Patents by Inventor Kazuma Aoki
Kazuma Aoki 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: 20240136177Abstract: A template substrate including a first seed region and a growth restricting region that are aligned in a first direction, and a first semiconductor part positioned above the template substrate are provided, the first semiconductor part includes a first base positioned above the first seed region, and a first wing connected to the first base, the first wing facing the growth restricting region with a first void space interposed therebetween, the first wing includes an edge positioned above the growth restricting region, and a ratio of a width of the first void space with respect to a thickness of the first void space in the first direction is equal to or larger than 5.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi KAMIKAWA, Yuta AOKI, Kazuma TAKEUCHI, Katsuaki MASAKI, Fumio YAMASHITA
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Patent number: 11958170Abstract: An impact tool includes: a brushless motor; a spindle, which is rotated by the brushless motor; a hammer, which is held on the spindle; an anvil, which is impacted in a rotational direction by the hammer; a polymer housing, which houses the brushless motor; a hammer case, which is connected to the polymer housing and houses the hammer and the spindle; and a light unit, which is held on the hammer case and comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices. The maximum tightening torque of the anvil is 1,000 N·m or more and 2,500 N·m or less.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Tokuo Hirabayashi, Haruki Tejima, Kazuma Aoki, Kazunori Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20230398665Abstract: An impact tool (1) includes: a motor (6) having a rotor (27) that is rotatable about a rotational axis (AX); a spindle (8) disposed forward of the stator and rotating when the rotor rotates; an anvil (10) having at least a portion disposed forward of the spindle and mounting a bit (300); a hammer (47), which rotatably impacts the anvil; and a housing (2), which has a motor-housing part (21) that houses the motor. The maximum tightening torque is 140 N·m or more. Overall length (La), which is the distance—in the front-rear direction parallel to the rotational axis—between a rear-end portion of the motor-housing part and a front-end portion of the anvil, is 100 mm or less. Center height Hc, which is the distance in the up-down direction between the rotational axis and an upper-end portion of the motor-housing part, is 29 mm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Kazuma AOKI, Tomoro AOYAMA
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Publication number: 20230398662Abstract: An impact tool has less size increase. An impact tool includes a motor, a spindle including a spindle shaft and a flange, an anvil including an anvil shaft and an anvil projection, and a hammer including a base surrounding the spindle shaft, a front ring protruding frontward from an outer circumference of the base, and a hammer projection to strike the anvil projection in a rotation direction. The base has a groove at a boundary with the hammer projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuma AOKI, Tomoro AOYAMA
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Publication number: 20230398663Abstract: An impact tool has less size increase. An impact tool includes a motor, a spindle, an anvil including an anvil shaft and an anvil projection, a hammer including a hammer projection to strike the anvil projection in a rotation direction, a hammer case accommodating the hammer, an anvil bearing held in the hammer case and surrounding the anvil shaft, and a cup washer facing a front surface of the anvil projection. The cup washer includes an inner ring portion in contact with a rear end face of the anvil bearing, an outer ring portion surrounding the anvil bearing, and a connecting ring portion connecting an outer edge of the inner ring portion and an inner edge of the outer ring portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuma AOKI, Tomoro AOYAMA
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Patent number: 11685260Abstract: A vehicle includes a display device that displays information indicating an operation state of an internal combustion engine. A display control device which is a control device that controls the display device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire the operation state of the internal combustion engine. The display control device includes a display control unit that switches information which is displayed on the display device between a warm-up indicator for notifying that warm-up of the internal combustion engine is being performed and a warm-up completion indicator for notifying that warm-up of the internal combustion engine has been completed. The display control unit is configured to prohibit switching from the warm-up completion indicator to the warm-up indicator when the warm-up completion indicator is being displayed on the display device while the internal combustion engine is operating.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuma Aoki, Koji Hokoi, Yusuke Furuhashi
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Publication number: 20230182269Abstract: An impact tool includes: a brushless motor; a spindle, which is rotated by the brushless motor; a hammer, which is held on the spindle; an anvil, which is impacted in a rotational direction by the hammer; a polymer housing, which houses the brushless motor; a hammer case, which is connected to the polymer housing and houses the hammer and the spindle; and a light unit, which is held on the hammer case and comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices. The maximum tightening torque of the anvil is 1,000 N·m or more and 2,500 N·m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Tokuo HIRABAYASHI, Haruki TEJIMA, Kazuma AOKI, Kazunori KINOSHITA
