Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Shimizu
Hirofumi Shimizu 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: 20230299734Abstract: Provided is a filter device including a ?-type noise filter, and a metal case in which a first ground point and a second ground point are formed. The ?-type noise filter includes a magnetic core configured to surround a direct current wiring, a first capacitor disposed in a stage preceding the magnetic core, a second capacitor disposed in a stage subsequent to the magnetic core, each of the first capacitor and the second capacitor connected to a corresponding one of the first ground point and the second ground point. A first partition and a second partition opposing each other are formed between the first ground point and the second ground point, and the first partition and the second partition have a predetermined gap between each other. Provided is a power conversion device including the filter device and a power conversion unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Jia LI, Aya TOOYAMA, Hirofumi SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 10934989Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes input-side and output-side rotating elements, a fuel injection controller, and an ignition timing controller. The ignition timing controller controls ignition timing of an engine to first timing on the condition that the engine is controlled from a fuel cut state to a fuel injection state, and afterwards, changes the ignition timing to second timing on advance side of the first timing. The ignition timing controller changes the ignition timing toward the second timing at a first change rate until a rotational acceleration rate of the output-side rotating element reaches a threshold. After the rotational acceleration rate of the output-side rotating element reaches the threshold, the ignition timing controller changes the ignition timing toward the second timing at a second change rate greater than the first change rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Kinoshita, Hirofumi Shimizu
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Patent number: 10807496Abstract: A vehicle power supply apparatus includes a first power supply system, a second power supply system, a switch, a switch controller, and an assistance controller. The first power supply system includes a first electrical energy accumulator and an electric device coupled thereto. The second power supply system includes an electric motor coupled to an engine, and a second electrical energy accumulator able to be coupled to the electric motor. The switch controller controls the switch to an electrically conductive state on the condition that a motor assistance control is about to be executed. The assistance controller inhibits the motor assistance control on the condition that a charge state and a discharge state of the first electrical energy accumulator become ungraspable.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Shimizu
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Patent number: 10800417Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes an engine includes an electric generator, a throttle valve, an electric generator control unit, and a throttle control unit. The electric generator is configured to be coupled to the engine. The throttle valve is configured to control an amount of intake air of the engine. The electric generator control unit is configured to allow the electric generator to perform regenerative power-generation on decelerated travel of the vehicle. The throttle control unit is configured to control the throttle valve openwise on the decelerated travel. The electric generator control unit is configured to cause an increase in power-generation torque of the electric generator, upon a switchover of the engine from a fuel cut state to a fuel injection state on the decelerated travel.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Kinoshita, Hirofumi Shimizu
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Patent number: 10730520Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes an engine, a refrigerant compressor, a lock up clutch, a throttle valve, and first, second, and third deceleration controllers. The second deceleration controller controls the lock up clutch to a slip state and controls the throttle valve openwise on the condition that the refrigerant compressor is in the stopped state on decelerated travel of a vehicle in a second speed region in which a vehicle speed is lower than a first vehicle speed and higher than a second vehicle speed lower than the first vehicle speed. The second deceleration controller controls the lock up clutch to a disengaged state and controls the throttle valve closewise on the condition that the refrigerant compressor is in the operative state on the decelerated travel of the vehicle in the second speed region.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Kinoshita, Hirofumi Shimizu
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Patent number: 10680488Abstract: A drive device of the present invention includes: an electric motor including a cooling channel; a power conversion unit that converts electric power from a power supply and outputs electric power to be supplied to the electric motor; and a supporting member fixed to the electric motor with the power conversion unit mounted on the supporting member. The supporting member includes a cooling channel connected to the cooling channel of the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuaki Yokoyama, Hirofumi Shimizu
