Patents by Inventor Atsushi Tsukizaki
Atsushi Tsukizaki 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: 20180154886Abstract: A power generation control device is provided for a hybrid vehicle that prevents unintended engagement of a released engagement clutch during idle power generation. An internal combustion engine is operated during idle power generation so that the input-output differential rotation speed of engagement clutches for selectively connecting an electric motor and/or the internal combustion engine to the drive wheel becomes a value greater than or equal to a rotation difference threshold value at which the engagement clutches are not engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Atsushi TSUKIZAKI, Masato KOGA, Hidekazu YAGI
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Publication number: 20180141464Abstract: A starting control device is provided for an electrically driven vehicle having an electric motor and an internal combustion engine as drive sources and a transmission shifts and transmits an output of the electric motor to a drive wheel. The starting control device is configured to suppress an abrupt increase in the rotation of the electric motor at the time of an EV start of the vehicle from a released state of a starting dog clutch. In the electrically driven vehicle, an EV start is carried out by transmitting the output of the first motor/generator (MG1) to the drive wheel via a starting dog clutch that is meshingly engaged. The output of the first motor/generator is limited until the starting dog clutch comes into a meshed state in which the transmission transmits drive power at the time of start from a released state of the starting dog clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Atsushi TSUKIZAKI, Masato KOGA, Hiroyuki FUKUDA, Ryohey TOYOTA
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Publication number: 20180141426Abstract: A mode transition control device is provided for a hybrid vehicle. The mode transition control device reduces a sensation of discomfort that may be imparted to a driver at a time of a mode transition from a series traveling mode to a parallel traveling mode during traveling. During mode transition from the series traveling mode to the parallel traveling mode in a hybrid vehicle, a gear shift stage is selected such that a rotational speed change amount of an internal combustion engine accompanying mode transition is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Atsushi TSUKIZAKI, Ryohey TOYOTA
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Publication number: 20180106365Abstract: A drive system is provided with a first motor generator as a power source, and a multistage gear transmission for changing the speed of output from the first motor generator and transmitting the output to drive wheels. The multistage gear transmission has a plurality of engagement clutches as shifting elements that are meshingly engaged upon movement from a disengaged position. This hybrid vehicle is provided with a start control device where, when a start clutch has been engaged while the vehicle is stopped, the start control device maintains the engagement of the start clutch for a duration that includes when the vehicle is stopped and until the next vehicle start.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Atsushi TSUKIZAKI, Masato KOGA, Hiroyuki FUKUDA, Ryohey TOYOTA
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Patent number: 9874278Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission disposed in a vehicle driving system, the automatic transmission having an engaging clutch as shift element, has a shift controller that performs a shift control of the automatic transmission. The shift controller is configured such that, during a shift control to release the engaging clutch in response to a first shift request and after determination of a releasing start of the engaging clutch, when a second shift request to engage the engaging cutch is generated, the shift control in response to the first shift request will be continued.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Toshifumi Hibi, Yutaka Kaneko
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Patent number: 9695933Abstract: An automatic transmission control device with which it is occurrence of meshing failure at the time of engaging an engagement clutch may be prevented while suppressing prolonged time for completing the engagement. Disclosed is an automatic transmission control device comprising: an automatic transmission that is provided in the drive system of a vehicle and that includes, as an coupling element, an engagement clutch which undergoes meshing/engagement at the time of coupling; and a transmission controller that performs transmission control of the automatic transmission. The engagement clutch includes: a clutch gear connected to a transmission input shaft; and a clutch hub connected to a transmission output shaft and capable of meshing with the clutch gear.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Koga, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Kenichi Mori, Ryohey Toyota, Takashi Kurita, Kazuhiro Takaki
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Patent number: 9593767Abstract: A shift control device for an electrically driven vehicle, which is installed in the electrically driven vehicle including a motor as a drive source and an automatic transmission coupled to an output shaft of the motor, has a shift controller that performs shifting of the automatic transmission using a previously set shift line. The shift controller has, as the shift line, an electricity consumption prioritized shift line with priority placed to improve electricity consumption rate, and a driving force prioritized shift line with priority placed to suppress the frequency of shifting. The driving force prioritized shift line is used for a predetermined time after completion of the shift control using the electricity consumption prioritized shift line.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Tsukizaki, Ryohey Toyota, Toshifumi Hibi, Yutaka Kaneko
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Publication number: 20160230881Abstract: An automatic transmission control device with which it is occurrence of meshing failure at the time of engaging an engagement clutch may be prevented while suppressing prolonged time for completing the engagement. Disclosed is an automatic transmission control device comprising: an automatic transmission that is provided in the drive system of a vehicle and that includes, as an coupling element, an engagement clutch which undergoes meshing/engagement at the time of coupling; and a transmission controller that performs transmission control of the automatic transmission. The engagement clutch includes: a clutch gear connected to a transmission input shaft; and a clutch hub connected to a transmission output shaft and capable of meshing with the clutch gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Masato KOGA, Atsushi TSUKIZAKI, Kenichi MORI, Ryohey TOYOTA, Takashi KURITA, Kazuhiro TAKAKI
