Patents by Inventor Yuuki Masui

Yuuki Masui 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: 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
  • Patent number: 10883547
    Abstract: A dog clutch includes a gear (40) mounted on a power transmission shaft (30), first and second dog rings (10, 20), a fork (60), springs (65), and cam grooves (31). The cam grooves (31) each include a first slope surface (36) inclined from the axial direction toward the positive rotation direction as the first slope surface (36) approaches the gear (40) and a second parallel surface (37) parallel to the axial direction. The first dog ring (10) includes first cam protrusions (16) to be engaged with the respective first slope surfaces (36), and the second dog ring (20) includes second cam protrusions (26) to be engaged with the respective second parallel surfaces (37). This structure prevents the dog rings and the fork from coming into contact with each other, thereby avoiding generation of abrasion and increasing the transmission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Isamu Shiotsu, Shinichi Takeuchi, Akihiko Ichikawa, Junichi Muraoka, Tomohiro Yoshimura, Jun Yabuta, Yuuki Masui
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20190242442
    Abstract: A dog clutch includes a gear (40) mounted on a power transmission shaft (30), first and second dog rings (10, 20), a fork (60), springs (65), and cam grooves (31). The cam grooves (31) each include a first slope surface (36) inclined from the axial direction toward the positive rotation direction as the first slope surface (36) approaches the gear (40) and a second parallel surface (37) parallel to the axial direction. The first dog ring (10) includes first cam protrusions (16) to be engaged with the respective first slope surfaces (36), and the second dog ring (20) includes second cam protrusions (26) to be engaged with the respective second parallel surfaces (37). This structure prevents the dog rings and the fork from coming into contact with each other, thereby avoiding generation of abrasion and increasing the transmission efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isamu SHIOTSU, Shinichi TAKEUCHI, Akihiko ICHIKAWA, Junichi MURAOKA, Tomohiro YOSHIMURA, Jun YABUTA, Yuuki MASUI
  • Publication number: 20190065132
    Abstract: Display device information on a display device connected to a content distribution device is managed, and summary information is generated and displayed in accordance with the display device information. In a case where the displayed summary information is selected, display devices corresponding to the selected summary information are extracted, and the content is distributed to the extracted display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: YUUKI MASUI
  • Publication number: 20170307079
    Abstract: A power transmission control apparatus for a vehicle c has a plurality of fork shafts coupled with “sleeves engageable with free-rotating gears”, including first and second fork shafts. When both the first and second fork shafts are in neutral positions, the first and second fork shafts are not coupled in the axial direction so that, while one fork shaft is maintained in its neutral position, the other fork shaft is movable by an actuator from its neutral position to its meshing position. When the one fork shaft is in its neutral position and the other fork shaft is in its meshing position, the first and second fork shafts are coupled in the axial direction so that, when the one fork shaft is moved from its neutral position to its meshing position by the actuator, the other fork shaft is simultaneously moved from its meshing position to its neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuki MASUI
  • Patent number: 9518634
    Abstract: A manual transmission including an input shaft Ai to which power is input from an internal combustion engine E/G through a clutch UT and an output shaft Ao from which power is output to drive wheels. This transmission has a plurality of EV travel gear stages (different from the neutral) in which no power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao, and a plurality of E/G travel gear stages in which a power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao. This transmission has a connection changeover mechanism which establishes and breaks connection between the output shaft of the electric motor and the output shaft. When an EV travel gear stage is selected, a “connected state” is always realized. When an E/G travel gear stage is selected, a “disconnected state” is realized in some cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Aisin AI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuki Masui
  • Publication number: 20160010726
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism transmits torque of the input shaft to the output shaft, and includes gear mechanisms corresponding to each of gear stages respectively. A control device controls the power transmission mechanism to realize one of a first control mode, a second control mode and a third control mode selectively. In the first control mode, a first gear stage is selected and the power transmission mechanism transmits torque via only a first gear mechanism. In the second control mode, a second gear stage is selected and the power transmission mechanism transmits torque via only a second gear mechanism. In the third control mode, at gear-shift from the first gear stage to the second gear stage, the power transmission mechanism circulates torque having a prescribed amount to the input shaft from the output shaft via the first gear mechanism while transmitting torque of the input shaft to the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuki MASUI
  • Publication number: 20140245861
    Abstract: A manual transmission including an input shaft Ai to which power is input from an internal combustion engine E/G through a clutch C/T and an output shaft Ao from which power is output to drive wheels. This transmission has a plurality of EV travel gear stages (different from the neutral) in which no power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao, and a plurality of HV travel gear stages in which a power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao. This transmission has a connection changeover mechanism which establishes and breaks connection between the output shaft of the electric motor and the output shaft. When an EV travel gear stage is selected, a “connected state” is always realized. When an HV travel gear stage is selected, a “disconnected state” is realized in some cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuki Masui
  • Publication number: 20140208893
    Abstract: This manual transmission includes an input shaft Ai to which power is input from an internal combustion engine E/G through a clutch C/T, an output shaft Ao to which power is input from an electric motor M/G, and a plurality of EV travel gear stages (EV, EV-R) in which no power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao, and a plurality of HV travel gear stages (2-nd to 5-th) in which a power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao. On an H-type shift pattern, the shift completion position of the EV travel gear stage for forward travel (EV) is disposed at the forward end of the leftmost shift line, and the shift completion position of the EV travel gear stage for reverse travel (EV-R) is disposed at the rearward end of the rightmost shift line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yuuki Masui, Shinya Osuka
  • Publication number: 20140202282
    Abstract: The manual transmission of this apparatus includes an input shaft Ai to which power is input from an internal combustion engine E/G through a clutch CIT and an output shaft Ao to which power is input from an electric motor M/G. This transmission has a plurality of EV travel gear stages (EV, EV-R) (different from the neutral) in which no power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao, and a plurality of HV travel gear stages (2-nd to 5-th) in which a power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao. On an H-type shift pattern, the shift completion position of one EV travel gear stage for forward travel and the shift completion position of one EV travel gear stage for reverse travel are disposed at opposite ends of a common shift line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN AI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki Masui, Shinya Osuka
  • Publication number: 20120244986
    Abstract: A differential apparatus (11) according to the present invention is characterized in that it includes a ring gear (2) into which torques are input from a power source in order to rotate it, a pinion shaft (3) engaging with the ring gear (2) in one of rotary directions of the ring gear (2) in order to rotate integrally with the ring gear (2), pinion gears (41, 42) being supported rotatably to the pinion shaft (3), side gears (51, 52) meshing with the pinion gears (41, 42), and a case (6) rotating integrally with the ring gear (2) and the pinion shaft (3), and accommodating the pinion gears (41, 42) and the side gears (51, 52) in an inner side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Yuuki Masui