Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki MASAOKA

Yasuyuki MASAOKA 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: 10344850
    Abstract: A shift control apparatus of an automatic transmission includes: an input detecting unit configured to detect a real rotational speed of the input shaft; an output detecting unit configured to detect a real rotational speed of the output shaft; an estimating unit configured to estimate an estimated rotational speed of the input shaft, which corresponds to a shift request, by multiplying the real rotational speed of the output shaft by a target gear ratio; and a control unit configured to control the rotation of the input shaft based on a detection result from the input detecting unit. The control unit controls the rotation of the input shaft such that an upper-limiting rotational speed of a variation in real rotational speed of the input shaft is lower than the estimated rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsui, Yasuyuki Masaoka, Satoshi Yamashita, Yukari Seto, Satoshi Igaue
  • Patent number: 10086841
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a transmission including a gear engagement commander outputting a gear engagement command of a sleeve, an actuator controller controlling an actuator to move the sleeve from a neutral position to a gear engaging position when the gear engagement command is output, a gear engagement determiner determining whether an engagement of the sleeve is prevented in a course of moving the sleeve from the neutral position to the gear engaging position; and a motor controlling an electric motor to rotate a rotating shaft so as to change a rotational position of movable dog teeth relative to passive dog teeth when it is determined that the engagement of the sleeve is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Kuzuhara, Keisuke Kawamura, Takumi Kawano, Yasuyuki Masaoka
  • Publication number: 20170305430
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a transmission including a gear engagement commander outputting a gear engagement command of a sleeve, an actuator controller controlling an actuator to move the sleeve from a neutral position to a gear engaging position when the gear engagement command is output, a gear engagement determiner determining whether an engagement of the sleeve is prevented in a course of moving the sleeve from the neutral position to the gear engaging position; and a motor controlling an electric motor to rotate a rotating shaft so as to change a rotational position of movable dog teeth relative to passive dog teeth when it is determined that the engagement of the sleeve is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Keiji Kuzuhara, Keisuke Kawamura, Takumi Kawano, Yasuyuki Masaoka
  • Publication number: 20170284538
    Abstract: A shift control apparatus of an automatic transmission includes: an input detecting unit configured to detect a real rotational speed of the input shaft; an output detecting unit configured to detect a real rotational speed of the output shaft; an estimating unit configured to estimate an estimated rotational speed of the input shaft, which corresponds to a shift request, by multiplying the real rotational speed of the output shaft by a target gear ratio; and a control unit configured to control the rotation of the input shaft based on a detection result from the input detecting unit. The control unit controls the rotation of the input shaft such that an upper-limiting rotational speed of a variation in real rotational speed of the input shaft is lower than the estimated rotational speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsui, Yasuyuki Masaoka, Satoshi Yamashita, Yukari Seto, Satoshi Igaue
  • Patent number: 8925410
    Abstract: A synchronizer for a transmission includes a shift rail, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a stopper. The shift rail includes a first shift fork and a second shift fork that are provided integrally with each other. The first sleeve is movable in a first direction along an axial direction from a predetermined first standby position to synchronize a first gear with a rotating shaft. The second sleeve is movable in a second direction along the axial direction from a predetermined second standby position to synchronize a second gear with the rotating shaft. A distance between the second sleeve at the predetermined second standby position and the stopper in the axial direction is smaller than a distance between the first sleeve at the predetermined first standby position and the third gear in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisayuki Asada, Yasuyuki Masaoka, Hiromichi Konishi
  • Publication number: 20130239718
    Abstract: A synchronizer for a transmission includes a shift rail, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a stopper. The shift rail includes a first shift fork and a second shift fork that are provided integrally with each other. The first sleeve is movable in a first direction along an axial direction from a predetermined first standby position to synchronize a first gear with a rotating shaft. The second sleeve is movable in a second direction along the axial direction from a predetermined second standby position to synchronize a second gear with the rotating shaft. A distance between the second sleeve at the predetermined second standby position and the stopper in the axial direction is smaller than a distance between the first sleeve at the predetermined first standby position and the third gear in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisayuki ASADA, Yasuyuki MASAOKA, Hiromichi KONISHI