Patents by Inventor Mitsunori Nishida
Mitsunori Nishida 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: 20150120974Abstract: A first external tool (10A) serially connected to an electronic controller (20A) through a pair of communication lines (LANH, LANN) applies a high voltage (Vaa) higher than a normal control voltage (Vcc) to the communication line (LANH) when a program is written. The electronic controller (20A) recognizes connection of the first external tool (10A) by a comparison circuit (212A) for monitoring a received voltage and a write-mode determination circuit (218A), initializes a microprocessor (200), and receives and stores an total control program (TCPRG) in a program memory (204A) based on a content of a boot program memory (201). During an operation of the electronic controller (20A), the external tool (10A) is removed and the high voltage (Vaa) is not applied to the communication line (LANH). Therefore, the electronic control apparatus is not erroneously placed in the write mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunori NISHIDA, Yuki IWAGAMI, Akihiro ISHII, Osamu NISHIZAWA, Manabu YAMASHITA
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Patent number: 8994220Abstract: In a vehicle-mounted electronic control device having a switching power supply in which a switching element is controlled to obtain a predetermined intermediate voltage Va stepped down from a vehicle-mounted battery, and to which a downstream side coil, a flywheel diode, and an output capacitor are connected to suppress a pulsating voltage, a circuit for suppressing reverse conduction for the switching element is provided in order to prevent that the switching element is reversely conducted and thus a charging voltage of the output capacitor is abnormally lowered when a power supply voltage Vb of the vehicle-mounted battery is abnormally lowered.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yuki Iwagami, Koji Hashimoto, Manabu Yamashita, Yuji Zushi, Mitsunori Nishida
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Publication number: 20140316679Abstract: In an inductive element which is intermittently excited by a boosting opening and closing element and charges a high-voltage capacitor to a high voltage, an inductive element current proportional to a voltage across both ends of a current detection resistor and a boosted detection voltage which is a divided voltage of the high-voltage capacitor are input to a boosting control circuit portion via a high-speed A/D converter provided in an arithmetic and control circuit unit. The boosting control circuit portion adjusts the inductive element current so as to be suitable for the time from the present rapid excitation to the next rapid excitation, and controls opening and closing of the boosting opening and closing element so as to obtain a targeted boosted high voltage which is variably set by a microprocessor of an arithmetic and control circuit unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Mitsunori NISHIDA, Osamu NISHIZAWA
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Patent number: 8829915Abstract: The leakage resistance detection device includes a coupling capacitor having one terminal connected to an on-board high voltage device and another terminal connected to a repetitive signal output circuit, and measures a leakage resistance as a function of a transition time during which a monitoring voltage, which is a potential at the another terminal of the coupling capacitor to be charged/discharged in response to an operation of a charge/discharge switching element that operates in response to a repetitive pulse signal, changes from one predetermined voltage to reach another predetermined voltage. When the measured leakage resistance has become equal to or smaller than a predetermined limit leakage resistance, the leakage resistance detection device generates a resistance abnormality determination output.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Mitsunori Nishida, Yuji Zushi, Kouichi Yasukawa
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Publication number: 20140067233Abstract: A calculation control circuit unit 110A is provided with a microprocessor 111, an auxiliary control circuit unit 190A, and a high-speed A/D converter 115 to which the detection signals of excitation currents for electromagnetic coils 81 through 84 are inputted; based on an valve-opening command signal generated by the microprocessor 111 and excitation-current setting information, the auxiliary control circuit unit 190A opening/closing-controls power supply control opening/closing devices by use of a numeral value comparator and a dedicated circuit unit, and monitors and stores at least one of the peak value of a rapid excitation current and a peak current reaching time; the microprocessor 111 performs correction control with reference to the monitoring storage data, and implements fuel injection control while reducing a rapid control load on the microprocessor 111.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunori NISHIDA, Osamu NISHIZAWA
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Publication number: 20130245869Abstract: The leakage resistance detection device includes a coupling capacitor having one terminal connected to an on-board high voltage device and another terminal connected to a repetitive signal output circuit, and measures a leakage resistance as a function of a transition time during which a monitoring voltage, which is a potential at the another terminal of the coupling capacitor to be charged/discharged in response to an operation of a charge/discharge switching element that operates in response to a repetitive pulse signal, changes from one predetermined voltage to reach another predetermined voltage. When the measured leakage resistance has become equal to or smaller than a predetermined limit leakage resistance, the leakage resistance detection device generates a resistance abnormality determination output.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunori NISHIDA, Yuji ZUSHI, Kouichi YASUKAWA
