Patents by Inventor Ryohey Toyota

Ryohey Toyota 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: 9593767
    Abstract: A shift control device for an electrically driven vehicle, which is installed in the electrically driven vehicle including a motor as a drive source and an automatic transmission coupled to an output shaft of the motor, has a shift controller that performs shifting of the automatic transmission using a previously set shift line. The shift controller has, as the shift line, an electricity consumption prioritized shift line with priority placed to improve electricity consumption rate, and a driving force prioritized shift line with priority placed to suppress the frequency of shifting. The driving force prioritized shift line is used for a predetermined time after completion of the shift control using the electricity consumption prioritized shift line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tsukizaki, Ryohey Toyota, Toshifumi Hibi, Yutaka Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20160230881
    Abstract: An automatic transmission control device with which it is occurrence of meshing failure at the time of engaging an engagement clutch may be prevented while suppressing prolonged time for completing the engagement. Disclosed is an automatic transmission control device comprising: an automatic transmission that is provided in the drive system of a vehicle and that includes, as an coupling element, an engagement clutch which undergoes meshing/engagement at the time of coupling; and a transmission controller that performs transmission control of the automatic transmission. The engagement clutch includes: a clutch gear connected to a transmission input shaft; and a clutch hub connected to a transmission output shaft and capable of meshing with the clutch gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Masato KOGA, Atsushi TSUKIZAKI, Kenichi MORI, Ryohey TOYOTA, Takashi KURITA, Kazuhiro TAKAKI
  • Patent number: 9346372
    Abstract: A gear shifting control device is provided with a driving motor-generator, an automatic transmission provided in a drivetrain and a gear shifting controller. The automatic transmission has a P range, an N range and a D range as selectable range positions. The gear shifting controller changes the gears in the automatic transmission. The gear shifting controller sets the N range of the automatic transmission to be a range over which the driving motor-generator is not caused to generate torque even when a operation for depressing an accelerator pedal has been performed, and places a coupling clutch in an engaged state in first gear when the N range is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kurita, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Ryohey Toyota, Toshifumi Hibi
  • Publication number: 20160003353
    Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission disposed in a vehicle driving system, the automatic transmission having an engaging clutch as shift element, has a shift controller that performs a shift control of the automatic transmission. The shift controller is configured such that, during a shift control to release the engaging clutch in response to a first shift request and after determination of a releasing start of the engaging clutch, when a second shift request to engage the engaging cutch is generated, the shift control in response to the first shift request will be continued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Toshifumi Hibi, Yutaka Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20150375750
    Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission disposed in a vehicle driving system, the automatic transmission having an engaging clutch as a shift element, has a shift controller that performs a shift control of the automatic transmission. The shift controller is configured such that, during a shift control to release the engaging clutch in response to a first shift request and before determination of a complete release of the engaging clutch, when a second shift request to engage the engaging clutch is generated, the shift control in response to the second shift request is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohey Toyota, Atsushi Tsukizaki, Toshifumi Hibi, Yutaka Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20150377346
    Abstract: A shift control device for an electrically driven vehicle, which is installed in the electrically driven vehicle including a motor as a drive source and an automatic transmission coupled to an output shaft of the motor, has a shift controller that performs shifting of the automatic transmission using a previously set shift line. The shift controller has, as the shift line, an electricity consumption prioritized shift line with priority placed to improve electricity consumption rate, and a driving force prioritized shift line with priority placed to suppress the frequency of shifting. The driving force prioritized shift line is used for a predetermined time after completion of the shift control using the electricity consumption prioritized shift line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tsukizaki, Ryohey Toyota, Toshifumi Hibi, Yutaka Kaneko
  • Patent number: 9194489
    Abstract: An automatic transmission shift control device include a controller that is programmed to shift an automatic transmission by issuing a command for switching an interference shift element from an engaged state to a disengaged state, and by issuing a command for switching a friction shift element from a released state to a locked state. The controller includes a progressive friction-shift-element switchover section which causes progressive switching of the friction shift element from the released state to the locked state prior to the command for switching of the interference shift element from the engaged state to the disengaged state. The controller includes an interference-shift-element switchover section which causes the switching of the interference shift element from the engaged state to the disengaged state when transmission torque of the interference shift element decreases to a predetermined value as the friction shift element progressively switches from the released state to the locked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryohey Toyota
