Patents by Inventor Naoki Gorai
Naoki Gorai 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: 10608478Abstract: A power transmission system transmits electric energy to a secondary resonator having a secondary resonator coil through an electromagnetic field of a predetermined frequency from a resonator having a resonator coil and reduces noise using two noise cancellation resonators with one predetermined frequency and its higher harmonic component set as noise reduction target frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: EQUOS RESEARCH CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Yamakawa, Kenichiro Sato, Shinji Ichikawa, Naoki Gorai
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Patent number: 9963040Abstract: A non-contact power supply system supplies electric power in a non-contact manner from a power transmission device to a vehicle. The power transmission device includes an impedance adjusting unit configured to adjust an impedance between a power supply unit and a power transmission unit. A vehicle ECU assists an alignment between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit in the parking operation based on a power transmission efficiency between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit. A power transmission ECU, at the time of the alignment in the parking operation, controls the impedance adjusting unit based on a distance between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit in a vertical direction (vehicle height). Accordingly, lowering of the power transmission efficiency caused by a change in an impedance along with a change in the vehicle height can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Gorai, Shinji Ichikawa, Tadashi Kondo
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Patent number: 9887553Abstract: In connection with a filter circuit, an inductance of a coil is set to Z01/?, a capacitance of a capacitor is set to (a1+1)/(a1·?·Z01), an inductance of a coil is set to a1·Z01/?, and a capacitance of a capacitor is set to (a1+1)/(a12·?·Z01), where ? represents a frequency of an inverter, a1 represents a ratio of an output voltage to an input voltage of the filter circuit, and Z01 represents any design value.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Naoki Gorai
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Patent number: 9735625Abstract: In a non-contact electric power feed system, electric power is supplied in a non-contact manner from an electric power transmission device to a vehicle representing an electric power reception device. The electric power transmission device includes an electric power transmission unit, a communication unit for radio communication with the electric power reception device, and a control device for controlling the electric power transmission unit. The control device varies transmitted electric power from the electric power transmission unit while the electric power transmission unit transmits electric power, and determines whether or not pairing between the vehicle specified as an electric power transmission target and the electric power transmission unit is appropriate, based on information on variation in electric power from the vehicle specified as the electric power transmission target through radio communication.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Gorai, Shinji Ichikawa, Keisuke Inoue
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Patent number: 9666359Abstract: A vehicle is able to contactlessly receive electric power from a power transmitting device and to charge a mounted electrical storage device (electric load). The vehicle includes a communication unit that carries out wireless communication with the power transmitting device and a vehicle ECU (control unit) that controls the communication unit. The communication unit is able to switch a communication range between a wide communication range (wire-area communication) and a narrow communication range (narrow-area communication). The vehicle ECU, at the time of identifying a power transmitting device from which electric power should be received, controls the communication unit such that the communication unit communicates with the power transmitting device using the narrow-area communication.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Keisuke Inoue, Naoki Gorai
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Publication number: 20170106759Abstract: A power transmission system transmits electric energy to a secondary resonator having a secondary resonator coil through an electromagnetic field of a predetermined frequency from a resonator having a resonator coil and reduces noise using two noise cancellation resonators with one predetermined frequency and its higher harmonic component set as noise reduction target frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicants: EQUOS RESEARCH CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki YAMAKAWA, Kenichiro SATO, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Naoki GORAI
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Patent number: 9373971Abstract: A contactless power supply system contactlessly transmits electric power from a power transmitting device to a vehicle. The vehicle includes: a power receiving unit that contactlessly receives electric power from the power transmitting device; an electrical storage device that stores electric power received by the power receiving unit; and an impedance adjustment unit that includes a DC/DC converter and a relay and that is used to adjust an impedance between the power receiving unit and the electrical storage device. A vehicle ECU switches between a power supply path of which the impedance is adjusted by the DC/DC converter and a power supply path that does not use the DC/DC converter on the basis of a state of charge of the electrical storage device.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Tadashi Kondo, Naoki Gorai
