| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6896080 |
Driving apparatus having a shaft support structure |
May 24, 2005 |
| A driving apparatus having a shaft structure that reduces a load on shaft supports and enhances durability of the motor. The driving apparatus includes an electric motor, an electric motor shaft, first and second shaft supports, a counter drive gear on the electric motor shaft, and a |
| 6893373 |
Transmission for vehicle |
May 17, 2005 |
| A transmission for a vehicle includes a main transmission (M) and a differential gear mechanism (20). The main transmission has at least two rotating elements (11, 12; 13, 14) each set to a different gear ratio, and the differential gear mechanism has at least three elements (21, 22, 23) |
| 6883626 |
Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof |
April 26, 2005 |
| A hybrid vehicle including an engine, a generator motor, an output shaft connected to a drive wheel, a differential gear device including at least three gear elements that are connected to the engine, the generator motor and the output shaft, respectively; a fixing device that mechanical |
| 6879151 |
Rotation detection sensor and method for manufacturing a rotation detection sensor |
April 12, 2005 |
| A rotation detection sensor for inhibiting the invasion of high temperature and high pressure fluid includes a holder, a detection element, a case body, and a housing. The tip end portion of the holder at which is located the detection element is accommodated in the case body and the rea |
| 6843756 |
Downshift control apparatus of vehicular automatic transmission, and control method thereof |
January 18, 2005 |
| In a vehicle in which a moderate throttle opening degree control of maintaining a degree of throttle opening that is less than a degree of throttle opening that corresponds to an accelerator operation is performed for a predetermined period following a beginning of the accelerator op |
| 6835152 |
Automatic transmission with a hydraulic control apparatus |
December 28, 2004 |
| An automatic transmission and method including a plurality of hydraulic servos which respectively engage and disengage a plurality of frictional engagement elements, a first solenoid valve for gear shifting which is used for generating a hydraulic pressure supplied to a predetermined |
| 6834224 |
Vehicular shift control unit and vehicular automatic shift control method |
December 21, 2004 |
| A vehicular automatic shift control unit for executing a cooperative shift control (an upshift inhibition and a downshift) of an automatic transmission based on an information associated with a road condition around a vehicle or a road condition in front of the vehicle, is provided w |
| 6833641 |
Electric drive unit |
December 21, 2004 |
| A working oil accumulated in oil reservoirs is supplied to electric motor cooling oil passages and lubricating oil passages in well-balanced manner all during the time of normal and very low temperatures in an electric drive unit. The electric drive unit comprises an electric motor and a |
| 6832976 |
Shift control apparatus for automatic transmission |
December 21, 2004 |
| An automatic transmission achieves a desired shift through an initial stage shift in which a first engagement element is released and a third engagement element is engaged, and a final stage shift in which a second engagement element is released and a fourth engagement element is engaged |
| 6822353 |
Cooling apparatus for electric motor control unit |
November 23, 2004 |
| A cooling apparatus for an electric motor control unit includes a heat sink that contacts power modules of the unit, a concave portion continuously formed in the heat sink and a wall member mounted on an opening face side of the concave portion so as to be fixed to the sink together defi |
| 6817964 |
Control apparatus of hybrid vehicle |
November 16, 2004 |
| A control apparatus and method for a hybrid vehicle that judges whether the vehicle is running on a congested road based on an output from a sensor, causes a take-off from a first state where a gear ratio of an automatic transmission is large at a time of taking-off when running on a con |
| 6807480 |
Navigation system and a memory medium |
October 19, 2004 |
| A vicinity search using register point data in a designated area reduces search time. The vicinity search data include at least category information, names of register points and country information. The search device conducts the vicinity search by specifying any one of category inf |
| 6806614 |
Core with insulation member, and method of producing the same |
October 19, 2004 |
| A core provided with an insulating member, including the core having a plurality of slots, each slot formed between two teeth protruding from a yoke and having a side face and a bottom face that are formed in a generally flat shape; and the insulating member having a slot portion cov |
| 6799109 |
Vehicle control apparatus |
September 28, 2004 |
| A vehicle control apparatus including an engine, an automatic transmission, a hydraulic servo, a mechanical oil pump, an electric oil pump and a controller that controls driving of the electric oil pump and generates a standby pressure supplied to the hydraulic servo based upon a driving |
| 6793602 |
Automatic transmission control device and control method |
September 21, 2004 |
| An automatic transmission control device controls multiple speed changes in which shifting from first speed to second speed occurs during shifting from second speed to first speed. The control device includes a shift lever position sensor, an ECT_ECU, and an AT linear solenoid. The ECT_E |
| 6780131 |
Hydraulic control apparatus for automatic transmission |
August 24, 2004 |
| To prevent the neutral state from being formed in a change gear apparatus and allow the obtaining of an intended gear change appropriately during a servo malfunction. Hydraulic servos engage and disengage a plurality of friction engagement elements; a hydraulic pressure supply system sup |
| 6760650 |
Communication system for communication between in-vehicle terminals and center, and in-vehicle t |
July 6, 2004 |
