Patents by Inventor Yu OFUNE

Yu OFUNE 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: 11396227
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus of a vehicle driving system for driving a vehicle according to the invention activates a heat pump to cool a hybrid system by cooling medium and flows an engine cooling water in an engine water circulation passage through a condenser to cool the cooling medium by the engine cooling water at the condenser when an engine water circulation condition is satisfied. The engine water circulation condition is a condition that a heat pump activation condition is satisfied, and an engine cooling condition is not satisfied. The heat pump activation condition is a condition that a process of cooling the hybrid system by the cooling medium of the heat pump is requested. The engine cooling condition is a condition that a process of cooling an internal combustion engine by the engine cooling water is requested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichi Ogura, Kunihiko Hayashi, Masatoshi Yano, Yuji Miyoshi, Takuya Hirai, Tomohiro Shinagawa, Ryo Michikawauchi, Hidefumi Aikawa, Yu Ofune
  • Patent number: 11148655
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus of a vehicle according to the invention stops activating a heat pump and supplies heat exchanging liquid from an engine passage to a battery passage when a warming of the battery is requested and a temperature of the heat exchanging liquid flowing out of the engine passage is equal to or lower than a permitted upper limit temperature. On the other hand, the apparatus activates the heat pump to cool the heat exchanging liquid and supplies the cooled heat exchanging liquid from the engine passage to the battery passage when the warming of the battery is requested and the temperature of the heat exchanging liquid flowing out of the engine passage is higher than the permitted upper limit temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichi Ogura, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yuji Miyoshi, Masatoshi Yano, Yu Ofune
  • Patent number: 11072223
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention activates a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and then, shuts off a heater water passage portion between a portion, into which heat exchanging water flows from the engine water passage and a portion, from which the heat exchanging water flows out toward the engine water passage, and decreases heater pump and engine pump duty ratios when the duty ratios should be decreased for controlling core and engine flow rates to requested flow rates after the particular water passage is shut off, and the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidefumi Aikawa, Yoichi Ogura, Masatoshi Yano, Yuji Miyoshi, Yu Ofune
  • Patent number: 10906387
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus of a vehicle driving system of the invention connects an engine water circulation passage to a hybrid system water circulation passage and flows cooling water in the engine water circulation passage and the hybrid system water circulation passage to cool a first hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by an engine radiator and cool a second hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by a hybrid system radiator when an engine cooling process is not requested, a first hybrid system cooling process is requested, a second hybrid system cooling process is requested, and a connection condition is satisfied. The connection condition is satisfied when the engine cooling process is not requested, and the cooling water flowing into the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage, can cool the first hybrid system component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Hirai, Yuji Miyoshi, Tomohiro Shinagawa, Masatoshi Yano, Hiroyuki Sugihara, Ryo Michikawauchi, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yoichi Ogura, Hidefumi Aikawa, Yu Ofune
  • Patent number: 10808599
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus of a vehicle of the invention flows a cooling medium in an engine circulation circuit and a battery circulation circuit and an activation of an engine heat exchanging system so as not to perform an engine heat exchanging when an engine temperature is lower than an engine warming end temperature and a battery temperature is lower than a predetermined battery temperature lower than a battery warming end temperature, and flows the cooling medium in the engine circulation circuit and the battery circulation circuit and the activation of the engine heat exchanging system so as to perform the engine heat exchanging when the engine temperature is lower than the engine warming end temperature, and the battery temperature is equal to or higher than the predetermined battery temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichi Ogura, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yuji Miyoshi, Masatoshi Yano, Yu Ofune
  • Patent number: 10647177
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention, decreases a duty ratio of the heater pump after connecting an engine water passage to a heater water passage, shutting off a predetermined water passage portion of the heater water passage, and increasing a duty ratio of an engine pump when the controls for shutting off the predetermined water passage portion, connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage, decreasing the duty ratio of the heater pump, and increasing the duty ratio of the engine pump, are requested to be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatoshi Yano, Hidefumi Aikawa, Yoichi Ogura, Yuji Miyoshi, Yu Ofune
