Patents by Inventor Kazunori Handa
Kazunori Handa 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: 20220063594Abstract: A vehicle (10) has mounted therein an engine (2), a first rotating electric machine (3), and a second rotating electric machine (4). The power of the engine (2) and the power of the first rotating electric machine (3) are separately transmitted from different power transmission paths (41, 42) to drive wheels (5). The power of the engine (2) is also transmitted to the second rotating electric machine (4) and utilized to generate electrical power. The vehicle (10) is provided with a connecting/disconnecting mechanism (8) on the power transmission path (42) that transmits the power of the first rotating electric machine (3) to the drive wheels (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hironori ABE, Kazunori HANDA, Daizo OGINO, Hitoshi TAKEUCHI
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Patent number: 10688871Abstract: A regenerative braking control apparatus equipped on an electrically driven vehicle having road wheels and an electric motor for driving the road wheels for running. An operation unit is provided for the driver of the vehicle to select a magnitude of the braking force to be generated by the electric motor during regenerative braking. A determination unit determines, on the basis of conditions of the electrically driven vehicle, whether or not a selected braking force selected through the operation unit is acceptable. A notifier unit is constructed such that, in a case where the selected braking force is determined to be unacceptable by the determination unit, the notifier unit provides a corresponding notification to the driver.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryo Shimizu, Kazunori Handa, Norihiko Ikoma, Yoshinori Tomita
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Patent number: 10513257Abstract: An ignition switch is turned on, and when an abnormality is detected in any of electronic control instruments or sensors, real failure is established, and a fail-safe process is performed. After a lapse of a predetermined period from the establishment of the real failure, fault determination is established, a failure level is sent, and a hybrid fail-safe process is performed. Then, when the abnormality is eliminated, the real failure is not established, and the fail-safe process of an engine is finished. Then, when the ignition switch is turned off and then again turned on, sending of the failure level to a hybrid control unit is stopped, and the hybrid fail-safe process is finished.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiro Omi, Katsunori Ueda, Kazunori Handa, Masayuki Takagaki, Dairoku Ishii
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Publication number: 20180201140Abstract: A regenerative braking control apparatus equipped on an electrically driven vehicle having road wheels and an electric motor for driving the road wheels for running. An operation unit is provided for the driver of the vehicle to select a magnitude of the braking force to be generated by the electric motor during regenerative braking. A determination unit determines, on the basis of conditions of the electrically driven vehicle, whether or not a selected braking force selected through the operation unit is acceptable. A notifier unit is constructed such that, in a case where the selected braking force is determined to be unacceptable by the determination unit, the notifier unit provides a corresponding notification to the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryo SHIMIZU, Kazunori HANDA, Norihiko IKOMA, Yoshinori TOMITA
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Patent number: 9242558Abstract: An electricity supply vehicle is provided with an electricity storage device charged with generated energy of an electric generator driven by an internal combustion engine mounted on the electricity supply vehicle or with regenerated energy of the electricity supply vehicle and is operable to supply electricity to an external equipment located outside of the electricity supply vehicle during stop of the electricity supply vehicle. The electricity supply vehicle includes: a setting unit configured to set expected supply electric energy to be supplied to the external equipment; and a determining unit configured to determine, based on the expected supply electric energy, a target charging amount of the electricity storage device to be charged during running of the electricity supply vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazunori Handa
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Patent number: 8922358Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display plane and a control unit. The display plane configured to display a first display portion that shows a locomotion region in the first locomotion mode in a display region based on the output request and a future locomotion distance of the vehicle and a second display portion that shows a locomotion region in the second locomotion mode next to the first display portion in the display region. The control unit configured to control an image displayed in the display plane. The control unit changes a border between the first display portion and the second display portion based on the future locomotion distance in accordance with an estimation result of displacement of a switching point between the first locomotion mode and the second locomotion mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kazunori Handa
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Publication number: 20140163796Abstract: An ignition switch is turned on, and when an abnormality is detected in any of electronic control instruments or sensors, real failure is established, and a fail-safe process is performed. After a lapse of a predetermined period from the establishment of the real failure, fault determination is established, a failure level is sent, and a hybrid fail-safe process is performed. Then, when the abnormality is eliminated, the real failure is not established, and the fail-safe process of an engine is finished. Then, when the ignition switch is turned off and then again turned on, sending of the failure level to a hybrid control unit is stopped, and the hybrid fail-safe process is finished.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshihiro OMI, Katsunori UEDA, Kazunori HANDA, Masayuki TAKAGAKI, Dairoku ISHII
