Patents by Inventor Yoshio Ueno
Yoshio Ueno 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: 20240140399Abstract: In one mode, with a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention, a control command is output for operating an actuator unit mounted in a vehicle, so as to obtain a control moment including at least one of a roll moment, a pitch moment, and a yaw moment that are generated for the vehicle before a curve on a traveling road on which the vehicle runs, based on a physical quantity about a curvature ahead on the traveling road and a physical quantity about a speed of the vehicle. In this way, the passenger's sense of security when the vehicle runs on the curve may be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Daisuke NOMA, Kentaro UENO, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Masato ABE
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Patent number: 11946786Abstract: Provided is a diagnostic apparatus, including a diagnostic unit configured to diagnose a condition of a vortex flowmeter using a determination result of a magnitude of a signal component of each of at least one target detection signal among the at least one detection signal detected by the vortex flowmeter having a vortex generator and a detection unit configured to detect at least one detection signal according to a vortex generated by the vortex generator, or a magnitude of a signal component of at least one of combined signals configured to linearly combine two or more of the at least one detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshio Uomori, Shinji Kanno, Toshiyuki Miyata, Madoka Ueno
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Patent number: 11505264Abstract: An information acquisition apparatus for acquiring information relating to a crawler configured to be wound around a rotationally driven sprocket connected to a rotation axle provided in a vehicle, the crawler having a meshing part configured to mesh with a tooth or a tooth base of the sprocket and being circulatorily driven in conjunction with rotation of the sprocket is provided. The information acquisition apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores, as initial information, the number of meshing parts of the crawler and information specifying the meshing part that is at a predetermined position, prior to the vehicle traveling. The processor acquires rotation information of the sprocket. The processor, while the vehicle is traveling, information specifying the meshing part that is at the predetermined position, based on the initial information and the rotation information.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yoshio Ueno
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Patent number: 11485347Abstract: A drive force control system for a vehicle configured to change a torque to propel a vehicle certainly in a required amount by controlling output torques of an engine and a motor. A controller is configured to: calculate a required amount of change in synthesized torque of an engine torque and a motor torque; calculate a required amount of change in the engine torque and a required amount of change in the motor torque based on the required amount of change in the synthesized torque; select one of the engine and the motor whose torque will be changed further than a limit value; and adjust the torque of the selected prime mover by a counter torque.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keisuke Sasaki, Yoshio Ueno
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Publication number: 20220135154Abstract: An information acquisition apparatus for acquiring information relating to a crawler configured to be wound around a rotationally driven sprocket connected to a rotation axle provided in a vehicle, the crawler having a meshing part configured to mesh with a tooth or a tooth base of the sprocket and being circulatorily driven in conjunction with rotation of the sprocket is provided. The information acquisition apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores, as initial information, the number of meshing parts of the crawler and information specifying the meshing part that is at a predetermined position, prior to the vehicle traveling. The processor acquires rotation information of the sprocket. The processor, while the vehicle is traveling, information specifying the meshing part that is at the predetermined position, based on the initial information and the rotation information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yoshio UENO
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Publication number: 20210213931Abstract: A drive force control system for a vehicle configured to change a torque to propel a vehicle certainly in a required amount by controlling output torques of an engine and a motor. A controller is configured to: calculate a required amount of change in synthesized torque of an engine torque and a motor torque; calculate a required amount of change in the engine torque and a required amount of change in the motor torque based on the required amount of change in the synthesized torque; select one of the engine and the motor whose torque will be changed further than a limit value; and adjust the torque of the selected prime mover by a counter torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keisuke SASAKI, Yoshio UENO
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Patent number: 10260992Abstract: An object is to carry out an abnormality diagnosis for a variable compression ratio mechanism without adding any special hardware configuration for estimating a compression ratio. An abnormality diagnostic device for a variable compression ratio mechanism adapted to be applied to an internal combustion engine comprises a controller configured to calculate a predetermined rotational speed difference which is a rotational speed difference, between an engine rotational speed at a predetermined crank angle before or after compression top dead center and an engine rotational speed in the vicinity of the compression top dead center for a predetermined cylinder at the time of carrying out fuel cut processing, set a reference range of the predetermined rotational speed difference, and make a diagnosis that abnormality has occurred in the variable compression ratio mechanism when the predetermined rotational speed difference is out of the reference range.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriyasu Adachi, Tomoya Ota, Hiroshi Watanabe, Yoshio Ueno, Takayoshi Kawai, Aya Yamada
