Patents by Inventor Masaki Chiba
Masaki Chiba 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).
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Publication number: 20180266744Abstract: A cooling performance of a phase-change cooling system that circulates a refrigerant liquid using a driving source is remarkably lowered immediately after the startup.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hisato SAKUMA, Minoru YOSHIKAWA, Masaki CHIBA
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Publication number: 20180259232Abstract: A cooling system which combines a plurality of refrigeration cycles has a fluctuating cooling capacity. Therefore, a cooling system according to the present invention includes: a first cooling means including a first refrigerant transportation means for circulating a refrigerant that receives heat from an object to be cooled; a second refrigerant transportation means connected to the first refrigerant transportation means, for circulating a diverted refrigerant being a part of the refrigerant; a second cooling means for receiving heat from the refrigerant circulating through the first refrigerant transportation means, and cooling the diverted refrigerant; and a flowrate control means for controlling a flowrate of the diverted refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hisato SAKUMA, Masato YANO, Minoru YOSHIKAWA, Masaki CHIBA
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Patent number: 9988077Abstract: Filters output a vibration-suppression gain for suppressing resonance of a sub frame or shimmy by performing a filter processing on a rotational angle of a motor. The filters have respective frequency characteristics that a gain becomes a maximum magnitude and a phase advances by 90° at a cut-off angle frequency. The cut-off angle frequency of the filter is fixedly set at a resonance frequency of the sub frame. The cut-off angle frequency of the filter is variably set in accordance with a tire rotation frequency. A gain adder adds the respective gains of the filters and outputs an added magnitude to a correcting mechanism as a vibration-suppression gain. The correcting mechanism corrects a motor torque set by an assist map by using the vibration-suppression gain outputted by the gain adder.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Masaki Chiba
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Publication number: 20180079407Abstract: The vehicle behavior control device comprises: a steer-by-wire type steering apparatus (6) having a steering wheel-side mechanism and a road wheel-side mechanism which are mechanically separated from each other; and a controller (8) performs a driving force reduction control of reducing a driving force for a vehicle (1) when a steering speed in the steering apparatus (6) becomes equal to or greater than a given threshold. The steering apparatus (6) comprises a first steering angle sensor (14) provided in the steering wheel-side mechanism and a second steering angle sensor (19) provided in the road wheel-side mechanism. The controller (8) performs the driving force reduction control based on the steering speed in accordance with a sum of an output of the first steering angle sensor (14) and an output of the second steering angle sensor (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoji IZUMI, Yasunori TAKAHARA, Daisuke UMETSU, Osamu SUNAHARA, Masaki CHIBA
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Publication number: 20180079406Abstract: The vehicle behavior control device comprises: a steer-by-wire type steering apparatus (6) having a steering wheel-side mechanism and a road wheel-side mechanism which are mechanically separated from each other; and a controller (8) performs a driving force reduction control when a steering speed in the steering apparatus (6) becomes equal to or greater than a given threshold. The steering apparatus (6) comprises a first steering angle sensor (14) provided in the steering wheel-side mechanism and a second steering angle sensor (19) provided in the road wheel-side mechanism. The controller (8) performs the driving force reduction control using the first steering angle sensor (14) when a yaw rate or a steering speed is equal to or greater than a given value, and performs the driving force reduction control using the second steering angle sensor (19) when the yaw rate or the steering speed is less than the given value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoji IZUMI, Yasunori TAKAHARA, Daisuke UMETSU, Osamu SUNAHARA, Masaki CHIBA
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Publication number: 20180054919Abstract: To address the problem of deterioration of cooling performance of a phase-change cooling apparatus cooling a plurality of heat-emitting bodies because of changes in the amount of heat emitted by the plurality of heat-emitting bodies, a refrigerant supply device according to the present invention includes: a first reservoir for storing refrigerant liquid caused to flow by a drive pump; and a refrigerant liquid amount adjustment means for adjusting the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid flowing out of the first reservoir to a heat reception unit wherein the reservoir includes a branch outlet, wherein the branch outlet is provided in a position higher than the refrigerant liquid amount adjustment means, and wherein refrigerant liquid stored in the first reservoir flows out of the branch outlet to a second reservoir disposed in a position lower than the first reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Minoru YOSHIKAWA, Masanori SATO, Akira SHOUJIGUCH!, Arihiro MATSUNAGA, Masaki CHIBA
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Publication number: 20180001888Abstract: A vehicle behavior control device for controlling a vehicle equipped with a steering apparatus comprises: a PCM operable to acquire a steering speed in the steering apparatus, and, when the steering speed becomes equal to or greater than a given threshold (TS1) which is greater than 0, to reduce a driving force for the vehicle according to the steering speed, wherein the steering apparatus comprises a steering shaft coupled to the steering wheel and rotatable together with the steering wheel, wherein the steering shaft has a torsion bar whose torsional rigidity about a rotational axis of the steering shaft is less than a remaining portion of the steering shaft. The steering speed acquisition section is configured to acquire the steering speed of the steering apparatus at a position on the side of the front road wheels with respect to the low rigidity portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori TAKAHARA, Tomoji IZUMI, Daisuke UMETSU, Osamu SUNAHARA, Masaki CHIBA
