Patents by Inventor Masaharu Tagami

Masaharu Tagami 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: 9448137
    Abstract: A test system includes an actual machine including a test piece that is a mechanical element of a vehicle, the actual machine being installed in a first location; a control device that is installed in the first location, and controls the actual machine; a model installed in a second location away from the first location; and a data processor that is installed in the second location, and is connected to the actual machine or the control device via a communication line so that data communication is performed, the data processor acquiring data from the actual machine via the communication line so that an operation test is performed. The data processor calculates a target value for controlling the actual machine based on an output acquired by inputting the acquired data to the model, and the control device controls the actual machine based on the target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Tomoyasu Kada, Ryouhei Hayama, Masaharu Tagami, Aris Maroonian
  • Patent number: 9442044
    Abstract: In a vehicle test system, a displacement degree computing unit computes degrees of six-degree-of-freedom displacements of each of second motion bases, which correspond to external forces of respective six degrees of freedom detected by a corresponding one of six-axis force sensors, on an assumption that each of the second motion bases has a virtual mechanical impedance. A MB second target value generator generates final position and posture target values for each of the second motion bases based on the position and posture target values for each of the second motion bases and the degrees of six-degree-freedom displacements of each of the second motion bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaharu Tagami
  • Patent number: 9442043
    Abstract: A vehicle test apparatus includes: a test article installation vehicle body to which four axles corresponding to four wheels that are a left front wheel, a right front wheel, a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel are attached, and on which a test article is installed; a first motion base that supports the test article installation vehicle body, and that allows the test article installation vehicle body to make motions of six degrees of freedom; and four second motion bases each of which supports a corresponding one of the axles, and each of which allows a corresponding one of the axles to make motions of six degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaharu Tagami, Tomoyasu Kada, Ryouhei Hayama, Takeshi Watanabe, Aris Maroonian
  • Patent number: 9397533
    Abstract: In a reduction-transmission mechanism, an input member is arranged at such a position that a size obtained by adding a fitting clearance formed between a ball bearing and an outer periphery of an eccentric portion, a fitting clearance formed between the ball bearing and an inner periphery of the input member, which defines a center hole, and a radial internal clearance of the ball bearing is smaller than a size obtained by adding a fitting clearance formed between an outer periphery of each of a plurality of output members and a corresponding one of needle roller bearings, a fitting clearance formed between each of the needle roller bearings and an inner periphery of the input member, which defines a corresponding one of a plurality of pin insertion holes, and a radial internal clearance of each of the needle roller bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Tomoyoshi Takai, Keita Nomura, Motoyasu Yamamori, Tsune Kobayashi, Tohru Onozaki, Masaharu Tagami
  • Patent number: 9005067
    Abstract: When an outer ring is fitted to an inner periphery of an input member, which defines a center hole, and an inner ring is fitted to an eccentric portion with clearances in a reduction-transmission mechanism, in a state where tooth tips of the input member contact bottomlands of a rotation force applying member on a line perpendicular to a second axis and a fourth axis, a size between the second axis and a third axis is set to a size that is smaller than or equal to half of a size obtained by adding a diameter difference between an outside diameter of a ball bearing and an inside diameter of the input member, which defines the center hole, a diameter difference between an inside diameter of the ball bearing and an outside diameter of the eccentric portion and an operating clearance of the ball bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Keita Nomura, Tsune Kobayashi, Tohru Onozaki, Masaharu Tagami
  • Publication number: 20140318229
    Abstract: In a vehicle test system, a displacement degree computing unit computes degrees of six-degree-of-freedom displacements of each of second motion bases, which correspond to external forces of respective six degrees of freedom detected by a corresponding one of six-axis force sensors, on an assumption that each of the second motion bases has a virtual mechanical impedance. A MB second target value generator generates final position and posture target values for each of the second motion bases based on the position and posture target values for each of the second motion bases and the degrees of six-degree-freedom displacements of each of the second motion bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaharu TAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20140318264
    Abstract: A vehicle test apparatus includes: a test article installation vehicle body to which four axles corresponding to four wheels that are a left front wheel, a right front wheel, a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel are attached, and on which a test article is installed; a first motion base that supports the test article installation vehicle body, and that allows the test article installation vehicle body to make motions of six degrees of freedom; and four second motion bases each of which supports a corresponding one of the axles, and each of which allows a corresponding one of the axles to make motions of six degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaharu TAGAMI, Tomoyasu KADA, Ryouhei HAYAMA, Takeshi WATANABE, Aris MAROONIAN
  • Publication number: 20140297098
    Abstract: A test system includes an actual machine including a test piece that is a mechanical element of a vehicle, the actual machine being installed in a first location; a control device that is installed in the first location, and controls the actual machine; a model installed in a second location away from the first location; and a data processor that is installed in the second location, and is connected to the actual machine or the control device via a communication line so that data communication is performed, the data processor acquiring data from the actual machine via the communication line so that an operation test is performed. The data processor calculates a target value for controlling the actual machine based on an output acquired by inputting the acquired data to the model, and the control device controls the actual machine based on the target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO, Tomoyasu KADA, Ryouhei HAYAMA, Masaharu TAGAMI, Aris MAROONIAN