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Patent number: 9346372Abstract: A gear shifting control device is provided with a driving motor-generator, an automatic transmission provided in a drivetrain and a gear shifting controller. The automatic transmission has a P range, an N range and a D range as selectable range positions. The gear shifting controller changes the gears in the automatic transmission. The gear shifting controller sets the N range of the automatic transmission to be a range over which the driving motor-generator is not caused to generate torque even when a operation for depressing an accelerator pedal has been performed, and places a coupling clutch in an engaged state in first gear when the N range is selected.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Kurita, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Ryohey Toyota, Toshifumi Hibi
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Publication number: 20160003353Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission disposed in a vehicle driving system, the automatic transmission having an engaging clutch as shift element, has a shift controller that performs a shift control of the automatic transmission. The shift controller is configured such that, during a shift control to release the engaging clutch in response to a first shift request and after determination of a releasing start of the engaging clutch, when a second shift request to engage the engaging cutch is generated, the shift control in response to the first shift request will be continued.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Toshifumi Hibi, Yutaka Kaneko
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Publication number: 20150377346Abstract: A shift control device for an electrically driven vehicle, which is installed in the electrically driven vehicle including a motor as a drive source and an automatic transmission coupled to an output shaft of the motor, has a shift controller that performs shifting of the automatic transmission using a previously set shift line. The shift controller has, as the shift line, an electricity consumption prioritized shift line with priority placed to improve electricity consumption rate, and a driving force prioritized shift line with priority placed to suppress the frequency of shifting. The driving force prioritized shift line is used for a predetermined time after completion of the shift control using the electricity consumption prioritized shift line.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Tsukizaki, Ryohey Toyota, Toshifumi Hibi, Yutaka Kaneko
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Publication number: 20150375750Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission disposed in a vehicle driving system, the automatic transmission having an engaging clutch as a shift element, has a shift controller that performs a shift control of the automatic transmission. The shift controller is configured such that, during a shift control to release the engaging clutch in response to a first shift request and before determination of a complete release of the engaging clutch, when a second shift request to engage the engaging clutch is generated, the shift control in response to the second shift request is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Toshifumi Hibi, Yutaka Kaneda
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Publication number: 20150298576Abstract: A gear shifting control device is provided with a driving motor-generator, an automatic transmission provided in a drivetrain and a gear shifting controller. The automatic transmission has a P range, an N range and a D range as selectable range positions. The gear shifting controller changes the gears in the automatic transmission. The gear shifting controller sets the N range of the automatic transmission to be a range over which the driving motor-generator is not caused to generate torque even when a operation for depressing an accelerator pedal has been performed, and places a coupling clutch in an engaged state in first gear when the N range is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Takashi KURITA, Atsushi TSUKIZAKI, Ryohey TOYOTA, Toshifumi HIBI
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Publication number: 20150039194Abstract: A shift control device for a vehicle which includes an automatic transmission disposed in a driving system from a driving source, and a shift controller configured to perform a shill control of the automatic transmission, the shift control device includes: the shift controller being configured to retain a start of the shift while a torque which is equal to or greater than a predetermined value is acted to an engagement clutch when a shift command to shift by a disengagement of the engagement clutch engaging by meshing is outputted, and to allow the start of the shift when the torque acted to the engagement clutch becomes smaller than the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventor: Atsushi Tsukizaki
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Publication number: 20140274550Abstract: A carrier structure is provided for a planetary gear set. The carrier structure includes a carrier body, a shaft part and a planetary pinion. The carrier body includes a first plate, a second plate and a support column extending between the first and second plates. The shaft part is connected to the first plate so as to be connected to or integrated with the carrier body as a unit. The planetary pinion is rotatably supported by the first and second plates to rotate about an axis eccentric from a center longitudinal axis of the shaft part. The support column extends from an external peripheral part of the second plate and converges toward an interconnection part between the first plate and the shaft part. Both ends of the support column is connected to or integrated with the interconnection part and the external peripheral part of the second plate, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Takashi Senoo, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Seiji Kaminaga, Yasushi Suzumura