teeth meshing with the outer circumferential teeth and a second member having the other teeth, the inner circumferential teeth and the outer circumferential teeth meshes with each other to limit relative rotation around the one axial center between the first member and the second member, the relative rotation between the first member and the second member is limited to transmit torque of the electric motor to drive wheels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akitaka Ichikawa, Yoshimitsu Yokouchi, Masahiro Kojima, Ryuji Ibaraki, Michitaka Tsuchida, Shinichiro Suenaga, Hiromichi Kimura