Patents by Inventor Naoya Okubo

Naoya Okubo 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).

  • Patent number: 11952953
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a forced-induction device, a blow-by gas passage, and a PCV pressure sensor detecting a pressure in the blow-by gas passage as a PCV pressure. A period during which an intake fluctuation amount, which is a fluctuation amount of an intake air amount per unit time, is greater than or equal to a specified value is defined as a specific period. The diagnosing apparatus executes a process of calculating a pressure fluctuation amount, which is a fluctuation amount of the PCV pressure in the specific period, a process of correcting the pressure fluctuation amount to a smaller value when the intake air fluctuation amount in the specific period is relatively large than when the intake air fluctuation amount is relatively small, and a process of determining, based on the corrected pressure fluctuation amount, whether there is an anomaly in the blow-by gas passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tsuji, Naoya Okubo
  • Publication number: 20240068399
    Abstract: A diagnosis device is intended for an internal combustion engine including a supercharger, a blow-by gas passage that communicates between a portion of an intake passage and a crankcase, a PCV pressure sensor that detects a PCV pressure in the blow-by gas passage, and a crankshaft. The device executes specifying a specific period for which the amount of fluctuations in the intake air amount per unit time is a prescribed value or more on condition that the intake air amount is a determination air amount or more, calculating the amount of fluctuations in the PCV pressure during the specific period, and determining, based on the amount of fluctuations in the PCV pressure, the presence of an abnormality in the blow-by gas passage. The device sets the determination air amount to a smaller value when the rotational speed of the crankshaft is high than when the rotational speed is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TSUJI, Naoya OKUBO, Tomonori SATOH
  • Publication number: 20230399992
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a forced-induction device, a blow-by gas passage, and a PCV pressure sensor detecting a pressure in the blow-by gas passage as a PCV pressure. A period during which an intake fluctuation amount, which is a fluctuation amount of an intake air amount per unit time, is greater than or equal to a specified value is defined as a specific period. The diagnosing apparatus executes a process of calculating a pressure fluctuation amount, which is a fluctuation amount of the PCV pressure in the specific period, a process of correcting the pressure fluctuation amount to a smaller value when the intake air fluctuation amount in the specific period is relatively large than when the intake air fluctuation amount is relatively small, and a process of determining, based on the corrected pressure fluctuation amount, whether there is an anomaly in the blow-by gas passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TSUJI, Naoya OKUBO
  • Publication number: 20220410196
    Abstract: A mist spraying unit atomizes a liquid and sprays the liquid as a mist, a light projector irradiates a space into which the mist is sprayed from the mist spraying unit with light, an imaging unit images scattered light by the mist of the light irradiated from the light projector, and an arithmetic unit calculates a mist concentration in the space based on a luminance value of a pixel constituting an image acquired from the imaging unit, thereby stopping spraying of the mist sprayed from the mist spraying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: NAOYA OKUBO, DAISUKE TABATA, HIDEYUKI TACHIKA
  • Patent number: 11280288
    Abstract: An anomaly diagnostic device for an onboard internal combustion engine includes a parameter deriving unit and a leaking anomaly diagnostic unit. The parameter deriving unit is configured to derive a determination parameter such that, when a PCV pressure sensor value that indicates a pressure detected by a PCV pressure sensor is less than an atmospheric pressure, a value of the determination parameter increases as the difference between the PCV pressure sensor value and the atmospheric pressure increases. The leaking anomaly diagnostic unit is configured to perform a leaking anomaly diagnostic process that diagnoses that there is an anomaly at a portion of a blow-by gas passage that is closer to an intake passage than to a connection portion of the PCV pressure sensor when the determination parameter derived when an intake air amount changes is less than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tsuji, Naoya Okubo
  • Patent number: 11242814
    Abstract: A learned neural network learned in weights using an engine load, an engine speed, and an intake pressure inside the engine intake passage downstream of the throttle valve (19) as input parameters of the neural network and using leakage of blow-by gas from a blow-by gas feed path (20) as a truth label is stored. At the time of operation of the vehicle, the learned neural network is used to detect the abnormality of leakage of blow-by gas from the blow-by gas feed path (20) from the above input parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Harufumi Muto, Naoya Okubo, Akihiro Katayama, Yosuke Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11098667
    Abstract: During operation of the engine for a time period from a system-on operation to a system-off operation, the vehicle causes the warming-up determination parameter to be subject to addition when an engine is not in a flow path heat release state where an amount of heat released in the supply flow path is expected to be larger than an amount of heat received in the supply flow path, while causing the warming-up determination parameter to be subject to subtraction when the engine is in the flow path heat release state and a duration time of the flow path heat release state is equal to or longer than a first predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Ohori, Naoya Okubo
