| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE36678 |
Hybrid vehicle |
May 2, 2000 |
| A hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a generator connected with an output shaft extending from the internal combustion engine, an electric motor axially aligned with the output shaft, an output gear assembly connected to an output shaft driven by the rotor of the el |
| RE31621 |
Lock-up clutch for a hydraulic unit |
July 3, 1984 |
| A lock-up clutch having high durability and high reliability of operation is provided in the present invention. Said lock-up clutch comprises a pump impeller connected mechanically with a prime mover, a power shaft, a turbine runner which transmits a driving force given by said pump impe |
| 6278928 |
Transmission control device responsive to road information |
August 21, 2001 |
| A vehicle control device controls an automatic transmission by utilizing road information stored in a navigation system unit. In response to the road information stored in a data memory, the upper-limit of a shiftable transmission speed range is determined, thereby allowing shift-change |
| 6099695 |
ZnO-Pd composite catalyst and production method thereof |
August 8, 2000 |
| A ZnO--Pd composite catalyst wherein Pd is dispersed and fixed on the surface of ZnO is produced by ion adsorption process having the steps of soaking ZnO in an acid solution of Pd to adsorb Pd ions (Pd.sup.2+) onto the surface of ZnO; and reducing the adsorbed Pd ions to metallic Pd |
| 5948355 |
Air-purifying filter and air-purifier for automobile |
September 7, 1999 |
| An air-purifying filter includes a carrier base and a TiO.sub.2 -Pd composite catalyst supported on the carrier base. CO in air treated by the filter is adsorbed onto the Pd surface and thus decomposed by oxidization to CO.sub.2, whereas sulfur compounds in the air are adsorbed onto the |
| 5931886 |
Control system for vehicular automatic transmission |
August 3, 1999 |
| A control system for a vehicular automatic transmission which detects running status of the vehicle and includes a shift controller for controlling the gear stage of the automatic transmission in accordance with the detected running status of the vehicle. The control system further i |
| 5893894 |
Apparatus for controlling an automatic transmission of an automobile and method thereof |
April 13, 1999 |
| An apparatus for controlling an automatic transmission of an automobile and a method therefor utilize a route guidance system. The apparatus includes a memory which stores road information, a detector for detecting a specific position which is located on a planned driving route from the |
| 5892346 |
Vehicle |
April 6, 1999 |
| A vehicle, which is either an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle, capable of achieving low-pollution emissions and saving energy by maximizing use of the capacity of the battery. A navigation ECU receives input identifying a starting location where the battery is charged, a stopover |
| 5876300 |
Vehicular automatic transmission |
March 2, 1999 |
| A vehicular automatic transmission for establishing a plurality of forward gear stages, includes: a transmission case; an input shaft; a transmission mechanism connected to the input shaft and including a plurality of transmission elements; an output shaft connected to the transmission |
| 5832396 |
Hybrid vehicle including means for maintaining residual charge capacity based on destination inf |
November 3, 1998 |
| A hybrid vehicle capable of efficiently regenerating a battery when the driving route is previously defined and of decreasing exhaust gases. A controller calculates a battery stored residual charge from the output of a battery current voltage detection sensor, sets a target value for the |
| 5778326 |
Hybrid vehicle with battery charge control relative to a driving route |
July 7, 1998 |
| A hybrid vehicle capable of efficiently regenerating a battery when the driving route is previously defined and of decreasing exhaust gases. A controller calculates a battery stored residual charge from the output of a battery current voltage detection sensor, sets a target value for the |
| 5775449 |
Hybrid vehicle |
July 7, 1998 |
| A hybrid vehicle is capable of complying with a request for immediate acceleration while the vehicle is moving at a low speed and of being powered by a motor small in size so that the vehicle can be small in size and light in weight. The driving force of engine is supplemented by that |
| 5735376 |
Automatic transmission for vehicles |
April 7, 1998 |
| A vehicular automatic transmission, for establishing a plurality of forward gear stages, includes: a transmission case; an input shaft; a transmission mechanism connected to the input shaft and including a plurality of transmission elements; an output shaft connected to the transmission |
| 5697466 |
Hybrid vehicle |
December 16, 1997 |
| A hybrid vehicle maintains its travel even if the motor driving system used therein suddenly encounters some problem in operation. The hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine and an electric motor with its output connected to an output axle. A clutch is provided to selectively c |
| 5690576 |
Continuously variable transmission with control of switching between forward and reverse |
November 25, 1997 |
| A continuously variable transmission system includes a belt type continuously variable transmission unit which, in turn, is composed of a primary pulley and a secondary pulley wherein the torque transmitting direction is switched by torque circulation in changeover between forward an |
| 5683325 |
Automatic transmission for vehicle |
November 4, 1997 |
| A 5-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle having a highly efficient top gear, a compact construction and a wide overall range of gear ratios. The automatic transmission has a speed changer which provides five gear stages, namely two speeds on the speed decreasing side and two speeds |
| 5669846 |
Continuously variable transmission with control of switching between a high mode and a low mode |
September 23, 1997 |
