| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7062380 |
Navigation system, and program and storage medium for use in the same |
June 13, 2006 |
| A navigation system that searches for a route to a destination based on stored map data that provides navigation guidance to the destination along the route, including a controller that searches for a first route to the destination as a route to be recommended based on a calculation of |
| 7059214 |
Automatic transmission with electronic control unit |
June 13, 2006 |
| In an electronic control unit, a transmission control module for controlling an automatic transmission and a position sensor for detecting the range position of the automatic transmission are built in a common unit case. A first member and a second member to be fitted at the time of |
| 7056260 |
Drive unit for vehicle |
June 6, 2006 |
| The drive unit for a vehicle has an engine driving control element for driving a first motor on the basis of an engine driving signal, and driving a second motor so as to restrain a reaction force in a power distributing planetary gear due to the driving of the first motor in a state |
| 7053581 |
Electrically operated drive controller, electrically operated drive control method and its progr |
May 30, 2006 |
| An electrically operated drive controller includes first and second electric current command value calculation processors, for calculating first and second electric current command values from a target value of torque of an electrically operated machine; a voltage command value calcu |
| 7052433 |
Automatic transmission |
May 30, 2006 |
| A reduced rotation output unit for outputting a reduced rotation obtained by reducing rotation of an input shaft is arranged at one side of a planetary gear unit in an axial direction, a first clutch and a second clutch interposed between a second rotation element of the planetary gear |
| 7049782 |
Electrically operated drive controller, electrically operated drive control method and its progr |
May 23, 2006 |
| An electrically operated drive controller includes first and second electric current command value calculation means which calculate first and second electric current command values based on a target value of torque of an electrically operated machine. The controller also includes a |
| 7049779 |
Motor drive control apparatus, motor drive control method and program of the same |
May 23, 2006 |
| In switching between asynchronous PWM control and synchronous PWM control, control can be simplified. An apparatus has a first pulse pattern generation processing module which generates a synchronous PWM signal in a first pulse pattern formed of multiple pulses defined in accordance |
| 7048479 |
Machine tool apparatus |
May 23, 2006 |
| A machining tool has a tool holder aligned on an axis of rotation .beta. of its shaft, which axis .beta. is oblique to the axis of rotation of a spindle at a predetermined angle .theta.. Accordingly, the machining tool may perform oblique machining of a workpiece. A power transmission |
| 7047116 |
Electric drive control apparatus, electric drive control method and program therefor |
May 16, 2006 |
| An electric drive control apparatus including an electrically operated machine, a detector for detecting a current supplied to the electrically operated machine, and a controller that estimates a subsequent current based on a detected current, effects proportional operation processing |
| 7044886 |
Shift control apparatus for automatic transmission |
May 16, 2006 |
| The invention prevents a clutch from being damaged and ensures a driver of a feeling of responsiveness even if an accelerator pedal is depressed when an automatic transmission is shifted from a drive range to a non-drive range. If neutral has been selected and if an accelerator has b |
| 7033296 |
Drive unit equipped with electrical motor |
April 25, 2006 |
| A drive unit equipped with an electric motor including an input shaft that is connected to an engine, an electric motor shaft, a counter output shaft, and a planetary gear set, wherein the input shaft and the counter output shaft are connected respectively, on one side of the planetary |
| 7031831 |
Vehicle navigation apparatus and program |
April 18, 2006 |
| A vehicle navigation apparatus for searching for a route from an inputted place of departure to an inputted destination and performing guide, the apparatus comprising: a registration unit for associating a traveled route with a place of departure and a destination and thus registering |
| 7030520 |
Drive device |
April 18, 2006 |
| A drive unit including an electric motor, a drive unit casing accommodating therein the electric motor, an inverter that controls the electric motor and a flow passage in which a refrigerant passes therein in order to cool the inverter, wherein the inverter is mounted on the drive un |
| 7028980 |
Solenoid driving device and solenoid valve |
April 18, 2006 |
| A solenoid driving device includes a coil formed by winding a coil wire on a bobbin formed of a non-magnetic material, end portions formed of a magnetic material which are disposed adjacent to both ends of the coil, a yoke formed of a magnetic material which is disposed encompassing the |
| 7025704 |
Planetary gear for automatic transmission |
April 11, 2006 |
| In a planetary gear unit for an automatic transmission, notches that are longer than the diameter of a pinion are formed in a brake hub that is integral with a carrier cover. Lubricating oil holes are formed in the carrier cover so as to extend from the inner cylindrical surface thereof |
| 7023150 |
Drive device |
April 4, 2006 |
| A hybrid drive apparatus includes an engine, a first electric motor for generating electric power by using at least a portion of its output and for controlling the speed of the engine and a control unit for controlling the engine and the first electric motor. The control unit perform |
| 7019480 |
Synchronous-motor controller |
March 28, 2006 |
| A synchronous-motor controller including an inverter for converting direct current to alternating current in order to supply a synchronous motor with a current responsive to a torque instruction value, a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the inverter and a control unit. |
