Patents by Inventor Yoshinobu Kawamoto

Yoshinobu Kawamoto 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: 7255663
    Abstract: There is provided a starting clutch control apparatus which is capable of controlling transmission torque of a starting clutch according to changes in accelerator operated amount without preparing a plurality of data maps of torque coefficients in advance. A clutch controller determines a clutch instruction torque based on torque coefficient, engine speed, and engine speed correction amount, and controls the engagement state of the starting clutch according to the clutch instruction torque. Therefore, it is possible to control the engagement state of the starting clutch in response to sudden operation of an accelerator, and to finely control the degree of engine blow-up according to an accelerator operated amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Jatco Ltd
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kawamoto, Masaaki Uchida, Kenji Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20070026993
    Abstract: There is provided a starting clutch control apparatus which is capable of controlling transmission torque of a starting clutch according to changes in accelerator operated amount without preparing a plurality of data maps of torque coefficients in advance. A clutch controller determines a clutch instruction torque based on torque coefficient, engine speed, and engine speed correction amount, and controls the engagement state of the starting clutch according to the clutch instruction torque. Therefore, it is possible to control the engagement state of the starting clutch in response to sudden operation of an accelerator, and to finely control the degree of engine blow-up according to an accelerator operated amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kawamoto, Masaaki Uchida, Kenji Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20070012538
    Abstract: A shift control apparatus includes an automatic transmission provided with a first friction-engagement element and a second friction-engagement element; and a friction-engagement element control section configured to control the first and second friction-engagement elements. The friction-engagement element control section includes a target-value setting section configured to set a first target differential speed; a first control section configured to bring a rotational speed difference of the first friction-engagement element gradually close to the first target differential speed; and a second control section. The second control section includes a torque-capacity calculating section configured to calculate a total transfer-torque capacity, and a distribution ratio setting section configured to set a distribution ratio between transfer-torque capacities of the first and second friction-engagement elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Shusaku Katakura, Masaaki Uchida, Yoshinobu Kawamoto, Tomoaki Honma
  • Publication number: 20060272919
    Abstract: A hydraulic clutch control system includes a clutch, a hydraulic circuit that supplies a hydraulic pressure to a piston of the clutch so as to cause a stroke of the piston for engagement of the clutch, a primary hydraulic pressure signal generation unit that generates a primary hydraulic pressure signal to regulate a magnitude of the hydraulic pressure, a secondary hydraulic pressure signal generation unit that generates a secondary hydraulic pressure signal to induce fluctuations in the hydraulic pressure, a hydraulic pressure control unit that operates the hydraulic circuit to control the hydraulic pressure according to the primary and secondary hydraulic pressure signals, a detection unit that detects the amount of fluctuations in the hydraulic pressure and a piston stroke judgment unit that judges the piston stroke based on the hydraulic pressure fluctuation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kawamoto, Masaaki Uchida, Shusaku Katakura, Tomoaki Honma
  • Publication number: 20060212204
    Abstract: A clutch control apparatus for a power transmission system including an input rotating member and an output rotating member. The clutch control apparatus includes a friction clutch, and a control unit. The control unit sets a first desired clutch torque setting in accordance with a clutch slip indicator; sets a second desired clutch torque setting to an amount of torque input from the input rotating member to the friction clutch; controls the clutch torque to be the first desired clutch torque setting during a starting stage of the friction clutch; controls the clutch torque to be the second desired clutch torque setting during a steady-state stage of the friction clutch; and controls the clutch torque to gradually change from the first desired clutch torque setting to the second desired clutch torque setting during a transition stage between the starting stage and the steady-state stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Tomoaki Honma, Masaaki Uchida, Shusaku Katakura, Yoshinobu Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20060189436
    Abstract: An automatic transmission hydraulic control apparatus includes an oil pump driven by an engine, a forward clutch arranged to be engaged by an engagement pressure from the oil pump at a start of the vehicle, a hydraulic pressure sensing section configured to sense a hydraulic pressure in the automatic transmission, a filling start judging section configured to judge a start of filling to the forward clutch in accordance with the sensed hydraulic pressure; and an engagement pressure control section configured to control the engagement pressure to go through a filling phase and an engagement phase. The engagement pressure control section shifts from the filling phase to the engagement phase when a predetermined time elapses from the judgment of the start of the filling to the forward clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Kenji Nakashima, Masaaki Uchida, Yoshinobu Kawamoto