Patents by Inventor Naohiro Hoshi

Naohiro Hoshi 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: 9845095
    Abstract: A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle with a drive source, a friction transmission mechanism provided between the drive source and drive wheels and a fluid transmission mechanism provided between the friction transmission mechanism and the drive source includes a suppression unit configured to suppress a decrease of a speed ratio of the fluid transmission mechanism if the speed ratio becomes negative when the vehicle starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Seiji Kasahara, Hideshi Wakayama, Naohiro Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20160159359
    Abstract: A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle with a drive source, a friction transmission mechanism provided between the drive source and drive wheels and a fluid transmission mechanism provided between the friction transmission mechanism and the drive source includes a suppression unit configured to suppress a decrease of a speed ratio of the fluid transmission mechanism if the speed ratio becomes negative when the vehicle starts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Seiji KASAHARA, Hideshi WAKAYAMA, Naohiro HOSHI
  • Patent number: 7806791
    Abstract: A positional deviation ERRstep of a step motor 27 is calculated on the basis of a reference model step StepMdl, an actual speed ratio-corresponding step Bstep, and an added value obtained by adding together a target deviation GTstep, calculated in accordance with a transmission input torque Ti, and a starting learned value Gstep. When the transmission input torque Ti is large, the target deviation GTstep is increased in accordance with the transmission input torque Ti. A line pressure PL is then controlled on the basis of the positional deviation ERRstep obtained as a result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Tetsuya Izumi, Hironori Nihei, Seonjae Kim, Naohiro Hoshi, Kwang-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 7744505
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control device is provided that that controls hydraulic pressure of a clutch supplying torque to a continuously variable transmission while the vehicle is stopped and in a running range. The hydraulic pressure control device has an control section that estimates a clutch engagement hydraulic pressure for changing the clutch from an engaged state to a disengaged state based the hydraulic fluid pressure acting on the clutch during the stopping of the rotational movement of a primary pulley of the continuously variable transmission, and then controls regulation of the hydraulic pressure to the clutch from an engaged state to a disengaged state, when the vehicle is stopped and in the running range, so that the torque from the engine does not rotate a secondary pulley of the continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Tanaka, Hideshi Wakayama, Shoichi Sekiguchi, Katsumi Doihara, Hideaki Sasaki, Azusa Shimoda, Naohiro Hoshi, Tatsuya Ozone, Toshio Saitou, Koji Dohi
  • Publication number: 20080125284
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control device is provided that that controls hydraulic pressure of a clutch supplying torque to a continuously variable transmission while the vehicle is stopped and in a running range. The hydraulic pressure control device has an control section that estimates a clutch engagement hydraulic pressure for changing the clutch from an engaged state to a disengaged state based the hydraulic fluid pressure acting on the clutch during the stopping of the rotational movement of a primary pulley of the continuously variable transmission, and then controls regulation of the hydraulic pressure to the clutch from an engaged state to a disengaged state, when the vehicle is stopped and in the running range, so that the torque from the engine does not rotate a secondary pulley of the continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Hiroyasu TANAKA, Hideshi WAKAYAMA, Shoichi SEKIGUCHI, Katsumi DOIHARA, Hideaki SASAKI, Azusa SHIMODA, Naohiro HOSHI, Tatsuya OZONE, Toshio SAITOU, Koji DOHI
  • Publication number: 20070093356
    Abstract: A positional deviation ERRstep of a step motor 27 is calculated on the basis of a reference model step StepMdl, an actual speed ratio-corresponding step Bstep, and an added value obtained by adding together a target deviation GTstep, calculated in accordance with a transmission input torque Ti, and a starting learned value Gstep. When the transmission input torque Ti is large, the target deviation GTstep is increased in accordance with the transmission input torque Ti. A line pressure PL is then controlled on the basis of the positional deviation ERRstep obtained as a result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Tetsuya Izumi, Hironori Nihei, Seonjae Kim, Naohiro Hoshi, Kwang-ho Lee