Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Iga

Shinichiro Iga 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: 9327711
    Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle automatic transmission. The hybrid vehicle being capable of EV travel in which drive wheels are driven by only a rotary electric machine with the internal combustion engine stopped. The control device having an electric oil pump control device to drive an electric oil pump that supplies oil to the friction engagement element. A neutral control device performs disengagement control on the friction engagement element. A drag determination device determines whether conditions under which drag of the friction engagement element occurs are met because of a shortage in amount of oil to be supplied to a cancellation oil chamber of the friction engagement element by the electric oil pump during the EV travel started from a state in which the hybrid vehicle is stationary. Drag elimination control device provides a command to start the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shishun Chin, Kenta Kimata, Masahiro Asai, Kazuhiko Motodohi, Shinichiro Iga
  • Patent number: 9278687
    Abstract: A control device of a hybrid vehicle including an engine; an automatic transmission placed on a power transmission path between the engine and wheels, having a first friction engagement element engaged in a forward range and a second engagement element engaged in a reverse range based on a hydraulic pressure generated while the engine is stopped; and a rotary electric machine capable of driving the wheels without using the power transmission path. The rotary electric machine is driven when a shift range is the forward range or the reverse range while the internal combustion engine is stopped, and the driving of the rotary electric machine is restrained for a set time after the shift range is changed from the forward range to the reverse range or vice versa while the engine is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kimata, Masahiro Asai, Kazuhiko Motodohi, Shinichiro Iga
  • Publication number: 20150032316
    Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle automatic transmission. The hybrid vehicle being capable of EV travel in which drive wheels are driven by only a rotary electric machine with the internal combustion engine stopped. The control device having an electric oil pump control device to drive an electric oil pump that supplies oil to the friction engagement element. A neutral control device performs disengagement control on the friction engagement element. A drag determination device determines whether conditions under which drag of the friction engagement element occurs are met because of a shortage in amount of oil to be supplied to a cancellation oil chamber of the friction engagement element by the electric oil pump during the EV travel started from a state in which the hybrid vehicle is stationary. Drag elimination control device provides a command to start the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Shishun Chin, Kenta Kimata, Masahiro Asai, Kazuhiko Motodohi, Shinichiro Iga
  • Patent number: 8784249
    Abstract: An automatic transmission for a hybrid vehicle comprising a first hydraulic pressure supply source driven with an internal combustion engine; a second hydraulic pressure supply source driven independently of the first supply source; and a regulator valve regulating hydraulic pressure produced by the supply sources. A first oil passage supplying line pressure regulated by the regulator valve to a hydraulic servo operating a friction engagement element; a second oil passage supplying hydraulic pressure discharged from the regulator valve to a lubricated portion via an oil cooler; and a thud oil passage merged with the second oil passage at a point downstream of the oil cooler supplying the hydraulic pressure of the second supply source to the lubricated portion. A first reverse flow prevention mechanism is disposed between the oil cooler and the merging point to prevent reverse flow of hydraulic pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Motodohi, Shinichiro Iga, Yasunari Muranaka
  • Publication number: 20130260955
    Abstract: A control device of a hybrid vehicle including an engine; an automatic transmission placed on a power transmission path between the engine and wheels, having a first friction engagement element engaged in a forward range and a second engagement element engaged in a reverse range based on a hydraulic pressure generated while the engine is stopped; and a rotary electric machine capable of driving the wheels without using the power transmission path. The rotary electric machine is driven when a shift range is the forward range or the reverse range while the internal combustion engine is stopped, and the driving of the rotary electric machine is restrained for a set time after the shift range is changed from the forward range to the reverse range or vice versa while the engine is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Kenta KIMATA, Masahiro ASAI, Kazuhiko MOTODOHI, Shinichiro IGA
  • Publication number: 20130219876
    Abstract: An automatic transmission for a hybrid vehicle comprising a first hydraulic pressure supply source driven with an internal combustion engine; a second hydraulic pressure supply source driven independently of the first supply source; and a regulator valve regulating hydraulic pressure produced by the supply sources. A first oil passage supplying line pressure regulated by the regulator valve to a hydraulic servo operating a friction engagement element; a second oil passage supplying hydraulic pressure discharged from the regulator valve to a lubricated portion via an oil cooler; and a thud oil passage merged with the second oil passage at a point downstream of the oil cooler supplying the hydraulic pressure of the second supply source to the lubricated portion. A first reverse flow prevention mechanism is disposed between the oil cooler and the merging point to prevent reverse flow of hydraulic pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuhiko MOTODOHI, Shinichiro IGA, Yasunari MURANAKA
  • Patent number: 8323139
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device includes a case with a case main body portion accommodating the speed change mechanism, and a connection case portion connecting the engine and the case main body portion and having a diameter increased toward the engine; a hydraulic pressure control device that is provided under the speed change mechanism, and controls a hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the speed change mechanism; and an electric pump that generates the hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the speed change mechanism through the hydraulic pressure control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobukazu Ike, Yasunari Muranaka, Takeshi Fukuma, Shinichiro Iga, Shingo Uozumi
  • Publication number: 20100241326
    Abstract: A control apparatus for an automatic transmission, the control apparatus includes a main pump that is rotation driven by an engine and supplies hydraulic oil via an oil passage of a vehicle automatic transmission; an auxiliary pump that is rotation driven by an electric motor and supplies hydraulic oil to the oil passage to assist the main pump; a regulator valve that regulates a line pressure of the oil passage to a predetermined value; a regulator valve control section that sends a command to regulate the line pressure to the regulator valve; a line pressure obtaining section that obtains the line pressure of the oil passage; and an auxiliary pump start section that controls starting of the auxiliary pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunari Muranaka, Yasuhiko Kobayashi, Shinichiro Iga
  • Publication number: 20100151993
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device includes a case with a case main body portion accommodating the speed change mechanism, and a connection case portion connecting the engine and the case main body portion and having a diameter increased toward the engine; a hydraulic pressure control device that is provided under the speed change mechanism, and controls a hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the speed change mechanism; and an electric pump that generates the hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the speed change mechanism through the hydraulic pressure control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobukazu Ike, Yasunari Muranaka, Takeshi Fukuma, Shinichiro Iga, Shingo Uozumi