Patents by Inventor Shinya Kawakita

Shinya Kawakita 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: 11953091
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a differential device, a continuously variable transmission unit, and a control device. The differential device includes a first rotation element connected to the input shaft, a second rotation element connected to the output shaft, and a third rotation element. The continuously variable transmission unit includes a conversion unit configured to convert rotational power of the third rotation element into an other power, and a reconversion unit configured to reconvert the converted other power into the rotational power and supply the reconverted rotational power to the output shaft. The control device includes a continuously variable transmission control unit configured to generate a control signal of the continuously variable transmission unit such that the other power generated by the conversion unit exceeds the other power input to the reconversion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Miyazaki, Shinya Kawakita, Kenichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 11739833
    Abstract: A control method for a work vehicle, includes: acquiring a signal for changing a state of a traveling device, to which power is transmitted via a transmission and a clutch, between forward, neutral, and reverse states; outputting a command for reducing a torque of an output shaft connected to the traveling device in a state where a first clutch is engaged, before a specified time elapses from a time point at which the signal for changing to the neutral state is acquired in a state where the first clutch is engaged; outputting a command for releasing the first clutch after the specified time elapses; and outputting a command for controlling the transmission so that a rotation speed of an input-side element of a second clutch to be engaged next coincides with that of an output-side element of the second clutch in a state where the first clutch is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ikeda, Shinya Kawakita
  • Publication number: 20230156903
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes a first circuit board having a first mounting surface on which a first electronic component is mounted, a second circuit board having a second mounting surface on which a second electronic component is mounted, and a base member disposed between the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface so as to face the first electronic component and the second electronic component, where a first heat-conducting material is disposed between the base member and the first electronic component, a second heat-conducting material is disposed between the base member and the second electronic component, the base member includes a first region that at least does not overlap the second circuit board when viewed in a line-of-sight direction normal to the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface, and a second region that overlaps both of the first circuit board and the second circuit board when viewed in the line-of-sight direction, a heat dissipation unit including a
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minami TERANISHI, Shinya KAWAKITA
  • Publication number: 20230069331
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes an enclosure including a first enclosure having an assembly opening and a second enclosure covering the entire assembly opening, the enclosure having a communication opening communicating with the assembly opening; a circuit board accommodated in the enclosure; an integrated circuit element mounted on the circuit board; and a heat dissipating shield member thermally coupled to the integrated circuit element and grounded, wherein the heat dissipating shield member includes an inner portion accommodated inside the enclosure and thermally coupled to the integrated circuit element and an outer portion extending to an outside of the enclosure via the communication opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minami TERANISHI, Shinya KAWAKITA, Hideyuki SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220346267
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes: an electronic component; a base thermally coupled to the electronic component; a first fan and a second fan provided on one surface of the base; a plurality of first heat-dissipating fins provided on the one surface of the base and provided in a first region including a region between the first fan and the second fan; and a plurality of second heat-dissipating fins provided on the one surface of the base and provided in a second region farther from the first and second fans than the first region. The plurality of first heat-dissipating fins have a structure for guiding a refrigerant sent by one of the first fan and the second fan toward a remaining one of the first fan and the second fan in the first region. The plurality of second heat-dissipating fins formed in the second region have a structure for guiding a refrigerant flowing in from the first fan or the second fan to a side away from each of the first fan and the second fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya KAWAKITA, Hideyuki SAKAMOTO, Minami TERANISHI, Miki HIRAOKA
  • Publication number: 20220293487
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a first housing which has therein a first circuit board on which a first electronic component is mounted, a second housing which has therein a second circuit board on which a second electronic component is mounted, and fans which send air passing between the first housing and the second housing. The first housing has a plurality of fins facing the second housing. The second housing has a plurality of fins facing the first housing. In at least one of cross sections of the first circuit board in a thickness direction, the electrical device has a structure having a region in which the fin of the first housing is longer than the fin of the second housing and a region in which the fin of the first housing is shorter than the fin of the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Minami TERANISHI, Hideyuki SAKAMOTO, Shinya KAWAKITA
