Patents by Inventor Keiji SHIOTA

Keiji SHIOTA 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).

  • Hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 10124756
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a generator to be driven by an internal combustion engine to generate an electric power. The internal combustion engine is to drive vehicle wheels via a hydraulic clutch. The electric power is to be supplied to an electric motor to drive the vehicle wheels. An oil pump is to be driven by the internal combustion engine to supply oil to the electric motor and the generator and to the hydraulic clutch. A valve is to decrease a first amount of the oil to be supplied to the electric motor and the generator and to increase a second amount of the oil to be supplied to the hydraulic clutch when the hydraulic clutch is in an engaged state. The valve is to increase the first amount of the oil and to decrease the second amount of the oil when the hydraulic clutch is in a disengaged state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Nakajima, Masafumi Amano, Keiji Shiota
  • HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170210315
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a generator to be driven by an internal combustion engine to generate an electric power. The internal combustion engine is to drive vehicle wheels via a hydraulic clutch. The electric power is to be supplied to an electric motor to drive the vehicle wheels. An oil pump is to be driven by the internal combustion engine to supply oil to the electric motor and the generator and to the hydraulic clutch. A valve is to decrease a first amount of the oil to be supplied to the electric motor and the generator and to increase a second amount of the oil to be supplied to the hydraulic clutch when the hydraulic clutch is in an engaged state. The valve is to increase the first amount of the oil and to decrease the second amount of the oil when the hydraulic clutch is in a disengaged state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAJIMA, Masafumi AMANO, Keiji SHIOTA