Patents by Inventor Yuma MIYAMOTO
Yuma MIYAMOTO 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: 20240116380Abstract: A solar charging system mounted on a vehicle, comprising: a solar panel; a drive battery used for driving the vehicle; an auxiliary battery for supplying electric power to an in-vehicle device operating during parking; and a control unit for controlling electric power of the solar panel, the drive battery, and the auxiliary battery, wherein the control unit controls, during parking, a charging process for supplying generated electric power of the solar panel to the drive battery and a discharging process for supplying electric power of the drive battery to an auxiliary system including the auxiliary battery and the in-vehicle device so as not to be executed at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma MIYAMOTO, Yukinori MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 11951920Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Takayoshi Ito, Kazumasa Narita, Yuma Miyamoto, Akihito Kobayashi, Kodai Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11926233Abstract: A vehicle control device configured to control supply of electric power generated by a solar panel mounted on a vehicle includes a supply destination setting unit configured to set, based on a condition of the vehicle, a target device that is a destination for the supply of the electric power generated by the solar panel, a target setting unit configured to set, depending on the target device set by the supply destination setting unit, target output electric power to be output from the solar panel to the target device, and a power controller configured to control the electric power to be supplied from the solar panel to the target device based on the target output electric power set by the target setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma Miyamoto, Masahiro Takahashi, Akinori Kawamura, Taisuke Hayashi, Takashi Fukai, Kohki Ohkoshi
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Patent number: 11628736Abstract: The solar charging system according to the present embodiment includes a solar panel, a drive battery, an auxiliary system including one or more devices, and a controller that controls where to supply power generated by the solar panel. The controller determines whether the solar panel can generate power, and, upon determining that the solar panel can generate power, supplies the power from the solar panel to the auxiliary system to derive the power generated by the solar panel. Upon detecting a fact that the power generated by the solar panel is equal to or greater than a first power, the controller further supplies the power from the solar panel to the drive battery to charge the drive battery.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma Miyamoto, Satoshi Shizuka, Akinori Kawamura, Takashi Fukai, Masahiro Takahashi
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Publication number: 20230072411Abstract: A solar charging system includes a solar panel, a power conversion unit configured to output electric power generated by the solar panel, a battery configured to be directly charged via the power conversion unit with electric power generated by the solar panel, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to transmit, to the power conversion unit via a communication line, a signal that controls a charge enable or disable status of charging from the solar panel to the battery, and determine whether an abnormality in the communication line is present based on the electric power generated by the solar panel, and a voltage at a middle point between the solar panel and the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Kohki OHKOSHI, Yuma MIYAMOTO, Taisuke HAYASHI, Takashi FUKAI, Akinori KAWAMURA, Masahiro TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20230063169Abstract: A vehicle power supply control system includes a solar panel, a drive battery, an auxiliary battery, an auxiliary system that is powered by the solar panel and the auxiliary battery, an acquisition unit, and a controller. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire power generated by the solar panel and power consumption of the auxiliary system. The controller is configured to control power supply from the solar panel to the drive battery based on the power generated by the solar panel and the power consumption of the auxiliary system when the power supply from the solar panel to the drive battery is possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Taisuke HAYASHI, Yuma MIYAMOTO, Kohki OHKOSHI, Takashi FUKAI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Akinori KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20220266706Abstract: A power generation control device includes: a first DC-DC converter including an input side to which a solar panel mounted on a vehicle is connected; a second DC-DC converter including an input side to which an output side of the first DC-DC converter is connected and an output side to which a drive battery for driving the vehicle is connected; a third DC-DC converter including an input side to which the output side of the first DC-DC converter is connected and an output side to which an auxiliary battery for supplying power to accessories of the vehicle is connected; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to control an output power of either the second DC-DC converter or the third DC-DC converter so that a voltage on the output side of the first DC-DC converter becomes a predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi FUKAI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Yuma MIYAMOTO, Akinori KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20220258615Abstract: An in-vehicle solar charge control system includes a path switching unit provided in parallel with the first DC-to-DC converter on an electrical circuit that connects a solar DC-to-DC converter and a first battery and through which electricity having output power flows, and a switching unit controller which switches the path switching unit between a first state in which the output power is supplied to the first battery without being input to the first DC-to-DC converter, and a second state in which the output power is allowed to be input to the first DC-to-DC converter that is switched to the first operating state by a converter control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma MIYAMOTO, Kohki OHKOSHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Akinori KAWAMURA, Taisuke HAYASHI, Takashi FUKAI
