Patents by Inventor Kotaro SHIINO

Kotaro SHIINO 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: 11939013
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a steering control device capable of reducing a steering amount while securing operability of a driver according to a traveling condition. A steering control device 61 forming a steer-by-wire system, which has no physical connection between a steering shaft by a driver and an actual steered angle of a vehicle wheel, the steering control device including an actual steered angle calculation unit 74 that determines the actual steered angle based on a steering angle and a steering torque generated on the steering shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd
    Inventors: Shinya Kasai, Kotaro Shiino, Junya Takahashi, Masaru Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 11611292
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a power conversion device including a plurality of inverter circuits connected in parallel to a load, the power conversion device being capable of performing control with a smaller number of microcomputers, having high reliability, and being advantageous for miniaturization and cost reduction. Provided are: a plurality of inverter circuits connected in parallel to a load; a microcomputer which controls the plurality of inverter circuits; a plurality of signal selection units which select a drive signal of each of the plurality of inverter circuits; and a first transmission path and a second transmission path which are connected in parallel between the microcomputer and the plurality of signal selection units and transmit the drive signal of each of the plurality of inverter circuits from the microcomputer to each of the plurality of signal selection units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigehisa Aoyagi, Toshiyuki Ajima, Kotaro Shiino
  • Publication number: 20220128135
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a ball screw having a structure in which a screw shaft and a nut satisfy required performance and having improved durability, a method for manufacturing the ball screw, a power steering device, and a method for manufacturing the power steering device. A ball screw according to the present invention includes: a nut made of a steel substrate having an inner peripheral surface on which a female screw is formed; a screw shaft that is combined with the nut and is made of a steel substrate having an outer peripheral surface on which a male screw facing the female screw is formed; and a plurality of balls arranged between the female screw and the male screw. A surface of the nut in contact with the ball and a surface of the screw shaft in contact with the ball each have carburized layers. A carbon concentration in the carburized layer of the nut is higher than a carbon concentration in the carburized layer of the screw shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Matahiro KOMURO, Hisamitsu HATOU, Kotaro SHIINO, Koji NUMAKURA, Shintaro TSUJIMI
  • Publication number: 20220097758
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a steering control device capable of reducing a steering amount while securing operability of a driver according to a traveling condition. A steering control device 61 forming a steer-by-wire system, which has no physical connection between a steering shaft by a driver and an actual steered angle of a vehicle wheel, the steering control device including an actual steered angle calculation unit 74 that determines the actual steered angle based on a steering angle and a steering torque generated on the steering shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya KASAI, Kotaro SHIINO, Junya TAKAHASHI, Masaru YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220029572
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a power conversion device including a plurality of inverter circuits connected in parallel to a load, the power conversion device being capable of performing control with a smaller number of microcomputers, having high reliability, and being advantageous for miniaturization and cost reduction. Provided are: a plurality of inverter circuits connected in parallel to a load; a microcomputer which controls the plurality of inverter circuits; a plurality of signal selection units which select a drive signal of each of the plurality of inverter circuits; and a first transmission path and a second transmission path which are connected in parallel between the microcomputer and the plurality of signal selection units and transmit the drive signal of each of the plurality of inverter circuits from the microcomputer to each of the plurality of signal selection units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehisa AOYAGI, Toshiyuki AJIMA, Kotaro SHIINO