Patents by Inventor Masato Kaigawa

Masato Kaigawa 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: 6132334
    Abstract: A control system for an automatic transmission, which is capable of controlling the hydraulic pressures for frictional engagement units when a predetermined shift is performed such that a first frictional engagement unit is engaged and a second frictional engagement unit is released, being connected to a power source, the revolving speed of which is temporarily raised when a predetermined shift down is performed, the control unit for the automatic transmission for a vehicle being structured such that shift which is performed by engaging and releasing the two frictional engagement units is judged, whether the judged shift is shift down in which the revolving speed of the power source is temporarily raised or shift down in which the revolving speed of the power source is not raised is judged, and the contents of control of the hydraulic pressures for the frictional engagement units are changed between shift down in which the revolving speed of the power source is temporarily raised and shift down in which the r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Tabata, Masato Kaigawa, Nobuaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6077190
    Abstract: Vehicle control apparatus including a running stability controller for performing a predetermined operation for improving stability of running of the vehicle by reducing engine output, braking the vehicle, holding automatic transmission in a predetermined position or shifting up the transmission, for example, and a device for preventing an interference between the operation of the running stability controller and an operation of a device, such as the automatic transmission, a torque converter lock-up clutch and a differential limiting clutch, which device is provided in a power transmitting system and which is controlled by an appropriate controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Tabata, Hideki Miyata, Masato Kaigawa
  • Patent number: 5957800
    Abstract: A shift control system of an automatic transmission sets a predetermined gear stage by applying a first frictional engagement element and releasing a second frictional engagement element. A pressure regulating mechanism regulates an oil pressure to be fed to or drained from the first frictional engagement element. A failure detector detects a failure of an apparatus to participate in the regulation and control of the oil pressure which is to be fed to or drained from at least one of the first and second frictional engagement elements. A gear stage inhibitor inhibits the setting of the predetermined gear stage if the failure is detected by the failure detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aishin A.W. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehiro Oba, Kagenori Fukumura, Yasuo Hojo, Atsushi Tabata, Hiromichi Kimura, Masato Kaigawa, Masahiko Ando, Akira Fukatsu, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Masahiro Hayabuchi, Kazumasa Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 5876301
    Abstract: An integral control system for an engine and an automatic transmission, in which the engine torque is reduced at a shifting time by the automatic transmission. The control system comprises a mechanism for limiting the engine torque to a predetermined value or less prior to the start of a shift by the automatic transmission when a predetermined condition is satisfied at the time of the shift. The engine torque is continuously reduced to a predetermined value by throttling the throttle opening gradually by a throttle valve mechanism till the start of an inertia phase in the shift; is reduced by further throttling the throttle opening by the throttle valve mechanism in accordance with the start of the inertia phase; and is gradually returned by increasing the throttle opening continuously by the throttle valve mechanism after the torque reduction control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Tabata, Masato Kaigawa
  • Patent number: 5816978
    Abstract: An automatic transmission control system for controlling oil pressure of a frictional engagement device in accordance with an input torque to an automatic transmission, comprising: a plurality of input torque estimating devices for estimating the input torque to the automatic transmission; a first oil pressure determining device for determining the oil pressure on the basis of the input torque to the automatic transmission, as estimated by any of the input torque estimating device; a trouble deciding device for deciding a trouble about the input torque value estimated by any input torque estimating device; and a second oil pressure determining device for determining the oil pressure on the basis of the input torque to the automatic transmission, as estimated by another input torque estimating device, if the trouble deciding device decides a trouble about the input torque value estimated by any input torque estimating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Tabata, Nobuaki Takahashi, Masato Kaigawa
  • Patent number: 5725451
    Abstract: A control system for use in an automatic transmission which includes a gear shift mechanism having first and second frictional engagement elements for establishing: a first gear stage with the first frictional engagement element being applied and the second frictional engagement element being released; and a second gear stage with the first frictional engagement element being released and the second frictional engagement element being applied. The control system, in turn, includes: a first oil passage for feeding an oil pressure to the first frictional engagement element; a second oil passage for feeding an oil pressure to the second frictional engagement element; and a first valve arranged in the first oil passage for regulating the oil pressure of the first oil passage. At the time of a shift from the first gear stage to the second gear stage, the oil pressure of the first oil passage is regulated by the first valve responsive to the oil pressure of the second oil passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ando, Masahiro Hayabuchi, Akira Fukatsu, Masato Kaigawa, Kagenori Fukumura, Hidehiro Oba, Yasuo Hojo, Hiromichi Kimura, Atsushi Tabata
  • Patent number: 5707317
