Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Mizuguchi

Hirotaka Mizuguchi 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: 11926309
    Abstract: A motor control device which is an example of the present disclosure includes a hardware processor configured to: calculate damper torque on a basis of a difference between a crank angle and a motor angle; calculate, on a basis of the damper torque, reversed phase torque in reverse phase to the damper torque; calculate a correction amount for a phase of the reversed phase torque on a basis of a difference between a first value corresponding to a torsion angle between an input inertial member and an output inertial member and a second value corresponding to a torsion angle between an intermediate inertial member and the output inertial member; and output a motor torque command to be provided to a motor generator on a basis of the reversed phase torque a phase of which has been corrected in accordance with the correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Mizuguchi, Satoshi Kokubo, Masahiko Kobayashi, Tomoki Inagaki, Masaaki Tominaga
  • Patent number: 11919504
    Abstract: A motor control device according to an embodiment includes a hardware processor configured to: calculate a first torsion torque generated by a motor shaft according to fluctuation of an engine torque based on a difference between a motor angle as a rotation angle of the motor shaft and a shaft angle as a rotation angle of a transmission shaft of a transmission on the downstream side of a damper; calculate a first vibration damping torque to be output by a motor generator to damp vibration of the motor shaft based on the first torsion torque and a drive state value indicating a drive state of an engine; and output a motor torque command value to be provided to the motor generator based on the first vibration damping torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Mizuguchi, Satoshi Kokubo, Yoichi Oi, Tomoki Inagaki
  • Patent number: 11597372
    Abstract: A vehicle vibration control device includes: a motor generator connected via a motor shaft to a power transmission path between a crankshaft of an engine and a drive axle that transmits a drive torque to a tire; and a motor generator control portion executing control of an output torque which is actually output by the motor generator. The motor generator control portion includes a damper torque calculation section that acquires information on a crank angle and a motor angle to calculate a damper torque generated by a damper, an explosion cycle calculation section, a reverse phase torque calculation section, a delay time calculation section, a compensation time calculation section, a first compensation time calculation section, a torque correction amount calculation section, and a command output section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Mizuguchi, Satoshi Kokubo, Yosuke Terada
  • Publication number: 20220055609
    Abstract: A motor control device according to an embodiment includes a hardware processor configured to: calculate a first torsion torque generated by a motor shaft according to fluctuation of an engine torque based on a difference between a motor angle as a rotation angle of the motor shaft and a shaft angle as a rotation angle of a transmission shaft of a transmission on the downstream side of a damper; calculate a first vibration damping torque to be output by a motor generator to damp vibration of the motor shaft based on the first torsion torque and a drive state value indicating a drive state of an engine; and output a motor torque command value to be provided to the motor generator based on the first vibration damping torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka MIZUGUCHI, Satoshi KOKUBO, Yoichi OI, Tomoki INAGAKI
  • Patent number: 11247659
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is applied to a vehicle so as to control driving of an electric motor of the vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus includes: a frequency calculation unit configured to calculate an engine pulsation frequency; a damping control content switching unit configured to switch a damping control content; a gain calculation unit configured to calculate a gain, used for a torque command for driving the electric motor; a torque calculation unit configured to calculate the torque command by multiplying the calculated gain by at least one of a torsion torque reduction component and a motor torque reduction component; a command torque determination unit configured to determine a damping control torque command; and a drive control unit configured to control the driving of the electric motor based on the damping control torque command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takatomo Asai, Hirotaka Mizuguchi
  • Publication number: 20220017061
    Abstract: A motor control device which is an example of the present disclosure includes a hardware processor configured to: calculate damper torque on a basis of a difference between a crank angle and a motor angle; calculate, on a basis of the damper torque, reversed phase torque in reverse phase to the damper torque; calculate a correction amount for a phase of the reversed phase torque on a basis of a difference between a first value corresponding to a torsion angle between an input inertial member and an output inertial member and a second value corresponding to a torsion angle between an intermediate inertial member and the output inertial member; and output a motor torque command to be provided to a motor generator on a basis of the reversed phase torque a phase of which has been corrected in accordance with the correction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka MIZUGUCHI, Satoshi KOKUBO, Masahiko KOBAYASHI, Tomoki INAGAKI, Masaaki TOMINAGA
  • Patent number: 11186266
