Patents by Inventor Takayuki WAKO
Takayuki WAKO 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).
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Patent number: 9975536Abstract: When a parking brake mechanism is in a braking state and an operation switch is switched to a braking-released state, a control unit of an electric vehicle brings a parking brake mechanism into a braking-released state on the condition that the control unit detects using a stop lamp switch that the brake pedal is not depressed and detects that the shift range of the shift lever is a P range.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayuki Wako, Shinji Nakagawa, Tomohiro Kawasaki, Mutsuhiro Naka, Naoki Yamamoto, Kazunori Hayakawa, Naoki Watanabe
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Patent number: 9950618Abstract: A controller of a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a first operation part that switches drive mode of the vehicle; a second operation part that switches off-road traveling modes indicating traveling modes for off-road driving of the vehicle; a transfer controller that controls the arrangement of a transfer device in accordance with the drive mode; a detector that detects the arrangement of the transfer device; a determiner that determines whether a switching of the traveling modes is permitted or not based on the drive mode and the arrangement detected by the detector; and a setter that sets the traveling modes of the vehicle based on the detected arrangement and input operations to the first operation part and the second operation part when the determiner determines the switching of the traveling modes is permitted, and maintains the current traveling mode when the determiner determines the switching of the traveling modes is not permitted.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Kawasaki, Takayuki Wako, Atsuro Hirayama, Tomo Kato, Wataru Tanabe, Shuichi Yoshida, Kei Asano, Yutaka Kohara
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Patent number: 9919597Abstract: A controller for a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a multi-information display, a first operation part for switching of drive modes, a second operation part for switching of off-road traveling modes, a transfer controller that controls the arrangement of a transfer device based on the drive mode, a detector that detects the arrangement of the transfer device, a setter that sets the traveling mode based on the detected arrangement and input operations to the first and second operation parts, and a display controller that instructs the multi-information display to display the drive mode based on the input operation to the first operation part and the detected arrangement and to display the traveling mode set by the setter. The display controller displays the drive mode and the traveling mode on a window when the switched drive mode is a locked drive mode and simultaneously turns off these modes after a predetermined time.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Kawasaki, Yuichi Urabe, Ryoichi Hino, Takayuki Wako, Atsuro Hirayama, Yuichi Kamei, Kei Asano
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Publication number: 20170197605Abstract: When a parking brake mechanism is in a braking state and an operation switch is switched to a braking-released state, a control unit of an electric vehicle brings a parking brake mechanism into a braking-released state on the condition that the control unit detects using a stop lamp switch that the brake pedal is not depressed and detects that the shift range of the shift lever is a P range.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki WAKO, Shinji NAKAGAWA, Tomohiro KAWASAKI, Mutsuhiro NAKA, Naoki YAMAMOTO, Kazunori HAYAKAWA, Naoki WATANABE
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Publication number: 20160243939Abstract: A controller of a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a first operation part that switches drive mode of the vehicle; a second operation part that switches off-road traveling modes indicating traveling modes for off-road driving of the vehicle; a transfer controller that controls the arrangement of a transfer device in accordance with the drive mode; a detector that detects the arrangement of the transfer device; a determiner that determines whether a switching of the traveling modes is permitted or not based on the drive mode and the arrangement detected by the detector; and a setter that sets the traveling modes of the vehicle based on the detected arrangement and input operations to the first operation part and the second operation part when the determiner determines the switching of the traveling modes is permitted, and maintains the current traveling mode when the determiner determines the switching of the traveling modes is not permitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro KAWASAKI, Takayuki WAKO, Atsuro HIRAYAMA, Tomo KATO, Wataru TANABE, Shuichi YOSHIDA, Kei ASANO, Yutaka KOHARA
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Publication number: 20160243940Abstract: A controller for a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a multi-information display, a first operation part for switching of drive modes, a second operation part for switching of off-road traveling modes, a transfer controller that controls the arrangement of a transfer device based on the drive mode, a detector that detects the arrangement of the transfer device, a setter that sets the traveling mode based on the detected arrangement and input operations to the first and second operation parts, and a display controller that instructs the multi-information display to display the drive mode based on the input operation to the first operation part and the detected arrangement and to display the traveling mode set by the setter. The display controller displays the drive mode and the traveling mode on a window when the switched drive mode is a locked drive mode and simultaneously turns off these modes after a predetermined time.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro KAWASAKI, Yuichi URABE, Ryoichi HINO, Takayuki WAKO, Atsuro HIRAYAMA, Yuichi KAMEl, Kei ASANO