    Abstract: A control system for an automatic transmission connected to an engine, in which a fundamental throttle opening is set with a predetermined delay characteristic from a depression stroke of an accelerator pedal and in which a present throttle opening is set with an inevitable delay and with a selective delay control for the fundamental throttle opening. A gear stage to be set in the automatic transmission is decided on the basis of the fundamental throttle opening, and an oil pressure to be fed to a frictional engagement unit for achieving a gear stage is set on the basis of the present throttle opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Tabata, Masato Kaigawa
  • Patent number: 5674154
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission to establish a predetermined stage by applying a first frictional engagement element and releasing a second frictional engagement element, comprising: a first hydraulic servo for actuating the first frictional engagement element; a second hydraulic servo for actuating the second frictional engagement element; change-over means for switching the feed of an oil pressure to the first hydraulic servo; signal pressure generating means for generating a signal pressure; and a pressure regulator valve for regulating the pressure to be fed to the second hydraulic servo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignees: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ando, Akira Fukatsu, Toshiyuki Mae, Motoyuki Sakai, Tetsuo Hamajima, Masato Kaigawa, Kagenori Fukumura, Hidehiro Oba, Yasuo Hojo, Atsushi Tabata, Nobuaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5665027
    Abstract: A shift control system of an automatic transmission for setting a predetermined gear stage by applying first frictional engagement means and releasing second frictional engagement means, comprising: a pressure regulating mechanism for regulating an oil pressure to be fed to or drained from the first frictional engagement means; a failure detector for detecting a failure of an apparatus to participate in the regulation and control of the oil pressure which is to be fed to or drained from at least one of the first and second frictional engagement means: and a gear stage inhibitor for inhibiting the setting of the predetermined gear stage if the failure is detected by the failure detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aishin A.W. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehiro Oba, Kagenori Fukumura, Yasuo Hojo, Atsushi Tabata, Hiromichi Kimura, Masato Kaigawa, Masahiko Ando, Akira Fukatsu, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Masahiro Hayabuchi, Kazumasa Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 5616094
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission includes a regulator valve in a hydraulic circuit for supplying pressure to a servo of a frictional engagement element. The regulator valve has an input port, an output port and a drain port. A valve member of the regulator valve includes a pressure receiving area fed with a feedback pressure from the portion of the hydraulic circuit between the regulator valve and the servo, and another pressure receiving area selectively fed with pressure from a signal pressure source. A further pressure receiving area, having a surface area different from the another pressure receiving area, is constantly fed pressure from the signal pressure source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignees: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ando, Akira Fukatsu, Toshiyuki Mae, Motoyuki Sakai, Tetsuo Hamajima, Masato Kaigawa, Kagenori Fukumura, Hidehiro Oba, Yasuo Hojo, Atsushi Tabata, Nobuaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5605516
    Abstract: An oil pressure controller of an automatic transmission which is capable of supplying engaging pressures to hydraulic servos of two frictional engaging elements which require different engaging pressures by a single pressure governing valve with a good pressure governing accuracy. The oil pressure controller comprises a hydraulic power source (10), hydraulic servos (70 and 80), signal pressure generating means (20), a pressure governing valve (30) for governing an oil pressure (P.sub.s) from the hydraulic power source (10) by a signal pressure (P.sub.ACC) and a control valve (40). The pressure governing valve (30)has a pressure receiving face A.sub.1 to which the signal pressure is applied, a pressure receiving face A.sub.2 to which the engaging pressure (P.sub.s) is fed back in the opposite direction and a pressure receiving face (A.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ando, Akira Fukatsu, Tsuyoshi Mikami, Masato Kaigawa, Kagenori Fukumura, Hidehiro Oba, Yasuo Hojo, Atsushi Tabata, Nobuaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5588927
    Abstract: A control system for an automatic transmission includes a first frictional engagement element and a second frictional engagement element; and a first hydraulic servo for controlling the application/release of the first frictional engagement element and a second hydraulic servo for controlling the application/release of the second frictional engagement element. A regulator valve regulates the oil pressure to the first hydraulic servo. A signal pressure is applied to the regulator valve to establish a predetermined gear stage by switching the applied/released states of the first frictional engagement element and the second frictional engagement element by feeding/releasing oil pressure to/from the first hydraulic servo and the second hydraulic servo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ando, Masahiro Hayabuchi, Akira Fukatsu, Toshiyuki Mae, Masato Kaigawa, Kagenori Fukumura, Hidehiro Oba, Yasuo Hojo, Hiromichi Kimura, Atsushi Tabata, Tetsuo Hamajima, Nobuaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5527233
    Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, the transmission including a lock-up clutch, the apparatus including a lock-up clutch switching valve device which is operable for selectively placing the lock-up clutch in a fully released, a partially engaged, and a fully engaged state thereof; a hydraulic pressure producing device which produces a hydraulic pressure; an abnormality detecting device which detects an abnormality of at least one of the lock-up clutch and the lock-up clutch switching valve device; and a control device which, when the abnormality detecting device detects the abnormality, operates the hydraulic pressure producing device for one of (a) applying the hydraulic pressure, and (b) inhibiting the hydraulic pressure from being applied, to at least one of the lock-up clutch and the lock-up clutch switching valve device for forcibly placing the lock-up clutch in one of the fully released and fully engaged states thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tabata, Yasuo Hojo, Masato Kaigawa, Hiromichi Kimura, Katsumi Kono, Ryoji Habuchi, Akira Fukatsu, Masahiko Ando, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Mamoru Niimi