  • Patent number: 8734283
    Abstract: When a bearing includes outer and inner rings and the outer ring is fitted to the inner periphery of an input member, which defines a center hole, with a clearance and the inner ring is fitted to an eccentric portion with a clearance, a size between a second axis and a third axis is set to a size that is smaller than or equal to half of a size obtained by adding a diameter difference between an outside diameter of the bearing and an inside diameter of the input member, which defines the center hole, a diameter difference between an inside diameter of the bearing and an outside diameter of the eccentric portion and an operating clearance of the bearing in a state where the input member has been moved to contact the housing on a line perpendicular to the second axis and a fourth axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Keita Nomura, Tsune Kobayashi, Tohru Onozaki, Masaharu Tagami
  • Publication number: 20140128192
    Abstract: A motor driving force transmission system includes an electric motor that generates motor torque for actuating a differential mechanism portion and outputs the motor torque, and that has a motor shaft with eccentric portions, and a bearing mechanism including a ball bearing interposed between one-side axial end portion of a housing and one-side axial end portion of a differential case, a ball bearing interposed between the other-side axial end portion of the differential case and one-side axial end portion of the motor shaft, and a ball bearing interposed between the other-side axial end portion of the housing and the other-side axial end portion of the motor shaft. An axial load is applied to the ball bearings of the bearing mechanism by a spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Korenaga, Tomoyoshi Takai, Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Keita Nomura, Tsune Kobayashi, Tohru Onozaki, Masaharu Tagami
  • Publication number: 20130331217
    Abstract: A motor driving force transmission device including a speed reduction and transmission mechanism which transmits a motor driving force to a rear differential, a first electric motor that is connected to the rear differential via the speed reduction and transmission mechanism and which produces a first motor driving force, a second electric motor that is connected to the first electric motor and the speed reduction and transmission mechanism and which produces a second motor driving force, and an ECU. The ECU outputs a control signal to drive both the first electric motor and the second electric motor when a driving torque required for the rear differential is equal to or larger than a predetermined torque, and outputs a control signal to drive alternately the first electric motor and the second electric motor when the driving torque required for the rear differential is smaller than the predetermined torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsune Kobayashi, Tohru Onozaki, Masaharu Tagami, Motoyasu Yamamori, Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Tomoyoshi Takai, Keita Nomura
  • Publication number: 20130324342
    Abstract: A motor driving force transmission device includes electric motors which produce motor driving force with which a rear differential is operated and a speed reduction and transmission mechanism which reduces the speed of the motor driving force of the electric motors and transmits it to the rear differential. The speed reduction and transmission mechanism has eccentric cams which rotate as the electric motors are driven, transmission members which rotate as the eccentric cams rotate, and is disposed on an outer circumference of the rear differential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tohru Onozaki, Tsune Kobayashi, Masaharu Tagami, Motoyasu Yamamori, Hiroshi Takuno, Kunihiko Suzuki, Tomoyoshi Takai, Keita Nomura, Hideki Shibata
  • Publication number: 20130257202
    Abstract: In a reduction-transmission mechanism, an input member is arranged at such a position that a size obtained by adding a fitting clearance formed between a ball bearing and an outer periphery of an eccentric portion, a fitting clearance formed between the ball bearing and an inner periphery of the input member, which defines a center hole, and a radial internal clearance of the ball bearing is smaller than a size obtained by adding a fitting clearance formed between an outer periphery of each of a plurality of output members and a corresponding one of needle roller bearings, a fitting clearance formed between each of the needle roller bearings and an inner periphery of the input member, which defines a corresponding one of a plurality of pin insertion holes, and a radial internal clearance of each of the needle roller bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKUNO, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Tomoyoshi TAKAI, Keita NOMURA, Motoyasu YAMAMORI, Tsune KOBAYASHI, Tohru ONOZAKI, Masaharu TAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20120329597
    Abstract: A reduction-transmission mechanism includes: an input member formed of an external gear that makes circular motion with an eccentric amount; a rotation force applying member formed of an internal gear that is in mesh with the input member; and output members that receive and output rotation force applied to the input member by the rotation force applying member, and that are passed through the respective pin insertion holes. Each of the output members is provided with a needle roller bearing at a portion that is able to contact an inner periphery, which defines a corresponding one of the through-holes, and the input member has third oil supply passages that extend from the center hole to the pin insertion holes, and lubricating oil is supplied to the needle roller bearings through the third oil supply passages by centrifugal force generated in accordance with rotation of the motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita NOMURA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Tomoyoshi TAKAI, Tsune KOBAYASHI, Tohru ONOZAKI, Masaharu TAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20100179976
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a decoder receiving first multiplier data of 3 bits indicating a multiplier to output a shift flag, an inversion flag, and an operation flag in accordance with Booth's algorithm, and a first partial product calculation unit receiving first multiplicand data of 2 bits indicating a multiplicand, a shift flag, an inversion flag, and an operation flag to select one of the higher order bit and lower order bit of the first multiplicand data based on the shift flag, invert or non-invert the selected bit based on the inversion flag, select one of the inverted or non-inverted data and data of a predetermined logic level based on the operation flag, and output the selected data as partial product data indicating the partial product of the first multiplier data and the first multiplicand data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Masakatsu ISHIZAKI, Takeshi Kumaki, Masaharu Tagami, Yuta Imai, Tetsushi Koide, Hans Jürgen Mattausch, Takayuki Gyoten, Hideyuki Noda, Yoshihiro Okuno, Kazutami Arimoto