Patents by Inventor Kimio Nishino

Kimio Nishino 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).

  • Publication number: 20090179627
    Abstract: In an on-vehicle electric power source system, a power source control device is configured to supply an electric power from an electric power supply source to an actuator by means of a dual-circuit power supply line. The dual-circuit power supply line includes a bypass line and a charge-up line arranged in parallel with the bypass line. A first shut-off circuit is disposed in the bypass line. A booster circuit, an electricity storage device, and a second shut-off circuit are disposed in the charge-up line. The storage device is provided for storing an electric power boosted up by the booster circuit. Also provided is a control unit, which is configured to perform switching between an electric power supply through the bypass line and an electric power supply through the charge-up line by a changeover of a shutoff-circuit established/blocked state between the first and second shut-off circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Toshiyuki INNAMI, Kimio Nishino, Kenichiro Matsubara, Toshiharu Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20090045672
    Abstract: A brake control system includes a master cylinder to produce a master cylinder pressure, a brake booster to assist the master cylinder, a first control unit to control the booster, a hydraulic modulator to supply a wheel cylinder pressure to a wheel cylinder, and a second control unit to control the hydraulic modulator. The hydraulic modulator includes a pressure source, such as a pump, to increase the wheel cylinder pressure. The first and second control units are connected together by a communication line. The brake control system may further include a boost condition transmitting section to transmit, through the communicating line, a condition of a boost system formed by the brake booster and the first control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Kimio NISHINO, Toshiyuki Innami, Kenichiro Matsubara, Toshiharu Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20090039702
    Abstract: A brake control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a master cylinder for raising a wheel cylinder pressure according to operation of a brake pedal; a booster for raising the wheel cylinder pressure by operating the master cylinder independently of operation of the brake pedal; a pressure regulator provided with a hydraulic pump for raising the wheel cylinder pressure independently of operation of the master cylinder; and a control section including: a first controller for controlling the booster; and a second controller for controlling the pressure regulator. The control section detects that at least one of the booster and the first controller is in a state of malfunction; selects one of backup modes according to the state of malfunction, wherein the backup modes restrict operation of at least one of the booster and the pressure regulator in different manners; and controls the wheel cylinder pressure in the selected backup mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Kimio NISHINO, Toshiyuki Innami, Kenichiro Matsubara, Toshiharu Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20090026835
    Abstract: The first control is to displace the primary piston by the amount obtained by multiplying the input rod displacement quantity by a proportional gain. The second control is to propel the primary piston by a prescribed offset thereby executing the first control. The third control is to displace the primary piston by the amount obtained by multiplying the input rod displacement quantity by a proportional gain specifically at a pressure decrease request. The brake force control device properly selects a control method from the first to third control methods to control the primary piston based on the automatic braking release conditions and a driver's brake request when a driver executes a brake operation during the automatic braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro MATSUBARA, Toshiyuki Innami, Atsushi Yokoyama, Satoru Kuragaki, Kimio Nishino, Toshiharu Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20080106142
    Abstract: In a brake control device using a plurality of low-noise and low-vibration pumps, if one pump fails, when the other pump compensates the function of the failed pump to reduce the influence of the failure, there is fear that a driver is not aware of the failure in the brake control device or neglects and leaves the failure unrepaired even if the driver becomes aware of the failure. The invention effectively causes the driver to be aware of the occurrence of a failure in the brake device while continuously ensuring brake force. If a failure is detected, hydraulic pressure actuators are controlled so that the pulse of hydraulic pressure in wheel cylinders becomes larger than that before the failure is detected. Alternatively, two pumps different in pulse characteristic of discharge hydraulic pressure from each other are connected in parallel to the wheel cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimio Nishino, Toshiyuki Innami, Toshiya Ohsawa, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Katsuya Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20080054718
    Abstract: Even in the case that at least one braking force generating function fails, it is possible to secure a maximum braking force as well as suppressing a yaw moment generated on the basis of the failure as much as possible even at a time when whatever braking force is requested, A target braking force to a normal brake apparatus is calculated on the basis of a result of detection by a malfunction detecting portion, in such a manner that a total of braking forces generated in the brake apparatuses in respective wheels becomes as equal as possible to a requested braking force, at a time when a malfunction is generated in the brake apparatus or a braking force control portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimio Nishino, Toshiharu Sugawara, Kenichiro Matsubara, Toshiyuki Innami, Hitoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20080048491
    Abstract: A brake control system includes a plurality of fluid channels communicating from a hydraulic pressure source to a reservoir for controlling brake hydraulic pressures supplied to respective brake calipers by a plurality of hydraulic pressure control valves arranged in the respective fluid channels, wherein valve drive circuits for controlling the hydraulic pressure control valves are provided, two power relays for supplying power are connected to the plurality of valve drive circuits and when all hydraulic pressure control valves arranged in one fluid channel are normally open valves which communicate the hydraulic pressure source to the reservoir when nonenergized, different power relays are used for at least two valve drive circuits in the valve drive circuit corresponding to all the hydraulic pressure control valves to thereby prevent a malfunction of one power relay from causing all brake hydraulic pressures to fall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro MATSUBARA, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Innami, Kimio Nishino, Toshiharu Sugawara, Akihiro Sato, Katsuhiko Wakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20070222284