  • Patent number: 5522779
    Abstract: A shift control system is provided for an automatic transmission having, connected in series, a secondary shifting unit, capable of being shifted between a high speed stage and a low speed stage, and a primary shifting unit which provides plural speed stages including a reverse speed stage. The secondary shifting unit can be set to the high speed stage upon a shift into reverse. The shift control system is equipped with a reverse range detector for detecting a shift from neutral to reverse range, a vehicle stop detector for detecting that vehicle is stopped, and a high speed stage command device for setting the secondary shifting unit at the high speed stage when, subsequent to a shift of the primary shifting unit into reverse, the vehicle is determined by a signal from the vehicle stop detector to have substantially stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tabata, Yasuo Hojo, Masato Kaigawa, Hiromichi Kimura, Hidehiro Oba, Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Masahiro Hayabuchi, Masahiko Ando, Yoshihisa Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 5501642
    Abstract: In order to control the engine output timing always properly irrespective of the aging of an automatic transmission, the present invention provides a shift control system for a vehicular automatic transmission, which system comprises: release end detecting means for detecting the release end of a frictional engagement element for a higher gear stage, at a shifting time from higher to lower gear stages; synchronism detecting means for detecting the synchronism between an engine R.P.M. and a rotating element in the automatic transmission at the lower gear stage; and engine output control means for controlling the output of the engine. The aforementioned engine output control means starts the rise control of the engine output, when the release end of the frictional engagement element for the higher gear stage is detected by the release end detecting means, and ends the rise control of the aforementioned engine output when the synchronism between the engine R.P.M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Inuzuka, Masashi Hattori, Masato Kaigawa, Yasuo Hojo, Atsushi Tabata, Kenji Shirai
  • Patent number: 5496230
    Abstract: A control system for an automatic transmission, comprising a gear transmission unit for establishing a predetermined gear stage by applying a plurality of frictional engagement elements selectively. The gear transmission unit includes a main transmission portion capable of establishing at least a reverse gear stage, and an auxiliary transmission portion capable of switching a high gear stage and a low gear stage. The auxiliary transmission portion is set to the high stage at the shifting time to the reverse stage. The reverse stage is established by controlling the application of predetermined frictional engagement elements of the main transmission portion when a reverse stage shifting command is generated. A torque-down of an engine is executed at the time of controlling the engagement of the frictional engagement elements for the reverse stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Ando, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Akira Fukatsu, Mamoru Niimi, Masato Kaigawa, Hidehiro Oba, Hiromichi Kimura, Yasuo Hojo, Atsushi Tabata, Kunihiro Iwatsuki
  • Patent number: 5472389
    Abstract: A hydraulic control for an automatic transmission is composed of a gear shift mechanism having first and second frictional engagement elements, a hydraulic control unit for the engagement elements, and an electronic control unit for the hydraulic control unit. The first element is engaged to achieve a first speed stage and the second element is engaged to achieve a second speed stage faster than and closest to the first speed stage. The hydraulic control unit has a first directional control valve for switching the feeding and discharge of hydraulic pressure between the first and second engagement elements, responsive to a first solenoid signal from the electronic control unit. A second directional control valve is adapted to be switched by a second solenoid signal from the electronic control unit to achieve a third speed stage yet faster than the second speed stage. The first engagement element has a discharge line connected to a drain line via the second directional control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Ando, Akira Fukatsu, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Mamoru Niimi, Kunihiro Iwatsuki, Hiromichi Kimura, Hidehiro Oba, Yasuo Hojo, Masato Kaigawa
  • Patent number: 5415056
    Abstract: A shift control system for an automatic transmission, comprising a shift unit for selecting by manipulating a shift lever an automatic shift mode, in which a gear stage is determined on the basis of a running state of a vehicle, and a manual shift mode in which a gear state is determined from an output signal based on the manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aishin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tabata, Yasuo Hojo, Takayuki Okada, Masato Kaigawa, Yutaka Taga, Masashi Hattori, Takeshi Inuzuka, Yoshito Takeshita, Tsutae Takeda, Takanori Wakasugi, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Masahito Inaba
  • Patent number: 5393275
    Abstract: A shift control system for an automatic transmission, includes: a plurality of frictional engagement elements adapted to be hydraulically engaged for setting a plurality of gear stages; and a shift lever for switching between an automatic mode, in which a gear stage is set on the basis of the running state of a vehicle, and a manual mode in which a gear stage is selected by manipulating the shift lever. A shift detector detects that a gear stage should be selected for the shift in the manual mode state and a shift start timing adjuster, if the shift in the manual mode state is detected, the switching rate of the frictional engagement elements which are switched for executing the detected shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aishin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Okada, Yutaka Taga, Yasuo Hojo, Atsushi Tabata, Masato Kaigawa, Shuzo Moroto, Takeshi Inuzuka, Masashi Hattori, Yoshito Takeshita