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Publication number: 20160028241Abstract: In connection with a filter circuit, an inductance of a coil is set to Z01/?, a capacitance of a capacitor is set to (a1+1)/(a1·?·Z01), an inductance of a coil is set to a1·Z01/?, and a capacitance of a capacitor is set to (a1+1)/(a12·?·Z01), where ? represents a frequency of an inverter, a1 represents a ratio of an output voltage to an input voltage of the filter circuit, and Z01 represents any design value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Shinji ICHIKAWA, Naoki GORAI
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Publication number: 20150239354Abstract: A non-contact power supply system supplies electric power in a non-contact manner from a power transmission device to a vehicle. The power transmission device includes an impedance adjusting unit configured to adjust an impedance between a power supply unit and a power transmission unit. A vehicle ECU assists an alignment between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit in the parking operation based on a power transmission efficiency between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit. A power transmission ECU, at the time of the alignment in the parking operation, controls the impedance adjusting unit based on a distance between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit in a vertical direction (vehicle height). Accordingly, lowering of the power transmission efficiency caused by a change in an impedance along with a change in the vehicle height can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Gorai, Shinji Ichikawa, Tadashi Kondo
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Publication number: 20150115704Abstract: In a non-contact electric power feed system, electric power is supplied in a non-contact manner from an electric power transmission device to a vehicle representing an electric power reception device. The electric power transmission device includes an electric power transmission unit, a communication unit for radio communication with the electric power reception device, and a control device for controlling the electric power transmission unit. The control device varies transmitted electric power from the electric power transmission unit while the electric power transmission unit transmits electric power, and determines whether or not pairing between the vehicle specified as an electric power transmission target and the electric power transmission unit is appropriate, based on information on variation in electric power from the vehicle specified as the electric power transmission target through radio communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Gorai, Shinji Ichikawa, Keisuke Inoue
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Publication number: 20130307471Abstract: A contactless power supply system contactlessly transmits electric power from a power transmitting device to a vehicle. The vehicle includes: a power receiving unit that contactlessly receives electric power from the power transmitting device; an electrical storage device that stores electric power received by the power receiving unit; and an impedance adjustment unit that includes a DC/DC converter and a relay and that is used to adjust an impedance between the power receiving unit and the electrical storage device. A vehicle ECU switches between a power supply path of which the impedance is adjusted by the DC/DC converter and a power supply path that does not use the DC/DC converter on the basis of a state of charge of the electrical storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji ICHIKAWA, Tadashi KONDO, Naoki GORAI
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Publication number: 20130300354Abstract: A vehicle is able to contactlessly receive electric power from a power transmitting device and to charge a mounted electrical storage device (electric load). The vehicle includes a communication unit that carries out wireless communication with the power transmitting device and a vehicle ECU (control fit) that controls the communication unit. The communication unit is able to switch a communication range between a wide communication range (wire-area communication) and a narrow communication range (narrow-area communication). The vehicle ECU, at the time of identifying a power transmitting device from which electric power should be received, controls the communication unit such that the communication unit communicates with the power transmitting device using the narrow-area communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji ICHIKAWA, Keisuke INOUE, Naoki GORAI
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Patent number: 8504282Abstract: When a vehicle is stopped on a slope, a brake is operated to stop rotation of a drive wheel so that no torque is applied thereto, and the posture of the body is controlled by moving an active weight portion so that stabilized stop state of the vehicle can be achieved without consuming a large quantity of energy. The vehicle comprises the drive wheel attached rotatably to the body, the active weight portion attached movably to the body, and a vehicle controller for controlling the posture of the body by controlling at least one of the drive torque imparted to the drive wheel and the position of the active weight portion, wherein the vehicle controller controls the posture of the body by controlling only the position of the active weight portion when the vehicle is stopped on a slope.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Equos Research Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoki Gorai