  • Patent number: 10625570
    Abstract: A control apparatus according to the invention is applied to a heat exchanging system comprising a connection system for connecting an engine water passage for heat exchanging water for cooling an internal combustion engine and the heater water passage for the heat exchanging water for heating a heater core to each other. The apparatus activates the connection system to connect the engine water passage to the heater water passage when a temperature of the heat exchanging water circulating through the engine water passage, is equal to or higher than the temperature of the heat exchanging water circulating through the heater water passage, and an interior of a vehicle is requested to be warmed up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidefumi Aikawa, Yoichi Ogura, Yuji Miyoshi, Masatoshi Yano, Yu Ofune
  • Patent number: 10618378
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention executes a control for activating a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and a control for increasing an engine pump duty ratio, and then executes a control for decreasing a heater pump duty ratio when the control for decreasing the heater pump duty ratio and the control for increasing the engine pump duty ratio are requested to be executed in order to control a core flow rate to a requested core flow rate and an engine flow rate to a requested engine flow rate after the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage by the connection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidefumi Aikawa, Yoichi Ogura, Masatoshi Yano, Yuji Miyoshi, Yu Ofune
  • Patent number: 10618379
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging apparatus according to the invention executes a control for activating a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and then, executes a control for decreasing a heater pump duty ratio and a control for decreasing an engine pump duty ratio when the control for decreasing the heater pump duty ratio and the control for decreasing the engine pump duty ratio are requested to be executed in order to control a core flow rate to a requested core flow rate and an engine flow rate to a requested engine flow rate after the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage by the connection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidefumi Aikawa, Yoichi Ogura, Masatoshi Yano, Yuji Miyoshi, Yu Ofune
  • Publication number: 20200047605
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus of a vehicle driving system of the invention connects an engine water circulation passage to a hybrid system water circulation passage and flows cooling water in the engine water circulation passage and the hybrid system water circulation passage to cool a first hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by an engine radiator and cool a second hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by a hybrid system radiator when an engine cooling process is not requested, a first hybrid system cooling process is requested, a second hybrid system cooling process is requested, and a connection condition is satisfied. The connection condition is satisfied when the engine cooling process is not requested, and the cooling water flowing into the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage, can cool the first hybrid system component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Takuya HIRAI, Yuji MIYOSHI, Tomohiro SHINAGAWA, Masatoshi YANO, Hiroyuki SUGIHARA, Ryo MICHIKAWAUCHI, Kunihiko HAYASHI, Yoichi OGURA, Hidefumi AIKAWA, Yu OFUNE
  • Publication number: 20190329644
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus of a vehicle driving system for driving a vehicle according to the invention activates a heat pump to cool a hybrid system by cooling medium and flows an engine cooling water in an engine water circulation passage through a condenser to cool the cooling medium by the engine cooling water at the condenser when an engine water circulation condition is satisfied. The engine water circulation condition is a condition that a heat pump activation condition is satisfied, and an engine cooling condition is not satisfied. The heat pump activation condition is a condition that a process of cooling the hybrid system by the cooling medium of the heat pump is requested. The engine cooling condition is a condition that a process of cooling an internal combustion engine by the engine cooling water is requested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yoichi OGURA, Kunihiko HAYASHI, Masatoshi YANO, Yuji MIYOSHI, Takuya HIRAI, Tomohiro SHINAGAWA, Ryo MICHIKAWAUCHI, Hidefumi AIKAWA, Yu OFUNE
  • Publication number: 20190291710