    Abstract: A vehicle controller is applied to a vehicle having an engine, a transmission, a clutch connecting and disconnecting a crankshaft of the engine and an input shaft of the transmission to each other, a vehicle wheel connected to a drive axle of the transmission, and an electric motor disposed to be capable of transmitting torque to the crankshaft The vehicle controller controls driving of the electric motor such that a rotation speed of the engine is reduced when an operation state of the engine shifts from operation to stop. The vehicle controller controls rotation of the crankshaft so as to avoid coincidence between a crank angle and a top dead center angle of the engine in a vibration amplification region amplifying an amplitude of vibration generated when the operation state of the engine shifts to the stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirotaka Mizuguchi
  • Publication number: 20210309206
    Abstract: A vehicle vibration control device includes: a motor generator connected via a motor shaft to a power transmission path between a crankshaft of an engine and a drive axle that transmits a drive torque to a tire; and a motor generator control portion executing control of an output torque which is actually output by the motor generator. The motor generator control portion includes a damper torque calculation section that acquires information on a crank angle and a motor angle to calculate a damper torque generated by a damper, an explosion cycle calculation section, a reverse phase torque calculation section, a delay time calculation section, a compensation time calculation section, a first compensation time calculation section, a torque correction amount calculation section, and a command output section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka MIZUGUCHI, Satoshi KOKUBO, Yosuke TERADA
  • Patent number: 10808798
    Abstract: A motor control device of a vehicle including an engine and a motor generator, a transmission transmitting an engine torque and/or a motor torque to a wheel, and a damper reducing vibration of a crankshaft of the engine includes: a damper torque calculation unit calculating a damper torque generated by the damper according to fluctuation in engine torque based on a difference between a crank angle and a motor angle; a reverse-phase torque calculation unit calculating a reverse-phase torque with a reverse phase to the damper torque; a correction amount calculation unit calculating a first value calculated at least based on the crank angle and the motor angle; and a motor torque command output unit outputting a motor torque command given to the motor generator based on the reverse-phase torque corrected by the correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka Mizuguchi, Satoshi Kokubo
  • Publication number: 20200049229
    Abstract: A motor control device of a vehicle including an engine and a motor generator, a transmission transmitting an engine torque and/or a motor torque to a wheel, and a damper reducing vibration of a crankshaft of the engine includes: a damper torque calculation unit calculating a damper torque generated by the damper according to fluctuation in engine torque based on a difference between a crank angle and a motor angle; a reverse-phase torque calculation unit calculating a reverse-phase torque with a reverse phase to the damper torque; a correction amount calculation unit calculating a first value calculated at least based on the crank angle and the motor angle; and a motor torque command output unit outputting a motor torque command given to the motor generator based on the reverse-phase torque corrected by the correction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka MIZUGUCHI, Satoshi KOKUBO
  • Publication number: 20190232939
    Abstract: A vehicle controller is applied to a vehicle having an engine, a transmission, a clutch connecting and disconnecting a crankshaft of the engine and an input shaft of the transmission to each other, a vehicle wheel connected to a drive axle of the transmission, and an electric motor disposed to be capable of transmitting torque to the crankshaft The vehicle controller controls driving of the electric motor such that a rotation speed of the engine is reduced when an operation state of the engine shifts from operation to stop. The vehicle controller controls rotation of the crankshaft so as to avoid coincidence between a crank angle and a top dead center angle of the engine in a vibration amplification region amplifying an amplitude of vibration generated when the operation state of the engine shifts to the stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirotaka Mizuguchi
  • Publication number: 20190047546
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is applied to a vehicle so as to control driving of an electric motor of the vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus includes: a frequency calculation unit configured to calculate an engine pulsation frequency; a damping control content switching unit configured to switch a damping control content; a gain calculation unit configured to calculate a gain, used for a torque command for driving the electric motor; a torque calculation unit configured to calculate the torque command by multiplying the calculated gain by at least one of a torsion torque reduction component and a motor torque reduction component; a command torque determination unit configured to determine a damping control torque command; and a drive control unit configured to control the driving of the electric motor based on the damping control torque command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takatomo Asai, Hirotaka Mizuguchi
  • Patent number: 6494968
    Abstract: Lamellar rare earth-iron-boron-based magnet alloy particles for a bonded magnet, having an intrinsic coercive force (iHc) of not less than 3.5 kOe, a residual magnetic flux density (Br) of not less than 9.5 kG, and a maximum energy product ((BH)max) of not less than 13 MGOe. These particles have an average major axial diameter of 60 to 500 &mgr;m, an average minor axial diameter of 50 to 460 &mgr;m, an average axis ratio (major axial diameter/minor axial diameter) of 1.1 to 10 and an average aspect ratio (major axial diameter/thickness) of 3 to 100. The magnet alloy particles have a residual magnetic flux density (Br) as high as not less than 10 kG, an intrinsic coercive force (iHc) as large as not less than 3.5 kOe and a maximum energy product ((BH)max) as large as not less than 13 MGOe, are used as a material for high-performance bonded magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Hamano, Minoru Yamasaki, Hirotaka Mizuguchi