Patents by Inventor Tatsuya RYUZAKI

Tatsuya RYUZAKI 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: 10480596
    Abstract: A clutch disengagement position is detectable with high precision even during speed change. A vehicle transmission device can include a transmission including a main shaft to which rotational power from an engine is inputted via a clutch, and a countershaft, a clutch operation member that is driven by an actuator and performs disengaging and engaging operations of the clutch, and a driving wheel to which rotational power of the countershaft is transmitted via a driving force transmitting device. A damper member deformed by a driving force is provided in the countershaft, the driving force transmitting device or the driving wheel, or among the countershaft, the driving force transmitting device and the driving wheel. A control device learns a clutch disengagement operation amount when the control device detects deceleration of a predetermined value of the rotational frequency of the main shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Yoshiaki Nedachi, Tatsuya Ryuzaki
  • Publication number: 20190318740
    Abstract: A dialog processing server is configured by including a relay unit which communicates with each of a first information processing terminal and a second information processing terminal, each serving as a portable or vehicle-mounted terminal and including an input/output interface unit with an artificial intelligence provided outside, and a determination unit which determines whether or not a predetermined dialog condition is established, in which between the artificial intelligence with which the first terminal communicates and the artificial intelligence with which the second terminal communicates, dialog contents respectively generated by the artificial intelligences can be transmitted and received when the dialog condition is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Chikashi Takiguchi, Manabu Ichikawa, Takao Yamamoto, Satoshi Honma, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Susumu Saito, Atsushi Ito
  • Publication number: 20190203782
    Abstract: A clutch control device includes an engine, a gearbox, a clutch device configured to disconnect and connect power transmission between the engine and the gearbox, a clutch actuator configured to drive the clutch device and vary a clutch capacity, an engine rotational number sensor configured to detect an engine rotational number, a throttle opening angle sensor configured to detect a throttle opening angle, and a controller configured to calculate a control target value of the clutch capacity, wherein the controller calculates an estimated engine torque and causes the clutch device to change a slip clutch capacity according to the estimated engine torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Go Morita, Junya Ono, Kohei Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20190203783
    Abstract: A clutch control device includes an engine, a gearbox, a clutch device configured to disconnect and connect power transmission between the engine and the gearbox, a clutch actuator configured to drive the clutch device and vary a clutch capacity, and an ECU configured to calculate a control target value of the clutch capacity, and the ECU determines whether an engine rotational number after downshifting by the gearbox enters a high rotation region and decreases the clutch capacity after downshifting when it is determined that the engine rotational number after downshifting enters the high rotation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Junya Ono, Takashi Ozeki
  • Patent number: 10322726
    Abstract: This gear shifting control device is equipped with a pedal operation detection unit (42) and a control unit (60). The control unit (60) includes a change rate calculation unit (60a) which calculates a time change rate (DFSA) of a pedal load detection value (FS), a load prediction unit (60b) which obtains a pedal load prediction value (FSC), a pedal load determination unit (60c) which determines whether or not the pedal load detection value (FS) reaches a first threshold value (FSCC), a predicted value determination unit (60d) which determines whether or not the pedal load prediction value (FSC) exceeds a second threshold value (FSCTC) when the pedal load detection value (FS) reaches the first threshold value (FSCC), and an output suppression control unit (60e) which performs output suppression control when it is determined that the pedal load prediction value (FSC) exceeds the second threshold value (FSCTC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki
  • Publication number: 20190162252
    Abstract: A clutch control device includes an ECU that controls a clutch actuator, the ECU sets a control target value of the clutch capacity according to the operation amount detected by the clutch operation amount sensor, and executes feedback control so that the control parameter which is detected by the control parameter sensor approaches the control target value, and changes a method of the feedback control when the control parameter reaches a predetermined control state change determination value during the feedback control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Kohei Matsuura, Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Go Morita
  • Publication number: 20190162253
    Abstract: A clutch control device includes a clutch device that disconnects and connects a power transmission between an engine and a gearbox, a clutch actuator that drives the clutch device and changes a clutch capacity, an ECU that calculates a control target value of the clutch capacity, a clutch lever that manually operates the clutch device, and a clutch lever operation amount sensor that converts an operation amount of the clutch lever into an electrical signal, wherein the ECU calculates a clutch operation speed on the basis of the operation amount detected by the clutch lever operation amount sensor, and changes a disconnection and connection speed of the clutch device according to the clutch operation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Kohei Matsuura, Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Go Morita
  • Patent number: 10093319