  • Patent number: 11047332
    Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute: a process of switching the injection mode according to an engine operational state; an anomaly determination process of determining whether there is an anomaly in the injection system that is implementing a single injection mode during implementation of the single injection mode; a provisional determination process of provisionally determining whether there may be an anomaly in the injection system that is implementing the single injection mode during the implementation of the single injection mode; and an idle determination process of, if it is determined that there is an anomaly in the provisional determination process, prohibiting the automatic stop and executing, during an idle operation, the anomaly determination process by implementing an injection mode that uses only the injection system provisionally determined to have an anomaly in the provisional determination process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoya Okubo
  • Patent number: 11008965
    Abstract: A control device for a high pressure fuel pump (33) for fuel injection (14) in which values of at least seven parameters of an engine speed, an engine load, a lubrication oil temperature, an amount of fuel supplied to the high pressure fuel pump (33), a temperature of intake air fed into the engine, a temperature of fuel discharged from the high pressure fuel pump (33), and a vehicle speed are acquired, and a learned neural network learned in weights using acquired values of the seven parameters as input values of the neural network and using as training data the temperature of fuel discharged from the high pressure fuel pump (33) acquired after a fixed time period from when acquiring the values of the seven parameters is stored, At the time of an engine operation, the temperature of fuel discharged from the high pressure fuel pump (33) after the fixed time period is estimated by using the learned neural network from the current estimated temperature of fuel discharged from the high pressure fuel pump (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Harufumi Muto, Naoya Okubo, Akihiro Katayama, Yosuke Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10982619
    Abstract: A controller for vehicle is provided. A determining section obtains fuel pressure in a delivery pipe and performs a rationality check for determining whether the obtained fuel pressure is within a normal range. The determining section shifts the normal range toward a high pressure side when a second index value of a vehicle outside temperature is higher than a first index value as compared with when the second index value is not higher than the first index value. The second index value is obtained when the determining section is activated. The first index value is stored in a nonvolatile memory before a main switch is turned off so that power supply is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Ohori, Naoya Okubo, Yukio Kobayashi, Seiji Hino
  • Publication number: 20210033037
    Abstract: During operation of the engine for a time period from a system-on operation to a system-off operation, the vehicle causes the warming-up determination parameter to be subject to addition when an engine is not in a flow path heat release state where an amount of heat released in the supply flow path is expected to be larger than an amount of heat received in the supply flow path, while causing the warming-up determination parameter to be subject to subtraction when the engine is in the flow path heat release state and a duration time of the flow path heat release state is equal to or longer than a first predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya OHORI, Naoya Okubo
  • Publication number: 20200408164
    Abstract: A controller for vehicle is provided. A determining section obtains fuel pressure in a delivery pipe and performs a rationality check for determining whether the obtained fuel pressure is within a normal range. The determining section shifts the normal range toward a high pressure side when a second index value of a vehicle outside temperature is higher than a first index value as compared with when the second index value is not higher than the first index value. The second index value is obtained when the determining section is activated. The first index value is stored in a nonvolatile memory before a main switch is turned off so that power supply is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya OHORI, Naoya Okubo, Yukio Kobayashi, Seiji Hino
  • Publication number: 20200392915
    Abstract: A control device for a high pressure fuel pump (33) for fuel injection (14) in which values of at least seven parameters of an engine speed, an engine load, a lubrication oil temperature, an amount of fuel supplied to the high pressure fuel pump (33), a temperature of intake air fed into the engine, a temperature of fuel discharged from the high pressure fuel pump (33), and a vehicle speed are acquired, and a learned neural network learned in weights using acquired values of the seven parameters as input values of the neural network and using as training data the temperature of fuel discharged from the high pressure fuel pump (33) acquired after a fixed time period from when acquiring the values of the seven parameters is stored, At the time of an engine operation, the temperature of fuel discharged from the high pressure fuel pump (33) after the fixed time period is estimated by using the learned neural network from the current estimated temperature of fuel discharged from the high pressure fuel pump (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Harufumi MUTO, Naoya Okubo, Akihiro Katayama, Yosuke Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20200378329
