| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6609817 |
Light distribution control apparatus |
August 26, 2003 |
| A light distribution control apparatus which is less affected by an error in a navigation function, and conducts a proper light distribution. An illuminated area and a glare quantity are controlled according to a determination on a traveling region of a vehicle (an expressway, a general |
| 6604048 |
Car navigation system and storage medium |
August 5, 2003 |
| A vehicle navigation system and storage medium for determining an estimated position of a vehicle. The system and storage medium comprises at least an input unit, a present position detection unit, a storage unit, a central processing unit, an information transmission/reception unit and |
| 6589133 |
Range switchover apparatus for automatic transmission |
July 8, 2003 |
| A range switchover apparatus includes a detent mechanism for holding in respective shift positions a range switchover operating unit capable of switching over a switchover device, which switches over a shift range, among respective shift positions, a driving force stopping unit for p |
| 6575865 |
Driving apparatus |
June 10, 2003 |
| A driving apparatus including electric motors and a differential device that are disposed in a relation of mutually parallel axes, a gear train that operatively couples these components through parallel shafts, and a hydraulic pressure generating device. The gear train including counter |
| 6571162 |
Controller for automatic transmission |
May 27, 2003 |
| The disclosed automatic transmission controller is capable of changing shift timing set for non-flat roads in correspondence to a judged driver type. The automatic transmission controller executes a driver type judging routine SUB2 to generate a judgment output related to the driver type |
| 6569050 |
Hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission |
May 27, 2003 |
| A hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission including a hydraulic pressure source, hydraulic paths, hydraulic servos for operating friction elements which are coupled with the hydraulic source an the hydraulic paths, a control device arranged on the hydraulic paths for |
| 6568180 |
Torque converter |
May 27, 2003 |
| A torque converter including a one-way clutch for supporting a stator radially on a fixed member in such a manner that the stator is rotatable in one direction, and a pair of thrust bearings for supporting the stator axially between a pump impeller and a turbine runner, wherein the d |
| 6568093 |
Rotation detector |
May 27, 2003 |
| A rotation detector resists magnetic disturbances from sources near the detector. The rotation detector includes a rotor on which iron magnetic path changing pieces are fixed at predetermined intervals. A first bias magnet and a first magneto-resistive element for detecting the flux of t |
| 6560530 |
Navigation system |
May 6, 2003 |
| A navigation system for searching coordinates of a telephone number, displaying a map and setting a point, the navigation system comprising a memory for storing information on a subscriber inclusive of coordinates corresponding to a telephone number and map data, an input device for |
| 6558287 |
Automatic transmission for a vehicle |
May 6, 2003 |
| A multi-speed automatic transmission improves transmission efficiency by reducing drag loss due to high speed rotation of a freely rotating element of a planetary gear set. An automatic transmission for a vehicle includes: an input path T1 of a first speed ratio; an input path T2 which h |
| 6556919 |
Map data storage medium |
April 29, 2003 |
| Map data is divided into meshes of a prescribed size. Treating four meshes as one group, mesh numbers are assigned to the meshes following an N pattern. After numbers are assigned to the four meshes, these four meshes are collected as one, and numbers are assigned to respective meshes |
| 6556910 |
Control apparatus and method for vehicle having an idle stop function |
April 29, 2003 |
| A control apparatus for a vehicle which executes an automatic stop control of an engine on the basis of a stop condition, and executes a restart control of the engine on the basis of a start condition. The vehicle includes an engagement element which freely interrupts and establishes |
| 6553868 |
Gear supporting structure and hybrid driving unit employing gear supporting structure |
April 29, 2003 |
| A gear supporting structure is designed to support two gears on a shaft with a short axial supporting span and without eccentricity or inclination. In this gear supporting structure wherein a first gear and a second gear are supported by a shaft in whirl-stopping and centering manner |
| 6546348 |
Range switchover apparatus for automatic transmission |
April 8, 2003 |
| A range switchover apparatus includes a range switchover means operating device capable of switching over a switchover means, which switches over a shift range, among respective shift positions, a drive motor for driving the range switchover means operating device, a measuring device for |
| 6546319 |
Control apparatus and control method for hybrid vehicle |
April 8, 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 |
| 6533696 |
Vehicle drive unit |
March 18, 2003 |
| An inverter is disposed on a cover, lead wires from an electric motor are disposed nearby an output gear in a dead space formed by diameter difference between the output gear and the motor, and the lead wires are routed to the outside of the cover at a position corresponding to the o |
| 6527484 |
Helical tooth broach |
March 4, 2003 |
| A helical gear tooth broach having an elongate body having a series of axially aligned and spaced teeth disposed thereon. The direction of tooth spaces or traces of the teeth in a longitudinally extending helical alignment and the direction of the gullets of the teeth in a side by side |
