Patents by Inventor Motoaki SAKURAZAWA

Motoaki SAKURAZAWA 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).

  • Vehicle brake control apparatus
    Patent number: 9707945
    Abstract: A brake system includes a master cylinder, a first solenoid valve, a stroke simulator, a slave cylinder apparatus, and a control apparatus. The master cylinder generates a brake hydraulic pressure in response to an operation on a brake operator. The first solenoid valve is provided between the master cylinder and a wheel brake. The stroke simulator is connected to the master cylinder through a second solenoid valve. The slave cylinder apparatus includes an electric actuator and a cylinder mechanism. The cylinder mechanism generates a brake hydraulic pressure. The control apparatus closes the first solenoid valve and opens the second solenoid valve when the brake hydraulic pressure is increased by the electric actuator. The control apparatus controls the electric actuator so that the larger a carried load on a vehicle is, the larger the brake hydraulic pressure is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motoaki Sakurazawa
  • BRAKE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150183411
    Abstract: A brake system includes a master cylinder, a first solenoid valve, a stroke simulator, a slave cylinder apparatus, and a control apparatus. The master cylinder generates a brake hydraulic pressure in response to an operation on a brake operator. The first solenoid valve is provided between the master cylinder and a wheel brake. The stroke simulator is connected to the master cylinder through a second solenoid valve. The slave cylinder apparatus includes an electric actuator and a cylinder mechanism. The cylinder mechanism generates a brake hydraulic pressure. The control apparatus closes the first solenoid valve and opens the second solenoid valve when the brake hydraulic pressure is increased by the electric actuator. The control apparatus controls the electric actuator so that the larger a carried load on a vehicle is, the larger the brake hydraulic pressure is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Motoaki SAKURAZAWA