  • Publication number: 20150298576
    Abstract: A gear shifting control device is provided with a driving motor-generator, an automatic transmission provided in a drivetrain and a gear shifting controller. The automatic transmission has a P range, an N range and a D range as selectable range positions. The gear shifting controller changes the gears in the automatic transmission. The gear shifting controller sets the N range of the automatic transmission to be a range over which the driving motor-generator is not caused to generate torque even when a operation for depressing an accelerator pedal has been performed, and places a coupling clutch in an engaged state in first gear when the N range is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi KURITA, Atsushi TSUKIZAKI, Ryohey TOYOTA, Toshifumi HIBI
  • Patent number: 9162665
    Abstract: By increasing accelerator opening APO from time t1, kick-down shift is started at time t2. While the kick-down shift is carried out by changeover from a release element to an engagement element, a motor torque tTm that is increased as Tmo with an increase in accelerator opening APO is restricted as follows. In a shift initial stage from time t2 to inertia phase start time t3, motor torque tTm is restricted to not exceed upper limit value Tlimit obtained by subtracting an inertia phase progressing torque increment Tip from an inertia phase end outputtable maximum motor torque Tmo2 that is outputtable with motor rotation speed Nmo2 at inertia phase end time t4. During an inertia phase (t3-t4), the motor torque tTm is restricted to a value Tlimit+Tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryohey Toyota
  • Publication number: 20150283920
    Abstract: A drivetrain from a drive source to drive wheel is provided with a motor-generator for implementing regeneration during deceleration and an automatic transmission having an engaging clutch as a shifting element. The electric vehicle has a gear shifting controller that is programmed to assess whether to grant gear shifting permission based on whether a deceleration grade difference occurring as a result of a reengagement gear shifting is less than a prescribed acceptable deceleration fluctuation when a reengagement gear shift request involving disengaging or engaging the meshing clutch is made during deceleration or regeneration. Shifting is initiated according to the gear-shift request if a decision to grant gear shifting permission is made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryohey Toyota
  • Publication number: 20150038296
    Abstract: A shift control device for an electric vehicle that is arranged to perform a downshift by a combination of a disengagement of a frictional element and an engagement of an engagement element, and a shift control means configured to perform a shift control of the automatic transmission, the shift control device includes: a regenerative cooperative brake control means which is configured to perform a regenerative cooperative brake control by a switching to increase a frictional torque of a frictional brake device provided to the driving wheel to follow a decrease of a regenerative torque when the regenerative torque by the electric vehicle is decreased, the shift control means setting a timing of a start of a coast downshift to disengage the frictional element, at least to a timing after a timing at which the switching of the regenerative cooperative brake control is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryohey Toyota
  • Publication number: 20140088845
    Abstract: An automatic transmission shift control device include a controller that is programmed to shift an automatic transmission by issuing a command for switching an interference shift element from an engaged state to a disengaged state, and by issuing a command for switching a friction shift element from a released state to a locked state. The controller includes a progressive friction-shift-element switchover section which causes progressive switching of the friction shift element from the released state to the locked state prior to the command for switching of the interference shift element from the engaged state to the disengaged state. The controller includes an interference-shift-element switchover section which causes the switching of the interference shift element from the engaged state to the disengaged state when transmission torque of the interference shift element decreases to a predetermined value as the friction shift element progressively switches from the released state to the locked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryohey Toyota
  • Publication number: 20130311027
    Abstract: By increasing accelerator opening APO from time t1, kick-down shift is started at time t2. While the kick-down shift is carried out by changeover from a release element to an engagement element, a motor torque tTm that is increased as Tmo with an increase in accelerator opening APO is restricted as follows. In a shift initial stage from time t2 to inertia phase start time t3, motor torque tTm is restricted to not exceed upper limit value Tlimit obtained by subtracting an inertia phase progressing torque increment Tip from an inertia phase end outputtable maximum motor torque Tmo2 that is outputtable with motor rotation speed Nmo2 at inertia phase end time t4. During an inertia phase (t3-t4), the motor torque tTm is restricted to a value Tlimit+Tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: Ryohey Toyota