Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Ito
Masatoshi Ito 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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Patent number: 7181833Abstract: The invention provides a mounting method capable of coping with high density mounting, narrower pitch mounting, cavity mounting and the like. In this method, displacement amounts of a chip that is picked up from a wafer by a pick-up nozzle to be held by the pick-up nozzle, with respect to a reference attitude, are obtained, and when the chip is delivered to a mounting nozzle for actually mounting the chip onto a substrate, the displacement amounts are corrected while taking the displacement amounts into consideration, so that the mounting nozzle always holds the chip in a fixed attitude.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2004Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Toru Mizuno, Tomomi Asakura, Masatoshi Ito, Masaaki Kaneko, Toshinobu Miyagoshi
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Patent number: 7168515Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive system including (a) an engine, (b) an electric motor, (c) a planetary gear device having a first rotary element connected to the engine, a second rotary element connected to the electric motor and connected through a first clutch to an output member connected to vehicle drive wheel, and a third rotary element connected through a second clutch to the output member, (d) a forward motor drive control device for engaging the first clutch and releasing the second clutch to thereby establish a forward motor drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in a forward direction by the electric motor, (e) a forward-engine-drive control device for engaging at least the second clutch to establish an engine-drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in the forward direction by the engine, and (f) a second-clutch control device operable upon switching of a vehicle drive mode from the forward motor drive mode to the forward engine drive mode, for engaging the second clutch only after the engine speed hasType: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masatoshi Ito, Hidehiro Oba, Hiroatsu Endo, Kazumi Hoshiya
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Patent number: 7165638Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive system including (a) an engine, (b) an electric motor, (c) a planetary gear device having a first rotary element connected to the engine, a second rotary element connected to the electric motor and connected through a first clutch to an output member connected to vehicle drive wheel, and a third rotary element connected through a second clutch to the output member, (d) a forward-motor-drive control device for engaging the first clutch and releasing the second clutch to thereby establish a forward motor drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in a forward direction by the electric motor, (e) a forward-engine-drive control device for engaging at least the second clutch to establish an engine-drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in the forward direction by the engine, and (f) a second-clutch control device operable upon switching of a vehicle drive mode from the forward motor drive mode to the forward engine drive mode, for engaging the second clutch only after the engine speed hasType: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masatoshi Ito, Hidehiro Oba, Hiroatsu Endo, Kazumi Hoshiya
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Patent number: 7137924Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle, in which an engine is connected to a first motor generator and to an output shaft through a power distributing mechanism, in which a second motor generator is connected to the output shaft through a transmission wherein a torque capacity is varied in accordance with an oil pressure, and which has an electric oil pump for generating an oil pressure to set a torque capacity, comprising: a trouble detecting means for detecting a trouble of the electric oil pump; and an internal combustion engine starting means for starting the internal combustion engine in case the trouble is detected by the trouble detecting means.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2004Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masatoshi Ito, Tatsuya Ozeki
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Publication number: 20060214627Abstract: An electrical apparatus includes an electrical apparatus main body and a battery pack. The electrical apparatus main body has a load, a manipulation switch, a power receiving electrode, a main body control unit for controlling the electric power supplied from the power receiving electrode in response to a manipulation of the manipulation switch, a signal generation unit for generating an on-manipulation signal if the manipulation switch is switched on, and a main body signal electrode for outputting the on-manipulation signal. The battery pack has a battery, a power supplying electrode, a battery control unit for controlling the electric power supplied from the battery to the power supplying electrode, a battery signal electrode for receiving the on-manipulation signal, and a power supplying unit for starting a power supply from the battery to the battery control unit when the battery signal electrode receives the on-manipulation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Ito, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Toshiharu Ohashi, Akira Kawai
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Publication number: 20060214642Abstract: A charging device for use in charging plural types of secondary batteries includes a power source unit for supplying a charging current to an object secondary battery, a battery type signal receiving unit for receiving a battery type signal, a battery temperature signal receiving unit for receiving a battery temperature signal, a blowing unit for blowing an air to the secondary battery, a storage unit for storing reference judging temperatures for determination of charging-incongruent temperatures of the plural types of secondary batteries, in a matching relationship with the types of the secondary batteries, and a control unit. The control unit allows the blowing unit to perform a blowing operation, if the temperature of the secondary battery exceeds a reference judging temperature, and to stop the blowing operation, if otherwise.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Miyazaki, Toshiharu Ohashi, Masatoshi Ito
