Patents by Inventor Kozo Niimi

Kozo Niimi 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: 8901874
    Abstract: An electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance Rm using a resistance map, and calculates an estimated inducted voltage based on a motor current and a motor voltage. If the estimated induced voltage is determined as being equal to or smaller than a determination value that is set in accordance with the current level, the electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance (estimated motor resistance Rma) and updates the resistance map based on the estimated motor resistance Rma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Niimi, Yuji Kariatsumari
  • Patent number: 8823305
    Abstract: In an electric power steering system, a back electromotive force constant is calculated on the basis of a steering angular velocity and an estimated induced voltage. Then, a rotation angular velocity of a motor is calculated as an estimated rotation angular velocity on the basis of a motor current, a motor voltage, the back electromotive force constant and a motor resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Niimi, Yuji Kariatsumari
  • Patent number: 8816630
    Abstract: An electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance Rm using a resistance map, and calculates an estimated inducted voltage based on a motor current and a motor voltage. If the estimated induced voltage is determined as being equal to or smaller than a determination value that is set in accordance with the current level, the electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance (estimated motor resistance Rma) and updates the resistance map based on the estimated motor resistance Rma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Niimi, Yuji Kariatsumari
  • Publication number: 20120299517
    Abstract: In an electric power steering system, a back electromotive force constant is calculated on the basis of a steering angular velocity and an estimated induced voltage. Then, a rotation angular velocity of a motor is calculated as an estimated rotation angular velocity on the basis of a motor current, a motor voltage, the back electromotive force constant and a motor resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo NIIMI, Yuji KARIATSUMARI
  • Patent number: 8306647
    Abstract: In a flexible manufacturing system, a control apparatus for a transfer device stores in a memory section thereof correlation information for correlating workpieces (ante-machining workpieces) to be attached to pallets with blank materials contained in blank material baskets. When a selected one of the pallets is to be transferred to a pallet loading station, the control apparatus determines blank materials corresponding to the workpieces to be attached to the selected one of the pallets based on the correlation information and then, controls the transfer device to transfer a blank material basket containing the determined blank materials from a basket rack to a basket loading station located adjacent to the pallet loading station in connection with transferring the selected one of the pallets to the pallet loading station. Thus, when the selected one of the pallets is transferred to the pallet loading station, it becomes possible to reduce the time taken for the worker to search for the blank material basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Niimi, Koji Kito, Kazuhiro Tsujimura
  • Publication number: 20120205186
    Abstract: An electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance Rm using a resistance map, and calculates an estimated inducted voltage based on a motor current and a motor voltage. If the estimated induced voltage is determined as being equal to or smaller than a determination value that is set in accordance with the current level, the electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance (estimated motor resistance Rma) and updates the resistance map based on the estimated motor resistance Rma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo NIIMI, Yuji KARIATSUMARI
  • Publication number: 20100106281
    Abstract: In a flexible manufacturing system, a control apparatus for a transfer device stores in a memory section thereof correlation information for correlating workpieces (ante-machining workpieces) to be attached to pallets with blank materials contained in blank material baskets. When a selected one of the pallets is to be transferred to a pallet loading station, the control apparatus determines blank materials corresponding to the workpieces to be attached to the selected one of the pallets based on the correlation information and then, controls the transfer device to transfer a blank material basket containing the determined blank materials from a basket rack to a basket loading station located adjacent to the pallet loading station in connection with transferring the selected one of the pallets to the pallet loading station. Thus, when the selected one of the pallets is transferred to the pallet loading station, it becomes possible to reduce the time taken for the worker to search for the blank material basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo NIIMI, Koji Kito, Kazuhiro Tsujimura