| 7019472 |
Vehicle controller that stably supplies power to a battery and method thereof |
March 28, 2006 |
| A vehicle and method of operating a vehicle including a motor that supplies a driving force to a wheel, a battery that supplies electric power to the motor and receives regenerative electric power from the motor and a controller that detects a state of the battery and sets, based on |
| 7017724 |
Clutch assembly |
March 28, 2006 |
| A clutch assembly for starting a vehicle without using a torque converter has a simple structure yet providing high reliability. In the clutch assembly, a clutch and a damper device are housed in a housing connected to a crank shaft of an engine. A boss serving as an output member is |
| 7017693 |
Drive device for hybrid vehicle |
March 28, 2006 |
| A hybrid vehicle drive system is designed to have dimensions that are shorter in an axial direction and improved centering accuracy of a rotor, in order to prevent deterioration of motor performance. A rotor support plate (15) has a flat-plate shaped disk portion (15b), and is fixed to a |
| 7017348 |
Control device for a hybrid vehicle |
March 28, 2006 |
| A control device for a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including a motor, connected to an engine output shaft, to which an engine output is transmitted, and an automatic transmission, the automatic transmission including an input shaft, connected to the engine output shaft, and an |
| 7012446 |
Device for detecting a motor drive current |
March 14, 2006 |
| A device for detecting a motor drive current is arranged without substantially requiring additional space. The device for detecting a motor drive current, detects the currents of the phases flowing through the feeder lines that connect the motors to an inverter using a first bus bar |
| 7012389 |
Electric drive control apparatus, electric drive control method and program thereof |
March 14, 2006 |
| An electric drive control apparatus for an electric machine, includes a controller that computes an instruction value based on an electric machine rotational speed and a target electric machine torque that represents a target value of an electric machine torque, generates a drive sig |
| 7011603 |
Fluid pressure control device for lock-up mechanism |
March 14, 2006 |
| A fluid pressure control device including a torque converter that is placed between a output shaft of an engine and an input shaft of a transmission, a mechanical oil pump that is driven by the output shaft, a clutch that directly engages the output shaft and the input shaft by emplo |
| 7011266 |
Coil forming device and coil forming method |
March 14, 2006 |
| A coil forming apparatus for forming a continuous-pole coil having a plurality of single-pole coils includes a winding jig rotatable around a center swing axis. The winding jig includes: a holder rotatable around a center axis of rotation different from center swing axis; and a plurality |
| 7010400 |
Electrically operated vehicle drive controller, electrically operated vehicle drive control meth |
March 7, 2006 |
| An apparatus and a method to stably run an electrically operated vehicle is disclosed. The invention has an electric generator target torque calculation processor, a first determination processor for calculating an inertia correction determining value, a second determination processor |
| 7006906 |
Electric drive control apparatus, method and program therefor |
February 28, 2006 |
| An electric drive control apparatus which prevents the voltage from being saturated and does not cause the driver to feel uncomfortable during driving. The electric drive control apparatus includes an electrically operated machine, an instruction value calculation processing unit that |
| 6995491 |
Insulating paper piece for electric motors and electric motor |
February 7, 2006 |
| An insulating paper piece for electric motors, capable of improving both electrical insulation between a coil and a stator core and electrical insulation between ends of coils of different phases without adversely affecting ease of coil insertion or the space taken up for the coil. A |
| 6994652 |
Hybrid type vehicle drive control device, hybrid type vehicle drive control method, and program |
February 7, 2006 |
| A hybrid type vehicle drive control device for preventing an engine from being stalled as a generator fixing mechanism is released. The hybrid type vehicle drive control device includes a generator connected differentially rotatably and mechanically to the engine, a generator fixing |
| 6988974 |
Control device for vehicles |
January 24, 2006 |
| A control device for a vehicle including a motor, an engine, wherein the motor can be drivingly connected with the engine, a torque converter, a transmission mechanism for transmitting the drive torque, which is transmitted via the torque converter from the engine and the motor, to d |
| 6978207 |
Navigation apparatus for a vehicle and program |
December 20, 2005 |
| A navigation apparatus for a vehicle that registers a place of departure, a destination, and a route traveled by the vehicle and determines whether an input place of departure and input destination are respectively substantially the same as a place of departure and destination of a r |
| 6970786 |
Method for transmitting map data and map display apparatus and system |
November 29, 2005 |
| A map display apparatus for receiving and displaying map data transmitted from an information center. The map display apparatus includes a reporting device to report data-transmission expenses or data-transmission time required in receiving the map data from the information center; a |
| 6968260 |
Vehicle drive control apparatus, vehicle drive control method and program therefor |
November 22, 2005 |
| A vehicle drive control apparatus includes buffers, as a recording portion, set for each of a plurality of storage items, each of the plurality of storage items having a different sampling cycle, and a controller that samples variable quantities, that indicate a status of a vehicle that |
| 6966867 |
Control device for hybrid vehicles |
November 22, 2005 |