| A continuously variable transmission system includes a belt type continuously variable transmission unit (CVT) wherein the direction of torque transmission is switched by torque circulation between a low mode and a high mode accompanied by a change in the axial forces on the pulleys |
| 5662547 |
Continuously variable transmission |
September 2, 1997 |
| A belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) and a planetary gear unit are combined in a continuously variable transmission system for an automobile to deliver an output from the output shaft in the normal and reverse directions with a neutral position therebetween. A control |
| 5598910 |
Clutch mechanism |
February 4, 1997 |
| A clutch mechanism connecting and disconnecting an output shaft of an internal combustion engine and an input shaft of a transmission unit includes a first clutch assembly coupled to the input shaft of the transmission unit and a second clutch assembly coupled to an output shaft of t |
| 5562565 |
Power transmission system in a hybrid vehicle |
October 8, 1996 |
| A power transmission system in a hybrid vehicle uses the power developed by an electric motor for directly rotating driving wheels, without power loss in a torque convertor connected to an engine. When the vehicle travels by the power of the engine, an input clutch 7 is engaged so that r |
| 5513719 |
Hybrid vehicle |
May 7, 1996 |
| A hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a generator connected with an output shaft extending from the internal combustion engine, an electric motor axially aligned with the output shaft, an output gear assembly connected to an output shaft driven by the rotor of the el |
| 5460577 |
Automatic transmission |
October 24, 1995 |
| In an automatic transmission according to the present invention, a coast brake cutoff valve is arranged between a range-pressure-producing manual valve and shift valves and, when changed over, selectively feeds oil to hydraulic engine brake servomotors. An engine brake solenoid valve is |
| 5433282 |
Hybrid vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine and an electric motor |
July 18, 1995 |
| A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, a transmission unit and driving wheels. The transmission unit includes a planetary gear unit and a one-way clutch, so that each output rotary speed of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor is changed. |
| 5393275 |
Shift control system for manually shiftable automatic transmission |
February 28, 1995 |
| A shift control system for an automatic transmission, includes: a plurality of frictional engagement elements adapted to be hydraulically engaged for setting a plurality of gear stages; and a shift lever for switching between an automatic mode, in which a gear stage is set on the basis o |
| 5389824 |
Power supply cut off apparatus |
February 14, 1995 |
| A power supply cut off apparatus is provided in which a DC power supply voltage supplied from a main power supply is converted into an AC current by an inverter of a driver, and brushless DC motors are driven by the converted current, during normal operation. In the normal operation, an |
| 5378198 |
Continuous V-belt transmission |
January 3, 1995 |
| A continuous V-belt transmission comprising: a primary pulley and a secondary pulley individually including two sheaves supported on shafts and made axially movable relative to each other; a belt made to run on the two pulleys; mechanical actuators individually including first members an |
| 5376868 |
Driving force controller for electric motor vehicle |
December 27, 1994 |
| A driving force controller for an electric motor vehicle which suppresses changes in behavior of a vehicle when a right or left driving wheel experiences trouble and detects vehicle conditions to independently control the driving force of each wheel so as not to deviate from a predet |
| 5357820 |
Shift control system for automatic vehicle transmission |
October 25, 1994 |
| In a linkage through which a manual selector is connected to a manual valve are a power unit and a connecting/disconnecting mechanism. In "P", "R", and "N", the connecting/disconnecting mechanism is connected and the power unit is made inoperative, whereby a movement of the manual select |
| 5317976 |
Vehicle and high-speed transport system having rotating alternating polarity magnet member for l |
June 7, 1994 |
| A vehicle has a rotary magnetic field member which is rotatably supported at a position near the surface of a roadway along which the vehicle runs and rotatingly driven by a driving device. The rotary magnetic field member has magnetic poles of different polarities alternately arranged |
| 5289890 |
Drive unit for electric motor vehicle |
March 1, 1994 |
| A drive unit for an electric motor vehicle includes first and second electric motors having characteristics which achieve high efficiencies in different operational regions. A common motor shaft receives output torques from both of the first and second motors, which output torque are |
| 5269204 |
Hydraulic control system for vehicular automatic transmission |
December 14, 1993 |
| A hydraulic control system for a vehicular automatic transmission includes a first servomotor, actuated by hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pressure source, for engaging or releasing frictional engagement elements of the transmission; a second servomotor, actuated by the hydraulic |
| 5263419 |
Vehicle with noncontact drive mechanism and transportation system using the same |
November 23, 1993 |
| A vehicle with a noncontact drive mechanism includes a magnetic propelling device 7 for generating a propelling force derived from magnetic induction of an eddy current within a reaction plate 4 laid on a road surface, without contact between the magnetic propelling device and the reacti |
| 5249478 |
Shift system having a manual speed selecting mechanism for a vehicular automatic transmission |
October 5, 1993 |
| A shifter with a manual speed selecting mechanism for a vehicular automatic transmission. The shifter includes a stationary member mounted on a vehicle body; a rocking retainer supported in a manner to rock on a first axis extending through and fixed by the stationary member, for tra |
| 5231584 |
Navigation apparatus with non-volatile memory for return to initial departure point |
July 27, 1993 |