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Publication number: 20230182270Abstract: An impact tool includes: a brushless motor; a spindle, which is rotated by the brushless motor; a hammer, which is held on the spindle; an anvil, which is impacted in a rotational direction by the hammer; a polymer housing, which houses the brushless motor; a hammer case, which is connected to the polymer housing and houses the hammer and the spindle; and a light unit, which is held on the hammer case and comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices. The maximum tightening torque of the anvil is 1,000 N·m or more and 2,500 N·m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Tokuo HIRABAYASHI, Haruki TEJIMA, Kazuma AOKI, Kazunori KINOSHITA
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Patent number: 11242046Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to prevent a reduction in the purifying performance of the catalyst in a predetermined operating mode. An operating mode of the hybrid vehicle can be selected from a first hybrid vehicle mode, a second hybrid vehicle mode, and a fixed mode. A controller that is configured to restrict a shifting operation between the first hybrid vehicle mode and the second hybrid vehicle mode via the fixed mode, when the purifying device is being warmed or the purifying device has to be warmed.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya Imamura, Kazuma Aoki, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Yukari Okamura
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Publication number: 20210221226Abstract: A vehicle includes a display device that displays information indicating an operation state of an internal combustion engine. A display control device which is a control device that controls the display device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire the operation state of the internal combustion engine. The display control device includes a display control unit that switches information which is displayed on the display device between a warm-up indicator for notifying that warm-up of the internal combustion engine is being performed and a warm-up completion indicator for notifying that warm-up of the internal combustion engine has been completed. The display control unit is configured to prohibit switching from the warm-up completion indicator to the warm-up indicator when the warm-up completion indicator is being displayed on the display device while the internal combustion engine is operating.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma AOKI, Koji HOKOI, Yusuke FURUHASHI
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Patent number: 11015542Abstract: A plug-in hybrid vehicle of the present disclosure includes an internal combustion engine, a particulate filter configured to collect particulate matter in exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine, an electric motor that outputs a driving force and a regenerative braking force to a wheel, a power storage device that exchanges electric power with the electric motor and is chargeable with electric power from an external power supply, and a controller programmed to decrease a target SOC for charging the power storage device with the electric power from the external power supply when a deposition amount of the particulate matter in the particulate filter is more than a predetermined value, compared to when the deposition amount of the particulate matter in the particulate filter is equal to or less than the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma Aoki, Koji Hokoi, Yu Nakao, Kohichiroh Yonemura, Yusuke Furuhashi
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Patent number: 11007997Abstract: A control system for preventing engine stall due to slippage of a wheel during propulsion in a fixed mode in which an engine and the wheel are rotated at a fixed ratio. When a wheel slips in a first mode in which an engine and the wheel are rotated at a predetermined ratio, an operating mode is shifted to a second mode in which a torque transmission between the engine and the wheel is interrupted and the vehicle is propelled by torque of driving machine connected to the wheel, or to a third mode in which the vehicle is propelled by delivering torque of the engine to the wheel while establishing a reaction torque by a predetermined rotary member.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukari Okamura, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Tatsuya Imamura, Kazuma Aoki
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Patent number: 11001251Abstract: During a hybrid drive, a hybrid vehicle sets an engine required power based on a driving required power and controls an engine to output the engine required power, while controlling a motor to drive the hybrid vehicle with the driving required power. When a catalyst temperature of an exhaust emission control device is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature that requires warming up, in the state that an output upper limit power which a power storage device is allowed to output is equal to or larger than a predetermined power, the hybrid vehicle sets a power calculated by subtracting the output upper limit power from the driving required power, to the engine required power. In the state that the output upper limit power is smaller than the predetermined power, the hybrid vehicle sets the driving required power to the engine required power.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideki Kamatani, Kazuma Aoki, Koji Hokoi
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Patent number: 10955050Abstract: A drive control device for a vehicle is configured: to determine whether or not a sound pressure level inside a vehicle cabin becomes a predetermined value or less, under a state where it is predicted that a meshing-type engagement mechanism is changed from a disengaged state to an engaged state; and to prohibit the meshing-type engagement mechanism from entering the disengaged state, when it is determined that the sound pressure level becomes the predetermined value or less. In the disengaged state, transmission of a power output from a driving force source to driving wheels as drive energy is interrupted.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsuya Imamura, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Kazuma Aoki, Yukari Okamura
