Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Obitsu

Mitsuhiro Obitsu 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: 10532732
    Abstract: When an accelerator is turned on in a braking state in which the accelerator is turned off during predetermined traveling and a braking torque is output from a first motor to a drive shaft via a planetary gear set with negative rotation of the first motor and with a counter electromotive voltage of the first motor higher than a voltage of power lines on a high voltage side, a step-up and step-down converter and an engine are controlled such that a voltage of the power lines on the high voltage side increases and a rotation speed of the first motor increases in comparison with a case in which the accelerator is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Obitsu
  • Publication number: 20180312160
    Abstract: When an accelerator is turned on in a braking state in which the accelerator is turned off during predetermined traveling and a braking torque is output from a first motor to a drive shaft via a planetary gear set with negative rotation of the first motor and with a counter electromotive voltage of the first motor higher than a voltage of power lines on a high voltage side, a step-up and step-down converter and an engine are controlled such that a voltage of the power lines on the high voltage side increases and a rotation speed of the first motor increases in comparison with a case in which the accelerator is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro OBITSU
  • Patent number: 9932032
    Abstract: When there is an abnormality in communication between control units, an engine ECU performs power fixing control for keeping engine power constant, and stops the engine if the engine speed falls outside a predetermined range during execution of the power fixing control. When there is an abnormality in communication between the control units, a hybrid ECU performs rotational speed fixing control for keeping the engine speed within the predetermined range by controlling a first MG. When there is a request for stop of the engine during execution of the rotational speed fixing control, the hybrid ECU brings an inverter into a gate shutoff state, and controls a converter to increase system voltage, so as to reduce the magnitude of counter-electromotive torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Obitsu, Yuka Inoshita
  • Publication number: 20170253234
    Abstract: When there is an abnormality in communication between control units, an engine ECU performs power fixing control for keeping engine power constant, and stops the engine if the engine speed falls outside a predetermined range during execution of the power fixing control. When there is an abnormality in communication between the control units, a hybrid ECU performs rotational speed fixing control for keeping the engine speed within the predetermined range by controlling a first MG. When there is a request for stop of the engine during execution of the rotational speed fixing control, the hybrid ECU brings an inverter into a gate shutoff state, and controls a converter to increase system voltage, so as to reduce the magnitude of counter-electromotive torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Obitsu, Yuka Inoshita