| A navigation apparatus has an input unit (1), a CPU (2), a display unit (3) and a memory unit (4), the memory unit (4) being a memory such as a CD-ROM in which network data of geographical points, namely destinations and present locations, and information are stored in advance. Also stor |
| 5205180 |
Manual speed selector of automatic vehicle transmission |
April 27, 1993 |
| A manual speed selector of an automatic vehicle transmission, having a manual valve capable of being changed over by a shift lever, and shift valves capable of being changed over by controlling a plurality of solenoid valves. Hydraulic pressure is supplied to or discharged from frict |
| 5191532 |
Navigation apparatus |
March 2, 1993 |
| A navigation apparatus, in which guidance information for travel to a desired destination is outputted upon inputting the desired destination, has an input unit for inputting a desired destination, a memory unit for storing guidance information and destination information, and a display |
| 5178042 |
Manual speed selector of automatic vehicle transmission |
January 12, 1993 |
| A manual speed selector of an automatic vehicle transmission in which a line pressure is supplied from a manual valve capable of being changed over a shift lever to control solenoid valves so as to selectively supply hydraulic pressure to frictional engagement devices by shift valves. Th |
| 5121326 |
Display system in navigation apparatus |
June 9, 1992 |
| A display system in a navigation apparatus according to the invention has course searching means (13) for searching out an optimum course based on position information, node data (21), intersection data (19) and road data (23), and scale ratio setting means (15), wherein the scale ratio |
| 5115399 |
Position input system for vehicular navigation apparatus |
May 19, 1992 |
| A position input system for a vehicular navigation apparatus includes an input unit for inputting a desired destination and a present position, a memory unit for storing desired destination information and map information, and a display unit for outputting the desired destination inf |
| 5103400 |
Destination guidance method of vehicle navigating |
April 7, 1992 |
| A navigating apparatus which outputs information for guidance to a destination comprises an input device (1) for inputting a destination and a present position, a memory (4) in which guidance information is stored, an arithmetic unit (2) for determining optimum guidance information from |
| 5056376 |
Manual speed selector of automatic vehicle transmission |
October 15, 1991 |
| A manual speed selector of an automatic vehicle transmission in which a line pressure is supplied from a manual valve capable of being changed over by a shift lever to control a plurality of solenoid valves so as to selectively supply hydraulic pressure to frictional engagement devices b |
| 4992947 |
Vehicular navigation apparatus with help function |
February 12, 1991 |
| A vehicular navigation apparatus, which is equipped with a help function, for outputting guidance information for travel to a desired destination includes an input unit having desired destination input means, present position input means and help function input means, a memory unit for |
| 4954959 |
Navigation system |
September 4, 1990 |
| A first external storage device which may be a CD stores data representing standard map of a particular area and that required for guidance, and a second external storage device which may be an IC card stores individual data which cannot be complemented by said data representing the stan |
| 4943925 |
Navigation apparatus based on present position calculating system |
July 24, 1990 |
| A navigation apparatus having road system data 6 which represents information of connections and coordinates of intersections and roads between intersections, a travel distance sensor 2, steering angle sensor 3, a present position calculating module 4 for calculating the present posi |
| 4914978 |
Automatic transmission |
April 10, 1990 |
| An automatic transmission has a main transmission mechanism having two planetary gear units made on a first axle, and a sub transmission mechanism having two planetary gear units made on a second axle; the main transmission mechanism having a single planetary gear unit and dual plane |
| 4854195 |
Hydraulic control system for vehicular automatic transmission with two accumulator control value |
August 8, 1989 |
| Described herein is a hydraulic control system for vehicular automatic transmission, including an accumulator back pressure control circuit which is provided between a line pressure conduit and a back pressure supply conduit, and comprises a first accumulator control valve for dropping t |
| 4765434 |
Control apparatus for four-wheel drive vehicle with center differential mechanism |
August 23, 1988 |
| Disclosed is a control apparatus for a four-wheel drive vehicle having a center differential mechanism which allows a difference in rotating speed between front and rear wheels so as to absorb a difference in turning radius developed between the front and rear wheels when the vehicle is |
| 4748809 |
Hydraulic servo mechanism of automatic transmission for vehicle |
June 7, 1988 |
| In an automatic transmission, friction elements are engaged and disengaged by a hydraulic servo connected alternately to a pressure source or to a drain through a selector valve, and an accumulator is connected to the line between the selector valve and the servo. The resistance against |
| 4735598 |
Continuously variable V-belt transmission |
April 5, 1988 |
| Pulleys are provided with load cam mechanisms which exert axial forces corresponding to transmitted torque, and actuator means such as ball screw mechanisms which shift the movable sheaves of both pulleys in axial direction, wherein the axial forces occuring at the pulleys are carried by |
| 4714146 |
Friction coupling element of automatic transmission |
December 22, 1987 |
| A support mechanism for friction coupling devices in an automatic transmission is disclosed.A snap ring is mounted on a stationary or rotational member in an automatic transmission case and adapted to receive the operational load of one friction coupling device through an annular plate m |