    Abstract: A variable speed control system includes a multiple-speed transmission which changes a speed of an engine output in multiple stages based on a change in meshing state of a dog clutch which is caused in association with an operation of a change pedal connected mechanically, a pedal load detection device which detects an operation load of the change pedal, and a control unit which suppresses or shuts off an engine output to the multiple-speed transmission and permits a speed change action of the multiple-speed transmission by the change pedal when a detected pedal load exceeds a pedal load threshold. The variable speed control system further includes an engine revolution speed detection sensor which detects an engine revolution speed. The control unit changes the pedal load threshold according to the engine revolution speed detected. Such variable speed control system can realize a stable speed change action irrespective of running conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Yoshiaki Nedachi, Hiroyuki Kojima, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Kosuke Tsunashima
  • Publication number: 20180274607
    Abstract: This clutch control device includes a clutch device (26), a clutch actuator (50), a hydraulic pressure circuit device (53), hydraulic pressure sensors (57, 58), a control device (60), and a control valve (56) for controlling a flow of a working fluid between the clutch device (26) and the clutch actuator (50). The hydraulic pressure sensors (57, 58) include an upstream side hydraulic pressure sensor (57) and a downstream side hydraulic pressure sensor (58). The control device (60) is configured to perform feedback control of the clutch actuator (50) using hydraulic pressure detection information of a side on which hydraulic pressure fluctuation is small, among the hydraulic pressure detection information of each of the upstream side hydraulic pressure sensor (57) and the downstream side hydraulic pressure sensor (58), in the case of driving the clutch actuator (50) toward a pressurization side and in the case of driving the clutch actuator (50) to a decompression side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Hiroyuki Kojima, Yoshiaki Nedachi, Eisuke Kajihara
  • Publication number: 20180273042
    Abstract: This gear shifting control device is equipped with a pedal operation detection unit (42) and a control unit (60). The control unit (60) includes a change rate calculation unit (60a) which calculates a time change rate (DFSA) of a pedal load detection value (FS), a load prediction unit (60b) which obtains a pedal load prediction value (FSC), a pedal load determination unit (60c) which determines whether or not the pedal load detection value (FS) reaches a first threshold value (FSCC), a predicted value determination unit (60d) which determines whether or not the pedal load prediction value (FSC) exceeds a second threshold value (FSCTC) when the pedal load detection value (FS) reaches the first threshold value (FSCC), and an output suppression control unit (60e) which performs output suppression control when it is determined that the pedal load prediction value (FSC) exceeds the second threshold value (FSCTC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki
  • Publication number: 20180218639
    Abstract: Enabling information provision of appropriate driving coaching and so forth in line with a user as a driver. A terminal device includes a driving information acquiring unit and a biological information acquiring unit functioning as an information acquiring unit that acquires information relating to the emotion, the driving skill, and the physical condition of a rider (user). Furthermore, an arithmetic unit of a server functions as an estimating unit that estimates the emotion, the driving skill, and the physical condition according to acquired information and functions as an information processing unit that carries out information provision to a rider according to the combination of the emotion, the driving skill, and the physical condition that are estimated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya RYUZAKI, Atsushi KUSUDA, Takayuki HARAMOTO, Shimpei SHIKANAI, Chikashi TAKIGUCHI, Motoshi KYODEN
  • Publication number: 20180112727
    Abstract: A clutch disengagement position is detectable with high precision even during speed change. A vehicle transmission device can include a transmission including a main shaft to which rotational power from an engine is inputted via a clutch, and a countershaft, a clutch operation member that is driven by an actuator and performs disengaging and engaging operations of the clutch, and a driving wheel to which rotational power of the countershaft is transmitted via a driving force transmitting device. A damper member deformed by a driving force is provided in the countershaft, the driving force transmitting device or the driving wheel, or among the countershaft, the driving force transmitting device and the driving wheel. A control device learns a clutch disengagement operation amount when the control device detects deceleration of a predetermined value of the rotational frequency of the main shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Junya ONO, Yoshiaki NEDACHI, Tatsuya RYUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180086418
    Abstract: A shifting operation detecting apparatus includes a gearbox and a shift change apparatus. The shift change apparatus includes a shifting operation unit, a shifting operation receiving section, a swing lever and a connecting member. A shift operation detector is disposed between the swing lever in an outer shaft section of the shifting operation receiving section and a gearbox case to directly detect a pivoted state of the shifting operation receiving section, and the connecting member is connected to the swing lever from the gearbox case side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Akira Tokito, Naotada Matsudaira, Eisuke Kajihara, Kazumitsu Yamamoto, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Kosuke Tsunashima, Junya Ono
  • Patent number: 9874277
    Abstract: A transmission system of a vehicle includes a starting clutch, a change clutch, a stepped transmission, a single spindle, a gear position sensor, an actuator, and a transmission controller. The change clutch and the stepped transmission are operated via the single spindle. The gear position sensor is to detect a shift stage of the stepped transmission. The actuator is to rotate the single spindle. The transmission controller, in a case where an engine is started in a state in which the shift stage of the stepped transmission is set in second gear or higher, is configured to control the actuator to carry out shift-down operation and configured to limit output of the engine so that an engine rotation speed becomes a value smaller than a predetermined value until the shift stage of the stepped transmission is set in neutral or first gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Nedachi, Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Yoshinobu Shiomi
