Patents by Inventor Koudai SAKAZAKI

Koudai SAKAZAKI 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: 11339835
    Abstract: A drive force transfer device includes a multi-plate clutch that transfers a drive force using a friction force generated between a plurality of clutch plates; a housing that houses the multi-plate clutch; a piston that presses the multi-plate clutch using a hydraulic pressure of operating oil supplied to a hydraulic chamber provided in the housing; a hydraulic unit configured to supply the operating oil to the hydraulic chamber; and a control device configured to control the hydraulic unit, the control device being configured to correct a control amount for the hydraulic unit based on a result of a temperature estimation based on operation of the hydraulic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koudai Sakazaki
  • Patent number: 11181153
    Abstract: A clutch device includes a case, a clutch housing, a multi-disc clutch, and a rolling bearing. The clutch housing is housed in the case. The clutch housing includes a cylindrical portion including a housing space defined in the cylindrical portion, and a wall extending radially inward from an end of the cylindrical portion. The multi-disc clutch is housed in the housing space and includes a plurality of clutch plates. The rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer rings. The inner ring of the rolling bearing is attached to an inner ring attachment portion of the case. The outer ring of the rolling bearing is attached to an outer ring attachment portion of the wall of the clutch housing. The rolling bearing supports the clutch housing such that the clutch housing is rotatable relative to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koudai Sakazaki, Noriyuki Fujii
  • Publication number: 20210108685
    Abstract: A drive force transfer device includes a multi-plate clutch that transfers a drive force using a friction force generated between a plurality of clutch plates; a housing that houses the multi-plate clutch; a piston that presses the multi-plate clutch using a hydraulic pressure of operating oil supplied to a hydraulic chamber provided in the housing; a hydraulic unit configured to supply the operating oil to the hydraulic chamber; and a control device configured to control the hydraulic unit, the control device being configured to correct a control amount for the hydraulic unit based on a result of a temperature estimation based on operation of the hydraulic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koudai SAKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200182293
    Abstract: A clutch device includes a case, a clutch housing, a multi-disc clutch, and a rolling bearing. The clutch housing is housed in the case. The clutch housing includes a cylindrical portion including a housing space defined in the cylindrical portion, and a wall extending radially inward from an end of the cylindrical portion. The multi-disc clutch is housed in the housing space and includes a plurality of clutch plates. The rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer rings. The inner ring of the rolling bearing is attached to an inner ring attachment portion of the case. The outer ring of the rolling bearing is attached to an outer ring attachment portion of the wall of the clutch housing. The rolling bearing supports the clutch housing such that the clutch housing is rotatable relative to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koudai SAKAZAKI, Noriyuki FUJII