Patents by Inventor Osamu Shinmura

Osamu Shinmura 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: 9147962
    Abstract: Provided with a first connector part to connect a first cable, a second connector part to connect a second cable, and to fit with a first connector part, thereby ensuring electrical connection between a first cable and a second cable, and a housing to hold a second connector part rotatably around an axial direction of a second cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Haruki Yoshida, Osamu Shinmura, Jun Asada, Kazuhiro Yokoyama, Tsuyoshi Mizushima
  • Publication number: 20140030926
    Abstract: Provided with a first connector part to connect a first cable, a second connector part to connect a second cable, and to fit with a first connector part, thereby ensuring electrical connection between a first cable and a second cable, and a housing to hold a second connector part rotatably around an axial direction of a second cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruki Yoshida, Osamu Shinmura, Jun Asada, Kazuhiro Yokoyama, Tsuyoshi Mizushima
  • Patent number: 7900727
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus cools a battery and a DC/DC converter. In a duct, a battery cooling fan having a great rated capacity is installed. The duct branches into a battery-side intake duct and a DC/DC converter-side intake duct on the downstream side of the battery cooling fan. In the battery-side intake duct, the battery is installed to received cooling air. In the DC/DC converter side intake duct, the DC/DC converter is installed to receive cooling air. A DC/DC converter cooling fan having a small rated capacity is installed directly upstream of the DC/DC converter. An ECU controls the two cooling fans based on the temperature of the battery and the DC/DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Osamu Shinmura
  • Publication number: 20090260905
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus cools a battery and a DC/DC converter. In a duct, a battery cooling fan having a great rated capacity is installed. The duct branches into a battery-side intake duct and a DC/DC converter-side intake duct on the downstream side of the battery cooling fan. In the battery-side intake duct, the battery is installed to received cooling air. In the DC/DC converter side intake duct, the DC/DC converter is installed to receive cooling air. A DC/DC converter cooling fan having a small rated capacity is installed directly upstream of the DC/DC converter. An ECU controls the two cooling fans based on the temperature of the battery and the DC/DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: Osamu Shinmura
  • Patent number: 7245094
    Abstract: In the vehicle of the invention, when the temperature of an inverter 42 for driving a motor MG2 linked to front wheels 62a and 62b reaches or exceeds a preset restriction start temperature, the drive control of the invention controls the inverters 42 and 43 to gradually decrease the output torque of the motor MG2 simultaneously with a gradual increase in output torque of a motor MG3, which is linked to rear wheels 64a and 64b. Such torque control ensures output of a torque demand required for the vehicle. When the temperature of the inverter 42 reaches or exceeds a preset frequency switchover temperature, which is higher than the restriction start temperature, the drive control of the invention controls the inverters 42 and 43 to lower a switching frequency of transistors T1 to T6 in the inverter 42 and to ensure output of the torque demand. Such drive control effectively relieves the load of the inverter 42, while decreasing the frequency of lowering the switching frequency of the inverter 42.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Shinmura, Tatsuyuki Uechi
  • Patent number: 7208678
    Abstract: An electronic component housing structural body includes a first housing body accommodating electronic components and a second housing body accommodating electronic components. Fitting plane of the first and second housing bodies include a liquid passage area and a communicating passage area. The liquid passage area includes a cooling passage in which cooling liquid flows. The communicating passage area includes a communicating passage that connects housing chambers of the first and second housing bodies. Furthermore, a single sealing member is disposed on the fitting plane to independently surround and seal the liquid passage area and the communicating passage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Shinmura, Tatsuyuki Uechi
  • Publication number: 20060207780
    Abstract: An electronic component housing structural body includes a first housing body accommodating electronic components and a second housing body accommodating electronic components. Fitting plane of the first and second housing bodies include a liquid passage area and a communicating passage area. The liquid passage area includes a cooling passage in which cooling liquid flows. The communicating passage area includes a communicating passage that connects housing chambers of the first and second housing bodies. Furthermore, a single sealing member is disposed on the fitting plane to independently surround and seal the liquid passage area and the communicating passage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Shinmura, Tatsuyuki Uechi
  • Publication number: 20060208660
    Abstract: An inverter unit for vehicle (20) is formed in such a manner that a capacitor module (40) is stacked on the upper portions of a main inverter circuit module (32) and a sub inverter circuit module (34) so as to connect the corresponding external terminals by a bolt (66). Here, by matching a positive electrode terminal (44) and a negative electrode terminal (46) of the capacitor module (40) with a positive side electrode terminal (45) and a negative side electrode terminal (47) of the main inverter circuit module (32), and at the same time by matching a positive electrode terminal (48) and a negative electrode terminal (50) of the capacitor module (40) with a positive side electrode terminal (49) and a negative side electrode terminal (51) of the sub inverter circuit module (34), responsible terminals are connected with this bolt (66) each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicants: TOYODA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Shinmura, Tatsuyuki Uechi
  • Publication number: 20060175995
    Abstract: In the vehicle of the invention, when the temperature of an inverter 42 for driving a motor MG2 linked to front wheels 62a and 62b reaches or exceeds a preset restriction start temperature, the drive control of the invention controls the inverters 42 and 43 to gradually decrease the output torque of the motor MG2 simultaneously with a gradual increase in output torque of a motor MG3, which is linked to rear wheels 64a and 64b. Such torque control ensures output of a torque demand required for the vehicle. When the temperature of the inverter 42 reaches or exceeds a preset frequency switchover temperature, which is higher than the restriction start temperature, the drive control of the invention controls the inverters 42 and 43 to lower a switching frequency of transistors T1 to T6 in the inverter 42 and to ensure output of the torque demand. Such drive control effectively relieves the load of the inverter 42, while decreasing the frequency of lowering the switching frequency of the inverter 42.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Shinmura, Tatsuyuki Uechi