Patents by Inventor Toshifumi MIZUI
Toshifumi MIZUI 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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Publication number: 20230286390Abstract: A vehicle travel control device calculates torques required for a motor in a first regenerative control mode and a second regenerative control mode based on an accelerator opening degree and a vehicle speed, selects torque required for the motor suitable for the first regenerative control mode or the second regenerative control mode from among the calculated torques required for the motor, and limits a change rate of the torque required for the motor when the selected torque required for the motor changes beyond a predetermined change rate by switching from the first regenerative control mode to the second regenerative control mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi TOYODA, Toshifumi MIZUI
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Publication number: 20230064386Abstract: A battery operation mode display device includes the mode display unit that displays a plurality of battery operation modes for controlling discharging and charging. The mode display unit sequentially displays a first mode indicator corresponding to a first battery operation mode identified in a first engine drive permission range, a second mode indicator corresponding to a second battery operation mode identified in a second engine drive permission range wider than the first engine drive permission range, and a third mode indicator corresponding to a third battery operation mode identified in a third engine drive permission range wider than the second engine drive permission range, among a plurality of battery operation modes identified for each drive permission range of the engine, in accordance with the drive permission range of the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi MIZUI, Takeshi TOYODA, Yuichi KAMEI, Hiroshi TACHIBANA
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Publication number: 20230058534Abstract: A battery control device includes: an input unit that selects and inputs a first battery operation mode that is one of a plurality of battery operation modes that control discharging from a battery to an electric motor and charging from a generator to the battery by an operation of an occupant of the vehicle; a selection status display unit that displays a mode indicator corresponding to each of the plurality of battery operation modes and displays a selection status in the input unit; a confirmation unit that confirms the first battery operation mode when a selected state of the first battery operation mode is maintained for a predetermined time after the first battery operation mode is selected in the input unit; and a battery operation control unit that controls the operation of the battery of the vehicle based on the first battery operation mode confirmed by the confirmation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi MIZUI, Takeshi TOYODA, Yuichi KAMEI, Hiroshi TACHIBANA
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Patent number: 10600262Abstract: A display device for an electric vehicle includes a calculation unit which calculates a power consumption rate of the electric vehicle, and a display unit which displays the power consumption rate calculated by the calculation unit, and a possible travel range achievable at the power consumption rate. The display unit includes a power consumption rate scale indicating scales of the power consumption rate, a possible travel range scale indicating scales of the possible travel range and disposed corresponding to the power consumption rate scale, and a line portion displayed between the power consumption rate scale and the possible travel range scale. An end portion of the line portion closer to the power consumption rate scale indicates the power consumption rate, and an end portion of the line portion closer to the possible travel range scale indicates the possible travel range.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jinichi Ohta, Toshifumi Mizui
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Patent number: 10106039Abstract: A regeneration control device of an electrically driven vehicle configured to control regeneration operation in which rotational energy of wheels is converted and regenerated into electric energy by a rotary electric motor, includes: a regeneration level selecting unit manually operated to select a regeneration level in the regeneration operation; a regeneration level setting unit changing the regeneration level to a stage in accordance with the operation on the regeneration level selecting unit; and a regeneration executing unit executing the regeneration operation in accordance with the stage of the regeneration level changed by the regeneration level setting unit. When a specific operation is performed on the regeneration level selecting unit, the regeneration level setting unit changes the regeneration level to a highest stage in one of an up direction and a down direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toshifumi Mizui
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Patent number: 9981567Abstract: A battery controller that controls a battery for supplying power to a load apparatus, includes a current detection unit that detects a discharge current and a charge current of the battery, a malfunction detection unit that detects malfunction of a voltage detector for detecting a voltage of the battery, and a contactor control unit that is provided on a power supply line through which the discharge current and the charge current flow to open/close a contactor. The contactor control unit integrates the charge and discharge current when the malfunction of the voltage detector is detected, calculates an actual charge current amount obtained by subtracting an integrated value of the discharge current from an integrated value of the charge current, and prohibits charging/discharging of the battery by controlling the contactor when the actual charge current amount is equal to or more than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shohei Kawano, Toshifumi Mizui, Yoshifumi Nobori, Atsushi Kodama, Naoto Tagaya, Katsuyoshi Muramatsu
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Publication number: 20180102002Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display device for an electric vehicle capable of performing displaying with which an association between a possible travel range and a power consumption rate can be recognized. The display device includes a calculation unit which calculates a power consumption rate of the electric vehicle, and a display unit which displays the power consumption rate calculated by the calculation unit, and a possible travel range achievable at the power consumption rate. The display unit includes a power consumption rate scale indicating scales of the power consumption rate, a possible travel range scale indicating scales of the possible travel range and disposed corresponding to the power consumption rate scale, and a line portion displayed between the power consumption rate scale and the possible travel range scale.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jinichi OHTA, Toshifumi MIZUI
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Publication number: 20170101029Abstract: A battery controller that controls a battery for supplying power to a load apparatus, includes a current detection unit that detects a discharge current and a charge current of the battery, a malfunction detection unit that detects malfunction of a voltage detector for detecting a voltage of the battery, and a contactor control unit that is provided on a power supply line through which the discharge current and the charge current flow to open/close a contactor. The contactor control unit integrates the charge and discharge current when the malfunction of the voltage detector is detected, calculates an actual charge current amount obtained by subtracting an integrated value of the discharge current from an integrated value of the charge current, and prohibits charging/discharging of the battery by controlling the contactor when the actual charge current amount is equal to or more than a predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shohei KAWANO, Toshifumi MIZUI, Yoshifumi NOBORI, Atsushi KODAMA, Naoto TAGAYA, Katsuyoshi MURAMATSU
