Patents by Inventor Yuusuke Minagawa

Yuusuke Minagawa 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: 10199163
    Abstract: A ground-side coil unit is provided with: a magnetic material plate disposed adjacent to a power transmission coil that transmits electric power to a power reception coil in a wireless manner; and a first filter coil disposed facing the power transmission coil with the magnetic material plate interposed therebetween. The first filter coil is disposed in a position where a magnetic flux generated by the first filter coil cancels out a magnetic flux generated by the power transmission coil in the magnetic material plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Naruse, Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Publication number: 20180082782
    Abstract: A ground-side coil unit is provided with: a magnetic material plate disposed adjacent to a power transmission coil that transmits electric power to a power reception coil in a wireless manner; and a first filter coil disposed facing the power transmission coil with the magnetic material plate interposed therebetween. The first filter coil is disposed in a position where a magnetic flux generated by the first filter coil cancels out a magnetic flux generated by the power transmission coil in the magnetic material plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji NARUSE, Yuusuke MINAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9806534
    Abstract: A non-contact power feeding apparatus transmits, by at least magnetic coupling, an electric power in a non-contact manner to a power reception coil from a power transmission coil. The transmission coil is electrically connected to an alternating-current power source. The non-contact power feeding apparatus outputs an electric power to a load electrically connected to the power reception coil. The non-contact power feeding apparatus includes a coupling state estimator configured to estimate a coupling state between the power transmission coil and the power reception coil. The non-contact power feeding apparatus also includes an available output power calculator configured to calculate an available output power that can be output to the load, based on a limit value of a circuit element of a power feeding circuit including the power transmission coil and the power reception coil and on the coupling state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuya Yamauchi, Yuusuke Minagawa, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Toshihiro Kai
  • Patent number: 9755461
    Abstract: There are provided with: a secondary winding 20 to which an electric power is supplied in a non-contact manner from a primary winding 10 by an alternating-current power source; a first circuit section 21 connected in parallel to the secondary winding 20; and a second circuit section 22 connected in series to a parallel circuit of the secondary winding 20 and the first circuit section 21. An impedance of the first circuit section 21 is larger than an impedance of the second circuit section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yuuya Yamauchi, Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Patent number: 9705565
    Abstract: A non-contact power supply device comprises: a primary winding (101); and a secondary winding (201) to which an electric power is supplied from an alternating current power supply via the primary winding, wherein an impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to a frequency is such that a minimal value is provided in the proximity of a frequency of a fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply and another impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that the frequency of the fundamental wave component is provided between the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a maximal value is provided and the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which the minimal value is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Yuya Yamauchi, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Publication number: 20150028691
    Abstract: A non-contact power feeding apparatus transmits, by at least magnetic coupling, an electric power in a non-contact manner to a power reception coil from a power transmission coil. The transmission coil is electrically connected to an alternating-current power source. The non-contact power feeding apparatus outputs an electric power to a load electrically connected to the power reception coil. The non-contact power feeding apparatus includes a coupling state estimator configured to estimate a coupling state between the power transmission coil and the power reception coil. The non-contact power feeding apparatus also includes an available output power calculator configured to calculate an available output power that can be output to the load, based on a limit value of a circuit element of a power feeding circuit including the power transmission coil and the power reception coil and on the coupling state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Yuuya Yamauchi, Yuusuke Minagawa, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Toshihiro Kai
  • Publication number: 20140239736
    Abstract: A non-contact power supply device comprises: a primary winding (101); and a secondary winding (201) to which an electric power is supplied from an alternating current power supply via the primary winding, wherein an impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to a frequency is such that a minimal value is provided in the proximity of a frequency of a fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply and another impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that the frequency of the fundamental wave component is provided between the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a maximal value is provided and the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which the minimal value is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Yuya Yamauchi, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Patent number: 7609011
    Abstract: In an electric force transmission device employing two motor generators and a differential device having at least three rotating members and having two degrees of freedom, the first rotating member is coupled to the first motor generator, the second rotating member is coupled to the second motor generator, and the third rotating member is coupled to an output shaft and laid out to be located between the first and the second rotating members on an aligmnent chart. Also, a controller is configured to control the motor generators such that, when the output shaft is driven from its stopped state, before the driving is started, the first and second motor generators are rotated oppositely to each other, while keeping a rotational speed of the output shaft at the stopped state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Yatabe, Yuusuke Minagawa, Tomoya Imazu
  • Publication number: 20080297073
    Abstract: An electric force transmission device employs a differential device, having at least three rotating members and having two degrees of freedom that, when rotating states of two of the rotating members are determined, a rotating state of the other is determined, and in which differential device an output to a drive system is connected to the rotating member located on an inside on an alignment chart among the rotating members, two motor generators are coupled to the rotating members located on both sides of the rotating member related to the output on the alignment chart, and the drive system is driven by only a power from the motor generators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Kazuo Yatabe, Yuusuke Minagawa, Tomoya Imazu
  • Patent number: 7322896
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission for a four-wheel drive hybrid vehicle. A simple planetary gearset as a front planetary gearset and a double-pinion planetary gearset as a rear planetary gearset are mounted in a rear section of a transmission housing. A pair of motor/generators are mounted in a front section of the transmission housing nearer to an engine. A first planet-pinion carrier is connected to a second planet-pinion carrier, and to an engine input shaft via an engine clutch. A tubular first ring gear is connected to a first output shaft for driving a front axle. A second ring gear is connected to a second output shaft for driving a rear axle. The second output shaft extends through a bore of the first output shaft. A first sun gear is connected to the first motor/generator. A second sun gear is connected to the second motor/generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Patent number: 7315102
