Patents by Inventor Kimiji Karino

Kimiji Karino has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050168100
    Abstract: To accomplish the above object, this embodiment forms the coil connecting parts 34e on the vertical sections 34d of the commutator segments 34b so that the coil conductors 32a may be assembled axially. On the outer circumference of the coil connecting part 34e, this can form the commutator segments 34b in a body with the lock members 34f that prevent the coil conductor 32a from going out in the centrifugal direction from the coil connecting part 34e. Therefore, the rotating strength (the centrifugal strength) of coil conductors 32a can be improved in the coil connecting part 34e without any additional member for the lock member 34f and without increasing the number of manufacturing steps pertaining to the lock member 34f.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Abe, Norio Yanagawa, Kimiji Karino
  • Patent number: 4592326
    Abstract: A fuel injection apparatus is disclosed which includes two intake tubes each having a throttle valve, a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into each of the intake tubes, a hot-wire type air flowmeter for measuring the quantity of intake air sucked into the intake tubes, and a by-pass passage which accommodates the detection portion of the hot-wire type air flowmeter. The by-pass passage has an inlet portion for introducing the static pressure of flow of the intake air sucked into each intake tube, a central portion for passing en bloc the air introduced from each intake tube and an outlet portion for discharging into each intake tube the air passing through the central portion. The detection portion of the hot-wire type air flowmeter is disposed in the central portion of the by-pass passage. Thus, the air flowmeter is able to obtain an output having reduced pulsations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1986
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiji Karino, Yoshiyuki Tanabe
  • Patent number: 4589389
    Abstract: A base injection pulse for regulating an injecting time of an injector is determined by the number of revolutions of an engine and the quantity of an intake air. The base injection pulse is calibrated or compensated as follows;T.sub.i =T.sub.p (1+K.sub.a +K.sub.b)whereinT.sub.i : a pulse width of the calibrated injection pulse, which determines the injecting time of the injector;T.sub.p : a pulse width of the base injection pulse;K.sub.a : a calibration coefficient determined by the level of an acceleration; andK.sub.b : a calibration coefficient determined by the level of a deceleration preceding to the acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1986
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokuo Kosuge, Kimiji Karino
  • Patent number: 4546748
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine has a fuel injector disposed in a main air passage upstream of a throttle valve. A part of air flowing through the main air passage is caused to flow through a by-pass air passage having outlet ports open to the main air passage upstream of the injection orifice of the injector. A thermal type air flow meter measures the rate of air flow through the by-pass air passage. In order to prevent whirling-up of injected fuel and resultant adhesion of the fuel to walls adjacent to the by-pass air passage outlet ports, the cross-sectional area of the main air passage adjacent to the by-pass air passage outlet ports is determined to be greater than that of the main air passage around the throttle valve when in its fully open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiji Karino, Tokuo Kosuge
  • Patent number: 4446080
    Abstract: A carburetor including a main fuel system and a low-speed fuel system having a throttle valve shaft located parallel to a row of cylinders located in side-by-side relationship substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of a vehicle. The carburetor is connected to a suction manifold in such a manner that a float chamber is interposed between the throttle valve shaft and the row of cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Automotive Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiji Karino, Tokuo Kosuge, Masahiro Souma
  • Patent number: 4377141
    Abstract: A low speed fuel supply system for a carburetor of an engine, with the system including an ascending fuel passage communicating with a fuel supply. A fuel-air passage is provided with an air bleed at an upper end, with the fuel-air passage opening, at the upper end thereof, into an induction passage of the carburetor upstream of a throttle valve mounted across the induction passage. A lower end of the fuel-air passage communicates with the induction passage in a vicinity of the throttle valve. A horizontally disposed fluid passage is provided for connecting both the upper ends of the fuel-air passage and the ascending fuel passage. The horizontally disposed fluid passage forms a valve seat, with a guide member being provided forming a valve body disposed in alignment with the valve seat. An air bleed introduces air into the upper portion of the ascending fuel passage directly toward the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1983
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiji Karino, Tokuo Kosuge
  • Patent number: 4364354
    Abstract: An air-fuel ratio controller for carburetors in which an auxiliary fuel system opening to the downstream side of a throttle valve of a carburetor is provided separately from the main and slow fuel systems of the carburetor. The air-fuel ratio of the mixture flowing through this auxiliary fuel system is controlled by a solenoid valve adapted to operate in accordance with either one or both of a parameter representing the warming up after cold start and a parameter representing deceleration of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1982
