Patents by Inventor Nobutada Sugiura
Nobutada Sugiura 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: 10408336Abstract: A differential case has no hole other than two oil holes except for a pinion shaft hole and a pair of drive shaft holes and has an annular receiver attached thereto that has an inner periphery smaller than the outer periphery of side gear washers with respect to the rotation center of the rotation axis of drive shafts and that has an outer periphery located beyond the outermost edge of the oil holes with respect to the rotation center of the rotation axis. This controls the outflow of lubricating oil located radially outward of the inner periphery of the receiver, thus allowing the side gear washers to be supplied with lubricating oil, regardless of whether the differential case is rotating or stops rotating.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Kaoru Nadayoshi, Nobutada Sugiura, Seiya Ozawa
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Publication number: 20190017576Abstract: A center support (11c) having a sidewall part (111c) extending from an internal circumferential surface of a transmission case (11) toward a radial inner side of the transmission case (11); and a cylindrical part (112c) axially extending from an internal circumferential portion of the sidewall part (111c) is formed between a first drive gear (26) with a small diameter and a second drive gear (28) with a large diameter. The first drive gear (26) is turnably supported by a first bearing (31) on an internal circumferential surface of the cylindrical part (112c) of the center support (11c), and the second drive gear (28) is turnably supported by a second bearing (32) on an external circumferential surface of the cylindrical part (112c).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobutada SUGIURA, Hiroaki SANJI, Shota OUE
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Publication number: 20180274644Abstract: An automatic transmission includes: an input shaft disposed on a first axis and drivably coupled to a drive source; a transfer mechanism provided between the first axis and a second axis and that transfers rotation around the first axis to the second axis; a continuously variable speed change mechanism that is capable of continuously changing a speed ratio and has a primary pulley disposed on the second axis, a secondary pulley disposed on a third axis, a belt wound around the two pulleys; and an output shaft disposed on a fourth axis and that outputs rotation at a changed speed. The centers of the second axis and third axis are disposed on one side and the other side, respectively, of a first line that connects between the centers of the first axis and fourth axis and serves as a boundary as viewed in an axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobutada SUGIURA, Masayuki UCHIDA
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Patent number: 10024429Abstract: An automatic transmission including a clutch that can engage rotation transmission of two rotary members by supplying an engagement pressure to an engagement hydraulic oil chamber disposed on an outer peripheral side of a central shaft to press and move a piston member to one axial side, and disengage the rotation transmission of the two rotary members with an other-side pressing mechanism that presses and drives the piston member to the other axial side.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobutada Sugiura
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Publication number: 20180038475Abstract: A differential case has no hole other than two oil holes except for a pinion shaft hole and a pair of drive shaft holes and has an annular receiver attached thereto that has an inner periphery smaller than the outer periphery of side gear washers with respect to the rotation center of the rotation axis of drive shafts and that has an outer periphery located beyond the outermost edge of the oil holes with respect to the rotation center of the rotation axis. This controls the outflow of lubricating oil located radially outward of the inner periphery of the receiver, thus allowing the side gear washers to be supplied with lubricating oil, regardless of whether the differential case is rotating or stops rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: AISIN AW CO. LTD.Inventors: Kaoru NADAYOSHI, Nobutada SUGIURA, Seiya OZAWA
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Patent number: 9810313Abstract: A power transmission apparatus including a transmission, a case that accommodates the transmission, a counter drive gear to which power from the transmission is transmitted, a counter driven gear that meshes with the counter drive gear, and a drive pinion gear that is disposed and spaced apart in an axial direction from the counter driven gear and that rotates together with the counter driven gear, the power transmission apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobukazu Ike, Nobutada Sugiura, Takeshi Torii, Hiroaki Sanji, Masayuki Uchida
