Patents by Inventor Takuichiro Inoue

Takuichiro Inoue 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: 10655731
    Abstract: As a mode switching shift line when a sub-transmission mechanism is switched from a first-speed to a second-speed, a first mode switching shift line, which prioritizes a learning of a hydraulic pressure with which a Low brake starts to slip and a learning of a hydraulic pressure with which a High clutch starts to transmit a torque, or a second mode switching shift line, which is a shift line in a Low side with respect to the first mode switching shift line and prioritizes a fuel efficiency of an engine is selected, and the sub-transmission mechanism is switched from the first-speed to the second-speed on the basis of the selected mode switching shift line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Koguchi, Sho Okutani, Kenji Hishida, Makoto Komatsu, Takuichiro Inoue, Jongkeun Lim, Hiroyasu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10385968
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control device for a continuously variable transmission (4) that has, as forward speed change stages, a first speed change stage (32) and a second speed change stage (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichiro Takahashi, Takuichiro Inoue, Koutarou Tagami, Fumito Shinohara, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Yuji Okamoto, Takashi Nobukawa
  • Patent number: 10371259
    Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission with an auxiliary transmission includes: a cooperative control section being configured to shift the auxiliary transmission mechanism during the first inertia phase time period, and to shift the variator during the second inertia phase time period, when the cooperative control in which an input torque to the continuously variable transmission is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value in the cooperative control is judged, and being configured to shift the auxiliary transmission mechanism during the first inertia phase time period, and to shift the variator during the first inertia phase time period when the cooperative control in which the input torque to the continuously variable transmission is greater than the predetermined value is judged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamiko Inoue, Takuichiro Inoue, Hiroyasu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10228055
    Abstract: A transmission controller increases hydraulic pressure supplied to a secondary pulley and decreases hydraulic pressure supplied to a primary pulley to shift a variator to a mechanical Low speed ratio when the hydraulic pressure supplied to the primary pulley and the secondary pulley vibrates. The transmission controller shifts the variator from the mechanical Low speed ratio to a High side when a sub-transmission mechanism is downshifted during controlling a speed ratio of the variator at the mechanical Low speed ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Masashi Suwabe, Tetsuya Izumi, Masayuki Miyazono, Takuichiro Inoue, Kunihiro Takahashi, Makoto Komatsu, Yuji Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10207715
    Abstract: An automatic transmission control device implements a downshift by disengagement of a clutch that is engaged in a gear position before the downshift. It is determined whether an engine state is in a predetermined region in which a change of an engine torque per a change of an accelerator pedal opening is smaller than that in another region, and the engine torque is within a predetermined range, and an engine rotational speed is within a predetermined range. It is determined whether an operating state is in a predetermined state of accelerator operation in which the accelerator pedal opening is larger than a predetermined value, and an accelerator pedal opening change rate has an absolute value smaller than a predetermined value. The downshift is inhibited in response to determination that the engine state is in the predetermined region and the operating state is in the predetermined state of accelerator operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Koguchi, Sho Okutani, Makoto Komatsu, Toshiaki Noda, Takuichiro Inoue, Yuuji Nagase, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Hideshi Wakayama
  • Patent number: 10155517
    Abstract: An engine control device for a vehicle including a power train where a continuously variable transmission is coupled to an engine, includes engine torque control means configured to control the engine so as to obtain an basic engine torque corresponding to an operating state of the vehicle, and command means configured to command engine torque control means to increase an engine torque from the basic engine torque during a gear shifting from a first speed stage to a second speed stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Yuzuru Tohta, Hideshi Wakayama, Mamiko Inoue, Takuichiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 10107394
    Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission with an auxiliary transmission includes: a cooperative control section; and a depression shift control section, wherein when an actual transmission gear ratio of the variator at the judgment of the depression shift control is higher than a first transmission gear ratio set as a lowest value of a control of the transmission gear ratio, the depression shift control section configured to downshift the variator, and to set a target transmission gear ratio at the shift of the variator to a second transmission gear ratio which is a restriction value that is higher than the first transmission gear ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamiko Inoue, Takuichiro Inoue, Hiroyasu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9964207
    Abstract: A transmission controller increases hydraulic pressure supplied to a secondary pulley and decreases hydraulic pressure supplied to a primary pulley to shift a variator to a mechanical Low speed ratio during the hydraulic pressure supplied to the primary pulley and the secondary pulley vibrates. The mechanical Low speed ratio is a speed ratio where a groove width of the primary pulley has a maximum value possible to be employed in structure of the primary pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Izumi, Masayuki Miyazono, Takuichiro Inoue, Masashi Suwabe, Makoto Komatsu, Yuji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20180080546
    Abstract: As a mode switching shift line when a sub-transmission mechanism is switched from a first-speed to a second-speed, a first mode switching shift line, which prioritizes a learning of a hydraulic pressure with which a Low brake starts to slip and a learning of a hydraulic pressure with which a High clutch starts to transmit a torque, or a second mode switching shift line, which is a shift line in a Low side with respect to the first mode switching shift line and prioritizes a fuel efficiency of an engine is selected, and the sub-transmission mechanism is switched from the first-speed to the second-speed on the basis of the selected mode switching shift line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi KOGUCHI, Sho OKUTANI, Kenji HISHIDA, Makoto KOMATSU, Takuichiro INOUE, Jongkeun LIM, Hiroyasu TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180015928
    Abstract: An automatic transmission control device implements a downshift by disengagement of a clutch that is engaged in a gear position before the downshift. It is determined whether an engine state is in a predetermined region in which a change of an engine torque per a change of an accelerator pedal opening is smaller than that in another region, and the engine torque is within a predetermined range, and an engine rotational speed is within a predetermined range. It is determined whether an operating state is in a predetermined state of accelerator operation in which the accelerator pedal opening is larger than a predetermined value, and an accelerator pedal opening change rate has an absolute value smaller than a predetermined value. The downshift is inhibited in response to determination that the engine state is in the predetermined region and the operating state is in the predetermined state of accelerator operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi KOGUCHI, Sho OKUTANI, Makoto KOMATSU, Toshiaki NODA, Takuichiro INOUE, Yuuji NAGASE, Hiroyasu TANAKA, Hideshi WAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170211697