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Publication number: 20170036547Abstract: A regeneration control device of an electrically driven vehicle configured to control regeneration operation in which rotational energy of wheels is converted and regenerated into electric energy by a rotary electric motor, includes: a regeneration level selecting unit manually operated to select a regeneration level in the regeneration operation; a regeneration level setting unit changing the regeneration level to a stage in accordance with the operation on the regeneration level selecting unit; and a regeneration executing unit executing the regeneration operation in accordance with the stage of the regeneration level changed by the regeneration level setting unit. When a specific operation is performed on the regeneration level selecting unit, the regeneration level setting unit changes the regeneration level to a highest stage in one of an up direction and a down direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toshifumi MIZUI
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Patent number: 9403446Abstract: A driving-force controller for an electric vehicle including at least two motors that independently drive left and right wheels, includes a detector that detects driving operation by a driver, and a controller that calculates a demand torque Tr of the driver, the torque difference ?T applied to the left and right wheels during cornering, left and right torque-difference maintaining torques TLK and TRK of the motors when generating the demand torque Tr while maintaining the torque difference ?T, and controls the motors based on the torque-difference maintaining torques TLK and TRK. The controller determines the priorities of a demand torque mode that generates the demand torque Tr and a torque difference mode that generates the torque difference ?T depending on the driving operation detected by the detector.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Hashizaka, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Hideaki Taniguchi, Takanori Sugimoto, Masato Nishida, Toshifumi Mizui, Sosuke Nanbu, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Tetsuya Furuichi, Ryosuke Koga
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Patent number: 9266467Abstract: A stop lamp lighting control device for an electric vehicle having an electric regenerative braking system includes a calculation unit that converts a first deceleration threshold value for turning on a stop lamp or a second deceleration threshold value for turning off the stop lamp to a first regenerative torque threshold value for turning-on the stop lamp or a second regenerative torque threshold value for turning-off the stop lamp by calculation assumed that a weight of the vehicle is a curb weight or a gross vehicle weight, and a determination unit that performs a comparison between a regenerative torque value generated by the electric regenerative braking system and the first regenerative torque threshold value or the second regenerative torque threshold value and controls the stop lamp to be turned on or turned off based on the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi Mizui, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Hideaki Taniguchi, Takanori Sugimoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Akira Hashizaka, Masato Nishida, Sosuke Nanbu
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Patent number: 9266466Abstract: A stop lamp lighting control device for an electric vehicle having an electric regenerative braking system, includes, a first calculation unit that converts a first deceleration threshold value to a first regenerative torque threshold value with a curb weight, a second calculation unit that converting a second deceleration threshold value to a second regenerative torque threshold value with a gross vehicle weight, a third calculation unit that calculates a third regenerative torque threshold value, and a determination unit that controls the stop lamp to be turned on when a regenerative torque value exceeds the first regenerative torque threshold value, the stop lamp to be turned off when the regenerative torque value is equal to or smaller than the second regenerative torque threshold value, and the stop lamp to be turned off when a given state continues.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi Mizui, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Hideaki Taniguchi, Takanori Sugimoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Akira Hashizaka, Masato Nishida, Sosuke Nanbu
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Publication number: 20150352978Abstract: A driving-force controller for an electric vehicle including at least two motors that independently drive left and right wheels, includes a detector that detects driving operation by a driver, and a controller that calculates a demand torque Tr of the driver, the torque difference ?T applied to the left and right wheels during cornering, left and right torque-difference maintaining torques TLK and TRK of the motors when generating the demand torque Tr while maintaining the torque difference ?T, and controls the motors based on the torque-difference maintaining torques TLK and TRK. The controller determines the priorities of a demand torque mode that generates the demand torque Tr and a torque difference mode that generates the torque difference ?T depending on the driving operation detected by the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira HASHIZAKA, Toshiyuki MATSUMI, Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Hideaki TANIGUCHI, Takanori SUGIMOTO, Masato NISHIDA, Toshifumi MIZUI, Sosuke NANBU, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Tetsuya FURUICHI, Ryosuke KOGA
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Publication number: 20150175062Abstract: A stop lamp lighting control device for an electric vehicle having an electric regenerative braking system includes a calculation unit that converts a first deceleration threshold value for turning on a stop lamp or a second deceleration threshold value for turning off the stop lamp to a first regenerative torque threshold value for turning-on the stop lamp or a second regenerative torque threshold value for turning-off the stop lamp by calculation assumed that a weight of the vehicle is a curb weight or a gross vehicle weight, and a determination unit that performs a comparison between a regenerative torque value generated by the electric regenerative braking system and the first regenerative torque threshold value or the second regenerative torque threshold value and controls the stop lamp to be turned on Or turned off based on the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi MIZUI, Toshiyuki MATSUMI, Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Hideaki TANIGUCHI, Takanori SUGIMOTO, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Akira HASHIZAKA, Masato NISHIDA, Sosuke NANBU
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Publication number: 20150175061Abstract: A stop lamp lighting control device for an electric vehicle having an electric regenerative braking system, includes, a first calculation unit that converts a first deceleration threshold value to a first regenerative torque threshold value with a curb weight, a second calculation unit that converting a second deceleration threshold value to a second regenerative torque threshold value with a gross vehicle weight, a third calculation unit that calculates a third regenerative torque threshold value, and a determination unit that controls the stop lamp to be turned on when a regenerative torque value exceeds the first regenerative torque threshold value, the stop lamp to be turned off when the regenerative torque value is equal to or smaller than the second regenerative torque threshold value, and the stop lamp to be turned off when a given state continues.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi MIZUI, Toshiyuki MATSUMI, Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Hideaki TANIGUCHI, Takanori SUGIMOTO, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Akira HASHIZAKA, Masato NISHIDA, Sosuke NANBU