Patents by Inventor Hideshi Wakayama

Hideshi Wakayama 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: 8892323
    Abstract: A control device controls a transmission mechanism which includes a first clutch to be engaged at startup and a second clutch, and is interlocked when hydraulic pressure is supplied to the first and second clutches and when the first and second clutches are completely engaged. The control device includes a hydraulic pressure control unit controlling hydraulic pressure supplied to the transmission mechanism so that the first clutch is set in a completely engaged state and the second clutch is set in a slip interlock state where the second clutch is not completely engaged in the case of a return from an idle stop control in which an engine is automatically stopped. The hydraulic pressure control unit starts reducing hydraulic pressure supplied to the second clutch when an increased amount of an engine rotation speed per unit time becomes smaller than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: Jatco Ltd, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideshi Wakayama, Keichi Tatewaki, Hiroshi Sekiya, Koutarou Tagami, Seiichiro Takahashi, Yuzuru Tohta, Takashi Matsuda, Daisuke Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140207347
    Abstract: A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle including a first power transmission mechanism arranged between a drive source and a drive wheel, and a second power transmission mechanism which is arranged in series with the first power transmission mechanism and which changes a speed ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft, includes slip detection means configured to detect whether or not a slip occurs in the first power transmission mechanism, and shift means configured to reduce the slip by shifting the second power transmission mechanism in a case where occurrence of the slip is detected by the slip detection means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Kousuke Waku, Hideshi Wakayama, Noritaka Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20140207348
    Abstract: A coast stop vehicle includes power transmission means provided between a drive source and drive wheels, drive source automatic stop means configured to stop the drive source during vehicle running when a value indicating a driving state of the vehicle is in a drive source stop permission region, slip determination means configured to determine whether or not there is slip in the power transmission means while the drive source is stopped by the drive source automatic stop means, and a changer means configured to narrow the drive source stop permission region when the occurrence of the slip in the power transmission means was determined by the slip determination means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Hideshi Wakayama, Noritaka Aoyama, Kousuke Waku, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Keichi Tatewaki
  • Patent number: 8771142
    Abstract: A controller of a vehicle, provided with a coast stop control unit which automatically stops an engine during the travel of a vehicle if coast stop conditions are met during the travel of the vehicle, and the coast stop control unit automatically stops the engine at least if a change amount of acceleration of the vehicle caused by the automatic stop of the engine is predetermined acceleration or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Shinichiro Watanabe, Keichi Tatewaki, Naohiro Yamada, Hideshi Wakayama
  • Publication number: 20140106933
    Abstract: A coast stop vehicle for stopping a drive source during vehicle running includes a power transmission means arranged between the drive source and drive wheels, a coast stop control means for executing a coast stop control to stop the drive source when a coast stop condition for stopping the drive source holds during the vehicle running, an electrical oil pump for supplying oil to the power transmission means during the coast stop control, a slip detection means for detecting a slip in the power transmission means during the coast stop control, and an electrical oil pump control means for causing the electrical oil pump to discharge a second discharge pressure higher than a first discharge pressure set before the slip in the power transmission means occurs when the slip occurs in the power transmission means during the coast stop control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Keichi Tatewaki, Hideshi Wakayama, Naohiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 8700278
    Abstract: An idle stop vehicle performs an idle stop to automatically stop an engine during a stop of the vehicle. The vehicle includes an idle stop condition determination unit for determining whether or not an idle stop condition holds, and an engine control unit for performing the idle stop when the idle stop condition holds before a stoppage time exceeds a specified time and prohibiting the idle stop after the stoppage time exceeds the specified time without the idle stop condition holding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Kousuke Waku, Hideshi Wakayama, Masayuki Miyazono, Naohiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 8690733