    Abstract: A transmission controller increases hydraulic pressure supplied to a secondary pulley and decreases hydraulic pressure supplied to a primary pulley to shift a variator to a mechanical Low speed ratio when the hydraulic pressure supplied to the primary pulley and the secondary pulley vibrates. The transmission controller shifts the variator from the mechanical Low speed ratio to a High side when a sub-transmission mechanism is downshifted during controlling a speed ratio of the variator at the mechanical Low speed ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Masashi SUWABE, Tetsuya IZUMI, Masayuki MIYAZONO, Takuichiro INOUE, Kunihiro TAKAHASHI, Makoto KOMATSU, Yuji OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170211691
    Abstract: A transmission controller increases hydraulic pressure supplied to a secondary pulley and decreases hydraulic pressure supplied to a primary pulley to shift a variator to a mechanical Low speed ratio during the hydraulic pressure supplied to the primary pulley and the secondary pulley vibrates. The mechanical Low speed ratio is a speed ratio where a groove width of the primary pulley has a maximum value possible to be employed in structure of the primary pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiro TAKAHASHI, Tetsuya IZUMI, Masayuki MIYAZONO, Takuichiro INOUE, Masashi SUWABE, Makoto KOMATSU, Yuji OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9566974
    Abstract: A transmission controller executes synchronization shift of shifting a variator in a direction opposite to a speed ratio change direction of a sub transmission mechanism when shifting a sub transmission mechanism. When a gear position of the sub transmission mechanism is at the second gear position and an output increase request of a power source is made, the transmission controller prohibits the synchronization shift and shifts only the sub transmission mechanism from a second gear position to a first gear position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Tanaka, Mamiko Inoue, Ryousuke Nonomura, Takuichiro Inoue, Norio Asai, Masato Mori, Satoru Ishii, Fumito Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20170021834
    Abstract: An engine control device for a vehicle including a power train where a continuously variable transmission is coupled to an engine, includes engine torque control means configured to control the engine so as to obtain an basic engine torque corresponding to an operating state of the vehicle, and command means configured to command engine torque control means to increase an engine torque from the basic engine torque during a gear shifting from a first speed stage to a second speed stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Yuzuru TOHTA, Hideshi WAKAYAMA, Mamiko INOUE, Takuichiro INOUE
  • Patent number: 9435434
    Abstract: A transmission controller determines whether or not to downshift a sub-transmission mechanism based on an opening and an opening speed of an accelerator pedal and a torque change rate of an engine, and downshifts the sub-transmission mechanism when a determination is made to downshift the sub-transmission mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Mamiko Inoue, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Takuichiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 9416873
    Abstract: A transmission controller determines whether or not an input rotation speed of a sub-transmission mechanism is stagnant and executes a feedback control by adding a rotation speed change rate feedback correction amount caused by a difference between a target input rotation speed change rate and an actual input rotation speed change rate of the sub-transmission mechanism to a rotation speed feedback correction amount if the input rotation speed is determined to be stagnant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamiko Inoue, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Takuichiro Inoue
  • Publication number: 20160223081
    Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission with an auxiliary transmission includes: a cooperative control section being configured to shift the auxiliary transmission mechanism during the first inertia phase time period, and to shift the variator during the second inertia phase time period, when the cooperative control in which an input torque to the continuously variable transmission is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value in the cooperative control is judged, and being configured to shift the auxiliary transmission mechanism during the first inertia phase time period, and to shift the variator during the first inertia phase time period when the cooperative control in which the input torque to the continuously variable transmission is greater than the predetermined value is judged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamiko INOUE, Takuichiro INOUE, Hiroyasu TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160223079
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control device for a continuously variable transmission (4) that has, as forward speed change stages, a first speed change stage (32) and a second speed change stage (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicants: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seiichiro TAKAHASHI, Takuichiro INOUE, Koutarou TAGAMI, Fumito SHINOHARA, Hiroyuki SUZUKI, Yuji OKAMOTO, Takashi NOBUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160223080
    Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission with an auxiliary transmission includes: a cooperative control section; and a depression shift control section, wherein when an actual transmission gear ratio of the variator at the judgment of the depression shift control is higher than a first transmission gear ratio set as a lowest value of a control of the transmission gear ratio, the depression shift control section configured to downshift the variator, and to set a target transmission gear ratio at the shift of the variator to a second transmission gear ratio which is a restriction value that is higher than the first transmission gear ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicants: JATCO, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamiko INOUE, Takuichiro INOUE, Hiroyasu TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9157525
    Abstract: The automatic transmission includes a first friction engagement element which is engaged when a first gear position is realized and disengaged when a second gear position is realized, a second friction engagement element which is engaged when the second gear position is realized and disengaged when the first gear position is realized, and a controller. The controller causes the second friction engagement element to slip by decreasing an instructional pressure for the second friction engagement element while running in the second gear position, and learns an engagement start pressure of the first friction engagement element based on a change in a differential rotation of the second friction engagement element, or in a parameter that changes in accordance with the differential rotation, at a time when an instructional pressure for the first friction engagement element is increased during the slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuichiro Inoue, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Mamiko Inoue, Seiichiro Takahashi