  • Publication number: 20220271453
    Abstract: A circuit board including a through-hole into which a press-fit terminal portion is inserted in a depth direction; an inner wall land provided on an inner wall of the through-hole; and a plurality of inner layer lands which are provided in an inner layer of the circuit board, are planes substantially parallel to a mounting surface of the circuit board, and are in contact with the inner wall land. The inner wall land has a first region that is in contact with the press-fit terminal portion and a second region that is not in contact with the press-fit terminal portion. Among the plurality of inner layer lands, a first inner layer land, which is an inner layer land disposed on an identical surface with the first region of the inner wall land, is wider than a second inner layer land which is an inner layer land disposed on an identical surface with the second region of the inner wall land.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Shinya KAWAKITA, Shiro YAMASHITA, Toshikazu SHIGYO
  • Patent number: 11420282
    Abstract: A soldering device capable of shortening operation time of soldering and suppressing solder non-wetting is provided. A soldering device includes: a plurality of tubular solder piece guide tubes which have space therein for a solder piece supplied from a supply port to pass through; a first holding unit which holds the solder piece guide tubes; and a heating unit which heats the first holding unit. Tip end portions of the solder piece guide tubes on a soldering side are arranged on an inner side of the first holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Miki Hiraoka, Shinya Kawakita, Masayuki Kyoi, Osamu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11406043
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic control device including a first electronic component having a first heat generation amount, a second electronic component having a second heat generation amount smaller than the first heat generation amount, a substrate on which the first and second electronic components are mounted, and a housing that accommodates the first electronic component, the second electronic component and the substrate, and includes a case for heat radiation having a heat radiation structure through which heat of the first and second electronic components is radiated. The heat radiation structure includes a heat radiation block that is heat-bonded to the first electronic component, and a plurality of plate-shaped heat radiation fins extending outward from an outer peripheral portion of the heat radiation block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minami Teranishi, Shinya Kawakita, Hideyuki Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20220235533
    Abstract: A control method for a work vehicle, includes: acquiring a signal for changing a state of a traveling device, to which power is transmitted via a transmission and a clutch, between forward, neutral, and reverse states; outputting a command for reducing a torque of an output shaft connected to the traveling device in a state where a first clutch is engaged, before a specified time elapses from a time point at which the signal for changing to the neutral state is acquired in a state where the first clutch is engaged; outputting a command for releasing the first clutch after the specified time elapses; and outputting a command for controlling the transmission so that a rotation speed of an input-side element of a second clutch to be engaged next coincides with that of an output-side element of the second clutch in a state where the first clutch is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ikeda, Shinya Kawakita
  • Publication number: 20220196148
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a differential device, a continuously variable transmission unit, and a control device. The differential device includes a first rotation element connected to the input shaft, a second rotation element connected to the output shaft, and a third rotation element. The continuously variable transmission unit includes a conversion unit configured to convert rotational power of the third rotation element into an other power, and a reconversion unit configured to reconvert the converted other power into the rotational power and supply the reconverted rotational power to the output shaft. The control device includes a continuously variable transmission control unit configured to generate a control signal of the continuously variable transmission unit such that the other power generated by the conversion unit exceeds the other power input to the reconversion unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Shogo MIYAZAKI, Shinya KAWAKITA, Kenichi YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11322423
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes: a board; a heat generating component mounted on the board; a heat conductive sheet thermally coupled to one surface of the heat generating component located on a side opposite to the board side; and a cooling mechanism thermally coupled to the heat conductive sheet. The heat conductive sheet includes a folded structure having a plurality of folded-back portions and a plurality of connection portions provided between the folded-back portions, and the plurality of folded-back portions of the heat conductive sheet is thermally coupled to each of the heat generating component and the cooling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Kawakita, Hideyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11244877
