Patents by Inventor Eiji Yanagida
Eiji Yanagida 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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Patent number: 10370733Abstract: A method of annealing a metal member includes: disposing a first heater in an inner space of a hollow cylindrical metal member having an inner peripheral surface provided with plural teeth protruding toward a central direction, the first heater radiating infrared light and being disposed so as to extend parallel to a direction of a central axis of the metal member; heating the metal member from the inner space with the first heater; and gradually cooling the metal member after heating.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo Ohsugi, Tsuyoshi Hamaya, Satoshi Arai, Eiji Yanagida, Shinya Sano, Masaaki Kondo, Toshimitsu Takahashi, Yoji Sato
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Patent number: 10328928Abstract: There is provided a hybrid vehicle comprising a mode selection device configured to select one drive mode among a plurality of drive modes according to a user's operation. The plurality of drive modes include a first drive mode in which the hybrid vehicle is driven with power from a motor with stopping rotation of an engine and a second drive mode in which the hybrid vehicle is driven with rotation of the engine. On satisfaction of filter regeneration conditions that an accumulated amount of particulate matter accumulated on a filter is equal to or greater than a predetermined accumulated amount and that a temperature of the filter is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, the hybrid vehicle is driven in the second drive mode even when the first drive mode is selected by the mode selection device.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Kanayama, Eiji Yanagida, Koichi Ichikawa
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Publication number: 20190023261Abstract: There is provided a hybrid vehicle comprising a mode selection device configured to select one drive mode among a plurality of drive modes according to a user's operation. The plurality of drive modes include a first drive mode in which the hybrid vehicle is driven with power from a motor with stopping rotation of an engine and a second drive mode in which the hybrid vehicle is driven with rotation of the engine. On satisfaction of filter regeneration conditions that an accumulated amount of particulate matter accumulated on a filter is equal to or greater than a predetermined accumulated amount and that a temperature of the filter is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, the hybrid vehicle is driven in the second drive mode even when the first drive mode is selected by the mode selection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi KANAYAMA, Eiji YANAGIDA, Koichi ICHIKAWA
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Patent number: 9225228Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminated stator core and a laminated stator core manufactured by the method, the method capable of forming a recess 21 over one or both of (a) a lateral portion of an ear piece C of the stator core sheet A to be formed adjacent to the stator core sheet B and (b) a peripheral portion of the annular yoke piece D continuing to the lateral portion, the peripheral portion beside the ear piece C; fitting one ear piece E of the stator core sheet B with a gap in the recess 21; and thereby improving a material yield when the stator core sheets 13 are formed from the strip material 14.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignees: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke Hasuo, Shinya Sano, Eiji Yanagida
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Publication number: 20140126894Abstract: Provided is a method of annealing a metal member, including: disposing a first heater in an inner space of a hollow cylindrical metal member having an inner peripheral surface provided with plural teeth protruding toward a central direction, the first heater radiating infrared light and being disposed so as to extend parallel to a direction of a central axis of the metal member; heating the metal member from the inner space with the first heater; and gradually cooling the metal member after heating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventors: Yasuo Ohsugi, Tsuyoshi Hamaya, Satoshi Arai, Eiji Yanagida, Shinya Sano, Masaaki Konda, Toshimitsu Takahashi, Yoji Sato
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Publication number: 20130293060Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminated stator core and a laminated stator core manufactured by the method, the method capable of forming a recess 21 over one or both of (a) a lateral portion of an ear piece C of the stator core sheet A to be formed adjacent to the stator core sheet B and (b) a peripheral portion of the annular yoke piece D continuing to the lateral portion, the peripheral portion beside the ear piece C; fitting one ear piece E of the stator core sheet B with a gap in the recess 21; and thereby improving a material yield when the stator core sheets 13 are formed from the strip material 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.Inventors: Yusuke Hasuo, Shinya Sano, Eiji Yanagida
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Patent number: 8573355Abstract: An acoustic baffle device for sealing a cavity of a vehicle body at a predetermined cross section of the cavity is provided. The device has a carrier having an opening therein, a heat expandable sealing material affixed to the carrier, and a flap assembly having a flap normally held in place by a spring so as to close off the opening, wherein the flap is capable of being deflected by insertion of a tube through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Inventors: David Franey, Eric Aldstadt, Michael Lupini, Eiji Yanagida
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Publication number: 20130106252Abstract: A stator fixing structure includes a case to which a detector stator having an annular outer peripheral surface is fixed; at least two knock pins protruded from seat portions of the case; and a detector stator that has an annular outer peripheral surface and that is fixed to the case while the circumferential and radial positions of the detector stator are defined as the outer peripheral surface of the detector stator contacts the knock pins at a plurality locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventor: Eiji Yanagida
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Patent number: 8046126Abstract: The start control is repeatedly performed for an oil pump that pressure feeds the flow of oil in a motor cooling system. This control is repeated for every specified rise in motor temperature (e.g., every 10° C.) from an initial starting temperature. This arrangement increases the potential for a successful start-up of the oil pump even when the oil has a high viscosity due to a relatively low outside air temperature. In the event of a failed start-up of the oil pump by repeated starting, the start control determines an abnormality exists in the oil pump or its power supply if an outside air temperature is greater than a reference temperature. This arrangement effectively eliminates incorrect detection of an abnormality in the oil pump or its power supply.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Yanagida, Tetsuhiro Tsuchie
