Patents by Inventor Hiroo OHKUBO

Hiroo OHKUBO 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).

  • Control device for hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 9862378
    Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle includes a traction motor that is for driving a vehicle and transmits power to the wheels of the vehicle, an engine that is connected to a power transmission route to the vehicle wheels, through a clutch, a generator that is connected to the engine, a breakdown detecting unit that detects a breakdown of the traction motor, and a retreat traveling control unit that stops firing of the engine and operates the generator as a motor while switching the clutch to a connection state to make the vehicle travel using the generator, in a case where a breakdown of the traction motor is detected by the breakdown detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroo Ohkubo, Hirokazu Taniuchi
  • CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150375739
    Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle includes a traction motor that is for driving a vehicle and transmits power to the wheels of the vehicle, an engine that is connected to a power transmission route to the vehicle wheels, through a clutch, a generator that is connected to the engine, a breakdown detecting unit that detects a breakdown of the traction motor, and a retreat traveling control unit that stops firing of the engine and operates the generator as a motor while switching the clutch to a connection state to make the vehicle travel using the generator, in a case where a breakdown of the traction motor is detected by the breakdown detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroo OHKUBO, Hirokazu TANIUCHI