Patents by Inventor Hirotaka KAMANO

Hirotaka KAMANO 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: 11292509
    Abstract: To provide a steering device capable of highly precisely controlling turning angles of steered wheels without changing a layout of members. Provided is a steering device (10A) including: a center arm (26) having one end portion configured to swing in a right-and-left direction with respect to a vehicle body (BD) in synchronism with rotation of a steering shaft (22); a rod member (40A), which is coupled to the one end of the center arm (26), and is configured to move in the right-and-left direction, to thereby change turning angles of steered wheels (WR and WL); and a rod-member drive device (50) configured to linearly move the rod member (40A) in the right-and-left direction through use of a driving force source. The rod member (40A) is supported such that movement of the rod member (40A) in the right-and-left direction of the vehicle body (BD) is allowed, but movement of the rod member (40A) in a front-and-rear direction and an up-and-down direction of the vehicle body (BD) is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kamano, Yoshikazu Kameda, Mitsuyuki Ouchi, Nobuyuki Kawabata, Nobuaki Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20210197888
    Abstract: To provide a steering device capable of highly precisely controlling turning angles of steered wheels without changing a layout of members. Provided is a steering device (10A) including: a center arm (26) having one end portion configured to swing in a right-and-left direction with respect to a vehicle body (BD) in synchronism with rotation of a steering shaft (22); a rod member (40A), which is coupled to the one end of the center arm (26), and is configured to move in the right-and-left direction, to thereby change turning angles of steered wheels (WR and WL); and a rod-member drive device (50) configured to linearly move the rod member (40A) in the right-and-left direction through use of a driving force source. The rod member (40A) is supported such that movement of the rod member (40A) in the right-and-left direction of the vehicle body (BD) is allowed, but movement of the rod member (40A) in a front-and-rear direction and an up-and-down direction of the vehicle body (BD) is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka KAMANO, Yoshikazu KAMEDA, Mitsuyuki OUCHI, Nobuyuki KAWABATA, Nobuaki MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10654332
    Abstract: An automatic tilting vehicle comprises left and right front wheels and a rear wheel. A control unit controls a vehicle tilting device so that the tilt angle of the vehicle becomes the target tilt angle. The control device is configured to swingingly vibrates the vehicle in the lateral direction by tilting the vehicle by the vehicle tilting device, to estimate a height of the center of gravity of the vehicle based on a resonance period of swinging vibration of the vehicle, and to correct the target tilt angle such that a perpendicular passing through the estimated center of gravity passes within a range of a triangle formed by connecting grounding points of the left and right front wheels and a grounding point of the rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kameda, Takahito Ishino, Hirotaka Kamano, Osamu Yasuike
  • Patent number: 10427746
    Abstract: An automatic tilting vehicle includes left and right wheels rotatably supported by carriers, a vehicle tilting device, and a control unit. The vehicle tilting device includes a swing member swinging about a swing axis, an actuator that swings the swing member, a pair of tie rods pivotally connected to the swing member and the carriers. The control unit controls the actuator so that the tilt angle of the vehicle conforms to a target tilt angle and determines that the vehicle tilting device is abnormal when a relationship between the swing angular velocity of the swing member and the tilt angular velocity of the vehicle deviates from an allowable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hayato Yoshino, Takahito Ishino, Koichi Nishimura, Yoshikazu Kameda, Mitsuyuki Ohuchi, Osamu Yasuike, Hirotaka Kamano
  • Publication number: 20180147908
    Abstract: An automatic tilting vehicle comprises left and right front wheels and a rear wheel. A control unit controls a vehicle tilting device so that the tilt angle of the vehicle becomes the target tilt angle. The control device is configured to swingingly vibrates the vehicle in the lateral direction by tilting the vehicle by the vehicle tilting device, to estimate a height of the center of gravity of the vehicle based on a resonance period of swinging vibration of the vehicle, and to correct the target tilt angle such that a perpendicular passing through the estimated center of gravity passes within a range of a triangle formed by connecting grounding points of the left and right front wheels and a grounding point of the rear wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshikazu KAMEDA, Takahito ISHINO, Hirotaka KAMANO, Osamu YASUIKE
  • Publication number: 20180134336
    Abstract: An automatic tilting vehicle includes left and right wheels rotatably supported by carriers, a vehicle tilting device, and a control unit. The vehicle tilting device includes a swing member swinging about a swing axis, an actuator that swings the swing member, a pair of tie rods pivotally connected to the swing member and the carriers. The control unit controls the actuator so that the tilt angle of the vehicle conforms to a target tilt angle and determines that the vehicle tilting device is abnormal when a relationship between the swing angular velocity of the swing member and the tilt angular velocity of the vehicle deviates from an allowable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hayato YOSHINO, Takahito ISHINO, Koichi NISHIMURA, Yoshikazu KAMEDA, Mitsuyuki OHUCHI, Osamu YASUIKE, Hirotaka KAMANO