Patents by Inventor Kouhei Wakida

Kouhei Wakida 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: 7445572
    Abstract: In hydraulic pressure control apparatus and method for a continuously variable transmission, a line pressure of the continuously variable transmission is developed with a working oil supplied from an oil pump as an original pressure, and a command pressure is set to develop a line pressure target value of the target value in such a manner that the command pressure is maintained at a predetermined small value for a constant time and, thereafter, the value of the command pressure is raised up to the target value when a shift range of the continuously variable transmission is switched from a neutral range to a running range, the command pressure being raised at a rate lower than a step input to suppress an overshoot developed in the actual line pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kodama, Midori Yamaguchi, Hisao Nobu, Kouhei Wakida
  • Patent number: 7306538
    Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission with a line pressure regulator valve operative to regulate an oil pressure produced by an oil pump and set a line pressure, the hydraulic control apparatus including a control unit outputting a first command for controlling the line pressure regulator valve to set the line pressure to a minimum value immediately after engine start, and a second command for controlling the line pressure regulator valve to set the line pressure to a target value in accordance with increase in engine speed. The control unit is programmed to set the target value of the line pressure to a value smaller than a maximum value of the line pressure and/or reduce a target speed of engine speed, upon start of the engine in a low temperature condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kodama, Midori Yamaguchi, Hisao Nobu, Kouhei Wakida
  • Publication number: 20060079356
    Abstract: In hydraulic pressure control apparatus and method for a continuously variable transmission, a line pressure of the continuously variable transmission is developed with a working oil supplied from an oil pump as an original pressure, and a command pressure is set to develop a line pressure target value of the target value in such a manner that the command pressure is maintained at a predetermined small value for a constant time and, thereafter, the value of the command pressure is raised up to the target value when a shift range of the continuously variable transmission is switched from a neutral range to a running range, the command pressure being raised at a rate lower than a step input to suppress an overshoot developed in the actual line pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kodama, Midori Yamaguchi, Hisao Nobu, Kouhei Wakida
  • Publication number: 20060070475
    Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission with a line pressure regulator valve operative to regulate an oil pressure produced by an oil pump and set a line pressure, the hydraulic control apparatus including a control unit outputting a first command for controlling the line pressure regulator valve to set the line pressure to a minimum value immediately after engine start, and a second command for controlling the line pressure regulator valve to set the line pressure to a target value in accordance with increase in engine speed. The control unit is programmed to set the target value of the line pressure to a value smaller than a maximum value of the line pressure and/or reduce a target speed of engine speed, upon start of the engine in a low temperature condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kodama, Midori Yamaguchi, Hisao Nobu, Kouhei Wakida