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Patent number: 9820407Abstract: An electronic board 200 has a heat generating component 220 mounted on it. An enclosure 300 houses the electronic board 200. A heat transport unit 400 is coupled to the enclosure 300 and transports heat generated by the heat generating component 220 to the outside. A heat receiving unit 510 is provided in a heat transport unit 400, 400A. The heat receiving unit 510 receives heat generated by the heat generating component 220. A heat dissipating unit 530 is provided in the heat transport unit 400 in such a manner that a portion of the heat dissipating unit 530 is exposed to outside air, and is coupled to the heat receiving unit 510. The heat dissipating unit 530 dissipates heat received by the heat receiving unit 510 to the outside. A guide duct unit 340 is formed into a tube interconnecting the heat generating component 220 and the heat receiving unit 510 in order to release heat of the heat generating component 220 to the heat receiving unit 510.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Sakamoto, Minoru Yoshikawa, Akira Shoujiguchi, Masaki Chiba, Kenichi Inaba, Arihiro Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20170313347Abstract: The present application discloses a control apparatus for electric power steering, including: a gain determination potion configured to determine a first assist gain in correspondence to a steering torque acting on a steering shaft when a driver rotates a steering wheel; and a gain adjuster which adjusts the first assist gain in response to a change in a rotation direction of the steering wheel to generate a second assist gain. The gain adjuster generates the second assist gain so as to adjust a difference between a first torque, which is required of the driver rotating the steering wheel to a predetermined rotation position, and a second torque, which is required of the driver holding the steering wheel at the rotation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Masaki CHIBA
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Publication number: 20170313348Abstract: The present application discloses a control apparatus for electric power steering, including: a gain determination portion configured to determine a first assist gain in correspondence to a steering torque acting on a steering shaft when a driver rotates a steering wheel; and a gain adjuster which adjusts the first assist gain in response to a change in a rotation direction of the steering wheel to generate a second assist gain. The gain adjuster generates the second assist gain so as to reduce a difference between a first torque, which is required of the driver rotating the steering wheel to a predetermined rotation position, and a second torque, which is required of the driver holding the steering wheel at the rotation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Masaki CHIBA
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Patent number: 9804484Abstract: A display device is provided with a plurality of solid-state light sources (101-103) and a coolant-circulating means (100) that is equipped with a flow path (100a) formed to pass through each of the solid-state light sources (101-103) and that circulates a coolant via the flow path (100a). Each of the solid-state light sources (101-103) has the property that the luminance thereof changes in response to a temperature change. The flow path (100a) is formed such that the coolant first passes through solid-state light sources having a greater degree of luminance change according to the above-described property of the solid-state light sources (101-103).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC Display Solutions Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Chiba, Naoki Masuda
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Publication number: 20170311485Abstract: It is impossible to avoid the increase in device cost and maintenance cost in order to cool a heat source efficiently using a natural-circulation type phase-change cooling device; therefore, a cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a heat receiving unit for receiving heat; a condensing unit for releasing heat; and a refrigerant intermediary unit for connecting the heat receiving unit with the condensing unit, and transporting refrigerant circulating between the heat receiving unit and the condensing unit, wherein the refrigerant intermediary unit includes a refrigerant retaining unit for retaining the refrigerant, a primary tube connecting the refrigerant retaining unit with the condensing unit, and a secondary tube connecting the refrigerant retaining unit with the heat receiving unit and including a bendable tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Minoru YOSHIKAWA, Akira SHOUJIGUCHI, Masaki CHIBA, Arihiro MATSUNAGA, Masanori SATO
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Publication number: 20170303432Abstract: If a gas-liquid separation structure is introduced into a phase-change cooling device to prevent the cooling performance from decreasing, manufacturing costs increase; therefore, a refrigerant intermediary device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a refrigerant container configured to contain refrigerant; a first inlet, provided for an outer periphery of the refrigerant container, through which a vapor-phase refrigerant and a first liquid-phase refrigerant flowing in; a first outlet, provided for the outer periphery of the refrigerant container, through which the vapor-phase refrigerant flowing out; a second inlet, provided for the outer periphery of the refrigerant container, through which a second liquid-phase refrigerant flowing in; and a second outlet, provided for the outer periphery of the refrigerant container, through which the first liquid-phase refrigerant and the second liquid-phase refrigerant flowing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Arihiro MATSUNAGA, Masanori SATO, Akira SHOUJIGUCHI, Masaki CHIBA, Minoru YOSHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20170280594Abstract: A rack louver 120 controls an air flow of outside air external to an enclosure 10 taken into the enclosure 10, flowing from an inlet 20 to an outlet 30 in a rack 60. An outlet louver 130 controls an air flow of inside air internal to the enclosure 10 flowing out from the outlet 30 to outside the enclosure 10. A system control unit 150 adjusts motive power of a blowing unit 40, a degree of opening of the rack louver 120, and a degree of opening of the outlet louver 130 in accordance with an outside-air temperature measured by an outside-air temperature sensor 50 and electronic equipment power consumption measured by a power sensor 100. Consequently, electronic equipment in the rack can be cooled with higher energy efficiency while suppressing temperature rise in the electronic equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Masanori SATO, Kenichi INABA, Minoru YOSHIKAWA, Akira SHOUJIGUCHI, Masaki CHIBA, Arihiro MATSUNAGA