| 6507784 |
Road map display device and redoce media for use in the same |
January 14, 2003 |
| 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 |
| 6499371 |
Range switching device |
December 31, 2002 |
| A range switching apparatus is provided with a pair of discs defining, an engagement groove therebetween, a pin, and an arm portion which are used for switching to a desired drive range; a motor for driving the discs, the engagement groove, the pin, and the arm portion used for switching |
| 6494803 |
Hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission |
December 17, 2002 |
| To make it possible to maintain speeds during failures in an automatic transmission that does not have exclusive friction elements corresponding to the attainment of each speed. The hydraulic control apparatus of an automatic transmission, provided with control means 71-74 for supplying |
| 6475113 |
Hydraulic control system of automatic transmission |
November 5, 2002 |
| A hydraulic control system includes switching mechanisms for receiving as a signal pressure a hydraulic pressure which is output from each shifting mechanism when all units of the shifting mechanisms are caused to output a hydraulic pressure, and being responsive to the reception of the |
| 6474456 |
Hydraulic control apparatus for automatic transmissions |
November 5, 2002 |
| A hydraulic control apparatus for automatic transmissions, capable of adapting the apparatus to a change in the specifications for a lockup clutch which causes the relationship between the supplying and discharging of a hydraulic pressure for a lockup control operation to be reversed wit |
| 6464610 |
Hydraulic pressure control apparatus for automatic transmission |
October 15, 2002 |
| A structure in which a hydraulic-pressure control applied pressure for controlling each engagement element of an automatic transmission is realized by using an electric signal such that combinations of engagement which encounter a tie-up in case of a failure of the signal lead to int |
| 6429541 |
Hybrid drive apparatus |
August 6, 2002 |
| A hybrid drive apparatus formed from an engine, a generator, a differential gear mechanism linking the engine and the generator, an electric motor, and a differential apparatus. The power transmission system on the side of the engine that links the differential apparatus with the output |
| 6424363 |
Image display device, method of image display, and storage medium for storing image display prog |
July 23, 2002 |
| An image display device is provided that includes an information storage device in which names of destinations are stored; name obtaining unit for obtaining names from the information storage device on the basis of an input device and its operation; a display for displaying character str |
| 6422971 |
Planetary carrier |
July 23, 2002 |
| A planetary carrier supports a plurality of short pinions and long pinions and includes a first supporting wall supporting one ends of the short pinions and the long pinions, second supporting walls supporting the other ends of the short pinions, third supporting walls supporting the oth |
| 6415685 |
Vehicular automatic transmission |
July 9, 2002 |
| An automatic transmission disposed in a case with a speed change mechanism disposed around an input shaft, a gear supported to a support wall of the case so as to transmit the output of the speed change mechanism to another shaft extending along the input shaft, and a rear cover portion |
| 6415225 |
Navigation system and a memory medium |
July 2, 2002 |
| A system for executing guidance to a destination properly even if the destination is connected to a non-guidance target road, such as a small street. The system has a judgment device for determining whether a road connecting to a destination on the searched route is a non-guidance target |
| 6361468 |
Automatic transmission |
March 26, 2002 |
| 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 |
| 6347280 |
Navigation system and a memory medium in which programs are stored |
February 12, 2002 |
| A navigation system that provides guidance information if more than three guide intersections are successively located adjacent each other. The vehicle navigation system's guidance information output is controlled on the basis of the successive relationships between respective intersecti |
| 6345230 |
Vehicle navigation system and method |
February 5, 2002 |
| A vehicle navigation system is presented for performing guidance along route which produces an intersection image upon controlling a drawing area of the intersection image on the basis of information and route regarding the intersection existing on the route which requires guidance. The |
| 6333702 |
Navigation device |
December 25, 2001 |
| Even when the present position does not exist on a guide road after deviation from an established guide route, a guide road is identified and a more advantageous route is identified. Furthermore, only a minimum amount of required data are displayed on the map picture. The searching a |
| 6319165 |
Hydraulic control device for automatic transmission |
November 20, 2001 |
| A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission that can ensure power transmission when a failure occurs to the solenoid valve of the hydraulic control device, the hydraulic control device having a plurality of hydraulic servos for engaging and disengaging a plurality of frictio |
| 6317671 |
Control apparatus for automatic transmission |
November 13, 2001 |
| A control apparatus for an automatic transmission capable of sufficiently producing the effect of neutral control by reducing a period of time from stop of a vehicle to the release of an input clutch. Vehicle stop prediction means for predicting immediate stop of the vehicle from a v |
| 6302822 |