| In a communication system for downloading programs from a center to in-vehicle terminals, a center can check whether downloading has been completed normally or a program is operating normally in an in-vehicle terminal. According to the timing of activating a downloaded program, an in |
| 6757598 |
Hybrid type vehicle drive control apparatus, hybrid type vehicle drive control method, and progr |
June 29, 2004 |
| A hybrid type vehicle drive control apparatus having a generator; a generator inverter for driving the generator; a drive motor; a drive motor inverter for driving the drive motor; a battery connected to the generator inverter and the drive motor inverter; a first voltage detection devic |
| 6755767 |
Speed-change control apparatus for automatic transmission |
June 29, 2004 |
| The invention has been made to eliminate a feeling of two-phase speed-change operations by causing a speed-change operation to proceed continuously when the speed-change operation is performed through two-phase control of engagement and release of four engagement elements. To accompl |
| 6752734 |
Switch valve |
June 22, 2004 |
| This invention provides a switch valve which can increase durability without causing driver discomfort at a time when a failure occurs. The switch valve has a spool is formed by a spool portion and a plunger which is arranged so as to freely abut against the spool portion. The switch |
| 6749534 |
Apparatus for controlling vehicle drive system including drive power source and automatic transm |
June 15, 2004 |
| Apparatus for controlling a vehicle drive system including a drive power source, a fluid-operated power transmitting device connected to the drive power source, and an automatic transmission for transmitting a rotary motion of the fluid-operated power transmitting device to vehicle drive |
| 6743148 |
Planetary gear set |
June 1, 2004 |
| A planetary gear set including a plurality of pinions meshing with a sun gear and a carrier C that shaft-supports the pinions. The carrier has an annular peripheral wall that extends entirely around outer peripheries of the plurality of pinions. Thin-wall portions receded at a radially i |
| 6740005 |
Shift control apparatus of automatic transmission of motor vehicle |
May 25, 2004 |
| A shift control apparatus of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle to which torque is transmitted from an engine via a fluid coupling device is provided. In the automatic transmission including a plurality of hydraulically operated friction elements, a clutch-to-clutch downshift i |
| 6735509 |
Apparatus for controlling vehicle drive system including drive power source and automatic transm |
May 11, 2004 |
| Apparatus for controlling a vehicle drive system including an automatic transmission, including a feedback controller operable upon a shift-down action of the transmission effected by concurrent releasing and engaging actions of first and second frictional coupling devices during an |
| 6729987 |
Apparatus for controlling vehicle automatic transmission |
May 4, 2004 |
| Apparatus for controlling a vehicle automatic transmission having a hydraulically operated frictional coupling device operable to effect a shifting action of the automatic transmission, a switching valve operable according to a shifting command to effect the shifting action, and a pr |
| 6729206 |
Automatic transmission case |
May 4, 2004 |
| The level of quietness for an automatic transmission case is ensured by preventing vibration by improving the rigidity while suppressing the increase in the mass of a transmission case. In an automatic transmission case in which a valve body is attached to a case wall that covers the |
| 6725144 |
Control apparatus and applicable control method and control program for vehicle |
April 20, 2004 |
| A vehicle control apparatus including an automatic transmission which changes a speed of rotation of an input shaft drivingly connected to a driving source and outputs the rotation of the input shaft to an output shaft, and a shift execution device that executes shifting of the autom |
| 6723018 |
Automatic transmission |
April 20, 2004 |
| A speed-reducing gear unit is provided for causing a reduced-speed rotation output member to have a reduced rotation that is slower than rotation of an input shaft. The reduced-speed rotation output member is switched between a reduced-speed rotation state and a free rotation state by |
| 6722457 |
Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof |
April 20, 2004 |
| A hybrid vehicle includes an engine and a first electric motor mechanically connected to the engine and to a drive wheel. The engine is startable by the first electric motor. The hybrid vehicle further includes: start condition satisfaction determination processing system and method for |
| 6722456 |
Hybrid vehicle |
April 20, 2004 |
| To realize a determination whether or not a failure has occurred in a one-way clutch, a hybrid vehicle is provided with an engine 11, a generator motor 16, an output shaft coupled to a driving wheel 41, a differential gear unit that is provided with at least three gear elements, the |
| 6719657 |
Lock-up control apparatus for automatic transmission |
April 13, 2004 |
| A lock-up control apparatus for an automatic transmission in which operations of four engagement elements are required when shifting is performed from a first shift speed to a second shift speed, the first shift speed being achieved by engagement of a first engagement element and a s |
| 6712735 |
Control apparatus for automatic transmission |
March 30, 2004 |
| The invention eliminates the feeling of two-phase speed-change operations by causing a speed-change operation to proceed continuously when the speed-change operation is performed through two-phase control of engagement and release of four engagement elements. An automatic transmissio |
| 6697733 |
Road map display device and redoce media for use in the same |
February 24, 2004 |
| A road map display device including a road map information memory for memorizing road map data on a two-dimensional coordinate and a detection device for detecting a present position and a travel direction of an automotive vehicle, wherein the two-dimensional coordinate of the road map |
| 6695736 |
Hybrid drive apparatus with independent output distribution |
February 24, 2004 |