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Patent number: 7086483Abstract: An electric tool having the capability of achieving a high working efficiency is provided. This tool comprises an output shaft rotated by reversible motor, a rotational-direction switch for switching a rotational direction of the output shaft in either forward or reverse direction, first memory for storing a plurality of operation modes of the output shaft with respect to one of the forward and reverse directions, operation-mode switch for selecting one from the operation modes, second memory for temporarily storing an operation mode selected by the operation-mode switch in a use of the electric tool at the one of the forward and reverse directions; and a controller for automatically setting the electric tool in the operation mode stored in the second memory in the next use of the electric tool at the one of the forward and reverse directions.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2004Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Arimura, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Masatoshi Ito, Yukihiko Okamura, Kenji Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20060090940Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive system including (a) an engine, (b) an electric motor, (c) a planetary gear device having a first rotary element connected to the engine, a second rotary element connected to the electric motor and connected through a first clutch to an output member connected to vehicle drive wheel, and a third rotary element connected through a second clutch to the output member, (d) a forward motor drive control device for engaging the first clutch and releasing the second clutch to thereby establish a forward motor drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in a forward direction by the electric motor, (e) a forward-engine-drive control device for engaging at least the second clutch to establish an engine-drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in the forward direction by the engine, and (f) a second-clutch control device operable upon switching of a vehicle drive mode from the forward motor drive mode to the forward engine drive mode, for engaging the second clutch only after the engine speed hasType: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Masatoshi Ito, Hidehiro Oba, Hiroatsu Endo, Kazumi Hoshiya
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Publication number: 20060086545Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive system including (a) an engine, (b) an electric motor, (c) a planetary gear device having a first rotary element connected to the engine, a second rotary element connected to the electric motor and connected through a first clutch to an output member connected to vehicle drive wheel, and a third rotary element connected through a second clutch to the output member, (d) a forward-motor-drive control device for engaging the first clutch and releasing the second clutch to thereby establish a forward motor drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in a forward direction by the electric motor, (e) a forward-engine-drive control device for engaging at least the second clutch to establish an engine-drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in the forward direction by the engine, and (f) a second-clutch control device operable upon switching of a vehicle drive mode from the forward motor drive mode to the forward engine drive mode, for engaging the second clutch only after the engine speed hasType: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2005Publication date: April 27, 2006Inventors: Masatoshi Ito, Hidehiro Oba, Hiroatsu Endo, Kazumi Hoshiya
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Patent number: 6994177Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive system including (a) an engine, (b) an electric motor, (c) a planetary gear device having a first rotary element connected to the engine, a second rotary element connected to the electric motor and connected through a first clutch to an output member connected to vehicle drive wheel, and a third rotary element connected through a second clutch to the output member, (d) a forward-motor-drive control device for engaging the first clutch and releasing the second clutch to thereby establish a forward motor drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in a forward direction by the electric motor, (e) a forward-engine-drive control device for engaging at least the second clutch to establish an engine-drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in the forward direction by the engine, and (f) a second-clutch control device operable upon switching of a vehicle drive mode from the forward motor drive mode to the forward engine drive mode, for engaging the second clutch only after the engine speed hasType: GrantFiled: October 1, 2003Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masatoshi Ito, Hidehiro Oba, Hiroatsu Endo, Kazumi Hoshiya
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Patent number: 6963519Abstract: A disc device comprising a transfer unit operable to provide a transferring force to a disc inserted from the outside to transfer the disc into a storage area in the device, a sensor unit for detecting the position of the inserted disc, and a control unit for controlling a operational speed of the transfer unit. The control unit controls the operational speed of the transfer unit in the disc loading direction at a low-speed until the disc inserted from the outside reaches the transfer unit. The control unit then adjusts the operational speed of the transfer unit in the disc loading direction from a low-speed to a high-speed when the sensor unit detects that the disc is inserted into the position in which a transferring force from the transfer unit is given to the disc, or after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. Accordingly, the disc device reduces operation noise and resistance when the disc is inserted.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2002Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Akira Otsuki, Masatoshi Ito
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Publication number: 20050241143Abstract: Provided is a mounting apparatus which enables high levels of both maintenance/improvement of product quality and reduction of product cost by reliably preventing accidental contact of a mounting part with a mounting target part while enhancing the productivity. In S1, a contact detection start position Hs0 is set. In S2, a chip holding tool chucks an electronic part. In S3, S4, the tool is moved to a transfer position A, and then the tool is lowered to the Hs0 from the transfer position A. In S5, after the tool is lowered to the Hs0, the lowering speed is changed to a contact detection speed. In S6, it is determined whether or not the electronic part has come into contact with a substrate. If the result of the determination is YES, in S7, the lowering of the tool is stopped. In S8, the actual contact position Hc is measured. In S9, the next contact detection start position Hs1 is set, and Hs1 is set to Hs0 (Hs0-Hs1) so that the later steps reflect this setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2003Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Toru Mizuno, Masatoshi Ito, Masaaki Kaneko, Hiroshi Ikeda