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Publication number: 20180052077Abstract: An object is to carry out an abnormality diagnosis for a variable compression ratio mechanism without adding any special hardware configuration for estimating a compression ratio. An abnormality diagnostic device for a variable compression ratio mechanism adapted to be applied to an internal combustion engine comprises a controller configured to calculate a predetermined rotational speed difference which is a rotational speed difference, between an engine rotational speed at a predetermined crank angle before or after compression top dead center and an engine rotational speed in the vicinity of the compression top dead center for a predetermined cylinder at the time of carrying out fuel cut processing, set a reference range of the predetermined rotational speed difference, and make a diagnosis that abnormality has occurred in the variable compression ratio mechanism when the predetermined rotational speed difference is out of the reference range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriyasu ADACHI, Tomoya OTA, Hiroshi WATANABE, Yoshio UENO, Takayoshi KAWAI, Aya YAMADA
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Patent number: 8387411Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus uses carbon dioxide as a refrigerant, and includes a two-stage-compression-type compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, a usage-side heat exchanger, and an intercooler. The intercooler uses air as a heat source. The intercooler is configured and arranged to cool refrigerant flowing through an intermediate refrigerant tube that draws refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element into the second-stage compression element. The intercooler is integrated with the heat source-side heat exchanger to form an integrated heat exchanger, with the intercooler disposed in an upper part of the integrated heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shuji Fujimoto, Atsushi Yoshimi, Yoshio Ueno, Ryusuke Fujiyoshi, Toshiyuki Kurihara, Shun Yoshioka
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Patent number: 8181480Abstract: A refrigeration device includes a compression mechanism, a radiator, a first expansion mechanism, a second expansion mechanism, an evaporator, a first internal heat exchanger, a branch pipe a third expansion mechanism, and a second internal heat exchanger. The first internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows from the radiator to the inflow side of the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows from the evaporator to the compression mechanism. The branch pipe branches from a third refrigerant pipe for connecting the radiator and the second expansion mechanism, and merges with the second refrigerant pipe. A third expansion mechanism is provided to the branch pipe. The second internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows out from the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows out from the third expansion mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Kasahara, Toshiyuki Kurihara, Shuuji Fujimoto, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Atsushi Yoshimi, Yoshio Ueno
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Patent number: 7921670Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus is configured to perform a refrigeration cycle operation in which a high-pressure side attains a pressure that exceeds the critical pressure of a refrigerant used in the refrigeration cycle operation. The refrigeration apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit and a control unit. The refrigerant circuit has a plurality of constituent components including a compressor, a cooler, an expansion mechanism, and a heater. The control unit is operatively coupled to control at least one of the constituent components such that a quasi-subcooling degree is within a predetermined temperature range, the quasi-subcooling degree being a temperature difference between a quasi-condensation temperature and a cooler outlet refrigerant temperature, with the quasi-condensation temperature being the refrigerant temperature at which isobaric specific heat capacity of the refrigerant at the refrigerant pressure on the high-pressure side of the refrigeration cycle is at a maximum.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshio Ueno
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Patent number: 7883160Abstract: A highly durable elastic crawler with a tensile cord having both ends thereof overlapped mutually in a crawler body thus being circumferentially wound around the crawler is provided. An elastic crawler includes; a crawler body including an endless belt-like elastic body; metal cores embedded in the crawler body, each of the metal cores including vanes and arranged at predetermined intervals circumferentially; and tensile cords transversely arranged, wound around the outer circumference side of the vanes, and embedded in the crawler body while vicinity portions of both ends of the tensile cords are overlapped mutually. An inner circumference side end is arranged at an outer circumference side of any one of the vanes. The distance between the vicinity portion of the inner circumference side end and the outer circumference side portion of the tensile cord overlapped there is increased from the vicinity portion toward the inner circumference side end.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Kondo, Yoshio Ueno
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Publication number: 20100300141Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus uses carbon dioxide as a refrigerant, and includes comprises a two-stage-compression-type compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, a usage-side heat exchanger, and an intercooler. The intercooler uses air as a heat source. The intercooler is configured and arranged to cool refrigerant flowing through an intermediate refrigerant tube that draws refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element into the second-stage compression element. The intercooler is integrated with the heat source-side heat exchanger to form an integrated heat exchanger, with the intercooler disposed in an upper part of the integrated heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shuji Fujimoto, Atsushi Yoshimi, Yoshio Ueno, Ryusuke Fujiyoshi, Toshiyuki Kurihara, Shun Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20100242529Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus uses a refrigerant that operates in a supercritical range, and includes a compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, a usage-side heat exchanger, an intercooler and an intermediate oil separation mechanism. The compression mechanism has a plurality of compression elements, and is configured and arranged so that refrigerant discharged from a first-stage compression element is sequentially compressed by a second-stage compression element. The intercooler is configured and arranged to cool refrigerant flowing through an intermediate refrigerant tube that draws refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element into the second-stage compression element. The intermediate oil separation mechanism is configured and arranged to separate a refrigeration oil from the refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shuji Fujimoto, Atsushi Yoshimi, Yoshio Ueno, Ryusuke Fujiyoshi, Toshiyuki Kurihara
