Patents by Inventor Takeshi Funakoshi

Takeshi Funakoshi 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: 4985838
    Abstract: Driving and driven wheel velocities of a vehicle are detected by wheel velocity sensors, and a change in driven wheel velocities as a function of time is detected to obtain a driven wheel acceleration by the vehicle acceleration calculating section. A reference target torque is calculated on the basis of the driven wheel acceleration. A slip value of the driving wheels is calculated on the basis of the driving and driven wheel velocities, and a correction torque corresponding to the slip value is calculated every predetermined sampling time at TSn calculating section and TPn calculating section. The correction torque is substracted from the reference target torque to obtain a target engine torque. An engine output is controlled to obtain the target engine torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Hashiguchi, Kiichi Yamada, Masayoshi Ito, Atsuhiro Kawano, Susumu Nishikawa, Takeshi Funakoshi, Shuji Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4985836
    Abstract: A driving and driven wheel velocity are detected by wheel velocity sensors. A reference velocity is set on the basis of the driven wheel velocity. A slip value of the driving wheel on the basis of a difference between the driving wheel velocity and reference velocity. A target output torque of an engine is set in accordance with the slip value of the driving wheel. The target output torque is corrected in accordance with a lateral acceleration generated in a widthwise direction of the vehicle. An output of the engine is controlled to reach the corrected target output torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Hashiguchi, Kiichi Yamada, Masayoshi Ito, Atsuhiro Kawano, Susumu Nishikawa, Takeshi Funakoshi, Shuji Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4970650
    Abstract: A first slip value detecting section detects slip values of the driving wheels on the basis of differences between the outputs from a selected driving wheel velocity and a reference velocity. And a second slip value detecting section detects slip values of the driving wheels on the basis of differences between the outputs from a driving wheel velocity detecting section and the reference velocity. And an engine output is controlled in accordance with the slip values detected by the first slip value detecting section. And braking force is controlled in accordance with the slip values detected by the second slip value detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Hashiguchi, Kiichi Yamada, Masayoshi Ito, Atsuhiro Kawano, Susumu Nishikawa, Takeshi Funakoshi, Shuji Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4926333
    Abstract: The slip values DVR, DVL of the right and left driving wheels are respectively detected. The left braking control means control the left driving wheel in accordance with a correction slip value DVFL of the left driving wheel calculated by the following equation on the basis of the slip values DVL, DVR and the coefficient KB set by the coefficient setting means.DVFL=KB.multidot.DVL+(1-KB).multidot.DVRThe right braking control means control the right driving wheel in accordance with a correction slip value DVFR of the right driving wheel calculated by the following equation on the basis of the slip values DVR, DVL and the coefficent KB:DVFR=KB.multidot.DVR+(1-KB).multidot.DVL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Hashiguchi, Kiichi Yamada, Masayoshi Ito, Atsuhiro Kawano, Susumu Nishikawa, Takeshi Funakoshi, Shuji Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4565067
    Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle comprises a booster unit including a power piston disposed slidably in a housing for defining a first chamber and a second chamber in the housing, a regulator disposed slidably in the power piston, a flow restrictor formed between the first chamber and a fluid pressure source for restricting flow of fluid in response to movement of the regulator, a pilot pressure chamber disposed upstream of the flow restrictor, a movable member moved by the internal pressure of the pilot pressure chamber thereby permitting communication between the second chamber and the fluid pressure source, and a reaction spring disposed between the power piston and the regulator. A master cylinder is connected to the power piston of the booster unit to supply braking hydraulic fluid at controlled pressure to front and rear brakes, and a brake pedal actuates the regulator of the booster unit to cause movement of the regulator relative to the power piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Tani, Shin'ichi Eto, Takeshi Funakoshi, Susumu Nishikawa, Kiyoteru Hashikura
  • Patent number: 4560210
    Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle comprises a booster unit including a piston disposed for sliding movement in a cylinder, a pressure chamber defined between the cylinder and the piston, and a valve member arranged for interlocking movement with the brake pedal and disposed slidably in the piston for controlling flow of hydraulic fluid from a fluid pressure source into the pressure chamber. A pressure control valve is disposed between the fluid pressure source and the booster unit for controlling the maximum internal pressure of the pressure chamber of the booster unit depending on the weight of the vehicle sensed by a sensor, and a master cylinder is connected to the piston of the booster unit to supply braking hydraulic fluid at controlled pressure to the front and rear brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Tani, Shin'ichi Eto, Takeshi Funakoshi