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokuo Kosuge, Takeshi Atago, Kimiji Karino
  • Patent number: 4364355
    Abstract: An electronically controlled fuel supply apparatus for controlling a fuel flow required by an internal combustion engine in dependence on operation parameters of the engine. An electronic control device is disposed within an engine chamber, and fuel is forcibly circulated in the vicinity of the electronic control device from a fuel tank to thereby cool the electronic control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1982
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimiji Karino
  • Patent number: 4333890
    Abstract: A slow fuel controlling device for a carburetor in which fuel metered by a slow jet is mixed with air induced through a slow air bleed in the form of counter flows and the mixture thus formed is supplied into a portion of the intake passage near a throttle valve, and the diameter of the fuel feed passage is selected to substantially fill said passage with fuel by utilizing capillary action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1982
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiji Karino, Tadao Osawa, Masami Nagano, Tokihiko Sakuma, Yuiti Kanazawa, Tunemitu Kuroha, Kanji Tachibana
  • Patent number: 4229384
    Abstract: A carburetor for an internal combustion engine including a main suction conduit having a control throttle and a starting suction conduit having an on-off valve and opening at one end in a portion of the main suction conduit disposed downstream of the control throttle, wherein a main fuel passage and a main air bleed passage having a main air bleed for the main fuel passage are provided for the main suction conduit. A communication passage is provided to communicate a portion of the starting suction conduit disposed upstream of the on-off valve with a portion of the main air bleed passage disposed upstream of the main air bleed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiji Karino, Masami Nagano, Masakichi Momono
  • Patent number: 4172864
    Abstract: A carburetor comprises, in addition to an ordinary carburetor arrangement, a suction system for starting use including a starter throttle valve and fuel metering means which are both controllable for opening and closing and for metering function by a temperature-sensing control member or members. It further includes diaphragm means for placing a restriction on the starter throttle valve at the start of the engine to set the valve to a desired opening and for removing the restriction at the time of self-cranking of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1979
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Hohsho, Kimiji Karino, Masakichi Momono, Teruo Yamauchi, Takao Teranishi
  • Patent number: 4119684
    Abstract: A variable stage type carburetor has a vane controller adapted to forcibly bias a vane to a smaller opening degree when a throttle valve has been opened nearly to the maximum opening degree and, accordingly, the venturi vacuum is small. Between a limiting lever connected to a diaphragm of the vane controller and an interlocking lever connected to the vane, provided is an interlocking spring for affording a relative movement between the vane and the throttle valve. The interlocking spring can be deflected with a reduced force when the throttle valve has been opened nearly to the maximum opening degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1978
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimiji Karino
  • Patent number: 4105720
    Abstract: A variable stage type carburetor having a throttle valve and a movable venturi vane cooperative with the throttle valve. This carburetor further includes a negative pressure responsive device for forcedly shifting the venturi vane in a direction to be closed, irrespective of an opening of the throttle valve, when the negative pressure in the venturi portion is lowered to less than a given value, and an accelerator pump for additionally supplying fuel to an intake passage commensurate to the opening action of the throttle valve. The accelerator pump is effectively operated when the opening of the throttle valve remains at an angle no more than a given degree, while the negative pressure responsive device is effectively operated, when the opening of the throttle valve is at an angle no less than a given degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1978
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Hohsho, Kimiji Karino, Masakichi Momono, Yoshishige Oyama, Teruo Yamauchi, Takao Teranishi
  • Patent number: 4094931
    Abstract: After the engine is started and until its warming-up is completed, control of the degree of opening of an auxiliary carburetor for supplying an enriched fuel-air mixture to the engine is effected, independently of the degree of opening of the throttle valve of a main carburetor for supplying a dilute fuel-air mixture to the engine, by means of a diaphragm device which is adapted to produce a displacement in response to the pressure at the outlet of the main carburetor and a bimetal strip which is adapted to produce a displacement as the temperature of the engine gradually rises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimiji Karino
  • Patent number: 3994131
    Abstract: A vortical flow afterburner device for causing afterburning of engine exhaust gases by mixing air with same, in which the exhaust gas flow is supplied substantially tangentially into a precombustion chamber disposed on the upstream side of a reaction chamber for producing a vortical flow of the exhaust gases, this vortical flow being then supplied into the central portion of the reaction chamber, and air is supplied substantially tangentially into the reaction chamber to insure combustion of the exhaust gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimiji Karino