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Patent number: 9784345Abstract: A transmission device, wherein the compound planetary gear mechanism increases the speed of the power transmitted to the input element and transmits the resultant power to the first and the second output elements when the fixable element is non-rotatably held stationary by the first brake; and the first and the second clutches are disposed on a side closer in the axial direction to the compound planetary gear mechanism than the first and the second planetary gear mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobutada Sugiura, Takashi Morimoto, Toshihiko Aoki, Hiroshi Kato, Satoru Kasuya, Masahiro Otake, Masanori Murakami, Takuya Nakajima
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Patent number: 9631708Abstract: An automatic transmission wherein the intermediate gear and the reduced-speed rotation output are coupled to each other via a first clutch, the second ring gear and the input are coupled to each other via a second clutch, the first sun gear and the reduced-speed rotation output are coupled to each other via a third clutch, the first sun gear is coupled to a first lock, the second ring gear is coupled to a second lock, and the common carrier is coupled to an output member.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Kato, Nobutada Sugiura
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Patent number: 9631706Abstract: An automatic transmission, wherein the reduced-speed rotation output portion and the first brake are disposed on one side, in the axial direction, of the planetary gear set; the output member is disposed on the other side, in the axial direction, of the planetary gear set; the first clutch, the second clutch, and the second brake are disposed on a side of the output member opposite to the planetary gear set in the axial direction; the first brake is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the reduced-speed rotation output portion; and the second brake is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the first clutch and the second clutch.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Kato, Nobutada Sugiura, Hiroaki Sanji, Shota Oue
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Publication number: 20160305511Abstract: An automatic transmission wherein the intermediate gear and the reduced-speed rotation output are coupled to each other via a first clutch, the second ring gear and the input are coupled to each other via a second clutch, the first sun gear and the reduced-speed rotation output are coupled to each other via a third clutch, the first sun gear is coupled to a first lock, the second ring gear is coupled to a second lock, and the common carrier is coupled to an output member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi KATO, Nobutada SUGIURA
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Publication number: 20160305510Abstract: An automatic transmission, wherein the reduced-speed rotation output portion and the first brake are disposed on one side, in the axial direction, of the planetary gear set; the output member is disposed on the other side, in the axial direction, of the planetary gear set; the first clutch, the second clutch, and the second brake are disposed on a side of the output member opposite to the planetary gear set in the axial direction; the first brake is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the reduced-speed rotation output portion; and the second brake is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the first clutch and the second clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi KATO, Nobutada SUGIURA, Hiroaki SANJI, Shota OUE
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Patent number: 9458914Abstract: An automatic transmission that shifts power applied to an input member and outputs the shifted power to an output member, the automatic transmission including a first planetary gear mechanism, a third planetary gear mechanism, a compound planetary gear mechanism, a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, a fourth clutch a first brake, and a second brake.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayoshi Kato, Toshihiko Aoki, Hiroshi Kato, Nobutada Sugiura, Takashi Morimoto, Nobukazu Ike, Satoru Kasuya, Terufumi Miyazaki, Masaru Morise, Shinji Oita
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Publication number: 20160160964Abstract: A transmission device, wherein the compound planetary gear mechanism increases the speed of the power transmitted to the input element and transmits the resultant power to the first and the second output elements when the fixable element is non-rotatably held stationary by the first brake; and the first and the second clutches are disposed on a side closer in the axial direction to the compound planetary gear mechanism than the first and the second planetary gear mechanisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobutada SUGIURA, Takashi MORIMOTO, Toshihiko AOKI, Hiroshi KATO, Satoru KASUYA, Masahiro OTAKE, Masanori MURAKAMI, Takuya NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20150377326Abstract: An automatic transmission that shifts power applied to an input member and outputs the shifted power to an output member, the automatic transmission including a first planetary gear mechanism, a third planetary gear mechanism, a compound planetary gear mechanism, a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, a fourth clutch a first brake, and a second brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Takayoshi KATO, Toshihiko AOKI, Hiroshi KATO, Nobutada SUGIURA, Takashi MORIMOTO, Nobukazu IKE, Satoru KASUYA, Terufumi MIYAZAKI, Masaru MORISE, Shinji OITA