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Publication number: 20120292988Abstract: A fourth constant-voltage power circuit directly powered from an on-vehicle battery is connected, in parallel through a serial resistor, to a second constant-voltage power circuit powered from the on-vehicle battery through an output contact of a power relay, and is connected to a drive power terminal of a microprocessor. When the output contact is closed, the microprocessor operates with an output voltage of the second constant-voltage power circuit, and an output current of the fourth constant-voltage power circuit is limited to less than or equal to a predetermined value by the serial resistor. During the operation stop at which a power switch is open, a micro standby current is supplied from the fourth constant-voltage power circuit to the microprocessor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunori NISHIDA, Tomohiro KIMURA, Masahide FUJITA, Yuji ZUSHI
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Publication number: 20120292984Abstract: In a vehicle-mounted electronic control device having a switching power supply in which a switching element is controlled to obtain a predetermined intermediate voltage Va stepped down from a vehicle-mounted battery, and to which a downstream side coil, a flywheel diode, and an output capacitor are connected to suppress a pulsating voltage, a circuit for suppressing reverse conduction for the switching element is provided in order to prevent that the switching element is reversely conducted and thus a charging voltage of the output capacitor is abnormally lowered when a power supply voltage Vb of the vehicle-mounted battery is abnormally lowered.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki IWAGAMI, Koji HASHIMOTO, Manabu YAMASHITA, Yuji ZUSHI, Mitsunori NISHIDA
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Patent number: 8036790Abstract: Provided is an on-vehicle electronic control device with low cost and low power consumption for performing monitoring control in both a driving mode and a parking mode of a vehicle. A main CPU is supplied with electric power from an on-vehicle battery via a power switching element and a main power supply circuit so as to control a plurality of electric loads in accordance with operating states of a plurality of input sensors. A sub CPU connected to the main CPU via a serial interface is supplied with electric power from the on-vehicle battery via a sub power supply circuit so as to monitor operations of the main CPU and input signals. The sub CPU has low speed and small memory capacity so as to operate with lower power consumption compared with the main CPU.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yasuhiko Kannan, Mitsunori Nishida, Shozo Kanzaki
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Publication number: 20100004811Abstract: Provided is an on-vehicle electronic control device with low cost and low power consumption for performing monitoring control in both a driving mode and a parking mode of a vehicle. A main CPU is supplied with electric power from an on-vehicle battery via a power switching element and a main power supply circuit so as to control a plurality of electric loads in accordance with operating states of a plurality of input sensors. A sub CPU connected to the main CPU via a serial interface is supplied with electric power from the on-vehicle battery via a sub power supply circuit so as to monitor operations of the main CPU and input signals. The sub CPU has low speed and small memory capacity so as to operate with lower power consumption compared with the main CPU.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiko Kannan, Mitsunori Nishida, Shozo Kanzaki
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Patent number: 6832601Abstract: A control device of a fuel injection valve is capable of performing a stable fuel injection even if voltage variation takes place in battery, and performing evacuation operation against error in switching element or auxiliary power supply. The control device includes: an auxiliary power supply 6 for stepping up voltage of main power supply 1; a first switching element 20 for performing rapid power supply from auxiliary power supply 6 to electromagnetic solenoid 27; a second switching element 24 for performing continuous power feed from main power supply 1 to electromagnetic solenoid 27, and implementing ON/OFF control to perform holding power feed; a third switching element 26 for interrupting current of these power feeds; and a control device for controlling the power feeds. Power feed is normally performed in order of rapid power feed, continuous power feed and hold power feed.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2003Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsushi Watanabe, Osamu Nishizawa, Mitsunori Nishida
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Publication number: 20040155121Abstract: A control device of a fuel injection valve is capable of performing a stable fuel injection even if voltage variation takes place in battery, and performing evacuation operation against error in switching element or auxiliary power supply. The control device includes: an auxiliary power supply 6 for stepping up voltage of main power supply 1; a first switching element 20 for performing rapid power supply from auxiliary power supply 6 to electromagnetic solenoid 27; a second switching element 24 for performing continuous power feed from main power supply 1 to electromagnetic solenoid 27, and implementing ON/OFF control to perform holding power feed; a third switching element 26 for interrupting current of these power feeds; and a control device for controlling the power feeds. Power feed is normally performed in order of rapid power feed, continuous power feed and hold power feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsushi Watanabe, Osamu Nishizawa, Mitsunori Nishida