Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Fuke

Tetsuya Fuke 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: 10029539
    Abstract: An air conditioning device for vehicle includes a refrigeration cycle including a compressor for sucking, compressing and discharging a refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an expansion valve for decompressing the refrigerant condensed in the condenser and an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant through heat exchange between the refrigerant reduced in pressure by the expansion valve and surrounding air. This air conditioning device for vehicle increases an operation rate of the compressor more than that before a vehicle speed drops below a first permitted vehicle speed higher than a fuel cut recovery vehicle speed when an air conditioner is on, at which the compressor is actuated, when the vehicle speed drops below the first permitted vehicle speed during the deceleration of a vehicle associated with a fuel cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Fuke, Tadashi Iwamoto, Takashi Watanabe, Yugo Motegi, Tetsuya Furumaya
  • Patent number: 9259992
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner control system has an air conditioning device has a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator, a compressor running rate control device, a deceleration fuel cutoff executing device, and a fuel supply recovery executing device that cancels cutoff of fuel supply and recovers fuel supply at a higher vehicle speed during vehicle deceleration fuel cutoff period with air-conditioner ON than during vehicle deceleration fuel cutoff period with air-conditioner OFF. The compressor running rate control device increases the compressor running rate for a predetermined period just before a fuel supply recovery time with air-condition ON during the deceleration fuel cutoff period more than during non-execution of the deceleration fuel cutoff, and subsequently decreases the compressor running rate at or just before the fuel supply recovery time with air-condition ON equal to or less than during non-practice of the deceleration fuel cutoff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Motegi, Tadashi Iwamoto, Takashi Watanabe, Tetsuya Fuke, Tetsuya Furumaya
  • Publication number: 20150367711
    Abstract: An air conditioning device for vehicle includes a refrigeration cycle including a compressor for sucking, compressing and discharging a refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an expansion valve for decompressing the refrigerant condensed in the condenser and an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant through heat exchange between the refrigerant reduced in pressure by the expansion valve and surrounding air. This air conditioning device for vehicle increases an operation rate of the compressor more than that before a vehicle speed drops below a first permitted vehicle speed higher than a fuel cut recovery vehicle speed when an air conditioner is on, at which the compressor is actuated, when the vehicle speed drops below the first permitted vehicle speed during the deceleration of a vehicle associated with a fuel cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya FUKE, Tadashi IWAMOTO, Takashi WATANABE, Yugo MOTEGI, Tetsuya FURUMAYA
  • Patent number: 9102213
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner control system has an air conditioning device for performing a refrigerating cycle, having a compressor that intakes, compresses, and discharges a refrigerant, a condenser that condenses the refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an expansion valve that depressurizes the refrigerant condensed by the condenser, an evaporator that performs heat exchange between open air and the refrigerant to vaporize the refrigerant, a compressor ON/OFF control device that controls a running rate of the compressor by alternating between an ON state and an OFF state, a vehicle deceleration fuel cut-off executing device that performs cut-off fuel supply during vehicle deceleration, and a fuel supply recovery executing device that cancels fuel cut-off and recovers fuel supply during vehicle deceleration fuel cut-off period based on a demand to turn on the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Motegi, Tadashi Iwamoto, Takashi Watanabe, Tetsuya Fuke, Tetsuya Furumaya
  • Patent number: 8939869
    Abstract: Depression of an accelerator pedal by a vehicle operator in an operating condition in which fuel economy is deteriorated, is restrained. An actual opening degree of the accelerator pedal and a reference guide value of the accelerator pedal opening degree which allows a vehicle to accomplish both acceleration performance and fuel economy performance in a current operating condition are indicated in a display section together. In a case where a current gear ratio of a transmission is deviated from an optimal gear ratio of the transmission which is determined based on an operating condition of the vehicle, the reference guide value is changed such that engine output of the vehicle is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Fuke
  • Patent number: 8878662
    Abstract: A vehicle operation support apparatus includes an indicator section for indicating an actual value of a parameter and a target value of the parameter for an operator to manipulate the parameter with reference to the target value, wherein the parameter is manipulated by the operator for changing an engine output of a vehicle. In the vehicle operation support apparatus, a change amount of an indication in the indicator section with respect to a unit change amount of the actual value of the parameter is relatively small in a region close to the target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Fuke, Akihiro Makiyama, Shigeyuki Sakaguchi, Yutaka Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20140129099
    Abstract: Depression of an accelerator pedal by a vehicle operator in an operating condition in which fuel economy is deteriorated, is restrained. An actual opening degree of the accelerator pedal and a reference guide value of the accelerator pedal opening degree which allows a vehicle to accomplish both acceleration performance and fuel economy performance in a current operating condition are indicated in a display section together. In a case where a current gear ratio of a transmission is deviated from an optimal gear ratio of the transmission which is determined based on an operating condition of the vehicle, the reference guide value is changed such that engine output of the vehicle is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventor: Tetsuya Fuke
  • Publication number: 20130120126
    Abstract: A vehicle operation support apparatus includes an indicator section for indicating an actual value of a parameter and a target value of the parameter for an operator to manipulate the parameter with reference to the target value, wherein the parameter is manipulated by the operator for changing an engine output of a vehicle. In the vehicle operation support apparatus, a change amount of an indication in the indicator section with respect to a unit change amount of the actual value of the parameter is relatively small in a region close to the target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Tetsuya Fuke, Akihiro Makiyama, Shigeyuki Sakaguchi, Yutaka Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20120324929