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Patent number: 7594491Abstract: An internal combustion engine start controller in a vehicle that includes: a power source; an internal combustion engine that is started by using electric power supplied from the power source; a first motor; and a first electric power converter that is constructed so as to be able to perform electric power conversion between the power source and the first motor through switching control of power semiconductor elements is provided. The start controller includes: a start detecting device for detecting whether the engine is in a starting operation; and a first frequency setting device that, when the engine is in a starting operation, sets a switching frequency of the first electric power converter to a frequency lower than that used when the engine is not in a starting operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2007Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Eiji Yanagida, Eiji Sato, Ryoji Oki, Hidenori Takahashi
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Publication number: 20080173484Abstract: A first motor and a second motor are housed in a case with a power split-integration mechanism and a reduction gear provided therebetween. Each of the first motor and the second motor is assembled from a stator formed by stacking stator members, which are made of the same material which have the same structure and which have the same diameter, and a rotor formed by stacking rotor members which are made of the same material which have the same structure and which have the same diameter such that the thickness of the stator and the rotor corresponds to the power that needs to be output from the motor. Thus, the variety of the components constituting the first motor and the second motor can be reduced, and the efficiency in the assembly and production of the first motor and the second motor can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2006Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Umemura, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Eiji Yanagida, Keiji Takizawa
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Publication number: 20080109129Abstract: The start control of the invention repeatedly performs a start-up process for a start of an oil pump, which pressure feeds the flow of oil in a motor cooling system, at the timings of rise in either of motor temperatures by every 10° C. from a preset initial starting temperature. This arrangement heightens the potential for a successful start-up of the oil pump even when the oil flow has a high viscosity due to a relatively low outside air temperature Tout. In the event of a failed start-up of the oil pump by repetition of the start-up process, the start control specifies the occurrence of an abnormality in the oil pump or in the power supply to the oil pump at the outside air temperature of not lower than a preset reference temperature, while not specifying the occurrence of an abnormality in the oil pump or in the power supply to the oil pump at the outside air temperature of lower than the preset reference temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2006Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Eiji Yanagida, Tetsuhiro Tsuchie
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Publication number: 20070175429Abstract: An internal combustion engine start controller in a vehicle that includes: a power source; an internal combustion engine that is started by using electric power supplied from the power source; a first motor; and a first electric power converter that is constructed so as to be able to perform electric power conversion between the power source and the first motor through switching control of power semiconductor elements is provided. The start controller includes: a start detecting device for detecting whether the engine is in a starting operation; and a first frequency setting device that, when the engine is in a starting operation, sets a switching frequency of the first electric power converter to a frequency lower than that used when the engine is not in a starting operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Eiji Yanagida, Eiji Sato, Ryoji Oki, Hidenori Takahashi
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Patent number: 7096924Abstract: A casing 21 of an automotive air conditioner is formed with a hole TH for accommodating a steering member S extending in a right-left direction of a vehicle. The hole TH extends through the casing 1 in the right-left direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2001Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Zexel Valeo Climate Control CorporationInventors: Daisuke Araki, Hideki Nagano, Eiji Yanagida, Kazuhisa Katchi, Akitoshi Noguchi, Tsutomu Nakamigawa, Katsuichi Yamamoto, Takehide Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20060144583Abstract: A casing is configured to be separable into a fire panel-side part which contains an air-mixing door and mode doors, and is integrally connected to an instrument panel, and a fire panel-side module which contains an evaporator, and a heater core. The fire panel-side module is connected to the instrument panel via the fire panel-side part. When the instrument panel is removed, only the fire panel-side part can be removed together with the instrument panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2006Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: Zexel Valeo Climate Control CorporationInventors: Daisuke Araki, Hideki Nagano, Eiji Yanagida, Akitoshi Noguchi, Katsuyuki Ikeda, Tsutomu Nakamigawa, Takehide Matsumoto
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Patent number: 6904763Abstract: A casing 1 of an automotive air conditioner is formed with a recess 12 for accommodating a steering member S extending in a right-left direction of a vehicle. The casing 1 is divided into an instrument panel-side part Rp and a fire panel-side part Fp with the recess 12 as a boundary.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2003Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Zexel Valeo Climate Control CorporationInventors: Daisuke Araki, Hideki Nagano, Eiji Yanagida, Kazuhisa Katchi, Akitoshi Noguchi, Tsutomu Nakamigawa, Katsuichi Yamamoto, Takehide Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20030230103Abstract: A casing 1 of an automotive air conditioner is formed with a recess 12 for accommodating a steering member S extending in a right-left direction of a vehicle. The casing 1 is divided into an instrument panel-side part Rp and a fire panel-side part Fp with the recess 12 as a boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2003Publication date: December 18, 2003Applicant: ZEXEL VALEO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Araki, Hideki Nagano, Eiji Yanagida, Kazuhisa Katchi, Akitoshi Noguchi, Tsutomu Nakamigawa, Katsuichi Yamamoto, Takehide Matsumoto
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Patent number: 6629424Abstract: A casing 1 of an automotive air conditioner is formed with a recess 12 for accommodating a steering member S extending in a right-left direction of a vehicle. The casing 1 is divided into an instrument panel-side part Rp and a fire panel-side part Fp with the recess 12 as a boundary S.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2002Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Zexel Valeo Climate Control CorporationInventors: Daisuke Araki, Hideki Nagano, Eiji Yanagida, Kazuhisa Katchi, Akitoshi Noguchi, Tsutomu Nakamigawa, Katsuichi Yamamoto, Takehide Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20030010474Abstract: A casing 21 of an automotive air conditioner is formed with a hole TH for accommodating a steering member S extending in a right-left direction of a vehicle. The hole TH extends through the casing 1 in the right-left direction of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Inventors: Daisuke Araki, Hideki Nagano, Eiji Yanagida, Kazuhisa Katchi, Akitoshi Noguchi, Tsutomu Nakamigawa, Katsuichi Yamamoto, Takehide Matsumoto