| A hybrid four-axis drive apparatus has an engine and a generator on a first axis, a motor on a second axis, a counter gear mechanism on a third axis, and a differential device on a fourth axis. The engine and the generator are connected to the countershaft through a differential gear dev |
| 6694255 |
Navigation system and storage medium |
February 17, 2004 |
| Branch-point image data has coordinates added thereto according to the distance from a branch point such as an intersection. When the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from a branch point on a suggested route, the coordinates of the present position of the vehicle and the coordi |
| 6692407 |
Vehicle engine controller |
February 17, 2004 |
| An engine controller for a vehicle having an engine and an automatic transmission, the automatic transmission controlling the engine during a coast-down to a predetermined gear stage, the engine controller having an engine speed detection unit that detects the number of rotations of the |
| 6692394 |
Hybrid driving device |
February 17, 2004 |
| A hybrid driving device including an engine shaft, a motor shaft, and a countershaft. A parking gear, which has been conventionally placed on the countershaft, is placed on the engine shaft to reduce torque loads applied to parts associated with a parking mechanism and, at the same time, |
| 6679804 |
Automatic transmission |
January 20, 2004 |
| A multi-stage automatic transmission using a reduction planetary gear and a planetary gear set in which the respective thrust forces generated thereat are supported by a low bearing load or a low case load. The automatic transmission is provided with a reduction planetary gear, coupled t |
| 6654672 |
Control apparatus and control method for hybrid vehicle |
November 25, 2003 |
| A control apparatus for a vehicle includes an engine, first and second electric motors, an output shaft connected to a drive wheel 41, a differential gear device, the gear elements of which are connected to the engine, the first and second electric motors, and the output shaft, respe |
| 6648106 |
One-way clutch and a supporting structure |
November 18, 2003 |
| To ensure durability of a one-way clutch, by reducing surface pressures applied to side bearings, a one-way clutch has end bearings that are disposed between an outer race and an inner race and that maintain concentricity between the races. In a supporting structure wherein one of th |
| 6647326 |
Driving control device of vehicle |
November 11, 2003 |
| A driving control device of a vehicle including an automatic transmission with a hydraulic control device which hydraulically controls an engagement of the frictional engagement element, a mechanical oil pump which is driven by the engine and supplies hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic |
| 6647322 |
Communication system for communication between in-vehicle terminals and center, and in-vehicle t |
November 11, 2003 |
| In a communication system for downloading programs from a center to in-vehicle terminals, a center can check whether downloading has been completed normally or a program is operating normally in an in-vehicle terminal. According to the timing of activating a downloaded program, an in |
| 6646570 |
Point retrieval output system by a telephone number, and a memory medium |
November 11, 2003 |
| A guidance system using a telephone number and other information on a subscriber of that telephone number so as to be input and checked, whereby, retrieval and guidance by inputting the telephone number is properly performed. The system has a memory for storing specific information f |
| 6636787 |
Apparatus, method, and program for drivingly controlling hybrid vehicles |
October 21, 2003 |
| A hybrid vehicle drive controller, to improve driving comfort during running control, that detects the position of the vehicle and road-condition information, calculates a required deceleration, an optimal speed-change stage, and an adjustable torque. The invention includes, transmis |
| 6634991 |
Hydraulic control unit for automatic transmission |
October 21, 2003 |
| A hydraulic control unit including a hydraulic servo for engaging and disengaging each friction engagement element, hydraulic pressure supply device for supplying hydraulic pressure to a hydraulic servo of a predetermined friction engagement element selected according to a gearshift |
| 6631313 |
Communication system for communication between in-vehicle terminals and center, and in-vehicle t |
October 7, 2003 |
| In a communication system for downloading programs from a center to in-vehicle terminals, a center can check whether downloading has been completed normally or a program is operating normally in an in-vehicle terminal. According to the timing of activating a downloaded program, an in |
| 6626797 |
Vehicular control apparatus and method for controlling automatic gear change |
September 30, 2003 |
| In the case where a cooperative gear change control of an automatic transmission is executed on the basis of information with respect to a condition around a vehicle or in front of a vehicle, in a cooperative gear change control means, a gear change of the automatic transmission is d |
| 6626786 |
Speed shift control apparatus of automatic transmission |
September 30, 2003 |
| At the time of the 6.fwdarw.3 speed shift, an automatic transmission achieves a 6.fwdarw.4.fwdarw.3 speed shift by controlling the servo pressures of four engageable elements. A control apparatus controls the servo pressure of one engageable element in accordance with the servo press |
| 6625524 |
Hybrid vehicle control apparatus and control method |
September 23, 2003 |
| A hybrid vehicle control apparatus, in a vehicle having an engine; a first electric motor and a second electric motor; an output shaft connected to a drive wheel; a differential gear device whose gear elements are connected to the engine, the first and second electric motors, and the out |
| 6616560 |
Shift control apparatus for automatic transmission |
September 9, 2003 |
| A shift control apparatus that advances activation of an engagement element to be engaged during a shift requiring engagement and release of four engagement elements, thereby reducing the shift time. The automatic transmission achieves a sixth-to-fourth-to-third shift by controlling |
