Patents by Inventor Ken TSUKUI

Ken TSUKUI 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: 12663002
    Abstract: An electric pump system includes: a pump configured such that a discharge flow rate is controlled in accordance with an opening degree of a solenoid valve, the operation of the solenoid valve being controlled by energization; an electric motor configured to drive the pump; and a control device configured to control the operations of the solenoid valve of the pump and the electric motor based on the command signal indicating the required discharge flow rate or the required discharge pressure of the pump. The control device is configured to adjust the operations of the solenoid valve and the electric motor when the determination condition, which is for determination of whether a predetermined vibration is generated in the electric pump system or the CVT, is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hironaka, Ken Tsukui, Kazunari Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20250215872
    Abstract: An electric pump system includes: a pump configured such that a discharge flow rate is controlled in accordance with an opening degree of a solenoid valve, the operation of the solenoid valve being controlled by energization; an electric motor configured to drive the pump; and a control device configured to control the operations of the solenoid valve of the pump and the electric motor based on the command signal indicating the required discharge flow rate or the required discharge pressure of the pump. The control device is configured to adjust the operations of the solenoid valve and the electric motor when the determination condition, which is for determination of whether a predetermined vibration is generated in the electric pump system or the CVT, is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi HIRONAKA, Ken TSUKUI, Kazunari SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 12038001
    Abstract: A working-fluid supply system includes: a first pump and a second pump driven by an engine; a first switching valve capable of switching a supply target of the second pump to either one of the discharge side and the suction side of the first pump; a first switching control unit configured to perform a switching control of the first switching valve; and a first pressure control unit configured to perform a control such that pressure on the suction side of the first pump becomes a predetermined first pressure when the first switching valve is switched such that the supply target of the second pump becomes the suction side of the first pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hironaka, Midori Nagashima, Ken Tsukui, Kazuya Murota
  • Patent number: 11820305
    Abstract: A working fluid supply system is provided with: a first oil pump and a second oil pump driven by an engine; a switching valve configured to cause a discharge passage of the second oil pump to communicate with at least one of a supply passage and a first drain passage; and a controller configured to switch the switching valve. The controller is configured to switch the switching valve by spending a switching time that is set in accordance with a degree of pressure variation predicted to be caused in the supply passage when the switching valve is switched instantaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hironaka, Midori Nagashima, Ken Tsukui, Kazuya Murota
  • Publication number: 20230011239
    Abstract: A working fluid supply system is provided with: a first oil pump and a second oil pump driven by an engine; a switching valve configured to cause a discharge passage of the second oil pump to communicate with at least one of a supply passage and a first drain passage; and a controller configured to switch the switching valve. The controller is configured to switch the switching valve by spending a switching time that is set in accordance with a degree of pressure variation predicted to be caused in the supply passage when the switching valve is switched instantaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi HIRONAKA, Midori NAGASHIMA, Ken TSUKUI, Kazuya MUROTA
  • Publication number: 20220389944
    Abstract: A working-fluid supply system includes: a first pump and a second pump driven by an engine; a first switching valve capable of switching a supply target of the second pump to either one of the discharge side and the suction side of the first pump; a first switching control unit configured to perform a switching control of the first switching valve; and a first pressure control unit configured to perform a control such that pressure on the suction side of the first pump becomes a predetermined first pressure when the first switching valve is switched such that the supply target of the second pump becomes the suction side of the first pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi HIRONAKA, Midori NAGASHIMA, Ken TSUKUI, Kazuya MUROTA