    Abstract: An axial gap motor is described which comprises a rotor shaft rotatable about its axis in case. A rotor is fixed to the rotor shaft to rotate therewith. The rotor includes a plurality of magnets. A stator is disposed about the rotor shaft at a position to coaxially face the rotor. The stator includes a plurality of coils. The magnets of the rotor have each opposed pole faces that extend in a direction other than a direction that is perpendicular to the axis of the rotor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Patent number: 7291080
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission includes first and second differential devices each including first, second and third rotating elements. An input element clutch is arranged to selectively connect the first rotating element of the first differential device and the first rotating element of the second differential device. An input member is arranged to connect an engine with the first rotating element of the second differential device. A first output member is connected with one of the first rotating elements of the first and second differential devices. A second output member is connected the second rotating element of the second differential device. A first motor/generator is connected with the second rotating element of the first differential device. A second motor/generator is connected with the third rotating element of the first differential device. One of a connecting state, a disconnect state, a reverse enable state and a unitary rotatable state is selectively selected by a select device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuusuke Minagawa, Toshikazu Oshidari
  • Patent number: 7256524
    Abstract: First and second stators are arranged on mutually spaced positions of an imaginary common axis, and first and second rotors are coaxially and rotatably arranged on mutually spaced positions of the imaginary common axis between the first and second stators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Publication number: 20070087894
    Abstract: An engine staring control apparatus of a hybrid drive system is arranged to increase the torque transmission capacity such that a cranking torque of an engine is compensated when the engine is started; to stop the increase of the torque transmission capacity when a revolution speed of an engine-side friction element of an engine clutch reaches a revolution speed at which the engine can start by itself; to hold a torque transmission capacity of the engine clutch after the stopping of the increase of the torque transmission capacity; and to stop the holding of the torque transmission capacity and to again increase the torque transmission capacity when the revolution speed of the engine-side friction element reaches the revolution speed of a transmission-side friction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Takashi Tsuneyoshi, Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Patent number: 7204776
    Abstract: In a hybrid transmission and its assembling method, a differential unit is constituted by a single pinion planetary gear set and a double pinion planetary gear set holding a carrier in common to the single planetary gear set and having five rotary members from among which, when revolution states of two rotary members are determined, those of the other rotary members are determined, an input end from a prime mover is coupled to a ring gear of the double pinion planetary gear set, an output end to a drive system that is coupled to the common carrier, a first motor/generator that is coupled to a sun gear of the double pinion planetary gear set, a second motor/generator that is coupled to a sun gear of the single pinion planetary gear set, and a brake enabled to brake a ring gear of the single pinion planetary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Renault s.a.s. societe par actions simplifiee
    Inventors: Yuusuke Minagawa, Masaki Nakano, Toshikazu Oshidari, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Keyvan Kargar, Yves Pichon
  • Publication number: 20060273676
    Abstract: An axial gap motor may benefit from a reduction of axial force on the rotor, which may reduce load on the rotor and bearings and reduce the vibration on the surface of the rotor. An air gap is positioned on the stator facing the rotor, and an auxiliary yoke is positioned facing the air gap on the other side of the rotor. Magnetic flux circulates from the rotor and the axial force ? is applied to the rotor when the magnetic flux passes by the air gap surface on the stator side of the rotor. Axial force ? is applied to the rotor when the magnetic flux passes by the air gap surface on the auxiliary yoke side of the rotor. Axial force ? is opposite, or reverse, of axial force ? and reduces axial force ? so axial force ? reduces the load on the rotor and bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Naruse, Yuusuke Minagawa, Yutaro Kaneko, Tadayuki Hatsuda
  • Patent number: 7117965
    Abstract: In control apparatus and method for taking failure countermeasure for a hybrid vehicular drive system, on a lever diagram of a planetary gear mechanism, a revolution speed order is a first motor/generator, an engine, the output member, and a second motor/generator, high-brake and low-brake are arranged at one and the other ends of the lever diagram, respectively, with the output member as an intermediate position on the lever diagram, an output abnormality of each of the engine, the first motor/generator, and the second motor/generator which are drive sources is detected, and, with one of the first and second clutching sections clutched, a vehicular run using at least one of the drive sources whose output is detected to be normal is enabled when the drive source output abnormality detecting section detects that the output abnormalities in any one or two of the drive sources occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., LTD, Renault s.a.s. societe par actions simplifiee
    Inventors: Kazuo Yatabe, Yuusuke Minagawa, Keyvan Kargar, Yves Pichon
  • Publication number: 20060063629
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission includes first and second differential devices each including first, second and third rotating elements. An input element clutch is arranged to selectively connect the first rotating element of the first differential device and the first rotating element of the second differential device. An input member is arranged to connect an engine with the first rotating element of the second differential device. A first output member is connected with one of the first rotating elements of the first and second differential devices. A second output member is connected the second rotating element of the second differential device. A first motor/generator is connected with the second rotating element of the first differential device. A second motor/generator is connected with the third rotating element of the first differential device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Yuusuke Minagawa, Toshikazu Oshidari
  • Publication number: 20060028081
    Abstract: First and second stators are arranged on mutually spaced positions of an imaginary common axis, and first and second rotors are coaxially and rotatably arranged on mutually spaced positions of the imaginary common axis between the first and second stators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventor: Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Publication number: 20060028093
    Abstract: A stator for use in an axial-gap dynamo-electric machine. The stator core may be fabricated from a plurality of stator core elements each of which may be arranged to form teeth portions on a rotor side of the stator core elements and which also form back portions on a base side of the stator core elements. The stator core elements may contact one another such that magnetic, and other losses, are reduced and overall machine efficiency is improved over conventional designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuusuke Minagawa, Noriyuki Ozaki