Patents by Inventor Yoshito Terayama
Yoshito Terayama 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: 20230311783Abstract: A mounting structure (X), comprising: a cover (5) provided on an inboard side of a pillar (P) of a vehicle, and having an opening (15) facing inboard; an illuminating device (9) configured to illuminate interior of the vehicle via the opening; and an imaging device (11) configured to capture an image of the interior of the vehicle via the opening, wherein the illuminating device and imaging device are provided with respective working ends facing the interior of the vehicle which are positioned one above and inboard of another.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Kodai USUKI, Hiroyuki SUKIGARA, Tadayoshi IWASE, Hiromi SATO, Arata ISOBE, Yoshito TERAYAMA
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Patent number: 10737660Abstract: A system includes a unit to obtain starting prohibition information including first user identification information and vehicle identification information; a prohibiting unit to, when a first user identified by the first user identification information is a user permitted to prohibit a vehicle from starting, prohibit a vehicle identified by the vehicle identification information in the starting prohibition information from starting; a unit to obtain prohibition cancel information including second user identification information and vehicle identification information; and a unit to, when a second user identified by the second user identification information is a user permitted to cancel prohibition of starting of a vehicle and a vehicle identified by the vehicle identification information in the prohibition cancel information is the vehicle prohibited by the prohibiting unit from starting, cancel the prohibition of the starting of the vehicle identified by the vehicle identification information in the prohibitType: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshito Terayama
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Patent number: 10654485Abstract: A controller for a vehicle includes: a control target value deriving unit configured to derive a control target value of an electric motor for travel which is mounted in a vehicle; a reference value deriving unit configured to derive a reference value serving as a reference for providing information to an occupant based on the control target value derived by the control target value deriving unit; a theoretical value deriving unit configured to derive a theoretical value related to an output of the electric motor; a selection unit configured to compare the reference value derived by the reference value deriving unit and the theoretical value derived by the theoretical value deriving unit with each other and to select the value having the smaller absolute value; and a control unit configured to control an information providing device based on the value selected by the selection unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Terayama, Xiang Liu
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Publication number: 20190375371Abstract: A system includes a unit to obtain starting prohibition information including first user identification information and vehicle identification information; a prohibiting unit to, when a first user identified by the first user identification information is a user permitted to prohibit a vehicle from starting, prohibit a vehicle identified by the vehicle identification information in the starting prohibition information from starting; a unit to obtain prohibition cancel information including second user identification information and vehicle identification information; and a unit to, when a second user identified by the second user identification information is a user permitted to cancel prohibition of starting of a vehicle and a vehicle identified by the vehicle identification information in the prohibition cancel information is the vehicle prohibited by the prohibiting unit from starting, cancel the prohibition of the starting of the vehicle identified by the vehicle identification information in the prohibitType: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventor: Yoshito TERAYAMA
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Patent number: 10179507Abstract: Provided is a vehicle in which overdischarge of a battery is protected and turning drivability of the vehicle is improved when there is even a little remaining capacity. An ECU controls the left motive force and the right motive force of the left electric motor and the right electric motor so as not to exceed a differential torque upper limit value, which is the maximum value of the difference between the left motive force and the right motive force established on the basis of the temperature or discharge limit power of the battery. When the battery is at a low temperature or the like and the discharge power is limited, the difference between the left motive force and the right motive force is controlled on the basis of the discharge limit power, whereby the turnability of the vehicle is improved while preventing the risk of damage to the battery.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshito Terayama, Masaki Negoro, Tomokazu Honda, Akiyoshi Kobayashi, Shintaro Yoshimi, Yoshifumi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20180057014Abstract: A controller for a vehicle includes: a control target value deriving unit configured to derive a control target value of an electric motor for travel which is mounted in a vehicle; a reference value deriving unit configured to derive a reference value serving as a reference for providing information to an occupant based on the control target value derived by the control target value deriving unit; a theoretical value deriving unit configured to derive a theoretical value related to an output of the electric motor; a selection unit configured to compare the reference value derived by the reference value deriving unit and the theoretical value derived by the theoretical value deriving unit with each other and to select the value having the smaller absolute value; and a control unit configured to control an information providing device based on the value selected by the selection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito TERAYAMA, Xiang LIU
