Patents by Inventor Kouji Hadama

Kouji Hadama 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: 20230023620
    Abstract: A drive control device of a hybrid vehicle provided with a motor and an engine is provided. The control device includes a processor configured to execute a target fuel consumption setting module that sets a target fuel consumption according to the number of lapsed days from a given reference timing, an actual fuel consumption calculating module that calculates an actual fuel consumption actually consumed during a specific period from the reference timing, a forcible consumption calculating module that compares the actual fuel consumption with the target fuel consumption, and when the actual fuel consumption is less than the target fuel consumption, calculates a forcible consumption of fuel according to a difference therebetween, and a traveling controlling module that controls the drive of the motor and the engine so that traveling at least with the engine is continuously performed until the fuel is consumed by the forcible consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Kouji Hadama, Yusuke Okita
  • Patent number: 11002215
    Abstract: A controller for controlling a fuel injection valve and a fuel pressure adjustment mechanism integrates a deposition amount of deposits per unit time, and estimates a deposition amount of deposits on an injection hole of the fuel injection valve. The controller causes the fuel pressure adjustment mechanism to increase a fuel pressure, when the estimated deposition amount exceeds a predetermined value, and corrects the unit deposition amount acquired by the deposition amount estimation according to the set fuel injection timing of the fuel injection valve. The controller corrects such that as compared with the unit deposition amount when the fuel injection timing is set to a first timing away from a top dead center of the piston by a first period, the unit deposition amount decreases when the fuel injection timing is set to a second timing away by a second period longer than the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takemoto, Michio Ito, Masanari Sueoka, Kazuhiro Nishimura, Kouji Hadama, Masataka Sumita, Masami Nishida
  • Patent number: 10968845
    Abstract: A control device is provided for a compression ignition engine, which controls so that partial compression ignition combustion of A/F-lean mixture gas is carried out in a specific range where an engine load is low. In a first range of the specific range, a normal ignition in which sparks are generated in a late period of compression stroke or an early period of expansion stroke to start SI combustion, and a preceding ignition in which sparks are generated at a timing included in intake stroke or compression stroke and earlier than the normal ignition by a given amount or more are performed, and fuel is injected at a timing where fuel is present before the preceding ignition inside the combustion chamber. In a high-load side second range of the specific range, at least the normal ignition is performed and the execution of the preceding ignition is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Ohura, Keiji Maruyama, Toru Miyamoto, Kouji Hadama, Masataka Sumita, Takahiro Izaki, Shinji Takayama
  • Patent number: 10934990
    Abstract: A control device is provided for a compression ignition engine, which controls the engine so that partial compression ignition combustion of A/F-lean mixture gas is carried out in a specific range where an engine load is low. In a first range of the specific range, a normal ignition in which sparks are generated in late compression stroke or early expansion stroke to start SI combustion, and a preceding ignition in which sparks are generated at a timing included in intake stroke or compression stroke and earlier than the normal ignition by a given amount are performed, and fuel is injected at a timing where fuel is present inside the combustion chamber before the preceding ignition. In a high-speed side second range of the specific range, at least the normal ignition is performed and the execution of the preceding ignition is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Ohura, Keiji Maruyama, Toru Miyamoto, Kouji Hadama, Masataka Sumita, Takahiro Izaki, Shinji Takayama
  • Patent number: 10876490
    Abstract: A controller for controlling a fuel injection valve and a fuel pressure adjustment mechanism sets an air-fuel ratio of a fuel-air mixture to be generated within a combustion chamber to be equal to or leaner than a theoretical air-fuel ratio, based on an operating condition of an engine; drives the fuel injection valve, based on the set air-fuel ratio; estimates a deposition amount of deposits on an injection hole of the fuel injection valve, based on an operating condition of the engine; causes the fuel pressure adjustment mechanism to increase the fuel pressure, when the estimated deposition amount of deposits exceeds a predetermined value; and restricts the fuel pressure from increasing, even when the estimated deposition amount of deposits exceeds the predetermined value, as long as the fuel-air ratio is set to an air-fuel ratio leaner than the theoretical fuel-air ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takemoto, Michio Ito, Masanari Sueoka, Kazuhiro Nishimura, Kouji Hadama, Masataka Sumita, Masami Nishida
  • Publication number: 20200370499
    Abstract: A controller for controlling a fuel injection valve and a fuel pressure adjustment mechanism sets an air-fuel ratio of a fuel-air mixture to be generated within a combustion chamber to be equal to or leaner than a theoretical air-fuel ratio, based on an operating condition of an engine; drives the fuel injection valve, based on the set air-fuel ratio; estimates a deposition amount of deposits on an injection hole of the fuel injection valve, based on an operating condition of the engine; causes the fuel pressure adjustment mechanism to increase the fuel pressure, when the estimated deposition amount of deposits exceeds a predetermined value; and restricts the fuel pressure from increasing, even when the estimated deposition amount of deposits exceeds the predetermined value, as long as the fuel-air ratio is set to an air-fuel ratio leaner than the theoretical fuel-air ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiro TAKEMOTO, Michio ITO, Masanari SUEOKA, Kazuhiro NISHIMURA, Kouji HADAMA, Masataka SUMITA, Masami NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200370500