    Abstract: A learned neural network learned in weights using an engine load, an engine speed, and an intake pressure inside the engine intake passage downstream of the throttle valve (19) as input parameters of the neural network and using leakage of blow-by gas from a blow-by gas feed path (20) as a truth label is stored. At the time of operation of the vehicle, the learned neural network is used to detect the abnormality of leakage of blow-by gas from the blow-by gas feed path (20) from the above input parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Harufumi MUTO, Naoya OKUBO, Akihiro KATAYAMA, Yosuke HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200362787
    Abstract: An anomaly diagnostic device for an onboard internal combustion engine includes a parameter deriving unit and a leaking anomaly diagnostic unit. The parameter deriving unit is configured to derive a determination parameter such that, when a PCV pressure sensor value that indicates a pressure detected by a PCV pressure sensor is less than an atmospheric pressure, a value of the determination parameter increases as the difference between the PCV pressure sensor value and the atmospheric pressure increases. The leaking anomaly diagnostic unit is configured to perform a leaking anomaly diagnostic process that diagnoses that there is an anomaly at a portion of a blow-by gas passage that is closer to an intake passage than to a connection portion of the PCV pressure sensor when the determination parameter derived when an intake air amount changes is less than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tsuji, Naoya Okubo
  • Publication number: 20200011261
    Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute: a process of switching the injection mode according to an engine operational state; an anomaly determination process of determining whether there is an anomaly in the injection system that is implementing a single injection mode during implementation of the single injection mode; a provisional determination process of provisionally determining whether there may be an anomaly in the injection system that is implementing the single injection mode during the implementation of the single injection mode; and an idle determination process of, if it is determined that there is an anomaly in the provisional determination process, prohibiting the automatic stop and executing, during an idle operation, the anomaly determination process by implementing an injection mode that uses only the injection system provisionally determined to have an anomaly in the provisional determination process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Naoya OKUBO
  • Patent number: 10344731
    Abstract: A fuel pressure sensor diagnosis device includes an electronic control unit configured to drive a fuel supply device during electric traveling of a hybrid vehicle, to perform determination as to whether an output of a fuel pressure sensor is within a normal range after driving of the fuel supply device is started, and to perform a diagnosis to determine whether a malfunction has occurred in the fuel pressure sensor based on a result of the determination, the normal range being an assumed range of the output of the fuel pressure sensor in a case where the fuel pressure sensor normally functions and the fuel supply pressure is a prescribed upper limit pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoya Okubo, Kazuhiro Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10173295
    Abstract: A machining device includes: a spindle unit including a spindle that rotates a workpiece; and a device base having the spindle unit mounted thereon. The spindle unit includes upper and lower rolls that rotate the workpiece by contacting the workpiece, upper and lower rotary shafts that rotate integrally with the upper and lower rolls and serves as the spindle, and a support member that supports the workpiece. The device base has mounted thereon the spindle unit, a motor that rotates the upper and lower rotary shafts, and a grindstone to be brought into contact with the workpiece. The spindle unit is detachably mounted on the device base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kitamura, Shinsaku Kozakai, Fumikazu Hirakawa, Naoya Okubo
  • Publication number: 20170298889
    Abstract: A fuel pressure sensor diagnosis device includes an electronic control unit configured to drive a fuel supply device during electric traveling of a hybrid vehicle, to perform determination as to whether an output of a fuel pressure sensor is within a normal range after driving of the fuel supply device is started, and to perform a diagnosis to determine whether a malfunction has occurred in the fuel pressure sensor based on a result of the determination, the normal range being an assumed range of the output of the fuel pressure sensor in a case where the fuel pressure sensor normally functions and the fuel supply pressure is a prescribed upper limit pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoya OKUBO, Kazuhiro HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170095898
    Abstract: A machining device includes: a spindle unit including a spindle that rotates a workpiece; and a device base having the spindle unit mounted thereon. The spindle unit includes upper and lower rolls that rotate the workpiece by contacting the workpiece, upper and lower rotary shafts that rotate integrally with the upper and lower rolls and serves as the spindle, and a support member that supports the workpiece. The device base has mounted thereon the spindle unit, a motor that rotates the upper and lower rotary shafts, and a grindstone to be brought into contact with the workpiece. The spindle unit is detachably mounted on the device base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro KITAMURA, Shinsaku KOZAKAI, Fumikazu HIRAKAWA, Naoya OKUBO