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus of a vehicle according to the invention stops activating a heat pump and supplies heat exchanging liquid from an engine passage to a battery passage when a warming of the battery is requested and a temperature of the heat exchanging liquid flowing out of the engine passage is equal to or lower than a permitted upper limit temperature. On the other hand, the apparatus activates the heat pump to cool the heat exchanging liquid and supplies the cooled heat exchanging liquid from the engine passage to the battery passage when the warming of the battery is requested and the temperature of the heat exchanging liquid flowing out of the engine passage is higher than the permitted upper limit temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Yoichi OGURA, Kunihiko HAYASHI, Yuji MIYOSHI, Masatoshi YANO, Yu OFUNE
  • Publication number: 20190277184
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus of a vehicle of the invention flows a cooling medium in an engine circulation circuit and a battery circulation circuit and an activation of an engine heat exchanging system so as not to perform an engine heat exchanging when an engine temperature is lower than an engine warming end temperature and a battery temperature is lower than a predetermined battery temperature lower than a battery warming end temperature, and flows the cooling medium in the engine circulation circuit and the battery circulation circuit and the activation of the engine heat exchanging system so as to perform the engine heat exchanging when the engine temperature is lower than the engine warming end temperature, and the battery temperature is equal to or higher than the predetermined battery temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichi OGURA, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yuji Miyoshi, Masatoshi Yano, Yu Ofune
  • Publication number: 20190009642
    Abstract: A control apparatus according to the invention is applied to a heat exchanging system comprising a connection system for connecting an engine water passage for heat exchanging water for cooling an internal combustion engine and the heater water passage for the heat exchanging water for heating a heater core to each other. The apparatus activates the connection system to connect the engine water passage to the heater water passage when a temperature of the heat exchanging water circulating through the engine water passage, is equal to or higher than the temperature of the heat exchanging water circulating through the heater water passage, and an interior of a vehicle is requested to be warmed up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidefumi AIKAWA, Yoichi OGURA, Yuji MIYOSHI, Masatoshi YANO, Yu OFUNE
  • Publication number: 20190009643
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention, decreases a duty ratio of the heater pump after connecting an engine water passage to a heater water passage, shutting off a predetermined water passage portion of the heater water passage, and increasing a duty ratio of an engine pump when the controls for shutting off the predetermined water passage portion, connecting the engine water passage to the heater water passage, decreasing the duty ratio of the heater pump, and increasing the duty ratio of the engine pump, are requested to be executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masatoshi YANO, Hidefumi AIKAWA, Yoichi OGURA, Yuji MIYOSHI, Yu OFUNE
  • Publication number: 20190009644
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention executes a control for activating a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and a control for increasing an engine pump duty ratio, and then executes a control for decreasing a heater pump duty ratio when the control for decreasing the heater pump duty ratio and the control for increasing the engine pump duty ratio are requested to be executed in order to control a core flow rate to a requested core flow rate and an engine flow rate to a requested engine flow rate after the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage by the connection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidefumi AIKAWA, Yoichi OGURA, Masatoshi YANO, Yuji MIYOSHI, Yu OFUNE
  • Publication number: 20190009646
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention activates a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and then, shuts off a heater water passage portion between a portion, into which heat exchanging water flows from the engine water passage and a portion, from which the heat exchanging water flows out toward the engine water passage, and decreases heater pump and engine pump duty ratios when the duty ratios should be decreased for controlling core and engine flow rates to requested flow rates after the particular water passage is shut off, and the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidefumi AIKAWA, Yoichi OGURA, Masatoshi YANO, Yuji MIYOSHI, Yu OFUNE
  • Publication number: 20190009645
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a heat exchanging apparatus according to the invention executes a control for activating a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and then, executes a control for decreasing a heater pump duty ratio and a control for decreasing an engine pump duty ratio when the control for decreasing the heater pump duty ratio and the control for decreasing the engine pump duty ratio are requested to be executed in order to control a core flow rate to a requested core flow rate and an engine flow rate to a requested engine flow rate after the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage by the connection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidefumi Aikawa, Yoichi Ogura, Masatoshi Yano, Yuji Miyoshi, Yu Ofune