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Patent number: 10946853Abstract: A control system for hybrid vehicles to prevent a reduction in a brake force when an electrical input to a battery is restricted. A controller is configured to execute a regeneration control to deliver a regenerative torque resulting from operating second motor as a generator to the drive wheels, and an engine brake control to deliver a brake torque resulting from a power loss of an engine to the output member. The controller is further configured to select an HV-Lo mode when an input power allowed to accumulate in the battery is smaller than a threshold power.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma Aoki, Tatsuya Imamura, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Yukari Okamura
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Patent number: 10850600Abstract: A drive force control system for hybrid vehicles to prevent a reduction in drive force during reverse propulsion while operating an engine. An operating mode of a transmission mechanism can be selected from a first mode in which the output torque of the engine is delivered to the output member at a first predetermined ratio and a second mode in which the output torque of the engine is delivered to the output member at a second predetermined ratio that is smaller than the first predetermined ratio. A controller is configured to restrict selection of the first mode when the engine generates a power greater than a predetermined power during propulsion of the hybrid vehicle in the reverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukari Okamura, Tatsuya Imamura, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Kazuma Aoki
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Patent number: 10759410Abstract: A control system for hybrid vehicles to prevent a reduction in a drive force when an output power of a battery is restricted. A first motor translates an output power of the engine partially into an electric power. A transmission mechanism distributes an output torque of the engine to the first rotary machine side and an output member side. A second motor is operated by one of the electric power translated by the first rotary machine and an electric power accumulated in the battery to generate a power. An operating mode can be selected from a first mode in which the output torque of the engine is delivered to the output member side at a first ratio, and a second mode in which the output torque of the engine is delivered to the output member side at a second ratio. The second ratio is smaller than the first ratio. A controller is configured to restrict selection of the first mode when an available output power of the battery to be supplied to the second rotary machine is smaller than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma Aoki, Tatsuya Imamura, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Kentaro Kanzaki, Yukari Okamura
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Patent number: 10737682Abstract: A drive force control system for hybrid vehicles configured to reduce a change in a drive force simultaneous execution of a starting operation of an engine and a shifting operation of a transmission. The drive force control is applied to a hybrid vehicle comprising: an engine connected to front wheels; a first motor connected to rear wheels; and a transmission that changes a speed ratio between the first motor and the rear wheels. A controller restricts execution of any one of an engine staring operation and a shifting operation of the transmission during execution of other one of the engine staring operation and shifting operation of the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya Imamura, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Kazuma Aoki, Yukari Okamura
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Publication number: 20200158039Abstract: A plug-in hybrid vehicle of the present disclosure includes an internal combustion engine, a particulate filter configured to collect particulate matter in exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine, an electric motor that outputs a driving force and a regenerative braking force to a wheel, a power storage device that exchanges electric power with the electric motor and is chargeable with electric power from an external power supply, and a controller programmed to decrease a target SOC for charging the power storage device with the electric power from the external power supply when a deposition amount of the particulate matter in the particulate filter is more than a predetermined value, compared to when the deposition amount of the particulate matter in the particulate filter is equal to or less than the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma AOKI, Koji Hokoi, Yu Nakao, Kohichiroh Yonemura, Yusuke Furuhashi
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Patent number: 10654353Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission mechanism, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit performs first switching control when there is a request for switching from a low mode to a high mode. The first switching control is to release a first engagement mechanism, and switch a second engagement mechanism to an engaged state when a difference between input and output rotational speeds of the second engagement mechanism becomes equal to or smaller than a permissible value.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma Aoki, Tatsuya Imamura, Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Yukari Okamura, Yuji Iwase