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Publication number: 20170280590Abstract: In a natural-circulation type phase-change cooling device, the cooling performance is degraded if the number of heat sources to be cooled increases; therefore, a phase-change cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of heat receiving units for respectively holding refrigerant receiving heat from a plurality of heat sources; a condensing unit for generating refrigerant liquid by condensing and liquefying refrigerant vapor of the refrigerant evaporated in the heat receiving units; a refrigerant vapor transport structure configured to connect the heat receiving units to the condensing unit and transport the refrigerant vapor; a refrigerant liquid transport structure configured to connect the heat receiving units to the condensing unit and transport the refrigerant liquid; wherein the refrigerant vapor transport structure includes a plurality of sub-vapor-pipes respectively connected to the plurality of heat receiving units, a vapor joining portion connected toType: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Masaki CHIBA, Minoru YOSHIKAWA, Akira SHOUJIGUCHI, Arihiro MATSUNAGA, Masanori SATO
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Publication number: 20170280585Abstract: It is impossible to avoid the increase in device cost and maintenance cost in order to cool a plurality of heat sources efficiently using a natural-circulation type phase-change cooling device; therefore, a phase-change cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of heat receiving units configured to hold respectively refrigerant receiving heat from a plurality of heat sources; a condensing unit configured to generate refrigerant liquid by condensing and liquefying refrigerant vapor of the refrigerant evaporated in the heat receiving units; a refrigerant vapor transport structure connecting the heat receiving units to the condensing unit and configured to transport the refrigerant vapor; and a refrigerant liquid transport structure connecting the heat receiving units to the condensing unit and configured to transport the refrigerant liquid, wherein the refrigerant liquid transport structure includes a main-liquid-pipe connected to the condensing unit, a refrigType: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Akira SHOUJIGUCHI, Minoru YOSHIKAWA, Masaki CHIBA, Arihiro MATSUNAGA, Masanori SATO
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Patent number: 9696068Abstract: In order to maintain a high cooling capability even in a case where a heating element has a lower calorific value, a boiling section of a heat receiving section in a phase change cooling apparatus includes a comb-shaped structure and a porous layer provided on a bottom portion of the comb-shaped structure between fins of the comb-shaped structure. With such a boiling section, a liquid film of a liquid phase refrigerant is forcedly made thinner. Thus, the liquid phase refrigerant is changed in phase into a gaseous phase refrigerant even in a case of a small difference between the temperature of the gaseous phase refrigerant and the temperature of the heat receiving surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Arihiro Matsunaga, Minoru Yoshikawa, Hitoshi Sakamoto, Akira Shoujiguchi, Masaki Chiba, Kenichi Inaba
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Patent number: 9693485Abstract: A cooling system of an electronic device storing apparatus of the present invention comprises: a rack including an electronic device and a plurality of placement shelves to place the electronic device; in the rack, a vaporizer having a refrigerant internally being mounted; outside the rack, a condensing part connected with the vaporizer by a laying pipe being installed; and a refrigerant adjustment means for adjusting a height of a refrigerant surface in the vaporizer.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Kenichi Inaba, Minoru Yoshikawa, Hitoshi Sakamoto, Akira Shoujiguchi, Arihiro Matsunaga, Masaki Chiba
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Patent number: 9630476Abstract: A view adjustment device of a vehicle which adjusts a view recognized by a driver through a windshield glass comprises a visual-stimulation indicating mechanism capable of indicating shielding portions in a view area of the diver and a controller to control an indication manner of the visual-stimulation indicator. The controller comprises a traveling-direction determination portion to determine a traveling direction of the vehicle, a traveling-speed determination portion to determine a traveling speed of the vehicle, and an indication control portion to control the visual-stimulation indicating mechanism. The indication control portion is configured such that when it is determined that the vehicle travels in a straight direction, the high-speed shielding portion is indicated at a position located relatively on a leftward side, in a vehicle width direction, compared to the low-speed shielding portion or the middle-speed shielding portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki Nakamura, Masaki Chiba, Kumiko Maebashi
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Publication number: 20170001659Abstract: There is provided a correcting mechanism (a vibration suppression torque generator, an adder) to correct a motor torque set by an assist map by using a vibration-suppression gain outputted by a filter processor so as to suppress the shimmy. The above-described filter processor includes a vibration extracting filter which has a frequency characteristic that a gain becomes a peak (maximum magnitude) at a cut-off angle frequency and a phase advances by 90° at the cut-off angle frequency and a gain adjustor to vary the cut-off angle frequency of the vibration extracting filter in accordance with a tire rotation frequency which is changeable according to a vehicle speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Masaki CHIBA