Patents by Inventor Yukihiro INABA

Yukihiro INABA 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).

  • Vehicle transmission and control device for vehicle transmission
    Patent number: 11346409
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes a shaft; speed-changing gears; switching mechanisms; and a shifting mechanism. The shifting mechanism is provided with a double-meshing preventing mechanism configured to switch between a one-way state in which the switching mechanisms are hindered from moving in a downshift direction and allowed to move in an upshift direction and a free state in which the switching mechanisms are allowed to move in both the downshift direction and the upshift direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoaki Yanagida, Yukihiro Inaba, Junichi Kato, Tomoyuki Kano, Tomomitsu Terakawa
  • Dog clutch for vehicle
    Patent number: 11168741
    Abstract: A dog clutch for a vehicle includes gear-side meshing teeth provided on a shifting gear fitted so as to be rotatable relative to a shaft, and a dog ring disposed adjacent to the shifting gear in the axial direction of the shaft. The dog ring includes a first ring, a second ring, and springs interposed between the two rings. The first ring is provided with meshing teeth that can be meshed with the gear-side meshing teeth of the shifting gear. The second ring is provided with meshing teeth that can be meshed with the gear-side meshing teeth of the shifting gear. The springs are provided on the inner peripheral side of a circle that is centered on a rotational axis and that circumscribes a portion of the meshing teeth of the first ring and the second ring positioned on the outermost peripheral side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukihiro Inaba, Akihiko Ichikawa, Tomoyasu Kurimoto, Takeshi Kamiya, Yuuki Masui, Isamu Shiotsu, Yasumitsu Osada
  • VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20210336850
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes a shaft; speed-changing gears; switching mechanisms; and a shifting mechanism. The shifting mechanism is provided with a double-meshing preventing mechanism configured to switch between a one-way state in which the switching mechanisms are hindered from moving in a downshift direction and allowed to move in an upshift direction and a free state in which the switching mechanisms are allowed to move in both the downshift direction and the upshift direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoaki YANAGIDA, Yukihiro INABA, Junichi KATO, Tomoyuki KANO, Tomomitsu TERAKAWA
  • Vehicle transmission and control device for vehicle transmission
    Patent number: 11078967
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes a shaft; speed-changing gears; switching mechanisms; and a shifting mechanism. The shifting mechanism is provided with a double-meshing preventing mechanism configured to switch between a one-way state in which the switching mechanisms are hindered from moving in a downshift direction and allowed to move in an upshift direction and a free state in which the switching mechanisms are allowed to move in both the downshift direction and the upshift direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoaki Yanagida, Yukihiro Inaba, Junichi Kato, Tomoyuki Kano, Tomomitsu Terakawa
  • DOG CLUTCH FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200284302
    Abstract: A dog clutch for a vehicle includes gear-side meshing teeth provided on a shifting gear fitted so as to be rotatable relative to a shaft, and a dog ring disposed adjacent to the shifting gear in the axial direction of the shaft. The dog ring includes a first ring, a second ring, and springs interposed between the two rings. The first ring is provided with meshing teeth that can be meshed with the gear-side meshing teeth of the shifting gear. The second ring is provided with meshing teeth that can be meshed with the gear-side meshing teeth of the shifting gear. The springs are provided on the inner peripheral side of a circle that is centered on a rotational axis and that circumscribes a portion of the meshing teeth of the first ring and the second ring positioned on the outermost peripheral side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukihiro Inaba, Akihiko Ichikawa, Tomoyasu Kurimoto, Takeshi Kamiya, Yuuki Masui, Isamu Shiotsu, Yasumitsu Osada
  • VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20200256400
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes a shaft; speed-changing gears; switching mechanisms; and a shifting mechanism. The shifting mechanism is provided with a double-meshing preventing mechanism configured to switch between a one-way state in which the switching mechanisms are hindered from moving in a downshift direction and allowed to move in an upshift direction and a free state in which the switching mechanisms are allowed to move in both the downshift direction and the upshift direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoaki YANAGIDA, Yukihiro INABA, Junichi KATO, Tomoyuki KANO, Tomomitsu TERAKAWA