Patents by Inventor Shunpei TAHARA

Shunpei TAHARA 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: 9037375
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle brake system capable of reducing a sense of discomfort felt by a driver, even if a transmission is shifted when a braking force holding function for keeping a vehicle stationary is in operation. A vehicle brake system includes a control system capable of determining whether an automatic transmission is set in a driving mode or in a non-driving mode, and is capable of operating the braking force holding function for keeping the vehicle stationary by holding a braking force generated through a brake pedal operation. Further, the control system operates the braking force holding function when a vehicle speed becomes lower than a predetermined threshold value by the braking force generated through the brake pedal operation, and if the control system determines that the automatic transmission is set in a non-driving mode, the control unit increases the braking force and holds the braking force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Tahara, Tohru Ikeda, Kazuya Sakurai, Yoshinari Sugita
  • Publication number: 20140350816
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle brake system capable of reducing a sense of discomfort felt by a driver, even if a transmission is shifted when a braking force holding function for keeping a vehicle stationary is in operation. A vehicle brake system includes a control system capable of determining whether an automatic transmission is set in a driving mode or in a non-driving mode, and is capable of operating the braking force holding function for keeping the vehicle stationary by holding a braking force generated through a brake pedal operation. Further, the control system operates the braking force holding function when a vehicle speed becomes lower than a predetermined threshold value by the braking force generated through the brake pedal operation, and if the control system determines that the automatic transmission is set in a non-driving mode, the control unit increases the braking force and holds the braking force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei TAHARA, Tohru IKEDA, Kazuya SAKURAI, Yoshinari SUGITA