    Abstract: At least one of first and second actuator driving devices is supplied with electric power securely. When failure occurs in any one of main power line, auxiliary power line, first and second power supply lines and first and second relays, the first to third relays are controlled to be opened and closed so that failure part is separated or failure part is isolated from part where failure does not occur or supply of electric power to failure part is cut off or electric power is supplied to part to which electric power cannot be supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Matsubara, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Innami, Kimio Nishino, Toshiharu Sugawara
  • Patent number: 7206685
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control apparatus which makes it possible to share information by a plurality of devices and which can improve controllability. An OS switching means (OS-CH) switches a plurality of operating system (OS1, OS2). A shared object (CO) has a memory resource which can be referred to from the plurality of operating systems. The shared object (CO) shares at least road information, and the road information registered by the application of one of the operating systems can be referred to from the application of the other operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Kuragaki, Jiro Takezaki, Kimio Nishino, Toshimichi Minowa, Tokuji Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Endo
  • Publication number: 20060149453
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control apparatus which makes it possible to share information by a plurality of devices and which can improve controllability. An OS switching means (OS-CH) switches a plurality of operating system (OS1, OS2). A shared object (CO) has a memory resource which can be referred to from the plurality of operating systems. The shared object (CO) shares at least road information, and the road information registered by the application of one of the operating systems can be referred to from the application of the other operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Kuragaki, Jiro Takezaki, Kimio Nishino, Toshimichi Minowa, Tokuji Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Endo
  • Patent number: 7072749
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control apparatus which makes it possible to share information by a plurality of devices and which can improve controllability. An OS switching means (OS-CH) switches a plurality of operating system (OS1, OS2). A shared object (CO) has a memory resource which can be referred to from the plurality of operating systems. The shared object (CO) shares at least road information, and the road information registered by the application of one of the operating systems can be referred to from the application of the other operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Kuragaki, Jiro Takezaki, Kimio Nishino, Toshimichi Minowa, Tokuji Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Endo
  • Publication number: 20060028060
    Abstract: When the theft occurs, all wheels of an automobile or one wheel or more is mechanically locked to prevent the self-running theft or the tow-theft. There are used a theft detection unit which detects the theft based on the detection of the states of the various doors opening, the vibration of the vehicle body, the unlocking by using something except the regular key, the engine starting in the unlocked state, a braking force control means which locks all wheels or one wheel or more based on a signal from the theft detection means, and a braking force generation means which mechanically holds braking force while locking. When the theft occurs, all wheels or one wheel or more are locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kuramochi, Toshio Manaka, Kimio Nishino
  • Publication number: 20060022518
    Abstract: A brake control apparatus for controlling braking applied to wheels of a motor driven vehicle to decelerate the vehicle, comprises, a braking force generator for generating a braking force applicable to the wheels, a failure detector for detecting a failure of generating the braking force on at least one of the wheels, and a controller for changing an actually obtainable degree on the vehicle in accordance with the detected failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Manaka, Seiji Asano, Kimio Nishino
  • Publication number: 20040019411
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control apparatus which makes it possible to share information by a plurality of devices and which can improve controllability. An OS switching means (OS-CH) switches a plurality of operating system (OS1, OS2). A shared object (CO) has a memory resource which can be referred to from the plurality of operating systems. The shared object (CO) shares at least road information, and the road information registered by the application of one of the operating systems can be referred to from the application of the other operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Kuragaki, Jiro Takezaki, Kimio Nishino, Toshimichi Minowa, Tokuji Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Endo
  • Patent number: 6505107
    Abstract: A vehicle travel control apparatus includes a radar sensor, a vehicle speed controller, a hydraulic pump, a proportional solenoid valve and a brake controller. When the vehicle speed controller judges a braking situation based on information from the radar sensor, the brake controller actuates the hydraulic pump and the proportional solenoid valve based on a command from the vehicle speed controller, and controls a braking torque of wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Kuragaki, Jiro Takezaki, Kimio Nishino, Toshimichi Minowa, Tokuji Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Endo
  • Publication number: 20020099484
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control apparatus which makes it possible to share information by a plurality of devices and which can improve controllability. An OS switching means (OS-CH) switches a plurality of operating system (OS1, OS2). A shared object (CO) has a memory resource which can be referred to from the plurality of operating systems. The shared object (CO) shares at least road information, and the road information registered by the application of one of the operating systems can be referred to from the application of the other operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Kuragaki, Jiro Takezaki, Kimio Nishino, Toshimichi Minowa, Tokuji Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Endo
  • Patent number: 6381524
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control apparatus which makes it possible to share information by a plurality of devices and which can improve controllability. An OS switching means (OS-CH) switches a plurality of operating system (OS1, OS2). A shared object (CO) has a memory resource which can be referred to from the plurality of operating systems. The shared object (CO) shares at least road information, and the road information registered by the application of one of the operating systems can be referred to from the application of the other operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Kuragaki, Jiro Takezaki, Kimio Nishino, Toshimichi Minowa, Tokuji Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Endo