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Patent number: 10616989Abstract: A plasma generation apparatus, and a plasma thruster configured to use the plasma generation apparatus are disclosed. The plasma generation apparatus includes a discharge vessel, a light-emitting monitor, a probe measuring instrument, a control device, and an optical axis driving unit. The discharge vessel is configured to ionize gas which is introduced to an inside thereof so as to generate plasma. The light-emitting monitor is configured to measure electron density of the plasma by emission spectra of the plasma. The probe measuring instrument is configured to measure the electron density of the plasma by a probe in the discharge vessel.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tatsufumi Aoi, Kengo Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Matsuda, Akio Ikeda, Hirofumi Shimizu, Takuya Yamazaki, Tatsuya Kimura
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Publication number: 20200102928Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes input-side and output-side rotating elements, a fuel injection controller, and an ignition timing controller. The ignition timing controller controls ignition timing of an engine to first timing on the condition that the engine is controlled from a fuel cut state to a fuel injection state, and afterwards, changes the ignition timing to second timing on advance side of the first timing. The ignition timing controller changes the ignition timing toward the second timing at a first change rate until a rotational acceleration rate of the output-side rotating element reaches a threshold. After the rotational acceleration rate of the output-side rotating element reaches the threshold, the ignition timing controller changes the ignition timing toward the second timing at a second change rate greater than the first change rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Takahiro KINOSHITA, Hirofumi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20200039518Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes an engine, a refrigerant compressor, a lock up clutch, a throttle valve, and first, second, and third deceleration controllers. The second deceleration controller controls the lock up clutch to a slip state and controls the throttle valve openwise on the condition that the refrigerant compressor is in the stopped state on decelerated travel of a vehicle in a second speed region in which a vehicle speed is lower than a first vehicle speed and higher than a second vehicle speed lower than the first vehicle speed. The second deceleration controller controls the lock up clutch to a disengaged state and controls the throttle valve closewise on the condition that the refrigerant compressor is in the operative state on the decelerated travel of the vehicle in the second speed region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Takahiro KINOSHITA, Hirofumi SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 10538248Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes an engine includes an electric generator, a lock up clutch, a throttle valve, an electric generator control unit, a clutch control unit, and a throttle control unit. The clutch control unit is configured to control the lock up clutch to an engaged state on the condition that the electric generator performs the regenerative power-generation. The throttle control unit is configured to control the throttle valve openwise on the condition that the electric generator performs the regenerative power-generation. The throttle control unit is configured to control the throttle valve from openwise to closewise on the condition that the lock up clutch is controlled from the engaged state to a disengaged state, with the throttle valve having been controlled openwise in accompaniment with the regenerative power-generation of the electric generator.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Kinoshita, Hirofumi Shimizu
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Patent number: 10539122Abstract: Plasma which is supplied from a supply passage (1) is accelerated with a Hall electric field (E) which is generated through interaction of electrons (e?) emitted from a cathode (3), a radial direction magnetic field (Bd), and an electric field (Ex).Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Takuya Yamazaki, Hirofumi Shimizu, Akihiro Sasoh, Shigeru Yokota, Shota Harada, Teruaki Baba
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Patent number: 10505427Abstract: A rotating electrical machine system integrally includes a rotating electrical machine housed in a first chamber of a housing and a semiconductor module housed in a second chamber of the housing and electrically coupled to the rotating electrical machine. The rotating electrical machine includes a stator secured to an inner circumference surface of the first chamber and a rotor rotatably disposed with respect to the stator. The rotating electrical machine system further includes a cooler disposed between a bottom portion of the second chamber and the semiconductor module to cool the semiconductor module and the stator by coolant that passes through an inside of the cooler.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirofumi Shimizu, Tomohiro Umino, Yasuyuki Kubota