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Patent number: 11342783Abstract: A solar control device includes: an execution unit configured to cause a DC-DC converter (DDC) to perform a scan process of scanning an output voltage of the solar panel and retrieving a maximum power point based on a predetermined instruction; and a determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined first time has elapsed after the scan process has been previously completed, to additionally determine whether the panel power continues to be equal to or less than a predetermined first threshold value for a predetermined second time when the first time has elapsed, and to output the instruction to cause the DDC to perform the scan process next to the execution unit when the panel power continues to be equal to or less than the first threshold value for the second time.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma Miyamoto, Koichi Go, Takashi Nakado
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Publication number: 20220153214Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Takayoshi ITO, Kazumasa NARITA, Yuma MIYAMOTO, Akihito KOBAYASHI, Kodai MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20220153161Abstract: A vehicle control device configured to control supply of electric power generated by a solar panel mounted on a vehicle includes a supply destination setting unit configured to set, based on a condition of the vehicle, a target device that is a destination for the supply of the electric power generated by the solar panel, a target setting unit configured to set, depending on the target device set by the supply destination setting unit, target output electric power to be output from the solar panel to the target device, and a power controller configured to control the electric power to be supplied from the solar panel to the target device based on the target output electric power set by the target setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma MIYAMOTO, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Akinori KAWAMURA, Taisuke HAYASHI, Takashi FUKAI, Kohki OHKOSHI
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Publication number: 20220153159Abstract: A vehicle includes a solar panel and a vehicle control device. The vehicle control device is configured to control supply of electric power generated by the solar panel, configured to count the number of power supply operations in which the electric power is supplied from the solar panel to a target device that is a power supply destination, configured to determine whether the number of power supply operations satisfies a first condition, to configured execute power supply from the solar panel to the target device when determination is made that the number of power supply operations satisfies the first condition. The vehicle control device is configured not to execute the power supply from the solar panel to the target device when determination is made that the number of power supply operations does not satisfy the first condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma MIYAMOTO, Kohki OHKOSHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Akinori KAWAMURA, Taisuke HAYASHI, Takashi FUKAI
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Patent number: 11325497Abstract: A vehicle electricity supply control system, including: an acquisition section configured to acquire a power consumption of an auxiliary system, the auxiliary system being supplied with electricity from an auxiliary battery; and a control section configured to, in a first supply mode in which electricity is supplied to a drive battery and the auxiliary system and in a case in which the power consumption of the auxiliary system is greater than a predetermined value, control a ratio of electricity supplied to the drive battery and the auxiliary system such that an electricity supply amount to the auxiliary system becomes greater than in a case in which the power consumption of the auxiliary system is less than the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yuma Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20210155109Abstract: The solar charging system according to the present embodiment includes a solar panel, a drive battery, an auxiliary system including one or more devices, and a controller that controls where to supply power generated by the solar panel. The controller determines whether the solar panel can generate power, and, upon determining that the solar panel can generate power, supplies the power from the solar panel to the auxiliary system to derive the power generated by the solar panel. Upon detecting a fact that the power generated by the solar panel is equal to or greater than a first power, the controller further supplies the power from the solar panel to the drive battery to charge the drive battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma MIYAMOTO, Satoshi SHIZUKA, Akinori KAWAMURA, Takashi FUKAI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20210107374Abstract: A vehicle electricity supply control system, including: an acquisition section configured to acquire a power consumption of an auxiliary system, the auxiliary system being supplied with electricity from an auxiliary battery; and a control section configured to, in a first supply mode in which electricity is supplied to a drive battery and the auxiliary system and in a case in which the power consumption of the auxiliary system is greater than a predetermined value, control a ratio of electricity supplied to the drive battery and the auxiliary system such that an electricity supply amount to the auxiliary system becomes greater than in a case in which the power consumption of the auxiliary system is less than the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yuma MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200280207Abstract: A solar control device includes: an execution unit configured to cause a DC-DC converter (DDC) to perform a scan process of scanning an output voltage of the solar panel and retrieving a maximum power point based on a predetermined instruction; and a determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined first time has elapsed after the scan process has been previously completed, to additionally determine whether the panel power continues to be equal to or less than a predetermined first threshold value for a predetermined second time when the first time has elapsed, and to output the instruction to cause the DDC to perform the scan process next to the execution unit when the panel power continues to be equal to or less than the first threshold value for the second time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma MIYAMOTO, Koichi GO, Takashi NAKADO