    Abstract: Provided is a sealing structure including a housing that houses a heat generating member or a heat dissipation member thereinside, and a resin that is filled in the housing. In a sectional view, the housing includes a first recess portion in a position facing the heat generating member or the heat dissipation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nakatsuka, Shinya Kawakita, Susumu Ishida, Isamu Yoshida, Osamu Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20210321539
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic control device including a first electronic component having a first heat generation amount, a second electronic component having a second heat generation amount smaller than the first heat generation amount, a substrate on which the first and second electronic components are mounted, and a housing that accommodates the first electronic component, the second electronic component and the substrate, and includes a case for heat radiation having a heat radiation structure through which heat of the first and second electronic components is radiated. The heat radiation structure includes a heat radiation block that is heat-bonded to the first electronic component, and a plurality of plate-shaped heat radiation fins extending outward from an outer peripheral portion of the heat radiation block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Minami TERANISHI, Shinya KAWAKITA, Hideyuki SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210175145
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes a substrate, a heat generating component mounted on the substrate, a heat dissipation unit thermally coupled to a surface of the heat generating component located on a side opposite to the substrate side, and a cooling mechanism thermally coupled to the heat dissipation unit. The heat dissipation unit includes a porous thermal conductor and a semi-cured resin which includes a heat conductive filler and is formed between at least the porous thermal conductor and the surface of the heat generating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Minami TERANISHI, Shinya KAWAKITA, Hideyuki SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200411406
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes: a board; a heat generating component mounted on the board; a heat conductive sheet thermally coupled to one surface of the heat generating component located on a side opposite to the board side; and a cooling mechanism thermally coupled to the heat conductive sheet. The heat conductive sheet includes a folded structure having a plurality of folded-back portions and a plurality of connection portions provided between the folded-back portions, and the plurality of folded-back portions of the heat conductive sheet is thermally coupled to each of the heat generating component and the cooling mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Shinya KAWAKITA, Hideyuki SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200376580
    Abstract: A soldering device capable of shortening operation time of soldering and suppressing solder non-wetting is provided. A soldering device includes: a plurality of tubular solder piece guide tubes which have space therein for a solder piece supplied from a supply port to pass through; a first holding unit which holds the solder piece guide tubes; and a heating unit which heats the first holding unit. Tip end portions of the solder piece guide tubes on a soldering side are arranged on an inner side of the first holding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Miki HIRAOKA, Shinya KAWAKITA, Masayuki KYOI, Osamu IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20200303272
    Abstract: Provided is a sealing structure including a housing that houses a heat generating member or a heat dissipation member thereinside, and a resin that is filled in the housing. In a sectional view, the housing includes a first recess portion in a position facing the heat generating member or the heat dissipation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuya NAKATSUKA, Shinya KAWAKITA, Susumu ISHIDA, Isamu YOSHIDA, Osamu IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20200243470
    Abstract: A control unit that controls a motor includes a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor package including a plurality of first electrodes, a wiring board including a plurality of second electrodes arranged so as to correspond to each of the plurality of first electrodes, and solder joints connecting the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes, and a tip end of a second electrode arranged at an outermost corner of the wiring board is located outside an outer peripheral end of the semiconductor package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masako KATO, Shinya KAWAKITA
  • Patent number: 8050037
    Abstract: In an electronic control device that includes two or more kinds of lead-insertion-type parts, including at least a coil and a capacitor, the parts are installed on a support that has a wiring, a terminal structure and mechanically fixing portions; the leads of the above parts are respectively inserted in and electrically connected to holes formed in the wiring portion of the support; the parts and the support are fixed to each other with an adhesion material for fixation; the upper surfaces of the parts are attached to a metallic chasis with a thermally conductive material of a low elasticity modulus interposed in between; the mechanically fixing portions of the support are fixed to the metallic chasis; and the terminal structure of the support is electrically connected to a circuit board that mounts at least a controlling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobutake Tsuyuno, Hideto Yoshinari, Hiroshi Hozoji, Masahiko Asano, Masahide Harada, Shinya Kawakita