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Publication number: 20100180612Abstract: A refrigeration device includes a compression mechanism, a radiator, a first expansion mechanism, a second expansion mechanism, an evaporator, a first internal heat exchanger, a branch pipe, a third expansion mechanism, and a second internal heat exchanger. The first internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows from the radiator to the inflow side of the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows from the evaporator to the compression mechanism. The branch pipe branches from a third refrigerant pipe for connecting the radiator and the second expansion mechanism, and merges with the second refrigerant pipe. A third expansion mechanism is provided to the branch pipe. The second internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows out from the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows out from the third expansion mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2007Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Kasahara, Toshiyuki Kurihara, Shuuji Fujimoto, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Atsushi Yoshimi, Yoshio Ueno
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Publication number: 20100011805Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus is configured to perform a refrigeration cycle operation in which a high-pressure side attains a pressure that exceeds the critical pressure of a refrigerant used in the refrigeration cycle operation. The refrigeration apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit and a control unit. The refrigerant circuit has a plurality of constituent components including a compressor, a cooler, an expansion mechanism, and a heater. The control unit is operatively coupled to control at least one of the constituent components such a quasi-subcooling degree is within a predetermined temperature range. The quasi-subcooling degree being a temperature difference between a quasi-condensation temperature and a cooler outlet refrigerant temperature with the quasi-condensation temperature being the refrigerant temperature at which isobaric specific heat capacity of the refrigerant at the refrigerant pressure on the high-pressure side of the refrigeration cycle is at a maximum.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yoshio Ueno
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Publication number: 20080272648Abstract: A highly durable elastic crawler with a tensile cord having both ends thereof overlapped mutually in a crawler body thus being circumferentially wound around the crawler is provided. An elastic crawler includes; a crawler body including an endless belt-like elastic body; metal cores embedded in the crawler body, each of the metal cores including vanes and arranged at predetermined intervals circumferentially; and tensile cords transversely arranged, wound around the outer circumference side of the vanes, and embedded in the crawler body while vicinity portions of both ends of the tensile cords are overlapped mutually. An inner circumference side end is arranged at an outer circumference side of any one of the vanes. The distance between the vicinity portion of the inner circumference side end and the outer circumference side portion of the tensile cord overlapped there is increased from the vicinity portion toward the inner circumference side end.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Satoru Kondo, Yoshio Ueno
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Patent number: 7300119Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber crawler including: a joint formed by joining together opposite ends of a crawler body comprising an elastic member shaped like a belt having the opposite ends; and lugs projected at predetermined space intervals along a longitudinal direction of the belt and arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the crawler body. The joint is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the crawler body, as located in a ground non-engaging portion and at different positions with respect to the longitudinal direction of the belt, the ground non-engaging portion defining an area excluding the lugs. In this way, stress acting on the joint is distributed or reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshio Ueno
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Patent number: 7185958Abstract: An elastic crawler having a crawler body formed of a rubber elastic material into an endless belt so that rollers rotatively move on right and left side regions on an inner surface of the crawler body is provided with a reinforcement provided extending outwardly in a thickness direction of the crawler body in an area of the crawler body extending at least partially under said right and left ends of each of the rollers. The prevents the elastically bendable side regions from being cracked when either of the side regions of the elastic crawler is bent about an axis that extends in a circumferential direction of the crawler.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2005Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: The Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshio Ueno
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Patent number: 7131709Abstract: A core bar for a rubber crawler includes: right and left wing parts; an engaging part for connecting the wing parts; right and left protrusions to guide a rolling wheel; and right and left outside rails that are formed on outer sides of the right and left protrusions, respectively, and have overhanging parts extending in the widthwise direction of the wing part. The overhanging part is formed on an edge portion thereof with a surface that slants downward from a top surface of the outside rail.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2004Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshio Ueno