Hydraulic control system of automatic transmission |
October 16, 2001 |
| A hydraulic control system includes switching mechanisms for receiving as a signal voltage a hydraulic pressure which is output from each shifting mechanism when all units of the shifting mechanisms are caused to output a hydraulic pressure, and being responsive to the reception of the s |
| 6292736 |
Vehicle control system and recording media recorded with programs for the system |
September 18, 2001 |
| A vehicle control system comprising a vehicle speed sensor for detecting the speed of a vehicle; a road situation storage device for storing road structures and conditions; a recommended gear stage determining device for determining a recommended gear stage of an automatic transmission o |
| 6282490 |
Map display device and a recording medium |
August 28, 2001 |
| A map display device is presented including an information memory device for storing map data, a display device for displaying a map based on map data stored in the information memory device, and a display control device, which has a coordinate transformation device for transforming |
| 6270444 |
Shift control apparatus for automatic transmission |
August 7, 2001 |
| Quick shifting is achieved while preventing a shift shock when shifting is caused by grip change of four engagement elements. The automatic transmission requires activation of the four engagement elements when shifting from a first shifting position (sixth speed) to a second shifting |
| 6269895 |
Hybrid drive system |
August 7, 2001 |
| In a state a vehicle is stopped at an intersection, an infinitely variable transmission is in a neutral position, a motor/generator rotates with a low speed, an oil pump and an auxiliary equipment are in rotating state. At that time, an input clutch is disengaged, and the internal engine |
| 6269304 |
Navigation system and method and storage medium in which navigation programs are stored |
July 31, 2001 |
| The invention provides a driver with notice of a certain traffic lane change on a road having many traffic lanes even if passing intersections exists within a predetermined distance before a guide intersection. Specifically, the invention concerns a vehicle navigation system for perf |
| 6266613 |
Navigation apparatus for a vehicle |
July 24, 2001 |
| In a navigation apparatus for a vehicle, an entire route from a start point to a destination is determined and the vehicle is guided to the destination in accordance with the determined route. In the navigation apparatus, an entire route from a start point to a destination is first d |
| 6233520 |
Map data access method for navigation and navigation system |
May 15, 2001 |
| There is provided a map data access method and device capable of reading out from a recording medium the map data requested by a navigation system and providing them to the system whether C language, etc. or JAVA (trademark), etc. is employed to constitute a processing program on the |
| 6223118 |
Vehicle deceleration control unit |
April 24, 2001 |
| A vehicle control unit controls a vehicle having a device capable of controlling deceleration, such as a continuously variable transmission. An information detection device is capable of determining a relationship between the instant vehicle and a preceding vehicle running in front of |
| 6220986 |
Vehicle control system for suppressing shift determinations at a corner using road data |
April 24, 2001 |
| A vehicle control system comprising a vehicle speed sensor for detecting the speed of a vehicle; a recommended gear stage determine device for determining a recommended gear stage of an automatic transmission based on the vehicle speed and road situation; an upper limit gear stage set de |
| 6219323 |
On-vehicle electronic device assembly |
April 17, 2001 |
| An on-vehicle electronic device assembly includes a mount frame fixed on a metallic portion of a vehicle body, a carriable unit removably disposed in the mount frame, and a metallic urging member mounted on the mount frame for urging the carriable unit in a direction of moving the carria |
| 6202026 |
Map display device and a recording medium |
March 13, 2001 |
| A map display device for a vehicle navigation system providing route guidance including an information memory device for storing map data relating to route search and route guidance, as well as other guidance data, an input device for inputting instructions and information for route |
| 6176802 |
Vehicular automatic transmission |
January 23, 2001 |
| A reduction in the weight and size of a speed-change mechanism is obtained by shortening a high-torque transmission system. The speed-change shock is attenuated by reducing an inertia torque in a muilti-stage vehicular automatic transmission. The vehicular automatic transmission is equip |
| 6173232 |
Vehicle navigation system and a recording medium |
January 9, 2001 |
| A navigation system including an information memory device that stores road information for parallel roads and other information required for executing route guidance; a present position detection device that detects a present position of a vehicle by detecting vehicle travel information |
| 6157882 |
Vehicular input signal detecting system |
December 5, 2000 |
| In an electronic control system for an automatic transmission, a vehicular input signal detecting system samples an analog signal from the sensor based on a pulse signal output to control a solenoid. |
| 6146308 |
Creep torque control of infinitely variable transmission |
November 14, 2000 |
| In a neutral N control for substantially equalizing axial forces to act on two pulleys, a belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) self-converges into the gear neutral point (GN) at which the output shaft RPM takes the value 0. When the convergence is made to the GN point to |