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Publication number: 20160318385Abstract: Provided is a vehicle in which overdischarge of a battery is protected and turning drivability of the vehicle is improved when there is even a little remaining capacity. An ECU controls the left motive force and the right motive force of the left electric motor and the right electric motor so as not to exceed a differential torque upper limit value, which is the maximum value of the difference between the left motive force and the right motive force established on the basis of the temperature or discharge limit power of the battery. When the battery is at a low temperature or the like and the discharge power is limited, the difference between the left motive force and the right motive force is controlled on the basis of the discharge limit power, whereby the turnability of the vehicle is improved while preventing the risk of damage to the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2014Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshito Terayama, Masaki Negoro, Tomokazu Honda, Akiyoshi Kobayashi, Shintaro Yoshimi, Yoshifumi Nakamura
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Patent number: 9376006Abstract: Provided is a vehicle provided with left and right electric motors electrically connected to a battery and mechanically connected respectively to left and right vehicle wheels, a power generator mechanically connected to an internal combustion engine being electrically connected to the battery, wherein the battery is reliably protected during traction control and at other such times. Two electric motors, specifically first and second electric motors, are temporarily handled integrally to determine a torque down amount (TD), which is the total allowable power variation width (?) of the two electric motors, on the basis of left and right total power (Y), and the respective motive powers of the first and second electric motors are controlled while being limited by values obtained by simply dividing the determined torque down amount (TD) equally, whereby the allowable input/output power (allowable input power (Z)) of the battery is reliably protected.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshito Terayama, Yoshinori Ando, Toshinori Tsukamoto, Masaki Negoro, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Masatoshi Noguchi, Yusuke Sakaguchi
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Publication number: 20160039405Abstract: Provided is a vehicle provided with left and right electric motors electrically connected to a battery and mechanically connected respectively to left and right vehicle wheels, a power generator mechanically connected to an internal combustion engine being electrically connected to the battery, wherein the battery is reliably protected during traction control and at other such times. Two electric motors, specifically first and second electric motors, are temporarily handled integrally to determine a torque down amount (TD), which is the total allowable power variation width (?) of the two electric motors, on the basis of left and right total power (Y), and the respective motive powers of the first and second electric motors are controlled while being limited by values obtained by simply dividing the determined torque down amount (TD) equally, whereby the allowable input/output power (allowable input power (Z)) of the battery is reliably protected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshito Terayama, Yoshinori Ando, Toshinori Tsukamoto, Masaki Negoro, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Masatoshi Noguchi, Yusuke Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 8255104Abstract: A vehicle drive control apparatus is capable of setting characteristics of a target drive torque so as to provide a vehicle operation that is extremely smooth and comfortable for an operator. The control apparatus individually determines individual critical torque values of a plurality of drive sources and determines a total critical torque on the basis of the total of the individual critical torque values, whereby a combined critical torque capable of being output by the drive sources as a whole is determined. A ratio of the target drive torque to the combined critical torque is set by a target drive torque setting part, thereby setting the target drive torque as a whole for the vehicle corresponding to an action of the operator and behavior of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshito Terayama
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Publication number: 20080319619Abstract: A vehicle drive control apparatus is capable of setting characteristics of a target drive torque so as to provide a vehicle operation that is extremely smooth and comfortable for an operator. The control apparatus individually determines individual critical torque values of a plurality of drive sources and determines a total critical torque on the basis of the total of the individual critical torque values, whereby a combined critical torque capable of being output by the drive sources as a whole is determined. A ratio of the target drive torque to the combined critical torque is set by a target drive torque setting part, thereby setting the target drive torque as a whole for the vehicle corresponding to an action of the operator and behavior of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshito Terayama