Patents by Inventor Keita Okudaira

Keita Okudaira 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: 10023182
    Abstract: A transmission control device is provided for a hybrid vehicle that ensures gear shift responsiveness corresponding to a driver's request while achieving excellent gear shifting quality when shifting gears under normal conditions. The transmission control device includes a transmission controller that carries out a shift control for switching between gear shift patterns that are established by the multistage gear transmission by a movement of the engagement clutches based on a gear shift request. The transmission controller selects from among a plurality of gear shift patterns that can be established gear shift patterns in which one engagement clutch is present in a power transmission path leading from the power sources to a drive wheel, and designates the selected gear shift patterns as a normal-use gear shift pattern group, which is used for shift control under normal conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Koga, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Ryohey Toyota, Keita Okudaira
  • Publication number: 20180186362
    Abstract: A transmission control device is provided for a hybrid vehicle that ensures gear shift responsiveness corresponding to a driver's request while achieving excellent gear shifting quality when shifting gears under normal conditions. The transmission control device includes a transmission controller that carries out a shift control for switching between gear shift patterns that are established by the multistage gear transmission by a movement of the engagement clutches based on a gear shift request. The transmission controller selects from among a plurality of gear shift patterns that can be established gear shift patterns in which one engagement clutch is present in a power transmission path leading from the power sources to a drive wheel, and designates the selected gear shift patterns as a normal-use gear shift pattern group, which is used for shift control under normal conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Masato KOGA, Atsushi TSUKIZAKI, Ryohey TOYOTA, Keita OKUDAIRA
  • Patent number: 8903615
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (4) comprises an endless torque transmission member (13) looped around a pair of pulleys (11, 12). At least one of the pulleys changes a winding radius of the endless torque transmission member (13) in accordance with an applied pulley thrust. A controller (22) estimates a stretch amount of the endless torque transmission member (13) based on an operating state of the continuously variable transmission (4), sets a slip limit thrust based on the stretch amount, and controls the pulley thrusts based on the slip limit thrust. In this manner, appropriate pulley thrust control in accordance with whether or not the endless torque transmission member (13) stretches is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Okudaira, Masato Koga
  • Publication number: 20130317713
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (4) comprises an endless torque transmission member (13) looped around a pair of pulleys (11, 12). At least one of the pulleys changes a winding radius of the endless torque transmission member (13) in accordance with an applied pulley thrust. A controller (22) estimates a stretch amount of the endless torque transmission member (13) based on an operating state of the continuously variable transmission (4), sets a slip limit thrust based on the stretch amount, and controls the pulley thrusts based on the slip limit thrust. In this manner, appropriate pulley thrust control in accordance with whether or not the endless torque transmission member (13) stretches is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Keita Okudaira, Masato Hoga
  • Publication number: 20130289841
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (4) shifts between a pair of pulleys (11, 12) via an endless torque transmission member (13) mounted on the pair of pulleys (11, 12). A controller (22) executes a feedback-control so that a real speed ratio between the pair of pulleys (11, 12) follows a target speed ratio (S6, S46). The controller (22) determines whether or not a elongation-affected shift condition, under which it is impossible for the real speed ratio to reach the target speed ratio depending on whether or not the endless torque transmission member (13) is elongated, holds (S2, S3, S12, S13), and limits a speed ratio feedback control when the elongation-affected shift condition holds (S4, S24, S34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Keita Okudaira, Masato Koga
  • Patent number: 8414453
    Abstract: An inertia torque input into the continuously variable speed change mechanism from the subtransmission mechanism is estimated during the shift in the subtransmission mechanism. During the shift in the subtransmission mechanism, a required oil pressure, which is an oil pressure required to maintain a contact frictional force between the respective pulleys and the wrapped member, is calculated on the basis of an input torque into the continuously variable speed change mechanism and the inertia torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Ryousuke Nonomura, Takashi Eguchi, Tomohiro Utagawa, Keita Okudaira
  • Publication number: 20110053718
    Abstract: An inertia torque input into the continuously variable speed change mechanism from the subtransmission mechanism is estimated during the shift in the subtransmission mechanism. During the shift in the subtransmission mechanism, a required oil pressure, which is an oil pressure required to maintain a contact frictional force between the respective pulleys and the wrapped member, is calculated on the basis of an input torque into the continuously variable speed change mechanism and the inertia torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Ryousuke NONOMURA, Takashi Eguchi, Tomohiro Utagawa, Keita Okudaira