Patents by Inventor Shinya Majikina

Shinya Majikina 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: 6554739
    Abstract: A system for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein the initial value of the desired pressure to be supplied to a hydraulic clutch for the current gear now being engaged is determined appropriately, when conducting a power-on downshifting, so as to decrease the shift shock experienced by the vehicle occupant effectively, irrespectively of the change in the throttle opening, while ensuring to reduce the volume of the mapped data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Saito, Yasushi Inagawa, Masamitsu Fukuchi, Shirou Godai, Takanori Kon, Shinya Majikina
  • Patent number: 6530857
    Abstract: A system for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, in which a pressure supply time to complete removal of the clutch-stroke play is determined based on the input shaft rotational speed. And a residual oil amount in the clutch is estimated and the time is corrected by the residual oil amount. The preparatory pressure to be supplied within the time is also determined based on the input shaft rotational speed and the ATF temperature. With this, it becomes possible to effect the clutch-stroke play removal within a less variant time and with a good response, thereby decreasing the shift shock effectively so as to improve the feeling of the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Kon, Yasushi Inagawa, Yoshiharu Saito, Masamitsu Fukuchi, Shinya Majikina
  • Patent number: 6526343
    Abstract: A system for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein a pressure to be supplied to the hydraulic clutch of a target gear is determined based on a desired value of acceleration of gravity acting in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and other parameters including an engine torque, thereby decreasing the shift shock effectively, while ensuring to finish the shift within an expected period of time. Moreover, the engine torque is estimated using a parameter indicative of inertia torque used for raising the engine speed. With this, it becomes possible to determine the engine torque inputted to the transmission, thereby decreasing the shift shock more effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Saito, Yasushi Inagawa, Takanori Kon, Masamitsu Fukuchi, Shinya Majikina
  • Patent number: 6421597
    Abstract: A system for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein the hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the frictional engaging element such as a hydraulic clutch is determined, taking the performance of tracking or follow-up of the hydraulic pressure into account so as to enhance the control toughness against the engine speed change, thereby decreasing the shift shock effectively so as to improve the feeling of the vehicle occupant, while ensuring to prevent the engine from revving over or excessively. Further, the friction coefficient of the hydraulic clutch is calculated additionally taking parameters including the rotational difference thereof into account to determine the pressure to be supplied to the frictional engaging element, thereby further decreasing the shift shock effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Kon, Yasushi Inagawa, Yoshiharu Saito, Masamitsu Fukuchi, Shinya Majikina
  • Publication number: 20010005705
    Abstract: A system for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein the hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the frictional engaging element such as a hydraulic clutch is determined, taking the performance of tracking or follow-up of the hydraulic pressure into account so as to enhance the control toughness against the engine speed change, thereby decreasing the shift shock effectively so as to improve the feeling of the vehicle occupant, while ensuring to prevent the engine from revving over or excessively. Further, the friction coefficient of the hydraulic clutch is calculated additionally taking parameters including the rotational difference thereof into account to determine the pressure to be supplied to the frictional engaging element, thereby further decreasing the shift shock effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Kon, Yasushi Inagawa, Yoshiharu Saito, Masamitsu Fukuchi, Shinya Majikina
  • Publication number: 20010003322
    Abstract: A system for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, in which a pressure supply time to complete removal of the clutch-stroke play is determined based on the input shaft rotational speed. And a residual oil amount in the clutch is estimated and the time is corrected by the residual oil amount. The preparatory pressure to be supplied within the time is also determined based on the input shaft rotational speed and the ATF temperature. With this, it becomes possible to effect the clutch-stroke play removal within a less variant time and with a good response, thereby decreasing the shift shock effectively so as to improve the feeling of the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 14, 2001
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanori Kon, Yasushi Inagawa, Yoshiharu Saito, Masamitsu Fukuchi, Shinya Majikina
  • Publication number: 20010003721
    Abstract: A system for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein a pressure to be supplied to the hydraulic clutch of a target gear is determined based on a desired value of acceleration of gravity acting in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and other parameters including an engine torque, thereby decreasing the shift shock effectively, while ensuring to finish the shift within an expected period of time. Moreover, the engine torque is estimated using a parameter indicative of inertia torque used for raising the engine speed. With this, it becomes possible to determine the engine torque inputted to the transmission, thereby decreasing the shift shock more effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 14, 2001
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Saito, Yasushi Inagawa, Takanori Kon, Masamitsu Fukuchi, Shinya Majikina
  • Publication number: 20010003722
    Abstract: A system for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein the initial value of the desired pressure to be supplied to a hydraulic clutch for the current gear now being engaged is determined appropriately, when conducting a power-on downshifting, so as to decrease the shift shock experienced by the vehicle occupant effectively, irrespectively of the change in he throttle opening, while ensuring to reduce the volume of the mapped data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 14, 2001
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Saito, Yasushi Inagawa, Masamitsu Fukuchi, Shirou Godai, Takanori Kon, Shinya Majikina