Patents by Inventor Masaharu MOCHIZUKI

Masaharu MOCHIZUKI 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: 11766927
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a low voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the low voltage battery supplying an electric power to an electric component mounted to a vehicle; a high voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the high voltage battery having an output voltage higher than an output voltage of the low voltage battery; a first rotating electrical machine that operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery, the first rotating electrical machine generating a torque for driving the vehicle; and a second rotating electrical machine for starting the engine. The second rotating electrical machine operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Nishihiro, Masahiko Tahara, Masaharu Mochizuki, Takurou Hirano
  • Publication number: 20220242246
    Abstract: The power supply device includes a low voltage battery, a high voltage battery, a starter generator, a DC-DC converter, a changeover switch, and a controller. When an abnormality or a failure has occurred in the DC-DC converter, the controller controls the changeover switch to connect the starter generator to the other battery without via the DC-DC converter and controls the output of the starter generator corresponding to the connected other battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa NISHIHIRO, Masahiko TAHARA, Masaharu MOCHIZUKI, Takurou HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20220234436
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a low voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the low voltage battery supplying an electric power to an electric component mounted to a vehicle; a high voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the high voltage battery having an output voltage higher than an output voltage of the low voltage battery; a first rotating electrical machine that operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery, the first rotating electrical machine generating a torque for driving the vehicle; and a second rotating electrical machine for starting the engine. The second rotating electrical machine operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa NISHIHIRO, Masahiko TAHARA, Masaharu MOCHIZUKI, Takurou HIRANO
  • Patent number: 11390268
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle having: an engine; a torque converter having a lock-up clutch; an engagement element disposed downstream of the torque converter; a drive shaft disposed downstream of the engagement element; and an electric motor disposed downstream of the engagement element, and connected to the drive shaft includes a control portion adapted to: in a case where an electric travel mode in which the lock-up clutch and the engagement element are disengaged is switched to an engine travel mode in which the lock-up clutch is disengaged and the engagement element is engaged, decrease driving torque of the electric motor after engagement of the engagement element; and gradually decrease the driving torque of the electric motor while gradually increasing driving torque of the engine after the driving torque of the electric motor is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaharu Mochizuki, Yoshimasa Nishihiro, Takashi Enomoto
  • Patent number: 11235753
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle includes a drive shaft, an engagement element, an engine coupled via the engagement element, an electric motor coupled without via the engagement element, and a control unit that instructs a reengagement of the engagement element when an accelerator pedal opening increases to equal to or more than a predetermined degree of opening during switching of driving sources in which an engagement capacity of the engagement element is decreased while a torque of the electric motor is increased, and increases the torque of the electric motor to more than the torque of the electric motor before the accelerator pedal opening increases to equal to or more than the predetermined degree of opening until the engagement capacity of the engagement element starts increasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Nishihiro, Masaharu Mochizuki, Takashi Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20200361445
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle having: an engine; a torque converter having a lock-up clutch; an engagement element disposed downstream of the torque converter; a drive shaft disposed downstream of the engagement element; and an electric motor disposed downstream of the engagement element, and connected to the drive shaft includes a control portion adapted to: in a case where an electric travel mode in which the lock-up clutch and the engagement element are disengaged is switched to an engine travel mode in which the lock-up clutch is disengaged and the engagement element is engaged, decrease driving torque of the electric motor after engagement of the engagement element; and gradually decrease the driving torque of the electric motor while gradually increasing driving torque of the engine after the driving torque of the electric motor is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaharu MOCHIZUKI, Yoshimasa NISHIHIRO, Takashi ENOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200254994
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle includes a drive shaft, an engagement element, an engine coupled via the engagement element, an electric motor coupled without via the engagement element, and a control unit that instructs a reengagement of the engagement element when an accelerator pedal opening increases to equal to or more than a predetermined degree of opening during switching of driving sources in which an engagement capacity of the engagement element is decreased while a torque of the electric motor is increased, and increases the torque of the electric motor to more than the torque of the electric motor before the accelerator pedal opening increases to equal to or more than the predetermined degree of opening until the engagement capacity of the engagement element starts increasing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa NISHIHIRO, Masaharu MOCHIZUKI, Takashi ENOMOTO