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner control system has an air conditioning device for performing a refrigerating cycle, having a compressor that intakes, compresses, and discharges a refrigerant, a condenser that condenses the refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an expansion valve that depressurizes the refrigerant condensed by the condenser, an evaporator that performs heat exchange between open air and the refrigerant to vaporize the refrigerant, a compressor ON/OFF control device that controls a running rate of the compressor by alternating between an ON state and an OFF state, a vehicle deceleration fuel cut-off executing device that performs cut-off fuel supply during vehicle deceleration, and a fuel supply recovery executing device that cancels fuel cut-off and recovers fuel supply during vehicle deceleration fuel cut-off period based on a demand to turn on the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugo Motegi, Tadashi Iwamoto, Takashi Watanabe, Tetsuya Fuke, Tetsuya Furumaya
  • Publication number: 20120318015
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner control system has an air conditioning device has a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator, a compressor running rate control device, a deceleration fuel cutoff executing device, and a fuel supply recovery executing device that cancels cutoff of fuel supply and recovers fuel supply at a higher vehicle speed during vehicle deceleration fuel cutoff period with air-conditioner ON than during vehicle deceleration fuel cutoff period with air-conditioner OFF. The compressor running rate control device increases the compressor running rate for a predetermined period just before a fuel supply recovery time with air-condition ON during the deceleration fuel cutoff period more than during non-execution of the deceleration fuel cutoff, and subsequently decreases the compressor running rate at or just before the fuel supply recovery time with air-condition ON equal to or less than during non-practice of the deceleration fuel cutoff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugo Motegi, Tadashi Iwamoto, Takashi Watanabe, Tetsuya Fuke, Tetsuya Furumaya
  • Patent number: 7389176
    Abstract: In an engine output control apparatus of a power train employing an engine and an automatic transmission, capable of executing engine output control for excessive torque input prevention engine torque limiting action and for a shift speed control of the transmission, at least two different kinds of engine output control systems having control characteristics differing from each other, are provided. A controller selectively uses these engine output control systems depending on a power-train operating condition, such that a first one of the engine output control systems having a superior transient response is used for the engine output control for shift response control during shifting, and that a second one of the engine output control systems having a superior steady-state stability is used for the engine output control for excessive torque input prevention engine torque limiting action during non-shifting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Ryouji Kadono, Masahiro Iriyama, Tetsuya Fuke, Ryouichi Ootaki, Yusuke Kimura, Tatsuo Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20070288151
    Abstract: In an engine output control apparatus of a power train employing an engine and an automatic transmission, capable of executing engine output control for excessive torque input prevention engine torque limiting action and for a shift speed control of the transmission, at least two different kinds of engine output control systems having control characteristics differing from each other, are provided. A controller selectively uses these engine output control systems depending on a power-train operating condition, such that a first one of the engine output control systems having a superior transient response is used for the engine output control for shift response control during shifting, and that a second one of the engine output control systems having a superior steady-state stability is used for the engine output control for excessive torque input prevention engine torque limiting action during non-shifting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Ryouji Kadono, Masahiro Iriyama, Tetsuya Fuke, Ryouichi Ootaki, Yusuke Kimura, Tatsuo Ochiai
  • Patent number: 7006852
    Abstract: There is provided a power save processing method to be performed by a communication terminal capable of concurrently establishing communication links with a plurality of slave communication terminals, which reduces the transition time and provides an increased power save operation time. When a power save operation is performed at a plurality of slave communication terminals having asynchronous communication links established with the master communication terminal, the master communication terminal sets a communication start time and a communication duration for each communication link such that the communication slots used for the communication links are huddled together so as to span one continuous range, assuming that the communication links all have the same communication cycle. In accordance with the parameters thus set, the master communication terminal Negotiates with the plurality of slave communication terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Morioka, Yoshitaka Arase, Tetsuya Fuke, Wataru Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20050107134
    Abstract: There is provided a power save processing method to be performed by a communication terminal capable of con-currently establishing communication links with a plurality of slave communication terminals, which reduces the transition time and provides an increased power save operation time. When a power save operation is performed at a plurality of slave communication terminals having asynchronous communication links established with the master communication terminal, the master communication terminal sets a communication start time and a communication duration for each communication link such that the communication slots used for the communication links are huddled together so as to span one continuous range, assuming that the communication links all have the same communication cycle. In accordance with the parameters thus set, the master communication terminal negotiates with the plurality of slave communication terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Masaaki Morioka, Yoshita Arase, Tetsuya Fuke, Wataru Tachibana
  • Patent number: 6272509
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device, and is intended to prevent drastic changes of output modulation signal and assures the performance as modulator if output modulation signal is transmitted and stopped frequency by using TDMA in communication control. To achieve the object, the invention comprises a shift register 1, a plurality of memories 2 connected to this shift register 1 and increased in the bit width of input address by one bit each, and a selector 3 for selecting outputs from these plurality of memories 2, in which the output of the shift register 1 is used as a higher side address of each one of the memories 2, a lower side address of each one of the memory addresses is common, the bit width of the higher side address increases by one bit each starting from one bit, and addresses are assigned sequentially from the lower side of the higher side address of the memories 2 depending on the shift from the lowest side bit of the shift register 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitonobu Furukawa, Hideya Kitamura, Hirokazu Kitamura, Tetsuya Fuke, Atsushi Doi