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Publication number: 20120217819Abstract: An electric power transmission system includes: a transmitting-side system that includes switching elements that convert a direct-current voltage to an alternating-current voltage and that output the alternating-current voltage and a transmitting-side magnetic resonance antenna unit that has a first inductor and a first capacitor directly coupled to each other and to which the output alternating-current voltage is input; and a receiving-side system that includes a second inductor and a second capacitor directly coupled to each other and that resonates with the transmitting-side magnetic resonance antenna unit via electromagnetic field to thereby receive electric energy output from the transmitting-side magnetic resonance antenna unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: EQUOS RESEARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki YAMAKAWA, Yasuo ITO, Naoki GORAI, Kei MIYAGI, Takashi SUGAWARA, Shigenori SHIMOKAWA
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Publication number: 20100280745Abstract: When a vehicle is stationary on a slope, the vehicle is allowed to remain stably stationary without consuming much energy by controlling the attitude of a vehicle body by moving an active weight portion with no torque applied to a drive wheel by actuating a braking device to stop rotation of the drive wheel. To this end, a vehicle includes: a drive wheel rotatably attached to a vehicle body; an active weight portion attached so as to be movable relative to the vehicle body; and a vehicle control device that controls an attitude of the vehicle body by controlling at least one of a drive torque applied to the drive wheel and a position of the active weight portion. The vehicle control device controls the attitude of the vehicle body by controlling only the position of the active weight portion when the vehicle is stationary on a slope.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Equos Reseach Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoki Gorai
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Publication number: 20100168993Abstract: The disclosed vehicle includes: a drive wheel; a vehicle body rotatably supported at a rotational axis of the drive wheel; a riding section mounted in the vehicle body for movement relative to the vehicle body; and a running controller which controls running while adjusting the center of the vehicle body through rotation of the vehicle body about the rotational axis and movement of the riding section with respect to the vehicle body, based on a target running state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: Kabushikikaisha Equos ResearchInventors: Katsunori Doi, Masao Ando, Masahiro Hasebe, Naoki Gorai, Koki Hayashi, Kayo Futamura, Takafumi Miyaki, Kazuhiro Kuno
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Publication number: 20100152987Abstract: A traveling vehicle (1) having a vehicle body (2), vehicle wheels (12) that are supported rotatably by the vehicle body (2) and provided coaxially, and a vehicle body right-left tilting device (53) that tilts the vehicle body (2) to the right and left relative to the vehicle wheels (12) includes: slope inclination measuring means (101) for measuring an inclination of a slope; vehicle body inclination measuring means (102) for measuring an inclination of the vehicle body relative to a vertical of the slope; and a calculation processing device (111) for controlling the vehicle body right-left tilting device (53) from measurement values of the slope inclination measuring means (101) and the vehicle body inclination measuring means (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: Kabushikikaisha Equos ResearchInventor: Naoki Gorai
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Patent number: 7539482Abstract: An apparatus for sending and receiving information to and from a plurality of other apparatuses with wireless communications is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Kabushikikaisha Equos ResearchInventors: Satoshi Kitano, Naoki Gorai, Koki Hayashi, Koichi Kishida
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Publication number: 20050110654Abstract: An apparatus for sending and receiving information to and from a plurality of other apparatuses with wireless communications is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Equos ResearchInventors: Satoshi Kitano, Naoki Gorai, Koki Hayashi, Koichi Kishida
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Patent number: 6542816Abstract: A communication navigation system, wherein a navigation apparatus requests a recommended route guidance data to a information center and guides a user of the navigation apparatus to a destination by using the recommended route guidance data received from the information center. In this present invention, the navigation apparatus transmits version data of road data held in the navigation apparatus at the request to the information center. The information center prepares a guidance data of recommended route using latest road data held in the information center, and transmits the data to the navigation apparatus. When the information center transmits the guidance data, the information center selects the type of data of the road links along the recommended route, in the guidance data, by comparing the version data received from the navigation apparatus and the version data of each road link along the recommended route.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2000Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: Kabushikikaisha Equos ResearchInventors: Yasuo Ito, Naoki Gorai, Takashi Sugawara, Satoshi Kitano, Hiroyuki Yamakawa