Patents by Inventor Norihiro Akiyoshi

Norihiro Akiyoshi 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: 11739835
    Abstract: Disclosed is lateral pressure control of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with a transmission ratio changed by changing groove widths of a drive pulley and a driven pulley, a drive force from a drive source being transmitted to a wheel. A control part controlling respective lateral pressures of the drive pulley and the driven pulley is provided. The control part sets an increase correction amount of the lateral pressure of the drive pulley to a first lateral pressure increase correction amount if the CVT is not in an in-gear state or a shift position is consistent with a traveling direction of the vehicle, and, sets said amount to a second lateral pressure increase correction amount smaller than the first lateral pressure increase correction amount if the CVT is in the in-gear state and the shift position is not consistent with the traveling direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro Akiyoshi, Kohei Sakai
  • Patent number: 11608887
    Abstract: In a hydraulic control device switchable between a first state in which a first oil is supplied from a first pump to a hydraulic operation part via a bypass valve and a second state in which the first oil supplied from the first pump is pressurized by using the second pump and the pressurized first oil is supplied, as a second oil, to the hydraulic operation part, control that adds a correction hydraulic pressure of a predetermined amount to the hydraulic pressure of the oil discharged from a valve for adjusting the pressure of the oil supplied to the hydraulic operation part is performed when the second state is switched to the first state due to a stop or a low rotation state of the second pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makito Nakasone, Koji Nakamura, Norihiro Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20220381338
    Abstract: Disclosed is lateral pressure control of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with a transmission ratio changed by changing groove widths of a drive pulley and a driven pulley, a drive force from a drive source being transmitted to a wheel. A control part controlling respective lateral pressures of the drive pulley and the driven pulley is provided. The control part sets an increase correction amount of the lateral pressure of the drive pulley to a first lateral pressure increase correction amount if the CVT is not in an in-gear state or a shift position is consistent with a traveling direction of the vehicle, and, sets said amount to a second lateral pressure increase correction amount smaller than the first lateral pressure increase correction amount if the CVT is in the in-gear state and the shift position is not consistent with the traveling direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro AKIYOSHI, Kohei SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20210140536
    Abstract: In a hydraulic control device switchable between a first state in which a first oil is supplied from a first pump to a hydraulic operation part via a bypass valve and a second state in which the first oil supplied from the first pump is pressurized by using the second pump and the pressurized first oil is supplied, as a second oil, to the hydraulic operation part, control that adds a correction hydraulic pressure of a predetermined amount to the hydraulic pressure of the oil discharged from a valve for adjusting the pressure of the oil supplied to the hydraulic operation part is performed when the second state is switched to the first state due to a stop or a low rotation state of the second pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Makito NAKASONE, Koji NAKAMURA, Norihiro AKIYOSHI
  • Patent number: 10851888
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device and hydraulic control method of a transmission are provided. The hydraulic control device of a transmission, which includes a forward clutch engaged in a Drive range, a reverse brake engaged in a Reverse range, and a switching valve that is able to selectively switch supply of a hydraulic pressure to the forward clutch and the reverse brake, wherein the hydraulic control device receives a shift position of a vehicle on which the transmission is mounted and idling stop information. When the range is switched to the Reverse range from the Drive range during idling stop, and the switching valve is positioned at a position at which a hydraulic pressure is able to be supplied to the reverse brake, rotational speed increase control with a rotational speed of an electric oil pump higher than a normal rotational speed is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro Akiyoshi, Kohei Sakai
  • Patent number: 10787161
    Abstract: Provided are a control device and a control method of a continuously variable transmission capable of preventing an endless member from slipping even when a parking lock is released. On a condition that a vehicle is in an idling stop state and a parking lock mechanism is in a parking lock state, rotation speed increase control configured to increase a rotation speed of an electric oil pump is executed so that the endless member can be prevented from slipping with respect to a driven pulley even when the parking lock mechanism is switched to a parking lock released state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro Akiyoshi, Kohei Sakai
  • Publication number: 20190308605
    Abstract: Provided are a control device and a control method of a continuously variable transmission capable of preventing an endless member from slipping even when a parking lock is released. On a condition that a vehicle is in an idling stop state and a parking lock mechanism is in a parking lock state, rotation speed increase control configured to increase a rotation speed of an electric oil pump is executed so that the endless member can be prevented from slipping with respect to a driven pulley even when the parking lock mechanism is switched to a parking lock released state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro AKIYOSHI, Kohei SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20190285171
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device and hydraulic control method of a transmission are provided. The hydraulic control device of a transmission, which includes a forward clutch engaged in a Drive range, a reverse brake engaged in a Reverse range, and a switching valve that is able to selectively switch supply of a hydraulic pressure to the forward clutch and the reverse brake, wherein the hydraulic control device receives a shift position of a vehicle on which the transmission is mounted and idling stop information. When the range is switched to the Reverse range from the Drive range during idling stop, and the switching valve is positioned at a position at which a hydraulic pressure is able to be supplied to the reverse brake, rotational speed increase control with a rotational speed of an electric oil pump higher than a normal rotational speed is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro AKIYOSHI, Kohei SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10274075
    Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus for a vehicle including a first flow path leading oil discharged from a first hydraulic pump to a driving unit, a second flow path leading oil discharged from a second hydraulic pump to a lubrication unit, a flow path switching unit switching a flow path, and a controller controlling the flow path switching unit so as to lead the oil discharged from the second hydraulic pump to the first flow path when inoperation of an accelerator is detected and vehicle speed less than or equal to a predetermined value which is greater than 0 is detected, and to lead the oil discharged from the second hydraulic pump to the lubrication unit when operation of the accelerator is detected or vehicle speed greater than the predetermined value is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Takemori, Norihiro Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20170254408
    Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus for a vehicle including a first flow path leading oil discharged from a first hydraulic pump to a driving unit, a second flow path leading oil discharged from a second hydraulic pump to a lubrication unit, a flow path switching unit switching a flow path, and a controller controlling the flow path switching unit so as to lead the oil discharged from the second hydraulic pump to the first flow path when inoperation of an accelerator is detected and vehicle speed less than or equal to a predetermined value which is greater than 0 is detected, and to lead the oil discharged from the second hydraulic pump to the lubrication unit when operation of the accelerator is detected or vehicle speed greater than the predetermined value is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Yuichiro Takemori, Norihiro Akiyoshi