Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Awata

Yasuhiro Awata 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: 10226989
    Abstract: A vehicle opening-closing body control apparatus includes: a driving device driving an opening-closing body; a lock device retaining the opening-closing body in fully open and fully closed positions by including a latch mechanism, which performs an engagement action depending on a movement position of the opening-closing body; and a control device controlling the actions of the driving and lock devices, wherein the control device includes a position determination unit determining whether the movement position is in an engagement action position of the latch mechanism in a case in which driving control of the opening-closing body is stopped, and it becomes possible for the driving control to be restarted thereafter, and an engagement release control unit causing the latch mechanism to perform a release action by controlling the action of the lock device in a case in which it is determined that the movement position is in the engagement action position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Kaino, Hirotoshi Nakamura, Yasuhiro Awata
  • Patent number: 10227812
    Abstract: An opening and closing body control device for a vehicle includes a drive control portion operating a drive control of an opening and closing body by controlling an operation of a drive device, an information communication portion acquiring control information being used for the drive control by a network communication, and a communication state determination portion determining whether the network communication is established. The drive control portion operates a retention control of the opening and closing body in order to retain the opening and closing body at a moved position in a case where the network communication is not established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Kaino, Hirotoshi Nakamura, Yasuhiro Awata
  • Publication number: 20170081897
    Abstract: An opening and closing body control device for a vehicle includes a drive control portion operating a drive control of an opening and closing body by controlling an operation of a drive device, an information communication portion acquiring control information being used for the drive control by a network communication, and a communication state determination portion determining whether the network communication is established. The drive control portion operates a retention control of the opening and closing body in order to retain the opening and closing body at a moved position in a case where the network communication is not established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi KAINO, Hirotoshi NAKAMURA, Yasuhiro AWATA
  • Publication number: 20170085208
    Abstract: A vehicular opening/closing body control device includes: a driving device that drives an opening/closing body of a vehicle using a motor as a driving source; a motor drive circuit that is formed in such a way that a plurality of switching elements are connected to each other in a bridge form; a bypass circuit that forms a regenerative brake circuit via a freewheel diode of the switching element; and a voltage clamping device that is provided in the bypass circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro Awata
  • Publication number: 20170022746
    Abstract: A vehicle opening-closing body control apparatus includes: a driving device driving an opening-closing body; a lock device retaining the opening-closing body in fully open and fully closed positions by including a latch mechanism, which performs an engagement action depending on a movement position of the opening-closing body; and a control device controlling the actions of the driving and lock devices, wherein the control device includes a position determination unit determining whether the movement position is in an engagement action position of the latch mechanism in a case in which driving control of the opening-closing body is stopped, and it becomes possible for the driving control to be restarted thereafter, and an engagement release control unit causing the latch mechanism to perform a release action by controlling the action of the lock device in a case in which it is determined that the movement position is in the engagement action position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi KAINO, Hirotoshi Nakamura, Yasuhiro Awata