| A control device for hybrid vehicles, including a motor drivingly connected to an engine, a transmission that transmits output torques of the engine and the motor to drive wheels, and a controller that performs torque reduction control by which an input torque to the transmission is redu |
| 6960152 |
Hybrid vehicle drive control device, hybrid vehicle drive control method and program thereof |
November 1, 2005 |
| A hybrid control device including a drive motor that compensates for an excessive or a deficient amount of engine torque with respect to a vehicle requirement torque and a controller that detects a torque limit index, which is an index that limits a drive motor torque, determines whether |
| 6955629 |
Shift control apparatus for an automatic transmission |
October 18, 2005 |
| A shift control apparatus has first, second, third and fourth engagement elements, and a shift control processing unit engaging the first and the second engagement elements in order to realize a first shift speed, engaging the third and the fourth engagement in order to realize a second |
| 6952057 |
Controller of vehicle |
October 4, 2005 |
| A controller of a vehicle for igniting, i.e., starting-up an engine on the basis of a load condition. When a starting condition judging device judges that the vehicle is advanced, i.e., starts moving, during an idle stop, an engine water temperature detector and a lubricating oil tempera |
| 6950779 |
Apparatus and method for detecting incorrect connector insertion, and program for carrying out t |
September 27, 2005 |
| An apparatus for detecting incorrect connector insertion. The apparatus includes a first member including a first connector; a second member including a second connector; a test signal output processing unit that outputs a first test signal to the first member and the second member; a |
| 6950100 |
Map display device, a memory medium and a map display method |
September 27, 2005 |
| A map display device using an input unit for inputting a display scale, a memory for storing polygon map data, a drawing processing control unit for drawing a polygon map by loading polygon map data from the memory and a display unit for displaying an output from the drawing processing c |
| 6948606 |
Automatic transmission |
September 27, 2005 |
| A transmission has an oil drain passage for connecting an oil reservoir with a mission case in a pump casing. The automatic transmission has also a retainer serving as a shielding member to shield between a discharge opening of the oil drain passage from at least part of a multistage |
| 6944539 |
Information display system for use with a navigation system |
September 13, 2005 |
| An information display system including an input device that inputs a scheduled event, a schedule storage in which the schedule is stored, a display device that displays a map, a memory that stores map information and the scheduled event, and a controller that displays a schedule rem |
| 6942490 |
Routing structure of vehicle connector |
September 13, 2005 |
| A vehicle-connector routing structure is provided with which routing can be made through a narrow space. The vehicle-connector routing structure includes a chassis having an engine compartment and a tunnel continuing from the engine compartment, motors provided in the tunnel, and vehicle |
| 6937936 |
Navigation system |
August 30, 2005 |
| The map data may be updated on a specified area basis. This may shorten the time for updating the map data as well as lowers the cost of map data update. A navigation system comprising a data center 51 for distributing map data about a designated area upon receipt of a data-distribution |
| 6932176 |
Control system for hybrid vehicle |
August 23, 2005 |
| A control system for a hybrid vehicle that is capable of absorbing an inertial force which is generated during shifting of a stepped transmission. During shift control of the stepped transmission by a shift control device and before the shift control is completed, a during-shift driv |
| 6931321 |
Navigation system and a route guidance data storage program |
August 16, 2005 |
| A navigation system including a controller that defines a first search criterion concerning travel routes and a second search criterion concerning travel time, searches for a route in accordance with the first search criterion and the second search criterion, and stores route guidanc |
| 6922629 |
Traffic information retrieval method, traffic information retrieval system, mobile communication |
July 26, 2005 |
| From a mobile communication device, road information about either a preliminarily registered point or an arbitrary point on a route from a present position to a destination is transmitted to and received in a network navigation center via a cellular phone base station and a general t |
| 6920384 |
Driving force control apparatus for vehicle |
July 19, 2005 |
| A driving force control apparatus for a vehicle includes an accelerator opening sensor that detects an accelerator opening for a vehicle, and an automatic transmission control device that controls an automatic transmission based on road information and the accelerator opening. The au |
| 6915681 |
Gear-shift control device and gear-shift control method for automatic transmission |
July 12, 2005 |
| An ECT-ECU includes a circuit that calculates an oil temperature threshold on the basis of a signal input from one of an engine coolant temperature sensor, an engine intake air temperature sensor, and an AT hydraulic fluid temperature sensor if a signal for starting an engine of a vehicl |
| 6906442 |
Motor that utilizes the magnetic torque |
June 14, 2005 |
| A motor has a rotatably supported rotor core and permanent magnets disposed at equal intervals at a plurality of positions in a circumferential direction of the rotor core. The rotor core has projecting poles formed at equal intervals at a center between each permanent magnet. Furthermor |
| 6896500 |
Gear pump |
May 24, 2005 |
| A bottom portion of an intake port is provided with a sloped bottom surface formed of a plane such that sloped bottom surface approaches the side surfaces of external teeth and internal teeth from an upstream side to a downstream side in rotational direction of two rotors. Fluid that flo |