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Patent number: 6931717Abstract: A mounting apparatus capable of coping with high density mounting, narrower pitch mounting, cavity mounting and the like. In the apparatus, displacement amounts of a chip that is picked up from a wafer by a pick-up nozzle to be held by the pick-up nozzle, with respect to a reference attitude, are obtained, and when the chip is delivered to a mounting nozzle for actually mounting the chip onto a substrate, the displacement amounts are corrected while taking the displacement amounts into consideration, so that the mounting nozzle always holds the chip in a fixed attitude.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2003Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Toru Mizuno, Tomomi Asakura, Masatoshi Ito, Masaaki Kaneko, Toshinobu Miyagoshi
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Publication number: 20050169765Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle, in which an engine is connected to a first motor generator and to an output shaft through a power distributing mechanism (12), in which a second motor generator is connected to the output shaft through a transmission (6) wherein a torque capacity is varied in accordance with an oil pressure, and which has an electric oil pump (OPM) for generating an oil pressure, comprising: an oil pressure judging means for judging whether or not the oil pressure established by operating OPM is raised higher than a preset value; an electric oil pump output lowering device for lowering an output of OPM in case the oil pressure judging device judges that the oil pressure is raised higher than the preset value; and a cranking device for carrying out a cranking of E/G by the first motor generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masatoshi Ito, Tatsuya Ozeki
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Publication number: 20050170929Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle, in which an engine is connected to a first motor generator and to an output shaft through a power distributing mechanism, in which a second motor generator is connected to the output shaft through a transmission wherein a torque capacity is varied in accordance with an oil pressure, and which has an electric oil pump for generating an oil pressure to set a torque capacity, comprising: a trouble detecting means for detecting a trouble of the electric oil pump; and an internal combustion engine starting means for starting the internal combustion engine in case the trouble is detected by the trouble detecting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masatoshi Ito, Tatsuya Ozeki
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Patent number: 6907613Abstract: A disk device has a driving unit supported by elastic members. In a standby state, locking of the driving unit by a lock member is disengaged, so that the driving unit is elastically supported by dampers and a coil spring. This reduces the time of restriction by pins, thereby preventing damage to the pins. The lock member is operated at the time of receiving a disk, thereby locking the driving unit. Thus, the driving unit does not need to be locked in the casing for prolonged periods of time.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2003Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Masatoshi Ito, Nobuyuki Niiya, Osamu Watanabe, Satoshi Haga
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Publication number: 20050097728Abstract: The present invention has as its object to realize both of the higher accuracy of the detection of contact between a mounting part and a part to be mounted and an improvement in the stability of the detection at a high level. For this purpose, the present invention is comprised of a contact start detecting member designed to move in operative association with moving means for moving at least one of the mounting part and the part to be mounted toward the other until the mounting part and the part to be mounted contact with each other, and on the other hand, when the mounting part and the part to be mounted have contacted with each other, to have its operative association with the moving means released in response to the action of the contact pressure thereof and be movable independently of the moving means, and contact start detecting means for detecting the movement of the contact start detecting member to thereby detect the start of contact between the mounting part and the part to be mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masatoshi Ito, Toshinobu Miyagoshi, Akihiko Miura, Hiroshi Ikeda
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Publication number: 20050082098Abstract: A hybrid vehicle drive system including (a) an engine, (b) an electric motor, (c) a planetary gear device having a first rotary element connected to the engine, a second rotary element connected to the electric motor and connected through a first clutch to an output member connected to vehicle drive wheel, and a third rotary element connected through a second clutch to the output member, (d) a forward-motor-drive control device for engaging the first clutch and releasing the second clutch to thereby establish a forward motor drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in a forward direction by the electric motor, (e) a forward-engine-drive control device for engaging at least the second clutch to establish an engine-drive mode in which the vehicle is driven in the forward direction by the engine, and (f) a second-clutch control device operable upon switching of a vehicle drive mode from the forward motor drive mode to the forward engine drive mode, for engaging the second clutch only after the engine speed hasType: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Masatoshi Ito, Hidehiro Oba, Hiroatsu Endo, Kazumi Hoshiya
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Publication number: 20050076498Abstract: The invention provides a mounting method capable of coping with high density mounting, narrower pitch mounting, cavity mounting and the like. In this method, displacement amounts of a chip that is picked up from a wafer by a pick-up nozzle to be held by the pick-up nozzle, with respect to a reference attitude, are obtained, and when the chip is delivered to a mounting nozzle for actually mounting the chip onto a substrate, the displacement amounts are corrected while taking the displacement amounts into consideration, so that the mounting nozzle always holds the chip in a fixed attitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2004Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Mizuno, Tomomi Asakura, Masatoshi Ito, Masaaki Kaneko, Toshinobu Miyagoshi
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Publication number: 20050076497Abstract: A mounting apparatus capable of coping with high density mounting, narrower pitch mounting, cavity mounting and the like. In the apparatus, displacement amounts of a chip that is picked up from a wafer by a pick-up nozzle to be held by the pick-up nozzle, with respect to a reference attitude, are obtained, and when the chip is delivered to a mounting nozzle for actually mounting the chip onto a substrate, the displacement amounts are corrected while taking the displacement amounts into consideration, so that the mounting nozzle always holds the chip in a fixed attitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Mizuno, Tomomi Asakura, Masatoshi Ito, Masaaki Kaneko, Toshinobu Miyagoshi