    Abstract: A controller for controlling a fuel injection valve and a fuel pressure adjustment mechanism integrates a deposition amount of deposits per unit time, and estimates a deposition amount of deposits on an injection hole of the fuel injection valve. The controller causes the fuel pressure adjustment mechanism to increase a fuel pressure, when the estimated deposition amount exceeds a predetermined value, and corrects the unit deposition amount acquired by the deposition amount estimation according to the set fuel injection timing of the fuel injection valve. The controller corrects such that as compared with the unit deposition amount when the fuel injection timing is set to a first timing away from a top dead center of the piston by a first period, the unit deposition amount decreases when the fuel injection timing is set to a second timing away by a second period longer than the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiro TAKEMOTO, Michio ITO, Masanari SUEOKA, Kazuhiro NISHIMURA, Kouji HADAMA, Masataka SUMITA, Masami NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200362810
    Abstract: A control device is provided for a compression ignition engine, which controls the engine so that partial compression ignition combustion of A/F-lean mixture gas is carried out in a specific range where an engine load is low. In a first range of the specific range, a normal ignition in which sparks are generated in late compression stroke or early expansion stroke to start SI combustion, and a preceding ignition in which sparks are generated at a timing included in intake stroke or compression stroke and earlier than the normal ignition by a given amount are performed, and fuel is injected at a timing where fuel is present inside the combustion chamber before the preceding ignition. In a high-speed side second range of the specific range, at least the normal ignition is performed and the execution of the preceding ignition is limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Takuya Ohura, Keiji Maruyama, Toru Miyamoto, Kouji Hadama, Masataka Sumita, Takahiro Izaki, Shinji Takayama
  • Publication number: 20200362778
    Abstract: A control device is provided for a compression ignition engine, which controls so that partial compression ignition combustion of A/F-lean mixture gas is carried out in a specific range where an engine load is low. In a first range of the specific range, a normal ignition in which sparks are generated in a late period of compression stroke or an early period of expansion stroke to start SI combustion, and a preceding ignition in which sparks are generated at a timing included in intake stroke or compression stroke and earlier than the normal ignition by a given amount or more are performed, and fuel is injected at a timing where fuel is present before the preceding ignition inside the combustion chamber. In a high-load side second range of the specific range, at least the normal ignition is performed and the execution of the preceding ignition is limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Takuya Ohura, Keiji Maruyama, Toru Miyamoto, Kouji Hadama, Masataka Sumita, Takahiro Izaki, Shinji Takayama
  • Patent number: 10196969
    Abstract: An exhaust device for an engine, interposed between an engine body, and a supercharger to be driven by a pressure of exhaust gas to be discharged from the engine body, includes a first exhaust passage and a second exhaust passage which introduce exhaust gas to the supercharger; a partition wall disposed between the first exhaust passage and the second exhaust passage, and configured to partition the first exhaust passage and the second exhaust passage from each other; and a valve disposed within the second exhaust passage, and configured to adjust the flow rate of exhaust gas flowing through the second exhaust passage. The partition wall includes a communication portion for communicating between the first exhaust passage and the second exhaust passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Einosuke Suekuni, Junji Umemura, Shuhei Tsujita, Makoto Mihara, Tomoaki Fujiyama, Hiroyuki Hamada, Kouji Hadama, Masahiro Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20170058763
    Abstract: An exhaust device for an engine, interposed between an engine body, and a supercharger to be driven by a pressure of exhaust gas to be discharged from the engine body, includes a first exhaust passage and a second exhaust passage which introduce exhaust gas to the supercharger; a partition wall disposed between the first exhaust passage and the second exhaust passage, and configured to partition the first exhaust passage and the second exhaust passage from each other; and a valve disposed within the second exhaust passage, and configured to adjust the flow rate of exhaust gas flowing through the second exhaust passage. The partition wall includes a communication portion for communicating between the first exhaust passage and the second exhaust passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Einosuke SUEKUNI, Junji UMEMURA, Shuhei TSUJITA, Makoto MIHARA, Tomoaki FUJIYAMA, Hiroyuki HAMADA, Kouji HADAMA, Masahiro IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20060196453
    Abstract: The first flow-restriction vertical bead narrowing the coolant flow is provided to increase the flow speed at this portion. The coolant passage opens at the flow-in area between the exhaust ports. Thereby, the flow speed of the coolant at this area is increased, so the coolant in the coolant passage can be properly sucked due to the Venturi effect. As a result, the cooling function can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Yamada, Kouji Hadama