Patents by Inventor Seiichi Kinugasa

Seiichi Kinugasa 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: 8446118
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine control device includes a positive/negative determination section that determines whether an output torque of the rotary electric machine is positive or negative; a correction parameter setting section that sets as a correction parameter a phase difference of a sinusoidal ripple correction wave for reducing torque ripple of the rotary electric machine with respect to a magnetic pole position of the rotary electric machine depending on whether the output torque is positive or negative; and a correction wave generation section that generates the ripple correction wave on the basis of the correction parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Kinugasa, Jin Izawa, Kazuyuki Izawa, Kazuo Aoki
  • Patent number: 7928686
    Abstract: An electric motor control device includes a direct current power source; an inverter interposed between an electric motor and the direct current power source, the inverter device controlling an exchange of electric power therebetween; an inverter control unit that generates PWM pulses having a duty ratio corresponding to voltage command signals and sends the PWM pulses to the inverter in order to switch the inverter; a frequency changing unit that changes a carrier frequency of the PWM pulses generated by the inverter control unit in a manner corresponding to a frequency control signal; and a motor control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Subrata Saha, Isao Fujiwara, Keisuke Nishimura, Kazuma Hasegawa, Yoshinori Oono, Seiichi Kinugasa
  • Patent number: 7819768
    Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus for a transmission includes a line pressure regulating device that enables control in which an oil pressure from an oil pump is regulated so as to attain a line pressure, and that enables control in which the line pressure is switched stepwise between a low pressure state in a lower pressure range and a high pressure state in a higher pressure range; a plurality of hydraulic servos that engage and disengage friction engaging elements using engagement pressures that are based on the line pressure; and a high pressure state detecting device that detects that the line pressure regulating device is outputting the line pressure in the high pressure state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiichi Kinugasa, Kazuhito Enomoto, Kiyotomo Miura, Kazuyuki Noda, Satoru Wakuta, Hiroatsu Endo, Masatoshi Adachi, Masato Fujikawa, Kazuo Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100244755
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine control device includes a positive/negative determination section that determines whether an output torque of the rotary electric machine is positive or negative; a correction parameter setting section that sets as a correction parameter a phase difference of a sinusoidal ripple correction wave for reducing torque ripple of the rotary electric machine with respect to a magnetic pole position of the rotary electric machine depending on whether the output torque is positive or negative; and a correction wave generation section that generates the ripple correction wave on the basis of the correction parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichi Kinugasa, Jin Izawa, Kazuyuki Izawa, Kazuo Aoki
  • Publication number: 20090115362
    Abstract: An electric motor control device includes a direct current power source; an inverter interposed between an electric motor and the direct current power source, the inverter device controlling an exchange of electric power therebetween; an inverter control unit that generates PWM pulses having a duty ratio corresponding to voltage command signals and sends the PWM pulses to the inverter in order to switch the inverter; a frequency changing unit that changes a carrier frequency of the PWM pulses generated by the inverter control unit in a manner corresponding to a frequency control signal; and a motor control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Subrata Saha, Isao Fujiwara, Keisuke Nishimura, Kazuma Hasegawa, Yoshinori Oono, Seiichi Kinugasa
  • Publication number: 20070173373
    Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus for a transmission includes a line pressure regulating device that enables control in which an oil pressure from an oil pump is regulated so as to attain a line pressure, and that enables control in which the line pressure is switched stepwise between a low pressure state in a lower pressure range and a high pressure state in a higher pressure range; a plurality of hydraulic servos that engage and disengage friction engaging elements using engagement pressures that are based on the line pressure; and a high pressure state detecting device that detects that the line pressure regulating device is outputting the line pressure in the high pressure state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiichi Kinugasa, Kazuhito Enomoto, Kiyotomo Miura, Kazuyuki Noda, Satoru Wakuta, Hiroatsu Endo, Masatoshi Adachi, Masato Fujikawa, Kazuo Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 7128676
    Abstract: A failsafe hydraulic circuit designed to avoid simultaneous engagement of two friction engagement elements (e.g., clutches, brakes, etc.) incorporated in a speed change apparatus of a motor vehicle or the like. If a first failsafe valve is in the open position state and a first engaging pressure is supplied to a first hydraulic servo via the first failsafe valve, the first engaging pressure is also input to a first oil pressure switch via a second failsafe valve being in the closed position state. Therefore, using the first oil pressure switch, it can be detected that the first engaging pressure is supplied to the first hydraulic servo. Furthermore, if the first engaging pressure is, for example, greater than the set pressure of the first oil pressure switch, this situation can also be detected. Such detections provide confirmation of normal operation of the first failsafe valve and the second failsafe valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., LTD, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiichi Kinugasa, Masanori Onoda, Kazuhito Enomoto, Kiyotomo Miura, Naoyuki Fukaya, Satoru Wakuta, Masatoshi Adachi, Akira Murakami
  • Publication number: 20050137043
    Abstract: A failsafe hydraulic circuit designed to avoid simultaneous engagement of two friction engagement elements (e.g., clutches, brakes, etc.) incorporated in a speed change apparatus of a motor vehicle or the like. If a first failsafe valve is in the open position state and a first engaging pressure is supplied to a first hydraulic servo via the first failsafe valve, the first engaging pressure is also input to a first oil pressure switch via a second failsafe valve being in the closed position state. Therefore, using the first oil pressure switch, it can be detected that the first engaging pressure is supplied to the first hydraulic servo. Furthermore, if the first engaging pressure is, for example, greater than the set pressure of the first oil pressure switch, this situation can also be detected. Such detections provide confirmation of normal operation of the first failsafe valve and the second failsafe valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Seiichi Kinugasa, Masanori Onoda, Kazuhito Enomoto, Kiyotomo Miura, Naoyuki Fukaya, Satoru Wakuta, Masatoshi Adachi, Akira Murakami