Patents by Inventor Eio Sagara

Eio Sagara 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).

  • Patent number: 6863637
    Abstract: A wall mounting structure for a dual cavity toroidal continuously variable transmission (CVT) including two toroidal speed change units. Each toroidal speed change unit includes a pair of input and output disks rotatable about a common rotation axis, the input disks being axially spaced from each other, the output disks being disposed between the input disks and axially opposed to each other in a spaced relation, and a gear set drivingly connected with the output disks. The wall mounting structure includes a transmission case accommodating the toroidal speed change units, an intermediate wall disposed between the output disks and accommodating the gear set, and a fastener fixing the intermediate wall to the transmission case and extending in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the output disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruhito Mori, Eio Sagara, Keiichi Kawashima
  • Patent number: 6743149
    Abstract: A toroidal continuously variable transmission (CVT) is comprised of first and second pairs of power rollers whose gyration angles are synchronized by first, second and third wires. The first wire is wound in the shape of 8-figure to power-roller supporting members of the first pair of power rollers, and the second wire is wound in the shape of 8-figure to power-roller supporting members of the second pair of power rollers. The third wire is wound around the four power-roller supporting members and fixed to the diagonally-arranged two power-roller supporting members. A pair of guide walls are disposed between the power-roller supporting members of the first pair of power rollers and between the power-roller supporting members of the second pair of power rollers and bend the third wire extending between the first-pair power-roller supporting members and between the second-pair power-roller supporting members toward output discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eio Sagara, Hiroyuki Hirano, Mikoto Ooishi
  • Patent number: 6656080
    Abstract: Plural cooling passages extending radially are formed from the inner circumference to the outer circumference and within an output disk common to two toroidal transmission units. Lubricating oil which has reached an annular space between the output disk and the main shaft via holes from an oil passage in the main shaft, flows into the cooling passages inside the output disk, and the output disk is thereby cooled from inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Watanabe, Haruhito Mori, Eio Sagara
  • Patent number: 6569051
    Abstract: An infinite Speed ratio continuously variable transmission comprises a power recirculation mode clutch (9) and direct mode clutch (10). At least one of the power recirculation mode clutch (9) and direct mode clutch (10) comprises an electromagnetic two-way clutch. The electromagnetic two-way clutch maintains the engaged state during excitation and can transmit drive force from both the drive side and non-drive side. On the other hand, when there is a change-over from the energized state to the non-energized state, a one-way clutch state is obtained wherein drive force is permitted only in the transmission direction of drive force in the instant of the change-over to non-excitation. When a drive force is input in the reverse direction to the drive force transmitted in the one-way clutch state, the one-way clutch state is disengaged, and the disengaged state of the clutch is maintained until subsequent re-excitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirano, Kazuhiro Yamada, Yasushi Narita, Tatsuya Nagato, Hiromasa Sakai, Motoharu Nishio, Hiroaki Kuramoto, Hirofumi Shimizu, Masaki Nakano, Eio Sagara, Masayoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20030017906
    Abstract: A wall mounting structure for a dual cavity toroidal continuously variable transmission (CVT) including two toroidal speed change units. Each toroidal speed change unit includes a pair of input and output disks rotatable about a common rotation axis, the input disks being axially spaced from each other, the output disks being disposed between the input disks and axially opposed to each other in a spaced relation, and a gear set drivingly connected with the output disks. The wall mounting structure includes a transmission-case accommodating the toroidal speed change units, an intermediate wall disposed between the output disks and accommodating the gear set, and a fastener fixing the intermediate wall to the transmission case and extending in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the output disks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhito Mori, Eio Sagara, Keiichi Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20020049113
    Abstract: Plural cooling passages 37a extending radially are formed from the inner circumference to the outer circumference and within an output disk 37 common to two toroidal transmission units. Lubricating oil which has reached an annular space between the output disk 37 and the main shaft 27 via holes 27f, 27g from an oil passage 27e in the main shaft 27, flows into the cooling passages 37a inside the output disk 37, and the output disk 37 is thereby cooled from inside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Watanabe, Haruhito Mori, Eio Sagara
  • Publication number: 20020037786
    Abstract: An infinite speed ratio continuously variable transmission comprises a power recirculation mode clutch (9) and direct mode clutch (10). At least one of the power recirculation mode clutch (9) and direct mode clutch (10) comprises an electromagnetic two-way clutch. The electromagnetic two-way clutch maintains the engaged state during excitation and can transmit drive force from both the drive side and non-drive side. On the other hand, when there is a change-over from the energized state to the non-energized state, a one-way clutch state is obtained wherein drive force is permitted only in the transmission direction of drive force in the instant of the change-over to non-excitation. When a drive force is input in the reverse direction to the drive force transmitted in the one-way clutch state, the one-way clutch state is disengaged, and the disengaged state of the clutch is maintained until subsequent re-excitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirano, Kazuhiro Yamada, Yasushi Narita, Tatsuya Nagato, Hiromasa Sakai, Motoharu Nishio, Hiroaki Kuramoto, Hirofumi Shimizu, Masaki Nakano, Eio Sagara, Masayoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20020006847
    Abstract: A toroidal continuously variable transmission (CVT) is comprised of first and second pairs of power rollers whose gyration angles are synchronized by first, second and third wires. The first wire is wound in the shape of 8-figure to power-roller supporting members of the first pair of power rollers, and the second wire is wound in the shape of 8-figure to power-roller supporting members of the second pair of power rollers. The third wire is wound around the four power-roller supporting members and fixed to the diagonally-arranged two power-roller supporting members. A pair of guide walls are disposed between the power-roller supporting members of the first pair of power rollers and between the power-roller supporting members of the second pair of power rollers and bend the third wire extending between the first-pair power-roller supporting members and between the second-pair power-roller supporting members toward output discs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eio Sagara, Hiroyuki Hirano, Mikoto Ooishi