    Abstract: A time required until the friction element is completely engaged is delayed when a switch from a non-driving position to a driving position is detected or when the engine automatic stop condition no longer holds until the differential rotation of the friction element disappears after the engine automatic stop condition holds as compared with the case where the switch from the non-driving position to the driving position is detected or the engine automatic stop condition no longer holds after the differential rotation of the friction element disappears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: JATCO Ltd, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kousuke Waku, Masayuki Miyazono, Hideshi Wakayama
  • Patent number: 8608619
    Abstract: When the temperature of oil supplied to an electrical oil pump is detected and the oil temperature is lower or higher than normal oil temperature, a gradient threshold value smaller than that at normal oil temperature is set, a gradient of a road surface on which a vehicle is stopped is detected, and an idle stop is prohibited when the detected gradient of the road surface is larger than the set gradient threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Jatco Ltd, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideshi Wakayama, Keichi Tatewaki, Seiichiro Takahashi, Yuzuru Tohta, Takashi Matsuda, Daisuke Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20130260929
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with a hydraulic control circuit including a hydraulic pump driven by a driving power source in order to supply an oil pressure to a hydraulic circuit, a hydraulic auxiliary unit for supplying an accumulated oil pressure to the hydraulic circuit, and a control valve for supplying at least one of oil pressures of the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic auxiliary unit to pulleys, and a control unit for executing a coast stop control to stop the driving power source while traveling and controlling, when an increase of torque inputted to the continuously variable transmission is detected or predicted during the coast stop control, the control valve so as to supply an oil pressure of the hydraulic auxiliary unit to the pulleys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Noritaka AOYAMA, Hideshi WAKAYAMA, Naohiro YAMADA, Keichi TATEWAKI, Kousuke WAKU
  • Publication number: 20130260960
    Abstract: A control device for continuously variable transmission is composed of a continuously variable transmission mechanism and friction engagement elements, and includes a control unit for decreasing, during a coast stop control to stop a driving power source in a traveling state of a vehicle, a transmission torque capacity transmittable by the friction engagement elements to fall under a belt capacity being torque transmittable by a belt using a holding force of pulleys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Noritaka AOYAMA, Hideshi WAKAYAMA, Naohiro YAMADA, Keichi TATEWAKI, Kousuke WAKU
  • Patent number: 8433484
    Abstract: An oil pressure control device for a transmission engages or disengages a frictional engagement element of the transmission by controlling an oil pressure supplied from a mechanical oil pump driven by a power source for driving a vehicle and an electric oil pump driven by an electric motor, and includes: an air entering determining unit which determines whether or not air enters the electric oil pump; and an air discharging unit which, when an ignition switch of the power source is switched from an ON state to an OFF state after the air entering determining unit has determined that air enters the electric oil pump, drives the electric oil pump such that the air entering the electric oil pump is discharged from the electric oil pump together with an oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Kousuke Waku, Hideshi Wakayama, Masayuki Miyazono
  • Publication number: 20120302402
    Abstract: A transmission controller operates an electrical oil pump in a steady mode, in which an operating load of the electrical oil pump is set at a steady load, during an idle stop, but operates the electrical oil pump in a high-pressure mode, in which the operating load of the electrical oil pump is higher than the steady load, for a predetermined period when an engine stops rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Kousuke Waku, Hideshi Wakayama, Masayuki Miyazono, Keichi Tatewaki, Seiichiro Takahashi, Yuzuru Tohta, Takashi Matsuda, Daisuke Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120302400
    Abstract: When the temperature of oil supplied to an electrical oil pump is detected and the oil temperature is lower or higher than normal oil temperature, a gradient threshold value smaller than that at normal oil temperature is set, a gradient of a road surface on which a vehicle is stopped is detected, and an idle stop is prohibited when the detected gradient of the road surface is larger than the set gradient threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., JATCO Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideshi Wakayama, Keichi Tatewaki, Seiichiro Takahashi, Yuzuru Tohta, Takashi Matsuda, Daisuke Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120298462