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Publication number: 20150369356Abstract: A power transmission apparatus including a transmission, a case that accommodates the transmission, a counter drive gear to which power from the transmission is transmitted, a counter driven gear that meshes with the counter drive gear, and a drive pinion gear that is disposed and spaced apart in an axial direction from the counter driven gear and that rotates together with the counter driven gear, the power transmission apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobukazu IKE, Nobutada SUGIURA, Takeshi TORII, Hiroaki SANJI, Masayuki UCHIDA
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Publication number: 20150369342Abstract: An automatic transmission that shifts power applied to an input member and outputs the shifted power to an output member, the automatic transmission including a first planetary gear mechanism, a second planetary gear mechanism, a third planetary gear mechanism, a fourth planetary gear mechanism, a first coupling element, a second coupling element, a third coupling element, a fourth coupling element, a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, a fourth clutch, a first brake and a second brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Takayoshi KATO, Toshihiko AOKI, Hiroshi KATO, Nobutada SUGIURA, Takashi MORIMOTO, Nobukazu IKE, Satoru KASUYA, Terufumi MIYAZAKI, Masaru MORISE, Shinji OITA
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Publication number: 20150354700Abstract: An automatic transmission including a clutch that can engage rotation transmission of two rotary members by supplying an engagement pressure to an engagement hydraulic oil chamber disposed on an outer peripheral side of a central shaft to press and move a piston member to one axial side, and disengage the rotation transmission of the two rotary members with an other-side pressing mechanism that presses and drives the piston member to the other axial side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventor: Nobutada SUGIURA
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Patent number: 8771130Abstract: An automatic transmission is configured to achieve at least ten forward speeds and one reverse speeds. This is achieved through the use of two planetary gear sets with a plurality of clutches and brakes configured to operably couple different components of the two planetary gears to achieve different speeds. For example, operation of a first clutch inputs decelerated rotation of a reduction planetary gear to a third sun gear. Operation of a second clutch transmits from an input shaft to a third ring gear, a third clutch inputs decelerated rotation of the reduction planetary gear to the second sun gear, a fourth clutch transmits from the input shaft to the second carrier, a first brake prevents a second sun gear from rotating, a second brake prevents a carrier from rotating, a third brake capable prevents a third ring gear from rotating.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiko Ando, Nobutada Sugiura, Hayato Suzuki
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Publication number: 20130260948Abstract: An automatic transmission is configured to achieve at least ten forward speeds and one reverse speeds. This is achieved through the use of two planetary gear sets with a plurality of clutches and brakes configured to operably couple different components of the two planetary gears to achieve different speeds. For example, operation of a first clutch inputs decelerated rotation of a reduction planetary gear to a third sun gear. Operation of a second clutch transmits from an input shaft to a third ring gear, a third clutch inputs decelerated rotation of the reduction planetary gear to the second sun gear, a fourth clutch transmits from the input shaft to the second carrier, a first brake prevents a second sun gear from rotating, a second brake prevents a carrier from rotating, a third brake capable prevents a third ring gear from rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiko ANDO, Nobutada SUGIURA, Hayato SUZUKI
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Patent number: 8066608Abstract: An automatic transmission includes a case; a speed change mechanism; a torque converter having a lock-up clutch axially arranged and freely slidably toward and away from the input shaft; a thrust bearing interposed between the flange unit and the side face of the sleeve unit on the input shaft side; a ball bearing that includes an outer race, a side face of which contacts the first step portion toward the input shaft side, and a propeller shaft connecting member capable of connecting with a propeller shaft, spline-engaging with the outer periphery of the output shaft, and contacting a side face of an inner race of the ball bearing upon being pressed axially toward the input shaft side by the propeller shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2006Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobutada Sugiura, Minoru Todo, Mikio Iwase, Takuya Ishii, Tomohiro Katada, Hirofumi Ota, Kazutoshi Nozaki, Atsushi Honda