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Publication number: 20190299805Abstract: A vehicle power supply apparatus includes a first power supply system, a second power supply system, a switch, a switch controller, and an assistance controller. The first power supply system includes a first electrical energy accumulator and an electric device coupled thereto. The second power supply system includes an electric motor coupled to an engine, and a second electrical energy accumulator able to be coupled to the electric motor. The switch controller controls the switch to an electrically conductive state on the condition that a motor assistance control is about to be executed. The assistance controller inhibits the motor assistance control on the condition that a charge state and a discharge state of the first electrical energy accumulator become ungraspable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventor: Hirofumi SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 10260487Abstract: Electrodeless plasma is supplied to a space between a cathode and an anode such that a resistivity in the space is reduced. The electrodeless plasma is accelerated with Lorentz force induced by a radial direction magnetic field component and an axial direction magnetic field component that are generated in the space, and current in the space.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Takuya Yamazaki, Hirofumi Shimizu, Satoshi Fujiwara, Akihiro Sasoh, Shigeru Yokota, Shota Harada, Teruaki Baba
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Publication number: 20180297599Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes an engine includes an electric generator, a throttle valve, an electric generator control unit, and a throttle control unit. The electric generator is configured to be coupled to the engine. The throttle valve is configured to control an amount of intake air of the engine. The electric generator control unit is configured to allow the electric generator to perform regenerative power-generation on decelerated travel of the vehicle. The throttle control unit is configured to control the throttle valve openwise on the decelerated travel. The electric generator control unit is configured to cause an increase in power-generation torque of the electric generator, upon a switchover of the engine from a fuel cut state to a fuel injection state on the decelerated travel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Takahiro Kinoshita, Hirofumi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20180290658Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes an engine includes an electric generator, a lock up clutch, a throttle valve, an electric generator control unit, a clutch control unit, and a throttle control unit. The clutch control unit is configured to control the lock up clutch to an engaged state on the condition that the electric generator performs the regenerative power-generation. The throttle control unit is configured to control the throttle valve openwise on the condition that the electric generator performs the regenerative power-generation. The throttle control unit is configured to control the throttle valve from openwise to closewise on the condition that the lock up clutch is controlled from the engaged state to a disengaged state, with the throttle valve having been controlled openwise in accompaniment with the regenerative power-generation of the electric generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Takahiro KINOSHITA, Hirofumi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20180159403Abstract: A drive device of the present invention includes: an electric motor including a cooling channel; a power conversion unit that converts electric power from a power supply and outputs electric power to be supplied to the electric motor; and a supporting member fixed to the electric motor with the power conversion unit mounted on the supporting member. The supporting member includes a cooling channel connected to the cooling channel of the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2015Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuaki YOKOYAMA, Hirofumi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20170294821Abstract: A rotating electrical machine system integrally includes a rotating electrical machine housed in a first chamber of a housing and a semiconductor module housed in a second chamber of the housing and electrically coupled to the rotating electrical machine. The rotating electrical machine includes a stator secured to an inner circumference surface of the first chamber and a rotor rotatably disposed with respect to the stator. The rotating electrical machine system further includes a cooler disposed between a bottom portion of the second chamber and the semiconductor module to cool the semiconductor module and the stator by coolant that passes through an inside of the cooler.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirofumi SHIMIZU, Tomohiro UMINO, Yasuyuki KUBOTA
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Publication number: 20170198683Abstract: Supplying electrodeless plasma to a space (S) between a cathode (22) and an anode (23), the resistivity in the space is downed. The electrodeless plasma is accelerated with Lorentz force induced by a radial direction magnetic field component (By) and an axial direction magnetic field component (Bx) that are generated in the space (S), and current (Iac) which flows through the space (S).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Takuya YAMAZAKI, Hirofumi SHIMIZU, Satoshi FUJIWARA, Akihiro SASOH, Shigeru YOKOTA, Shota HARADA, Teruaki BABA
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Publication number: 20170152840Abstract: Plasma which is supplied from a supply passage (1) is accelerated with a Hall electric field (E) which is generated through interaction of electrons (e?) emitted from a cathode (3), a radial direction magnetic field (Bd), and an electric field (Ex).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicants: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, National University Corporation Nagoya UniversityInventors: Takuya YAMAZAKI, Hirofumi SHIMIZU, Akihiro SASOH, Shigeru YOKOTA, Shota HARADA, Teruaki BABA