Patents by Inventor Shogo Oki

Shogo Oki 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: 11458831
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a circulation channel, a first switching valve, a second switching valve, and a controller. The circulation channel allows a cooling medium to circulate in order of a radiator, a battery, an inverter, a motor, and the radiator. The first switching valve allows the cooling medium to bypass the radiator in the circulation channel. The second switching valve allows the cooling medium to bypass the motor in the circulation channel. The controller controls the first switching valve and the second switching valve on the basis of a battery temperature of the battery, an inverter temperature of the inverter, and a motor temperature of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shogo Oki
  • Patent number: 11400808
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle system includes an engine, a transmission mechanism, first and second clutch mechanisms, a motor generator, and a forward-reverse travel switching mechanism. The engine outputs torque. The transmission mechanism converts the torque at a predetermined transmission gear ratio. The first clutch mechanism allows and disallows power transmission between the transmission mechanism and a drive wheel. The motor generator is coupled to a power transmission path between the first clutch mechanism and the drive wheel. The second clutch mechanism allows and disallows power transmission between the motor generator and the drive wheel. The forward-reverse travel switching mechanism is coupled to a power transmission path between the engine and the transmission mechanism. The forward-reverse travel switching mechanism is coupled to a countershaft. The forward-reverse travel switching mechanism switches among a forward-travel direct coupling state, a reverse-travel direct coupling state, and a neutral state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shogo Oki
  • Publication number: 20210070171
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle system includes an engine, a transmission mechanism, first and second clutch mechanisms, a motor generator, and a forward-reverse travel switching mechanism. The engine outputs torque. The transmission mechanism converts the torque at a predetermined transmission gear ratio. The first clutch mechanism allows and disallows power transmission between the transmission mechanism and a drive wheel. The motor generator is coupled to a power transmission path between the first clutch mechanism and the drive wheel. The second clutch mechanism allows and disallows power transmission between the motor generator and the drive wheel. The forward-reverse travel switching mechanism is coupled to a power transmission path between the engine and the transmission mechanism. The forward-reverse travel switching mechanism is coupled to a countershaft. The forward-reverse travel switching mechanism switches among a forward-travel direct coupling state, a reverse-travel direct coupling state, and a neutral state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Shogo OKI
  • Publication number: 20200171935
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a circulation channel, a first switching valve, a second switching valve, and a controller. The circulation channel allows a cooling medium to circulate in order of a radiator, a battery, an inverter, a motor, and the radiator. The first switching valve allows the cooling medium to bypass the radiator in the circulation channel. The second switching valve allows the cooling medium to bypass the motor in the circulation channel. The controller controls the first switching valve and the second switching valve on the basis of a battery temperature of the battery, an inverter temperature of the inverter, and a motor temperature of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Shogo OKI
  • Publication number: 20200136537
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes first and second detectors, and a switcher. The first detector detects a rotation position of a rotor using a signal from a resolver, and allows resolution of the rotation position to become lower in a region where a rotation speed of the rotor is higher than a first predetermined value, than in a region where the rotation speed is equal to or lower than the first predetermined value. The second detector estimates the rotation position using a current of the motor. The switcher switches between a first control and a second control in the region where the rotation speed is equal to or lower than the first predetermined value. The first control includes controlling the motor using the rotation position detected by the first detector. The second control includes controlling the motor using the rotation position estimated by the second detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yukio KARASAWA, Shogo OKI
  • Patent number: 9676267
    Abstract: A drive apparatus for a vehicle includes an engine output system that outputs power from an engine and a power transmission system that transmits the power from the engine output system to a driving wheel. A power transmission path including a chain mechanism and a one-way clutch is provided between an oil pump and a turbine shaft that is part of the engine output system. Another power transmission path including a corresponding chain mechanism and a corresponding one-way clutch is provided between the oil pump and a primary shaft that is part of the power transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Hirose, Keiji Sato, Keiichi Maruyama, Shogo Oki, Satoshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 9358971
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid vehicle. An engine output shaft and a motor output shaft are coupled to a primary shaft of a continuously variable transmission installed in the power transmission apparatus. An output clutch is disposed between an output transmission shaft coupled to a drive wheel and a secondary shaft in order to switch these shafts between a coupled state and a released state, and a drive changeover clutch is disposed between the primary shaft and the output transmission shaft in order to switch these shafts between a coupled state and a released state. In a direct coupling mode where the output clutch is released and the drive changeover clutch is coupled, an engine output is transmitted to the drive wheel without passing through the continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shogo Oki
  • Patent number: 8671801
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a first one-way clutch disposed between a motor output shaft of an electric motor and a primary shaft, and a second one-way clutch disposed between an output transmission shaft coupled to a drive wheel and the motor output shaft. Using the motor output shaft as a reference, the two one-way clutches transmit torque in a single direction and do not transmit torque in the opposite direction. The one-way clutches are not operated using oil pressure, while power is not transmitted in a single direction in accordance with a torque magnitude. Therefore, a plurality of torque transmission paths are formed in the power transmission apparatus without the need for an oil pressure supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shogo Oki
  • Publication number: 20120234135
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a first one-way clutch disposed between a motor output shaft of an electric motor and a primary shaft, and a second one-way clutch disposed between an output transmission shaft coupled to a drive wheel and the motor output shaft. Using the motor output shaft as a reference, the two one-way clutches transmit torque in a single direction and do not transmit torque in the opposite direction. The one-way clutches are not operated using oil pressure, while power is not transmitted in a single direction in accordance with a torque magnitude. Therefore, a plurality of torque transmission paths are formed in the power transmission apparatus without the need for an oil pressure supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shogo OKI
  • Publication number: 20120234134
    Abstract: There is provided a power transmission apparatus for a hybrid vehicle. An engine output shaft and a motor output shaft are coupled to a primary shaft of a continuously variable transmission installed in the power transmission apparatus. An output clutch is disposed between an output transmission shaft coupled to a drive wheel and a secondary shaft in order to switch these shafts between a coupled state and a released state, and a drive changeover clutch is disposed between the primary shaft and the output transmission shaft in order to switch these shafts between a coupled state and a released state. In a direct coupling mode where the output clutch is released and the drive changeover clutch is coupled, an engine output is transmitted to the drive wheel without passing through the continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shogo OKI
  • Publication number: 20120073281
    Abstract: A drive apparatus for a vehicle includes an engine output system that outputs power from an engine and a power transmission system that transmits the power from the engine output system to a driving wheel. A power transmission path including a chain mechanism and a one-way clutch is provided between an oil pump and a turbine shaft that is part of the engine output system. Another power transmission path including a corresponding chain mechanism and a corresponding one-way clutch is provided between the oil pump and a primary shaft that is part of the power transmission system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Hirose, Keiji Sato, Keiichi Maruyama, Shogo Oki, Satoshi Inoue