    Abstract: In the case of a return from an idle stop control in which an engine is automatically stopped, a hydraulic pressure is so supplied that a low brake is set in a completely engaged state and a high clutch is set in a slip interlock state where the high clutch is not completely engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Hideshi Wakayama, Keichi Tatewaki, Hiroshi Sekiya, Koutarou Tagami, Seiichiro Takahashi, Yuzuru Tohta, Takashi Matsuda, Daisuke Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120135839
    Abstract: A controller of a vehicle, provided with a coast stop control unit which automatically stops an engine during the travel of a vehicle if coast stop conditions are met during the travel of the vehicle, and the coast stop control unit automatically stops the engine at least if a change amount of acceleration of the vehicle caused by the automatic stop of the engine is predetermined acceleration or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Shinichiro WATANABE, Keichi TATEWAKI, Naohiro YAMADA, Hideshi WAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20120135837
    Abstract: A time required until the friction element is completely engaged is delayed when a switch from a non-driving position to a driving position is detected or when the engine automatic stop condition no longer holds until the differential rotation of the friction element disappears after the engine automatic stop condition holds as compared with the case where the switch from the non-driving position to the driving position is detected or the engine automatic stop condition no longer holds after the differential rotation of the friction element disappears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Kousuke Waku, Masayuki Miyazono, Hideshi Wakayama
  • Publication number: 20120035817
    Abstract: An idle stop vehicle performs an idle stop to automatically stop an engine during a stop of the vehicle. The vehicle includes an idle stop condition determination unit for determining whether or not an idle stop condition holds, and an engine control unit for performing the idle stop when the idle stop condition holds before a stoppage time exceeds a specified time and prohibiting the idle stop after the stoppage time exceeds the specified time without the idle stop condition holding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Kousuke WAKU, Hideshi WAKAYAMA, Masayuki MIYAZONO, Naohiro YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20110224879
    Abstract: An oil pressure control device for a transmission engages or disengages a frictional engagement element of the transmission by controlling an oil pressure supplied from a mechanical oil pump driven by a power source for driving a vehicle and an electric oil pump driven by an electric motor, and includes: an air entering determining unit which determines whether or not air enters the electric oil pump; and an air discharging unit which, when an ignition switch of the power source is switched from an ON state to an OFF state after the air entering determining unit has determined that air enters the electric oil pump, drives the electric oil pump such that the air entering the electric oil pump is discharged from the electric oil pump together with an oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Kousuke WAKU, Hideshi WAKAYAMA, Masayuki MIYAZONO
  • Patent number: 7744505
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control device is provided that that controls hydraulic pressure of a clutch supplying torque to a continuously variable transmission while the vehicle is stopped and in a running range. The hydraulic pressure control device has an control section that estimates a clutch engagement hydraulic pressure for changing the clutch from an engaged state to a disengaged state based the hydraulic fluid pressure acting on the clutch during the stopping of the rotational movement of a primary pulley of the continuously variable transmission, and then controls regulation of the hydraulic pressure to the clutch from an engaged state to a disengaged state, when the vehicle is stopped and in the running range, so that the torque from the engine does not rotate a secondary pulley of the continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Tanaka, Hideshi Wakayama, Shoichi Sekiguchi, Katsumi Doihara, Hideaki Sasaki, Azusa Shimoda, Naohiro Hoshi, Tatsuya Ozone, Toshio Saitou, Koji Dohi
  • Publication number: 20090240410
    Abstract: When a shift lever is shifted from an N range to a D range and a predetermined learning condition is established, a learning timer tm_pulse up to a point at which a pulse signal is detected by a primary pulley rotation speed sensor is calculated, and when a deviation between the learning timer tm_pulse and a reference correction amount ?P_offset is larger than a predetermined threshold ?t_pulse_dif, a learned correction amount P_offset is updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Fumito Shinohara, Juhyun Nam, Katsumi Doihara, Hideaki Sasaki, Norio Asai, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Hideshi Wakayama, Takeshi Kaneda, Daisuke Aoki