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Patent number: 8232886Abstract: The invention provides a battery management system which can reliably and easily manage a power unit of an electric vehicle. The power unit includes a plurality of battery modules. The battery management system includes: a power source for a motor, the power source being constituted by a plurality of battery modules having battery cells; battery module status sensors mounted on the battery modules on the one to one basis, detecting voltages and temperatures of the battery modules; and a control unit judging statuses of the battery modules on the basis of data detected by the battery module status sensors. The battery module status sensors are mutually connected in series by a communication line for transmitting numbering data, and each battery module status sensor assigning itself with an ID code on the basis of ID information received from an upstream battery module status sensor, and transmitting the ID information as well as the ID code to a downstream battery module status sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignees: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuyuki Kawai, Toshihide Tanaka, Takayuki Akaboshi, Yasunori Iizuka, Shinichiro Makihara, Kazunori Handa
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Publication number: 20110241859Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display plane and a control unit. The display plane configured to display a first display portion that shows a locomotion region in the first locomotion mode in a display region based on the output request and a future locomotion distance of the vehicle and a second display portion that shows a locomotion region in the second locomotion mode next to the first display portion in the display region. The control unit configured to control an image displayed in the display plane. The control unit changes a border between the first display portion and the second display portion based on the future locomotion distance in accordance with an estimation result of displacement of a switching point between the first locomotion mode and the second locomotion mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventor: Kazunori HANDA
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Publication number: 20100182154Abstract: The invention provides a battery management system which can reliably and easily manage a power unit of an electric vehicle. The power unit includes a plurality of battery modules. The battery management system includes: a power source for a motor, the power source being constituted by a plurality of battery modules having battery cells; battery module status sensors mounted on the battery modules on the one to one basis, detecting voltages and temperatures of the battery modules; and a control unit judging statuses of the battery modules on the basis of data detected by the battery module status sensors. The battery module status sensors are mutually connected in series by a communication line for transmitting numbering data, and each battery module status sensor assigning itself with an ID code on the basis of ID information received from an upstream battery module status sensor, and transmitting the ID information as well as the ID code to a downstream battery module status sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicants: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kaushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuyuki Kawai, Toshihide Tanaka, Takayuki Akaboshi, Yasunori Ilzuka, Shinichiro Makihara, Kazunori Handa
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Publication number: 20060169506Abstract: In a hybrid vehicle, a planetary gear train is arranged between an engine and a generator such that the driving force of the engine can be distributed through the planetary gear train to be transmitted to front wheels and the generator. In-wheel motors are incorporated in the front wheels, respectively, so as to drive the respective front wheels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Kazunori Handa, Koji Tanihata
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Publication number: 20030171097Abstract: An installation system for a cellular terminal separation type satellite communication portable terminal which includes a ground cellular terminal (11) capable of stand-alone communication, and a satellite communication portable terminal (12) that accommodates a ground cellular terminal, is electrically connected with the ground cellular terminal via a specified connector, and can communicate with a satellite under the control of the ground cellular terminal, includes a fixing-unit (25) that is fixed to a location least affected by radio wave transmission troubles and has a separated satellite communication portable terminal installed therein, and with connection units (14, 14b, 24a, 24b, 28) for permitting communications via a satellite by extending the span of the specified connector to electrically connect the separated satellite communication portable terminal with the separated ground cellular terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2003Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventors: Masakazu Soejima, Kazunori Handa, Yoshinori Fujimoto, Hiroya Nakata, Kyoko Yoshida
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Patent number: 6377007Abstract: A motor torque control device of an electric vehicle sets creep torque in accordance with a vehicle speed sensed by a vehicle speed sensor, and sets acceleration torque in accordance with an accelerator control input sensed by an acceleration sensor. Then, the motor torque control device calculates a torque command value by adding the creep torque to the acceleration torque. It is therefore possible to quickly raise the acceleration torque immediately when an accelerator is operated to start the vehicle. It is also possible to prevent a sharp decrease in the torque command value since the torque command value reflects the creep torque even after the start of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahito Ozaki, Kazunori Handa
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Patent number: 6033041Abstract: A regenerative braking control system for an electric vehicle which can be driven by operating an electric motor with electric energy supplied from an electric energy supply source mounted on the vehicle. A control unit (7) is designed so that regenerative braking force of the electric motor (2) is controlled in accordance with an inclination detected by an inclination detecting unit (28). This has made it possible to provide the electric vehicle with improved drivability and running performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1997Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisamitsu Koga, Kazunori Handa, Nobuyuki Kawai, Kenichi Saga, Nobuya Furukawa, Akira Maeda, Tomiji Oowada, Hiroaki Yoshida