  • Patent number: 9841070
    Abstract: A saddle-riding type vehicle includes an automatic clutch mechanism configured to be activated by an actuator which enables a push start to be executed, so that even when a charged capacity of a battery is reduced, an engine can be started. A control unit of the vehicle proceeds to a push start control mode when an engine stopped state detection portion detects a stopped state of an engine, a vehicle stopped state detection portion detects a stopped state of the saddle-riding type vehicle, and a gear selected state detection portion detects a state in which any one of gears of a transmission is selected. In the push start control mode, the control unit applies a clutch to start the engine when a vehicle speed detection portion detects a predetermined vehicle speed or faster, and a cutoff switch state detection portion detects a change in state of a cutoff switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke Tsunashima, Hiroyuki Kojima, Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki
  • Publication number: 20170284483
    Abstract: In a clutch engagement control system for engagement and disengagement of transmission of a rotational force between a mainshaft and a countershaft, when clutch engagement control is executed based on the determination that rotational speeds of both the shafts agree with each other, even if unexpected variations in countershaft rotational speed result from torsion occurring downstream of the countershaft in a drive system and/or the like, smooth engagement control is implemented. A control value of countershaft rotational speed at each time is updated and managed. If a threshold value is exceeded by a difference between a countershaft rotational speed actual measured value and the preceding control value, the threshold value is added to the preceding value to obtain the control value. If the threshold value does not exceed the difference, the actual measured value at this time is set as a control value without any change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Tatsuya Ryuzaki
  • Publication number: 20170267250
    Abstract: A variable speed control system includes a multiple-speed transmission which changes a speed of an engine output in multiple stages based on a change in meshing state of a dog clutch which is caused in association with an operation of a change pedal connected mechanically, a pedal load detection device which detects an operation load of the change pedal, and a control unit which suppresses or shuts off an engine output to the multiple-speed transmission and permits a speed change action of the multiple-speed transmission by the change pedal when a detected pedal load exceeds a pedal load threshold. The variable speed control system further includes an engine revolution speed detection sensor which detects an engine revolution speed. The control unit changes the pedal load threshold according to the engine revolution speed detected. Such variable speed control system can realize a stable speed change action irrespective of running conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Junya ONO, Yoshiaki NEDACHI, Hiroyuki KOJIMA, Tatsuya RYUZAKI, Kosuke TSUNASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170268586
    Abstract: A saddle-riding type vehicle includes an automatic clutch mechanism configured to be activated by an actuator which enables a push start to be executed, so that even when a charged capacity of a battery is reduced, an engine can be started. A control unit of the vehicle proceeds to a push start control mode when an engine stopped state detection portion detects a stopped state of an engine, a vehicle stopped state detection portion detects a stopped state of the saddle-riding type vehicle, and a gear selected state detection portion detects a state in which any one of gears of a transmission is selected. In the push start control mode, the control unit applies a clutch to start the engine when a vehicle speed detection portion detects a predetermined vehicle speed or faster, and a cutoff switch state detection portion detects a change in state of a cutoff switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kosuke TSUNASHIMA, Hiroyuki KOJIMA, Junya ONO, Tatsuya RYUZAKI
  • Patent number: 9481372
    Abstract: After a speed change operation mechanism has changed gear position during a shift in a vehicle, a controller operates an actuator to put a clutch into a partial clutch engagement state, thereby reducing difference rotation Nd of the clutch, and temporarily lowers an output of an engine below a normal-time output. After the difference rotation of the clutch is reduced, the controller returns the engine output to the normal-time output, and operates the actuator to bring the clutch into a full capacity state. The standard difference rotational speed Nds is variable according to the throttle position Th detected by the engine load detection means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Yoshiaki Nedachi, Tatsuya Ryuzaki
  • Publication number: 20160288879
    Abstract: In a speed change apparatus for a vehicle, a controller stores as a clutch-disengaging shift spindle angle ?1 a position at which a clutch is disengaged when a shift spindle is rotated in a first direction. The controller controls the shift spindle by a first step W1 of rotating the shift spindle in the first direction until a disengaging-side target angle Ta1 is reached; a second step W2 of returning the shift spindle in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a third step W3 of rotating the shift spindle in the first direction up to the clutch-disengaging shift spindle angle ?1 and thereafter rotating the shift spindle in the second direction to return the shift spindle, upon detection of an output from a drum angle sensor, the output corresponding to shallow engagement of dog teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya ONO, Jun ADACHI, Yoshiaki NEDACHI, Tatsuya RYUZAKI