公开(公告)号：US20220363132A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17736491

申请日：2022-05-04

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hitoshi Shirashima

IPC: B60K37/06 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: One form of a vibration generation device has vibration cycles starting from a long cycle, followed by a short cycle. The time at which an excitation force exerted from the vibration generation device on a manipulation unit takes a peak value in a predetermined direction in which the excitation force is exerted matches the time at which the acceleration of the manipulation unit takes another peak value in the predetermined direction.

公开(公告)号：US12049781B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17534739

申请日：2021-11-24

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hitoshi Shirashima

IPC: E05F15/70 ,  B60K35/60 ,  E05F5/00 ,  E05F15/603 ,  F16H57/12 ,  B60K35/22 ,  F16H37/12

CPC classification number: E05F15/70 ,  B60K35/60 ,  E05F5/00 ,  E05F15/603 ,  F16H57/12 ,  B60K35/22 ,  E05Y2201/22 ,  E05Y2201/224 ,  E05Y2201/434 ,  E05Y2201/702 ,  E05Y2201/704 ,  E05Y2201/716 ,  E05Y2201/722 ,  E05Y2400/40 ,  E05Y2900/538 ,  F16H37/122

Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes: a movable member; a motor that moves the movable member; at least one detection switch that detects movement of the movable member; and a controller that controls the motor based on a detected output of the detection switch. The in-vehicle device further includes: a locking mechanism unit that, upon determination by the controller based on the detected output from the detection switch that the movable member reaches an end point region in a movement direction, locks the movable member, and upon determination by the controller that a main switch is set to OFF, releases the lock; and a motor driver that, after the release of the lock by the locking mechanism unit, upon determination by the controller based on the detected output from the detection switch that the movable member is moved again, drives the motor to move the movable member.

公开(公告)号：US12149191B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US18082301

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., LTD

Inventor： Hitoshi Shirashima ,  Kazuhiko Kinemura

IPC: H02P25/034 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H02K33/18

Abstract: A drive signal output section of a vibration generator outputs a one-shot drive signal, as a first drive signal, that rises on a positive side when a vibrator is vibrated, that has a voltage changing on the positive side, and that applies force to move the vibrator or a vibration target vibrated in conjunction with the vibration of the vibrator in a first direction, and thereafter, outputs a one-shot drive signal, as a second drive signal, such that a timing when a movement of the vibrator or the vibration target peaks in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction coincides with a timing of start of rise of the signal, so as to increase amplitude of the vibration of the vibrator or the vibration target by the one-shot signal that is not displaced on a negative side.

公开(公告)号：US20230198442A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18082301

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., LTD

Inventor： Hitoshi Shirashima ,  Kazuhiko Kinemura

IPC: H02P25/034 ,  H02K33/18 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: H02P25/034 ,  H02K33/18 ,  G06F3/016

Abstract: A drive signal output section of a vibration generator outputs a one-shot drive signal, as a first drive signal, that rises on a positive side when a vibrator is vibrated, that has a voltage changing on the positive side, and that applies force to move the vibrator or a vibration target vibrated in conjunction with the vibration of the vibrator in a first direction, and thereafter, outputs a one-shot drive signal, as a second drive signal, such that a timing when a movement of the vibrator or the vibration target peaks in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction coincides with a timing of start of rise of the signal, so as to increase amplitude of the vibration of the vibrator or the vibration target by the one-shot signal that is not displaced on a negative side.

公开(公告)号：US20220170309A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17534739

申请日：2021-11-24

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hitoshi Shirashima

IPC: E05F15/70 ,  F16H57/12 ,  E05F15/603 ,  E05F5/00

Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes: a movable member; a motor that moves the movable member; at least one detection switch that detects movement of the movable member; and a controller that controls the motor based on a detected output of the detection switch. The in-vehicle device further includes: a locking mechanism unit that, upon determination by the controller based on the detected output from the detection switch that the movable member reaches an end point region in a movement direction, locks the movable member, and upon determination by the controller that a main switch is set to OFF, releases the lock; and a motor driver that, after the release of the lock by the locking mechanism unit, upon determination by the controller based on the detected output from the detection switch that the movable member is moved again, drives the motor to move the movable member.